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naught (iou) and Halifax (sh)


naught (iou)



naught pronoun, noun, adjective, adverb, & verb.
[Old English nawiht, nawuht, nauht, from NA adverb1 + wiht WIGHT noun. Cf. NOUGHT.]
A. pronoun & noun.
Nothing, not any thing. Now arch. & literary. OE.
be naught efface oneself, keep quiet, withdraw (usu. in imper.). bring to naught ruin; frustrate, foil. call all to naught vilify, Abuse. come to naught be ruined or frustrated. for naught = for nothing s.v. NOTHING pronoun & noun. set at naught disregard, despise; nullify, frustrate.
M. Twain He shall show naught of unrest to the curious.
Wickedness, evil, moral wrong. OE-M17.
b. Something wrong or faulty in method. M16-M17.
a. A thing of no worth or value. rare. Only in M16.
b. In pl. Nothing, nought. rare. M-L16.
c. A zero, a nought. M17.
d. A bad person. M17.
b. adjective.
Worthless, useless; bad, poor. OE.
b. Of Food or drink: unfit for consumption, unwholesome. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
c. Wrong in method; harmful, injurious. L16-M17.
Morally bad, wicked; immoral. M16-M18.
b. In illicit sexual contact with. M16-L17.
Lost, ruined. Only in E17.
C. adverb.
Not. OE-LME.
Badly; wrongly. M16-E17.
D. verb trans.
Refrain from, avoid. rare. Only in ME.
Ruin, frustrate, foil; annihilate. literary. E20.

Halifax (sh)




City (pop., 2001: 119,292), capital of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Located on Halifax Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, it was settled by the British in 1749 as a counterbalance to French holdings at Cape Breton. It served as a British army and navy base until its defenses were taken over by the Canadian government in 1906. The city suffered from a munitions-ship explosion in 1917 that killed nearly 2,000 people. During World Wars I and II, Halifax was Canada's most important naval base. The city is Nova Scotia's leading commercial and industrial centre, and its port is one of the busiest in Canada. Its educational institutions include Dalhousie University (1818); historic buildings include St. Paul's Church (1750), Canada's oldest Protestant church. In 1996 Halifax amalgamated with several surrounding communities to form Halifax Regional Municipality (pop., 2001: 359,183).


The Old Town Clock on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia

John de Visser