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Nid`u*la"tion (?), n. The time of
remaining in the nest. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Nid"u*lite (?), n. [L. nidulus a
little nest.] (Paleon.) A Silurian fossil, formerly
supposed to consist of eggs.

||Ni"dus (?), n.; pl.
nidi (#). [L. See Nidi, Nest.] A
nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding
place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a
disease effect lodgment or are developed.

Niece (?), n. [OE. nece, F.
nièce, LL. neptia, for L. neptis a
granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See Nephew.]
1. A relative, in general; especially, a
descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a
grandson. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Wyclif. Shak.

2. A daughter of one's brother or sister, or
of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

Nief (?), n. See Neif, the
fist.


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