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ple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. [Obs.] Gower. But say that we ben wise and nothing nice. Chaucer.

In a nice manner.

Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenial council held there A. D. 325. Nicene Creed (, a summary of Christian faith, composed and adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, A. D. 325, altered and confirmed by the Council of Constantinople, A. D. 381, and by subsequent councils.…

Quality or state of being nice.

Nicety. [Colloq.] Chapman.

The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). The miller smiled of her nicety. Chaucer.

Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.

See Coma Berenices, under Coma.

decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house. Gwilt. Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring.

Having a cornice.

As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force.

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

See Punese. [Obs. or R.]

Of a bright red or purple color. [R.]

Appearing as if seen from the center of the planet Saturn; relating or referred to Saturn as a center.

A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.

Unicellular.

Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a unicellular organism.

Having a single center of growth. Unicentral development, that form of development which takes place primarily around a single central point, as in the lowest of unicellular organisms.

from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy. The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. Reid. The accuracy with which the piston fits th…