nutant

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nutant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nutant \Nu"tant\, a. [L. nutans, p. pr. of nutare to nod, v.
     intens. fr. nuere (in comp.) to nod; cf. Gr. ?.]
     Nodding; having the top bent downward.
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