||Nu"phar (?), n. [Per. n&?;far.] (Bot.) A genus of plants found in the
||fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the
||yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea.
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Nup"son (?), n. [Of doubtful origin.] A simpleton; a fool. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.
Nup"tial (?), a. [L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr.
nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head
of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. &?; bride, nymph: cf. F.
nuptial.] Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as,
nuptial rites and ceremonies.
Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch.
Milton.
Nup"tial, n.; pl. Nuptials (&?;). Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony;
-- now only in the plural.
Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come.
Shak.
Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials.
Prescott.
Nur (?), n. [Cf. Knur.] A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood
used by boys in playing hockey.