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Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh. [Obs.] Johnson.

A small mug or cup.

Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building.

Not. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Annoyance. [Obs.] Tusser.

To annoy. See Noy. [Obs.]

An annoyer. [Obs.] Tusser.

A short or waste piece or knot of wool separated from the longer staple by combing; also, a similar piece or shred of waste silk.

Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.

To anoint. [Obs.] Sir T. North.

Annoying; troublesome. [Obs.]

Sound of any kind. The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived. Bacon.

Loud; clamorous. [Obs.] Dryden.

Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the noiseless foot of time. So noiseless would I live. Dryden. -- Noise"less*ly, adv. -- Noise"less*ness, n.

A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous grow…

In a noisy manner.

The state or quality of being noisy.

Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. "Noisome pestilence." Ps. xci. 3.

Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.

To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute.