v. t.
All these sayings were noised abroad. Luke i. 65. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See Nausea. ]
The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise
to us perceived. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Noise is either a sound of too short a duration to be determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves. Nevertheless, the difference between sound and noise is by no means precise. Ganot. [ 1913 Webster ]
What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood! T. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]
The king has his noise of gypsies. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To sound; to make a noise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Loud; clamorous. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent;
So noiseless would I live. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. Any device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. (Bot.) A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener,