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Lately; recently. He rubbed it o'er with newly gathered mint. Dryden.

A long, closely fitting cloak.

The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.

ly taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence. Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton.

A newspaper. [Obs.]

A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.

A seller of newspapers.

One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters. Macaulay.

A boy who distributes or sells newspaper.

One who brings news. [Obs.] Spenser.

One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news.

intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.

A room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.

Full of news; abounding in information as to current events. [Colloq.]

Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.

Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries. Newtonian philosophy, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's "Principia," to the modern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most frequently, to the…

That may be knit together. [R.]

Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. Her princely guest Was next her side; in order sat the rest. Dryden. Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way. Bunyan.

Connection; tie. Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus ... extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard. De Quincey.

A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.