Category:Ness

Ness, n. Etym: [as. næs, ns; akin to icel. nes, sw. näs, dan. næs, And e. nose. sq. root 261. See nose.]

Defn: a promontory; a cape; a headland. Hakluyt.

Note: ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and Promontories; as, sheerness.