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Neck"plate` (?), n. See
Gorget, 1 and 2.

Neck"tie` (?), n. A scarf, band,
or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied
in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the
neck.

Neck"wear` (?), n. A collective
term for cravats, collars, etc. [Colloq. or trade name]

Neck"weed` (?), n. (Bot.)
(a) An American annual weed (veronica
peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
(b) The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes
for hanging criminals. Dr. prior.

||Nec`ro*bi*o"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; dead + &?; way of life, fr. &?; life.] (Biol. & Med.)
The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss
of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy.
Virchow.

Nec`ro*bi*ot"ic (?), a. (Biol. &
Med.) Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a
necrobiotic metamorphosis.


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