Definitions for "nay"
Small wooden flute.
end-blown flute, 60-70 cm. long, made from cane, with six finger holes and a thumb hole Egypt, Middle East
A middle-eastern end-blown bamboo flute. Unlike the European recorder or Irish whistle, there is no mouthpiece. The open end of the bamboo pipe is beveled and sound is produced entirely by careful control of the emboucher and pressure.
Denial; refusal.
To refuse.
Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"
No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. Opposed to aye or yea. See also Yes.
A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
a negative; "the nays have it"