n. 1. an Italian adventurer (Giovanni Giacomo Casanova; b. 1725; d. 1798) who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. any man noted for his amorous adventures. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., he has acknowledged. ] (Law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. decem ten + novem nine. ] Pertaining to the number nineteen; of nineteen years. [ R. ] Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as Genoese.
Syn. -- Genoese. [ PJC ]

n. the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Hanover or its people, or to the House of Hanover in England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Hanover; one of the House of Hanover. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Innovated p. pr. & vb. n. Innovating ] [ L. innovatus, p. p. of innovare to revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See New. ] 1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize. [ Archaic ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
to innovate God's worship. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or on. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation. ] 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, commercial products, etc. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and lack of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who favors innovation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by, or introducing, innovations. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. innovateur. ] One who innovates. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>prop. n. An ideal personification of the typical Russian or of the Russian people; -- used as “John Bull” is used for the typical Englishman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Maneuver. ] (Eng. Law) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the middle part of November. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Mono- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence. ] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Biol.) derived from a single egg or ovum; -- of twins; as, identical twins are monovular. Contrasted with fraternal.
Syn. -- identical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. L. Novae E. Novas /plu>. [ L., fem. sing. of novus new. ] (Astron.) A star which suddenly increases in brightness thousands of times, then fades back to near its original intensity. It may appear as a “new” star if its original brightness was too low for routine observation. A star which suddenly increases in brightness to many millions of times its original intensity is a supernova, and the postulated mechanisms for the increases of brightness of novae and supernovae are different. The most important modern novae are: --
No"va Co*ro"nae Bo`re*a"lis 1866];
No"va Cyg"ni 1876];
No"va An*dro"me*dae 1885];
No"va Au*ri"gae 1891-92];
No"va Per"se*i 1901]. There are two novae called Nova Persei. They are: (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881. (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901. It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving radially outward from the star at incredible velocity. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

n. [ L. novacula a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. novaculite. ] (Min.) A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. Milner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. novatio; novus new: cf. F. novation. ] 1. Innovation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall easily grant that novations in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths. Laud. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation; debt restructuring. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. An innovator. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. novel, nuvel, F. nouvel, nouveau, L. novellus, dim. of novus new. See New. ] Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In civil law, the novel or new constitutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to the other books. These contained new decrees of successive emperors. [ 1913 Webster ]

Novel assignment (Law), a new assignment or specification of a suit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare; unusual. -- Novel, New . Everything at its first occurrence is new; that is novel which is so much out of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a novel sight which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. nouvelle. See Novel, a. ] 1. That which is new or unusual; a novelty. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. News; fresh tidings. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Some came of curiosity to hear some novels. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A fictitious tale or narrative, longer than a short story, having some degree of complexity and development of characters; it is usually organized as a time sequence of events, and is commonly intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and often of love. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

4. [ L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles. ] (Law) A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of novel, n. See Novel. ] A short novel; a novella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Innovation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. F. nouvelliste, It. novellista. ] A writer of news. [ Obs. ] Tatler (178). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. [ Cf. F. nouvelliste. ] A writer of a novel or novels. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To innovate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Novelized p. pr. & vb. n. Novelizing ] 1. To innovate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put into the form of novels; to represent by fiction; to fictionalize. “To novelize history.” Sir J. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. novelerie. ] Novelty; new things. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Novelties [ OF. novelté, F. nouveauté, L. novellitas. ] 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something novel; a new or strange thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A small mass-produced article of little value; a knickknack.
Syn. -- knickknack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. November, or Novembris (sc. mensis), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began with March, fr. novem nine: cf. F. Novembre. See Nine. ] The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. novenarius, from novem nine. ] Of or pertaining to the number nine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The number of nine units; nine, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. novenus nine each, in LL., ninth, fr. L. novem nine. ] Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The triple and novene division ran throughout. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year. ] Done or recurring every ninth year. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year. ] Done or recurring every ninth year. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. novercalis, from noverca a stepmother. ] Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See New, and cf. Novitious. ] 1. One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am young; a novice in the trade. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 1 Tim. iii. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a novice; becoming a novice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a novice; novitiate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. novus new + luna the moon. ] Of or pertaining to the new moon. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: The time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The place where novices live or are trained. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. novitius, novicius. ] Newly invented; recent; new. [ Obs. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. novitas, fr. novus new. ] Newness; novelty. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A city in the Asian part of Russia. Much Soviet military research was performed there, and until the 1990's it was restricted from entry by foreigners. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline acid obtained from some varieties of cinchona bark. [ Written also chinovic, and kinovic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]