(n)English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742), Syn.Nathaniel Bailey, Nathan Bailey
(n)United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888), Syn.Nathaniel Currier
(n)a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776), Syn.Nathan Hale
n. 1. an eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages; a member of the Agnatha. The group includes the cyclostomes and some extinct forms. Syn. -- jawless vertebrate, jawless fish [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[史景迁 / 史景遷, Shǐ Jǐng qiān, ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ]Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The search for modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国#211057[Add to Longdo]