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No"da*ted (?), a. [L. nodatus,
p. p. of nodare to make knotty, fr. nodus knot. See
Node.] Knotted.

Nodated hyperbola (Geom.), a certain
curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other,
forming a node.

No*da"tion (?), n. [L. nodatio
knottiness.] Act of making a knot, or state of being
knotted. [R.]

Nod"der (?), n. One who nods; a
drowsy person.

Nod"ding (?), a. Curved so that
the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.

Nod"dle (?), n. [OE. nodil,
nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding
part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E.
nod the nape of the neck.] 1. The head; -
- used jocosely or contemptuously.

Come, master, I have a project in my
noddle.

2. The back part of the head or neck.
[Obs.]

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