3. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in
Europe and Asia.
Nard"ine (?), a. [L. nardinus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;.] Of or
pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
||Nar*doo" (?), n. (Bot.) An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a
||four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
Nare (?), n. [L. naris.] A nostril. [R.] B. Jonson.
||Na"res (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.] (Anat.) The nostrils
||or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper
||nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities
||into the mouth or pharynx.
{ Nar"gile (?), Nar"gi*leh (?), } n. [Per. nrghl, prop., a cocoanut;
prob. so called because first made of a cocoanut.] An apparatus for
smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn
through water.
||Nar"i*ca (?), n. (Zoöl.) The brown coati. See Coati.
Nar"i*form (?), a. [L. naris nostril + -form. See Nose.] Formed like
the nose.
Nar"ine (?), a. Of or belonging to the nostrils.
Nar"ra*ble (?), a. [L. narrabilis, fr. narrare to narrate.] Capable of
being narrated or told. [Obs.]
Nar`ra*gan"setts (?), n. pl.; sing. Narragansett (&?;). (Ethnol.) A
tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
Nar*rate" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Narrating.] [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for
gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.] To tell, rehearse, or
recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in
detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.
Syn. -- To relate; recount; detail; describe.
Nar*ra"tion (?), n. [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.] 1. The act of
telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.
2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the
particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of
transactions or events; story; history.
3. (Rhet.) That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or
consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with
the subject.
Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description;
explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See Account.
Nar"ra*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. narratif.] 1. Of or pertaining to
narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
2. Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events;
story-telling; garrulous.
But wise through time, and narrative with age.
Pope.
Nar"ra*tive, n. That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a
continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a
story.
Cyntio was much taken with my narrative.
Tatler.
Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story; tale.
See Account.
Nar"ra*tive*ly, adv. In the style of narration.
Nar*ra"tor (?), n. [L.] One who narrates; one who relates a series of
events or transactions.
Nar"ra*to*ry (?), a. Giving an account of events; narrative; as,
narratory letters. Howell.
Narre (?), a. Nearer. [Obs.] Spenser.
Nar"row (?), a. [Compar. Narrower (?); superl. Narrowest.] [OE. narwe,
naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not
wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow
board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.
Shak.