nōn is a modification of noenum or noenu , compounded of ne , no , and the accusative oinom or oenum , the older form of ūnum , one thing .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane
if the mouth were large, and the nose of no classical outline, no one who looked into Bridget O’Shaughnessy’s eyes had either time or inclination to look further.
— from Pixie O'Shaughnessy by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
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