3. (Carp.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching
them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched
portions.
4. (Engin.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of
cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.
Notch"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot
(Chenopodium Vulvaria).
Note (?), v. t. [AS. hntan to strike against, imp. hnt.] To butt; to
push with the horns. [Prov. Eng.]
Note (?). [AS. nt; ne not + wt wot. See Not, and Wot.] Know not; knows
not. [Obs.]
Note, n. Nut. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Note, n. [AS. notu use, profit.] Need; needful business. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Note, n. [F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]
1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a
character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have
also the notes of external profession.
Hooker.
She [the Anglican church] has the note of possession, the note of
freedom from party titles,the note of life -- a tough life and a
vigorous.
J. H. Newman.
What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there
was through it all !
Mrs. Humphry Ward.
2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to
notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an
annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or
illustrative observation.
The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and obscured with
illustrations.
Felton.
4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a
minute.
5. pl. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to
assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is
to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the
original report of a speech or of proceedings.