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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nard, spikenardnoun

    an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

Wiktionary

  1. nardnoun

    A flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas of China, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine said to fight insomnia, flatulence, birth difficulties, and other minor ailments.

  2. nardnoun

    A fragrant oil formerly much prized from the plant.

  3. nardnoun

    (usually plural as nards) American 1980s slang word for testicles, equivalent to balls or nuts. Example: The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Nardnoun

    Etymology: nardus, Lat. νάρδος, Gr.

    Smelt o’the bud o’the briar,
    Or the nard in the fire. Ben Jonson, Underwoods.

    He now is come
    Into the blissful field, thro’ groves of myrrh,
    And flow’ring odours, cassia, nard and balm. John Milton.

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  1. nard

    Nard is a term that typically refers to an aromatic plant product, such as a type of oil or resin, that is sourced from certain plants in the Valerian family. It has been used in traditional medicines and perfumes. The term might also refer to the plants themselves, like the Himalayan spikenard or nardostachys jatamansi.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nardnoun

    an East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery

  2. Nardnoun

    an ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard

  3. Nardnoun

    a kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia

  4. Etymology: [AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf. Heb. nrd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nard

    närd, n. an aromatic plant usually called Spikenard: an ointment prepared from it.—adj. Nard′ine. [Fr.,—L. nardus—Gr. nardos—Pers. nard—Sans. nalada, from Sans. nal, to smell.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NARD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nard is ranked #30013 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Nard surname appeared 782 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nard.

    47.3% or 370 total occurrences were White.
    46.4% or 363 total occurrences were Black.
    3.5% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 17 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of NARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of NARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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