Ness (?), n. [AS. næs, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. næs, and E. nose. √ 261. See Nose.] A promontory; a cape; a headland. Hakluyt.
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&hand_; Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
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