GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Lyrie , n. [Icel. hlȳri a sort of fish.] (Zool.) A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck, pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.
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    Noble , a. [Compar. Nobler ; superl. Noblest .] [F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
    1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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      Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
      To nobler poets for a nobler song.
      Dryden.

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    2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.
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    3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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      ☞ Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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      Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with other elements under normal reaction conditions; specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, or radon; also called inert gas. -- Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.
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      Syn. -- Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted; superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious; renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand; magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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    Noble, n.
    1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
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    2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in 1913).
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    3. (Zool.) A European fish; the lyrie.
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    Noble, v. t. To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]
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    Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.
    Chaucer.

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