Shak.
Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity.
Ruth ii. 11.
These in their dark nativity the deep Shall yield us, pregnant with
infernal flame.
Milton.
2. (Fine Arts) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy
of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the
heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.
3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies
as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future
destinies; a horoscope.
The Nativity, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. -- To
cast, or calculate, one's nativity (Astrol.), to find out and represent
the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.
Nat"ka (?), a. (Zoöl.) A species of shrike.
Na"tri*um (?), n. [NL. See Natron.] (Chem.) The technical name for
sodium.
Na"tro*lite (?; 277), n. [Natron + -lite: cf. F. natrolithe.] (Min.) A
zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and in masses
which often have a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of
alumina and soda.
Na"tron (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. natron, Ar. natrn, nitrn. Cf. Niter,
Anatron.] (Min.) Native sodium carbonate. [Written also anatron.]
Nat"ter (?), v. i. [Cf. Icel. knetta to grumble.] To find fault; to be
peevish. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]
Nat"ter*jack` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a
yellow line along its back.