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 ]

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

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

‖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 ]

v. t. [ L. renovatus, p. p. of renovare;pref. re- re- + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See New, and &unr_;&unr_; Renew. ] To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew. [ 1913 Webster ]

All nature feels the reniovating force
Of winter. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. renovatio: cf. F. rénovation. ] The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. Rabbler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L.: cf. F. rénovateur. ] One who, or that which, renovates. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]