a. (Bot.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. curvus bent + E. nerve. ] (Bot.) Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; -- called also
v. t. [ Cf. F. énerver. See Enervate. ] To weaken; to enervate. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot. & Zool.) Having the nerves or veins arranged in a radiating manner; -- said of certain leaves, and of the wings of some insects. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. flabellum a fan + E. nerve. ] (Bot.) Having many nerves diverging radiately from the base; -- said of a leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. t.
n. [ OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin to Gr.
☞ An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath (the perineurium) and all bound together in a connective tissue sheath and framework (the
he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the nerve of mortal arm. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nerve cell (Anat.),
Nerve fiber (Anat.),
Nerve stretching (Med.),
a.
a.
A kingless people for a nerveless state. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
Awaking, all nerveless, from an ugly dream. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being nerveless. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying;
a. Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shocked. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Same as nerve-racking.
a. [ L. penna feather + E. nerve. ] Pinnately veined or nerved. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Quinque- + nerve. ] (Bot.) Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Recti- + nerve. ] (Bot.) Having the veins or nerves straight; -- said of leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. rete a net + E. nerve. ] (Bot.) Having reticulated veins. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having three nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]
Three-nerved leaf (Bot.),
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + nerve. ] To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble;
Unequal match'd, . . .
The unnerved father falls. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]