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atically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.

Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual effort. Burke. A vast accession of misery and woe from the mutual weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. Bentley.

me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself.

called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is…

That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business. [Obs.] Chaucer.

attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts. I hope My absence doth neglect no great designs. Shak. This, my long suffering and my day of grace, Those who neglect and scor…

group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws admit of no real exceptions. --Ne`o*gram*mat"ic*al (#), a.

A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. Piers Plowman.

name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera.

Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosoph…

Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every night; as, nightly shades; he kept nightly vigils.

In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done.

Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to Ant: diurnal. Dryden.

An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.

Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.

Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.

One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body.

to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.

t their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done. Dr. H. More.

Done or recurring every ninth year.