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A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.

One who fastens with, or drives, nails.

of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.

better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man. Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new. Bacon.

Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters. Curious not knowing, not exact but nice. Pope. And to taste Think not I shall be nice. Milton.

A treenail to fasten the shores.

A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.

A fast of eight days before a great festival. Shipley.

ake or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter. And all the windows of my heart I open to the day. Whittier.

place in the temple; also, the temple itself. 1 Kings vi. 19. Siloa's brook, that flow'd Fast by the oracle of God. Milton.

To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. Shak. Winged with fear outflies the wind. Waller.

To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind.

To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind. [R.] Lamb.

To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than. Shak.

To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond. Your zeal outruns my wishes. Sir W. Scott. The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulcher. Jhon xx. 4.

To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than. Beau. & Fl.

To strike out; to strike faster than. Shak.

To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing. Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. Southey. He still outstript me in the race. Tennyson.

To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.

Excessively nice; fastidious. Bp. Hall. -- O"ver*nice"ly, adv. -- O"ver*nice"ness, n.