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‖n. [ L. ] (Myth.) An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits to judgment, represented by a human figure with the head of a jackal, dog or fox. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. connubialis, fr. connubium marriage; con- + nubere to veil, to marry. See Nupital. ] Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor Eve the rites
Mysterious of connubial love refused. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kind, connubial tenderness. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being connubial; something characteristics of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some connubialities which had begun to pass between Mr. and Mrs. B. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or bordering on, the river Danube. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. enubilatus, p. p. of enubilare to enubilate; e out + nubila clouds, fr. nubilis cloudy, nubes cloud. ] To clear from mist, clouds, or obscurity. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Enubilate. ] Free from fog, mist, or clouds; clear. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. innubilus. See Nubilous. ] Cloudless. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Waste silk formed in winding off the threads from a cocoon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. manubialis, fr. manubiae money obtained from the sale of booty, booty. ] Belonging to spoils; taken in war. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Manubria E. Manubriums [ L., handle, fr. manus hand. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Knob. ] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small or imperfect ear of maize. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff. ] To beat or bruise with the fist. [ Obs. ] Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Nubeculae [ L., dim. of nubes cloud. ] 1. (Astron.) (a) A nebula. (b) pl. Specifically, the Magellanic clouds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) (a) A slight spot on the cornea. (b) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. nubes cloud. ] A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa. -- n. A native of Nubia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nubifer; nubes cloud + ferre to bear: cf. F. nubifère. ] Bringing, or producing, clouds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nubes cloud + -genous. ] Born of, or produced from, clouds. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. nubilatus, p. p. of nubilare to cloud, fr. nubes cloud. ] To cloud. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F. nubile. See Nuptial. ] Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sexually attractive, sometimes used as a genteel euphemism for having well-developed breasts; -- of a young woman. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. nubilité . ] The state of being marriageable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. nubilosus, nubilus, fr. nubes cloud. ] Cloudy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. obnubilatus, p. p. of obnubilare to obscure. See Ob-, and Nubilate. ] To cloud; to obscure. [ Obs. ] Burton. -- Ob*nu"bi*la"tion n. [ Obs. ] Beddoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pronuba bridesmaid; pro before + nubere to marry. ] Presiding over marriage. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. D. snuiven to snort, to pant, G. schnauben, MHG. snūben, Prov. G. schnupfen, to sob, and E. snuff, v.t. ] To sob with convulsions. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Snubbed p. pr. & vb. n. Snubbing. ] [ Cf. Icel. ssnubba to snub, chide, Sw. snubba, Icel. snubbōttr snubbed, nipped, and E. snib. ] 1. To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of; to nop. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check. J. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly. [ 1913 Webster ]

To snub a cable or
To snub a rope (Naut.), to check it suddenly in running out. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A knot; a protuberance; a song. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ A club ] with ragged snubs and knotty grain. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A check or rebuke; an intended slight. J. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

Snub nose, a short or flat nose. --
Snub post, or
Snubbing post (Naut.), a post on a dock or shore, around which a rope is thrown to check the motion of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]