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nail polish
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noun (uncountable)
  1. a cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails
neckline
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noun
  1. The line followed by an article of clothing below the neck.
necktie
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noun
  1. A tie worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie.
needlepoint
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noun
  1. A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.
needlework
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noun
  1. the art or process of working with a needle esp. in embroidery or needlepoint .
  2. the product of such art or process.
  3. the occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, ect.
negligee
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noun
  1. (uncountable) Collectively, very seductive nightwear; a type of lingerie.
  2. (rare, countable) An individual piece of negligee, sometimes the specific piece (transparent or translucent) that imitates a miniaturized nightgown.
nightclothes
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noun
  1. Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and when worn over nightclothes, a robe.
The disturbance brought out many of the neighbors in their nightclothes.
nightgown
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noun
  1. A garment mainly worn by women for sleeping in.
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nightie
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noun
  1. (informal) A woman's nightgown or nightdress; a dress-like garment worn to bed.
I was too embarrassed to answer the door in my .
nightshirt
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noun
  1. a shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed
    He wore a blue striped nightshirt and bedroom slippers.
Nubia
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proper noun
  1. An ancient kingdom in the valley of the upper Nile bordering present Egypt and Sudan.
nutria
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noun
  1. (context, especially, North America) Another name for the coypu.
nylon
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noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
  1. Originally, the w:DuPont, DuPont? company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
  2. (pluralia tantum) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
They left the strip club when they discovered the ladies only stripped down to their nylons.
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