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A game at cards, played by two or more persons. The fortune of each player depends upon obtaining from the dealer such cards that the sum of their pips, or spots, is twenty-one, or a number near to it.
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n.
The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.
adv.
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
adv.
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
adv.
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
adv.
Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
n.
A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo.
n.
A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.
adv.
Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
imp. & p. p.
of Near
n.
That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
adv.
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
adv.
In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.
v. i.
To draw near; to approach.
p. pr. & vb. n
of Near
a.
Having sides nearly perpendicular; -- said of certain vessels to distinguish them from those having flaring sides, or sides tumbling home (see under Tumble, v. i.).
a. & adv.
Near; near at hand; closely.
prep.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
a.
Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.
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Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; -- said especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering or uneven, from being cut too near the outside of the log.
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