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&fist; "The nimbus is of pagan origin." "As an atribute of
power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads
of evil spirits." Fairholl.

2. (Meteor.) A rain cloud; one of the
four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.

Ni*mi"e*ty (?), n. [L. nimietas,
fr. nimius, a., nimis, adv., too much.] State of
being in excess. [R.]

There is a nimiety, a too-muchess, in all
Germans.

Nim"i*ous (?), a. [L. nimius.]
Excessive; extravagant; inordinate. [Obs.]

Nim"mer (?), n. [From Nim.]
A thief. [Obs.]

Nin (?). [Fr. ne in.] Not in. [Obs.]
Chaucer.

Nin"com*poop (?), n. [A corruption of
non compos.] A fool; a silly or stupid person.
[Law]

An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is
the best language she can afford me.


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