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The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, muzzy look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated by beer rather then wine. W. Irving.

A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons.

A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.

A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas. Shak.

With little breadth; in a narrow manner.

Conformed to truth or reality; as:

Having little or nothing. [Obs.] [Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods. Piers Plowman.

otive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennæ, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton.

A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.] O light without nebule. Old Ballad.

in modern times; the practice or pursuit of ancient Greek ideals in modern life, art, or literature, as in the Renaissance.

a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs. A little cottage, like some poor man's nest. Spenser.

Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced. Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And neutral some, in her fantastic eye. Sir J. Davies.

A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.

To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits. Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. Shak.

ness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative. Images defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed. Evelun.

In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost. [Obs.] A cube and a sphere ... nighly of the same bigness. Locke.

important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace. The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in 1901.

A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.