nomoli
/ˈnɒməli/(also nmoli, nomori, numori)
noun
A small soapstone figure of a human or animal of a type found in Sierra Leone, thought by the Mande to possess supernatural powers.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Man: a monthly record of anthropological science. From Mende nomoli.
- nightmare-like
- nightmare scenario
- nightmarish
- nightmarishly
- night monkey
- night music
- nightness
- night night
- night nurse
- night office
- night of the long knives
- night op
- night operation
- night owl
- night paddock
- night parrot
- night partridge
- night-piece
- night porter
- night post
- night-rail
- night-raven
- night-rest
- nightrider
- night-riding