n.
A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander. →
a.
People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry. →
n.
A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol. →
A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore. →
superl.
Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc. →