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   Ness , n. [AS. naes, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. naes, and E. nose. √ 261. See Nose.] A promontory; a cape; a headland.
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   ☞ Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
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