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Necco Wafers
Necco Wafers are an American candy of small pressed-sugar disks in eight flavors, first made in 1847 by Oliver Chase and now produced by Spangler Candy.
Neck ring
Neck ring: rigid band worn around the neck, best known as the Celtic and Iron Age torc; also Kayan brass coils up to 3 kg, Miao silver rings, and Viking twisted rings.
Necklace
Necklace: ornament worn around the neck as chains or strands of beads, pearls, or stones, often with a pendant; includes chokers, dog collars, torques, and sautoirs; Getty AAT 300046001.
Necktie
The necktie is a long strip of fabric knotted at the collar, descending from the cravat worn by Croatian mercenaries in seventeenth-century France. Jesse Langsdorf's 1922 bias-cut patent fixed its modern construction; it has declined as workwear and revived as fashion.
Neckwear
Neckwear is the class of accessories worn about the neck, including the cravat, ruff, collar, stock, tie, and scarf, with the necktie the best-known form.
Needlepoint
Needlepoint, also called canvaswork, is counted-thread embroidery on stiff open-weave canvas, traditionally in wool tent stitch, covering the whole surface; distinct from cross stitch and from loom-woven tapestry.
NeeDoh
NeeDoh is a line of squishy sensory fidget toys by Schylling Inc., launched in 2017 as the Groovy Glob; sealed thermoplastic rubber shells with PVA or maltose filling, ages 3+, viral in 2026.
Negligee
Negligee (French négligée, "neglected"): a light, sheer woman's dressing gown or nightgown worn over nightclothes. From 1680s French négligés and 1750 English borrowing to tea gowns, nylon nuisettes, and sheer red-carpet wear.
Negroni
Negroni: Italian cocktail of equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet red vermouth, created 1919 at Caffè Casoni, Florence, for Count Camillo Negroni; IBA Unforgettables classic with Sbagliato and Boulevardier variants.
Nehi
Nehi is an American fruit-flavored soda brand introduced in 1924 in Columbus, Georgia, by Claud A. Hatcher's Chero-Cola Company; the name means "knee-high". Parent firm became Nehi Corporation in 1928, later Royal Crown Cola; now owned by Keurig Dr Pepper.
Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus: Dallas luxury department store chain founded 1907 by Herbert Marcus, Carrie Marcus Neiman, and A.L. Neiman; known for ready-to-wear fashion, the Christmas Book Fantasy Gifts, and later Saks Global ownership and bankruptcies.
Neisha Crosland
Neisha Crosland, British textile and surface pattern designer RCA-trained, launched via Osborne & Little's Star wallpaper (1986), runs her own label since 1994, RDI 2006, author of Life of a Pattern (2016).
Nell Newman
Nell Newman (Elinor Theresa Newman, born 1959), daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, co-founded Newman's Own Organics: The Second Generation in 1993; organic pretzels first product, independent 2001, over $50 million in royalties to charity, tenure ended 2014.
Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltz, founder of Trian Fund Management, is an American activist investor known for the Snapple turnaround, proxy fights at Heinz, Wendy's, P&G, and Disney, and board seats including Unilever.
Nemiroff
Nemiroff is a Ukrainian vodka brand produced in Nemyriv and named after the town, tracing its history to a distillery established there by Count Grigory Stroganov in 1872.
Nena von Schlebrügge
Nena von Schlebrügge (Birgitte Caroline, born 1941, Mexico City) is a Swedish-German fashion model of the 1950s-1960s for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, ex-wife of Timothy Leary, wife of Robert Thurman, and mother of actress Uma Thurman.
Nenjū gyōji
Nenjū gyōji (年中行事, "annual events") is the Japanese term for the yearly cycle of regular observances, which the Heian court codified in ceremony books and painted handscrolls.
Nepalese cuisine
Nepalese cuisine, also called Nepali cuisine, is the food of Nepal, a federation of regional and ethnic kitchens whose everyday staple is dal bhat tarkari.
Nerds (candy)
Nerds: American crunchy, tangy-sweet candy pebbles launched 1982-1983 under Willy Wonka Candy Company (Sunmark), later Nestle, now Ferrara (Ferrero). Known for dual-chamber boxes and Gummy Clusters, which drove revenue from $50M past $700M.
Nerds Gummy Clusters
Nerds Gummy Clusters, also called Gummy Clusters, are a Ferrara Candy Company gummy-and-crunch candy launched in 2020, known for sales growth from $8 million to over $500 million and for overtaking Skittles as the top U.S. sugar candy.
Nescafé
Nescafé is Nestlé's instant and ready-to-drink coffee brand, launched in Switzerland on April 1, 1938 from Max Morgenthaler's soluble coffee process; it spans Classic, Gold, Dolce Gusto, 3 in 1 and Espresso Concentrate, backed by the Nescafé Plan sustainability program.
Nespresso
Nespresso: Nestlé single-serve coffee brand founded 1986 by engineer Eric Favre, world's first portioned capsule system with Club, Original 19-bar and Vertuo Centrifusion machines; CHF 6.5 billion 2025 sales.
Nesquik
Nesquik is Nestlé's milk-flavoring brand, launched in the US in 1948 as Nestlé Quik and renamed Nesquik in Europe in the 1950s; powder, syrup, and ready-to-drink formats, sugar-dominant composition, sold in over 100 countries.
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A., Swiss multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey, formed by the 1905 merger of Henri Nestlé's infant cereal firm with the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company; world's largest food and beverage company, CHF 89.5 billion 2025 sales.
Nestlé Purina PetCare
Nestlé Purina PetCare, formed in 2001 when Nestlé acquired Ralston Purina, is Nestlé's pet food business, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, selling Purina Pro Plan, Friskies, Felix, and Tidy Cats.
Netsuke (根付)
Netsuke (根付) are small Japanese carved toggles, 3–5 cm, anchoring cords of sagemono pouches to the kimono sash. Developed in Edo-period Genroku era; declined after Meiji Westernization and became Western collectibles; major collections at Tokyo National Museum.
New Balance
New Balance: Boston-based athletic footwear and apparel company founded in 1906 by William Riley, privately held by the Davis family since 1972; $9.2 billion 2025 sales, US and UK factories, wide width range, 990 heritage line.
New Belgium Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins craft brewery founded in 1991 by Jeff Lebesch and Kim Jordan after a Belgian bike trip; maker of Fat Tire and Voodoo Ranger, once employee-owned, now owned by Lion/Kirin since 2019.
New Coke
New Coke: sweeter 1985 reformulation of Coca-Cola, also called Coke II, launched April 23, 1985 as the first formula change in 99 years; withdrawn after 79 days of consumer backlash and replaced by Coca-Cola Classic on July 11, 1985.
New Fire Ceremony
The New Fire Ceremony (Nahuatl xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years") was an Aztec ritual held every 52 years when a new fire was drilled to renew the sun and the world.