- (n.) A sinew or a tendon.
- (n.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.
- (n.) Audacity; assurance.
- (n.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.
- (n.) One of the nervures or veins, in the wings of insects.
- (n.) Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
- (n.) Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.
- (v.t.) To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.
- (v.t.) To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.
- (n.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.
- (n.) Audacity; assurance.
- (n.) A sinew or a tendon.
- (n.) Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
- (n.) Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.
- (n.) One of the nervures or veins, in the wings of insects.
- (n.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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