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Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the musculocutaneous nerve.

One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.

dicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.

One skilled in myology.

A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.

Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill.

Nautical skill or experience. [Obs.] ir W. Petty.

To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.

One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.

Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.

A smooth-skinned variety of peach. Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum. it is made into a sweet conserve which a largely exported from Cuba.

he circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly. Contributory negligence. See under Contributory.

One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases.

One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.

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 philosophy. The differ…

A trifle; a piece of foolery. [Obs.] Skinner.

- Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge. -- Nose leaf (Zoöl.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. -- Nose of wax, fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." Massinger -- Nose piece, the nozzle of a pi…

One skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist.

One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.

other objecting itself. Hooker. Pallas to their eyes The mist objected, and condensed the skies. Pope.