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ness definition

ness (nes)

noun

a promontory; headland: now chiefly in place names [Inverness]

Etymology: ME nesse < OE næs & ON nes, akin to OE nosu, nose

Ness definition

Ness (nes)

lake in NW Scotland: 23 mi (37 km) long

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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