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[nit] 
–noun
| 1. | the egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing. |
| 2. | the young of such an insect. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME nite, OE hnitu, c. D neet, G Niss, Norw nit
bef. 900; ME nite, OE hnitu, c. D neet, G Niss, Norw nit
nit
3 [nit] –noun Chiefly British.
| a nitwit. |
Origin:
by shortening
by shortening
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| nit 1 (nĭt) n. The egg or young of a parasitic insect, such as a louse. [Middle English, from Old English hnitu.] nit'ty adj. |
| nit 2 (nĭt) n. A unit of illuminative brightness equal to one candle per square meter, measured perpendicular to the rays of the source. [From Latin nitor, brightness, from nitēre, to shine.] |
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Nit
Nit\, n. [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss, OHG. niz; cf. gr. ?, ?, Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.] (Zo["o]l.) The egg of a louse or other small insect. Nit grass (Bot.), a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chili.
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Language Translation for : Nit
Spanish:
liendre,
German:
die Nisse,
Japanese:
しらみの卵
nit
O.E. hnitu "louse egg, nit," from P.Gmc. *khnito (cf. Norw. nit, M.Du. nete, Du. neet, M.H.G. niz, Ger. Niß), related to Rus., Pol. gnida, Czech knida, Gk. konid-. Verb nit-pick is first attested 1962, from earlier nitpicker "pedantic critic" (1951).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: nit
Pronunciation: 'nit
Function: noun
: the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also : the insect itself when young
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nit (nĭt)
n.
The egg or young of a parasitic insect, such as a louse.
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