n. [ D. knikker. ] A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing. [ Prov. Eng. & U. S. ] Halliwell. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[ capitalized ] prop. n. [ From Diedrich
n. pl. The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes; called also
n. pl.
n. [ From Nick, v. t. ]
A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus
(Bot.) The plant producing nicker nuts.
n. One who takes part in a picnic. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. A half suppressed, broken laugh.