Nicety
91Not worth a hair — Hair Hair (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming… …
92Precision — Pre*ci sion, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]cision, L. praecisio a cutting off. See {Precise}.] The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness. [1913 Webster] I have left… …
93Prim — Prim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Primming}.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. [1913 Webster] …
94Primmed — Prim Prim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Primming}.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. [1913 Webster] …
95Primming — Prim Prim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Primming}.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. [1913 Webster] …
96Prolixious — Pro*lix ious, a. Dilatory; tedious; superfluous. [Obs.] Lay by all nicety, and prolixious blushes. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
97Purist — Pur ist, n. [Cf. F. puriste.] 1. One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language. [1913 Webster] He [Fox] . . . purified vocabulary with a scrupulosity unknown to any purist. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. One who… …
98Quiddities — Quiddity Quid di*ty, n.; pl. {Quiddities}. [LL. quidditas, fr. L. quid what, neut. of quis who, akin to E. who: cf. F. quiddit[ e].] 1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or,… …
99Quiddity — Quid di*ty, n.; pl. {Quiddities}. [LL. quidditas, fr. L. quid what, neut. of quis who, akin to E. who: cf. F. quiddit[ e].] 1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it? …
100Quillet — Quil let, n. [L. quidlibet what you please. Cf. {Quiddit}, and {Quibble}.] Subtilty; nicety; quibble. Nice, sharp quillets of the law. Shak. [1913 Webster] …