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                                     Table

   Ta"ble  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tableed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tableing
   (?).]

   1. To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines.

   2. To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a picture. [Obs.]

     Tabled and pictured in the chambers of meditation. Bacon.

   3. To supply with food; to feed. [Obs.] Milton.

   4.  (Carp.)  To  insert,  as  one  piece  of  timber  into another, by
   alternate  scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping;
   to scarf.

   5. To lay or place on a table, as money. Carlyle.

   6.  In  parliamentary  usage,  to  lay on the table; to postpone, by a
   formal  vote,  the consideration of (a bill, motion, or the like) till
   called for, or indefinitely.

   7. To enter upon the docket; as, to table charges against some one.

   8.  (Naut.) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in
   order to strengthen them in the part attached to the boltrope.

                                     Table

   Ta"ble,  v.  i.  To  live  at  the table of another; to board; to eat.
   [Obs.]  "He . . . was driven from the society of men to table with the
   beasts." South.

                                    Tableau

   Ta`bleau"  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tableaux  (#).  [F.,  dim.  fr. L. tabula a
   painting. See Table.]

   1. A striking and vivid representation; a picture.

   2.  A  representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the
   proper  manner,  placed  in appropriate postures, and remaining silent
   and motionless.

                                Tableau vivant

   Ta`bleau"  vi`vant"  (?);  pl.  Tableaux  vivants  (#).  [F.]  Same as
   Tableau, n., 2.

                                   Tablebook

   Ta"ble*book` (?), n. A tablet; a notebook.

     Put into your tablebook whatever you judge worthly. Dryden.

                                  Tablecloth

   Ta"ble*cloth`  (?),  n.  A  cloth for covering a table, especially one
   with  which a table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for
   meals.

                                Table d'h\'93te

   Ta"ble d'h\'93te" (?); pl. Tables d'h\'93te (#). [F., literally, table
   of the landlord.] A common table for guests at a hotel; an ordinary.

                                  Table-land

   Ta"ble-land` (?), n. A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau.

     The  toppling  crags  of  Duty  scaled,  Are close upon the shining
     table-lands To which our God himself is moon and sun. Tennyson.

                                   Tableman

   Ta"ble*man (?), n.; pl. Tablemen (. A man at draughts; a piece used in
   playing games at tables. See Table, n., 10. [R.] Bacon.

                                   Tablement

   Ta"ble*ment (?), n. (Arch.) A table. [Obs.]

     Tablements and chapters of pillars. Holland.

                                    Tabler

   Ta"bler (?), n.

   1. One who boards. [Obs.]

   2. One who boards others for hire. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                  Tablespoon

   Ta"ble*spoon` (?), n. A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the
   table; -- distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc.

                                 Tablespoonful

   Ta"ble*spoon`ful   (?),  n.;  pl.  Tablespoonfuls  (.  As  much  as  a
   tablespoon  will  hold;  enough  to  fill  a tablespoon. It is usually
   reckoned as one half of a fluid ounce, or four fluid drams.

                                    Tablet

   Ta"blet (?), n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See Table.]

   1. A small table or flat surface.

   2.  A  flat  piece  of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or
   engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture.

   3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]

   4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.

   5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn
   as a preservative against the plague.

   6.  (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly made of
   dry  ingredients  with  sugar,  and  usually  formed  into little flat
   squares;  --  called  also  lozenge,  and troche, especially when of a
   round or rounded form.

                                   Tableware

   Ta"ble*ware` (?), n. Ware, or articles collectively, for table use.

                                    Tabling

   Ta"bling (?), n.

   1. A forming into tables; a setting down in order.

   2.  (Carp.) The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores
   or projections, as in shipbuilding.

   3. (Naut.) A broad hem on the edge of a sail. Totten.

   4. Board; support. [Obs.] Trence in English (1614).

   5. Act of playing at tables. See Table, n., 10. [Obs.]
   Tabling house, a gambling house. [Obs.] Northbrooke.

                                     Taboo

   Ta*boo"  (?),  n.  A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or
   approach  to,  a  given  person  or  thing  under pain of death, -- an
   interdict  of  religious  origin and authority, formerly common in the
   islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [Written also tabu.]

                                     Taboo

   Ta*boo",  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tabooed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tabooing.]
   To  put  under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict
   approach  to,  or  use  of;  as,  to  taboo  the ground set apart as a
   sanctuary for criminals. [Written also tabu.]

                                     Tabor

   Ta"bor  (?), n. [OF. tabor, tabour, F. tambour; cf. Pr. tabor, tanbor,
   Sp. & Pg. tambor, atambor, It. tamburo; all fr. Ar. & Per. tamb a kind
   of  lute,  or giutar, or Per. tab\'c6r a drum. Cf. Tabouret, Tambour.]
   (Mus.)  A  small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both
   being played by the same person. [Written also tabour, and taber.]

                                     Tabor

   Ta"bor,  v.  i.  [imp. & p. p. Tabored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Taboring.]
   [Cf. OF. taborer.] [Written also tabour.]

   1. To play on a tabor, or little drum.

   2. To strike lightly and frequently.

                                     Tabor

   Ta"bor, v. t. To make (a sound) with a tabor.

                                    Taborer

   Ta"bor*er (?), n. One who plays on the tabor. Shak.

                                    Taboret

   Tab"o*ret  (?),  n. [Dim. of tabor. Cf. Tabret.] (Mus.) A small tabor.
   [Written also tabouret.]

                                   Taborine

   Tab"o*rine  (?),  n.  [OF.  tabourin, F. tambourin. See Tabor, and cf.
   Tambourine.] (Mus.) A small, shallow drum; a tabor.

                                   Taborite

   Ta"bor*ite (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of certain Bohemian reformers who
   suffered  persecution  in  the  fifteenth  century;  -- so called from
   Tabor,  a  hill or fortress where they encamped during a part of their
   struggles.

                                    Tabour

   Ta"bour (?), n. & v. See Tabor.

                                   Tabouret

   Tab"ou*ret (?), n. [F., dim. of OF. tabor, tabour, drum. See Tabor.]

   1. Same as Taboret.

   2.  A  seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high stool;
   -- so called from its resemblance to a drum.

   3. An embroidery frame. Knight.
   Right  of  the tabouret, the privilege of sitting on a tabouret in the
   presence  of the severeign, formerly granted to certain ladies of high
   rank at the French court.

                                    Tabrere

   Tab"rere (?), n. A taborer. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Tabret

   Tab"ret (?), n. A taboret. Young.

                                     Tabu

   Ta*bu" (?), n. & v. See Taboo.

                                    Tabula

   Tab"u*la (?), n.; pl. Tabul\'91 (#). [L.]

   1. A table; a tablet.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of the transverse plants found in the calicles of
   certain corals and hydroids.
   Tabula  rasa  ( [L.], a smoothed tablet; hence, figuratively, the mind
   in its earliest state, before receiving impressions from without; -- a
   term  used  by  Hobbes,  Locke,  and  others,  in maintaining a theory
   opposed to the doctrine of innate ideas.
   
                                    Tabular
                                       
   Tab"u*lar  (?),  a.  [L.  tabularis,  fr.  tabula  a board, table. See
   Table.]  Having  the form of, or pertaining to, a table (in any of the
   uses  of  the word). Specifically: -- (a) Having a flat surface; as, a
   tabular rock. (b) Formed into a succession of flakes; laminated. 

     Nodules . . . that are tabular and plated. Woodward.

   (c)  Set  in  squares.  [R.]  (d)  Arranged in a schedule; as, tabular
   statistics.  (e)  Derived from, or computed by, the use of tables; as,
   tabular  right  ascension.  Tabular difference (Math.), the difference
   between  two  consecutive numbers in a table, sometimes printed in its
   proper place in the table. -- Tabular spar (Min.), wollastonite.

                                Tabularization

   Tab`u*lar*i*za"tion  (?),  n. The act of tabularizing, or the state of
   being tabularized; formation into tables; tabulation.

                                  Tabularize

   Tab"u*lar*ize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabularized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Tabularizing (?).] To tabulate.

                                   Tabulata

   Tab`u*la"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tabulatus floored.] (Zo\'94l.) An
   artificial group of stony corals including those which have transverse
   septa  in  the  calicles.  The  genera  Pocillopora  and Favosites are
   examples.  <--  ##  note that Pocillopora is italicised but not listed
   separately in this dictionary. Favosites is not italicised, and has an
   entry  as  a headword. Is that the difference between italicisation or
   not for genus names? -->

                                   Tabulate

   Tab"u*late  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tabulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tabulating.] [L. tabula a table. See Tabular.]

   1. To form into a table or tables; to reduce to tables or synopses.

     A  philosophy  is  not  worth the having, unless its results may be
     tabulated, and put in figures. I. Taylor.

   2. To shape with a flat surface.

                                  Tabulation

   Tab`u*la"tion  (?),  n. The act of forming into a table or tables; as,
   the tabulation of statistics.

                                      Tac

   Tac  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Tack,  n.,  4.] (O. Eng. Law) A kind of customary
   payment by a tenant; -- a word used in old records. Cowell. Burrill.

                             Tacamahac, Tacamahaca

   Tac"a*ma*hac` (?), Tac`a*ma*ha"ca (?), n.

   1.  A  bitter  balsamic resin obtained from tropical American trees of
   the  genus  Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and also from
   East  Indian  trees  of  the  genus  Calophyllum;  also,  the resinous
   exhudation of the balsam poplar.

   2.  (Bot.)  Any  tree  yielding  tacamahac resin, especially, in North
   America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).

                                    Tacaud

   Ta*caud"  (?),  n. [Cf. F. tacaud. See Tomcod.] (Zo\'94l.) The bib, or
   whiting pout. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tace

   Tace  (?),  n.  The  cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6),
   under Cross, n. Mollett.

                                     Tace

   Tace, n. See Tasse. Fairholt.

                                     Tacet

   Ta"cet  (?),  v.impers. [L., it is silent, 3d pers.pr. of tacere to be
   silent.]  (Mus.)  It  is  silent;  --  a  direction  for  a  vocal  or
   instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement.

                                     Tache

   Tache  (?),  n.  [See  Tack a kind of nail.] Something used for taking
   hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button. [Obs.] Ex. xxvi. 6.

                                     Tache

   Tache,  n.  [F.  tache  spot.  See  Techy.] A spot, stain, or blemish.
   [Obs.] Warner.

                                  Tachhydrite

   Tach*hy"drite  (?),  n.  [Gr. (Min.) A hydrous chloride of calcium and
   magnesium  occurring in yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon
   exposure. It is found in the salt mines at Stassfurt.

                                    Tachina

   Tach"i*na  (?),  n.;  pl. Tachin\'91 (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any
   one  of  numerous  species  of Diptera belonging to Tachina and allied
   genera. Their larv\'91 are external parasites of other insects.

                                  Tachometer

   Ta*chom"e*ter   (?),   n.  [Gr.  -meter:  cf.  F.  tachom\'8atre.]  An
   instrument  for  measuring  the velocity, or indicating changes in the
   velocity,  of  a  moving  body  or  substance. Specifically: -- (a) An
   instrument  for  measuring the velocity of running water in a river or
   canal,  consisting  of a wheel with inclined vanes, which is turned by
   the current. The rotations of the wheel are recorded by clockwork. (b)
   An  instrument  for  showing  at  any  moment the speed of a revolving
   shaft,  consisting  of  a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is
   driven  by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves
   a  pointer  which  indicates  the  speed  on  a  graduated  dial.  (c)
   (Physiol.)  An  instrument  for measuring the velocity of the blood; a
   h\'91matachometer.

                                  Tachydidaxy

   Tach"y*di*dax`y  (?),  n. [Gr. A short or rapid method of instructing.
   [R.]

                                  Tachyglossa

   Tach`y*glos"sa  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
   monotremes  which  comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New
   Guinea. See Illust. under Echidna.

                         Tachygraphic, Tachygraphical

   Tach`y*graph"ic    (?),    Tach`y*graph"ic*al    (?),   a.   [Cf.   F.
   tachygraphique.]   Of   or   pertaining  to  tachygraphy;  written  in
   shorthand.

                                  Tachygraphy

   Ta*chyg"ra*phy  (?), n. [Gr. -graphy: cf. F. tachygraphie.] The art or
   practice  of  rapid writing; shorthand writing; stenography. I. Taylor
   (The Alphabet).

                                   Tachylyte

   Tach"y*lyte  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Min.)  A  vitreous form of basalt; -- so
   called because decompposable by acids and readily fusible.

                                     Tacit

   Tac"it  (?), a. [L. tacitus, p.p. of tacere to be silent, to pass over
   in  silence; akin to Goth. to be silent, Icel. , OHG. dag\'c7n: cf. F.
   tacite.  Cf.  Reticent.]  Done  or  made  in silence; implied, but not
   expressed;  silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not
   interposing an objection. -- Tac"it*ly, adv.

     The  tacit  and  secret  theft  of  abusing  our  brother  in civil
     contracts. Jer. Taylor.

                                   Taciturn

   Tac"i*turn  (?),  a.  [L.  taciturnus:  cf.  F. taciturne. See Tacit.]
   Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak. --
   Tac"i*turn*ly, adv. Syn. -- Silent; reserved. Taciturn, Silent. Silent
   has  reference to the act; taciturn, to the habit. A man may be silent
   from  circumstances;  he  is taciturn from disposition. The loquacious
   man  is  at times silent; one who is taciturn may now and then make an
   effort at conversation.

                                  Taciturnity

   Tac`i*tur"ni*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  taciturnitas:  cf. F. taciturnit\'82.]
   Habilual silence, or reserve in speaking.

     The  cause of Addison's taciturnity was a natural diffidence in the
     company of strangers. V. Knox.

     The  taciturnity  and the short answers which gave so much offense.
     Macaulay.

                                     Tack

   Tack (?), n. [From an old or dialectal form of F. tache. See Techy.]

   1. A stain; a tache. [Obs.]

   2.  [Cf.  L.  tactus.]  A  peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
   [Obs. or Colloq.] Drayton.

                                     Tack

   Tack,  n. [OE. tak, takke, a fastening; akin to D. tak a branch, twig,
   G.  zacke a twig, prong, spike, Dan. takke a tack, spike; cf. also Sw.
   tagg prickle, point, Icel. t\'beg a willow twig, Ir. taca a peg, nail,
   fastening, Gael. tacaid, Armor. & Corn. tach; perhaps akin to E. take.
   Cf. Attach, Attack, Detach, Tag an end, Zigzag.]

   1.  A  small,  short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat
   head.

   2. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t.,
   3. Macaulay.

     Some tacks had been made to money bills in King Charles's time. Bp.
     Burnet.
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   3. (Naut.) (a) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners
   of  the  courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship);
   also,  a  rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to
   the  boom.  (b)  The  part  of  a  sail  to  which the tack is usually
   fastened;  the  foremost  lower  corner  of  fore-and-aft sails, as of
   schooners  (see  Illust.  of  Sail).  (c) The direction of a vessel in
   regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack;
   --  the  former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard
   side;  hence,  the  run  of  a  vessel  on one tack; also, a change of
   direction.

   4.  (Scots Law) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let,
   for hire; a lease. Burrill.

   5. Confidence; reliance. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
   Tack of a flag (Naut.), a line spliced into the eye at the foot of the
   hoist  for  securing  the  flag to the halyards. -- Tack pins (Naut.),
   belaying  pins;  -- also called jack pins. -- To haul the tacks aboard
   (Naut.),  to  set  the  courses. -- To hold tack, to last or hold out.
   Milton.

                                     Tack

   Tack  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tacked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tacking.]
   [Cf.  OD. tacken to touch, take, seize, fix, akin to E. take. See Tack
   a small nail.]

   1.  To fasten or attach. "In hopes of getting some commendam tacked to
   their sees." Swift.

     And tacks the center to the sphere. Herbert.

   2.  Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by
   stitching  or  nailing;  as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to
   tack  one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to
   tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.

   3. In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append;
   -- often with on or to. Macaulay.

   4.  (Naut.)  To  change  the  direction  of  (a  vessel)  when sailing
   closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails
   so  that  she  will  proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her
   former course.

     NOTE: &hand; In  ta cking, a  ve ssel is  brought to point at first
     directly  to  windward, and then so that the wind will blow against
     the other side.

                                     Tack

   Tack,  v.  i.  (Naut.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting
   the  position  of  the  helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to
   have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails.
   See Tack, v. t., 4.

     Monk,  . . . when he wanted his ship to tack to larboard, moved the
     mirth of his crew by calling out, "Wheel to the left." Macaulay.

                                    Tacker

   Tack"er (?), n. One who tacks.

                                    Tacket

   Tack"et  (?),  n.  [Dim.  of tack a small nail.] A small, broad-headed
   nail. [Scot.] Jamieson.

                                    Tackey

   Tack"ey (?), a. & n. See Tacky.

                                    Tacking

   Tack"ing, n. (Law) A union of securities given at different times, all
   of  which  must  be  redeemed  before  an  intermediate  purchaser can
   interpose his claim. Bouvier.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e doctrine of tacking is not recognized in American
     law.

   Kent.

                                    Tackle

   Tac"kle  (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen),
   n.  [OE.  takel,  akin  to  LG.  &  D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel;
   perhaps akin to E. taw, v.t., or to take.]

   1.  Apparatus  for  raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a
   rope  and  pulley  blocks;  sometimes,  the  rope  and attachments, as
   distinct from the block.

   2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved
   or  operated;  gear;  as,  fishing  tackle,  hunting tackle; formerly,
   specifically, weapons. "She to her tackle fell." Hudibras.

     NOTE: &hand; In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.

   3.  (Naut.)  The  rigging  and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase
   where more than one block is used.
   Fall  and  tackle.  See  the Note under Pulley. -- Fishing tackle. See
   under  Fishing,  a. -- Ground tackle (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc. --
   Gun  tackle, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon in or out.
   --  Tackle fall, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle,
   to  which the power is applied. -- Tack tackle (Naut.), a small tackle
   to pull down the tacks of the principal sails. -- Tackle board, Tackle
   post  (Ropemaking), a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk,
   for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.

                                    Tackle

   Tac"kle,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tackled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tackling.]
   [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See Tackle, n.]

   1. To supply with tackle. Beau. & Fl.

   2.  To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a
   horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]

   3.  To  seize;  to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his
   antagonist; a dog tackles the game.

     The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in
     tackling  windmills  under conditions the most fitted to insure her
     defeat. Dublin Univ. Mag.

   <--  4.  (Football)  To  cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground,
   thus  ending the forward motion of the ball. 5. To begin to deal with;
   as, to tackle the problem. -->

                                    Tackled

   Tac"kled (?), a. Made of ropes tacked together.

     My man shall be with thee, And bring thee cords made like a tackled
     stair. Shak.

                                   Tackling

   Tac"kling, n. (Naut.)

   1.  Furniture  of  the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails,
   etc.

   2. Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. Walton.

   3.  The  straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a
   carriage, or the like; harness.

                                   Tacksman

   Tacks"man (?), n.; pl. Tacksmen (. (Scots Law) One who holds a tack or
   lease from another; a tenant, or lessee. Sir W. Scott.

     The  tacksmen,  who  formed what may be called the "peerage" of the
     little community, must be the captains. Macaulay.

                                     Tacky

   Tack"y  (?),  a.  [Cf.  Techy, Tack a spot.] Sticky; adhesive; raw; --
   said  of  paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.] <-- 2. In
   poor  taste;  appearing  cheap;  gaudy;  unstylish.  Broadly  used  to
   describe  objects  whose  style  is  disapproved of by the speaker. 3.
   Tactless; in poor taste; -- used to describe behavior. -->

                                    Taconic

   Ta*con"ic (?), a. (Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, the series of
   rocks  forming the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were
   once  supposed  to  be  older  than  the Cambrian, but later proved to
   belong to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian.

                                     Tact

   Tact  (?),  n.  [L.  tactus a touching, touch, fr. tangere, tactum, to
   touch: cf. F. tact. See Tangent.]

   1. The sense of touch; feeling.

     Did  you  suppose  that I could not make myself sensible to tact as
     well as sight? Southey.

     Now, sight is a very refined tact. J. Le Conte.

   2. (Mus.) The stroke in beating time.

   3.  Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception
   or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required
   by circumstances.

     He  had formed plans not inferior in grandeur and boldness to those
     of  Richelieu,  and  had  carried  them into effect with a tact and
     wariness worthy of Mazarin. Macaulay.

     A  tact  which surpassed the tact of her sex as much as the tact of
     her sex surpassed the tact of ours. Macaulay.

                                   Tactable

   Tac"ta*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being touched; tangible. [R.] "They
   [women] being created to be both tractable and tactable." Massinger.

                               Tactic, Tactical

   Tac"tic (?), Tac"tic*al (?), a. [Gr. tactics.] Of or pertaining to the
   art of military and naval tactics. -- Tac"tic*al*ly, adv.

                                    Tactic

   Tac"tic (?), n. See Tactics.

                                   Tactician

   Tac*ti"cian  (?), n. [Cf. F. tacticien.] One versed in tactics; hence,
   a   skillful   maneuverer;  an  adroit  manager.  <--  as,  a  skilled
   parliamentary tactician. -->

                                    Tactics

   Tac"tics (?), n. [Gr. tactique.]

   1. The science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order
   for  battle,  and  performing  military  and  naval  evolutions. It is
   divided  into grand tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary
   tactics, or the tactics of instruction.

   2. Hence, any system or method of procedure.

                                    Tactile

   Tac"tile  (?),  a. [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F.
   tactile.]  Of  or  pertaining  to  the organs, or the sense, of touch;
   perceiving,  or  perceptible,  by the touch; capable of being touched;
   as,   tactile   corpuscles;   tactile  sensations.  "Tactile  sweets."
   Beaumont.  "Tactile qualities." Sir M. Hale. Tactile sense (Physiol.),
   the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See Touch.

     The  delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the
     skin;  it  is  geatest  on  the  forehead,  temples and back of the
     forearm. H. N. Martin.

                                   Tactility

   Tac*til"i*ty  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. tactilit\'82.] The quality or state of
   being tactile; perceptibility by touch; tangibleness.

                                    Taction

   Tac"tion  (?), n. [L. tactio, from tangere, tactum, to touch.] The act
   of   touching;   touch;   contact;   tangency.   "External   taction."
   Chesterfield.

                                   Tactless

   Tact"less (?), a. Destitute of tact.

                                    Tactual

   Tac"tu*al  (?),  a.  [See  Tact.]  (Physiol.)  Of or pertaining to the
   sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch.

     In  the  lowest  organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused
     over the entire body. Tyndall.

                                    Tadpole

   Tad"pole`  (?),  n.  [OE. tadde toad (AS. t\'bedie, t\'bedige) + poll;
   properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See Toad, and Poll.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this stage
   it  breathes  by  means  of  external  or  internal gills, is at first
   destitute  of  legs,  and  has  a  finlike tail. Called also polliwig,
   polliwog, porwiggle, or purwiggy.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]
   Tadpole fish. (Zo\'94l.) See Forkbeard (a).

                                   T\'91dium

   T\'91"di*um (?), n. [L.] See Tedium.

                                     Tael

   Tael  (?),  n.  [Malay  ta, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola,
   Skr.  tul\'be  a  balance,  weight,  tul  to weigh.] A denomination of
   money,  in  China,  worth  nearly  six  shillings sterling, or about a
   dollar  and  forty  cents;  also,  a  weight of one ounce and a third.
   [Written also tale.]

                                Taen, OR Ta'en

   Taen  (?),  OR Ta'en, p. p. of Ta, to take, or a contraction of Taken.
   [Poetic & Scot.] Burns.

                                   T\'91nia

   T\'91"ni*a (?), n.; pl. T\'91ni\'91 (#). [L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus of intestinal worms which includes the common
   tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.

   2.  (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and
   lines of nervous matter in the brain.

   3.  (Arch.)  The  fillet,  or  band,  at the bottom of a Doric frieze,
   separating it from the architrave.

                                  T\'91niada

   T\'91*ni"a*da (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as T\'91nioidea.

                                  T\'91niata

   T\'91`ni*a"ta  (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. taenia a ribbon.] (Zo\'94l.) A
   division  of  Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike
   body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example.

                                  T\'91nidium

   T\'91*nid"i*um (?), n.; pl. T\'91nidia (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. taenia a
   ribbon.]  (Zo\'94l.)  The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of
   the trache\'91 of insects. See Illust. of Trachea.

                                T\'91nioglossa

   T\'91`ni*o*glos"sa  (?),  n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An extensive
   division  of  gastropod  mollusks in which the odontophore is long and
   narrow,  and  usually  bears  seven rows of teeth. It includes a large
   number of families both marine and fresh-water.

                               T\'91nioglossate

   T\'91`ni*o*glos"sate  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Of  or  pertaining  to the
   T\'91nioglossa.

                                  T\'91nioid

   T\'91"ni*oid (?), a. [T\'91nia + -oid.]

   1. Ribbonlike; shaped like a ribbon.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to T\'91nia.

                                 T\'91nioidea

   T\'91`ni*oi"de*a  (?), n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) The division of cestode worms
   which comprises the tapeworms. See Tapeworm.

                                  T\'91niola

   T\'91*ni"o*la  (?),  n.;  pl. T\'91niol\'91 (#). [L., dim. of taenia a
   ribbon.]  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of the radial partitions which separate the
   internal cavities of certain medus\'91.

                                 T\'91niosomi

   T\'91`ni*o*so"mi  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An order of
   fishes  remarkable  for  their  long  and  compressed form. The ribbon
   fishes are examples. See Ribbon fish, under Ribbon.

                                   Tafferer

   Taf"fer*er (?), n. (Naut.) See Taffrail.

                               Taffeta, Taffety

   Taf"fe*ta  (?),  Taf"fe*ty  (?), n. [F. taffetas, It. taffet\'85, from
   Per.  t\'beftah,  originally, twisted, woven, from t\'beftan to twist,
   to spin.] A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster
   called  watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of
   silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times.

     Lined with taffeta and with sendal. Chaucer.

                                   Taffrail

   Taff"rail  (?), n. [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, fr.
   L. tabula. See Table.] (Naut.) The upper part of a ship's stern, which
   is  flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved
   work; the rail around a ship's stern. [Written also tafferel.]

                                     Taffy

   Taf"fy (?), n. [Prov. E. taffy toffy.]

   1.  A  kind  of  candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled down and
   poured out in shallow pans. [Written also, in England, toffy.]

   2. Flattery; soft phrases. [Slang]

                                     Tafia

   Taf"i*a (?), n. [Cf. F. & Sp. tafia, It. taffia; fr. Malay t\'bef\'c6a
   a  spirit  distilled  from  molasses.  Cf. Ratafia.] A variety of rum.
   [West Indies]

                                      Tag

   Tag  (?),  n.  [Probably  akin  to  tack  a small nail; cf. Sw. tagg a
   prickle, point, tooth.]

   1.  Any  slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight
   hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.

   2.  A  metallic  binding,  tube,  or point, at the end of a string, or
   lace, to stiffen it.

   3. The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.

   4. Something mean and paltry; the rabble. [Obs.]
   Tag and rag, the lowest sort; the rabble. Holinshed.

   5.  A  sheep  of the first year. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. <-- Tag sale.
   [From  the  price tag usually attached to each item] A sale of usually
   used   items   (such   as  furniture,  clothing,  household  items  or
   bric-a-brac),  conducted  by one or a small group of individuals, at a
   location which is not a normal retail establishment.

     NOTE: Frequently it  is  he ld in  th e pr ivate ho me or in a yard
     attached  to  a  private home belonging to the seller. Similar to a
     yard sale or garage sale. Compare flea market, where used items are
     sold by many individuals in a place rented for the purpose.

   -->

                                      Tag

   Tag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tagging (?).]

   1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags.

     He learned to make long-tagged thread laces. Macaulay.

     His  courteous  host  .  .  . Tags every sentence with some fawning
     word. Dryden.

   2. To join; to fasten; to attach. Bolingbroke.

   3.  To  follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the game of
   tag. See Tag, a play.

                                      Tag

   Tag,  v.  i. To follow closely, as it were an appendage; -- often with
   after; as, to tag after a person.

                                      Tag

   Tag,  n.  [From Tag, v.; cf. Tag, an end.] A child's play in which one
   runs  after  and  touches  another,  and then runs away to avoid being
   touched.

                                    Tagbelt

   Tag"belt` (?), n. (Far.) Same as Tagsore. [Obs.]

                                    Tagger

   Tag"ger (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, appends or joins one thing to another.

   2. That which is pointed like a tag.

     Hedgehogs' or procupines' small taggers. Cotton.

   3. pl. Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge. Knight.

   4.  A  device  for removing taglocks from sheep. Knight. <-- [Colloq.]
   One  who  spray-paints  a distinctive logo on a wall or other property
   not his own. -->

                                    Taglet

   Tag"let (?), n. A little tag.

                                    Taglia

   Tagl"ia  (?),  n. [It., a cutting, a pulley, from tagliare to cut. See
   Tailor.] (Mech.) A peculiar combination of pulleys. Brande & C.

                                 Tagliacotain

   Tagl`ia*co"tain  (?),  a.  (Surg.)  Of or pertaining to Tagliacozzi, a
   Venetian   surgeon;  as,  the  Tagliacotian  operation,  a  method  of
   rhinoplasty described by him. [Also Taliacotian, and Tagliacozzian.]

                                   Taglioni

   Tagl*io"ni (?), n. A kind of outer coat, or overcoat; -- said to be so
   named after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers.

     He  ought  certainly  to  exchange  his  taglioni,  or  comfortable
     greatcoat, for a cuirass of steel. Sir W. Scott.

                                    Taglock

   Tag"lock` (?), n. An entangled lock, as of hair or wool. Nares.

                                   Tagnicate

   Tag"ni*cate (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The white-lipped peccary.

                                    Tag-rag

   Tag"-rag`  (?), n. & a. [See Tag an end, and Rag.] The lowest class of
   people; the rabble. Cf. Rag, tag, and bobtail, under Bobtail.

     If  the  tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, I am no true
     man. Shak.

                                    Tagsore

   Tag"sore`  (?),  n. (Far.) Adhesion of the tail of a sheep to the wool
   from  excoriation  produced  by contact with the feces; -- called also
   tagbelt. [Obs.]

                                    Tagtail

   Tag"tail` (?), n.

   1. A worm which has its tail conspicuously colored.

   2.  A  person  who attaches himself to another against the will of the
   latter; a hanger-on.

                                    Taguan

   Tag"u*an (?), n. [From the native name in the East Indies.] (Zo\'94l.)
   A  large  flying  squirrel (Pteromys petuarista). Its body becomes two
   feet long, with a large bushy tail nearly as long.
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                                   Taguicati

   Ta`gui*ca"ti   (?),   n.   [From  the  native  name.]  (Zo\'94l.)  The
   white-lipped peccary.

                                     Taha

   Ta"ha  (?),  n.  The  African  rufous-necked weaver bird (Hyphantornis
   texor).

                                    Tahaleb

   Ta*ha"leb  (?),  n.  [From  the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A fox (Vulpes
   Niloticus) of Northern Africa.

                                   Tahitian

   Ta*hi"ti*an  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to Tahiti, an island in the
   Pacific Ocean. -- n. A native inhabitant of Tahiti.

                                     Tahr

   Tahr (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Thar.

                                     Tail

   Tail  (?),  n.  [F.  taille  a  cutting.  See  Entail,  Tally.]  (Law)
   Limitation;  abridgment. Burrill. Estate in tail, a limited, abridged,
   or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the
   other heirs are precluded; -- called also estate tail. Blackstone.

                                     Tail

   Tail, a. (Law) Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail.

                                     Tail

   Tail,  n.  [AS.  t\'91gel,  t\'91gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw.
   tagel, Goth. tagl hair. \'fb59.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage
   of an animal.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e tail of mammals and reptiles contains a series of
     movable  vertebr\'91, and is covered with flesh and hairs or scales
     like  those  of other parts of the body. The tail of existing birds
     consists  of  several  more  or less consolidated vertebr\'91 which
     supports  a  fanlike group of quills to which the term tail is more
     particularly  applied.  The tail of fishes consists of the tapering
     hind  portion  of the body ending in a caudal fin. The term tail is
     sometimes  applied to the entire abdomen of a crustacean or insect,
     and sometimes to the terminal piece or pygidium alone.

   2. Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever resembles, in shape
   or position, the tail of an animal, as a catkin.

     Doretus  writes  a  great  praise  of the distilled waters of those
     tails that hang on willow trees. Harvey.

   3.  Hence,  the back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything, -- as
   opposed to the head, or the superior part.

     The  Lord  will make thee the head, and not the tail. Deut. xxviii.
     13.

   4. A train or company of attendants; a retinue.

     "Ah,"  said he, "if you saw but the chief with his tail on." Sir W.
     Scott.

   5.  The  side of a coin opposite to that which bears the head, effigy,
   or  date;  the reverse; -- rarely used except in the expression "heads
   or  tails,"  employed  when  a  coin  is  thrown up for the purpose of
   deciding some point by its fall.

   6. (Anat.) The distal tendon of a muscle.

   7.  (Bot.)  A  downy  or  feathery  appendage to certain achens. It is
   formed of the permanent elongated style.

   8.  (Surg.)  (a)  A  portion  of an incision, at its beginning or end,
   which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more
   painful  than  a complete incision; -- called also tailing. (b) One of
   the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one
   or more times.

   9.  (Naut.) A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be
   lashed to anything.

   10.  (Mus.)  The  part  of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or
   downward from the head; the stem. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

   11. pl. Same as Tailing, 4.

   12.  (Arch.)  The  bottom  or  lower portion of a member or part, as a
   slate or tile.

   13. pl. (Mining) See Tailing, n., 5.
   Tail  beam. (Arch.) Same as Tailpiece. -- Tail coverts (Zo\'94l.), the
   feathers  which cover the bases of the tail quills. They are sometimes
   much  longer than the quills, and form elegant plumes. Those above the
   quills  are  called the upper tail coverts, and those below, the under
   tail  coverts.  --  Tail end, the latter end; the termination; as, the
   tail  end  of  a  contest.  [Colloq.]  --  Tail joist. (Arch.) Same as
   Tailpiece.  --  Tail  of a comet (Astron.), a luminous train extending
   from  the nucleus or body, often to a great distance, and usually in a
   direction  opposite  to the sun. -- Tail of a gale (Naut.), the latter
   part  of  it,  when  the wind has greatly abated. Totten. -- Tail of a
   lock  (on a canal), the lower end, or entrance into the lower pond. --
   Tail  of  the  trenches (Fort.), the post where the besiegers begin to
   break  ground,  and  cover  themselves  from the fire of the place, in
   advancing  the  lines of approach. -- Tail spindle, the spindle of the
   tailstock  of a turning lathe; -- called also dead spindle. -- To turn
   tail, to run away; to flee.

     Would  she  turn  tail to the heron, and fly quite out another way;
     but all was to return in a higher pitch. Sir P. Sidney.

                                     Tail

   Tail, v. t.

   1.  To  follow  or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as
   that which can not be evaded. [Obs.]

     Nevertheless  his  bond  of  two  thousand pounds, wherewith he was
     tailed,   continued   uncanceled,   and  was  called  on  the  next
     Parliament. Fuller.

   2. To pull or draw by the tail. [R.] Hudibras.
   To  tail in OR on (Arch.), to fasten by one of the ends into a wall or
   some other support; as, to tail in a timber.

                                     Tail

   Tail, v. i.

   1.  (Arch.) To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon
   a wall or other support; -- with in or into.

   2.  (Naut.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of
   a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream.
   Tail on. (Naut.) See Tally on, under Tally.

                                    Tailage

   Tail"age (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) See Tallage.

                                   Tail-bay

   Tail"-bay` (?), n.

   1.  (Arch.)  One  of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the
   other  on  a  girder;  also,  the space between a wall and the nearest
   girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay.

   2. The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.

                                   Tailblock

   Tail"block` (?), n. (Naut.) A block with a tail. See Tail, 9.

                                   Tailboard

   Tail"board`  (?),  n.  The  board  at the rear end of a cart or wagon,
   which  can  be  removed  or  let  down,  for convenience in loading or
   unloading.

                                    Tailed

   Tailed (?), a. Having a tail; having (such) a tail or (so many) tails;
   -- chiefly used in composition; as, bobtailed, longtailed, etc.

     Snouted and tailed like a boar. Grew.

                                    Tailing

   Tail"ing (?), n.

   1. (Arch.) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
   Gwilt.

   2. (Surg.) Same as Tail, n., 8 (a).

   3. Sexual intercourse. [Obs.] Chaucer.

   4.  pl.  The  lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing
   and winnowing; chaff.

   5. pl. (Mining) The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind the tail
   of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed over again to secure
   whatever metal may exist in it. Called also tails. Pryce.

                                    Taille

   Taille (?), n. [F. See Tally, Tailor.]

   1. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood. [Obs.]

     Whether that he paid or took by taille. Chaucer.

   2.  (O.  F. Law) Any imposition levied by the king, or any other lord,
   upon his subjects.

     The taille, as it still subsists in France, may serve as an example
     of  those  ancient  tallages.  It was a tax upon the profits of the
     farmer, which they estimate by the stock that he has upon the farm.
     A. Smith.

   3.  (Mus.)  The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the
   tenor viol or viola.

                                   Tailless

   Tail"less (?), a. Having no tail. H. Spencer.

                                    Taillie

   Tail"lie (?), n. (Scots Law) Same as Tailzie.

                                    Tailor

   Tai"lor  (?),  n.  [OF.  tailleor,  F.  tailleur, fr. OF. taillier, F.
   tailler  to  cut,  fr.  L.  talea  a  rod, stick, a cutting, layer for
   planting. Cf. Detail, Entail, Retail, Tally, n.]

   1.  One  whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments; also,
   one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer garments.

     Well  said,  good  woman's  tailor  . . . I would thou wert a man's
     tailor. Shak.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) The mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring. (b)
   The silversides.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) The goldfish. [Prov. Eng.]
   Salt-water tailor (Zo\'94l.), the bluefish. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett. --
   Tailor  bird  (Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species of small Asiatic
   and  East  Indian  singing  birds belonging to Orthotomus, Prinia, and
   allied genera. They are noted for the skill with which they sew leaves
   together  to  form nests. The common Indian species are O. longicauda,
   which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail coverts yellowish green,
   and  the  under  parts  white;  and  the golden-headed tailor bird (O.
   coronatus),  which  has the top of the head golden yellow and the back
   and wings pale olive-green.

                                    Tailor

   Tai"lor, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tailored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tailoring.]
   To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a tailor.

     These  tailoring  artists  for  our  lays  Invent cramped rules. M.
     Green.

                                   Tailoress

   Tai"lor*ess, n. A female tailor.

                                   Tailoring

   Tai"lor*ing, adv. The business or the work of a tailor or a tailoress.

                                   Tailpiece

   Tail"piece` (?), n.

   1. A piece at the end; an appendage.

   2.  (Arch.)  One  of  the  timbers  which tail into a header, in floor
   framing. See Illust. of Header.

   3.  (Print.)  An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill
   up the space, or at the end of a book. Savage.

   4.  A  piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a
   violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.

                                    Tailpin

   Tail"pin"  (?),  n.  (Mach.)  The  center  in the spindle of a turning
   lathe.

                                   Tailrace

   Tail"race` (?), n.

   1. See Race, n., 6.

   2.  (Mining)  The  channel  in which tailings, suspended in water, are
   conducted away.

                                   Tailstock

   Tail"stock`  (?),  n.  The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which
   carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports
   the live spindle.

                                  Tail-water

   Tail"-wa`ter (?), n. Water in a tailrace.

                                    Tailzie

   Tail"zie  (-z&icr;  OR  -y&icr;),  n.  [F.  tailler to cut. See Tail a
   limitation.]  (Scots  Law)  An  entailment  or  deed whereby the legal
   course  of  succession  is  cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted.
   [Written also tailzee.]

                                     Tain

   Tain  (?),  n.  [OE.  tein, teyne; cf. Icel. teinn a twig, akin to AS.
   t\'ben,  Goth.  tains.]  Thin  tin  plate; also, tin foil for mirrors.
   Knight.

                                     Taint

   Taint (?), n. [Cf. F. atteinte a blow, bit, stroke. See Attaint.]

   1. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect. [Obs.]

     This  taint  he followed with his sword drawn from a silver sheath.
     Chapman.

   2.  An  injury  done  to  a  lance  in an encounter, without its being
   broken;  also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable
   or unscientific manner. [Obs.]

                                     Taint

   Taint,  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tainted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tainting.] To
   thrust ineffectually with a lance. [Obs.]

                                     Taint

   Taint, v. t.

   1.  To  injure,  as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a
   lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner. [Obs.]

     Do not fear; I have A staff to taint, and bravely. Massinger.

   2. To hit or touch lightly, in tilting. [Obs.]

     They tainted each other on the helms and passed by. Ld. Berners.

                                     Taint

   Taint, v. t. [F. teint, p.p. of teindre to dye, tinge, fr. L. tingere,
   tinctum. See Tinge, and cf. Tint.]

   1.  To  imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with
   something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect;
   to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.

   2. Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.

     His unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love. Shak.

   Syn.  --  To  contaminate;  defile; pollute; corrupt; infect; disease;
   vitiate; poison.

                                     Taint

   Taint (?), v. i.

   1.  To  be  infected  or  corrupted;  to  be  touched  with  something
   corrupting.

     I can not taint with fear. Shak.

   2. To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in
   warm weather.

                                     Taint

   Taint, n.

   1. Tincture; hue; color; tinge. [Obs.]

   2. Infection; corruption; deprivation.

     He  had inherited from his parents a scrofulous taint, which it was
     beyond the power of medicine to remove. Macaulay.

   3. A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.

                                   Taintless

   Taint"less, a. Free from taint or infection; pure.

                                  Taintlessly

   Taint"less*ly, adv. In a taintless manner.

                                   Tainture

   Tain"ture (?), n. [F. teinture. See Taint to stain, and cf. Tincture.]
   Taint; tinge; difilement; stain; spot. [R.] Shak.

                                   Taintworm

   Taint"worm`  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A destructive parasitic worm or insect
   larva.

                                     Taira

   Tai"ra (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tayra.

                                     Tairn

   Tairn (?), n. See Tarn. Coleridge.

                                     Tait

   Tait  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  small nocturnal and arboreal Australian
   marsupial  (Tarsipes  rostratus)  about  the size of a mouse. It has a
   long  muzzle,  a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds upon honey
   and insects. Called also noolbenger.

                              Taja\'87u, Tajassu

   Ta*ja\'87"u,   Ta*jas"su   (?),   n.  [Pg.  taja\'87\'a3,  from  Braz.
   taya\'87\'a3  a  hog  or  swine.]  (Zo\'94l.) The common, or collared,
   peccary.

                                     Take

   Take (?), obs. p. p. of Take. Taken. Chaucer.
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                                     Take

   Take, v. t. [imp. Took (?); p. p. Takend (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Taking.]
   [Icel.  taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t\'c7kan to touch; of
   uncertain origin.]

   1.  In  an  active  sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or
   otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure;
   to  seize  and  carry  away; to convey. Hence, specifically: -- (a) To
   obtain  possession  of  by  force  or  artifice; to get the custody or
   control  of;  to  reduce  into  subjection  to one's power or will; to
   capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a
   ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize;
   -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.

     This man was taken of the Jews. Acts xxiii. 27.

     Men  in their loose, unguarded hours they take; Not that themselves
     are wise, but others weak. Pope.

     They  that  come abroad after these showers are commonly taken with
     sickness. Bacon.

     There  he blasts the tree and takes the cattle And makes milch kine
     yield blood. Shak.

   (b)  To  gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to
   engage; to interest; to charm.

     Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Prov. vi. 25.

     Cleombroutus  was  so  taken  with  this  prospect,  that he had no
     patience. Wake.

     I  know  not  why,  but  there  was  a something in those half-seen
     features,  --  a  charm  in  the  very  shadow that hung over their
     imagined  beauty,  --  which  took  me more than all the outshining
     loveliness of her companions. Moore.

   (c)  To  make  selection  of;  to  choose;  also,  to turn to; to have
   recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.

     Saul  said,  Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan
     was taken. 1 Sam. xiv. 42.

     The  violence of storming is the course which God is forced to take
     for the destroying . . . of sinners. Hammond.

   (d) To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it
   takes so much cloth to make a coat.

     This man always takes time . . . before he passes his judgments. I.
     Watts.

   (e)  To  form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to
   take picture of a person.

     Beauty alone could beauty take so right. Dryden.

   (f) To draw; to deduce; to derive. [R.]

     The firm belief of a future judgment is the most forcible motive to
     a  good  life,  because  taken  from this consideration of the most
     lasting happiness and misery. Tillotson.

   (g)  To  assume;  to  adopt;  to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's
   self;  to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy
   or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as
   a  resolution;  --  used  in  general  senses,  limited by a following
   complement,  in  many  idiomatic  phrases; as, to take a resolution; I
   take  the liberty to say. (h) To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child
   to  church.  (i)  To  carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand
   over; as, he took the book to the bindery.

     He took me certain gold, I wot it well. Chaucer.

   (k)  To  remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the
   breath from one; to take two from four.

   2.  In  a  somewhat  passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to
   acknowledge;  to  accept. Specifically: -- (a) To accept, as something
   offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.

     Ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for the life of a murderer. Num.
     xxxv. 31.

     Let  not  a widow be taken into the number under threescore. 1 Tim.
     v. 10.

   (b)  To  receive  as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to
   swallow;  as,  to  take food or wine. (c) Not to refuse or balk at; to
   undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence. (d) To bear
   without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure;
   as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man. (e) To admit,
   as,  something  presented  to  the  mind; not to dispute; to allow; to
   accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand;
   to  interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to
   take  a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men
   for spies.

     You take me right. Bacon.

     Charity,  taken  in  its  largest  extent,  is nothing else but the
     science love of God and our neighbor. Wake.

     [He]  took that for virtue and affection which was nothing but vice
     in a disguise. South.

     You'd doubt his sex, and take him for a girl. Tate.

   (f) To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to
   submit  to;  to  enter into agreement with; -- used in general senses;
   as, to take a form or shape.

     I take thee at thy word. Rowe.

     Yet  thy  moist clay is pliant to command; . . . Not take the mold.
     Dryden.

   To  be  taken aback, To take advantage of, To take air, etc. See under
   Aback, Advantage, etc. -- To take aim, to direct the eye or weapon; to
   aim.  -- To take along, to carry, lead, or convey. -- To take arms, to
   commence war or hostilities. -- To take away, to carry off; to remove;
   to  cause  deprivation of; to do away with; as, a bill for taking away
   the  votes  of  bishops.  "By  your  own  law, I take your life away."
   Dryden. -- To take breath, to stop, as from labor, in order to breathe
   or  rest;  to  recruit  or  refresh  one's  self.  -- To take care, to
   exercise  care or vigilance; to be solicitous. "Doth God take care for
   oxen?"  1  Cor.  ix. 9. -- To take care of, to have the charge or care
   of;  to  care  for; to superintend or oversee. -- To take down. (a) To
   reduce;  to  bring down, as from a high, or higher, place; as, to take
   down  a  book;  hence, to bring lower; to depress; to abase or humble;
   as,  to  take  down  pride,  or  the  proud.  "I never attempted to be
   impudent  yet,  that I was not taken down." Goldsmith. (b) To swallow;
   as, to take down a potion. (c) To pull down; to pull to pieces; as, to
   take  down a house or a scaffold. (d) To record; to write down; as, to
   take down a man's words at the time he utters them. -- To take effect,
   To  take  fire.  See  under Effect, and Fire. -- To take ground to the
   right  OR to the left (Mil.), to extend the line to the right or left;
   to  move,  as  troops, to the right or left. -- To take heart, to gain
   confidence  or  courage;  to  be  encouraged.  --  To take heed, to be
   careful  or cautious. "Take heed what doom against yourself you give."
   Dryden.  -- To take heed to, to attend with care, as, take heed to thy
   ways.  --  To  take hold of, to seize; to fix on. -- To take horse, to
   mount  and  ride a horse. -- To take in. (a) To inclose; to fence. (b)
   To  encompass or embrace; to comprise; to comprehend. (c) To draw into
   a smaller compass; to contract; to brail or furl; as, to take in sail.
   (d)  To  cheat;  to  circumvent; to gull; to deceive. [Colloq.] (e) To
   admit;  to  receive; as, a leaky vessel will take in water. (f) To win
   by conquest. [Obs.]
   
     For now Troy's broad-wayed town He shall take in. Chapman.
     
   (g) To receive into the mind or understanding. "Some bright genius can
   take  in  a  long  train  of  propositions."  I. Watts. (h) To receive
   regularly,  as  a  periodical work or newspaper; to take. [Eng.] -- To
   take  in  hand. See under Hand. -- To take in vain, to employ or utter
   as  in  an  oath. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in
   vain." Ex. xx. 7. -- To take issue. See under Issue. -- To take leave.
   See  Leave,  n.,  2. -- To take a newspaper, magazine, or the like, to
   receive  it  regularly,  as on paying the price of subscription. -- To
   take  notice,  to observe, or to observe with particular attention. --
   To  take  notice  of. See under Notice. -- To take oath, to swear with
   solemnity,  or in a judicial manner. -- To take off. (a) To remove, as
   from  the  surface or outside; to remove from the top of anything; as,
   to take off a load; to take off one's hat. (b) To cut off; as, to take
   off  the head, or a limb. (c) To destroy; as, to take off life. (d) To
   remove;  to  invalidate; as, to take off the force of an argument. (e)
   To  withdraw; to call or draw away. Locke. (f) To swallow; as, to take
   off a glass of wine. (g) To purchase; to take in trade. "The Spaniards
   having  no  commodities that we will take off." Locke. (h) To copy; to
   reproduce.  "Take  off  all  their  models  in  wood." Addison. (i) To
   imitate; to mimic; to personate. (k) To find place for; to dispose of;
   as,  more  scholars  than preferments can take off. [R.] Bacon. <-- to
   begin  to  fly;  --  said  of an airplane, or of a person operating an
   airplane or other flying device. --> -- To take on, to assume; to take
   upon  one's  self; as, to take on a character or responsibility. -- To
   take  one's  own course, to act one's pleasure; to pursue the measures
   of one's own choice. -- To take order for. See under Order. -- To take
   order  with, to check; to hinder; to repress. [Obs.] Bacon. -- To take
   orders.  (a)  To  receive directions or commands. (b) (Eccl.) To enter
   some  grade of the ministry. See Order, n., 10. -- To take out. (a) To
   remove  from  within a place; to separate; to deduct. (b) To draw out;
   to  remove;  to clear or cleanse from; as, to take out a stain or spot
   from  cloth.  (c) To produce for one's self; as, to take out a patent.
   <-- "produce"?? better, "obtain" --> (d) To put an end to; as, to take
   the conceit out of a man. (e) To escort; as, to take out to dinner.<--
   usu.  paying  the  expenses --> -- To take over, to undertake; to take
   the  management  of. [Eng.] Cross (Life of G. Eliot). -- To take part,
   to  share;  as, they take part in our rejoicing. -- To take part with,
   to  unite  with; to join with.<-- take part in = participate in --> --
   To  take  place, root, sides, stock, etc. See under Place, Root, Side,
   etc. -- To take the air. (a) (Falconry) To seek to escape by trying to
   rise  higher than the falcon; -- said of a bird. (b) See under Air. --
   To  take  the field. (Mil.) See under Field. -- To take thought, to be
   concerned  or  anxious; to be solicitous. Matt. vi. 25, 27. -- To take
   to heart. See under Heart. -- To take to task, to reprove; to censure.
   --  <--  to take to the air, to take off. --> To take up. (a) To lift;
   to  raise. Hood. (b) To buy or borrow; as, to take up goods to a large
   amount;  to  take up money at the bank. (c) To begin; as, to take up a
   lamentation.  Ezek.  xix.  1.  (d)  To gather together; to bind up; to
   fasten  or  to  replace; as, to take up raveled stitches; specifically
   (Surg.),  to  fasten  with  a  ligature. (e) To engross; to employ; to
   occupy  or  fill;  as, to take up the time; to take up a great deal of
   room.  (f)  To  take  permanently.  "Arnobius  asserts that men of the
   finest  parts  .  .  .  took up their rest in the Christian religion."
   Addison. (g) To seize; to catch; to arrest; as, to take up a thief; to
   take up vagabonds. (h) To admit; to believe; to receive. [Obs.]

     The ancients took up experiments upon credit. Bacon.

   (i) To answer by reproof; to reprimand; to berate.

     One of his relations took him up roundly. L'Estrange.

   (k)  To  begin  where  another  left  off;  to  keep  up in continuous
   succession.

     Soon  as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous
     tale. Addison.

   <--  The  second  volume takes up where the first left off. --> (l) To
   assume;  to  adopt as one's own; to carry on or manage; as, to take up
   the quarrels of our neighbors; to take up current opinions. "They take
   up  our old trade of conquering." Dryden. (m) To comprise; to include.
   "The  noble  poem  of  Palemon and Arcite . . . takes up seven years."
   Dryden. (n) To receive, accept, or adopt for the purpose of assisting;
   to  espouse  the cause of; to favor. Ps. xxvii. 10. (o) To collect; to
   exact,  as  a  tax;  to  levy; as, to take up a contribution. "Take up
   commodities upon our bills." Shak. (p) To pay and receive; as, to take
   up  a  note at the bank. (q) (Mach.) To remove, as by an adjustment of
   parts;  as,  to  take  up  lost motion, as in a bearing; also, to make
   tight,  as  by  winding,  or  drawing;  as, to take up slack thread in
   sewing.  (r)  To  make  up;  to  compose;  to settle; as, to take up a
   quarrel.  [Obs.] Shak. <-- (s) To accept from someone, as a wager or a
   challenge.  "J.  took M. up on his challenge." --> -- To take up arms.
   Same  as  To  take  arms,  above.  --  To take upon one's self. (a) To
   assume;  to  undertake;  as,  he takes upon himself to assert that the
   fact  is  capable of proof. (b) To appropriate to one's self; to allow
   to  be  imputed  to,  or  inflicted upon, one's self; as, to take upon
   one's  self  a  punishment.  --  To  take  up  the gauntlet. See under
   Gauntlet.

                                     Take

   Take (?), v. i.

   1. To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended
   effect;  to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus
   did not take. Shak.

     When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise. Bacon.

     In  impressions  from  mind  to mind, the impression taketh, but is
     overcome . . . before it work any manifest effect. Bacon.

   2. To please; to gain reception; to succeed.

     Each  wit may praise it for his own dear sake, And hint he writ it,
     if the thing should take. Addison.

   3.  To  move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to
   proceed;  to  go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed,
   took to the hedge.

   4.  To  admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does
   not take well.
   To  take  after.  (a)  To learn to follow; to copy; to imitate; as, he
   takes  after  a good pattern. (b) To resemble; as, the son takes after
   his father. -- To take in with, to resort to. [Obs.] Bacon. -- To take
   on,  to  be  violently affected; to express grief or pain in a violent
   manner.  --  To take to. (a) To apply one's self to; to be fond of; to
   become  attached  to;  as,  to take to evil practices. "If he does but
   take  to  you,  .  . . you will contract a great friendship with him."
   Walpole.  (b) To resort to; to betake one's self to. "Men of learning,
   who take to business, discharge it generally with greater honesty than
   men  of  the  world."  Addison.  --  To  take  up. (a) To stop. [Obs.]
   "Sinners  at  last  take  up  and  settle  in a contempt of religion."
   Tillotson.  (b) To reform. [Obs.] Locke. -- To take up with. (a) To be
   contended  to  receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with;
   as,  to  take  up  with  plain  fare.  "In  affairs  which may have an
   extensive  influence  on  our  future happiness, we should not take up
   with  probabilities."  I.  Watts.  (b)  To  lodge with; to dwell with.
   [Obs.] L'Estrange. -- To take with, to please. Bacon.

                                     Take

   Take, n.

   1.  That  which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at
   one haul or catch.

   2. (Print.) The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.

                                    Take-in

   Take"-in` (?), n. Imposition; fraud. [Colloq.]

                                     Taken

   Tak"en (?), p. p. of Take.

                                   Take-off

   Take"-off` (?), n. An imitation, especially in the way of caricature.

                                     Taker

   Tak"er  (?),  n.  One  who  takes  or  receives;  one  who  catches or
   apprehended.

                                    Take-up

   Take"-up`   (?),   n.   (Mach.)  That  which  takes  up  or  tightens;
   specifically,  a  device  in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack
   thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.

                                    Taking

   Tak"ing (?), a.

   1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting.

     Subtile in making his temptations most taking. Fuller.

   2.  Infectious;  contageous. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. -- Tak"ing*ly, adv. --
   Tak"ing*ness, n.

                                    Taking

   Tak"ing, n.

   1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

   2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind. [Colloq.]

     What  a  taking  was  he in, when your husband asked who was in the
     basket! Shak.

   3. Malign influence; infection. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Taking-off

   Tak"ing-off` (?), n. Removal; murder. See To take off (c), under Take,
   v. t.

     The deep damnation of his taking-off. Shak.

                                   Talapoin

   Tal"a*poin  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A small African monkey (Cercopithecus,
   OR Miopithecus, talapoin) -- called also melarhine.

                                    Talaria

   Ta*la"ri*a (?), n. pl. [L., from talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr.
   talus  ankle.]  (Class. Myth.) Small wings or winged shoes represented
   as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.

                                    Talbot

   Tal"bot (?), n. A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit
   of game. [Obs.] Wase (1654).

     NOTE: &hand; The figure of a dog is borne in the arms of the Talbot
     family, whence, perhaps, the name.

                                   Talbotype

   Tal"bo*type (?), n. (Photog.) Same as Calotype.

                                     Talc

   Talc  (?),  n.  [F. talc; cf. Sp. & It. talco, LL. talcus; all fr. Ar.
   talq.]  (Min.) A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish,
   or  grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous
   silicate  of  magnesia.  Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular
   variety.  Indurated talc, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact
   texture,  and  greater  hardness than common talc; -- called also talc
   slate.

                               Talcose, Talcous

   Tal*cose"  (?),  Talc"ous  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  talqueux.] (Min.) Of or
   pertaining to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc.

                                     Tale

   Tale (?), n. See Tael.

                                     Tale

   Tale,  n. [AS. talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D. taal speech,
   language,  G. zahl number, OHG. zala, Icel. tal, tala, number, speech,
   Sw.  tal, Dan. tal number, tale speech, Goth. talzjan to instruct. Cf.
   Tell, v. t., Toll a tax, also Talk, v. i.]

   1.  That  which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of
   what  has  occured;  narrative;  discourse; statement; history; story.
   "The  tale  of  Troy  divine." Milton. "In such manner rime is Dante's
   tale." Chaucer.

     We spend our years as a tale that is told. Ps. xc. 9.

   2. A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration;
   a  count,  in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or
   stated.

     The ignorant, . . . who measure by tale, and not by weight. Hooker.

     And every shepherd tells his tale, Under the hawthornn in the dale.
     Milton.

     In packing, they keep a just tale of the number. Carew.

   3. (Law) A count or declaration. [Obs.]
   To tell tale of, to make account of. [Obs.]

     Therefore  little  tale  hath he told Of any dream, so holy was his
     heart. Chaucer.

   Syn.  --  Anecdote; story; fable; incident; memoir; relation; account;
   legend; narrative.

                                     Tale

   Tale (?), v. i. To tell stories. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gower.

                                  Talebearer

   Tale"bear`er  (?),  n.  One  who  officiously  tells  tales;  one  who
   impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc.,
   and makes mischief.

     Spies  and talebearers, encouraged by her father, did their best to
     inflame her resentment. Macaulay.

                                  Talebearing

   Tale"bear`ing, a. Telling tales officiously.

                                  Talebearing

   Tale"bear`ing,  n.  The act of informing officiously; communication of
   sectrts, scandal, etc., maliciously.

                                     Taled

   Ta"led  (?),  n. (Jewish Antiq.) A kind of quadrangular piece of cloth
   put on by the Jews when repeating prayers in the synagogues. Crabb.

                                    Taleful

   Tale"ful (?), a. Full of stories. [R.] Thomson.

                                   Talegalla

   Tal`e*gal"la  (?),  n.  [NL.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A genus of Australian birds
   which includes the brush turkey. See Brush turkey.

                                    Talent

   Tal"ent  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr.  L.  talentum  a talent (in sense 1), Gr.
   tolerare,  tollere,  to  lift  up,  sustain, endure. See Thole, v. t.,
   Tolerate.]

   1.  Among  the  ancient  Greeks,  a weight and a denomination of money
   equal  to  60  min\'91  or  6,000  drachm\'91.  The Attic talent, as a
   weight,  was  about  57  lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver
   money, its value was \'9c243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.

     Rowing  vessel  whose  burden does not exceed five hundred talents.
     Jowett (Thucid.).

   2.  Among  the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver
   it  was  equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about
   93

   3. Inclination; will; disposition; desire. [Obs.]

     They  rather  counseled  you  to  your  talent than to your profit.
     Chaucer.

   4.  Intellectual  ability,  natural  or  acquired; mental endowment or
   capacity;  skill  in  accomplishing;  a  special gift, particularly in
   business,  art,  or  the  like;  faculty;  a  use of the word probably
   originating  in  the  Scripture  parable  of  the  talents (Matt. xxv.
   14-30).

     He is chiefly to be considered in his three different talents, as a
     critic, a satirist, and a writer of odes. Dryden.

     His  talents,  his  accomplishments, his graceful manners, made him
     generally popular. Macaulay.

   Syn. -- Ability; faculty; gift; endowment. See Genius.

                                   Talented

   Tal"ent*ed,  a.  Furnished  with  talents; possessing skill or talent;
   mentally gifted. Abp. Abbot (1663).

     NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd has been strongly objected to by Coleridge
     and  some  other critics, but, as it would seem, upon not very good
     grounds, as the use of talent or talents to signify mental ability,
     although  at  first  merely metaphorical, is now fully established,
     and  talented, as a formative, is just as analogical and legitimate
     as  gifted, bigoted, moneyed, landed, lilied, honeyed, and numerous
     other  adjectives  having  a  participal form, but derived directly
     from nouns and not from verbs.

                                     Tales

   Ta"les  (?),  n.  [L.,  pl.  of  talis  such (persons).] (Law) (a) pl.
   Persons  added  to  a  jury,  commonly  from  those  in  or  about the
   courthouse,  to  make  up  any  deficiency  in  the  number  of jurors
   regularly  summoned,  being  like,  or  such  as,  the latter. Blount.
   Blackstone. (b) syntactically sing. The writ by which such persons are
   summoned.  Tales  book,  a  book  containing  the names of such as are
   admitted  of  the  tales.  Blount.  Craig. -- Tales de circumstantibus
   [L.], such, or the like, from those standing about.

                                   Talesman

   Tales"man  (?), n.; pl. Talesmen (. (Law) A person called to make up a
   deficiency in the number of jurors when a tales is awarded. Wharton.

                                  Taleteller

   Tale"tell`er  (?),  n. One who tells tales or stories, especially in a
   mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler.

                                   Talewise

   Tale"wise` (?), adv. In a way of a tale or story.

                                  Taliacotian

   Tal"ia*co`tian (?), a. See Tagliacotian.

                                   Taliation

   Tal`i*a"tion (?), n. Retaliation. [Obs.]

     Just heav'n this taliation did decree. Beaumont.

                                    Talion

   Ta"li*on  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr.  L.  talio,  perh.  fr.  talis such. Cf.
   Retaliation.] Retaliation. [R.] Holinshed.

                                    Talipes

   Tal"i*pes  (?),  n.  [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot;
   cf.  L.  talipedare  to  be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the
   ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called clubfoot. See Clubfoot.

     NOTE: &hand; Se veral va rieties ar e di stinguished; as , Ta lipes
     varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; T. valgus, in
     which the foot is bent outward; T. equinus, in which the sole faces
     backward  and  the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and T.
     calcaneus  (called also talus), in which the sole faces forward and
     the patient walks upon the heel.

                                    Talipot

   Tal"i*pot  (?), n. [Hind. t\'belp\'bet the leaf of the tree.] (Bot.) A
   beautiful  tropical  palm  tree  (Corypha  umbraculifera), a native of
   Ceylon  and  the  Malabar  coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet
   high,  bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves which are used as
   umbrellas  and  as  fans in ceremonial processions, and, when cut into
   strips, as a substitute for writing paper.
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                                   Talisman

   Tal"is*man  (?), n.; pl. Talismans (#). [Sp., from Ar. tilism, tilsam,
   a magical image, pl. tilsam\'ben, fr. Gr.

   1.  A  magical  figure  cut  or  engraved  under certain superstitious
   observances  of  the  configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful
   effects  are  ascribed;  the  seal,  figure, character, or image, of a
   heavenly  sign,  constellation,  or  planet, engraved on a sympathetic
   stone,  or  on  a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive
   its influence.

   2.  Hence,  something  that  produces  extraordinary  effects, esp. in
   averting  or  repelling  evil;  an  amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to
   avert diseases. Swift.

                           Talismanic, Talismanical

   Tal`is*man"ic  (?), Tal`is*man"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. talismanique.] Of
   or  pertaining  to a talisman; having the properties of a talisman, or
   preservative against evils by occult influence; magical.

                                     Talk

   Talk  (?),  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Talked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Talking.]
   [Cf.  LG. talk talk, gabble, Prov. G. talken to speak indistinctly; or
   OD.  tolken  to interpret, MHG. tolkan to interpret, to tell, to speak
   indistinctly,   Dan.  tolke  to  interpret,  Sw.  tolka,  Icel.  t  to
   interpret,  t  an  interpreter, Lith. tulkas an interpreter, tulkanti,
   tulk\'d3ti, to interpret, Russ. tolkovate to interpret, to talk about;
   or perhaps fr. OE. talien to speak (see Tale, v. i. & n.).]

   1.  To  utter  words;  esp.,  to  converse familiarly; to speak, as in
   familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

     I  will  buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you,
     and so following, but I will not eat with you. Shak.

   2. To confer; to reason; to consult.

     Let me talk with thee of thy judgments. Jer. xii. 1.

   3. To prate; to speak impertinently. [Colloq.]
   To  talk  of,  to  relate; to tell; to give an account of; as, authors
   talk  of  the  wonderful remains of Palmyra. "The natural histories of
   Switzerland talk much of the fall of these rocks, and the great damage
   done."  Addison.  --  To  talk  to, to advise or exhort, or to reprove
   gently; as, I will talk to my son respecting his conduct. [Colloq.]
   
                                     Talk
                                       
   Talk, v. t.
   
   1.  To  speak  freely;  to use for conversing or communicating; as, to
   talk French.
   
   2.  To  deliver  in  talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of
   conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
   
   3.  To  consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to
   talk away an evening.
   
   4.  To  cause  to be or become by talking. "They would talk themselves
   mad." Shak.
   To  talk  over.  (a)  To talk about; to have conference respecting; to
   deliberate upon; to discuss; as, to talk over a matter or plan. (b) To
   change  the  mind  or  opinion of by talking; to convince; as, to talk
   over an opponent.

                                     Talk

   Talk, n.

   1.   The   act  of  talking;  especially,  familiar  converse;  mutual
   discourse; that which is uttered, especially in familiar conversation,
   or the mutual converse of two or more.

     In various talk the instructive hours they passed. Pope.

     Their  talk,  when  it was not made up of nautical phrases, was too
     commonly made up of oaths and curses. Macaulay.

   2. Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.

     I hear a talk up and down of raising our money. Locke.

   3.  Subject  of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
   Syn. -- Conversation; colloquy; discourse; chat; dialogue; conference;
   communication. See Conversation.

                                   Talkative

   Talk"a*tive  (?),  a.  Given  to  much  talking.  Syn.  --  Garrulous;
   loquacious.    See    Garrulous.    --    Talk"a*tive*ly,    adv.   --
   Talk"a*tive*ness, n.

                                    Talker

   Talk"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who  talks;  especially,  one  who  is noted for his power of
   conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.

     There  probably  were  never  four  talkers  more admirable in four
     different   ways  than  Johnson,  Burke,  Beauclerk,  and  Garrick.
     Macaulay.

   2. A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler; a babbler; also, a
   boaster; a braggart; -- used in contempt or reproach. Jer. Taylor.

                                    Talking

   Talk"ing, a.

   1. That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot.

   2. Given to talk; loquacious.

     The  hawthorn  bush,  with seats beneath the shade, For talking age
     and whispering lovers made. Goldsmith.

                                     Tall

   Tall  (?),  a. [Compar. Taller (?); superl. Tallest.] [OE. tal seemly,
   elegant,  docile  (?);  of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un-tala, un-tale,
   bad,  Goth.  untals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn.
   tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper, just.]

   1.  High  in  stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension
   upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral
   extent  small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or
   mast.

     Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. Milton.

   2. Brave; bold; courageous. [Obs.]

     As  tall  a  trencherman  As  e'er  demolished a pye fortification.
     Massinger.

     His  companions,  being almost in despair of victory, were suddenly
     recomforted  by  Sir  William  Stanley,  which came to succors with
     three thousand tall men. Grafton.

   3.  Fine;  splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive. [Obs. or
   Slang]  B.  Jonson. Syn. -- High; lofty. -- Tall, High, Lofty. High is
   the  generic  term,  and  is  applied to anything which is elevated or
   raised above another thing. Tall specifically describes that which has
   a  small  diameter  in  proportion to its height; hence, we speak of a
   tall  man,  a tall steeple, a tall mast, etc., but not of a tall hill.
   Lofty  has a special reference to the expanse above us, and denotes an
   imposing  height;  as,  a  lofty  mountain;  a lofty room. Tall is now
   properly applied only to physical objects; high and lofty have a moral
   acceptation;  as,  high  thought,  purpose, etc.; lofty aspirations; a
   lofty  genius. Lofty is the stronger word, and is usually coupled with
   the grand or admirable.

                               Tallage, Talliage

   Tal"lage  (?),  Tal"li*age  (?),  n. [F. taillage. See Taille, and cf.
   Tailage.] (O. Eng. Law) A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights,
   and  inferior  tenants,  toward  the  public  expenses.  [Written also
   tailage, taillage.]

     NOTE: &hand; When paid out of knight's fees, it was called scutage;
     when  by  cities  and  burghs, tallage; when upon lands not held by
     military tenure, hidage.

   Blackstone.

                                    Tallage

   Tal"lage, v. t. To lay an impost upon; to cause to pay tallage.

                                    Tallier

   Tal"li*er (?), n. One who keeps tally.

                                   Tallness

   Tall"ness  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being tall; height of
   stature.

                                    Tallow

   Tal"low  (?),  n.  [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G.,
   Dan.  and  Sw.  talg, Icel. t\'d3lgr, t\'d3lg, t\'d3lk; and perhaps to
   Goth. tulgus firm.]

   1.  The  suet  or  fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated
   from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e so lid co nsistency of tallow is due to the large
     amount of stearin it contains. See Fat.

   2.  The  fat  of  some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain
   plants,  or  from  other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the
   sheep and ox kinds.
   Tallow  candle, a candle made of tallow. -- Tallow catch, a keech. See
   Keech.  [Obs.] -- Tallow chandler, one whose occupation is to make, or
   to  sell,  tallow  candles. -- Tallow chandlery, the trade of a tallow
   chandler;  also, the place where his business is carried on. -- Tallow
   tree  (Bot.), a tree (Stillingia sebifera) growing in China, the seeds
   of  which  are  covered with a substance which resembles tallow and is
   applied to the same purposes.

                                    Tallow

   Tal"low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tallowing.]

   1. To grease or smear with tallow.

   2.  To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow
   sheep.

                                   Tallower

   Tal"low*er (?), n. An animal which produces tallow.

                                  Tallow-face

   Tal"low-face` (?), n. One who has a sickly, pale complexion. Shak.

                                 Tallow-faced

   Tal"low-faced` (?), a. Having a sickly complexion; pale. Burton.

                                   Tallowing

   Tal"low*ing, n. The act, or art, of causing animals to produce tallow;
   also, the property in animals of producing tallow.

                                   Tallowish

   Tal"low*ish, a. Having the qualities of tallow.

                                    Tallowy

   Tal"low*y (?), a. Of the nature of tallow; resembling tallow; greasy.

                                   Tallwood

   Tall"wood` (?), n. [Cf. Tally.] Firewood cut into billets of a certain
   length. [Obs.] [Eng.]

                                     Tally

   Tal"ly  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tallies  (#).  [OE. taile, taille, F. taille a
   cutting,  cut  tally,  fr.  tailler to cut, but influenced probably by
   taill\'82,  p.p.  of  tailler.  See Tailor, and cf. Tail a limitation,
   Taille, Tallage.]

   1. Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as
   the  marks  of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc.,
   on which corresponding accounts were kept.

     NOTE: &hand; In  pu rshasing and selling, it was once customary for
     traders  to have two sticks, or one stick cleft into two parts, and
     to  mark  with a score or notch, on each, the number or quantity of
     goods delivered, -- the seller keeping one stick, and the purchaser
     the  other.  Before the use of writing, this, or something like it,
     was  the only method of keeping accounts; and tallies were received
     as  evidence  in  courts  of justice. In the English exchequer were
     tallies  of  loans, one part being kept in the exchequer, the other
     being given to the creditor in lieu of an obligation for money lent
     to government.

   2.  Hence,  any  account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on
   wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate.

   3. One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.

     They were framed the tallies for each other. Dryden.

   4.  A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn
   a tally in a game.

   5. A tally shop. See Tally shop, below.
   Tally shop, a shop at which goods or articles are sold to customers on
   account, the account being kept in corresponding books, one called the
   tally,  kept  by  the  buyer, the other the counter tally, kept by the
   seller,  and the payments being made weekly or otherwise by agreement.
   The  trade  thus  regulated  is  called tally trade. Eng. Encyc. -- To
   strike tallies, to act in correspondence, or alike. [Obs.] Fuller.
   
                                     Tally
                                       
   Tal"ly,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tallied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tallying.]
   [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See Tally, n.]
   
   1.  To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond;
   to cause to fit or suit.
   
     They are not so well tallied to the present juncture. Pope.

   2.  (Naut.)  To  check  off,  as  parcels  of freight going inboard or
   outboard. W. C. Russell.
   Tally on (Naut.), to dovetail together.

                                     Tally

   Tal"ly (?), v. i.

   1. To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.

     I  found  pieces  of  tiles  that exactly tallied with the channel.
     Addison.

     Your idea . . . tallies exactly with mine. Walpole.

   2. To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game.
   Tally  on  (Naut.),  to  man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a
   line or tail.

                                     Tally

   Tal"ly  (?),  adv. [See Tall, a.] Stoutly; with spirit. [Obs.] Beau. &
   Fl.

                                    Tallyho

   Tal"ly*ho` (?), interj. & n.

   1. The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.

   2. A tallyho coach.
   Tallyho coach, a pleasure coach. See under Coach.

                                   Tallyman

   Tal"ly*man (?), n.; pl. Tallymen (.

   1. One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks.

   2.  One  who  keeps  a  tally  shop, or conducts his business as tally
   trade.

                                     Talma

   Tal"ma  (?), n.; pl. Talmas (#). [Prob. so called from Talma, a French
   actor.]  (a)  A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part
   of  the  dress  of  ladies.  (b)  A  similar  garment worn formerly by
   gentlemen.

                                    Talmud

   Tal"mud  (?),  n. [Chald. talm&umac;d instruction, doctrine, fr. lamad
   to learn, limmad to teach.] The body of the Jewish civil and canonical
   law not comprised in the Pentateuch.

     NOTE: &hand; The Talmud consists of two parts, the Mishna, or text,
     and  the Gemara, or commentary. Sometimes, however, the name Talmud
     is  restricted,  especially by Jewish writers, to the Gemara. There
     are two Talmuds, the Palestinian, commonly, but incorrectly, called
     the  Talmud  of  Jerusalem, and the Babylonian Talmud. They contain
     the  same  Mishna,  but different Gemaras. The Babylonian Talmud is
     about  three  times  as  large  as  the  other,  and is more highly
     esteemed by the Jews.

                             Talmudic, Talmudical

   Tal*mud"ic  (?),  Tal*mud"ic*al  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F. talmudique.] Of or
   pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, Talmudic Greek;
   Talmudical phrases. Lightfoot.

                                   Talmudist

   Tal"mud*ist (?), n. [Cf. F. talmudiste.] One versed in the Talmud; one
   who adheres to the teachings of the Talmud.

                                  Talmudistic

   Tal`mud*is"tic (?), a. Resembling the Talmud; Talmudic.

                                     Talon

   Tal"on  (?),  n.  [F.,  heel,  spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle,
   heel.]

   1.  The  claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a
   bird of prey. Bacon.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the
   face of an elephant's tooth.

   3.  (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the
   top; -- usually called an ogee.

     NOTE: &hand; Wh en th e concave part is at the top, it is called an
     inverted talon.

   4.  The  shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot
   the bolt. Knight.

                                 Talook, Taluk

   Ta*look",  Ta*luk"  (?),  n.  [Ar. ta'lluq.] A large estate; esp., one
   constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of
   which  is  responsible  for  the  collection and payment of the public
   revenue due from it. [India]

                              Talookdar, Talukdar

   Ta*look"dar,  Ta*luk"dar  (?),  n.  [Hind., fr. Per. ta'lluqd\'ber.] A
   proprietor of a talook. [India]

                                     Talpa

   Tal"pa  (?),  n.  [L., mole.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small insectivores
   including the common European mole.

                                     Talus

   Ta"lus (?), n.; pl. Tali (#). [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]

   1. (Anat.) The astragalus.

   2.  (Surg.)  A  variety  of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note
   under Talipes.

                                     Talus

   Ta"lus, n. [F.]

   1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.

   2.  (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a
   precipice.

                                  Tamability

   Tam`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  tamable;
   tamableness.

                                    Tamable

   Tam"a*ble  (?),  a. Capable of being tamed, subdued, or reclaimed from
   wildness or savage ferociousness. -- Tam"a*ble*ness, n.

                                    Tamandu

   Ta*man"du  (?),  n.  [Sp.,  from  the  native  name: cf. F. tamandua.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  A  small  ant-eater  (Tamandua tetradactyla) native of the
   tropical parts of South America.

     NOTE: &hand; It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout,
     small  ears,  and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout and hairy at
     the base, tapering, and covered with minute scales, and is somewhat
     prehensile  at  the  end.  Called  also  tamandua, little ant-bear,
     fourmilier,   and  cagouare.  The  collared,  or  striped,  tamandu
     (Tamandua  bivittata)  is  considered  a  distinct  species by some
     writers, but by others is regarded as only a variety.

                                   Tamanoir

   Ta`ma*noir" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The ant-bear.

                                   Tamarack

   Tam"a*rack  (?),  n. (Bot.) (a) The American larch; also, the larch of
   Oregon  and British Columbia (Larix occidentalis). See Hackmatack, and
   Larch.  (b)  The  black  pine (Pinus Murrayana) of Alaska, California,
   etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood.

                                    Tamaric

   Tam"a*ric  (?),  n.  [L.  tamarice.  See  Tamarisk.]  A  shrub or tree
   supposed to be the tamarisk, or perhaps some kind of heath. [Obs.]

     He  shall  be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall not see when
     good shall come. Jer. xvii. 6 (Douay version).

                                    Tamarin

   Tam"a*rin  (?),  n.  [From the native name in Cayenne.] (Zo\'94l.) Any
   one  of  several species of small squirrel-like South American monkeys
   of the genus Midas, especially M. ursulus.
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                                   Tamarind

   Tam"a*rind (?), n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or Pg. tamarindo,
   tamarinho,  from  Ar.  tamarhind\'c6,  literally, Indian date; tamar a
   dried date + Hind India: cf. F. tamarin. Cf. Hindoo.] (Bot.)

   1.  A  leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies,
   and  the  other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for
   its   fruit.   The  trunk  of  the  tree  is  lofty  and  large,  with
   wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the
   branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated.

   2.  One  of  the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an
   acid  pulp,  and  are  used  medicinally  and for preparing a pleasant
   drink.
   Tamarind fish, a preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the
   acid  pulp  of  the  tamarind  fruit.  --  Velvet tamarind. (a) A West
   African  leguminous  tree (Codarium acutifolium). (b) One of the small
   black  velvety  pods, which are used for food in Sierra Leone. -- Wild
   tamarind (Bot.), a name given to certain trees somewhat resembling the
   tamarind,  as  the  Lysiloma  latisiliqua of Southern Florida, and the
   Pithecolobium filicifolium of the West Indies.

                                   Tamarisk

   Tam"a*risk  (?),  n.  [L.  tamariscus,  also  tamarix,  tamarice, Skr.
   tam\'bela,  tam\'belaka,  a  tree  with  a  very  dark bark; cf. tamas
   darkness: cf. F. tamarisc, tamarix, tamaris.] (Bot.) Any shrub or tree
   of  the  genus Tamarix, the species of which are European and Asiatic.
   They  have  minute  scalelike  leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An
   Arabian  species  (T.  mannifera)  is the source of one kind of manna.
   Tamarisk  salt  tree,  an  East Indian tree (Tamarix orientalis) which
   produces an incrustation of salt.

                                    Tambac

   Tam"bac (?), n. (Metal.) See Tombac. [Obs.]

                                    Tambour

   Tam"bour (?), n.

   1. (Mus.) A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine.

   2.  A  small  frame,  commonly  circular,  and  somewhat  resembling a
   tambourine,  used  for  stretching,  and  firmly holding, a portion of
   cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a
   frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, tambour work.

   3. (Arch.) Same as Drum, n., 2(d).

   4.  (Fort.)  A work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose a space
   before  a  door  or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is
   arranged like a stockade.

   5.  (Physiol.)  A  shallow  metallic  cup or drum, with a thin elastic
   membrane  supporting  a  writing  lever.  Two  or  more  of  these are
   connected  by  an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and register
   the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery.

                                    Tambour

   Tam"bour,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tamboured  (?);  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Tambouring.] To embroider on a tambour.

                                   Tambourin

   Tam`bou`rin" (?), n. [F. See Tambourine.]

   1. A tambourine. [Obs.]

   2.  (Mus.)  An old Proven\'87al dance of a lively character, common on
   the stage.

                                  Tambourine

   Tam`bour*ine"  (?),  n. [F. tambourin; cf. It. tamburino. See Tambour,
   and  cf. Tamborine.] A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only
   one  skin,  played  on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a
   timbrel.

                                   Tambreet

   Tam"breet (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The duck mole.

                                   Tamburin

   Tam`bu*rin" (?), n. See Tambourine. Spenser.

                                     Tame

   Tame  (?), v. t. [Cf. F. entamer to cut into, to broach.] To broach or
   enter  upon;  to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal
   out. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

     In  the  time  of famine he is the Joseph of the country, and keeps
     the  poor  from  starving. Then he tameth his stacks of corn, which
     not  his  covetousness,  but  providence, hath reserved for time of
     need. Fuller.

                                     Tame

   Tame,  a.  [Compar.  Tamer  (?); superl. Tamest.] [AS. tam; akin to D.
   tam, G. zahm, OHG. zam, Dan. & Sw. tam, Icel. tamr, L. domare to tame,
   Gr.  dam  to  be  tame, to tame, and perhaps to E. beteem. \'fb61. Cf.
   Adamant, Diamond, Dame, Daunt, Indomitable.]

   1.  Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to
   man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird.

   2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.

     Tame slaves of the laborious plow. Roscommon.

   3.  Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid;
   as, a tame poem; tame scenery. Syn. -- Gentle; mild; meek. See Gentle.

                                     Tame

   Tame,  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Tamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Taming.] [AS.
   tamian,  temian, akin to D. tammen, temmen, G. z\'84hmen, OHG. zemmen,
   Icel. temja, Goth. gatamjan. See Tame, a.]

   1.  To  reduce  from  a  wild  to a domestic state; to make gentle and
   familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast.

     They had not been tamed into submission, but baited into savegeness
     and stubbornness. Macaulay.

   2.  To  subdue;  to  conquer;  to  repress;  as,  to tame the pride or
   passions of youth.

                                   Tameable

   Tame"a*ble (?), a. Tamable. Bp. Wilkins.

                                   Tameless

   Tame"less,  a. Incapable of being tamed; wild; untamed; untamable. Bp.
   Hall. -- Tame"less*ness, n.

                                    Tamely

   Tame"ly, adv. In a tame manner.

                                   Tameness

   Tame"ness, n. The quality or state of being tame.

                                     Tamer

   Tam"er (?), n. One who tames or subdues.

                                    Tamias

   Ta"mi*as (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of ground squirrels,
   including the chipmunk.

                                     Tamil

   Ta"mil  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language.
   [Written also Tamul.]

                                     Tamil

   Ta"mil, n. [Written also Tamul.]

   1.  (Ethnol.) One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon
   and Southern India.

   2.  The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages.
   See Dravidian, a.

                                   Tamilian

   Ta*mil"i*an (?), a. & n. Tamil.

                                Tamine, Taminy

   Tam"ine  (?),  Tam"i*ny  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. tamis a sort of sieve. Cf.
   Stamin, Temse.] A kind of woolen cloth; tammy.

                                     Tamis

   Tam"is (?), n. [F., a kind of sieve.]

   1. A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth.

   2. The cloth itself; tammy.
   Tamis bird (Zo\'94l.), a Guinea fowl.

                                    Tamkin

   Tam"kin (?), n. A tampion. Johnson (Dict.).

                                     Tammy

   Tam"my (?), n.; pl. Tammies (.

   1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed,
   -- used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

   2. A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a tamis.

                                     Tamp

   Tamp  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tamped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tamping.]
   [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See Tampion.]

   1.  In  blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other
   material,  as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of
   the explosion from being misdirected.

   2.  To  drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth
   so as to make a smooth place.

                                    Tampan

   Tam"pan (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A venomous South African tick. Livingstone.

                                    Tampeon

   Tam"pe*on (?), n. See Tampion. Farrow.

                                    Tamper

   Tamp"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who  tamps;  specifically,  one who prepares for blasting, by
   filling the hole in which the charge is placed.

   2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.

                                    Tamper

   Tam"per  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tampered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tampering.] [A corruption of temper.]

   1.  To  meddle;  to  be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper
   with a disease.

     'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. Roscommon.

   2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.

   3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.

     Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. Hudibras.

                                   Tamperer

   Tam"per*er (?), n. One who tampers; one who deals unfairly.

                            Tampico fiber OR fibre

   Tam*pi"co  fi"ber  OR  fi"bre  (?).  A tough vegetable fiber used as a
   substitute  for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle
   are both used under this name.

                                    Tamping

   Tamp"ing (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a
   hole  in  a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting
   the rock or exploding the mine.

   2. The material used in tamping. See Tamp, v. t., 1.
   Tamping  iron,  an  iron  rod for beating down the earthy substance in
   tamping for blasting.

                                    Tampion

   Tam"pi*on  (?), n. [F. tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin.
   See  Tap a pipe or plug, and cf. Tamp, Tampop, Tompion.] [Written also
   tampeon, and tompion.]

   1.  A  wooden  stopper,  or  plug,  as  for a cannon or other piece of
   ordnance, when not in use.

   2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.

                                    Tampoe

   Tam"poe  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  The  edible  fruit  of  an East Indian tree
   (Baccaurea  Malayana)  of  the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an
   apple.

                                    Tampon

   Tam"pon  (?),  n.  [F.  See Tampion.] (Surg.) A plug introduced into a
   natural   or  artificial  cavity  of  the  body  in  order  to  arrest
   hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine.

                                    Tampon

   Tam"pon, v. t. (Surg.) To plug with a tampon.

                                    Tampoon

   Tam"poon (?), n. [See Tampion.] The stopper of a barrel; a bung.

                                    Tam-tam

   Tam"-tam`  (?),  n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.) (a) A kind of
   drum  used  in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called
   also tom-tom. (b) A gong. See Gong, n., 1.

                                     Tamul

   Ta"mul (?), a. & n. Tamil.

                                      Tan

   Tan (?), n. [Chin.] See Picul.

                                      Tan

   Tan,  n.  [F.  tan,  perhaps  fr.  Armor.  tann an oak, oak bar; or of
   Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir, oak, MHG. tan a
   forest. Cf. Tawny.]

   1.  The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a
   mill,  for  tanning  hides;  -- so called both before and after it has
   been used. Called also tan bark.

   2. A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan.

   3.  A  brown  color  imparted  to the skin by exposure to the sun; as,
   hands covered with tan.
   Tan  bed  (Hort.),  a  bed made of tan; a bark bed. -- Tan pickle, the
   liquor  used in tanning leather. -- Tan spud, a spud used in stripping
   bark  for tan from trees. -- Tan stove. See Bark stove, under Bark. --
   Tan vat, a vat in which hides are steeped in liquor with tan.

                                      Tan

   Tan, a. Of the color of tan; yellowish-brown. Black and tan. See under
   Black, a.

                                      Tan

   Tan,  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Tanned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tanning.] [F.
   tanner, LL. tannare. See Tan, n.]

   1.  To  convert  (the  skin  of  an  animal) into leather, as by usual
   process  of  steeping  it  in  an  infusion of oak or some other bark,
   whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in
   several  species  of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in
   some degree impervious to water.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e es sential re sult in  tanning is due to the fact
     that  the  tannins form, with gelatins and albuminoids, a series of
     insoluble  compounds  which constitute leather. Similar results may
     be  produced  by  the  use of other reagents in place of tannin, as
     alum,  and  some  acids or chlorides, which are employed in certain
     processes of tanning.

   2.  To  make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the rays of the sun;
   as, to tan the skin.

                                      Tan

   Tan (?), v. i. To get or become tanned.

                                     Tana

   Ta"na (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Banxring.

                                    Tanager

   Tan"a*ger  (?),  n.  [NL.  tanagra,  probably  fr. Brazilian tangara.]
   (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing birds
   belonging  to Tanagra, Piranga, and allied genera. The scarlet tanager
   (Piranga  erythromelas)  and  the  summer  redbird (Piranga rubra) are
   common species of the United States.

                                   Tanagrine

   Tan"a*grine (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the tanagers.

                                   Tanagroid

   Tan"a*groid (?), a. [Tanager + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Tanagrine.

                                    Tanate

   Ta*na"te  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An Asiatic wild dog (Canis procyonoides),
   native  of  Japan  and adjacent countries. It has a short, bushy tail.
   Called also raccoon dog.

                                    Tandem

   Tan"dem  (?), adv. & a. [L. tandem at length (of time only), punningly
   taken  as  meaning, lengthwise.] One after another; -- said especially
   of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of abreast.

                                    Tandem

   Tan"dem, n. A team of horses harnessed one before the other. "He drove
   tandems." Thackeray. Tandem engine, a compound steam engine having two
   or  more  steam  cylinders  in the same axis, close to one another. --
   Tandem  bicycle  OR  tricycle,  one for two persons in which one rider
   sits before the other.

                                     Tang

   Tang  (?),  n.  [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang seaweed, Sw. t\'86ng,
   Icel.  þang.  Cf.  Tangle.]  (Bot.)  A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus
   nodosus).  Dr.  Prior. Tang sparrow (Zo\'94l.), the rock pipit. [Prov.
   Eng.]

                                     Tang

   Tang,  n.  [Probably  fr. OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally, pinching;
   akin to E. tongs. \'fb59. See Tong.]

   1.  A  strong  or  offensive  taste;  especially, a taste of something
   extraneous  to  the  thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the
   cask.

   2. Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang.

     Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny. Fuller.

     A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics. Jeffrey.

   3.  [Probably  of  Scand.  origin; cf. Icel. tangi a projecting point;
   akin  to E. tongs. See Tongs.] A projecting part of an object by means
   of  which  it  is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything
   resembling a tongue in form or position. Specifically: -- (a) The part
   of  a  knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted
   into  the  handle.  (b)  The projecting part of the breech of a musket
   barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock. (c) The part of a
   sword  blade  to  which  the  handle  is fastened. (d) The tongue of a
   buckle. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tang

   Tang,  n.  [Of  imitative  origin.  Cf.  Twang.  This  word has become
   confused  with  tang  tatse,  flavor.]  A  sharp,  twanging  sound; an
   unpleasant tone; a twang.

                                     Tang

   Tang,  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Tanged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tanging.] To
   cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.

     Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. Shak.

   To  tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by beating metal to
   make a din.

                                     Tang

   Tang, v. i. To make a ringing sound; to ring.

     Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. Shak.

                                   Tangalung

   Tan"ga*lung   (?),   n.  (Zo\'94l.)  An  East  Indian  civet  (Viverra
   tangalunga).

                                   Tangence

   Tan"gence (?), n. Tangency. [R.]

                                   Tangency

   Tan"gen*cy (?), n. The quality or state of being tangent; a contact or
   touching.

                                    Tangent

   Tan"gent  (?), n. [L. tangens, -entis, p.pr. of tangere to touch; akin
   to  Gr.  tangente.  Cf. Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
   Taste,  Tax,  v.  t.]  (Geom.)  A  tangent  line  curve,  or  surface;
   specifically,  that  portion  of  the straight line tangent to a curve
   that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line
   being,  for  example,  the  axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
   produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function. Artificial, OR
   Logarithmic,  tangent, the logarithm of the natural tangent of an arc.
   --  Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the tangent of
   an  arc,  the  radius  being  reckoned  unity. -- Tangent galvanometer
   (Elec.),  a  form  of  galvanometer having a circular coil and a short
   needle,  in which the tangent of the angle of deflection of the needle
   is  proportional  to  the  strength  of  the current. -- Tangent of an
   angle,  the  natural  tangent  of  the arc subtending or measuring the
   angle.  -- Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
   a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct, passing from
   the  center  through  the  other  extremity o. <-- references are to a
   figure showing the tangent of an arc -->

                                    Tangent

   Tan"gent,  a.  [L.  tangens,  -entis,  p.pr.]  Touching; touching at a
   single  point;  specifically  (Geom.)  meeting a curve or surface at a
   point  and  having  at  that  point the same direction as the curve or
   surface;  --  said  of  a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line
   tangent  to  a  curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.
   Tangent  plane  (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a point or
   line. -- Tangent scale (Gun.), a kind of breech sight for a cannon. --
   Tangent screw (Mach.), an endless screw; a worm.
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                                   Tangental

   Tan*gen"tal (?), a. (Geom.) Tangential.

                                  Tangential

   Tan*gen"tial  (?),  a.  (Geom.)  Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the
   direction  of  a tangent. Tangential force (Mech.), a force which acts
   on  a  moving  body  in  the direction of a tangent to the path of the
   body,  its  effect  being  to  increase  or  diminish the velocity; --
   distinguished  from  a normal force, which acts at right angles to the
   tangent  and  changes the direction of the motion without changing the
   velocity. -- Tangential stress. (Engin.) See Shear, n., 3.

                                 Tangentially

   Tan*gen"tial*ly, adv. In the direction of a tangent.

                                   Tangerine

   Tan"ger*ine`  (?),  n.  [Etymol.  uncertain.] (Bot.) A kind of orange,
   much  like  the mandarin, but of deeper color and higher flavor. It is
   said to have been produced in America from the mandarin. [Written also
   tangierine.]

                                   Tangfish

   Tang"fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The common harbor seal. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Tanghinia

   Tan*ghin"i*a (?), n. [NL.] (Bot.) The ordeal tree. See under Ordeal.

                                  Tangibility

   Tan`gi*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. tanggibilit\'82.] The quality or state
   of being tangible.

                                   Tangible

   Tan"gi*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  tangibilis,  fr.  tangere  to touch: cf. F.
   tangible. See Tangent.]

   1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. Bacon.

   2.  Capable  of  being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by
   the mind; real; substantial; evident. "A tangible blunder." Byron.

     Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others. Southey.

   -- Tan"gi*ble*ness, n. -- Tan"gi*bly, adv.

                                    Tangle

   Tan"gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tangling
   (?).] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to twist like seaweed.
   See Tang seaweed, and cf. Tangle, n.]

   1.  To  unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock,
   as  threads,  so  as  to  make  it  difficult  to unravel the knot; to
   entangle; to ravel.

   2.  To  involve;  to  insnare;  to  entrap; as, to be tangled in lies.
   "Tangled in amorous nets." Milton.

     When my simple weakness strays, Tangled in forbidden ways. Crashaw.

                                    Tangle

   Tan"gle,  v.  i.  To  be  entangled  or united confusedly; to get in a
   tangle.

                                    Tangle

   Tan"gle, n.

   1. [Cf. Icel. þ\'94ngull. See Tang seaweed.] (Bot.) Any large blackish
   seaweed, especially the Laminaria saccharina. See Kelp.

     Coral  and  sea  fan  and  tangle,  the blooms and the palms of the
     ocean. C. Kingsley.

   2.  [From  Tangle,  v.]  A  knot  of  threads,  or other thing, united
   confusedly,  or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl;
   as,  hair  or yarn in tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also
   figuratively.

   3.  pl.  An instrument consisting essentiallly of an iron bar to which
   are  attached  swabs,  or  bundles  of  frayed  rope, or other similar
   substances,  --  used  to  capture  starfishes, sea urchins, and other
   similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
   Blue  tangle.  (Bot.)See Dangleberry. -- Tangle picker (Zo\'94l.), the
   turnstone. [Prov. Eng.]

                                  Tanglefish

   Tan"gle*fish`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) The sea adder, or great pipefish of
   Europe.

                                  Tanglingly

   Tan"gling*ly (?), adv. In a tangling manner.

                                    Tangly

   Tan"gly (?), a.

   1. Entangled; intricate.

   2. Covered with tangle, or seaweed.

     Prone, helpless, on the tangly beach he lay. Falconer.

                                    Tangram

   Tan"gram  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Trangram.]  A  Chinese toy made by cutting a
   square of thin wood, or other suitable material, into seven pieces, as
   shown in the cut, these pieces being capable of combination in various
   ways,  so  as  to  form a great number of different figures. It is now
   often used in primary schools as a means of instruction.

                                    Tangue

   Tangue (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The tenrec.

                                    Tangun

   Tan"gun  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A piebald variety of the horse, native of
   Thibet.

                                   Tangwhaup

   Tang"whaup (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tanier

   Tan"i*er  (?),  n.  (Bot.) An aroid plant (Caladium sagitt\'91folium),
   the  leaves of which are boiled and eaten in the West Indies. [Written
   also tannier.]

                                    Tanist

   Tan"ist  (?),  n. [Ir. tanaiste, tanaise, second, the second person in
   rank,  the  presumptive  or  apparent heir to a prince.] In Ireland, a
   lord  or  proprietor  of  a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a
   family, under the system of tanistry.

     This  family  [the  O'Hanlons]  were  tanists  of a large territory
     within the present county of Armagh. M. A. Lower.

                                   Tanistry

   Tan"ist*ry  (?), n. [See Tanist.] In Ireland, a tenure of family lands
   by  which  the  proprietor  had  only  a  life estate, to which he was
   admitted by election.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e pr imitive in tention seems to have been that the
     inheritance  should  descend  to  the  oldest or most worthy of the
     blood  and name of the deceased. This was, in reality, giving it to
     the  strongest;  and  the practice often occasioned bloody feuds in
     families, for which reason it was abolished under James I.

                                    Tanite

   Ta"nite  (?),  n.  A  firm  composition of emery and a certain kind of
   cement, used for making grinding wheels, slabs, etc.

                                     Tank

   Tank  (?),  n.  A  small  Indian  dry measure, averaging 240 grains in
   weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. Simmonds.

                                     Tank

   Tank,  n.  [Pg.  tanque,  L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian
   origin.  Cf.  Stank,  n.]  A  large  basin  or  cistern; an artificial
   receptacle  for  liquids.  Tank engine, a locomotive which carries the
   water  and  fuel  it  requires, thus dispensing with a tender. -- Tank
   iron,  plate  iron  thinner  than boiler plate, and thicker than sheet
   iron or stovepipe iron. -- Tank worm (Zo\'94l.), a small nematoid worm
   found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of
   the Guinea worm.

                                     Tanka

   Tan"ka  (?),  n. (Naut.) A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25
   feet  long  and  is  often  rowed  by women. Called also tankia. S. W.
   Williams.

                                    Tankard

   Tank"ard  (?),  n.  [OF.  tanquart;  cf.  OD.  tanckaert; of uncertain
   origin.] A large drinking vessel, especially one with a cover.

     Marius  was  the first who drank out of a silver tankard, after the
     manner of Bacchus. Arbuthnot.

                                    Tankia

   Tan"ki*a (?), n. (Naut.) See Tanka.

                                   Tankling

   Tank"ling (?), n. A tinkling. [Obs.]

                                    Tanling

   Tan"ling (?), n. One tanned by the sun. [R.]

     Hot summer's tanlings and The shrinking slaves of winter. Shak.

                                   Tannable

   Tan"na*ble (?), a. That may be tanned.

                                    Tannage

   Tan"nage  (?), n. A tanning; the act, operation, or result of tanning.
   [R.]

     They should have got his cheek fresh tannage. R. Browning.

                                    Tannate

   Tan"nate (?), n. [Cf. F. tannate.] (Chem.) A salt of tannic acid.

                                    Tanner

   Tan"ner  (?), n. One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them
   into leather by the use of tan.

                                    Tannery

   Tan"ner*y (?), n.; pl. Tanneries (#). [Cf. F. tannerie.]

   1. A place where the work of tanning is carried on.

   2. The art or process of tanning. [R.] Carlyle.

                                    Tannic

   Tan"nic  (?), a. Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling,
   tan;  as,  tannic acid. Tannic acid. (Chem.) (a) An acid obtained from
   nutgalls   as  a  yellow  amorphous  substance,  C14H10O9,  having  an
   astringent  taste,  and  forming  with  ferric  salts  a  bluish-black
   compound,  which  is  the basis of common ink. Called also tannin, and
   gallotannic  acid. (b) By extension, any one of a series of astringent
   substances  resembling  tannin  proper,  widely  diffused  through the
   vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow, catechu, tea, coffee, etc.

                                    Tannier

   Tan"ni*er (?), n. (Bot.) See Tanier.

                                    Tannin

   Tan"nin  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. tannin.] (Chem.) Same as Tannic acid, under
   Tannic.

                                    Tanning

   Tan"ning,  n. The art or process of converting skins into leather. See
   Tan, v. t., 1.

                                    Tanrec

   Tan"rec (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tenrec.

                                     Tansy

   Tan"sy  (?),  n. [OE. tansaye, F. tanaise; cf. It. & Sp. tanaceto, NL.
   tanacetum,  Pg.  atanasia,  athanasia, Gr. 'aqanasi`a immortality, fr.
   'aqa`natos immortal; 'a priv. + qa`natos death.]

   1. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The common tansy
   (T.  vulgare) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a
   very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes.

   2. A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose
   water,  cream,  and the juice of herbs, baked with butter in a shallow
   dish. [Obs.] Pepys.
   Double  tansy  (Bot.),  a  variety of the common tansy with the leaves
   more   dissected   than  usual.  --  Tansy  mustard  (Bot.),  a  plant
   (Sisymbrium canescens) of the Mustard family, with tansylike leaves.

                                     Tant

   Tant  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Taint  tincture.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  small  scarlet
   arachnid.

                                   Tantalate

   Tan"ta*late (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of tantalic acid.

                                   Tantalic

   Tan*tal"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tantalum; derived from,
   or containing, tantalum; specifically, designating any one of a series
   of  acids  analogous  to  nitric  acid  and  the polyacid compounds of
   phosphorus.

                                   Tantalism

   Tan"ta*lism  (?),  n.  [See  Tantalize.]  A  punishment  like  that of
   Tantalus; a teasing or tormenting by the hope or near approach of good
   which is not attainable; tantalization. Addison.

     Is  not  such  a  provision  like  tantalism to this people? Josiah
     Quincy.

                                   Tantalite

   Tan"ta*lite  (?),  n. [Cf. F. tantalite.] (Min.) A heavy mineral of an
   iron-black color and submetallic luster. It is essentially a tantalate
   of iron.

                                 Tantalization

   Tan`ta*li*za"tion  (?),  n.  The act of tantalizing, or state of being
   tantalized. Gayton.

                                   Tantalize

   Tan"ta*lize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tantalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tantalizing  (?).]  [From  Tantalus:  cf.  F. tantaliser.] To tease or
   torment  by  presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but
   continually  frustrating  the expectations by keeping that good out of
   reach; to tease; to torment.

     Thy  vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have tantalized thy
     life. Dryden.

   Syn. -- To tease; vex; irritate; provoke. -- Tantalize, Disappoint. To
   disappoint  is literally to do away with what was (or was taken to be)
   appointed;  hence  the  peculiar  pain  from  hopes thus dashed to the
   ground.   To  tantalize,  a  much  stronger  term,  describes  a  most
   distressing  form  of  disappointment, as in the case of Tantalus, the
   Phrygian   king.   To   tantalize  is  to  visit  with  the  bitterest
   disappointment  --  to torment by exciting hopes or expectations which
   can never be realized.

                                  Tantalizer

   Tan"ta*li`zer (?), n. One who tantalizes.

                                 Tantalizingly

   Tan"ta*li`zing*ly (?), adv. In a tantalizing or teasing manner.

                                   Tantalum

   Tan"ta*lum  (?),  n.  [NL.  So  named on account of the perplexity and
   difficulty encounterd by its discoverer (Ekeberg) in isolating it. See
   Tantalus.]  (Chem.)  A  rare  nonmetallic  element  found  in  certain
   minerals, as tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a
   dark  powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol Ta. Atomic
   weight 182.0. Formerly called also tantalium.

                                   Tantalus

   Tan"ta*lus (?), n. [L., from Gr. Ta`ntalos.] (Gr. Myth.)

   1. A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed
   in  the  midst  of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded
   whenever  he  attempted  to allay his thirst, while over his head hung
   branches  laden  with  choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he
   stretched out his hand to grasp them.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of wading birds comprising the wood ibises.
   Tantalus's  cup  (Physics),  a philosophical toy, consisting of a cup,
   within  which  is the figure of a man, and within the figure a siphon,
   the longer arm of which passes down through the bottom of the cup, and
   allows the escape of any liquid that may be poured in, when it reaches
   as  high  as  the bend of the siphon, which is just below the level of
   the mouth of the figure in the cup.

                                  Tantamount

   Tan"ta*mount`  (?),  a.  [F.  tant  so  much (L. tantus) + E. amount.]
   Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.

     A usage nearly tantamount to constitutional right. Hallam.

     The certainty that delay, under these circumstances, was tantamount
     to ruin. De Quincey.

                                  Tantamount

   Tan"ta*mount`, v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.]
   Jer. Taylor.

                                    Tantivy

   Tan*tiv"y  (?),  adv.  [Said  to  be from the note of a hunting horn.]
   Swiftly;  speedily;  rapidly;  --  a  fox-hunting  term;  as,  to ride
   tantivy.

                                    Tantivy

   Tan*tiv"y, n. A rapid, violent gallop; an impetulous rush. Cleverland.

                                    Tantivy

   Tan*tiv"y, v. i. To go away in haste. [Colloq.]

                                    Tantrum

   Tan"trum  (?),  n.  A  whim,  or  burst of ill-humor; an affected air.
   [Colloq.] Thackeray.

                                    Tanyard

   Tan"yard` (?), n. An inclosure where the tanning of leather is carried
   on; a tannery.

                                  Tanystomata

   Tan`y*stom"a*ta  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
   dipterous  insects  in  which  the  proboscis  is  large  and contains
   lancelike  mandibles  and  maxill\'91. The horseflies and robber flies
   are examples.

                                    Taoism

   Ta"o*ism  (?), n. One of the popular religions of China, sanctioned by
   the state. -- Ta"o*ist, a. & n.

                                      Tap

   Tap (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tapping.] [F.
   taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf. dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow,
   tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to grope.]

   1.  To  strike  with  a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap
   lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.

   2. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.

                                      Tap

   Tap, n. [Cf. F. tape. See Tap to strike.]

   1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. Addison.

   2.  A  piece  of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in
   repairing  or  renewing  the  sole  or  heel.  <-- a piece of metal so
   fastened,  used  to reduce wear on the shoe, or for the purpose of tap
   dancing. -->

   3.  pl.  (Mil.)  A  signal,  by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all
   lights  in  soldiers'  quarters  and retiring to bed, -- usually given
   about a quarter of an hour after tattoo. Wilhelm.

                                      Tap

   Tap, v. i. To strike a gentle blow.

                                      Tap

   Tap,  n.  [AS.  t\'91ppa,  akin to D. tap, G. zapfen, OHG. zapfo, Dan.
   tap, Sw. tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf. Tampion, Tip.]

   1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.

   2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like;
   a faucet.

   3.  Liquor  drawn  through  a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of
   liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.]

   4.  A  place  where  liquor  is  drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
   [Colloq.]

   5.  (Mech.)  A  tool  for  forming  an  internal  screw,  as in a nut,
   consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as
   to have cutting edges.
   On  tap.  (a)  Ready  to  be  drawn;  as, ale on tap. (b) Broached, or
   furnished  with  a  tap;  as,  a barrel on tap. -- Plug tap (Mech.), a
   screw-cutting  tap  with  a slightly tapering end. -- Tap bolt, a bolt
   with  a  head  on one end and a thread on the other end, to be screwed
   into  some  fixed  part,  instead  of  passing  through  the  part and
   receiving  a  nut. See Illust. under Bolt. -- Tap cinder (Metal.), the
   slag of a puddling furnace.

                                      Tap

   Tap, v. t.

   1.  To  pierce  so  as  to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a
   cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.

   2.  Hence,  to  draw  from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap
   telegraph  wires  for  the purpose of intercepting information; to tap
   the treasury. <-- to tap a telephone. -->

   3. To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. Shak.

     He has been tapping his liquors. Addison.

   4.  (Mech.) To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool
   called a tap; as, to tap a nut.

                                     Tapa

   Ta"pa  (?),  n.  A  kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the
   inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.

                                   Tapayaxin

   Ta`pa*yax"in  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A Mexican spinous lizard (Phrynosoma
   orbiculare) having a head somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also
   horned toad.

                                     Tape

   Tape (?), n. [AS. t\'91ppe a fillet. Cf. Tapestry, Tippet.]

   1.  A  narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric
   used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.

   2.  A  tapeline;  also,  a  metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a
   tapeline; as, a steel tape.
   Red  tape.  See  under Red. -- Tape grass (Bot.), a plant (Vallisneria
   spiralis)  with  long  ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish
   water;  --  called  also  fresh-water eelgrass, and, in Maryland, wild
   celery. -- Tape needle. See Bodkin, n., 4.

                                   Tapeline

   Tape"line`  (?),  n. A painted tape, marked with linear dimensions, as
   inches,  feet,  etc.,  and  often  inclosed  in  a  case,  -- used for
   measuring.

                                     Taper

   Ta"per (?), n. [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.]

   1.  A  small  wax  candle;  a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small
   light.

     Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. Shak.

   2.  A  tapering  form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated
   object; as, the taper of a spire.
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                                     Taper

   Ta"per  (?),  a.  [Supposed  to  be from taper, n., in allusion to its
   form.]  Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one
   end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.

                                     Taper

   Ta"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.] To
   become  gradually  smaller  toward  one  end;  as, a sugar loaf tapers
   toward one end.

                                     Taper

   Ta"per, v. t. To make or cause to taper.

                                    Tapered

   Ta"pered  (?), a. Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir.
   [R.] T. Warton.

                                   Tapering

   Ta"per*ing  (?),  a.  Becoming  gradually  smaller  toward one end. --
   Ta"per*ing*ly, adv.

                                   Taperness

   Ta"per*ness,  n.  The  quality or state of being taper; tapering form;
   taper. Shenstone.

                                   Tapestry

   Tap"es*try (?), n.; pl. Tapestries (#). [F. tapissere, fr. tapisser to
   carpet,  to  hang,  or  cover  with  tapestry,  fr.  tapis  a  carpet,
   carpeting,  LL.  tapecius,  fr. L. tapete carpet, tapestry, Gr. Tapis,
   Tippet.]  A fabric, usually of worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or
   other thread by hand, the designs being usually more or less pictorial
   and  the  stuff  employed  for wall hangings and the like. The term is
   also applied to different kinds of embroidery. Tapestry carpet, a kind
   of  carpet, somewhat resembling Brussels, in which the warp is printed
   before  weaving, so as to produce the figure in the cloth. -- Tapestry
   moth. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Carpet moth, under Carpet.

                                   Tapestry

   Tap"es*try,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tapestried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tapestrying.] To adorn with tapestry, or as with tapestry.

     The  Trosachs  wound,  as  now,  between  gigantic  walls  of  rock
     tapestried with broom and wild roses. Macaulay.

                                     Tapet

   Tap"et  (?),  n.  [L.  tapete. See Tapestry.] Worked or figured stuff;
   tapestry. [R.] Spenser.

                                    Tapeti

   Tap"e*ti  (?),  n.;  pl. Tapetis (#). [Braz.] (Zo\'94l.) A small South
   American hare (Lepus Braziliensis).

                                    Tapetum

   Ta*pe"tum  (?), n. [NL., from L. tapete a carpet, a tapestry.] (Anat.)
   An  area in the pigmented layer of the choroid coat of the eye in many
   animals,  which has an iridescent or metallic luster and helps to make
   the  eye  visible in the dark. Sometimes applied to the whole layer of
   pigmented epithelium of the choroid.

                                   Tapeworm

   Tape"worm`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of cestode
   worms  belonging to T\'91nia and many allied genera. The body is long,
   flat,  and  composed  of  numerous  segments or proglottids varying in
   shape,  those  toward the end of the body being much larger and longer
   than  the  anterior  ones,  and  containing the fully developed sexual
   organs.  The  head  is small, destitute of a mouth, but furnished with
   two or more suckers (which vary greatly in shape in different genera),
   and  sometimes,  also,  with  hooks  for  adhesion to the walls of the
   intestines  of  the  animals in which they are parasitic. The larv\'91
   (see  Cysticercus)  live  in  the flesh of various creatures, and when
   swallowed  by  another  animal  of  the right species develop into the
   mature tapeworm in its intestine. See Illustration in Appendix.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ree sp ecies ar e common parasites of man: the pork
     tapeworm  (T\'91nia  solium),  the larva of which is found in pork;
     the  beef tapeworm (T. mediocanellata), the larva of which lives in
     the  flesh of young cattle; and the broad tapeworm (Bothriocephalus
     latus) which is found chiefly in the inhabitants of the mountainous
     regions  of  Europe  and  Asia. See also Echinococcus, Cysticercus,
     Proglottis, and 2d Measles, 4.

                                   Taphouse

   Tap"house` (?), n. A house where liquors are retailed.

                                 Taphrenchyma

   Taph*ren"chy*ma  (?),  n. [Gr. enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.) Same
   as Bothrenchyma.

                                   Tapinage

   Tap"i*nage (?), n. [See Tapish.] A lurking or skulking. [Obs.] Gower.

                                    Tapioca

   Tap`i*o"ca  (?),  n.  [Braz.  tapioka:  cf.  Pg., Sp. & F. tapioca.] A
   coarsely  granular  substance  obtained  by  heating,  and thus partly
   changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava.
   It  is  much  used  in  puddings  and  as  a thickening for soups. See
   Cassava.

                                     Tapir

   Ta"pir  (?),  n.  [Braz. tapy'ra: cf. F. tapir.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of
   several  species  of  large  odd-toed  ungulates belonging to Tapirus,
   Elasmognathus,  and  allied  genera. They have a long prehensile upper
   lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short,
   close  hair.  They  have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on
   the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e be st-known species are the Indian tapir (Tapirus
     Indicus),  native  of  the  East Indies and Malacca, which is black
     with  a  broad  band  of  white  around  the middle, and the common
     American  tapir  (T. Americanus), which, when adult, is dull brown.
     Several others species inhabit the Andes and Central America.

   Tapir tiger (Zo\'94l.), the wallah.

                                   Tapiroid

   Ta"pir*oid  (?), a. [Tapir + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Allied to the tapir, or
   the Tapir family.

                                     Tapis

   Ta"pis  (?),  n. [F. See Tapestry.] Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a
   council  table.  On,  OR  Upon,  the  tapis,  on  the  table, or under
   consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament on the tapis.

                                     Tapis

   Tap"is  (?),  v.  t. To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.]
   Holland.

                                    Tapiser

   Tap"is*er (?), n. [F. tapissier.] A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer.
   [R.] Chaucer.

                                    Tapish

   Tap"ish (?), v. i. [F. se tapir to squat.] To lie close to the ground,
   so as to be concealed; to squat; to crouch; hence, to hide one's self.
   [Written also tappis, tappish, tappice.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

     As a hound that, having roused a hart, Although he tappish ne'er so
     soft. Chapman.

                                    Taplash

   Tap"lash` (?), n. Bad small beer; also, the refuse or dregs of liquor.
   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

     The taplash of strong ale and wine. Taylor (1630).

                                   Taplings

   Tap"lings  (?),  n.  pl.  The  strong double leathers by which the two
   parts of a flail are united. Halliwell.

                                  Tapoa tafa

   Ta*po"a   ta"fa   (?).   (Zo\'94l.)   A  small  carnivorous  marsupial
   (Phascogale  penicillata)  having long, soft fur, and a very long tail
   with  a  tuft  of  long  hairs at the end; -- called also brush-tailed
   phascogale.

                                    Tappen

   Tap"pen  (?),  n.  An  obstruction, or indigestible mass, found in the
   intestine of bears and other animals during hibernation.

                                    Tapper

   Tap"per  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus
   minor);  --  called  also  tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie, barred
   woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump borer. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Tappester

   Tap"pes*ter (?), n. [See Tapster.] A female tapster. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Tappet

   Tap"pet  (?),  n.  (Mach.)  A  lever or projection moved by some other
   piece,  as  a  cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, with a
   view  to produce change or regulate motion. G. Francis. Tappet motion,
   a valve motion worked by tappets from a reciprocating part, without an
   eccentric or cam, -- used in steam pumps, etc.

                                Tappice, Tappis

   Tap"pice (?), Tap"pis (?), v. i. See Tapish.

                                  Tappit hen

   Tap"pit hen` (?).

   1. A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head. [Scot.] Jamieson.

   2.  A  measuring  pot  holding  one  quart  (according  to some, three
   quarts);  --  so  called  from a knob on the lid, though to resemble a
   crested hen. [Scot.] Jamieson.

                                    Taproom

   Tap"room` (?), n. A room where liquors are kept on tap; a barroom.

     The  ambassador was put one night into a miserable taproom, full of
     soldiers smoking. Macaulay.

                                    Taproot

   Tap"root`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  The  root of a plant which penetrates the
   earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.

                                    Tapster

   Tap"ster  (?),  n. [AS. t\'91ppestre a female tapster. See Tap a plug,
   pipe,  and  -ster.]  One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other
   liquor.

                                   Taqua-nut

   Ta"qua-nut` (?), n. (Bot.) A Central American name for the ivory nut.

                                      Tar

   Tar  (?),  n.  [Abbrev. from tarpaulin.] A sailor; a seaman. [Colloq.]
   Swift.

                                      Tar

   Tar,  n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D. teer, G. teer,
   theer,  Icel.  tjara,  Sw.  tj\'84ra,  Dan.  ti\'91re, and to E. tree.
   \'fb63.  See  Tree.]  A  thick,  black, viscous liquid obtained by the
   distillation  of  wood,  coal,  etc.,  and having a varied composition
   according  to  the  temperature and material employed in obtaining it.
   Coal tar. See in the Vocabulary. -- Mineral tar (Min.), a kind of soft
   native  bitumen. -- Tar board, a strong quality of millboard made from
   junk and old tarred rope. Knight. -- Tar water. (a) A cold infusion of
   tar  in  water,  used  as  a medicine. (b) The ammoniacal water of gas
   works.  -- Wood tar, tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by
   the  distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir, and is used
   in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes, oakum, etc., impervious to
   water.

                                      Tar

   Tar,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Tarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tarring.] To
   smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. To tar
   and feather a person. See under Feather, v. t.

                                    Taranis

   Tar"a*nis  (?),  n. [L. taranis, from the Celtic; cf. W. & Corn. taran
   thunder.]  (Myth.)  A Celtic divinity, regarded as the evil principle,
   but confounded by the Romans with Jupiter.

                                   Tarantass

   Tar`an*tass"  (?),  n.  [Russ. tarantas'.] A low four-wheeled carriage
   used  in  Russia.  The  carriage  box rests on two long, springy poles
   which  run  from  the  fore to the hind axletree. When snow falls, the
   wheels are taken off, and the body is mounted on a sledge.

                                  Tarantella

   Tar`an*tel"la  (?),  n. [It.] (Mus.) (a) A rapid and delirious sort of
   Neapolitan  dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so
   called  from  a  popular  notion  of  its  being  a remedy against the
   poisonous  bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in
   Apulia. (b) Music suited to such a dance.

                                   Tarantism

   Tar"ant*ism   (?),   n.   [It.  tarantismo:  cf.  F.  tarentisme.  See
   Tarantula.]  (Med.)  A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor,
   and  an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced
   by  the  bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure
   except  by  protraced  dancing  to  appropriate  music.  [Written also
   tarentism.]

                                   Tarantula

   Ta*ran"tu*la  (?),  n.;  pl.  E.  Tarantulas (#), L. Tarantul\'91 (#).
   [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of
   Italy.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  several  species  of large spiders,
   popularly  supposed  to  be  very  venomous,  especially  the European
   species  (Tarantula  apuli\'91).  The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent
   countries  are  large  species  of  Mygale.  [Written also tarentula.]
   Tarantula  killer,  a  very  large  wasp  (Pompilus  formosus),  which
   captures  the  Texan  tarantula  (Mygale Hentzii) and places it in its
   nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

                                 Tarantulated

   Ta*ran"tu*la`ted   (?),  a.  Bitten  by  a  tarantula;  affected  with
   tarantism.

                                   Tarbogan

   Tar*bog"an (?), n. & v. See Toboggan.

                                   Tarboosh

   Tar*boosh"  (?),  n.  [Ar. tarb; perhaps from Per. sar-posh headdress:
   cf.  F.  tarbouch.] A red cap worn by Turks and other Eastern nations,
   sometimes  alone  and  sometimes  swathed with linen or other stuff to
   make a turban. See Fez.

                                   Tardation

   Tar*da"tion  (?),  n.  [L. tardatio, fr. tardare, tardatum, to retard,
   delay,   fr.   tardus  slow.]  The  act  of  retarding,  or  delaying;
   retardation. [Obs.]

                                  Tardigrada

   Tar`di*gra"da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tardigrade, a.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  tribe  of edentates comprising the sloths. They are
   noted  for  the  slowness  of  their movements when on the ground. See
   Sloth, 3.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  An  order  of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also
   bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.

                                  Tardigrade

   Tar"di*grade (?), a. [L. tardigradus; tardus slow + gradi to step: cf.
   F. tardigrade.]

   1. Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced. [R.] G. Eliot.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.

                                  Tardigrade

   Tar"di*grade, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tardigrada.

                                 Tardigradous

   Tar"di*gra`dous  (?),  a.  Moving  slowly;  slow-paced.  [Obs.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                    Tardily

   Tar"di*ly (?), adv. In a tardy manner; slowly.

                                   Tardiness

   Tar"di*ness, n. The quality or state of being tardy.

                                  Tarditation

   Tar`di*ta"tion (?), n. Tardiness. [Obs.]

     To  instruct them to avoid all snares of tarditation, in the Lord's
     affairs. Herrick.

                                    Tardity

   Tar"di*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  tarditas.]  Slowness; tardiness. [R.] Sir K.
   Digby.

                                     Tardo

   Tar"do  (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Slow; -- a direction to perform a passage
   slowly.

                                     Tardo

   Tar"do, n. [Sp., slow, L. tardus.] (Zo\'94l.) A sloth.

                                     Tardy

   Tar"dy  (?),  a.  [Compar. Tardier (?); superl. Tardiest.] [F. tardif,
   fr. (assumed) LL. tardivus, fr. L. tardus slow.]

   1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.

     And check the tardy flight of time. Sandys.

     Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. Prior.

   2. Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt; as, to be
   tardy in one's payments. Arbuthnot.

     The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed. Waller.

   3. Unwary; unready. [Obs.] Hudibras.

   4.  Criminal; guilty. [Obs.] Collier. Syn. -- Slow; dilatory; tedious;
   reluctant. See Slow.

                                     Tardy

   Tar"dy, v. t. To make tardy. [Obs.] Shak.

                                     Tare

   Tare (?), obs. imp. of Tear. Tore.

                                     Tare

   Tare,  n.  [Cf.  Prov.  E.  tare  brisk, eager, OE. tarefitch the wild
   vetch.]

   1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern
   naturalists to be the Lolium temulentum, or darnel.

     Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it
     tares? Matt. xiii. 27.

     The  "darnel" is said to be the tares of Scripture, and is the only
     deleterious species belonging to the whole order. Baird.

   2.  (Bot.)  A  name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous herbs of
   the  genus  Vicia;  especially,  the  V.  sativa,  sometimes grown for
   fodder.

                                     Tare

   Tare,  n.  [F.  tare; cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. tara; all fr. Ar. tarah
   thrown   away,   removed,   fr.  taraha  to  reject,  remove.]  (Com.)
   Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight
   of  the  cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed
   with  it;  hence,  the  allowance  or abatement of a certain weight or
   quantity  which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight
   of such cask, bag, etc.

                                     Tare

   Tare,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Tared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Taring.] To
   ascertain or mark the tare of (goods).

                                     Tared

   Tared  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Weighed;  determined;  reduced  to  equal or
   standard   weight;   as,   tared   filter  papers,  used  in  weighing
   precipitates.

                                    Tarente

   Ta*ren"te  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. tarente.] (Zo\'94l.) A harmless lizard of
   the  Gecko  family  (Platydactylus  Mauritianicus)  found  in Southern
   Europe and adjacent countries, especially among old walls and ruins.

                                   Tarentism

   Tar"ent*ism (?), n. See Tarantism.

                                   Tarentula

   Ta*ren"tu*la (?), n. See Tarantula.

                                     Targe

   Targe (?), n. [F. Cf. Target.] A shield or target. [Obs. or Poetic] "A
   buckler on a targe." Chaucer.

                                    Target

   Tar"get  (?),  n.  [OF.  targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic
   origin;  cf.  AS.  targe,  OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border,
   OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]

   1.  A  kind  of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in
   war.

   2.  (a)  A  butt  or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the
   accuracy  of  a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern
   or  arrangement  of  a  series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or
   mark; as, he made a good target.

   3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

   4.  (Railroad)  A  conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show
   its position, or for use as a signal.
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                                   Targeted

   Tar"get*ed (?), a. Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.

                                   Targeteer

   Tar`get*eer"  (?),  n.  One  who  is  armed  with  a target or shield.
   [Written also targetier.]

                                    Targum

   Tar"gum   (?),  n.;  pl.  Targums  (#).  Heb.  Targumim  (#).  [Chald.
   targ&umac;m  interpretation, fr. targ\'c7m to interpret. Cf. Truchman,
   and  Dragoman.] A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old
   Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.

                                   Targumist

   Tar"gum*ist, n. The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.

                                    Tariff

   Tar"iff  (?), n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr.
   Ar.  ta'r\'c6f  information,  explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to
   know, to inform, explain.]

   1.  A  schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government
   of  a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a
   protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U.S. 1833).

     NOTE: &hand; Th e Un ited States and Great Britain impose no duties
     on  exports;  hence,  in  these countries the tariff refers only to
     imports.

   2.  The  duty,  or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a
   tariff of two cents a pound.

   3.  Any  schedule  or  system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of
   fees, or of railroad fares. Bolingbroke.

                                    Tariff

   Tar"iff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tariffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tariffing.]
   To make a list of duties on, as goods.

                                     Tarin

   Tar"in (?), n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) The siskin. [Prov.]

                                    Taring

   Tar"ing  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.)The common tern; -- called also tarret, and
   tarrock. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Tarlatan

   Tar"la*tan  (?),  n.  A  kind  of  thin,  transparent muslin, used for
   dresses.

                                     Tarn

   Tarn (?), n. [OE. terne, Icel. tj\'94rn.] A mountain lake or pool.

     A lofty precipice in front, A silent tarn below. Wordsworth.

                                    Tarnish

   Tar"nish  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Tarnished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tarnishing.]  [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide;
   akin  to  OS.  dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden,
   OS.  derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. Dern, a., and see -ish.] To soil, or
   change  the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the
   air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster
   of;  to  sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish
   the purity of color. "Tarnished lace." Fuller. Used also figuratively;
   as, to tarnish one's honor. Syn. -- To sully; stain; dim.

                                    Tarnish

   Tar"nish,  v.  i.  To  lose  luster;  to become dull; as, gilding will
   tarnish in a foul air.

     Till  thy  fresh glories, which now shine so bright, Grow stale and
     tarnish with our daily sight. Dryden.

                                    Tarnish

   Tar"nish, n.

   1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.

   2.  (Min.)  A  thin  film  on the surface of a metal, usually due to a
   slight  alteration  of  the  original  color; as, the steel tarnish in
   columbite.

                                   Tarnisher

   Tar"nish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, tarnishes.

                                     Taro

   Ta"ro  (?),  n.  [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.) A name for several
   aroid   plants   (Colocasia   antiquorum,  var.  esculenta,  Colocasia
   macrorhiza,   etc.),   and   their   rootstocks.   They   have   large
   ovate-sagittate  leaves  and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked
   and used for food in tropical countries.

                                     Tarot

   Tar"ot  (?), n. [F.; cf. It. tarocco.] A game of cards; -- called also
   taroc. Hoyle.

                                    Tarpan

   Tar"pan  (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A wild horse found
   in the region of the Caspian Sea.

                                   Tarpaulin

   Tar*pau"lin (?), n. [Tar + palling a covering, pall to cover. See Pall
   a covering.]

   1.  A  piece  of  canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition,
   used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.

   2.  A  hat  made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by
   sailors and others.

   3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.

     To  a  landsman,  these  tarpaulins,  as they were called, seemed a
     strange and half-savage race. Macaulay.

                                    Tarpon

   Tar"pon (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tarpum.

                                    Tarpum

   Tar"pum  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  very  large  marine  fish (Megapolis
   Atlanticus)  of  the  Southern  United  States and the West Indies. It
   often  becomes  six  or  more  feet  in  length, and has large silvery
   scales.  The  scales  are  a  staple article of trade, and are used in
   fancywork.  Called  also  tarpon,  sabalo,  savanilla, silverfish, and
   jewfish.

                                  Tarquinish

   Tar"quin*ish  (?),  a.  Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud;
   haughty; overbearing.

                                    Tarrace

   Tar"race (?), n. See Trass. [Obs.]

                                   Tarragon

   Tar"ra*gon  (?),  n.  [Sp. taragona, Ar. tarkh; perhaps fr. Gr. draco;
   cf.  L. dracunculus tarragon. Cf. Dragon.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus
   Artemisa (A. dracunculus), much used in France for flavoring vinegar.

                                    Tarras

   Tar"ras (?), n. See Trass. [Obs.]

                                     Tarre

   Tarre (?), v. t. [OE. tarien, terien, to irritate, provoke, AS. tergan
   to  pull,  pluck,  torment; probably akin to E. tear, v.t. \'fb63. Cf.
   Tarry, v.] To set on, as a dog; to incite. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Tarriance

   Tar"ri*ance  (?),  n.  The  act  or time of tarrying; delay; lateness.
   [Archaic] Shak.

     And after two days' tarriance there, returned. Tennyson.

                                    Tarrier

   Tar"ri*er (?), n. One who, or that which, tarries.

                                    Tarrier

   Tar"ri*er, n. (Zo\'94l.) A kind of dig; a terrier. [Obs.]

                                    Tarrock

   Tar"rock  (?),  n.  [Greenland tattarock.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The young of
   the  kittiwake  gull  before the first molt. (b) The common guillemot.
   [Prov. Eng.] (c) The common tern.

                                     Tarry

   Tar"ry  (?),  a.  [From  Tar, n.] Consisting of, or covered with, tar;
   like tar.

                                     Tarry

   Tar"ry  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tarried  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tarrying.]  [OE.  tarien to irritate (see Tarre); but with a change of
   sense probably due to confusion with OE. targen to delay, OF. targier,
   fr.  (assumed)  LL.  tardicare, fr. L. tardare to make slow, to tarry,
   fr. tardus slow. Cf. Tardy.]

   1. To stay or remain behind; to wait.

     Tarry ye for us, until we come again. Ex. xxiv. 14.

   2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.

     Come down unto me, tarry not. Gen. xic. 9.

     One tarried here, there hurried one. Emerson.

   3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.

     Tarry all night, and wash your feet. Gen. xix. 2.

   Syn. -- To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.

                                     Tarry

   Tar"ry, v. t.

   1. To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.]

     Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. Chaucer.

   2. To wait for; to stay or stop for. [Archaic]

     He  that  will  have  a  cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the
     grinding. Shak.

     He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question. Sir W. Scott.

                                     Tarry

   Tar"ry, n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] E. Lodge.

                                    Tarsal

   Tar"sal  (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the
   foot  or  eye).  --  n.  A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale. Tarsal
   tetter (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind
   of bleareye.

                                    Tarsal

   Tar"sal (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tercel. [Obs.]

                                    Tarsale

   Tar*sa"le (?), n.; pl. Tarsalia (#). [NL.] (Anat.) One of the bones or
   cartilages  of  the  tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with
   the metatarsals.

                                     Tarse

   Tarse (?), n. [Cf. Tassel, Tiercel.] (Falconry) The male falcon.

                                     Tarse

   Tarse (?), n. [Cf. F. tarse.] (Anat.) tarsus.

                                  Tarsectomy

   Tar*sec"to*my  (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. (Surg.) The operation of excising
   one or more of the bones of the tarsus.

                                    Tarsel

   Tar"sel (?), n. A male hawk. See Tercel. [Obs.]

                                     Tarsi

   Tar"si (?), n., pl. of Tarsus.

                              Tarsia, Tarsiatura

   Tar"si*a  (?),  Tar`si*a*tu"ra  (?),  n.  [It.]  A  kind  of mosaic in
   woodwork,  much  employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later,
   in  which  scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes,
   landscapes,  fruits,  flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying
   pieces  of  wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of
   walnut wood.

                                    Tarsier

   Tar"si*er (?), n. [Cf. F. tarsier.] See Tarsius.

                                    Tarsius

   Tar"si*us  (?),  n.  [NL. See Tarsus.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of nocturnal
   lemurine  mammals  having  very  large eyes and ears, a long tail, and
   very  long  proximal  tarsal  bones;  --  called also malmag, spectral
   lemur, podji, and tarsier.

                                    Tarso-

   Tar"so-  (?).  A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
   with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.

                                Tarsometatarsal

   Tar`so*met`a*tar"sal  (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both the
   tarsus  and  metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations. (b) Of
   or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.

                                Tarsometatarsus

   Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus  (?),  n.;  pl. Tarsometatarsi (#). [NL.] (Anat.)
   The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the
   union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

                                 Tarsorrhaphy

   Tar*sor"rha*phy (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. (Surg.) An operation to diminish
   the  size  of the opening between eyelids when enlarged by surrounding
   cicatrices.

                                   Tarsotomy

   Tar*sot"o*my (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. (Surg.) The operation of cutting or
   removing the tarsal cartilages.

                                    Tarsus

   Tar"sus (?), n.; pl. Tarsi (#). [NL., fr. Gr. Tarse.]

   1.  (Anat.)  (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the
   foot  between  the  metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven
   short  bones.  (b)  A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in
   the  eyelid  of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage,
   and tarsal plate.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  foot  of  an  insect  or a crustacean. It usually
   consists of form two to five joints.

                                     Tart

   Tart (?), a. [AS. teart. \'fb63. Cf. Tear, v. t.]

   1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

   2.  Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart
   rebuke.

     Why art thou tart, my brother? Bunyan.

                                     Tart

   Tart,  n.  [OE.  tarte,  F. tarte; perhaps originally the same word as
   tourte,  LL.  torta,  fr.  L. tortus, p.p. of torquere to twist, bend,
   wind,  because  tarts  were  originally  made  of a twisted shape. Cf.
   Torture,  n.]  A  species  of  small  open  pie,  or  piece of pastry,
   containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

                                    Tartan

   Tar"tan (?), n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp. tirita\'a4a a
   sort  of  thin  silk;  cf.  Sp. tiritar to shiver or shake with cold.]
   Woolen  cloth,  checkered  or crossbarred with narrow bands of various
   colors,  much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of
   tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern.

     MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it
     does not warm to the tartan. Sir W. Scott.

     The  sight  of  the  tartan  inflamed  the  populace of London with
     hatred. Macaulay.

                                    Tartan

   Tar"tan,  n.  [F. tartane, or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana; all perhaps of
   Arabic   origin.]  (Naut.)  A  small  coasting  vessel,  used  in  the
   Mediterranean,  having  one  mast  carrying  large  leteen sail, and a
   bowsprit with staysail or jib.

                                    Tartar

   Tar"tar  (?), n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., & It. tartaro,
   LL. tartarum, LGr.

   1.  (Chem.)  A  reddish  crust  or  sediment in wine casks, consisting
   essentially  of  crude cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream
   of  tartar, tartaric acid, potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and,
   in  dyeing,  as a mordant for woolen goods; -- called also argol, wine
   stone, etc.

   2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary
   mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
   Cream  of  tartar.  (Chem.)  See  under  Cream. -- Tartar emetic (Med.
   Chem.),  a  double  tartrate  of potassium and basic antimony. It is a
   poisonous  white  crystalline  substance  having  a  sweetish metallic
   taste, and used in medicine as a sudorific and emetic.

                                    Tartar

   Tar"tar (?), n.

   1.  [Per.  T\'bet\'ber,  of  Tartar origin.] A native or inhabitant of
   Tartary  in  Asia;  a  member  of  any one of numerous tribes, chiefly
   Moslem,  of  Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written
   also, more correctly but less usually, Tatar.

   2. A person of a keen, irritable temper.
   To  catch  a tartar, to lay hold of, or encounter, a person who proves
   too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.]

                                    Tartar

   Tar"tar, a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.

                                    Tartar

   Tar"tar, n. [Cf. F. tartare.] See Tartarus. Shak.

                                  Tartarated

   Tar"tar*a`ted (?), a. (Chem.) Tartrated.

                             Tartarean, Tartareous

   Tar*ta"re*an   (?),  Tar*ta"re*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  tartareus:  cf.  F.
   tartar\'82en.] Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.

                                  Tartareous

   Tar*ta"re*ous, a. [Cf. 1st Tartarous.]

   1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.

   2. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are
   tartareous.

                              Tartarian, Tartaric

   Tar*ta"ri*an  (?),  Tar*tar"ic  (?), a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in
   Asia,  or  the  Tartars.  Tartarian  lamb  (Bot.),  Scythian lamb. See
   Barometz.

                                   Tartarian

   Tar*ta"ri*an (?), n. (Bot.) The name of some kinds of cherries, as the
   Black Tartarian, or the White Tartarian.

                                   Tartaric

   Tar*tar"ic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from,
   or  resembling,  tartar.  Tartaric  acid.  (a) An acid widely diffused
   throughout  the vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries,
   etc.,  and  obtained  from  tartar  as  a white crystalline substance,
   C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2,  having  a  strong  pure  acid taste. It is used in
   medicine, in dyeing, calico printing, photography, etc., and also as a
   substitute  for  lemon juice. Called also dextro-tartaric acid. (b) By
   extension,  any  one  of  the  series of isomeric acids (racemic acid,
   levotartaric  acid,  inactive  tartaric  acid)  of which tartaric acid
   proper is the type.

                                   Tartarine

   Tar"tar*ine  (?),  n. (Old Chem.) Potassium carbonate, obtained by the
   incineration of tartar. [Obs.]

                                   Tartarize

   Tar"tar*ize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tartarized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tartarizing  (?).] [Cf. F. tartariser.] (Chem.) To impregnate with, or
   subject  to  the  action  of,  tartar.  [R.] Tartarized antimony (Med.
   Chem.), tartar emetic.

                                   Tartarize

   Tar"tar*ize  (?),  v.  t.  To  cause to resemble the Tartars and their
   civilization, as by conquest.

                                   Tartarous

   Tar"tar*ous  (?), a. [Cf. F. tartareux.] Containing tartar; consisting
   of tartar, or partaking of its qualities; tartareous.

                                   Tartarous

   Tar"tar*ous  (?),  a.  Resembling,  or  characteristic  of,  a Tartar;
   ill-natured; irritable.

     The Tartarous moods of common men. B. Jonson.

                                   Tartarum

   Tar"ta*rum (?), n. (Chem.) See 1st Tartar.

                                   Tartarus

   Tar"ta*rus  (?), n. [L., from Gr. (Class. Myth.) The infernal regions,
   described  in  the  Iliad  as situated as far below Hades as heaven is
   above  the  earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment for
   the spirits of the wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often
   used synonymously with Hades, or the Lower World in general.

                                    Tartary

   Tar"ta*ry (?), n. Tartarus. [Obs.] Spenser.
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                                Tartini's tones

   Tar*ti"ni's  tones`  (?).  [From  Tartini,  an  Italian violinist, who
   discovered them in 1754.] See the Note under Tone.

                                    Tartish

   Tart"ish (?), a. Somewhat tart.

                                    Tartlet

   Tart"let (?), n. A small tart. V. Knox.

                                    Tartly

   Tart"ly, adv. In a tart manner; with acidity.

                                   Tartness

   Tart"ness,  n.  The  quality or state of being tart. Syn. -- Acrimony;
   sourness;   keenness;   poignancy;   severity;   asperity;   acerbity;
   harshness. See Acrimony.

                                   Tartralic

   Tar*tral"ic  (?),  a.  [From  Tartar  the  chemical compound.] (Chem.)
   Pertaining  to,  or designating, an acid obtained as a white amorphous
   deliquescent   substance,   C8H10O11;   --   called  also  ditartaric,
   tartrilic, or tartrylic acid.

                                  Tartramate

   Tar*tram"ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of tartramic acid.

                                   Tartramic

   Tar*tram"ic  (?),  a.  [Tarto-  + amic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or
   designating,  an  acid  which  is the primary acid amide derivative of
   tartaric acid.

                                  Tartramide

   Tar*tram"ide   (?),  n.  [Tarto-  +  amide.]  (Chem.)  An  acid  amide
   derivative   of   tartaric  acid,  obtained  as  a  white  crystalline
   substance.

                                   Tartrate

   Tar"trate (?), n. [Cf. F. tartrate.] (Chem.) A salt of tartaric acid.

                                   Tartrated

   Tar"tra`ted  (?), a. (Med. Chem.) Containing, or derived from, tartar;
   combined with tartaric acid.

                                  Tartrazine

   Tar"tra*zine  (?),  n.  [Tartaric  + hydrazine.] (Chem.) An artificial
   dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl
   hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids.

                                   Tartrelic

   Tar*trel"ic  (?),  a. [From Tartar the chemical compound.] (Chem.) Of,
   pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of tartaric acid,
   obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance.

                                    Tartro-

   Tar"tro-.  A  combining form (also used adjectively) used in chemistry
   to  denote  the  presence  of  tartar  or  of some of its compounds or
   derivatives.

                                  Tartronate

   Tar"tro*nate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of tartronic acid.

                                   Tartronic

   Tar*tron"ic (?), a. [Tartro- + malonic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or
   designating,  an  organic  acid  (called  also  hydroxy  malonic acid)
   obtained,   by   reducing  mesoxalic  acid,  as  a  white  crystalline
   substance.

                                   Tartronyl

   Tar"tro*nyl  (?), n. [Tartronic + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical
   constituting  the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain
   of its derivatives.

                                  Tartrovinic

   Tar`tro*vin"ic  (?),  a. [Tartro- + vinic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to,
   or   designating,   a  certain  acid  composed  of  tartaric  acid  in
   combination with ethyl, and now called ethyltartaric acid.

                               Tartuffe, Tartufe

   Tar*tuffe",  Tar*tufe"  (?),  n. [F. tartufe.] A hypocritical devotee.
   See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

                             Tartuffish, Tartufish

   Tar*tuff"ish,  Tar*tuf"ish, a. Like a tartuffe; precise; hypocritical.
   Sterne.

                                    Tarweed

   Tar"weed`  (?),  n.  (Bot.) A name given to several resinous-glandular
   composite  plants  of  California,  esp.  to the species of Grindelia,
   Hemizonia, and Madia.

                                      Tas

   Tas (?), n. [F.] A heap. [Obs.] "The tas of bodies slain." Chaucer.

                                      Tas

   Tas,  v.  t.  To tassel. [Obs.] "A purse of leather tassed with silk."
   Chaucer.

                                     Tasco

   Tas"co  (?),  n. [Cf. Sp. tasconio.] A kind of clay for making melting
   pots. Percy Smith.

                                    Tasimer

   Ta*sim"er  (?), n. [Gr. -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for detecting
   or  measuring  minute  extension  or  movements  of  solid  bodies. It
   consists  essentially  of  a  small  rod,  disk,  or button of carbon,
   forming  part of an electrical circuit, the resistance of which, being
   varied  by  the  changes  of pressure produced by the movements of the
   object  to  be  measured,  causes  variations  in  the strength of the
   current,  which  variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer.
   It  is  also  used  for measuring minute changes of temperature. T. A.
   Edison.

                                     Task

   Task  (?),  n.  [OE.  taske,  OF. tasque, F. t\'83che, for tasche, LL.
   tasca,  taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate. See Tax, n. &
   v.]

   1.  Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or
   amount.

     Ma task of servile toil. Milton.

     Each  morning  sees  some  task  begin, Each evening sees it close.
     Longfellow.

   2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor.

     His mental powers were equal to greater tasks. Atterbury.

   To  take  to  task.  See  under Take. Syn. -- Work; labor; employment;
   business; toil; drudgery; study; lesson; stint.

                                     Task

   Task, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tasked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tasking.]

   1.  To  impose  a  task upon; to assign a definite amount of business,
   labor, or duty to.

     There task thy maids, and exercise the loom. Dryden.

   2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

   3. To charge; to tax; as with a fault.

     Too impudent to task me with those errors. Beau. & Fl.

                                    Tasker

   Task"er (?), n.

   1. One who imposes a task.

   2. One who performs a task, as a day-laborer. [R.]

   3. A laborer who receives his wages in kind. [Scot.]

                                  Taskmaster

   Task"mas`ter  (?),  n. One who imposes a task, or burdens another with
   labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. Ex. i. 11.

     All  is,  if  I  have  grace  to  use  it  so,  As ever in my great
     Taskmaster's eye. Milton.

                                   Taskwork

   Task"work`  (?),  n.  Work done as a task; also, work done by the job;
   piecework.

                                    Taslet

   Tas"let  (?),  n.  [See  Tasse  a  piece  of  armor.] A piece of armor
   formerly worn to guard the things; a tasse.

                                   Tasmanian

   Tas*ma"ni*an  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's
   Land.   --  n.  A  native  or  inhabitant  of  Tasmania;  specifically
   (Ethnol.),  in  the  plural,  the  race of men that formerly inhabited
   Tasmania,  but  is  now  extinct. Tasmanain cider tree. (Bot.) See the
   Note under Eucalyptus. -- Tasmanain devil. (Zo\'94l.) See under Devil.
   --  Tasmanain  wolf  (Zo\'94l.),  a  savage  carnivorous marsupial; --
   called also zebra wolf. See Zebra wolf, under Wolf.

                                     Tasse

   Tasse (?), n. [OF. tassette.] A piece of armor for the thighs, forming
   an appendage to the ancient corselet.

     NOTE: &hand; Us ually th e ta sse was a plate of iron swinging from
     the  cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by
     this name.

                                    Tassel

   Tas"sel (?), n. (Falconry) A male hawk. See Tercel.

                                    Tassel

   Tas"sel,  n.  [See  Teasel.]  A  kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a
   teasel.

                                    Tassel

   Tas"sel,  n.  [OE.,  a  fastening of a mantle, OF. tassel a fastening,
   clasp,  F.  tasseau  a  bracket, Fr. L. taxillus a little die, dim. of
   talus  a  die of a longish shape, rounded on two sides and marked only
   on the other four, a knuckle bone.]

   1.  A  pendent  ornament,  attached  to  the  corners  of cushions, to
   curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.

   2. The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.

     And  the  maize  field  grew  and ripened, Till it stood in all the
     splendor  Of  its garments green and yellow, Of its tassels and its
     plumage. Longfellow.

   3.  A  narrow  silk  ribbon,  or  the  like, sewed to a book to be put
   between the leaves.

   4.  (Arch.)  A  piece  of  board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of
   plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers; -- rarely
   used in the United States.
   Tassel  flower (Bot.), a name of several composite plants of the genus
   Cineraria,  especially  the C. sconchifolia, and of the blossoms which
   they bear.

                                    Tassel

   Tas"sel,  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Tasseled (?) or Tasselled; p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Tasseling  or  Tasselling.]  To  put forth a tassel or flower; as,
   maize tassels.

                                    Tassel

   Tas"sel, v. t. To adorn with tassels. Chaucer.

                                    Tasset

   Tas"set  (?),  n.  [See  Tasse.] A defense for the front of the thigh,
   consisting  of  one  or  more iron plates hanging from the belt on the
   lower edge of the corselet.<-- same as tasse? -->

                                   Tastable

   Tast"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  worthy  of  being  tasted;  savory;
   relishing.

                                     Taste

   Taste  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tasted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tasting.]
   [OE. tasten to feel, to taste, OF. taster, F. tater to feel, to try by
   the  touch, to try, to taste, (assumed) LL. taxitare, fr. L. taxare to
   touch sharply, to estimate. See Tax, v. t.]

   1. To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow. [Obs.] Chapman.

     Taste it well and stone thou shalt it find. Chaucer.

   2. To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor
   of  (anything)  by  taking  a  small  quantity into a mouth. Also used
   figuratively.

     When  the  ruler  of  the  feast had tasted the water that was made
     wine. John ii. 9.

     When  Commodus  had once tasted human blood, he became incapable of
     pity or remorse. Gibbon.

   3. To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.

     I tasted a little of this honey. 1 Sam. xiv. 29.

   4. To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience;
   to undergo.

     He . . . should taste death for every man. Heb. ii. 9.

   5.  To partake of; to participate in; -- usually with an implied sense
   of relish or pleasure.

     Thou  .  .  . wilt taste No pleasure, though in pleasure, solitary.
     Milton.

                                     Taste

   Taste, v. i.

   1.  To  try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try
   the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine.

   2.  To  have  a  smack; to excite a particular sensation, by which the
   specific  quality  or  flavor  is  distinguished; to have a particular
   quality  or character; as, this water tastes brackish; the milk tastes
   of garlic.

     Yea, every idle, nice, and wanton reason Shall to the king taste of
     this action. Shak.

   3. To take sparingly.

     For age but tastes of pleasures, youth devours. Dryden.

   4.  To  have  perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to
   taste of nature's bounty. Waller.

     The valiant never taste of death but once. Shak.

                                     Taste

   Taste, n.

   1. The act of tasting; gustation.

   2. A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to
   the  tongue;  the  quality  or  savor of any substance as perceived by
   means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a
   bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste.

   3.  (Physiol.)  The one of the five senses by which certain properties
   of  bodies  (called  their  taste,  savor,  flavor) are ascertained by
   contact with the organs of taste.

     NOTE: &hand; Ta ste depends mainly on the contact of soluble matter
     with   the   terminal   organs  (connected  with  branches  of  the
     glossopharyngeal and other nerves) in the papill\'91 on the surface
     of  the tongue. The base of the tongue is considered most sensitive
     to bitter substances, the point to sweet and acid substances.

   4.  Intellectual  relish;  liking;  fondness; -- formerly with of, now
   with for; as, he had no taste for study.

     I have no taste Of popular applause. Dryden.

   5.   The  power  of  perceiving  and  relishing  excellence  in  human
   performances;  the  faculty  of  discerning  beauty, order, congruity,
   proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly
   in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment.

   6. Manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance
   with  good  usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph
   in bad taste.

   7. Essay; trial; experience; experiment. Shak.

   8.  A  small  portion  given  as a specimen; a little piece tastted of
   eaten; a bit. Bacon.

   9.  A  kind  of  narrow  and  thin silk ribbon. Syn. -- Savor; relish;
   flavor;  sensibility;  gout.  --  Taste,  Sensibility,  Judgment. Some
   consider  taste as a mere sensibility, and others as a simple exercise
   of  judgment;  but  a  union  of both is requisite to the existence of
   anything  which  deserves the name. An original sense of the beautiful
   is just as necessary to \'91sthetic judgments, as a sense of right and
   wrong  to the formation of any just conclusions or moral subjects. But
   this  "sense  of  the  beautiful" is not an arbitrary principle. It is
   under  the  guidance  of  reason; it grows in delicacy and correctness
   with  the  progress  of the individual and of society at large; it has
   its  laws,  which  are  seated  in the nature of man; and it is in the
   development of these laws that we find the true "standard of taste."

     What, then, is taste, but those internal powers, Active and strong,
     and  feelingly  alive  To  each fine impulse? a discerning sense Of
     decent  and  sublime,  with  quick disgust From things deformed, or
     disarranged,  or  gross  In  species? This, nor gems, nor stores of
     gold,  Nor  purple  state,  nor culture, can bestow, But God alone,
     when  first  his  active hand Imprints the secret bias of the soul.
     Akenside.

   Taste  of  buds,  OR  Taste  of  goblets (Anat.), the flask-shaped end
   organs  of  taste in the epithelium of the tongue. They are made up of
   modified epithelial cells arranged somewhat like leaves in a bud.

                                   Tasteful

   Taste"ful (?), a.

   1. Having a high relish; savory. "Tasteful herbs." Pope.

   2.  Having  or  exhibiting  good taste; in accordance with good taste;
   tasty;   as,   a   tasteful   drapery.   --   Taste"ful*ly,   adv.  --
   Taste"ful*ness, n.

                                   Tasteless

   Taste"less, a.

   1. Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

   2.  Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good taste; as, a tasteless
   age. Orrery.

   3.  Not  in accordance with good taste; as, a tasteless arrangement of
   drapery. -- Taste"less*ly, adv. -- Taste"less*ness, n.

                                    Taster

   Tast"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or drink to
   ascertain its quality.

     Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat. Dryden.

   2.  That  in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a
   cheese taster, or the like.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  a  peculiar  kind  of  zooids situated on the
   polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding
   zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora.

                                    Tastily

   Tast"i*ly (?), adv. In a tasty manner.

                                    Tasting

   Tast"ing,  n. The act of perceiving or tasting by the organs of taste;
   the faculty or sense by which we perceive or distinguish savors.

                                     Tasto

   Tas"to  (?), n. [It.] (Mus.) A key or thing touched to produce a tone.
   Tasto  solo,  single touch; -- in old music, a direction denoting that
   the  notes  in  the  bass  over or under which it is written should be
   performed alone, or with no other chords than unisons and octaves.

                                     Tasty

   Tast"y (?), a. [Compar. Tastier (?); superl. Tastiest.]

   1.  Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See
   Taste, n., 5.<-- not used in that sense now. -->

   2.  Being  in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as,
   tasty furniture; a tasty dress.

                                      Tat

   Tat  (?),  n.  [Hind.  t\'bet.] Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the
   Corchorus olitorius, or jute. [India]

                                      Tat

   Tat, n. [Hind. tatt.] (Zo\'94l.) A pony. [India]

                                    Tataupa

   Ta*tau"pa  (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A South American
   tinamou (Crypturus tataupa).

                                     Tatch

   Tatch  (?),  n.  [F.  tache spot. See Techy.] A spot or stain; also, a
   trick. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

                                     Tath

   Tath (?), obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Ta, to take.

                                     Tath

   Tath,  n. [Prov. E.; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ta dung, ta the grass
   of a manured pasture, te to manure. \'fb58. Cf. Ted.]

   1. Dung, or droppings of cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

   2.  The  luxuriant  grass  growing  about the droppings of cattle in a
   pasture. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

                                     Tath

   Tath,  v.  t.  To  manure (land) by pasturing cattle on it, or causing
   them to lie upon it. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

                                     Tatou

   Ta*tou"   (?),  n.  [Cf.  Tatouay.]  (Zo\'94l.)  The  giant  armadillo
   (Priodontes  gigas)  of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five
   feet  long  including  the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers,
   feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves.

                                    Tatouay

   Tat"ou*ay  (?),  n.  [Of  Brazilian  origin;  cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  An  armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical
   parts  of  South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed
   of  small,  nearly square, scales. The head is long; the tail is round
   and  tapered,  and  nearly  destitute of scales; the claws of the fore
   feet are very large. Called also tatouary, and broad-banded armadillo.

                                   Tatouhou

   Tat"ou*hou (?), n. [Cf. Tatouay.] (Zo\'94l.) The peba.

                                     Tatt

   Tatt  (?),  v.  t.  &  i.  To  make  (anything) by tatting; to work at
   tatting; as, tatted edging.
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                                     Tatta

   Tat"ta (?), n. [Hind. , t\'bet\'c6.] A bamboo frame or trellis hung at
   a  door or window of a house, over which water is suffered to trickle,
   in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]

                                    Tatter

   Tat"ter  (?),  n.  One  who  makes  tatting.  Caulfield & S. (Doct. of
   Needlework).

                                    Tatter

   Tat"ter (?), n. [Icel. t\'94tur, t\'94ttur, pl. t\'94trar, ; cf. Norw.
   totra,  pl.  totror,  LG.  taltern tatters. \'fb240.] A rag, or a part
   torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural.

     Tear a passion to tatters, to very rags. Shak.

                                    Tatter

   Tat"ter,  v.  t.  [p.  p. Tattered (?).] To rend or tear into rags; --
   used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective.

     Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair. Pope.

                                Tatterdemalion

   Tat`ter*de*mal"ion  (?),  n.  [Tatter  +  OF. desmaillier to break the
   meshes of, to tear: cf. OF. maillon long clothes, swadding clothes, F.
   maillot.  See  Tatter, and Mail armor.] A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.
   L'Estrange.

                                    Tatting

   Tat"ting (?), n. A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a
   peculiar stitch. Tatting shuttle, the shuttle on which the thread used
   in tatting is wound.

                                    Tattle

   Tat"tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tattled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tattling
   (?).]  [Akin  to  OE.  tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to stammer, and
   perhaps to E. titter.]

   1.  To  prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to
   chat.

     The tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. Dryden.

   2.  To  tell  tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a
   tattling girl.

                                    Tattle

   Tat"tle, n. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.

     [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift.

                                    Tattler

   Tat"tler (?), n.

   1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  several  species  of  large, long-legged
   sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon American species are the greater tattler,
     or  telltale  (T.  melanoleucus),  the  smaller  tattler, or lesser
     yellowlegs (T. flavipes), the solitary tattler (T. solitarius), and
     the  semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also
     telltale,    telltale    spine,   telltale   tattler,   yellowlegs,
     yellowshanks, and yelper.

                                   Tattlery

   Tat"tler*y (?), n. Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.

                                   Tattling

   Tat"tling  (?),  a.  Given  to  idle  talk;  apt  to  tell  tales.  --
   Tat"tling*ly, adv.

                                    Tattoo

   Tat*too"  (?),  n. [Earlier taptoo, D. taptoe; tap a tap, faucet + toe
   to,  shut  (i.  e.,  the  taps,  or  drinking  houses,  shut  from the
   soldiers).]  (Mil.) A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at
   night,  giving  notice  to  soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their
   quarters  in  garrison, or to their tents in camp. The Devil's tattoo.
   See under Devil.

                                    Tattoo

   Tat*too",  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tattooed  (?);  p.  pr.  & vb. n.
   Tattooing.]  [Of Polynesian origin; cf. New Zealand ta to tattoo, tatu
   puncturation  (in  Otaheite).]  To color, as the flesh, by pricking in
   coloring  matter,  so  as  to  form  marks or figures which can not be
   washed out.

                                    Tattoo

   Tat*too",  n.;  pl.  Tattoos  (.  An  indelible mark or figure made by
   puncturing  the  skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures;
   --  a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both
   in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations,
   especially by sailors.

                                     Tatu

   Ta*tu" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tatou.

                                   Tatusiid

   Ta*tu"si*id   (?),   n.   (Zo\'94l.)   Any  armadillo  of  the  family
   Tatusiid\'91,  of which the peba and mule armadillo are examples. Also
   used adjectively.

                                      Tau

   Tau (?), n. [Gr. tay^ the letter t (English T).] (Zo\'94l.) The common
   American  toadfish;  --  so called from a marking resembling the Greek
   letter tau (t). Tau cross. See Illust. 6, of Cross.
   
                                    Taught
                                       
   Taught (?), a. See Taut. Totten. 

                                    Taught

   Taught,   imp.   &  p.  p.  of  Teach.  [AS.  imp.  t&aemac;hte,  p.p.
   get&aemac;ht.]

     NOTE: See Teach.

                                     Taunt

   Taunt  (?),  a.  [Cf. OF. tant so great, F. tant so much, L. tantus of
   such  size,  so great, so much.] (Naut.) Very high or tall; as, a ship
   with taunt masts. Totten.

                                     Taunt

   Taunt  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Taunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Taunting.]
   [Earlier,  to  tease;  probably  fr.  OF. tanter to tempt, to try, for
   tenter.  See  Tempt.]  To  reproach with severe or insulting words; to
   revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.

     When I had at my pleasure taunted her. Shak.

   Syn. -- To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See Deride.

                                     Taunt

   Taunt, n. Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting
   invective.

     With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts. Shak.

     With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest. Prior.

                                    Taunter

   Taunt"er (?), n. One who taunts.

                                   Taunting

   Taunt"ing, a. & n. from Taunt, v.

     Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. Burke.

                                  Tauntingly

   Taunt"ing*ly, adv. In a taunting manner.

                                   Tauntress

   Taunt"ress (?), n. A woman who taunts.

                                     Taur

   Taur (?), n. [L. Taurus.] The constellation Taurus. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                 Tauricornous

   Tau`ri*cor"nous  (?),  a.  [L.  tauricornis;  taurus  a bull + cornu a
   horn.] (Zo\'94l.) Having horns like those of a bull. Sir T. Browne.

                                   Tauridor

   Tau`ri*dor" (?), n. [See Toreador.] A bull Sir W. Scott.

                                   Tauriform

   Tau"ri*form  (?),  a.  [L.  tauriformis; taurus a bull + -form: cf. F.
   tauriforme.] Having the form of a bull.

                                    Taurine

   Tau"rine  (?),  a.  [L.  taurinus,  fr.  taurus  a  bull. See Taurus.]
   (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.

                                    Taurine

   Tau"rine  (?),  n.  [So named because it was discovered in the bile of
   the  ox.  See  Taurus.]  (Physiol.  Chem.)  A  body occurring in small
   quantity  in  the  juices  of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but
   especially  in  the  bile,  where  it  is found as a component part of
   taurocholic  acid,  from  which it can be prepared by decomposition of
   the  acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and
   is  especially  characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur,
   being chemically amido-isethionic acid, C

                                 Taurocholate

   Tau`ro*cho"late  (?),  n. (Physiol. Chem.) A salt of taurocholic acid;
   as, sodium taurocholate, which occurs in human bile.

                                  Taurocholic

   Tau`ro*chol"ic (?), a. [Taurine + cholic.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining
   to,  or  designating,  a  conjugate  acid  (called  taurocholic  acid)
   composed  of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile
   and  in  that  of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence
   appears  generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and
   alcohol. It has a bitter taste.

                             Taurocol, Taurocolla

   Tau"ro*col  (?),  Tau`ro*col"la  (?),  n.  [NL.  taurocolla,  fr.  Gr.
   taurocolle.] Glue made from a bull's hide.

                                 Tauromachian

   Tau`ro*ma"chi*an  (?),  a.  [See  Tauromachy.]  Of  or  pertaining  to
   bullfights. -- n. A bullfighter.

                                  Tauromachy

   Tau*rom"a*chy (?), n. [Gr. Bullfighting.

                                    Taurus

   Tau"rus (?), n. [L., akin to Gr. steer. See Steer a young ox.]

   1.  (Astron.) (a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of
   the  zodiac,  which  the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked
   thus  [&taurus;] in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, containing
   the  well-known  clusters  called  the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the
   latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of  ruminants comprising the common domestic
   cattle.

                                   Taurylic

   Tau*ryl"ic  (?),  a.  [L.  taurus  a  bull  +  E.  phenylic.]  (Chem.)
   Pertaining  to,  or  designating,  an  acid  found  of a urine of neat
   cattle, and probably identical with cresol.

                                     Taut

   Taut (?), a. [Dan. t\'91t; akin to E. tight. See Tight.]

   1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is
   tightly strained.

   2. Sung; close; firm; secure.
   Taut  hand  (Naut.),  a  sailor's term for an officer who is severe in
   discipline.

                                 Tautegorical

   Tau`te*gor"ic*al  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Allegory.] Expressing the same thing
   with different words; -- opposed to allegorical. [R.] Coleridge.

                                  Tautochrone

   Tau"to*chrone  (?),  n. [Gr. tautochrone.] (Math.) A curved line, such
   that  a heavy body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will
   always  arrive  at  the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the
   curve  it  may  begin  to  fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base
   horizontal is a tautochrone.

                                 Tautochronous

   Tau*toch"ro*nous  (?),  a. (Math.) Occupying the same time; pertaining
   to, or having the properties of, a tautochrone.

                                    Tautog

   Tau*tog"  (?),  n.  [The  pl.  of  taut,  the  American  Indian  name,
   translated  by  Roger  Williams  sheep's  heads,  and  written  by him
   tauta\'a3og.]  (Zo\'94l.)  An  edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or
   Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult
   it  is  nearly  black,  more or less irregularly barred, with greenish
   gray.  Called  also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll.
   [Written also tautaug.]

                                  Tautologic

   Tau`to*log"ic (?), a. Tautological.

                                 Tautological

   Tau`to*log"ic*al  (?),  a. [Cf. F. tautologique.] Involving tautology;
   having   the  same  signification;  as,  tautological  expression.  --
   Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly,  adv. Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the
   same sound or syllable many times.

                                  Tautologist

   Tau*tol"o*gist (?), n. One who uses tautological words or phrases.

                                  Tautologize

   Tau*tol"o*gize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tautologized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Tautologizing (?).] To repeat the same thing in different words.

                                  Tautologous

   Tau*tol"o*gous  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Repeating  the same thing in different
   words; tautological. [R.] Tooke.

                                   Tautology

   Tau*tol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [L.  tautologia,  Gr.  tautologie.]  (Rhet.) A
   repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition
   of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything
   as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following
   lines: --

     The  dawn  is  overcast,  the morning lowers, And heavily in clouds
     brings on the day. Addison.

   Syn.  --  Repetition.  -- Tautology, Repetition. There may be frequent
   repetitions  (as  in  legal instruments) which are warranted either by
   necessity  or  convenience;  but  tautology is always a fault, being a
   sameness of expression which adds nothing to the sense or the sound.

                                  Tautomeric

   Tau`to*mer"ic  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Relating  to,  or  characterized by,
   tautomerism.

                                  Tautomerism

   Tau*tom"er*ism  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Chem.)  The  condition,  quality,  or
   relation  of  metameric  substances,  or their respective derivatives,
   which  are  more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the
   other  is  the  more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus,
   the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.

                           Tautoousian, Tautoousious

   Tau`to*ou"si*an  (?),  Tau`to*ou"si*ous  (?),  a. [Gr. Having the same
   essence; being identically of the same nature. [R.] Cudworth.

                                 Tautophonical

   Tau`to*phon"ic*al   (?),   a.  Pertaining  to,  or  characterized  by,
   tautophony; repeating the same sound.

                                  Tautophony

   Tau*toph"o*ny (?), n. [Gr. Repetition of the same sound.

                                  Tautozonal

   Tau`to*zon"al (?), a. [Gr. zonal.] (Crystallog.) Belonging to the same
   zone; as, tautozonal planes.

                                    Tavern

   Tav"ern  (?),  n.  [OE.  taverne,  F.  taverne, from L. taberna a hut,
   booth,  tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.] A public house where travelers
   and  other  transient  guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an
   inn;  a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to
   sell liquor in small quantities.

                                   Taverner

   Tav"ern*er  (?),  n.  [F.  tavernier, L. tabernarius.] One who keeps a
   tavern. Chaucer. Camden.

                                   Taverning

   Tav"ern*ing,  n.  A  feasting  at  taverns. [Obs.] "The misrule of our
   tavernings." Bp. Hall.

                                   Tavernman

   Tav"ern*man  (?), n.; pl. Tavernmen (. The keeper of a tavern; also, a
   tippler. [Obs.]

                                      Taw

   Taw (?), n. Tow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                      Taw

   Taw,  v.  t.  [Cf.  Tew  to  tow, Tow, v. t.] To push; to tug; to tow.
   [Obs.] Drayton.

                                      Taw

   Taw  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tawing.] [OE.
   tawen,  tewen,  AS. t\'bewian to prepare; cf. D. touwen, Goth. t\'c7wa
   order,  taujan to do, and E. tool. \'fb64. Cf. 1st Tew, Tow the coarse
   part of flax.]

   1.  To  prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat;
   to scourge. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

   2.  To  dress  and  prepare,  as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and
   kids,  for  gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and
   other agents, for softening and bleaching them.

                                      Taw

   Taw, n. [Cf. AS. t\'bew instrument.]

   1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.

   2.  A  line  or  mark  from which the players begin a game of marbles.
   [Colloq. U.S.]

                                   Tawdrily

   Taw"dri*ly (?), adv. In a tawdry manner.

                                  Tawdriness

   Taw"dri*ness, n. Quality or state of being tawdry.

     A  clumsy  person  makes  his  ungracefulness  more  ungraceful  by
     tawdriness of dress. Richardson.

                                    Tawdry

   Taw"dry (?), a. [Compar. Tawdrier (?); superl. Tawdriest.] [Said to be
   corrupted  from  Saint  Audrey,  or  Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda,
   implying  therefore,  originally,  bought  at  the fair of St. Audrey,
   where laces and gay toys of all sorts were sold. This fair was held in
   Isle Ely, and probably at other places, on the day of the saint, which
   was the 17th of October.]

   1. Bought at the festival of St. Audrey. [Obs.]

     And  gird  in  your  waist,  For more fineness, with a tawdry lace.
     Spenser.

   2. Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an
   excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry
   dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors.<-- tacky? -->

     He  rails  from  morning  to  night  at  essenced  fops  and tawdry
     courtiers. Spectator.

                                    Tawdry

   Taw"dry,  n.; pl. Tawdries (. A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at
   St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general. [Obs.]

     Of  which  the  Naiads  and the blue Nereids make Them tawdries for
     their necks. Drayton.

                                     Tawer

   Taw"er (?), n. One who taws; a dresser of white leather.

                                    Tawery

   Taw"er*y (?), n. A place where skins are tawed.

                                   Tawniness

   Taw"ni*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being tawny.

                                     Tawny

   Taw"ny  (?), a. [Compar. Tawnier (?); superl. Tawniest.] [F. tann\'82,
   p.p.  of  tanner  to tan. See Tan, v. t. & n. Cf. Tenn\'82.] Of a dull
   yellowish  brown  color,  like  things  tanned,  or  persons  who  are
   sunburnt;  as,  tawny  Moor  or Spaniard; the tawny lion. "A leopard's
   tawny and spotted hide." Longfellow.

                                     Taws

   Taws (?), n. [See Taw to beat.] A leather lash, or other instrument of
   punishment,  used  by  a schoolmaster. [Written also tawes, tawis, and
   tawse.] [Scot.]

     Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn. Ramsay.

                                      Tax

   Tax  (?),  n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply,
   to  feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to
   touch. See Tangent, and cf. Task, Taste.]

   1.  A  charge,  especially  a  pecuniary  burden  which  is imposed by
   authority.  Specifically:  -- (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons
   or property for the support of a government.

     A  farmer  of  taxes  is,  of  all creditors, proverbially the most
     rapacious. Macaulay.

   (b)  Especially,  the  sum  laid  upon specific things, as upon polls,
   lands,  houses,  income,  etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on
   carriages, and the like.

     NOTE: Taxes are annual or perpetual, direct or indirect, etc.

   (c)  A  sum  imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray
   its expenses.

   2.  A  task  exacted  from one who is under control; a contribution or
   service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.

   3.  A  disagreeable  or  burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on
   time or health.

   4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] Clarendon.

   5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] Johnson.
   Tax  cart,  a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.] Syn. -- Impost;
   tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate; assessment; exaction; custom;
   demand.
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                                      Tax

   Tax  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Taxing.] [Cf.
   F. taxer. See Tax, n.]

   1.  To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon;
   to  lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support
   of government.

     We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride, and folly than we
     are taxed by government. Franklin.

   2.  (Law)  To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as,
   to tax the cost of an action in court.

   3.  To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with,
   rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.

     I tax you, you elements, with unkindness. Shak.

     Men's  virtues  I  have  commended  as freely as I have taxed their
     crimes. Dryden.

     Fear not now that men should tax thine honor. M. Arnold.

                                  Taxability

   Tax`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  taxable;
   taxableness.

                                    Taxable

   Tax"a*ble (?), a.

   1.  Capable  of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes;
   as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.

   2.  (Law) That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff
   of  defendant  in  a suit; as, taxable costs. -- Tax"a*ble*ness, n. --
   Tax"a*bly, adv.

                                  Taxaspidean

   Tax`as*pid"e*an  (?),  a.  [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Having the posterior tarsal
   scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said
   of certain birds.

                                   Taxation

   Tax*a"tion  (?),  n.  [F.  taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation,
   from L. taxare. See Tax.]

   1.  The  act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects
   of  a  state,  by  government,  or  on the members of a corporation or
   company,  by  the  proper  authority;  the raising of revenue; also, a
   system of raising revenue.

   2. (Law) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.

   3. Tax; sum imposed. [R.] Daniel.

   4. Charge; accusation. [Obs.] Shak.

                                     Taxel

   Tax"el (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The American badger.

                                   Taxeopoda

   Tax`e*op"o*da  (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. -poda.] (Paleon.) An order of
   extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.

                                     Taxer

   Tax"er (?), n.

   1. One who taxes.

   2.  One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread,
   and  to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. [Camb.
   Univ., Eng.] [Written also taxor.]

                                  Taxgatherer

   Tax"gath`er*er  (?),  n.  One  who  collects  taxes  or  revenues.  --
   Tax"gath`er*ing, n.

                                   Taxiarch

   Tax"i*arch  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Gr.  Antiq.) An Athenian military officer
   commanding a certain division of an army. Milford.

                                   Taxicorn

   Tax"i*corn  (?), n. [L. taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F. taxicorne.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antenn\'91
   are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.

                                  Taxidermic

   Tax`i*der"mic  (?),  a. [Cf. F. taxidermique.] Of or pertaining to the
   art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.

                                  Taxidermist

   Tax"i*der`mist (?), n. A person skilled in taxidermy.

                                   Taxidermy

   Tax"i*der`my  (?),  n.  [Gr. taxidermie. See Tactics, Tear, v. t.] The
   art  of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as
   to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.

                                    Taxine

   Tax"ine  (?),  n.  [L.  taxus  a yew.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid of
   bitter  taste  extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew
   (Taxus  baccata). Called also taxia.<-- a mixture of compounds. Taxine
   A has form. C35H47NO10

                                     Taxis

   Tax"is (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.) Manipulation applied to a hernial
   tumor,  or  to  an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing
   it. Dunglison.

                                    Taxless

   Tax"less, a. Free from taxation.

                                   Taxology

   Tax*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] (Biol.) Same as Taxonomy.

                                   Taxonomic

   Tax`o*nom"ic  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to, or involving, taxonomy, or the
   laws and principles of classification; classificatory.

                                  Taxonomist

   Tax*on"o*mist (?), n. One skilled in taxonomy.

                                   Taxonomy

   Tax*on"o*my  (?),  n. [Gr. That division of the natural sciences which
   treats  of  the  classification  of  animals  and  plants; the laws or
   principles of classification.

                                     Taxor

   Tax"or (?), n. [NL.] Same as Taxer, n., 2.

                                   Taxpayer

   Tax"pay`er (?), n. One who is assessed and pays a tax.

                                     Tayra

   Tay"ra  (?),  n.  [From  the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A South American
   carnivore  (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and
   thick.  The  length, including the tail, is about three feet. [Written
   also taira.]

                                     Tazel

   Ta"zel (?), n. (Bot.) The teasel. [Obs.]

                                     Tazza

   Taz"za  (?),  n.  [It.]  An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat,
   shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.

                                  Tchawytcha

   Tcha*wy"tcha (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The quinnat salmon. [Local, U.S.]

                                    T cart

   T" cart` (?). See under T.

                                      Tea

   Tea (?), n. [Chin. tsh\'be, Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th\'82.]

   1.  The  prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, OR Camellia,
   Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to
   some extent into some other countries.

     NOTE: &hand; Teas are classed as green or black, according to their
     color  or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also by various
     other  characteristic differences, as of taste, odor, and the like.
     The  color,  flavor,  and  quality are dependent upon the treatment
     which the leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for green
     tea  are  heated,  or roasted slightly, in shallow pans over a wood
     fire, almost immediately after being gathered, after which they are
     rolled  with the hands upon a table, to free them from a portion of
     their  moisture,  and  to  twist  them, and are then quickly dried.
     Those  intended  for  black  tea are spread out in the air for some
     time  after  being  gathered,  and then tossed about with the hands
     until they become soft and flaccid, when they are roasted for a few
     minutes,  and rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a
     few  hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried slowly over
     a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting and rolling is sometimes
     repeated  several times, until the leaves have become of the proper
     color.  The  principal  sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest
     kind;  Hyson  skin,  the  refuse  of  Hyson;  Hyson,  Imperial, and
     Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a choice kind made from
     young  leaves  gathered early in the spring. Those of black tea are
     Bohea,  the  poorest  kind;  Congou;  Oolong;  Souchong, one of the
     finest  varieties;  and  Pekoe,  a fine-flavored kind, made chiefly
     from  young  spring  buds.  See Bohea, Congou, Gunpowder tea, under
     Gunpowder, Hyson, Oolong, and Souchong.

   K. Johnson. Tomlinson.

     NOTE: &hand; "N o kn owledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached
     Europe till after the establishment of intercourse between Portugal
     and  China in 1517. The Portuguese, however, did little towards the
     introduction of the herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch
     established  themselves at Bantam early in 17th century, that these
     adventurers learned from the Chinese the habit of tea drinking, and
     brought it to Europe."

   Encyc. Brit.

   2.  A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water; as, tea is
   a common beverage.

   3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves
   of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea.

   4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
   Arabian  tea,  the  leaves  of  Catha  edulis;  also (Bot.), the plant
   itself.  See  Kat.  --  Assam  tea,  tea  grown  in  Assam,  in India,
   originally   brought   there  from  China  about  the  year  1850.  --
   Australian,  OR Botany Bay, tea (Bot.), a woody clambing plant (Smilax
   glycyphylla).  --  Brazilian  tea.  (a)  The  dried  leaves of Lantana
   pseodothea,  used  in  Brazil  as  a substitute for tea. (b) The dried
   leaves  of  Stachytarpheta  mutabilis,  used for adulterating tea, and
   also,  in  Austria,  for preparing a beverage. -- Labrador tea. (Bot.)
   See  under  Labrador. -- New Jersey tea (Bot.), an American shrub, the
   leaves  of  which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.
   See  Redroot.  --  New  Zealand  tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand. --
   Oswego  tea.  (Bot.)  See  Oswego  tea. -- Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st
   Mate.  -- Tea board, a board or tray for holding a tea set. -- Tea bug
   (Zo\'94l.),  an  hemipterous  insect  which  injures  the tea plant by
   sucking  the juice of the tender leaves. -- Tea caddy, a small box for
   holding  tea. -- Tea chest, a small, square wooden case, usually lined
   with  sheet  lead  or tin, in which tea is imported from China. -- Tea
   clam  (Zo\'94l.),  a  small  quahaug.  [Local,  U.S.] -- Tea garden, a
   public  garden  where  tea  and  other refreshments are served. -- Tea
   plant  (Bot.),  any  plant,  the  leaves of which are used in making a
   beverage by infusion; specifically, Thea Chinensis, from which the tea
   of  commerce  is obtained. -- Tea rose (Bot.), a delicate and graceful
   variety  of  the  rose  (Rosa  Indica,  var. odorata), introduced from
   China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now cultivated.
   --  Tea  service,  the  appurtenances  or  utensils required for a tea
   table,  --  when  of  silver, usually comprising only the teapot, milk
   pitcher,  and  sugar  dish. -- Tea set, a tea service. -- Tea table, a
   table  on which tea furniture is set, or at which tea is drunk. -- Tea
   taster,  one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea by tasting. --
   Tea  tree  (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant, above.<-- In
   Australia  and  New  Zealand, tea tree refers to a tree or tall shrib,
   Leptospermum  scoparium,  having white bell-shaped flowers. The leaves
   are  used  to  prepare  an  infusion;  an  oil,  tea tree oil, is also
   derived,  and  claimed  to have therapeutic properties, as for healing
   burns  of  the skin. --> -- Tea urn, a vessel generally in the form of
   an  urn  or  vase,  for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing,
   tea.

                                      Tea

   Tea, v. i. To take or drink tea. [Colloq.]

                                   Teaberry

   Tea"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) The checkerberry.

                                     Teach

   Teach  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Teaching.]
   [OE.  techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. t, imp. t, to show, teach, akin
   to t\'becn token. See Token.]

   1.  To  impart  the  knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to
   impart,  as  knowledge  before  unknown,  or  rules  for  practice; to
   inculcate  as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach
   arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals.

     If  some  men  teach  wicked  things, it must be that others should
     practice them. South.

   2.  To  direct,  as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide
   the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of
   studies;  as,  to teach a child or a class. "He taught his disciples."
   Mark ix. 31.

     The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith.

   3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.

     I shall myself to herbs teach you. Chaucer.

     They have taught their tongue to speak lies. Jer. ix. 5.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is ve rb is often used with two objects, one of the
     person,  the other of the thing; as, he taught me Latin grammar. In
     the  passive  construction, either of these objects may be retained
     in  the  objective case, while the other becomes the subject; as, I
     was  taught  Latin  grammar  by him; Latin grammar was taught me by
     him.

   Syn.   --  To  instruct;  inform;  inculcate;  tell;  guide;  counsel;
   admonish. See the Note under Learn.

                                     Teach

   Teach  (?),  v.  i. To give instruction; to follow the business, or to
   perform the duties, of a preceptor.

     And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. Chaucer.

     The priests thereof teach for hire. Micah iii. 11.

                                   Teachable

   Teach"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being  taught; apt to learn; also,
   willing to receive instruction; docile.

     We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and teachable, to learn
     our religion from the Word of God. I. Watts.

                                 Teachableness

   Teach"a*ble*ness, n. Willingness to be taught.

                                    Teache

   Teache  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Ir. teaghaim, Gael. teasaich, to heat.] (Sugar
   Works) One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated
   in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series. Ure.

                                    Teacher

   Teach"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is
   to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.

   2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the
   gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.

     The teachers in all the churches assembled. Sir W. Raleigh.

                                   Teaching

   Teach"ing,  n. The act or business of instructing; also, that which is
   taught;  instruction.  Syn.  --  Education; instruction; breeding. See
   Education.

                                   Teachless

   Teach"less, a. Not teachable. [R.] Shelley.

                                    Teacup

   Tea"cup` (?), n. A small cup from which to drink tea.

                                   Teacupful

   Tea"cup`ful  (?),  n.; pl. Teacupfuls (. As much as a teacup can hold;
   enough to fill a teacup.

                                  Tead, Teade

   Tead,  Teade  (?),  n.  [L.  taeda,  teda.] A torch. [Obs.] "A burning
   teade." Spenser.

                                    Teagle

   Tea"gle  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Tackle.] A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a
   crane; a lift. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teague

   Teague  (?),  n.  [Cf.  W.  taeog,  taeawg,  adj., rustic, rude, n., a
   vassal, villain, pleasant, clown, Ir. th rural, boorish.] An Irishman;
   -- a term used in contempt. Johnson.

                                     Teak

   Teak  (?),  n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.) A tree of East Indies (Tectona
   grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly
   valued  for  shipbuilding  and other purposes; also, the timber of the
   tree.  [Written also teek.] African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana)
   of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called also
   African  oak.  --  New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of
   New Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.

                                   Teakettle

   Tea"ket`tle  (?), n. A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea,
   coffee, etc.

                                     Teal

   Teal  (?),  n.  [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production,
   teal,  telen  to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English
   word  probably  once  meant, a brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of several species of small fresh-water ducks of
   the  genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is
   handsomely  colored,  and  has  a bright green or blue speculum on the
   wings.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon Eu ropean te al (A nas cr ecca) an d th e
     European  blue-winged  teal,  or  garganey  (A.  querquedula  or A.
     circia),  are  well-known  species. In America the blue-winged teal
     (A.  discors),  the  green-winged  teal  (A. Carolinensis), and the
     cinnamon  teal  (A.  cynaoptera) are common species, valued as game
     birds. See Garganey.

   Goose  teal,  a  goslet. See Goslet. -- Teal duck, the common European
   teal.

                                     Team

   Team  (?), n. [OE. tem, team, AS. te\'a0m, offspring, progeny, race of
   descendants, family; akin to D. toom a bridle, LG. toom progeny, team,
   bridle,  G.  zaum  a  bridle,  zeugen  to  beget, Icel. taumr to rein,
   bridle,  Dan. t\'94mme, Sw. t\'94m, and also to E. tow to drag, tug to
   draw. \'fb64. See Tug, and cf. Teem to bear.]

   1.  A  group  of  young animals, especially of young ducks; a brood; a
   litter.

     A team of ducklings about her. Holland.

   2. Hence, a number of animals moving together.

     A long team of snowy swans on high. Dryden.

   3.  Two  or  more  horses, oxen, or other beasts harnessed to the same
   vehicle  for drawing, as to a coach, wagon, sled, or the like. "A team
   of dolphins." Spenser.

     To take his team and till the earth. Piers Plowman.

     It  happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a team
     of  cattle could be procured from some neighboring farm to tug them
     out of the slough. Macaulay.

   4.  A  number  of  persons  associated  together  in any work; a gang;
   especially,  a  number of persons selected to contend on one side in a
   match, or a series of matches, in a cricket, football, rowing, etc.

   5. (Zo\'94l.) A flock of wild ducks.

   6.  (O. Eng. Law) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a
   lord  of  a  manor,  of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his
   bondmen,  neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is,
   goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto. Burrill.
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                                     Team

   Team  (?),  v.  i.  To  engage  in the occupation of driving a team of
   horses, cattle, or the like, as in conveying or hauling lumber, goods,
   etc.; to be a teamster. <-- team up, to form one or more teams, either
   for a common endeavor, or to compete in a contest. -->

                                     Team

   Team,  v.  t.  To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber. [R.]
   Thoreau.

                                    Teamed

   Teamed (?), a. Yoked in, or as in, a team. [Obs.]

     Let their teamed fishes softly swim. Spenser.

                                    Teaming

   Team"ing (?), n.

   1. The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying,
   as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.

   2. (Manuf.) Contract work. [R.] Knight.

                                   Teamster

   Team"ster (?), n. One who drives a team.

                                   Teamwork

   Team"work`  (?),  n.  Work  done by a team, as distinguished from that
   done by personal labor.

                                    Teapot

   Tea"pot` (?), n. A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from
   which it is poured into teacups.

                                    Teapoy

   Tea"poy  (?), n. [Hind. tip\'bei; Hind. tin there + Per. p\'bee foot.]
   An  ornamental  stand,  usually  with  three  legs, having caddies for
   holding tea.

                                     Tear

   Tear  (?), n. [AS. te\'a0r; akin to G. z\'84rhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. &
   Icel.  t\'ber,  Sw.  t\'86r,  Dan.  taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. d\'c7r, W.
   dagr,   OW.   dacr,  L.  lacrima,  lacruma,  for  older  dacruma,  Gr.
   Lachrymose.]

   1. (Physiol.) A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in
   small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and
   the  eyelids  to  moisten  the  parts  and  facilitate  their  motion.
   Ordinarily  the  secretion  passes through the lachrymal duct into the
   nose,  but  when  it  is  increased  by  emotion  or  other causes, it
   overflows the lids.

     And yet for thee ne wept she never a tear. Chaucer.

   2.  Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also,
   a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.

     Let  Araby  extol  her happy coast, Her fragrant flowers, her trees
     with precious tears. Dryden.

   3.  That  which  causes  or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge. [R.]
   "Some melodous tear." Milton.

     NOTE: &hand; Te  ar is   so  metimes us  ed in  th e fo rmation of 
     self-explaining    compounds;   as,   tear-distilling,   tear-drop,
     tear-filled, tear-stained, and the like.

                                     Tear

   Tear (?), v. t. [imp. Tore (?), ((Obs. Tare) (; p. p. Torn (?); p. pr.
   &  vb.  n.  Tearing.]  [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to
   destroy,  D.  teren  to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to
   consume,  Icel.  t\'91ra, Goth. gata\'a1ran to destroy, Lith. dirti to
   flay,  Russ.  drate  to  pull,  to tear, Gr. dar to burst. \'fb63. Cf.
   Darn, Epidermis, Tarre, Tirade.]

   1.  To  separate  by  violence;  to  pull  apart by force; to rend; to
   lacerate;  as,  to  tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or
   flesh.

     Tear him to pieces; he's a conspirator. Shak.

   2.  Hence,  to  divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a
   party or government torn by factions.

   3.  To  rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a
   child torn from its home.

     The hand of fate Hath torn thee from me. Addison.

   4. To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair.

   5.  To  move  violently; to agitate. "Once I loved torn ocean's roar."
   Byron.
   To  tear  a  cat, to rant violently; to rave; -- especially applied to
   theatrical  ranting.  [Obs.]  Shak.  --  To  tear  down,  to  demolish
   violently;  to  pull  or  pluck  down.  -- To tear off, to pull off by
   violence;  to  strip. -- To tear out, to pull or draw out by violence;
   as,  to  tear out the eyes. -- To tear up, to rip up; to remove from a
   fixed  state  by  violence;  as,  to  tear  up a floor; to tear up the
   foundation  of  government  or  order.<-- tear sheet, (a) a sheet usu.
   with  performations,  intended to be torn from a book or booklet to be
   used for some purpose. (b) any sheet torn from a publication. -->

                                     Tear

   Tear (?), v. i.

   1.  To  divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth
   tears easily.

   2.  To  move  and  act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence;
   hence, to rage; to rave.

                                     Tear

   Tear (?), n. The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a
   fissure. Macaulay. Wear and tear. See under Wear, n.

                                    Tearer

   Tear"er  (?),  n. One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages
   or raves with violence.

                                 Tear-falling

   Tear"-fall`ing  (?), a. Shedding tears; tender. [Poetic] "Tear-falling
   pity." Shak.

                                    Tearful

   Tear"ful  (?),  a.  Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as,
   tearful eyes. -- Tear"ful*ly, adv. -- Tear"ful*ness, n.

                                   Tearless

   Tear"less,  a.  Shedding  no  tears;  free  from  tears; unfeeling. --
   Tear"less*ly, adv. -- Tear"less*ness, n.

                                    Tearpit

   Tear"pit`  (?),  n. (Anat.) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid
   of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable
   of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.

                                  Tear-thumb

   Tear"-thumb`  (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of plants
   of  the  genus  Polygonum,  having  angular  stems  beset  with minute
   reflexed prickles.

                                     Teary

   Tear"y (?), a.

   1. Wet with tears; tearful.

   2. Consisting of tears, or drops like tears.

                                  Tea-saucer

   Tea"-sau`cer (?), n. A small saucer in which a teacup is set.

                                     Tease

   Tease  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Teasing.]
   [AS. t to pluck, tease; akin to OD. teesen, MHG. zeisen, Dan. t\'91se,
   t\'91sse. \'fb58. Cf. Touse.]

   1.  To  comb  or  card,  as  wool  or  flax.  "Teasing  matted  wool."
   Wordsworth.

   2. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.

   3.  (Anat.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or
   similar instruments.

   4. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb,
   or  irritate  by  petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
   Cowper.

     He  .  . . suffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to
     his strongest inclinations. Macaulay.

   Syn.  --  To  vex;  harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague; torment;
   mortify;  tantalize;  chagrin. -- Tease, Vex. To tease is literally to
   pull  or  scratch,  and  implies  a  prolonged annoyance in respect to
   little  things,  which  is  often more irritating, and harder to bear,
   than  severe  pain. Vex meant originally to seize and bear away hither
   and  thither, and hence, to disturb; as, to vex the ocean with storms.
   This  sense of the term now rarely occurs; but vex is still a stronger
   word  than  tease,  denoting the disturbance or anger created by minor
   provocations,  losses,  disappointments,  etc.  We  are  teased by the
   buzzing  of  a  fly  in  our eyes; we are vexed by the carelessness or
   stupidity of our servants.

     Not  by  the  force  of  carnal  reason, But indefatigable teasing.
     Hudibras.

     In disappointments, where the affections have been strongly placed,
     and  the  expectations  sanguine,  particularly where the agency of
     others  is  concerned,  sorrow  may  degenerate  into  vexation and
     chagrin. Cogan.

   Tease  tenon  (Joinery),  a long tenon at the top of a post to receive
   two beams crossing each other one above the other.

                                     Tease

   Tease (?), n. One who teases or plagues. [Colloq.]

                                    Teasel

   Tea"sel  (?),  n. [OE. tesel, AS. t, t, the fuller's herb. See Tease.]
   [Written also tassel, tazel, teasle, teazel, and teazle.]

   1.  (Bot.)  A  plant  of  the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D.
   fullonum)  bears  a  large  flower  head  covered with stiff, prickly,
   hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap
   on woolen cloth.

     NOTE: &hand; Sm all te asel is  Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is D.
     sylvestris.

   2. A bur of this plant.

   3.  Any  contrivance  intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing
   cloth.
   Teasel  frame,  a  frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are
   fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.

                                    Teasel

   Tea"sel,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseled (?) or Teaselled; p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Teaseling  or  Teaselling.]  To  subject,  as woolen cloth, to the
   action  of  teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to
   raise a nap.

                                   Teaseler

   Tea"sel*er  (?),  n.  One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth.
   [Written also teaseller, teasler.]

                                   Teaseling

   Tea"sel*ing,  n.  The  cutting  and  gathering  of teasels; the use of
   teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]

                                    Teaser

   Teas"er (?), n.

   1. One who teases or vexes.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A jager gull. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teasle

   Tea"sle (?), n. & v. t. See Teasel.

                                   Teaspoon

   Tea"spoon`  (?),  n.  A  small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea,
   coffee, etc., and for other purposes.

                                  Teaspoonful

   Tea"spoon`ful  (?),  n.;  pl. Teaspoonfuls (. As much as teaspoon will
   hold;  enough  to fill a teaspoon; -- usually reckoned at a fluid dram
   or one quarter of a tablespoonful.

                                     Teat

   Teat (?), n. [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin to LG. & OD. titte,
   D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably of Teutonic origin.]

   1.  The  protuberance  through  which  milk is drawn from the udder or
   breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a tit.

   2.  (Mach.)  A  small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat of an
   animal.

                                    Teated

   Teat"ed, a. Having protuberances resembling the teat of an animal.

                                    Teathe

   Teathe (?), n. & v. See Tath. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teatish

   Teat"ish  (?),  a.  Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See
   Tettish. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

                                  Teaze-hole

   Teaze"-hole`  (?),  n.  [Corrupted  fr.  F.  tisard fire door.] (Glass
   Works) The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced.

                                    Teazel

   Tea"zel (?), n. & v. t. See Teasel.

                                    Teazer

   Tea"zer (?), n. [Corrupted fr. F. tiser to feed a fire.] The stoker or
   fireman of a furnace, as in glass works. Tomlinson.

                                    Teazle

   Tea"zle (?), n. & v. t. See Teasel.

                                    Tebeth

   Te"beth  (?),  n.  [Heb.] The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical
   year,  answering  to a part of December with a part of January. Esther
   ii. 16.

                                    Techily

   Tech"i*ly (?), adv. In a techy manner.

                                   Techiness

   Tech"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being techy.

                                    Technic

   Tech"nic (?), a. Technical.

                                    Technic

   Tech"nic, n. [See Technical, a.]

   1.  The  method  of  performance in any art; technical skill; artistic
   execution; technique.

     They  illustrate the method of nature, not the technic of a manlike
     Artificer. Tyndall.

   2.  pl.  Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice
   of an art or science.

                                   Technical

   Tech"nic*al  (?), a. [Gr. text: cf. F. technique.] Of or pertaining to
   the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like;
   specially  appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words
   of an indictment must be technical. Blackstone.

                                 Technicality

   Tech`ni*cal"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Technicalities (.

   1. The quality or state of being technical; technicalness.

   2.  That  which  is  technical,  or peculiar to any trade, profession,
   sect, or the like.

     The technicalities of the sect. Palfrey.

                                  Technically

   Tech"nic*al*ly  (?),  adv.  In  a  technical  manner; according to the
   signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession.

                                 Technicalness

   Tech"nic*al*ness,   n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  technical;
   technicality.

                                  Technicals

   Tech"nic*als  (?),  n. pl. Those things which pertain to the practical
   part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics.

                                  Technicist

   Tech"ni*cist  (?), n. One skilled to technics or in one or more of the
   practical arts.

                                Technicological

   Tech`ni*co*log"ic*al  (?),  a.  Technological;  technical. [R.] Dr. J.
   Scott.

                                 Technicology

   Tech`ni*col"o*gy (?), n. Technology. [R.]

                                   Technics

   Tech"nics  (?),  n.  The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of
   learning as respect the arts.

                                   Technique

   Tech`nique" (?), n. [F.] Same as Technic, n.

                                   Technism

   Tech"nism (?), n. Technicality.

                                  Technologic

   Tech`no*log"ic (?), a. Technological.

                                 Technological

   Tech`no*log"ic*al  (?), a. [Cf. F. technologique.] Of or pertaining to
   technology.

                                 Technologist

   Tech*nol"o*gist  (?),  n. One skilled in technology; one who treats of
   arts, or of the terms of arts.

                                  Technology

   Tech*nol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -logy; cf. Gr. technologie.] Industrial
   science;  the  science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts,
   especially  of  the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving,
   metallurgy, etc.

     NOTE: &hand; Technology is not an independent science, having a set
     of  doctrines  of  its  own,  but  consists  of applications of the
     principles established in the various physical sciences (chemistry,
     mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes.

   Internat. Cyc.

                                     Techy

   Tech"y  (?), a. [From OE. tecche, tache, a habit, bad habit, vice, OF.
   tache,  teche,  a  spot, stain, blemish, habit, vice, F. tache a spot,
   blemish; probably akin to E. tack a small nail. See Tack a small nail,
   and cf. Touchy.] Peevish; fretful; irritable.

                                  Tectibranch

   Tec`ti*branch (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used
   adjectively.

                                 Tectibranchia

   Tec`ti*bran"chi*a (?), n. pl. [NL.] Same as Tectibranchiata.

                                Tectibranchiata

   Tec`ti*bran`chi*a"ta  (?),  n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tectus (p.p. of tegere
   to  cover)  +  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  An  order,  or  suborder, of gastropod
   Mollusca  in  which  the gills are usually situated on one side of the
   back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it
   is  usually  thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and
   the bubble shells are examples.

                                Tectibranchiate

   Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate  (?), a. [L. tectus (p.p. of tegere to cover) + E.
   branchiate.]  (Zo\'94l.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or
   pertaining to the Tectibranchiata. -- n. A tectibranchiate mollusk.

                                    Tectly

   Tect"ly  (?), adv. [L. tectus covered, fr. tegere to cover.] Covertly;
   privately; secretly. [Obs.] Holinshed.

                                   Tectology

   Tec*tol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -logy.] (Biol.) A division of morphology
   created  by Haeckel; the science of organic individuality constituting
   the  purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is
   regarded  as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each
   organ being considered an individual. See Promorphology, and Morphon.

                                   Tectonic

   Tec*ton"ic (?), a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. Of or pertaining to building or
   construction; architectural.

                                   Tectonics

   Tec*ton"ics  (?),  n.  The  science,  or the art, by which implements,
   vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably
   to  the  end  for  which  they  are  designed,  and in conformity with
   artistic sentiments and ideas.

                                   Tectorial

   Tec*to"ri*al  (?),  a.  [L.  tectorius.]  (Anat.)  Of or pertaining to
   covering; -- applied to a membrane immediately over the organ of Corti
   in the internal ear.

                                   Tectrices

   Tec"tri*ces  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  L.  tegere, tectum, to cover.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  The  wing  coverts  of  a bird. See Covert, and Illust. of
   Bird.

                                     Tecum

   Te"cum (?), n. (Bot.) See Tucum.

                                      Ted

   Ted  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tedded (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tedding.]
   [Prob.  fr.  Icel.  te  to  spread manure, fr. ta manure; akin to MHG.
   zetten  to  scatter,  spread.  \'fb58. Cf. Teathe.] To spread, or turn
   from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly
   used in the past participle.

     The smell of grain or tedded grass. Milton.

     The tedded hay and corn sheaved in one field. Coleridge.

                                    Tedder

   Ted"der  (?), n. A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to expedite
   its drying.

                                    Tedder

   Ted"der, n. [OE. \'fb64. See Tether.] Same as Tether.

                                    Tedder

   Ted"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teddered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Teddering.]
   Same as Tether.

                                    Te Deum

   Te` De"um (?). [L., from te (accus. of tu thou) + Deum, accus. of Deus
   God. See Thou, and Deity.]

   1.  An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship,
   but  often  ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words
   "Te  Deum  laudamus."  It  forms part of the daily matins of the Roman
   Catholic  breviary,  and  is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In
   its  English  form, commencing with words, "We praise thee, O God," it
   forms  a  part of the regular morning service of the Church of England
   and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America.

   2.  A  religious  service  in  which  the  singing of the hymn forms a
   principal part.

                                     Tedge

   Tedge  (?), n. (Founding) The gate of a mold, through which the melted
   metal is poured; runner, geat.

                                   Tediosity

   Te`di*os"i*ty (?), n. Tediousness. [Obs.]

                                    Tedious

   Te"di*ous  (?),  a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See Tedium.] Involving
   tedium;  tiresome  from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like;
   wearisome. -- Te"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Te"di*ous*ness, n.

     I see a man's life is a tedious one. Shak.

     I would not be tedious to the court. Bunyan.

   Syn. -- Wearisome; fatiguing. See Irksome.
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                                    Tedium

   Te"di*um (?), n. [L. taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one.]
   Irksomeness;  wearisomeness;  tediousness.  [Written  also t\'91dium.]
   Cowper.

     To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams.
     Prof. Wilson.

     The  tedium of his office reminded him more strongly of the willing
     scholar, and his thoughts were rambling. Dickens.

                                      Tee

   Tee (?), n. [Cf. Icel. tj\'be to show, mark.] (a) The mark aimed at in
   curling  and in quoits. (b) The nodule of earth <-- or short peg stuck
   into the ground --> from which the ball is struck in golf.

                                      Tee

   Tee, n. A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect
   a  line  of  pipe  with  a  pipe at a right angle with the line; -- so
   called because it resembles the letter T in shape.

                                   Tee iron

   Tee" i`ron (?). See T iron, under T.

                                     Teek

   Teek (?), n. (Bot.) See Teak. [Obs.]

                                     Teel

   Teel (?), n. Sesame. [Sometimes written til.] Teel oil, sesame oil.

                                   Teelseed

   Teel"seed` (?), n. The seed of sesame.

                                     Teem

   Teem  (?),  v. t. [Icel. t\'91ma to empty, from t\'d3mr empty; akin to
   Dan. t\'94mme to empty, Sw. t\'94mma. See Toom to empty.]

   1. To pour; -- commonly followed by out; as, to teem out ale. [Obs. or
   Prov. Eng.] Swift.

   2. (Steel Manuf.) To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a
   mold, with molten metal.

                                     Teem

   Teem, v. t. [See Tame, a., and cf. Beteem.] To think fit. [Obs. or R.]
   G. Gifford.

                                     Teem

   Teem,  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Teemed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Teeming.] [OE.
   temen, AS. t\'c7man, t, from te\'a0m. See Team.]

   1.  To  bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant;
   to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.

     If she must teem, Create her child of spleen. Shak.

   2.  To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing;
   to be prolific; to abound.

     His  mind  teeming  with  schemes  of future deceit to cover former
     villainy. Sir W. Scott.

     The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which teem in our time.
     F. Harrison.

                                     Teem

   Teem, v. t. To produce; to bring forth. [R.]

     That  [grief]  of  an hour's age doth hiss the speaker; Each minute
     teems a new one. Shak.

                                    Teemer

   Teem"er (?), n. One who teems, or brings forth.

                                    Teemful

   Teem"ful (?), a.

   1. Pregnant; prolific. [Obs.]

   2. Brimful. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

                                    Teeming

   Teem"ing, a. Prolific; productive.

     Teeming buds and cheerful appear. Dryden.

                                   Teemless

   Teem"less,  a. Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as, a teemless earth.
   [Poetic] Dryden.

                                     Teen

   Teen  (?),  n. [OE. tene, AS. te\'a2na reproach, wrong, fr. te\'a2n to
   accuse; akin to G. zeihen, Goth. gateihan to tell, announce, L. dicere
   to say. See Token.] Grief; sorrow; affiction; pain. [Archaic] Chaucer.
   Spenser.

     With public toil and private teen Thou sank'st alone. M. Arnold.

                                     Teen

   Teen, v. t. [AS. te\'a2nian, t, to slander, vex. \'fb64. See Teen, n.]
   To  excite;  to  provoke;  to  vex; to affict; to injure. [Obs.] Piers
   Plowman.

                                     Teen

   Teen,  v.  t.  [See  Tine  to shut.] To hedge or fence in; to inclose.
   [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                    Teenage

   Teen"age  (?), n. The longer wood for making or mending fences. [Prov.
   Eng.] Halliwell.

                                     Teend

   Teend  (?),  v.  t.  &  i.  [See  Tinder.]  To kindle; to burn. [Obs.]
   Herrick.

                                    Teenful

   Teen"ful (?), a. Full of teen; harmful; grievous; grieving; afflicted.
   [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

                                     Teens

   Teens  (?),  n.  pl.  [See  Ten.]  The  years  of one's age having the
   termination  -teen,  beginning with thirteen and ending with nineteen;
   as, a girl in her teens.

                                     Teeny

   Tee"ny (?), a. Very small; tiny. [Colloq.]

                                     Teeny

   Teen"y  (?),  a.  [See  Teen grief.] Fretful; peevish; pettish; cross.
   [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teeong

   Tee*ong" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The mino bird.

                                     Teest

   Teest (?), n. A tinsmith's stake, or small anvil.

                                    Teetan

   Tee"tan (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teetee

   Tee"tee (?), n. [Sp. tit\'a1.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any one of several species of small, soft-furred South
   American  monkeys  belonging  to  Callithrix,  Chrysothrix, and allied
   genera;  as,  the  collared  teetee  (Callithrix  torquatus),  and the
   squirrel  teetee  (Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and
   saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A diving petrel of Australia (Halodroma wrinatrix).

                                    Teeter

   Tee"ter  (?),  v.  i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Teetered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Teetering.] [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel. titra to
   tremble,  OHG.  zittar\'d3n,  G.  zittern.] To move up and down on the
   ends  of  a  balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to
   seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter. [U. S.]

     [The  bobolink]  alit upon the flower, and teetered up and down. H.
     W. Beecher.

                                  Teeter-tail

   Tee"ter-tail`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) The spotted sandpiper. See the Note
   under Sandpiper.

                                     Teeth

   Teeth (?), n., pl. of Tooth.

                                     Teeth

   Teeth (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Teethed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Teething.]
   To breed, or grow, teeth.

                                   Teething

   Teeth"ing  (?),  n.  The  process of the first growth of teeth, or the
   phenomena attending their issue through the gums; dentition.

                                   Teetotal

   Tee*to"tal (?), a. Entire; total. [Colloq.]

                                  Teetotaler

   Tee*to"tal*er  (?),  n.  One  pledged  to  entire  abstinence from all
   intoxicating drinks.

                                  Teetotalism

   Tee*to"tal*ism (?), n. The principle or practice of entire abstinence,
   esp. from intoxicating drinks.

                                  Teetotally

   Tee*to"tal*ly (?), adv. Entirely; totally. [Colloq.]

                                   Teetotum

   Tee*to"tum  (?),  n.  [For  T-totum.  It was used for playing games of
   chance,  and  was  four-sided,  one  side  having  the letter T on it,
   standing for Latin totum all, meaning, take all that is staked, whence
   the  name.  The  other  three  sides  each  had a letter indicating an
   English  or  Latin word; as P meaning put down, N nothing or L. nil, H
   half.  See  Total.]  A  child's  toy,  somewhat  resembling a top, and
   twirled by the fingers.

     The  staggerings  of  the  gentleman  .  .  .  were like those of a
     teetotum nearly spent. Dickens.

                                    Teetuck

   Tee"tuck (?), n. The rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teeuck

   Tee"uck (?), n. The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teewit

   Tee"wit (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The pewit. [Prov. Eng.]

                                      Teg

   Teg  (?),  n.  A  sheep  in its second year; also, a doe in its second
   year. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                    Tegmen

   Teg"men (?), n.; pl. Tegmina (#). [L., fr. tegere, tectum, to cover.]

   1. A tegument or covering.

   2.  (Bot.)  The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and
   delicate; the endopleura.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain
   Orthoptera.

   4. pl. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tectrices.

                                   Tegmental

   Teg*men"tal  (?),  a.  (Biol.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  tegument or
   tegmentum;  as,  the  tegmental  layer  of the epiblast; the tegmental
   cells of the taste buds.

                                   Tegmentum

   Teg*men"tum  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tegmenta (#). [L., a covering.] (Anat.) A
   covering;  -- applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers
   in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.

                                   Teguexin

   Te*guex"in  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A large South American lizard (Tejus
   teguexin).  It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above,
   marked  with  yellowish  spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits,
   insects,  reptiles,  young  birds, and birds' eggs. The closely allied
   species Tejus rufescens is called red teguexin.

                                    Tegula

   Teg"u*la  (?),  n.; pl. Tegul\'91 (#). [L., a tile, dim. fr. tegere to
   cover.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  small appendage situated above the base of the
   wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.

                                    Tegular

   Teg"u*lar (?), a. [LL. tegularis, from L. tegula a tile. See Tile.] Of
   or  pertaining  to  a tile; resembling a tile, or arranged like tiles;
   consisting of tiles; as, a tegular pavement. -- Teg"u*lar*ly, adv.

                                   Tegulated

   Teg`u*la"ted  (?),  a.  Composed of small plates, as of horn or metal,
   overlapping like tiles; -- said of a kind of ancient armor. Fairholt.

                                   Tegument

   Teg"u*ment  (?),  n. [L. tegumentum, from tegere to cover. See Thatch,
   n., and cf. Detect, Protect.]

   1. A cover or covering; an integument.

   2. Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ
   of such a body; skin; hide.

                                  Tegumentary

   Teg`u*men"ta*ry  (?), a. [Cf. F. t\'82gumentaire.] Of or pertaining to
   a  tegument  or  teguments;  consisting  of  teguments;  serving  as a
   tegument or covering.

                                    Te-hee

   Te-hee"  (?),  n.  &  interj.  A tittering laugh; a titter. "'Te-hee,'
   quoth she." Chaucer.

                                    Te-hee

   Te-hee", v. i. To titter; to laugh derisively.

     She  cried,  "Come,  come;  you  must not look grave upon me." Upon
     this, I te-heed. Madame D'Arblay.

                                     Teil

   Teil  (?),  n.  [OF.  teil,  til,  L. tilia.] (Bot.) The lime tree, or
   linden; -- called also teil tree.

                                     Teind

   Teind  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Icel.  t\'c6und.  See  Tithe.] A tithe. [Scot.]
   Jamieson.

                                     Teine

   Teine (?), n. See Teyne. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Teinland

   Tein"land  (?),  n. (O. Eng. Law) Land granted by the crown to a thane
   or lord. Burrill.

                                  Teinoscope

   Tei"no*scope  (?),  n. [Gr. -scope.] (Physics) An instrument formed by
   combining  prisms  so  as  to  correct the chromatic aberration of the
   light  while  linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are
   increased  or  diminished;  --  called  also  prism  telescope. Sir D.
   Brewster.

                                     Teint

   Teint  (?),  n.  [F. teint, teinte. See Tint.] Tint; color; tinge, See
   Tint. [Obs.]

     Time shall . . . embrown the teint. Dryden.

                                   Teinture

   Tein"ture  (?),  n.  [F. See Tincture.] Color; tinge; tincture. [Obs.]
   Holland.

                                      Tek

   Tek (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A Siberian ibex.

                                   Telamones

   Tel`a*mo"nes  (?),  n.  pl. [L., pl. of telamo or telamon, Gr. (Arch.)
   Same as Atlantes.

                                Telangiectasis

   Tel*an`gi*ec"ta*sis  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. (Med.) Dilatation of the
   capillary vessels.

                                 Telangiectasy

   Tel*an`gi*ec"ta*sy (?), n. (Med.) Telangiectasis.

                                    Telarly

   Te"lar*ly  (?), adv. In a weblike manner. [Obs.] "Telarly interwoven."
   Sir T. Browne.

                                    Telary

   Te"la*ry  (?),  a. [LL. telaris, fr. L. tela a web. See Toil a snare.]
   Of or pertaining to a web; hence, spinning webs; retiary. "Pictures of
   telary spiders." Sir T. Browne.

                                    Teledu

   Tel"e*du (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian carnivore (Mydaus meliceps)
   allied  to  the  badger, and noted for the very offensive odor that it
   emits, somewhat resembling that of a skunk. It is a native of the high
   mountains  of  Java  and Sumatra, and has long, silky fur. Called also
   stinking badger, and stinkard.

                                   Telegram

   Tel"e*gram  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -gram.]  A  message  sent  by telegraph; a
   telegraphic dispatch.

     NOTE: &hand; "A  fr iend desires us to give notice that he will ask
     leave,  at  some  convenient time, to introduce a new word into the
     vocabulary.  It  is  telegram,  instead of telegraphic dispatch, or
     telegraphic  communication."  Albany [N. Y.] Evening Journal (April
     6, 1852).

                                  Telegrammic

   Tel`e*gram*mic  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to,  or  resembling, a telegram;
   laconic; concise; brief. [R.]

                                   Telegraph

   Tel"e*graph  (?), n. [Gr. toli) + -graph: cf. F. t\'82l\'82graphe. See
   Graphic.]  An  apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence
   rapidly  between  distant  points, especially by means of preconcerted
   visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of
   words and signs, transmitted by electrical action.

     NOTE: &hand; Th  e in struments us ed ar e cl assed as  in dicator,
     type-printing,  symbol-printing,  or  chemical-printing telegraphs,
     according  as  the  intelligence  is  given  by  the movements of a
     pointer or indicator, as in Cooke & Wheatstone's (the form commonly
     used  in  England), or by impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters
     from  types,  as  in  House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a
     sharp  point  moved by a magnet, as in Morse's, or symbols produced
     by  electro-chemical  action,  as  in Bain's. In the offices in the
     United  States  the  recording  instrument  is now little used, the
     receiving  operator  reading  by  ear  the combinations of long and
     short   intervals   of   sound  produced  by  the  armature  of  an
     electro-magnet  as  it is put in motion by the opening and breaking
     of  the  circuit,  which motion, in registering instruments, traces
     upon  a  ribbon  of  paper the lines and dots used to represent the
     letters of the alphabet. See Illustration in Appendix.

   Acoustic telegraph. See under Acoustic. -- Dial telegraph, a telegraph
   in  which  letters  of  the  alphabet and numbers or other symbols are
   placed  upon  the border of a circular dial plate at each station, the
   apparatus  being  so  arranged that the needle or index of the dial at
   the  receiving  station accurately copies the movements of that at the
   sending station. -- Electric telegraph, OR Electro-magnetic telegraph,
   a  telegraph in which an operator at one station causes words or signs
   to  be made at another by means of a current of electricity, generated
   by  a  battery  and transmitted over an intervening wire. -- Facsimile
   telegraph.  See  under  Facsimile.  --  Indicator telegraph. See under
   Indicator. -- Pan-telegraph, an electric telegraph by means of which a
   drawing  or  writing,  as  an  autographic  message,  may  be  exactly
   reproduced  at  a  distant station. -- Printing telegraph, an electric
   telegraph  which automatically prints the message as it is received at
   a  distant  station,  in  letters,  not  signs. -- Signal telegraph, a
   telegraph  in  which  preconcerted  signals,  made  by  a  machine, or
   otherwise,  at  one  station,  are  seen  or  heard and interpreted at
   another;  a semaphore. -- Submarine telegraph cable, a telegraph cable
   laid  under water to connect stations separated by a body of water. --
   Telegraph  cable, a telegraphic cable consisting of several conducting
   wires,  inclosed  by  an  insulating and protecting material, so as to
   bring  the  wires  into compact compass for use on poles, or to form a
   strong  cable  impervious  to  water, to be laid under ground, as in a
   town  or  city,  or  under  water, as in the ocean. -- Telegraph plant
   (Bot.),  a  leguminous  plant  (Desmodium  gyrans)  native of the East
   Indies. The leaflets move up and down like the signals of a semaphore.

                                   Telegraph

   Tel"e*graph  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Telegraphed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Telegraphing  (?).]  [F. t\'82l\'82graphier.] To convey or announce by
   telegraph.

                                  Telegrapher

   Te*leg"ra*pher   (?),   n.  One  who  sends  telegraphic  messages;  a
   telegraphic operator; a telegraphist.

                                  Telegraphic

   Tel`e*graph"ic  (?), a. [Cf. F. t\'82l\'82graphique.] Of or pertaining
   to the telegraph; made or communicated by a telegraph; as, telegraphic
   signals; telegraphic art; telegraphic intelligence.

                                 Telegraphical

   Tel`e*graph"ic*al (?), a. Telegraphic. -- Tel`e*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                 Telegraphist

   Te*leg"ra*phist (?), n. One skilled in telegraphy; a telegrapher.

                                  Telegraphy

   Te*leg"ra*phy  (?),  n. [Cf. F. t\'82l\'82graphie.] The science or art
   of  constructing,  or  of  communicating  by means of, telegraphs; as,
   submarine telegraphy.

                                   Telemeter

   Te*lem"e*ter  (?),  n.  [Gr. -meter.] An instrument used for measuring
   the  distance  of  an  object from an observer; as, a telescope with a
   micrometer for measuring the apparent diameter of an object whose real
   dimensions  are  known.  <--  A  measuring  instrument which sends the
   information obtained from its sensors by radio to a base station. Such
   instruments  are  used  for  measuring conditions in space or in other
   locations difficult of access for humans observers, or merely to allow
   one  observer  to  monitor  conditions in many places simultaneaously.
   Telemetry.  The  science  or process of making remote measurements and
   sending the data by radio. -->

                                 Teleocephial

   Te`le*o*ceph"i*al  (?),  n.  pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An extensive
   order  of  bony fishes including most of the common market species, as
   bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc.

                                 Teleological

   Te`le*o*log"ic*al  (?),  a. [Cf. F. t\'82l\'82ologique.] (Biol.) Of or
   pertaining   to   teleology,   or   the   doctrine   of   design.   --
   Te`le*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Teleologist

   Te`le*ol"o*gist (?), n. (Biol.) One versed in teleology.

                                   Teleology

   Te`le*ol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr. teleos, the end or issue + -logy: cf. F.
   t\'82l\'82ologie.] The doctrine of the final causes of things; specif.
   (Biol.),  the  doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of
   organic  life, particularly those of evolution, are explicable only by
   purposive  causes,  and  that  they  in  no  way admit of a mechanical
   explanation  or one based entirely on biological science; the doctrine
   of adaptation to purpose.

                                  Teleophore

   Te"le*o*phore`  (?),  n.  [Gr.  teleos  complete  + (Zo\'94l.) Same as
   Gonotheca.

                                  Teleorganic

   Te`le*or*gan"ic (?), a. [Gr. teleos complete + E. organic.] (Physiol.)
   Vital; as, teleorganic functions.

                                   Teleosaur

   Te`le*o*saur"  (?),  n. (Paleon.) Any one of several species of fossil
   suarians  belonging  to  Teleosaurus and allied genera. These reptiles
   are related to the crocodiles, but have biconcave vertebr\'91.

                                  Teleosaurus

   Te`le*o*sau"rus  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of extinct
   crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic period, having a long and slender
   snout.

                                    Teleost

   Te"le*ost  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of the Teleosti. Also used
   adjectively.

                                  Teleostean

   Te`le*os"te*an  (?), a. (Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the teleosts. --
   n. A teleostean fish.

                                   Teleostei

   Te`le*os"te*i  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A subclass of
   fishes  including  all  the ordinary bony fishes as distinguished from
   the ganoids.
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                                  Teleostomi

   Te"le*os`to*mi  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An extensive
   division  of  fishes including the ordinary fishes (Teleostei) and the
   ganoids.

                                   Teleozoic

   Te`le*o*zo"ic (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having tissued composed of cells.

                                 Teleozo\'94n

   Te*le*o*zo"\'94n (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A metazoan.

                                   Telepathy

   Te*lep"a*thy (?), n. [Gr. The sympathetic affection of one mind by the
   thoughts,  feelings,  or  emotions  of  another at a distance, without
   communication   through   the   ordinary  channels  of  sensation.  --
   Tel`e*path"ic, a. -- Te*lep"a*thist, n.

                                   Telepheme

   Tel"e*pheme (?), n. [Gr. A message by a telephone. [Recent]

                                   Telephone

   Tel"e*phone  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Physics)  An  instrument for reproducing
   sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e or dinary te lephone co nsists es sentially of  a
     device by which currents of electricity, produced by sounds through
     the  agency of certain mechanical devices and exactly corresponding
     in duration and intensity to the vibrations of the air which attend
     them,  are  transmitted  to a distant station, and there, acting on
     suitable  mechanism,  reproduce  similar  sounds  by  repeating the
     vibrations. The necessary variations in the electrical currents are
     usually  produced  by  means  of  a  microphone  attached to a thin
     diaphragm  upon  which the voice acts, and are intensified by means
     of   an   induction   coil.   In   the   magnetic   telephone,   or
     magneto-telephone,  the  diaphragm  is of soft iron placed close to
     the  pole  of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire, and
     its  vibrations produce corresponding vibrable currents in the wire
     by  induction.  The mechanical, or string, telephone is a device in
     which  the  voice  or  sound causes vibrations in a thin diaphragm,
     which are directly transmitted along a wire or string connecting it
     to  a similar diaphragm at the remote station, thus reproducing the
     sound. It does not employ electricity.

                                   Telephone

   Tel"e*phone, v. t. To convey or announce by telephone.

                                  Telephonic

   Tel`e*phon"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. t\'82l\'82phonique. See Telephone.]

   1. Conveying sound to a great distance.

   2. Of or pertaining to the telephone; by the telephone.

                                Telephonically

   Tel`e*phon"ic*al*ly (?), adv. By telephonic means or processes; by the
   use of the telephone.

                                   Telephony

   Te*leph"o*ny  (?),  n.  The  art or process of reproducing sounds at a
   distance, as with the telephone.

                                Telepolariscope

   Tel`e*po*lar"i*scope  (?),  n. [Gr. polariscope.] (Opt.) A polariscope
   arranged to be attached to a telescope. Lockyer.

                                  Telerythin

   Tel`e*ryth"in  (?),  n.  [Gr.  erythrin.]  (Chem.)  A  red crystalline
   compound  related  to,  or  produced from, erythrin. So called because
   regarded as the end of the series of erythrin compounds.

                                   Telescope

   Tel"e*scope  (?), n. [Gr. t\'82lescope. See Telegraph, and -scope.] An
   optical  instrument  used  in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly
   bodies.

     NOTE: &hand; A  te lescope as sists th e ey e ch iefly in two ways;
     first,  by  enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object
     is  seen,  and  thus  magnifying  that  object;  and,  secondly, by
     collecting,  and  conveying to the eye, a larger beam of light than
     would  enter  the  naked organ, thus rendering objects distinct and
     visible  which  would otherwise be indistinct and or invisible. Its
     essential  parts  are  the  object  glass, or concave mirror, which
     collects  the  beam of light, and forms an image of the object, and
     the  eyeglass,  which  is  a  microscope,  by  which  the  image is
     magnified.

   Achromatic  telescope. See under Achromatic. -- Aplanatic telescope, a
   telescope  having  an aplanatic eyepiece. -- Astronomical telescope, a
   telescope which has a simple eyepiece so constructed or used as not to
   reverse  the  image  formed  by  the  object  glass,  and consequently
   exhibits  objects  inverted,  which is not a hindrance in astronomical
   observations.  --  Cassegrainian  telescope,  a  reflecting  telescope
   invented  by  Cassegrain,  which  differs  from  the Gregorian only in
   having  the  secondary  speculum convex instead of concave, and placed
   nearer  the  large  speculum.  The  Cassegrainian  represents  objects
   inverted;  the  Gregorian,  in  their  natural position. The Melbourne
   telescope  (see  Illust.  under  Reflecting  telescope,  below)  is  a
   Cassegrainian  telescope.  --  Dialytic telescope. See under Dialytic.
   Equatorial  telescope.  See  the  Note  under  Equatorial. -- Galilean
   telescope,  a  refracting telescope in which the eyeglass is a concave
   instead  of  a convex lens, as in the common opera glass. This was the
   construction  originally  adopted  by  Galileo,  the  inventor  of the
   instrument.  It  exhibits the objects erect, that is, in their natural
   positions. -- Gregorian telescope, a form of reflecting telescope. See
   under  Gregorian.  -- Herschelian telescope, a reflecting telescope of
   the  form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum
   is  employed,  by means of which an image of the object is formed near
   one  side  of  the  open  end of the tube, and to this the eyeglass is
   applied  directly.  --  Newtonian  telescope,  a  form  of  reflecting
   telescope. See under Newtonian. -- Photographic telescope, a telescope
   specially  constructed  to make photographs of the heavenly bodies. --
   Prism  telescope. See Teinoscope. -- Reflecting telescope, a telescope
   in  which  the  image is formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by
   two  speculums, a large one at the lower end of the telescope, and the
   smaller  one  near  the  open  end)  instead  of  an object glass. See
   Gregorian,  Cassegrainian,  Herschelian,  AND  Newtonian,  telescopes,
   above.  --  Refracting  telescope,  a  telescope in which the image is
   formed  by  refraction  through  an  object  glass.  -- Telescope carp
   (Zo\'94l.),  the  telescope  fish.  --  Telescope  fish  (Zo\'94l.), a
   monstrous  variety  of  the  goldfish having very protuberant eyes. --
   Telescope  fly  (Zo\'94l.),  any  two-winged fly of the genus Diopsis,
   native  of  Africa  and  Asia.  The telescope flies are remarkable for
   having  the  eyes  raised  on  very  long  stalks.  -- Telescope shell
   (Zo\'94l.),  an  elongated  gastropod  (Cerithium  telescopium) having
   numerous  flattened  whorls.  -- Telescope sight (Firearms), a slender
   telescope  attached  to the barrel, having cross wires in the eyepiece
   and  used  as  a  sight.  --  Terrestrial telescope, a telescope whose
   eyepiece  has  one  or  two lenses more than the astronomical, for the
   purpose of inverting the image, and exhibiting objects erect.

                                   Telescope

   Tel"e*scope  (?),  a.  [imp.  &  p. p. Telescoped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Telescoping  (?).]  To  slide  or  pass  one within another, after the
   manner  of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into
   collision,  as  railway  cars,  in  such  a  manner that one runs into
   another. [Recent]

                                   Telescope

   Tel"e*scope,  v.  t.  To  cause  to  come  into  collision,  so  as to
   telescope. [Recent]

                           Telescopic, Telescopical

   Tel`e*scop"ic (?), Tel`e*scop"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. t\'82lescopique.]

   1. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope.

   2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars.

   3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as,
   a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.

   4. Having the power of extension by joints sliding one within another,
   like  the tube of a small telescope or a spyglass; especially (Mach.),
   constructed   of  concentric  tubes,  either  stationary,  as  in  the
   telescopic  boiler,  or movable, as in the telescopic chimney of a war
   vessel, which may be put out of sight by being lowered endwise.

                                Telescopically

   Tel`e*scop"ic*al*ly,  adv.  In  a  telescopical manner; by or with the
   telescope.

                                  Telescopist

   Te*les"co*pist (?), n. One who uses a telescope. R. A. Proctor.

                                   Telescopy

   Te*les"co*py   (?),  n.  The  art  or  practice  of  using  or  making
   telescopes.

                                    Telesm

   Tel"esm  (?),  n.  [Ar.  tilism.  See  Talisman.]  A kind of amulet or
   magical charm. [Obs.] J. Gregory.

                           Telesmatic, Telesmatical

   Tel`es*mat"ic  (?),  Tel`es*mat"ic*al  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining to
   telesms; magical. J. Gregory.

                               Telespectroscope

   Tel`e*spec"tro*scope   (?),   n.   [Gr.   spectroscope.]  (Astron.)  A
   spectroscope arranged to be attached to a telescope for observation of
   distant objects, as the sun or stars. Lockyer.

                                Telestereoscope

   Tel`e*ste"re*o*scope  (?),  n. [Gr. stereoscope.] (Opt.) A stereoscope
   adapted  to  view  distant natural objects or landscapes; a telescopic
   stereoscope.

                                   Telestic

   Te*les"tic  (?),  a.  [Gr. Tending or relating to a purpose or an end.
   [R.] Cudworth.

                                   Telestich

   Te*les"tich  (?),  n.  [Gr.  A  poem in which the final letters of the
   lines, taken consequently, make a name. Cf. Acrostic.

                                Telethermometer

   Tel`e*ther*mom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. thermometer.] (Physics) An apparatus
   for   determining  the  temperature  of  a  distant  point,  as  by  a
   thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.

                                 Teleutospore

   Te*leu"to*spore (?), n. [Gr. spore.] (Bot.) The thick-celled winter or
   resting  spore  of  the  rusts  (order  Uredinales),  produced in late
   summer. See Illust. of Uredospore.

                                     Telic

   Tel"ic  (?),  a.  [Gr.  (Gram.)  Denoting the final end or purpose, as
   distinguished from ecbatic. See Ecbatic. Gibbs.

                                     Tell

   Tell (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Told (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Telling.] [AS.
   tellan, from talu tale, number, speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G.
   z\'84hlen,  OHG. zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to
   speak, t\'91lle to count. See Tale that which is told.]

   1. To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate;
   to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money. "An heap of coin he
   told." Spenser.

     He telleth the number of the stars. Ps. cxlvii. 4.

     Tell the joints of the body. Jer. Taylor.

   2. To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.

     Of which I shall tell all the array. Chaucer.

     And not a man appears to tell their fate. Pope.

   3. To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.

     Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Gen. xii. 18.

   4.  To  give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach;
   to inform.

     A secret pilgrimage, That you to-day promised to tell me of? Shak.

   5. To order; to request; to command.

     He told her not to be frightened. Dickens.

   6. To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out;
   to  discover;  as,  I  can not tell where one color ends and the other
   begins.

   7.  To  make  account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate.
   [Obs.]

     I ne told no dainity of her love. Chaucer.

     NOTE: &hand; Te ll, th ough equivalent in some respect to speak and
     say,  has not always the same application. We say, to tell truth or
     falsehood, to tell a number, to tell the reasons, to tell something
     or  nothing;  but  we  never  say,  to tell a speech, discourse, or
     oration,  or  to  tell  an argument or a lesson. It is much used in
     commands; as, tell me the whole story; tell me all you know.

   To  tell  off,  to  count;  to  divide.  Sir  W.  Scott.  Syn.  --  To
   communicate;  impart;  reveal;  disclose;  inform;  acquaint;  report;
   repeat; rehearse; recite.

                                     Tell

   Tell, v. i.

   1. To give an account; to make report.

     That  I  may publish with the voice of thankgiving, and tell of all
     thy wondrous works. Ps. xxvi. 7.

   2.  To  take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells;
   every expression tells.
   To  tell  of. (a) To speak of; to mention; to narrate or describe. (b)
   To inform against; to disclose some fault of. -- To tell on, to inform
   against. [Archaic & Colloq.]

     Lest  they  should  tell on us, saying, So did David. 1 Sam. xxvii.
     11.

                                     Tell

   Tell, n. That which is told; tale; account. [R.]

     I am at the end of my tell. Walpole.

                                     Tell

   Tell, n. [Ar.] A hill or mound. W. M. Thomson.

                                   Tellable

   Tell"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being told.

                                    Tellen

   Tel"len (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Tellina.

                                    Teller

   Tell"er (?), n.

   1.  One who tells, relates, or communicates; an informer, narrator, or
   describer.

   2.  One  of four officers of the English Exchequer, formerly appointed
   to  receive  moneys  due  to the king and to pay moneys payable by the
   king. Cowell.

   3.  An  officer  of a bank who receives and counts over money paid in,
   and pays money out on checks.

   4.  One  who  is  appointed  to count the votes given in a legislative
   body, public meeting, assembly, etc.

                                  Tellership

   Tell"er*ship, n. The office or employment of a teller.

                                    Tellina

   Tel*li"na  (?),  n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marine bivalve
   mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells.

                                    Telling

   Tell"ing (?), a. Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling
   speech. -- Tell"ing*ly, adv.

                                   Telltale

   Tell"tale` (?), a. Telling tales; babbling. "The telltale heart." Poe.

                                   Telltale

   Tell"tale`, n.

   1.  One  who  officiously  communicates  information  of  the  private
   concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.

   2. (Mus.) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected
   with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when
   the wind is exhausted.

   3.  (Naut.)  (a) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which,
   in  the  absence  of  a  tiller, shows the position of the helm. (b) A
   compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can
   see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course.

   4.  (Mach.)  A  machine  or  contrivance  for  indicating or recording
   something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory
   hands,  watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to
   their employers what they have done or omitted.

   5. (Zo\'94l.) The tattler. See Tattler.
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                                   Tellural

   Tel*lu"ral  (?), a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.] Of or pertaining to
   the earth. [R.]

                                   Tellurate

   Tel"lu*rate  (?), n. [Cf. F. tellurate. See Tellurium.] (Chem.) A salt
   of telluric acid.

                                   Telluret

   Tel"lu*ret (?), n. (Chem.) A telluride. [Obsoles.]

                                  Tellureted

   Tel"lu*ret`ed  (?), n. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with tellurium;
   tellurized. [Written also telluretted.] [Obsoles.] Tellureted hydrogen
   (Chem.),  hydrogen  telluride,  H2Te, a gaseous substance analogous to
   hydrogen sulphide; -- called also tellurhydric acid.

                                 Tellurhydric

   Tel`lur*hy"dric  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Of, pertaining to, or designating,
   hydrogen  telluride,  which is regarded as an acid, especially when in
   solution.

                                   Tellurian

   Tel*lu"ri*an  (?),  a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.] Of or pertaining
   to the earth. De Quincey.

                                   Tellurian

   Tel*lu"ri*an, n.

   1. A dweller on the earth. De Quincey.

   2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce
   the  succession  of  day  and  night,  and the changes of the seasons.
   [Written also tellurion.]

                                   Telluric

   Tel*lu"ric (?), a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth: cf. F. tellurique.]

   1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth.

     Amid these hot, telluric flames. Carlyle.

   2. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or resembling,
   tellurium;  specifically,  designating  those  compounds  in which the
   element  has  a higher valence as contrasted with tellurous compounds;
   as, telluric acid, which is analogous to sulphuric acid.
   Telluric  bismuth  (Min.),  tetradymite.  --  Telluric  silver (Min.),
   hessite.

                                   Telluride

   Tel"lu*ride  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  compound  of  tellurium with a more
   positive element or radical; -- formerly called telluret.

                                   Tellurism

   Tel"lu*rism  (?),  n.  An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by
   Dr.  Keiser,  in  Germany,  in which the phenomena are ascribed to the
   agency of a telluric spirit or influence. [R.] S. Thompson.

                                   Tellurite

   Tel"lu*rite (?), n.

   1. (Chem.) A salt of tellurous acid.

   2. (Min.) Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or
   yellowish crystals.

                                   Tellurium

   Tel*lu"ri*um  (?), n. [NL., from L. tellus, -uris, the earth.] (Chem.)
   A  rare  nonmetallic  element,  analogous  to  sulphur  and  selenium,
   occasionally  found  native  as a substance of a silver-white metallic
   luster,  but  usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in
   the  mineral  sylvanite,  with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te.
   Atomic  weight  125.2.  Graphic  tellurium.  (Min.)  See Sylvanite. --
   Tellurium glance (Min.), nagyagite; -- called also black tellurium.

                                   Tellurize

   Tel"lu*rize  (?),  v.  t. (Chem.) To impregnate with, or to subject to
   the  action  of,  tellurium;  --  chiefly used adjectively in the past
   participle; as, tellurized ores.

                                   Tellurous

   Tel"lu*rous  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived
   from,   or  containing,  tellurium;  specifically,  designating  those
   compounds  in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with
   telluric   compounds;  as,  tellurous  acid,  which  is  analogous  to
   sulphurous acid.

                                  Telodynamic

   Tel`o*dy*nam"ic  (?),  a.  [Gr.  dynamic.]  Relating  to  a system for
   transmitting  power  to a distance by means of swiftly moving ropes or
   cables driving grooved pulleys of large diameter.

                                   Teloogoo

   Tel`oo*goo" (?), n. See Telugu. D. O. Allen.

                                  Telotrocha

   Te*lot"ro*cha  (?),  n.; pl. Telotroch\'91 (#). [NL. See Telotrochal.]
   (Zo\'94l.) An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.

                           Telotrochal, Telotrochous

   Te*lot"ro*chal  (?),  Te*lot"ro*chous  (?),  a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Having
   both  a  preoral  and  a  posterior  band  of cilla; -- applied to the
   larv\'91 of certain annelids.

                                   Telotype

   Tel"o*type (?), n. [Gr. -type.] An electric telegraph which prints the
   messages in letters and not in signs.

                                    Telpher

   Tel"pher  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Elec.)  A contrivance for the conveyance of
   vehicles  or  loads  by means of electricity. Fleeming Jenkin. Telpher
   line,  OR  Telpher  road, an electric line or road over which vehicles
   for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a current
   conveyed by the line.

                                  Telpherage

   Tel"pher*age  (?),  n. The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of
   electricity. Fleeming Jenkin.

                                    Telson

   Tel"son  (?),  n.;  pl.  Telsons  (#).  [NL.,  fr.  Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The
   terminal joint or movable piece at the end of the abdomen of Crustacea
   and other articulates. See Thoracostraca.

                                    Telugu

   Tel`u*gu" (?), n.

   1.  A  Darvidian  language  spoken in the northern parts of the Madras
   presidency.  In extent of use it is the next language after Hindustani
   (in its various forms) and Bengali. [Spelt also Teloogoo.]

   2. One of the people speaking the Telugu language.

                                    Telugu

   Tel`u*gu", a. Of or pertaining to the Telugu language, or the Telugus.

                                  Temerarious

   Tem`er*a"ri*ous  (?),  a.  [L. temerarius. See Temerity.] Unreasonably
   adventurous;  despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless;
   heedless. -- Tem`er*a"ri*ous*ly, adv.

     I spake against temerarious judgment. Latimer.

                                  Temeration

   Tem`er*a"tion  (?),  n. [L. temerare to defile.] Temerity. [Obs.] Jer.
   Taylor.

                                   Temerity

   Te*mer"i*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  temeritas,  from temere by chance, rashly;
   perhaps  akin  to  Skr.  tamas  darkness:  cf.  F. t\'82m\'82rit\'82.]
   Unreasonable  contempt  of  danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness;
   as,   the   temerity   of  a  commander  in  war.  Syn.  --  Rashness;
   precipitancy;  heedlessness;  venturesomeness.  -- Temerity, Rashness.
   These  words are closely allied in sense, but have a slight difference
   in  their  use  and  application.  Temerity  is Latin, and rashness is
   Anglo-Saxon.  As in many such cases, the Latin term is more select and
   dignified;  the  Anglo-Saxon  more  familiar  and  energetic.  We show
   temerity  in  hasty  decisions, and the conduct to which they lead. We
   show rashness in particular actions, as dictated by sudden impulse. It
   is  an exhibition of temerity to approach the verge of a precipice; it
   is an act of rashness to jump into a river without being able to swim.
   Temerity,  then,  is an unreasonable contempt of danger; rashness is a
   rushing into danger from thoughtlessness or excited feeling.

     It is notorious temerity to pass sentence upon grounds uncapable of
     evidence. Barrow.

     Her  rush  hand  in  evil  hour  Forth  reaching  to the fruit, she
     plucked, she eat. Milton.

                                   Temerous

   Tem"er*ous (?), a. Temerarious. [Obs.]

                                    Tempean

   Tem*pe"an  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to Temple, a valley in Thessaly,
   celebrated  by  Greek  poets  on  account  of  its  beautiful scenery;
   resembling Temple; hence, beautiful; delightful; charming.

                                    Temper

   Tem"per  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tempered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tempering.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp\'82rer, and (in sense
   3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time. Cf. Temporal, Distemper,
   Tamper.]

   1. To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as
   by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to
   soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm.

     Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch indifference, that mercy
     itself could not have dictated a milder system. Bancroft.

     Woman!  lovely  woman!  nature made thee To temper man: we had been
     brutes without you. Otway.

     But  thy  fire  Shall  be  more  tempered, and thy hope far higher.
     Byron.

     She  [the  Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and clouds about her,
     that  tempered  the  light  into  a  thousand  beautiful shades and
     colors. Addison.

   2. To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.

     Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered
     itself to every man's liking. Wisdom xvi. 21.

   3.  (Metal.)  To  bring  to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper
   iron or steel.

     The tempered metals clash, and yield a silver sound. Dryden.

   4. To govern; to manage. [A Latinism & Obs.]

     With  which  the  damned ghosts he governeth, And furies rules, and
     Tartare tempereth. Spenser.

   5. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for
   making brick, loam for molding, etc.

   6. (Mus.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or
   to  that  in  actual use. Syn. -- To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe;
   calm.

                                    Temper

   Tem"per, n.

   1.  The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture
   of  various  ingredients;  due  mixture  of  different qualities; just
   combination; as, the temper of mortar.

   2.  Constitution  of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or
   relative  proportion  of  the  four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and
   melancholy.

     The  exquisiteness  of  his  [Christ's] bodily temper increased the
     exquisiteness of his torment. Fuller.

   3.  Disposition  of  mind;  the constitution of the mind, particularly
   with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty
   temper; a fretful temper.

     Remember  with  what  mild  And  gracious temper he both heared and
     judged. Milton.

     The consequents of a certain ethical temper. J. H. Newman.

   4.  Calmness  of  mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep
   one's temper.

     To fall with dignity, with temper rise. Pope.

     Restore yourselves to your tempers, fathers. B. Jonson.

   5.  Heat  of  mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a
   reproachful sense. [Colloq.]

   6.  The  state  of  a  metal  or other substance, especially as to its
   hardness,  produced  by  some  process  of heating or cooling; as, the
   temper of iron or steel.

   7. Middle state or course; mean; medium. [R.]

     The  perfect  lawgiver  is  a  just  temper between the mere man of
     theory,  who  can  see nothing but general principles, and the mere
     man  of business, who can see nothing but particular circumstances.
     Macaulay.

   8.  (Sugar  Works)  Milk  of lime, or other substance, employed in the
   process formerly used to clarify sugar.
   Temper  screw,  in deep well boring, an adjusting screw connecting the
   working  beam with the rope carrying the tools, for lowering the tools
   as  the  drilling progresses. Syn. -- Disposition; temperament; frame;
   humor; mood. See Disposition.

                                    Temper

   Tem"per, v. i.

   1. To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. [Obs.] Shak.

   2.  To  have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft
   and pliable.

     I  have  him  already tempering between my finger and my thumb, and
     shortly will I seal with him. Shak.

                                    Tempera

   Tem"pe*ra  (?),  n.  [It.]  (Paint.)  A  mode  or process of painting;
   distemper.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is  ap plied es pecially to  ea rly Italian
     painting, common vehicles of which were yolk of egg, yolk and white
     of  egg  mixed  together,  the white juice of the fig tree, and the
     like.

                                  Temperable

   Tem"per*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being tempered.

     The fusible, hard, and temperable texture of metals. Emerson.

                                  Temperament

   Tem"per*a*ment  (?),  n. [L. temperamentum a mixing in due proportion,
   proper measure, temperament: cf. F. temp\'82rament. See Temper, v. t.]

   1.   Internal   constitution;  state  with  respect  to  the  relative
   proportion of different qualities, or constituent parts.

     The  common law . . . has reduced the kingdom to its just state and
     temperament. Sir M. Hale.

   2.  Due  mixture  of  qualities;  a  condition brought about by mutual
   compromises or concessions. [Obs.]

     However,  I  forejudge  not any probable expedient, any temperament
     that  can be found in things of this nature, so disputable on their
     side. Milton.

   3.  The  act  of  tempering  or  modifying; adjustment, as of clashing
   rules, interests, passions, or the like; also, the means by which such
   adjustment is effected.

     Wholesome  temperaments  of the rashness of popular assemblies. Sir
     J. Mackintosh.

   4. Condition with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs.]

     Bodies  are  denominated  "hot"  and  "cold"  in  proportion to the
     present  temperament  of  that  part  of our body to which they are
     applied. Locke.

   5.   (Mus.)   A  system  of  compromises  in  the  tuning  of  organs,
   pianofortes,  and  the  like,  whereby  the  tones  generated with the
   vibrations  of  a  ground  tone  are  mutually  modified  and  in part
   canceled,  until  their number reduced to the actual practicable scale
   of  twelve  tones  to  the  octave.  This  scale,  although  in so far
   artificial,  is  yet  closely  suggestive of its origin in nature, and
   this system of tuning, although not mathematically true, yet satisfies
   the ear, while it has the convenience that the same twelve fixed tones
   answer  for  every key or scale, C# becoming identical with Db, and so
   on.<-- = tempering -->

   6.  (Physiol.)  The  peculiar  physical  and  mental  character  of an
   individual,   in  olden  times  erroneously  supposed  to  be  due  to
   individual   variation   in  the  relations  and  proportions  of  the
   constituent  parts of the body, especially of the fluids, as the bile,
   blood, lymph, etc. Hence the phrases, bilious or choleric temperament,
   sanguine  temperament,  etc.,  implying a predominance of one of these
   fluids and a corresponding influence on the temperament.
   Equal   temperament   (Mus.),   that  in  which  the  variations  from
   mathematically true pitch are distributed among all the keys alike. --
   Unequal  temperament  (Mus.),  that in which the variations are thrown
   into the keys least used.

                                 Temperamental

   Tem`per*a*men"tal   (?),   a.   Of   or   pertaining  to  temperament;
   constitutional. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Temperance

   Tem"per*ance  (?),  n.  [L.  temperantia:  cf.  F.  temp\'82rance. See
   Temper, v. t.]

   1.  Habitual  moderation  in  regard  to the indulgence of the natural
   appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation;
   as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of
   joy  or  mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in
   respect to using intoxicating liquors.

   2.  Moderation  of  passion;  patience;  calmness; sedateness. [R.] "A
   gentleman of all temperance." Shak.

     He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance. Spenser.

   3.  State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs.] "Tender and
   delicate temperance." Shak.
   Temperance   society,   an  association  formed  for  the  purpose  of
   diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage.

                                  Temperancy

   Tem"per*an*cy (?), n. Temperance.

                                   Temperate

   Tem"per*ate  (?), a. [L. temperatus, p.p. of temperare. See Temper, v.
   t.]

   1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

   2.  Not  marked  with  passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate
   language.

     She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. Shak.

     That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for
     our temperate kings. Tennyson.

   3.  Moderate  in  the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions;
   as, temperate in eating and drinking.

     Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Franklin.

   4. Proceeding from temperance. [R.]

     The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air. Pope.

   Temperate  zone  (Geog.),  that  part  of the earth which lies between
   either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because
   the  heat  is  less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in
   the frigid zones. Syn. -- Abstemious; sober; calm; cool; sedate.

                                   Temperate

   Tem"per*ate (?), v. t. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to
   temper. [Obs.]

     It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath. Marston.

                                  Temperately

   Tem"per*ate*ly (?), adv. In a temperate manner.

                                 Temperateness

   Tem"per*ate*ness,   n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  temperate;
   moderateness; temperance.

                                  Temperative

   Tem"per*a*tive (?), a. [Cf. L. temperativus soothing.] Having power to
   temper. [R.] T. Granger.

                                  Temperature

   Tem"per*a*ture (?), n. [F. temp\'82rature, L. temperatura due measure,
   proportion, temper, temperament.]

   1. Constitution; state; degree of any quality.

     The  best  composition and temperature is, to have openness in fame
     and opinion, secrecy in habit, dissimulation in seasonable use, and
     a power to feign, if there be no remedy. Bacon.

     Memory  depends  upon  the  consistence  and the temperature of the
     brain. I. Watts.

   2. Freedom from passion; moderation. [Obs.]

     In  that  proud  port,  which  her  so  goodly graceth, Most goodly
     temperature you may descry. Spenser.

   3.  (Physics)  Condition  with  respect to heat or cold, especially as
   indicated  by  the  sensation  produced,  or  by  the  thermometer  or
   pyrometer;  degree  of  heat  or cold; as, the temperature of the air;
   high  temperature;  low  temperature;  temperature  of  freezing or of
   boiling.

   4. Mixture; compound. [Obs.]

     Made a temperature of brass and iron together. Holland.

   Absolute   temperature.   (Physics)  See  under  Absolute.  --  Animal
   temperature  (Physiol.), the nearly constant temperature maintained in
   the  bodies  of  warm-blooded (homoiothermal) animals during life. The
   ultimate  source of the heat is to be found in the potential energy of
   the  food  and  the  oxygen  which  is  absorbed  from  the air during
   respiration.  See  Homoiothermal. -- Temperature sense (Physiol.), the
   faculty   of   perceiving  cold  and  warmth,  and  so  of  perceiving
   differences of temperature in external objects. H. N. Martin.
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                                   Tempered

   Tem"pered  (?),  a.  Brought  to  a proper temper; as, tempered steel;
   having  (such)  a  temper;  --  chiefly  used  in  composition;  as, a
   good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.

                                   Temperer

   Tem"per*er  (?),  n.  One who, or that which, tempers; specifically, a
   machine in which lime, cement, stone, etc., are mixed with water.

                                   Tempering

   Tem"per*ing, n. (Metal.) The process of giving the requisite degree of
   hardness  or  softness  to a substance, as iron and steel; especially,
   the  process  of  giving  to steel the degree of hardness required for
   various  purposes,  consisting  usually in first plunging the article,
   when  heated  to  redness,  in  cold water or other liquid, to give an
   excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness
   is  reduced  or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the
   color  produced  on  a  polished  portion,  or  by the burning of oil.
   Tempering  color,  the  shade  of  color  that indicates the degree of
   temper  in  tempering steel, as pale straw yellow for lancets, razors,
   and  tools  for  metal;  dark  straw yellow for penknives, screw taps,
   etc.;  brown  yellow for axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged
   with  purple  for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch
   springs;  blue  for  springs  and saws; and very pale blue tinged with
   green, too soft for steel instruments.

                                    Tempest

   Tem"pest (?), n. [OF. tempeste, F. temp\'88te, (assumed) LL. tempesta,
   fr.  L. tempestas a portion of time, a season, weather, storm, akin to
   tempus time. See Temporal of time.]

   1.  An  extensive  current  of  wind,  rushing with great velocity and
   violence,  and  commonly  attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious
   storm.

     [We]  caught  in a fiery tempest, shall be hurled, Each on his rock
     transfixed. Milton.

   2.  Fig.:  Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a
   tempest of war, or of the passions.

   3.  A  fashionable  assembly;  a drum. See the Note under Drum, n., 4.
   [Archaic] Smollett.

     NOTE: &hand; Te  mpest is  so metimes us ed in  th e fo rmation of 
     self-explaining   compounds;  as,  tempest-beaten,  tempest-loving,
     tempest-tossed, tempest-winged, and the like.

   Syn. -- Storm; agitation; perturbation. See Storm.

                                    Tempest

   Tem"pest,  v.  t.  [Cf.  OF.  tempester,  F.  temp\'88ter to rage.] To
   disturb as by a tempest. [Obs.]

     Part  huge  of  bulk  Wallowing  unwieldy,  enormous in their gait,
     Tempest the ocean. Milton.

                                    Tempest

   Tem"pest, v. i. To storm. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                  Tempestive

   Tem*pes"tive   (?),  a.  [L.  tempestivus.]  Seasonable;  timely;  as,
   tempestive showers. [Obs.] Heywood. -- Tem*pes"tive*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                 Tempestivily

   Tem`pes*tiv"i*ly (?), n. [L. tempestivitas.] The quality, or state, of
   being tempestive; seasonableness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Tempestuous

   Tem*pes"tu*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  tempestuous:  cf.  OF.  tempestueux, F.
   temp\'88tueux.] Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling
   a  tempest;  turbulent;  violent;  stormy;  as, tempestuous weather; a
   tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate. -- Tem*pes"tu*ous*ly, adv. --
   Tem*pes"tu*ous*ness, n.

     They  saw the Hebrew leader, Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous
     beard. Longfellow.

                                    Templar

   Tem"plar  (?),  n.  [OE.  templere,  F.  templier, LL. templarius. See
   Temple a church.]

   1.  One  of  a  religious  and  military  order  first  established at
   Jerusalem,  in  the early part of the 12th century, for the protection
   of  pilgrims  and  of  the  Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or
   Knights  of  the  Temple,  were  so  named  because  they  occupied an
   apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e or der wa s fi rst li mited in  nu mbers, and its
     members  were  bound  by  vows  of  chastity and poverty. After the
     conquest  of  Palestine  by  the Saracens, the Templars spread over
     Europe,  and,  by  reason  of their reputation for valor and piety,
     they  were  enriched  by numerous donations of money and lands. The
     extravagances and vices of the later Templars, however, finally led
     to the suppression of the order by the Council of Vienne in 1312.

   2. A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at
   London,   the  original  buildings  having  belonged  to  the  Knights
   Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple. [Eng.]

   3.  One  belonged  to  a certain order or degree among the Freemasons,
   called  Knights  Templars. Also, one of an order among temperance men,
   styled Good Templars.

                                    Templar

   Tem"plar, a. Of or pertaining to a temple. [R.]

     Solitary, family, and templar devotion. Coleridge.

                                   Template

   Tem"plate (?), n. Same as Templet.

                                    Temple

   Tem"ple  (?), n. [Cf. Templet.] (Weaving) A contrivence used in a loom
   for keeping the web stretched transversely.

                                    Temple

   Tem"ple,  n.  [OF.  temple, F. tempe, from L. tempora, tempus; perhaps
   originally,  the  right place, the fatal spot, supposed to be the same
   word  as tempus, temporis, the fitting or appointed time. See Temporal
   of time, and cf. Tempo, Tense, n.]

   1.  (Anat.) The space, on either side of the head, back of the eye and
   forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.

   2.  One of the side bars of a pair of spectacles, jointed to the bows,
   and  passing  one on either side of the head to hold the spectacles in
   place.

                                    Temple

   Tem"ple,  n.  [AS.  tempel,  from  L.  templum  a  space  marked  out,
   sanctuary,   temple;   cf.   Gr.   t\'82mple,   from  the  Latin.  Cf.
   Contemplate.]

   1.  A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the
   temple of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India. "The temple of
   mighty Mars." Chaucer.

   2. (Jewish Antiq.) The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the worship of
   Jehovah.

     Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. John x. 23.

   3.  Hence,  among  Christians, an edifice erected as a place of public
   worship; a church.

     Can  he  whose  life  is a perpetual insult to the authority of God
     enter  with  any  pleasure  a  temple  consecrated  to devotion and
     sanctified by prayer? Buckminster.

   4.  Fig.:  Any  place  in which the divine presence specially resides.
   "The temple of his body." John ii. 21.

     Know  ye  not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of
     God dwelleth in you? 1 Cor. iii. 16.

     The groves were God's first temples. Bryant.

   Inner   Temple,  AND  Middle  Temple,  two  buildings,  or  ranges  of
   buildings,  occupied  by two inns of court in London, on the site of a
   monastic establishment of the Knights Templars, called the Temple.
   
                                    Temple
                                       
   Tem"ple  (?), v. t. To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to;
   as, to temple a god. [R.] Feltham. 

                                    Templed

   Tem"pled  (?), a. Supplied with a temple or temples, or with churches;
   inclosed in a temple.

     I  love  thy  rocks  and  rills, Thy woods and templed hills. S. F.
     Smith.

                                    Templet

   Tem"plet  (?),  n.  [LL.  templatus  vaulted,  from L. templum a small
   timber.] [Spelt also template.]

   1.  A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board, used as
   a  guide  to  the  form of the work to be executed; as, a mason's or a
   wheelwright's templet.

   2.  (Arch.)  A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in a wall
   under a girder or other beam, to distribute the weight or pressure.

                                     Tempo

   Tem"po  (?), n. [It., fr. L. tempus. See Tense, n.] (Mus.) The rate or
   degree  of  movement in time. A tempo giusto (j&oomac;s"t&osl;) [It.],
   in exact time; -- sometimes, directing a return to strict time after a
   tempo rubato. -- Tempo rubato. See under Rubato.

                                   Temporal

   Tem"po*ral  (?),  a.  [L.  temporalis, fr. tempora the temples: cf. F.
   temporal.  See Temple a part of the head.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to
   the  temple  or  temples;  as,  the  temporal bone; a temporal artery.
   Temporal  bone,  a very complex bone situated in the side of the skull
   of most mammals and containing the organ of hearing. It consists of an
   expanded  squamosal  portion  above  the  ear,  corresponding  to  the
   squamosal  and  zygoma of the lower vertebrates, and a thickened basal
   petrosal  and  mastoid  portion,  corresponding  to  the  periotic and
   tympanic bones of the lower vertebrates.
   
                                   Temporal
                                       
   Tem"po*ral (?), a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempus, temporis, time, portion
   of  time,  the  fitting  or  appointed  time:  cf.  F.  temporel.  Cf.
   Contemporaneous,  Extempore,  Temper, v. t., Tempest, Temple a part of
   the head, Tense, n., Thing.]
   
   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to time, that is, to the present life, or this
   world; secular, as distinguished from sacred or eternal.
   
     The  things  which  are seen are temporal, but the things which are
     not seen are eternal. 2 Cor. iv. 18.
     
     Is this an hour for temporal affairs? Shak.
     
   2.  Civil  or  political,  as  distinguished  from ecclesiastical; as,
   temporal power; temporal courts.
   Lords  temporal.  See under Lord, n. -- Temporal augment. See the Note
   under Augment, n. Syn. -- Transient; fleeting; transitory.

                                   Temporal

   Tem"po*ral,  n.  Anything  temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used
   chiefly in the plural. Dryden.

     He  assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor
     or temporals. Lowell.

                                  Temporality

   Tem`po*ral"i*ty  (?),  n.; pl. Temporalities (#). [L. temporalitas, in
   LL., possessions of the church: cf. F. temporalit\'82.]

   1. The state or quality of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.

   2. The laity; temporality. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

   3.  That  which  pertains  to  temporal  welfare;  material interests;
   especially,  the  revenue  of  an  ecclesiastic proceeding from lands,
   tenements,  or  lay fees, tithes, and the like; -- chiefly used in the
   plural.

     Supreme  head, . . . under God, of the spirituality and temporality
     of the same church. Fuller.

                                  Temporally

   Tem"po*ral*ly (?), adv. In a temporal manner; secularly. [R.] South.

                                 Temporalness

   Tem"po*ral*ness, n. Worldliness. [R.] Cotgrave.

                                  Temporalty

   Tem"po*ral*ty (?), n. [See Temporality.]

   1. The laity; secular people. [Obs.] Abp. Abbot.

   2. A secular possession; a temporality.

                                 Temporaneous

   Tem`po*ra"ne*ous  (?), a. [L. temporaneus happening at the right time,
   fr. tempus, temporis, time.] Temporarity. [Obs.] Hallywell.

                                  Temporarily

   Tem"po*ra*ri*ly (?), adv. In a temporary manner; for a time.

                                 Temporariness

   Tem"po*ra*ri*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state of being temporary; --
   opposed to perpetuity.

                                   Temporary

   Tem"po*ra*ry  (?), a. [L. temporarius, fr. tempus, temporis, time: cf.
   F.  temporaire.] Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a
   limited  time;  not  permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary
   relief.

     Temporary government of the city. Motley.

   Temporary star. (Astron.) See under Star.

                                   Temporist

   Tem"po*rist (?), n. A temporizer. [Obs.]

     Why, turn a temporist, row with the tide. Marston.

                                 Temporization

   Tem`po*ri*za"tion   (?),   n.  [Cf.  F.  temporisation.]  The  act  of
   temporizing. Johnson.

                                   Temporize

   Tem"po*rize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Temporized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Temporizing (?).] [F. temporiser. See Temporal of time.]

   1.  To  comply  with  the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the
   current  of  opinion  or  circumstances; also, to trim, as between two
   parties.

     They  might  their  grievance inwardly complain, But outwardly they
     needs must temporize. Daniel.

   2. To delay; to procrastinate. [R.] Bacon.

   3. To comply; to agree. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Temporizer

   Tem"po*ri`zer  (?), n. One who temporizes; one who yields to the time,
   or  complies  with  the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a
   trimmer.

     A  sort  of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain all that is,
     or shall be, proposed, in hope of preferment. Burton.

                                 Temporizingly

   Tem"po*ri`zing*ly (?), adv. In a temporizing or yielding manner.

                                   Temporo-

   Tem"po*ro-   (?).  A  combining  form  used  in  anatomy  to  indicate
   connection  with,  or  relation  to, the temple, or temporal bone; as,
   temporofacial.

                               Temporo-auricular

   Tem`po*ro-au*ric"u*lar  (?),  a.  (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the
   temple and the ear; as, the temporo-auricular nerve.

                                 Temporofacial

   Tem`po*ro*fa"cial  (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the temple
   and the face.

                                 Temporomalar

   Tem`po*ro*ma"lar  (?),  a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the temple
   and the region of the malar bone; as, the temporomalar nerve.

                               Temporomaxillary

   Tem`po*ro*max"il*la*ry  (?),  a.  (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the
   temple or the temporal bone and the maxilla.

                                     Temps

   Temps  (?),  n. [OF. & F., fr. L. tempus. See Temporal of time.] Time.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Tempse

   Tempse (?), n. See Temse. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tempt

   Tempt  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tempted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tempting.]
   [OE.  tempten,  tenten,  from  OF.  tempter, tenter, F. tenter, fr. L.
   tentare,  temptare,  to handle, feel, attack, to try, put to the test,
   urge,  freq.  from  tendere, tentum, and tensum, to stretch. See Thin,
   and cf. Attempt, Tend, Taunt, Tent a pavilion, Tent to probe.]

   1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.

     God did tempt Abraham. Gen. xxii. 1.

     Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. Deut. vi. 16.

   2.  To  lead,  or  endeavor  to  lead, into evil; to entice to what is
   wrong; to seduce.

     Every  man  is  tempted  when he is drawn away of his own lust, and
     enticed. James i. 14.

   3.  To  endeavor  to  persuade;  to  induce;  to invite; to incite; to
   provoke; to instigate.

     Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. Dryden.

     Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire. Pope.

   4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.

     Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. Dryden.

   Syn. -- To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.

                                 Temptability

   Tempt`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or state of being temptable;
   lability to temptation.

                                   Temptable

   Tempt"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted.
   Cudworth.

                                  Temptation

   Temp*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [OF.  temptation,  tentation, F. tentation, L.
   tentatio.]

   1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.

     When  the  devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him
     for a season. Luke iv. 13.

   2. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil.

     Lead us not into temptation. Luke xi. 4.

   3.  That  which  tempts;  an  inducement; an allurement, especially to
   something evil.

     Dare  to  be  great,  without  a guilty crown; View it, and lay the
     bright temptation down. Dryden.

                                Temptationless

   Temp*ta"tion*less,   a.   Having   no  temptation  or  motive;  as,  a
   temptationless sin. [R.] Hammond.

                                  Temptatious

   Temp*ta"tious (?), a. Tempting. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tempter

   Tempt"er  (?), n. One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the
   Devil,  regarded  as the great enticer to evil. "Those who are bent to
   do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on." Tillotson.

     So glozed the Tempter, and his proem tuned. Milton.

                                   Tempting

   Tempt"ing,  a.  Adapted  to  entice  or  allure; attractive; alluring;
   seductive;  enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- Tempt"ing*ly, adv. --
   Tempt"ing*ness, n.

                                   Temptress

   Tempt"ress (?), n. A woman who entices.

     She was my temptress, the foul provoker. Sir W. Scott.

                                     Temse

   Temse  (?),  n.  [F.  tamis,  or D. tems, teems. Cf. Tamine.] A sieve.
   [Written  also tems, and tempse.] [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Temse bread,
   Temsed  bread,  Temse  loaf,  bread  made  of flour better sifted than
   common fluor. [Prov. Eng.]

                             Temulence, Temulency

   Tem"u*lence  (?),  Tem"u*len*cy (?), n. [L. temulentia.] Intoxication;
   inebriation; drunkenness. [R.] "Their temulency." Jer. Taylor.

                                   Temulent

   Tem"u*lent (?), a. [L. temulentus.] Intoxicated; drunken. [R.]

                                  Temulentive

   Tem"u*lent*ive  (?),  a. Somewhat temulent; addicted to drink. [R.] R.
   Junius.

                                      Ten

   Ten  (?),  a.  [AS. t\'c7n, ti\'82n, t, t\'c7ne; akin to OFries. tian,
   OS.  tehan,  D. tien, G. zehn, OHG. zehan, Icel. t\'c6u, Sw. tio, Dan.
   ti, Goth. ta\'a1hun, Lith. deszimt, Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael.
   deich,  L.  decem,  Gr.  da\'87an. \'fb308. Cf. Dean, Decade, Decimal,
   December,  Eighteen,  Eighty, Teens, Tithe.] One more than nine; twice
   five.

     With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea. Dryden.

     NOTE: &hand; Te n is  of ten used, indefinitely, for several, many,
     and other like words.

     There  's proud modesty in merit, Averse from begging, and resolved
     to pay Ten times the gift it asks. Dryden.
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                                      Ten

   Ten (?), n.

   1.  The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and five; ten
   units of objects.

     I will not destroy it for ten's sake. Gen. xviii. 32.

   2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or X.

                                  Tenability

   Ten`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  tenable;
   tenableness.

                                    Tenable

   Ten"a*ble (?), a. [F. tenable, fr. tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Thin,
   and  cf.  Continue,  Continent,  Entertain,  Maintain,  Tenant, Tent.]
   Capable  of  being  held,  naintained,  or  defended,  as  against  an
   assailant  or  objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a
   tenable fortress, a tenable argument.

     If you have hitherto concealed his sight, Let it be tenable in your
     silence still. Shak.

     I  would  be the last man in the world to give up his cause when it
     was tenable. Sir W. Scott.

                                  Tenableness

   Ten`a*ble*ness, n. Same as Tenability.

                                    Tenace

   Ten"ace (?), n. [F. tenace tenacious, demeurer tenace to hold the best
   and  third  best  cards  and take both tricks, and adversary having to
   lead.  See  Tenacious.]  (Whist) The holding by the fourth hand of the
   best  and  third  best  cards  of  a  suit  led;  also, sometimes, the
   combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand.

                                   Tenacious

   Te*na"cious  (?),  a.  [L.  tenax,  -acis,  from  tenere  to hold. See
   Tenable, and cf. Tenace.]

   1.  Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is
   in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

   2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.

   3.  Having  parts  apt  to  adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as,
   steel  is  a  tenacious  metal; tar is more tenacious than oil. Sir I.
   Newton.

   4.  Apt  to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking;
   adhesive.  "Female  feet,  too  weak to struggle with tenacious clay."
   Cowper.

   5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. Ainsworth.

   6.  Holding  stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.
   -- Te*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Te*na"cious*ness, n.

                                   Tenacity

   Te*nac"i*ty   (?),  n.  [L.  tenacitas:  cf.  F.  t\'82nacit\'82.  See
   Tenacious.]

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  tenacious;  as,  tenacity,  or
   retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.

   2.  That  quality  of  bodies  which  keeps  them from parting without
   considerable  force;  cohesiveness;  the  effect  of attraction; -- as
   distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.

   3.  That  quality  of  bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies;
   adhesiveness; viscosity. Holland.

   4.  (Physics)  The  greatest  longitudinal stress a substance can bear
   without tearing asunder, -- usually expressed with reference to a unit
   area  of  the  cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds
   per  square  inch,  or  kilograms  per square centimeter, necessary to
   produce rupture.

                                   Tenaculum

   Te*nac"u*lum  (?),  n.; pl. L. Tenacula (#); E. Tenaculums (#). [L., a
   holder,  fr.  tenere  to  hold.  Cf.  Tenaille.] (Surg.) An instrument
   consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, and used mainly
   for taking up arteries, and the like.

                                    Tenacy

   Ten"a*cy (?), n. [L. tenacia obstinacy. See Tenacious.] Tenaciousness;
   obstinacy. [Obs.] Barrow.

                                   Tenaille

   Te*naille" (?), n. [F., a pair of pincers or tongs, a tenaille, fr. L.
   tenaculum.  See  Tenaculum.]  (Fort.) An outwork in the main ditch, in
   front of the curtain, between two bastions. See Illust. of Ravelin.

                                   Tenaillon

   Te*nail"lon  (?),  n. [F. See Tenaille.] (Fort.) A work constructed on
   each  side  of  the  ravelins,  to  increase  their  strength, procure
   additional  ground  beyond  the  ditch,  or cover the shoulders of the
   bastions.

                                    Tenancy

   Ten"an*cy  (?),  n.;  pl. Tenacies (#). [Cf. OF. tenace, LL. tenentia.
   See  Tenant.]  (Law)  (a)  A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate;
   tenure;  the  temporary possession of what belongs to another. (b) (O.
   Eng.  Law)  A  house  for  habitation,  or  place  to live in, held of
   another. Blount. Blackstone. Wharton.

                                    Tenant

   Ten"ant  (?),  n. [F. tenant, p.pr. of tenir to hold. See Tenable, and
   cf. Lieutenant.]

   1.  (Law)  One  who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by
   any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for
   life,  for  years,  or  at  will;  also, one who has the occupation or
   temporary  possession  of  lands or tenements the title of which is in
   another;  --  correlative  to  landlord. See Citation from Blackstone,
   under Tenement, 2. Blount. Wharton.

   2. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant. "Sweet
   tenants of this grove." Cowper.

     The hhappy tenant of your shade. Cowley.

     The sister tenants of the middle deep. Byron.

   Tenant  in  capite [L. in in + capite, abl. of caput head, chief.], OR
   Tenant  in chief, by the laws of England, one who holds immediately of
   the  king.  According  to  the feudal system, all lands in England are
   considered as held immediately or mediately of the king, who is styled
   lord  paramount.  Such  tenants, however, are considered as having the
   fee  of  the  lands and permanent possession. Blackstone. -- Tenant in
   common. See under Common.

                                    Tenant

   Ten"ant,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tenanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tenanting.] To
   hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.

     Sir  Roger's  estate  is tenanted by persons who have served him or
     his ancestors. Addison.

                                  Tenantable

   Ten"ant*a*ble  (?), a. Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a
   tenant. -- Ten"ant*a*ble*ness, n.

                                  Tenantless

   Ten"ant*less,  a.  Having  no  tenants;  unoccupied;  as, a tenantless
   mansion. Shak.

                                   Tenantry

   Ten"ant*ry (?), n.

   1. The body of tenants; as, the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom.

   2. Tenancy. [Obs.] Ridley.

                                  Tenant saw

   Ten"ant saw` (?). See Tenon saw, under Tenon.

                                     Tench

   Tench (?), n. [OF. tenche, F. tanche, L. tinca.] (Zo\'94l.) A European
   fresh-water  fish (Tinca tinca, or T. vulgaris) allied to the carp. It
   is noted for its tenacity of life.

                                     Tend

   Tend  (?), v. t. [See Tender to offer.] (O. Eng. Law) To make a tender
   of; to offer or tender. [Obs.]

                                     Tend

   Tend,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tended; p. pr. & vb. n. Tending.] [Aphetic
   form  of  attend.  See  Attend,  Tend to move, and cf. Tender one that
   tends or attends.]

   1.  To  accompany  as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants
   of;  to  look  after;  to  watch;  to  guard; as, shepherds tend their
   flocks. Shak.

     And  flaming  ministers  to  watch  and  tend Their earthly charge.
     Milton.

     There  's  not  a sparrow or a wren, There 's not a blade of autumn
     grain,  Which  the  four  seasons do not tend And tides of life and
     increase lend. Emerson.

   2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.

     Being  to  descend  A  ladder much in height, I did not tend My way
     well down. Chapman.

   To  tend  a vessel (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide
   turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable.

                                     Tend

   Tend, v. i.

   1. To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on
   or upon.

     Was  he  not  companion  with the riotous knights That tend upon my
     father? Shak.

   2. [F. attendre.] To await; to expect. [Obs.] Shak.

                                     Tend

   Tend,  v.  i.  [F.  tendre, L. tendere, tensum and tentum, to stretch,
   extend,  direct one's course, tend; akin to Gr. tan. See Thin, and cf.
   Tend  to  attend, Contend, Intense, Ostensible, Portent, Tempt, Tender
   to offer, Tense, a.]

   1. To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.

     Two gentlemen tending towards that sight. Sir H. Wotton.

     Thus  will this latter, as the former world, Still tend from bad to
     worse. Milton.

     The clouds above me to the white Alps tend. Byron.

   2.  To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have
   or  give  a  leaning;  to  exert  activity or influence; to serve as a
   means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our
   destruction.

     The  thoughts  of  the  diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of
     every one that is hasty only to want. Prov. xxi. 5.

     The  laws  of  our  religion  tend  to  the  universal happiness of
     mankind. Tillotson.

                                   Tendance

   Tend"ance (?), n. [See Tend to attend, and cf. Attendance.]

   1. The act of attending or waiting; attendance. [Archaic] Spenser.

     The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.

   2. Persons in attendance; attendants. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Tendence

   Tend"ence (?), n. Tendency. [Obs.]

                                   Tendency

   Tend"en*cy (?), n.; pl. Tendencies (#). [L. tendents, -entis, p.pr. of
   tendere:  cf.  F.  tendance.  See  Tend  to move.] Direction or course
   toward  any  place,  object,  effect,  or  result;  drift;  causal  or
   efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

     Writings  of  this  kind,  if  conducted  with  candor, have a more
     particular tendency to the good of their country. Addison.

     In   every   experimental  science,  there  is  a  tendency  toward
     perfection. Macaulay.

   Syn. -- Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope; aim.

                                    Tender

   Tend"er (?), n. [From Tend to attend. Cf. Attender.]

   1. One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

   2.  (Naut.)  A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them
   with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like.
   <--  submarine  tender,  a  ship  which provides supplies and logistic
   support to submarines. A specialization of def. 2. -->

   3.  A  car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and
   water.

                                    Tender

   Ten"der  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tendered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tendering.] [F. tendre to stretch, stretch out, reach, L. tendere. See
   Tend to move.]

   1.  (Law) To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to
   save  a  penalty  or  forfeiture;  as, to tender the amount of rent or
   debt.

   2. To offer in words; to present for acceptance.

     You  see how all conditions, how all minds, . . . tender down Their
     services to Lord Timon. Shak.

                                    Tender

   Ten"der, n.

   1.  (Law) An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be
   performed,  in  order  to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be
   incurred  by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due,
   or of the amount of a note, with interest.

     NOTE: &hand; To  co nstitute a  le gal te nder, su ch money must be
     offered  as  the  law prescribes. So also the tender must be at the
     time and place where the rent or debt ought to be paid, and it must
     be to the full amount due.

   2.  Any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a tender of a loan,
   of service, or of friendship; a tender of a bid for a contract.

     A free, unlimited tender of the gospel. South.

   3.  The  thing  offered;  especially,  money  offered in payment of an
   obligation. Shak. <-- 4. (Finance) An offer to buy a certain number of
   shares of stock of a publicly-traded company at a fixed price, usu. in
   an attempt to gain control of the company. -->
   Legal  tender.  See  under  Legal. -- Tender of issue (Law), a form of
   words  in  a  pleading,  by which a party offers to refer the question
   raised upon it to the appropriate mode of decision. Burrill.

                                    Tender

   Ten"der,  a. [Compar. Tenderer (?); superl. Tenderest.] [F. tendre, L.
   tener; probably akin to tenuis thin. See Thin.]

   1.  Easily  impressed,  broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard;
   delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit.

   2. Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.

     Our   bodies   are  not  naturally  more  tender  than  our  faces.
     L'Estrange.

   3.  Physically  weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature;
   effeminate.

     The tender and delicate woman among you. Deut. xxviii. 56.

   4.  Susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion, kindness;
   compassionate;  pitiful; anxious for another's good; easily excited to
   pity, forgiveness, or favor; sympathetic.

     The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 11.

     I am choleric by my nature, and tender by my temper. Fuller.

   5. Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.

     I love Valentine, Whose life's as tender to me as my soul! Shak.

   6. Careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; -- with of. "Tender of
   property." Burke.

     The  civil  authority  should  be  tender  of  the honor of God and
     religion. Tillotson.

   7. Unwilling to cause pain; gentle; mild.

     You,  that  are  thus so tender o'er his follies, Will never do him
     good. Shak.

   8.  Adapted  to  excite  feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer
   passions;  pathetic;  as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a
   tender strain.

   9.  Apt  to  give  pain; causing grief or pain; delicate; as, a tender
   subject. "Things that are tender and unpleasing." Bacon.

   10.  (Naut.)  Heeling  over  too  easily when under sail; -- said of a
   vessel.

     NOTE: &hand; Te  nder is   so metimes us ed in  th e fo rmation of 
     self-explaining   compounds;   as,  tender-footed,  tender-looking,
     tender-minded, tender-mouthed, and the like.

   Syn.  --  Delicate;  effeminate; soft; sensitive; compassionate; kind;
   humane; merciful; pitiful.

                                    Tender

   Ten"der  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. tendre.] Regard; care; kind concern. [Obs.]
   Shak.

                                    Tender

   Ten"der,  v.  t.  To  have  a  care of; to be tender toward; hence, to
   regard; to esteem; to value. [Obs.]

     For first, next after life, he tendered her good. Spenser.

     Tender yourself more dearly. Shak.

     To  see  a prince in want would move a miser's charity. Our western
     princes  tendered  his case, which they counted might be their own.
     Fuller.

                                  Tenderfoot

   Ten"der*foot`  (?),  n.  A  delicate  person;  one  not  inured to the
   hardship and rudeness of pioneer life. [Slang, Western U.S.]

                                Tender-hearted

   Ten"der-heart`ed  (?),  a.  Having  great  sensibility; susceptible of
   impressions   or   influence;  affectionate;  pitying;  sensitive.  --
   Ten"der-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Ten"der-heart`ed*ness, n.

     Rehoboam  was  young  and  tender-hearted,  and could not withstand
     them. 2 Chron. xiii. 7.

     Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. Eph. iv. 32.

                                 Tender-hefted

   Ten"der-heft`ed  (?), a. Having great tenderness; easily moved. [Obs.]
   Shak.

                                  Tenderling

   Ten"der*ling (?), n.

   1.  One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. [R.] W. Harrison
   (1586).

   2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the first antlers of a deer.

                                  Tenderloin

   Ten"der*loin`  (?),  n.  A strip of tender flesh on either side of the
   vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and
   pork. It consists of the psoas muscles.

                                   Tenderly

   Ten"der*ly,  adv. In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently;
   softly;  in  a  manner  not  to  injure  or  give  pain;  with pity or
   affection; kindly. Chaucer.

                                  Tenderness

   Ten"der*ness, n. The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of
   the adjective). Syn. -- Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence;
   kindness; pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.

                                   Tendinous

   Ten"di*nous (?), a. [Cf. F. tendineux.]

   1. Pertaining to a tendon; of the nature of tendon.

   2.  Full  of  tendons;  sinewy; as, nervous and tendinous parts of the
   body.

                                   Tendment

   Tend"ment (?), n. Attendance; care. [Obs.]

                                    Tendon

   Ten"don  (?),  n.  [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See Tend to
   move.]  (Anat.)  A  tough  insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous
   connective  tissue  uniting  a  muscle  with some other part; a sinew.
   Tendon  reflex  (Physiol.),  a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is
   made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a
   sign of disease. See Knee jerk, under Knee.

                                   Tendonous

   Ten"don*ous (?), a. Tendinous.

                                Tendosynovitis

   Ten`do*syn`o*vi"tis  (?),  n.  [NL.  See  Tendon,  and Synovitis.] See
   Tenosynovitis.

                                    Tendrac

   Ten"drac  (?),  n. [See Tenrec.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species
   of  small  insectivores  of  the  family  Centetid\'91,  belonging  to
   Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are
   more  or  less  spinose  and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice
   tendrac  (Oryzorictes  hora)  is very injurious to rice crops. Some of
   the species are called also tenrec.

                                    Tendril

   Ten"dril  (?), n. [Shortened fr. OF. tendrillon, fr. F. tendre tender;
   hence,  properly,  the  tender  branch  or  spring  of a plant: cf. F.
   tendrille.  See  Tender,  a.,  and  cf.  Tendron.]  (Bot.)  A slender,
   leafless  portion  of  a  plant  by  which  it  becomes  attached to a
   supporting  body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling
   spirally.

     NOTE: &hand; Te ndrils ma y re present the end of a stem, as in the
     grapevine;  an axillary branch, as in the passion flower; stipules,
     as in the genus Smilax; or the end of a leaf, as in the pea.
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                                    Tendril

   Ten"dril (?), a. Clasping; climbing as a tendril. [R.] Dyer.

                             Tendriled, Tendrilled

   Ten"driled,  Ten"drilled  (?),  a.  (Bot.) Furnished with tendrils, or
   with  such  or  so  many,  tendrils.  "The  thousand  tendriled vine."
   Southey.

                                    Tendron

   Ten"dron (?), n. [F. Cf. Tendril.] A tendril. [Obs.] Holland.

                                    Tendry

   Ten"dry (?), n. A tender; an offer. [Obs.] Heylin.

                                     Tene

   Tene (?), n. & v. See 1st and 2d Teen. [Obs.]

                                  Tenebr\'91

   Ten"e*br\'91  (?),  n. [L., pl., darkness.] (R. C. Ch.) The matins and
   lauds  for  the  last  three  days  of  Holy  Week,  commemorating the
   sufferings  and  death  of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or
   evening  of  Wednesday,  Thursday,  and  Friday,  instead  of  on  the
   following days.

                                  Tenebricose

   Te*neb"ri*cose`  (?),  a.  [L. tenebricosus.] Tenebrous; dark; gloomy.
   [Obs.]

                                  Tenebrific

   Ten`e*brif"ic  (?),  a.  [L.  tenebrae  darkness  +  facere  to make.]
   Rendering dark or gloomy; tenebrous; gloomy.

     It lightens, it brightens, The tenebrific scene. Burns.

     Where light Lay fitful in a tenebrific time. R. Browning.

                                 Tenebrificous

   Ten`e*brif"ic*ous (?), a. Tenebrific.

     Authors who are tenebrificous stars. Addison.

                                  Tenebrious

   Te*ne"bri*ous (?), a. Tenebrous. Young.

                                   Tenebrose

   Ten"e*brose` (?), a. Characterized by darkness or gloom; tenebrous.

                                  Tenebrosity

   Ten`e*bros"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state of being tenebrous;
   tenebrousness. Burton.

                                   Tenebrous

   Ten"e*brous  (?),  a.  [L.  tenebrosus,  fr. tenebrae darkness: cf. F.
   t\'82n\'82breux.]     Dark;     gloomy;    dusky;    tenebrious.    --
   Ten"e*brous*ness, n.

     The most dark, tenebrous night. J. Hall (1565).

     The towering and tenebrous boughts of the cypress. Longfellow.

                                   Tenement

   Ten"e*ment  (?),  n.  [OF. tenement a holding, a fief, F. t\'8anement,
   LL. tenementum, fr. L. tenere to hold. See Tenant.]

   1.  (Feud.  Law)  That  which  is held of another by service; property
   which  one  holds  of  a  lord  or proprietor in consideration of some
   military or pecuniary service; fief; fee.

   2. (Common Law) Any species of permanent property that may be held, so
   as  to  create a tenancy, as lands, houses, rents, commons, an office,
   an  advowson, a franchise, a right of common, a peerage, and the like;
   -- called also free OR frank tenements.

     The  thing  held is a tenement, the possessor of it a "tenant," and
     the manner of possession is called "tenure." Blackstone.

   3.  A dwelling house; a building for a habitation; also, an apartment,
   or  suite  of rooms, in a building, used by one family; often, a house
   erected to be rented.

   4. Fig.: Dwelling; abode; habitation.

     Who  has  informed us that a rational soul can inhabit no tenement,
     unless it has just such a sort of frontispiece? Locke.

   Tenement  house, commonly, a dwelling house erected for the purpose of
   being  rented,  and  divided into separate apartments or tenements for
   families.  The  term  is often applied to apartment houses occupied by
   poor  families.  Syn.  --  House;  dwelling;  habitation. -- Tenement,
   House.  There  may  be  many  houses  under  one  roof,  but  they are
   completely separated from each other by party walls. A tenement may be
   detached  by  itself, or it may be part of a house divided off for the
   use of a family.

                                  Tenemental

   Ten`e*men"tal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being
   held by tenants. Blackstone.

                                  Tenementary

   Ten`e*men"ta*ry  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being leased; held by tenants.
   Spelman.

                                    Tenent

   Ten"ent (?), n. [L. tenent they hold, 3d pers. pl. pres. of tenere.] A
   tenet. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

                                    Teneral

   Ten"er*al  (?), a. [L. tener, -eris, tender, delicate.] (Zo\'94l.) Of,
   pertaining  to,  or  designating,  a condition assumed by the imago of
   certain  Neuroptera,  after exclusion from the pupa. In this state the
   insect is soft, and has not fully attained its mature coloring.

                                   Teneriffe

   Ten`er*iffe"  (?),  n.  A  white wine resembling Madeira in taste, but
   more tart, produced in Teneriffe, one of the Canary Islands; -- called
   also Vidonia.

                                   Tenerity

   Te*ner"i*ty  (?), n. [L. teneritas. See Tender, a.] Tenderness. [Obs.]
   Ainsworth.

                                   Tenesmic

   Te*nes"mic  (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to tenesmus; characterized
   by tenesmus.

                                   Tenesmus

   Te*nes"mus  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  tenesmos.] (Med.) An urgent and
   distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take
   place,  although none can be effected; -- always referred to the lower
   extremity  of  the rectum. Vesical tenesmus, a similar sensation as to
   the evacuation of urine, referred to the region of the bladder.

                                     Tenet

   Ten"et  (?),  n. [L. tenet he holds, fr. tenere to hold. See Tenable.]
   Any  opinion,  principle,  dogma,  belief, or doctrine, which a person
   holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or of Cicero.

     That  al animals of the land are in their kind in the sea, . . . is
     a tenet very questionable. Sir T. Browne.

     The  religious  tenets  of  his  family he had early renounced with
     contempt. Macaulay.

   Syn. -- Dogma; doctrine; opinion; principle; position. See Dogma.

                                    Tenfold

   Ten"fold`  (?), a. & adv. In tens; consisting of ten in one; ten times
   repeated.

     The  grisly  Terror  .  .  . grew tenfold More dreadful and deform.
     Milton.

                                     Tenia

   Te"ni*a (?), n. [NL.] See T\'91nia.

                                    Tenioid

   Te"ni*oid (?), a. See T\'91noid.

                                  Tennantite

   Ten"nant*ite  (?),  n.  [Named  after  Smithson  Tennant,  an  English
   chemist.]  (Min.)  A  blackish  lead-gray  mineral, closely related to
   tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide of arsenic and copper.

                                   Tenn\'82

   Ten`n\'82"  (?),  n.  [Cf. Tawny.] (Her.) A tincture, rarely employed,
   which  is  considered  as  an  orange  color  or  bright  brown. It is
   represented  by  diagonal  lines  from  sinister to dexter, crossed by
   vertical lines.

                                    Tennis

   Ten"nis  (?),  n.  [OE.  tennes,  tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin,
   perhaps  fr.  F.  tenez  hold  or  take  it,  fr.  tenir  to hold (see
   Tenable).]  A  play  in  which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in
   motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand. Shak.

     His  easy  bow,  his good stories, his style of dancing and playing
     tennis, . . . were familiar to all London. Macaulay.

   Court tennis, the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of
   peculiar  construction;  --  distinguished  from  lawn tennis. -- Lawn
   tennis.  See  under  Lawn,  n.  --  Tennis court, a place or court for
   playing the game of tennis. Shak.

                                    Tennis

   Ten"nis,  v.  t.  To  drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing
   tennis. [R.] Spenser.

                                     Tennu

   Ten"nu (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The tapir.

                                  Ten-o'clock

   Ten"-o'*clock`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See
   under Star.

                                     Tenon

   Ten"on (?), n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.] (Carp. & Join.) A
   projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to
   insert  into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a
   frame;  especially,  such a member when it passes entirely through the
   thickness  of  the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the
   other  side.  Cf.  Tooth,  Tusk.  Tenon  saw, a saw with a thin blade,
   usually  stiffened  by  a  brass  or  steel  back, for cutting tenons.
   [Corruptly written tenant saw.] Gwilt.

                                     Tenon

   Ten"on,  v.  t. To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end
   of a piece of timber.

                                   Tenonian

   Te*no"ni*an  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Discovered or described by M. Tenon, a
   French anatomist. Tenonian capsule (Anat.), a lymphatic space inclosed
   by  a  delicate  membrane  or fascia (the fascia of Tenon) between the
   eyeball and the fat of the orbit; -- called also capsule of Tenon.
   
                                     Tenor
                                       
   Ten"or (?), n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on
   in  a  continued  course:  cf. F. teneur. See Tenable, and cf. Tenor a
   kind of voice.] 

   1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity;
   constant mode; general tendency; course; career.

     Along  the  cool  sequestered  vale of life They kept the noiseless
     tenor of their away. Gray.

   2.  That  course  of  thought  which holds on through a discourse; the
   general   drift  or  course  of  thought;  purport;  intent;  meaning;
   understanding.

     When it [the bond] is paid according to the tenor. Shak.

     Does  not  the  whole  tenor  of  the divine law positively require
     humility and meekness to all men? Spart.

   3. Stamp; character; nature.

     This  success  would  look  like  chance, if it were perpetual, and
     always of the same tenor. Dryden.

   4.  (Law)  An  exact  copy  of  a  writing, set forth in the words and
   figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or
   general import of the instrument. Bouvier.

   5.  [F.  t\'82nor, L. tenor, properly, a holding; -- so called because
   the  tenor  was  the voice which took and held the principal part, the
   plain song, air, or tune, to which the other voices supplied a harmony
   above  and  below:  cf.  It. tenore.] (Mus.) (a) The higher of the two
   kinds  of  voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in
   the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the
   scale  of  sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to
   which  the  other  parts  were  auxillary.  (b) A person who sings the
   tenor, or the instrument that play it.
   Old  Tenor,  New  Tenor, Middle Tenor, different descriptions of paper
   money,   issued   at  different  periods,  by  the  American  colonial
   governments in the last century.

                                 Tenosynovitis

   Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis   (?),   n.   [NL.,   fr.  Gr.  synovitis.]  (Med.)
   Inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon.

                                   Tenotome

   Ten"o*tome (?), n. (Surg.) A slender knife for use in the operation of
   tenotomy.

                                   Tenotomy

   Te*not"o*my  (?), n. [Gr. (Surg.) The division of a tendon, or the act
   of dividing a tendon.

                                   Tenpenny

   Ten"pen*ny  (?),  a. Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a tenpenny cake.
   See 2d Penny, n.

                                   Tenpenny

   Ten"pen*ny, a. Denoting a size of nails. See 1st Penny.

                                    Tenpins

   Ten"pins (?), n. A game resembling ninepins, but played with ten pins.
   See Ninepins. [U. S.]

                                  Ten-pounder

   Ten"-pound`er  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A large oceanic fish (Elops saurus)
   found  in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for
   bait.

                                    Tenrec

   Ten"rec  (?),  n.  [From  the  native  name:  cf.  F.  tanrac, tanrec,
   tandrec.]  (Zo\'94l.) A small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native
   of  Madagascar,  but  introduced  also into the islands of Bourbon and
   Mauritius;  -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied
   genera. See Tendrac.

                                     Tense

   Tense  (?),  n.  [OF.  tens, properly, time, F. temps time, tense. See
   Temporal  of  time,  and  cf. Thing.] (Gram.) One of the forms which a
   verb  takes  by  inflection  or  by  adding  auxiliary words, so as to
   indicate  the  time of the action or event signified; the modification
   which verbs undergo for the indication of time.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e pr imary si mple te nses ar e th ree: those which
     express  time  past,  present,  and  future;  but  these  admit  of
     modifications, which differ in different languages.

                                     Tense

   Tense,  a.  [L.  tensus, p.p. of tendere to stretch. See Tend to move,
   and  cf.  Toise.] Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not
   lax; as, a tense fiber.

     The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness
     was upon her. Goldsmith.

   -- Tense"ly, adv. -- Tense"ness, n.

                                  Tensibility

   Ten`si*bil"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being tensible;
   tensility.

                                   Tensible

   Ten"si*ble  (?), a. [See Tense, a.] Capable of being extended or drawn
   out; ductile; tensible.

     Gold . . . is likewise the most flexible and tensible. Bacon.

                                    Tensile

   Ten"sile (?), a. [See Tense, a.]

   1. Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength.

   2. Capable of extension; ductile; tensible. Bacon.

                                   Tensiled

   Ten"siled (?), a. Made tensile. [R.]

                                   Tensility

   Ten*sil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being tensile, or capable
   of  extension;  tensibility;  as, the tensility of the muscles. Dr. H.
   Mere.

                                    Tension

   Ten"sion  (?), n. [L. tensio, from tendere, tensum, to stretch: cf. F.
   tension. See Tense, a.]

   1. The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or
   strained  to  stiffness;  the  state  of  being bent strained; as, the
   tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx.

   2.  Fig.:  Extreme  strain  of  mind or excitement of feeling; intense
   effort.

   3. The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or
   the  like,  is  strained by drawing it in the direction of its length;
   strain. Gwilt.

   4.  (Mech.)  The  force by which a part is pulled when forming part of
   any  system  in  equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting
   supporting a weight equals that weight.

   5.  A  device  for  checking  the  delivery  of the thread in a sewing
   machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness.

   6.  (Physics) Expansive force; the force with which the particles of a
   body,  as  a  gas,  tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger
   space;  elastic  force;  elasticity;  as,  the  tension  of vapor; the
   tension of air.

   7.  (Elec.)  The  quality  in  consequence of which an electric charge
   tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a spark, or to pass from
   a  body  of  greater to one of less electrical potential. It varies as
   the quantity of electricity upon a given area.
   Tension  brace, OR Tension member (Engin.), a brace or member designed
   to resist tension, or subjected to tension, in a structure. -- Tension
   rod  (Engin.),  an  iron  rod  used  as a tension member to strengthen
   timber or metal framework, roofs, or the like.

                                   Tensioned

   Ten"sioned  (?),  a.  Extended  or drawn out; subjected to tension. "A
   highly tensioned string." Tyndall.

                                    Tensity

   Ten"si*ty  (?), n. The quality or state of being tense, or strained to
   stiffness; tension; tenseness.

                                    Tensive

   Ten"sive  (?),  a. [Cf. F. tensif. See Tense, a.] Giving the sensation
   of tension, stiffness, or contraction.

     A tensive pain from distension of the parts. Floyer.

                                    Tensor

   Ten"sor (?), n. [NL. See Tension.]

   1. (Anat.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.

   2.  (Geom.)  The  ratio  of one vector to another in length, no regard
   being  had  to  the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because
   considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another.
   See Versor.

                                  Ten-strike

   Ten"-strike` (?), n.

   1.  (Tenpins)  A  knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the
   ball<-- also, strike-->. [U. S.]

   2. Any quick, decisive stroke or act. [Colloq. U.S.]

                                    Tensure

   Ten"sure (?), n. [L. tensura. See Tension.] Tension. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                     Tent

   Tent  (?), n. [Sp. tinto, properly, deep-colored, fr. L. tinctus, p.p.
   of  tingere to dye. See Tinge, and cf. Tint, Tinto.] A kind of wine of
   a  deep  red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called
   also tent wine, and tinta.

                                     Tent

   Tent, n. [Cf. Attent, n.]

   1. Attention; regard, care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Lydgate.

   2. Intention; design. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                     Tent

   Tent,  v. t. To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder. [Prov.
   Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.

                                     Tent

   Tent,  v.  t.  [OF.  tenter.  See Tempt.] To probe or to search with a
   tent;  to  keep  open  with  a  tent;  as,  to tent a wound. Used also
   figuratively.

     I'll tent him to the quick. Shak.

                                     Tent

   Tent,  n. [F. tente. See Tent to probe.] (Surg.) (a) A roll of lint or
   linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent,
   used  chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a
   wound, or to absorb discharges. (b) A probe for searching a wound.

     The tent that searches To the bottom of the worst. Shak.
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                                     Tent

   Tent  (?), n. [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere, tentum,
   to stretch. See Tend to move, and cf. Tent a roll of lint.]

   1.  A  pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some
   strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering
   persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.

     Within his tent, large as is a barn. Chaucer.

   2. (Her.) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
   Tent  bed,  a  high-post bedstead curtained with a tentlike canopy. --
   Tent  caterpillar (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of gregarious
   caterpillars  which  construct  on  trees large silken webs into which
   they retreat when at rest. Some of the species are very destructive to
   fruit  trees.  The  most  common  American  species  is the larva of a
   bombycid   moth   (Clisiocampa   Americana).   Called   also   lackery
   caterpillar, and webworm.

                                     Tent

   Tent,  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Tented; p. pr. & vb. n. Tenting.] To lodge
   as a tent; to tabernacle. Shak.

     We 're tenting to-night on the old camp ground. W. Kittredge.

                                   Tentacle

   Ten"ta*cle  (?),  n. [NL. tentaculum, from L. tentare to handle, feel:
   cf.  F.  tentacule.  See  Tempt.]  (Zo\'94l.) A more or less elongated
   process  or  organ,  simple  or  branched, proceeding from the head or
   cephalic  region  of  invertebrate  animals,  being either an organ of
   sense, prehension, or motion. Tentacle sheath (Zo\'94l.), a sheathlike
   structure around the base of the tentacles of many mollusks.

                                   Tentacled

   Ten"ta*cled (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having tentacles.

                                  Tentacular

   Ten*tac"u*lar   (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  tentaculaire.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Of  or
   pertaining to a tentacle or tentacles.

                                  Tentaculata

   Ten*tac`u*la"ta  (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Ctenophora
   including those which have two long tentacles.

                           Tentaculate, Tentaculated

   Ten*tac"u*late   (?),   Ten*tac"u*la`ted  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Having
   tentacles, or organs like tentacles; tentacled.

                                 Tentaculifera

   Ten`ta*cu*lif"e*ra (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Suctoria, 1.

                                Tentaculiferous

   Ten`ta*cu*lif"er*ous   (?),  a.  [Tentaculum  +  -ferous.]  (Zo\'94l.)
   Producing or bearing tentacles.

                                 Tentaculiform

   Ten`ta*cu"li*form (?), a. (Zo\'94l.)Shaped like a tentacle.

                                  Tentaculite

   Ten*tac"u*lite (?), n. (Paleon.) Any one of numerous species of small,
   conical  fossil  shells found in Paleozoic rocks. They are supposed to
   be pteropods.

                                 Tentaculocyst

   Ten*tac"u*lo*cyst  (?),  n. [Tentaculum + cyst.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the
   auditory   organs  of  certain  medus\'91;  --  called  also  auditory
   tentacle.

                                  Tentaculum

   Ten*tac"u*lum (?), n.; pl. Tentacula (#). [NL. See Tentacle.]

   1. (Zo\'94l.) A tentacle.

   2.  (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the
   face,  of  many  animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile
   hair.

                                    Tentage

   Tent"age  (?),  n.  [From  Tent a pavilion.] A collection of tents; an
   encampment. [Obs.] Drayton.

                                   Tentation

   Ten*ta"tion (?), n. [L. tentatio: cf. F. tentation. See Temptation.]

   1. Trial; temptation. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

   2.  (Mech.)  A  mode  of  adjusting or operating by repeated trials or
   experiments. Knight.

                                   Tentative

   Ten*ta"tive  (?),  a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See Tempt.]
   Of  or  pertaining  to  a  trial or trials; essaying; experimental. "A
   slow, tentative manner." Carlyle. -- Ten*ta"tive*ly, adv.

                                   Tentative

   Ten*ta"tive,  n. [Cf. F. tentative.] An essay; a trial; an experiment.
   Berkley.

                                    Tented

   Tent"ed (?), a. Covered with tents.

                                    Tenter

   Ten"ter (?), n.

   1.  One  who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of
   assistant foreman.

   2. (Mach.) A kind of governor.

                                    Tenter

   Ten"ter,   n.  [OE.  tenture,  tentoure,  OF.  tenture  a  stretching,
   spreading,  F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to
   stretch. See Tend to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by
   means  of  hooks,  called  tenter-hooks,  so  that it may dry even and
   square.   Tenter  ground,  a  place  where  tenters  are  erected.  --
   Tenter-hook,  a  sharp,  hooked  nail  used  for  fastening cloth on a
   tenter.  -- To be on the tenters, OR on the tenter-hooks, to be on the
   stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras.

                                    Tenter

   Ten"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering.]
   To admit extension.

     Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon.

                                    Tenter

   Ten"ter, v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.

                                    Tentful

   Tent"ful  (?), n.; pl. Tentfuls (. As much, or as many, as a tent will
   hold.

                                     Tenth

   Tenth  (?),  a. [From Ten: cf. OE. tethe, AS. te\'a2. See Ten, and cf.
   Tithe.]

   1. Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.

   2. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is
   divided.

                                     Tenth

   Tenth (?), n.

   1. The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others.

   2.  The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into
   which anything is divided.

   3.  The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a
   tithe. Shak.

   4.  (Mus.)  The  interval between any tone and the tone represented on
   the  tenth  degree  of the staff above it, as between one of the scale
   and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.

   5.  pl.  (Eng.  Law)  (a)  A  temporary  aid  issuing  out of personal
   property,  and  granted  to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real
   tenth  part  of  all the movables belonging to the subject. (b) (Eccl.
   Law)  The  tenth  part  of  the  annual  profit of every living in the
   kingdom,  formerly  paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the
   crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty. <--
   (b)  sic.  =  tithe? what kind of "living"?? prob. living, n. 5 = "the
   benefice of a clergyman" --> Burrill.

                                    Tenthly

   Tenth"ly, adv. In a tenth manner.

                            Tenthmeter, Tenthmetre

   Tenth"me`ter,   Tenth"me`tre   (?),   n.  (Physics)  A  unit  for  the
   measurement  of many small lengths, such that 1010 of these units make
   one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter.

                                Tenthredinides

   Ten`thre*din"i*des  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A group of
   Hymneoptera comprising the sawflies.

                                    Tentif

   Ten"tif (?), a. Attentive. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Tentifly

   Ten"tif*ly, adv. Attentively. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Tentiginous

   Ten*tig"i*nous  (?),  a. [L. tentigo, -inis, a tension, lecherousness,
   fr. tendere, tentum, to stretch.]

   1. Stiff; stretched; strained. [Obs.] Johnson.

   2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                   Tentmaker

   Tent"mak`er  (?),  n.  One  whose occupation it is to make tents. Acts
   xviii. 3.

                                   Tentorium

   Ten*to"ri*um  (?),  n.  [L., a tent.] (Anat.) A fold of the dura mater
   which  separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum and often incloses a
   process or plate of the skull called the bony tentorium.

                                    Tentory

   Tent"o*ry  (?),  n. [L. tentorium a tent.] The awning or covering of a
   tent. [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                   Tentwort

   Tent"wort`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  kind of small fern, the wall rue. See
   under Wall.

                                    Tenuate

   Ten"u*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Tenuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tenuating.]  [L.  tenuatus,  p.p.  of tenuare to make thin, fr. tenuis
   thin. See Tenuous.] To make thin; to attenuate. [R.]

                                 Tenuifolious

   Ten`u*i*fo"li*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  tenuis thin + folium a leaf.] (Bot.)
   Having thin or narrow leaves.

                                   Tenuious

   Te*nu"i*ous  (?),  a.  [See  Tenuous.]  Rare  or  subtile; tenuous; --
   opposed to dense. [Obs.] Glanvill.

                                  Tenuiroster

   Ten`u*i*ros"ter  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tenuirosters (#). [NL., fr. L. tenuis
   thin + rostrum a beak.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tenuirostres.

                                 Tenuirostral

   Ten`u*i*ros"tral  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) Thin-billed; -- applied to birds
   with a slender bill, as the humming birds.

                                 Tenuirostres

   Ten`u*i*ros"tres  (?),  n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) An artificial group of
   passerine birds having slender bills, as the humming birds.

                                    Tenuis

   Ten"u*is  (?), n.; pl. Tenues (#). [NL., fr. L. tenuis fine, thin. See
   Tenuous.]  (Gr.  Gram.)  One  of  the  three surd mutes k, p, t; -- so
   called  in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, g,
   b,  d,  and their aspirates, x, f, th. The term is also applied to the
   corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.

                                    Tenuity

   Te*nu"i*ty   (?),   n.   [L.   tenuitas,  from  tenuis  thin:  cf.  F.
   t\'82nuit\'82. See Tenuous.]

   1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad
   substance;  slenderness,  applied  to  anything  that is long; as, the
   tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair.

   2.  Rarily;  rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity of the
   air; the tenuity of the blood. Bacon.

   3. Poverty; indigence. [Obs.] Eikon Basilike.

   4. Refinement; delicacy.

                                    Tenuous

   Ten"u*ous (?), a. [L. tenuis thin. See Thin, and cf. Tenuis.]

   1. Thin; slender; small; minute.

   2.  Rare;  subtile;  not dense; -- said of fluids. <-- 3. Fig. Lacking
   substance, as a tenuous argument. -->

                                    Tenure

   Ten"ure  (?),  n.  [F.  tenure, OF. teneure, fr. F. tenir to hold. See
   Tenable.]

   1. The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.

     That  the  tenure of estates might rest on equity, the Indian title
     to lands was in all cases to be quieted. Bancroft.

   2. (Eng. Law) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.

     NOTE: &hand; Te nure is  in separable fr om the idea of property in
     land,  according to the theory of the English law; and this idea of
     tenure pervades, to a considerable extent, the law of real property
     in  the  United  States,  where  the  title  to land is essentially
     allodial,  and  almost  all  lands are held in fee simple, not of a
     superior,  but  the  whole  right  and  title to the property being
     vested  in  the  owner. Tenure, in general, then, is the particular
     manner  of holding real estate, as by exclusive title or ownership,
     by  fee simple, by fee tail, by courtesy, in dower, by copyhold, by
     lease, at will, etc.

   3. The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land
   gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.

   4.  Manner  of  holding,  in general; as, in absolute governments, men
   hold their rights by a precarious tenure.

     All  that  seems  thine  own, Held by the tenure of his will alone.
     Cowper.

   Tenure by fee alms. (Law) See Frankalmoigne.

                                   Teocalli

   Te`o*cal"li  (?),  n.;  pl. Teocallis (#). [Mexican.] Literally, God's
   house;  a temple, usually of pyramidal form, such as were built by the
   aborigines of Mexico, Yucatan, etc.

     And Aztec priests upon their teocallis Beat the wild war-drums made
     of serpent's skin. Longfellow.

                                   Teosinte

   Te`o*sin"te  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  large  grass (Euchl\'91na luxurians)
   closely  related to maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America,
   but  is now cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in
   many warm countries. Called also Guatemala grass.

                                     Tepal

   Tep"al (?), n. [F. t\'82pale, fr. p\'82tale, by transposition.] (Bot.)
   A division of a perianth. [R.]

                                     Tepee

   Tep*ee" (?), n. An Indian wigwam or tent.<-- also teepee -->

                                  Tepefaction

   Tep`e*fac"tion (?), n. Act of tepefying.

                                    Tepefy

   Tep"e*fy  (?),  v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Tepefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tepefying  (?).]  [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L. tepefacere. See
   Tepid.] To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.

                                  Tephramancy

   Teph"ra*man`cy  (?),  n.  [Gr. -mancy.] Divination by the ashes of the
   altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.

                                   Tephrite

   Teph"rite  (?), n. [Gr. (Geol.) An igneous rock consisting essentially
   of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.

                                   Tephroite

   Teph"ro*ite (?), n. [See Tephrosia.] (Min.) A silicate of manganese of
   an ash-gray color.

                                   Tephrosia

   Te*phro"si*a  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Bot.)  A genus of leguminous
   shrubby  plants  and  herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few
   herbaceous   species  being  North  American.  The  foliage  is  often
   ashy-pubescent, whence the name.

     NOTE: &hand; The Tephrosia toxicaria is used in the West Indies and
     in  Polynesia  for stupefying fish. T. purpurea is used medicinally
     in  the  East  Indies.  T. Virginia is the goat's rue of the United
     States.

                                     Tepid

   Tep"id (?), a. [L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to Skr. tap to
   be  warm,  tapas  heat.]  Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath;
   tepid rays; tepid vapors. -- Tep"id*ness, n.

                                   Tepidity

   Te*pid"i*ty  (?),  n. [Cf. F. t\'82pidit\'82.] The quality or state of
   being tepid; moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness. Jer. Taylor.

                                     Tepor

   Te"por  (?),  n.  [L.,  fr. tepere to be tepid.] Gentle heat; moderate
   warmth; tepidness. Arbuthnot.

                                    Tequila

   Te*qui"la  (?),  n. An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the
   district of Tequila, Mexico.

                                     Ter-

   Ter- (?). A combining form from L. ter signifying three times, thrice.
   See Tri-, 2.

                                   Teraconic

   Ter`a*con"ic (?), a. [Terebic + citraconic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
   designating, an acid obtained by the distillation of terebic acid, and
   homologous with citraconic acid.

                                  Teracrylic

   Ter`a*cryl"ic  (?), a. [Terpene + acrylic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to,
   or  designating,  an  acid  of  the  acrylic  series,  obtained by the
   distillation  of  terpenylic  acid,  as  an  only  substance  having a
   peculiar cheesy odor.

                                    Teraph

   Ter"aph (?), n.; pl. Teraphs (. See Teraphim.

                                   Teraphim

   Ter"a*phim  (?),  n.  pl. [Heb. ter\'beph\'c6m.] Images connected with
   the magical rites used by those Israelites who added corrupt practices
   to the patriarchal religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites
   for oracular answers. Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.).

                                    Terapin

   Ter"a*pin (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Terrapin.

                                   Teratical

   Te*rat"ic*al  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Wonderful;  ominous;  prodigious. [Obs.]
   Wollaston.

                                  Teratogeny

   Ter`a*tog"e*ny (?), n. [Gr. (Med.) The formation of monsters.

                                   Teratoid

   Ter"a*toid  (?),  a.  [Gr. -oid.] Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a
   pathological  growth,  exceedingly  complex or highly organized. S. D.
   Gross.

                                 Teratological

   Ter`a*to*log"ic*al (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to teratology; as,
   teratological changes.

                                  Teratology

   Ter`a*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy: cf. Gr. t\'82ratologie.]

   1.  That  branch  of biological science which treats of monstrosities,
   malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either
   in plants or animals.

   2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                   Teratoma

   Ter`a*to"ma  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. -oma.] (Med.) A tumor, sometimes
   found  in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture
   of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.

                                    Terbic

   Ter"bic  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Of, pertaining to, or containing, terbium;
   also, designating certain of its compounds.

                                    Terbium

   Ter"bi*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See Erbium.] (Chem.) A
   rare  metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist
   in  certain  minerals,  as  gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare
   ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150.

                                     Terce

   Terce (?), n. See Tierce.

                                    Tercel

   Ter"cel (?), n. See Tiercel. Called also tarsel, tassel. Chaucer.

                                   Tercelet

   Terce"let  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  male  hawk  or eagle; a tiercelet.
   Chaucer.

                                  Tercellene

   Ter"cel*lene (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small male hawk. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                 Tercentenary

   Ter*cen"te*na*ry (?), a. [L. ter thirce + E. centenary.] Including, or
   relating  to,  an  interval  of  three  hundred years. -- n. The three
   hundredth  anniversary  of  any  event; also, a celebration of such an
   anniversary.

                                    Tercet

   Ter"cet  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr.  It.  terzetto,  dim. of terzo, third, L.
   tertius. See Tierce, and cf. Terzetto.]

   1. (Mus.) A triplet. Hiles.

   2. (Poetry) A triplet; a group of three lines.

                                    Tercine

   Ter"cine  (?),  n.  [F., from L. tertius the third.] (Bot.) A cellular
   layer  derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo
   sac. Cf. Quintine.

                                   Terebate

   Ter"e*bate (?), n. A salt of terebic acid.

                                   Terebene

   Ter"e*bene  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  polymeric  modification  of terpene,
   obtained  as a white crystalline camphorlike substance; -- called also
   camphene. By extension, any one of a group of related substances.
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                                 Terebenthene

   Ter`e*ben"thene (?), n. (Chem.) Oil of turpentine. See Turpentine.

                                    Terebic

   Te*reb"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene
   (oil  of  turpentine);  specifically,  designating  an  acid, C7H10O4,
   obtained  by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white
   crystalline substance.

                                  Terebilenic

   Ter`e*bi*len"ic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
   complex  acid,  C7H8O4, obtained as a white crystalline substance by a
   modified oxidation of terebic acid.

                                   Terebinth

   Ter"e*binth   (?),   n.  [L.  terbinthus,  Gr.  t\'82r\'82binthe.  Cf.
   Turpentine.] (Bot.) The turpentine tree.

                                  Terebinthic

   Ter`e*bin"thic  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  turpentine;
   resembling turpentine; terbinthine; as, terbinthic qualities.

                                Terebinthinate

   Ter`e*bin"thi*nate   (?),   a.  Impregnating  with  the  qualities  of
   turpentine; terbinthine.

                                 Terebinthine

   Ter`e*bin"thine  (?),  a.  [L.  terbinthinus,  Gr. Of or pertaining to
   turpentine; consisting of turpentine, or partaking of its qualities.

                                    Terebra

   Ter"e*bra  (?),  n.;  pl.  E.  Terebras (#), L. Terebr\'91 (#). [L., a
   borer.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of marine gastropods having a long, tapering
   spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.

                                   Terebrant

   Ter"e*brant  (?),  a. [L. terebrans, -antis, p.pr.] (Zo\'94l.) Boring,
   or  adapted  for  boring;  --  said  of  certain  Hymenoptera,  as the
   sawflies.

                                  Terebrantia

   Ter`e*bran"ti*a (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Hymenoptera
   including  those  which  have  an  ovipositor  adapted for perforating
   plants. It includes the sawflies.

                                   Terebrate

   Ter"e*brate (?), v. t. [L. terebratus, p.p. of terebrare, from terebra
   a borer, terere to rub.] To perforate; to bore; to pierce. [R.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                  Terebrating

   Ter"e*bra`ting (?), a.

   1.  (Zo\'94l.) Boring; perforating; -- applied to molluskas which form
   holes in rocks, wood, etc.

   2.  (Med.)  Boring;  piercing;  --  applied  to certain kinds of pain,
   especially to those of locomotor ataxia.

                                  Terebration

   Ter`e*bra"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  terebratio.] The act of terebrating, or
   boring. [R.] Bacon.

                                  Terebratula

   Ter`e*brat"u*la  (?),  n.;  pl.  Terebratul\'91  (#).  [Nl.,  dim. fr.
   terebratus, p.p., perforated.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of brachiopods which
   includes  many  living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a
   perforated   beak,   through  which  projects  a  short  peduncle  for
   attachment. Called also lamp shell.

                                 Terebratulid

   Ter`e*brat"u*lid  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  species of Terebratula or
   allied genera. Used also adjectively.

                                Terebratuliform

   Ter`e*bra*tu"li*form  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the general form of a
   terebratula shell.

                                   Teredine

   Ter"e*dine  (?),  n.  [F.  t\'82r\'82dine.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  borer; the
   teredo.

                                    Teredo

   Te*re"do  (?),  n.;  pl. E. Teredos (#), L. Teredines (#). [L., a worm
   that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. terere to rub.] (Zo\'94l.)
   A  genus  of  long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into
   submerged  wood, such as the piles of wharves, bottoms of ships, etc.;
   -- called also shipworm. See Shipworm. See Illust. in App.

                                 Terephthalate

   Ter*eph"tha*late (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of terephthalic acid.

                                 Terephthalic

   Ter`eph*thal"ic  (?), a. [Terebene + phthalic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining
   to,  or  designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric
   with  phthalic  acid,  and  obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline
   powder,  by  the  oxidation  of  oil  of  turpentine;  --  called also
   paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic.

                                     Teret

   Ter"et (?), a. Round; terete. [Obs.] Fotherby.

                                    Terete

   Te*rete"  (?), a. [L. teres, -etis, rounded off, properly, rubbed off,
   fr.  terere  to  rub.] Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as
   some stems of plants.

                                   Teretial

   Te*re"tial  (?),  a.  [See  Terete.] (Anat.) Rounded; as, the teretial
   tracts  in  the  floor  of  the  fourth ventricle of the brain of some
   fishes. Owen.

                                   Teretous

   Ter"e*tous (?), a. Terete. [Obs.]

                                    Tergal

   Ter"gal  (?),  a.  [L.  tergum  the  back.]  (Anat.  & Zo\'94l.) Of or
   pertaining to back, or tergum. See Dorsal.

                                    Tergant

   Ter"gant  (?),  a.  (Her.)  Showing  the  back; as, the eagle tergant.
   [Written also tergiant.]

                            Tergeminal, Tergeminate

   Ter*gem"i*nal  (?),  Ter*gem"i*nate  (?), a. [See Tergeminous.] (Bot.)
   Thrice twin; having three pairs of leaflets.

                                  Tergeminous

   Ter*gem"i*nous (?), a. [L. tergeminus; ter thrice + geminus doubled at
   birth, twin-born. Cf. Trigeminous.] Threefold; thrice-paired. Blount.

                                  Tergiferous

   Ter*gif"er*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  tergum the back + -ferous.] Carrying or
   bearing  upon  the  back. Tergiferous plants (Bot.), plants which bear
   their seeds on the back of their leaves, as ferns.

                                    Tergite

   Ter"gite  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The dorsal portion of an arthromere or
   somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

                                 Tergiversate

   Ter"gi*ver*sate  (?), v. i. [L. tergiversatus, p.p. of tergiversari to
   turn  one's back, to shift; tergum back + versare, freq. of vertere to
   turn.  See  Verse.] To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges;
   to shuffle. [R.] Bailey.

                                Tergiversation

   Ter`gi*ver*sa"tion (?), n. [L. tergiversario: cf. F. tergiversation.]

   1. The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.

     Writing  is  to  be  preferred  before verbal conferences, as being
     freer from passions and tergiversations. Abp. Bramhall.

   2. Fickleness of conduct; inconstancy; change.

     The  colonel,  after  all his tergiversations, lost his life in the
     king's service. Clarendon.

                                 Tergiversator

   Ter"gi*ver*sa`tor (?), n. [L.] One who tergiversates; one who suffles,
   or practices evasion.

                                    Tergum

   Ter"gum  (?),  n.;  pl.  Terga (#). [L., the back.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The
   back  of  an animal. (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate
   animal. (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.

                                     Terin

   Te"rin (?), n. [F. tarin, Prov. F. tairin, t\'82rin, probably from the
   Picard  t\'8are  tender.] (Zo\'94l.) A small yellow singing bird, with
   an ash-colored head; the European siskin. Called also tarin.

                                     Term

   Term  (?), n. [F. terme, L. termen, -inis, terminus, a boundary limit,
   end;   akin  to  Gr.  Thrum  a  tuft,  and  cf.  Terminus,  Determine,
   Exterminate.]

   1.  That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound;
   boundary.

     Corruption  is  a  reciprocal  to  generation,  and they two are as
     nature's two terms, or boundaries. Bacon.

   2.  The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of
   five years; the term of life.

   3. In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during
   which  instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year
   is divided into three terms.

   4.  (Geom.)  A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is
   the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.

   5.  (Law)  A  fixed period of time; a prescribed duration; as: (a) The
   limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate
   is  granted,  as  for  the  term  of a life or lives, or for a term of
   years.  (b)  A  space  of time granted to a debtor for discharging his
   obligation.  (c)  The time in which a court is held or is open for the
   trial of causes. Bouvier.

     NOTE: &hand; In  En gland, th ere we re fo rmerly four terms in the
     year,  during  which  the  superior  courts were open: Hilary term,
     beginning  on  the  11th  and ending on the 31st of January; Easter
     term, beginning on the 15th of April, and ending on the 8th of May;
     Trinity  term,  beginning  on the 22d day of May, and ending on the
     12th  of  June;  Michaelmas term, beginning on the 2d and ending on
     the 25th day of November. The rest of the year was called vacation.
     But  this division has been practically abolished by the Judicature
     Acts   of  1873,  1875,  which  provide  for  the  more  convenient
     arrangement  of  the terms and vacations. In the United States, the
     terms  to be observed by the tribunals of justice are prescribed by
     the statutes of Congress and of the several States.

   6.  (Logic)  The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the
   three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.

     The  subject  and  predicate of a proposition are, after Aristotle,
     together called its terms or extremes. Sir W. Hamilton.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e pr edicate of  the conclusion is called the major
     term,  because  it  is  the  most  general,  and the subject of the
     conclusion  is  called  the minor term, because it is less general.
     These  are called the extermes; and the third term, introduced as a
     common  measure  between  them,  is called the mean or middle term.
     Thus in the following syllogism, -- Every vegetable is combustible;
     Every  tree  is a vegetable; Therefore every tree is combustible, -
     combustible,  the  predicate  of the conclusion, is the major term;
     tree is the minor term; vegetable is the middle term.

   7.  A  word  or  expression;  specifically,  one  that has a precisely
   limited  meaning  in  certain  relations and uses, or is peculiar to a
   science,  art,  profession,  or the like; as, a technical term. "Terms
   quaint of law." Chaucer.

     In  painting, the greatest beauties can not always be expressed for
     want of terms. Dryden.

   8.  (Arch.)  A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure
   of  a  head,  as  of  a  man, woman, or satyr; -- called also terminal
   figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e pi llar pa rt fr equently ta pers downward, or is
     narrowest  at  the base. Terms rudely carved were formerly used for
     landmarks or boundaries. Gwilt.

   9.  (Alg.) A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or
   cd in ab - cd.

   10. pl. (Med.) The menses.

   11.  pl.  (Law) Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when
   assented  to  or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the
   parties; conditions.

   12. (Law) In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents.

     NOTE: &hand; Terms legal and conventional in Scotland correspond to
     quarter  days  in England and Ireland. There are two legal terms --
     Whitsunday,  May  15,  and Martinmas, Nov. 11; and two conventional
     terms -- Candlemas, Feb. 2, and Lammas day, Aug. 1. Mozley & W.

   13.  (Naut.)  A  piece  of  carved  work  placed under each end of the
   taffrail. J. Knowels.
   In term, in set terms; in formal phrase. [Obs.]

     I can not speak in term. Chaucer.

   --  Term  fee (Law) (a), a fee by the term, chargeable to a suitor, or
   by  law fixed and taxable in the costs of a cause for each or any term
   it  is in court. -- Terms of a proportion (Math.), the four members of
   which  it is composed. -- To bring to terms, to compel (one) to agree,
   assent,  or submit; to force (one) to come to terms. -- To make terms,
   to  come  to  terms;  to  make  an agreement: to agree. Syn. -- Limit;
   bound;  boundary;  condition;  stipulation; word; expression. -- Term,
   Word.  These  are  more  frequently interchanged than almost any other
   vocables  that  occur of the language. There is, however, a difference
   between  them  which is worthy of being kept in mind. Word is generic;
   it denotes an utterance which represents or expresses our thoughts and
   feelings.  Term originally denoted one of the two essential members of
   a  proposition  in  logic,  and  hence  signifies  a  word of specific
   meaning,  and  applicable to a definite class of objects. Thus, we may
   speak  of  a  scientific or a technical term, and of stating things in
   distinct  terms.  Thus  we  say,  "the term minister literally denotes
   servant;"  "an  exact definition of terms is essential to clearness of
   thought;"   "no   term   of   reproach  can  sufficiently  express  my
   indignation;" "every art has its peculiar and distinctive terms," etc.
   So  also  we say, "purity of style depends on the choice of words, and
   precision  of  style on a clear understanding of the terms used." Term
   is  chiefly  applied  to  verbs,  nouns,  and  adjectives, these being
   capable   of  standing  as  terms  in  a  logical  proposition;  while
   prepositions  and  conjunctions,  which  can never be so employed, are
   rarely spoken of as terms, but simply as words.

                                     Term

   Term  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Termed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Terming.]
   [See  Term,  n.,  and  cf. Terminate.] To apply a term to; to name; to
   call; to denominate.

     Men  term  what  is  beyond  the  limits of the universe "imaginary
     space." Locke.

                                     Terma

   Ter"ma (?), n. [NL. See Term, n.] (Anat.) The terminal lamina, or thin
   ventral  part,  of  the  anterior  wall  of the third ventricle of the
   brain. B. G. Wilder.

                                  Termagancy

   Ter"ma*gan*cy  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being termagant;
   turbulence; tumultuousness; as, a violent termagancy of temper.

                                   Termagant

   Ter"ma*gant (?), n. [OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant (in sense 1),
   OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante.]

   1.  An  imaginary  being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan
   deity  or  false  god.  He  is  represented in the ancient moralities,
   farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.  "And  oftentimes  by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore."
   Spenser.

     The lesser part on Christ believed well, On Termagant the more, and
     on Mahound. Fairfax.

   2.  A  boisterous,  brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to
   both sexes, now only to women.

     This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh. Bale (1543).

     The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant. Macaulay.

                                   Termagant

   Ter"ma*gant,    a.   Tumultuous;   turbulent;   boisterous;   furious;
   quarrelsome; scolding. -- Ter"ma*gant*ly, adv.

     A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench. Arbuthnot.

                                  Termatarium

   Ter`ma*ta"ri*um  (?),  n.  [NL.  See  Termes.]  (Zo\'94l.) Any nest or
   dwelling of termes, or white ants.

                                   Termatary

   Ter"ma*ta*ry (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Termatarium.

                                    Termer

   Term"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who  resorted to London during the law term only, in order to
   practice  tricks,  to carry on intrigues, or the like. [Obs.] [Written
   also termor.] B. Jonson.

   2. (Law) One who has an estate for a term of years or for life.

                                    Termes

   Ter"mes  (?),  n.;  pl.  Termities  (#).  [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a
   woodworm.   Cf.  Termite.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of  Pseudoneuroptera
   including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.

                                  Terminable

   Ter"mi*na*ble  (?), a. [See Terminate.] Capable of being terminated or
   bounded;  limitable.  -- Ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n. Terminable annuity, an
   annuity  for a stated, definite number of years; -- distinguished from
   life annuity, and perpetual annuity.
   
                                   Terminal
                                       
   Ter"mi*nal (?), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal. See Term, n.]
   
   1.  Of  or  pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity;
   as, a terminal edge.
   
   2.  (Bot.)  Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a
   terminal bud, flower, or spike.
   Terminal  moraine. See the Note under Moraine. -- Terminal statue. See
   Terminus, n., 2 and 3. -- Terminal velocity. (a) The velocity acquired
   at the end of a body's motion. (b) The limit toward which the velocity
   of a body approaches, as of a body falling through the air.

                                   Terminal

   Ter"mi*nal, n.

   1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.

   2.  (Eccl.)  Either  of  the  ends  of  the  conducting  circuit of an
   electrical  apparatus,  as  an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor,
   usually  provided  with  binding screws for the attachment of wires by
   which  a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a pole. <--
   3. (a) The station at either end of a line used by a carrier (as a bus
   line  or  railroad)  for  transporting  freight or passengers; also, a
   station  on  such  a  line  which serves a large area. (b) The city in
   which the terminal is located. bus terminal, a station where passenger
   buses  start  or  end  a  trip.  freight terminal, a terminal used for
   loading or unloading of freight. -->

                                  Terminalia

   Ter`mi*na"li*a  (?),  n.  pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) A festival celebrated
   annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of
   boundaries.

                                   Terminant

   Ter"mi*nant  (?),  n. [L. terminans, p.pr. of terminare.] Termination;
   ending. [R.] Puttenham.

                                   Terminate

   Ter"mi*nate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Terminating.] [L. terminatus, p.p. of terminare. See Term.]

   1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to
   bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.

   2.  To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or
   a controversy.

   3.  Hence,  to  put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to
   perfect.

     During  this  interval  of calm and prosperity, he [Michael Angelo]
     terminated  two  figures  of  slaves,  destined for the tomb, in an
     incomparable style of art. J. S. Harford.
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                                   Terminate

   Ter"mi*nate (?), v. i.

   1. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short;
   to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.

   2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.

     The  wisdom  of  this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on
     zhis side heaven. South.

                                  Termination

   Ter`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. terminatio a bounding, fixing, determining:
   cf. F. terminasion, OF. also termination. See Term.]

   1.  The  act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act
   of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

   2.  That  which  ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end;
   as, the termination of a line.

   3.  End  in  time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of
   life; the termination of happiness.

   4. End; conclusion; result. Hallam.

   5. Last purpose of design. [R.]

   6. A word; a term. [R. & Obs.] Shak.

   7.  (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part
   added to a stem in inflection.

                                 Terminational

   Ter`mi*na"tion*al  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to termination; forming a
   termination.

                                  Terminative

   Ter"mi*na*tive  (?),  a. Tending or serving to terminate; terminating;
   determining;  definitive.  Bp.  Rust.  -- Ter"mi*na*tive*ly, adv. Jer.
   Taylor.

                                  Terminator

   Ter"mi*na`tor (?), n. [L., he who limits or sets bounds.]

   1. One who, or that which, terminates.

   2.  (Astron.)  The  dividing  line  between  the  illuminated  and the
   unilluminated   part   of   the   moon.  <--  The  Terminator.  Arnold
   Schwarzenegger. -->

                                  Terminatory

   Ter"mi*na*to*ry (?), a. Terminative.

                                    Termine

   Ter"mine (?), v. t. [Cf. F. terminer.] To terminate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                   Terminer

   Ter"mi*ner  (?), n. [F. terminer to bound, limit, end. See Terminate.]
   (Law) A determining; as, in oyer and terminer. See Oyer.

                                   Terminism

   Ter"mi*nism (?), n. The doctrine held by the Terminists.

                                   Terminist

   Ter"mi*nist  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. terministe.] (Theol.) One of a class of
   theologians  who  maintain  that  God has fixed a certain term for the
   probation  of  individual persons, during which period, and no longer,
   they have the offer to grace. Murdock.

                                Terminological

   Ter`mi*no*log"ic*al  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  terminology. --
   Ter`mi*no*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Terminology

   Ter`mi*nol"o*gy   (?),   n.   [L.   terminus  term  +  -logy:  cf.  F.
   terminologie.]

   1.  The  doctrine  of  terms;  a  theory  of  terms or appellations; a
   treatise on terms.

   2. The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like;
   nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.

     The  barbarous  effect  produced by a German structure of sentence,
     and a terminology altogether new. De Quincey.

                                   Terminus

   Ter"mi*nus (?), n.; pl. Termini (#). [L. See Term.]

   1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.

   2.  (Myth.)  The  Roman  divinity  who presided over boundaries, whose
   statue  was  properly a short pillar terminating in the bust of a man,
   woman,  satyr,  or the like, but often merely a post or stone stuck in
   the ground on a boundary line.

   3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8.

   4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town
   or city, at that place.

                                    Termite

   Ter"mite  (?),  n.;  pl. Termites (#). [F. See Termes.] (Zo\'94l.) Any
   one  of  numerous  species  of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to
   Termes  and  allied  genera;  -- called also white ant. See Illust. of
   White ant.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ey are very abundant in tropical countries, and are
     noted  for  their  destructive  habits,  their  large  nests, their
     remarkable  social instincts, and their division of labor among the
     polymorphic  individuals  of  several  kinds. Besides the males and
     females,   each   nest   has  ordinary  workers,  and  large-headed
     individuals called soldiers.

                                   Termless

   Term"less (?), a.

   1. Having no term or end; unlimited; boundless; unending; as, termless
   time. [R.] "Termless joys." Sir W. Raleigh.

   2. Inexpressible; indescribable. [R.] Shak.

                                    Termly

   Term"ly (?), a. Occurring every term; as, a termly fee. [R.] Bacon.

                                    Termly

   Term"ly,  adv.  Term  by  term;  every term. [R.] "Fees . . . that are
   termly given." Bacon.

                                  Termonology

   Ter`mo*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] Terminology. [R.]

                                    Termor

   Term"or (?), n. (Law) Same as Termer, 2.

                                     Tern

   Tern  (?), n. [Dan. terne, t\'91rne; akin to Sw. t\'84rna, Icel. ; cf.
   NL.  sterna.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one of numerous species of long-winged
   aquatic  birds,  allied  to  the  gulls,  and  belonging to Sterna and
   various allied genera.

     NOTE: &hand; Te rns di ffer fr om gu lls ch iefly in their graceful
     form,  in  their  weaker and more slender bills and feet, and their
     longer  and more pointed wings. The tail is usually forked. Most of
     the  species are white with the back and wings pale gray, and often
     with  a  dark  head.  The  common European tern (Sterna hirundo) is
     found  also  in  Asia and America. Among other American species are
     the  arctic tern (S. paradis\'91a), the roseate tern (S. Dougalli),
     the least tern (S. Antillarum), the royal tern (S. maxima), and the
     sooty tern (S. fuliginosa).

   Hooded  tern.  See Fairy bird, under Fairy. -- Marsh tern, any tern of
   the  genus  Hydrochelidon.  They  frequent marshes and rivers and feed
   largely upon insects. -- River tern, any tern belonging to Se\'89na or
   allied  genera  which  frequent  rivers.  -- Sea tern, any tern of the
   genus  Thalasseus.  Terns of this genus have very long, pointed wings,
   and chiefly frequent seas and the mouths of large rivers.

                                     Tern

   Tern  (?), a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See
   Three,  and  cf.  Trine.]  Threefold;  triple;  consisting  of  three;
   ternate.   Tern  flowers  (Bot.),  flowers  growing  three  and  three
   together.  --  Tern leaves (Bot.), leaves arranged in threes, or three
   by  three,  or  having  three  in each whorl or set. -- Tern peduncles
   (Bot.),  three  peduncles growing together from the same axis. -- Tern
   schooner (Naut.), a three-masted schooner.

                                     Tern

   Tern,  n. [F. terne. See Tern, a.] That which consists of, or pertains
   to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery
   resulting  from  the  favorable  combination  of  three numbers in the
   drawing; also, the three numbers themselves.

     She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery. Mrs. Browning.

                                    Ternary

   Ter"na*ry (?), a. [L. ternarius, fr. terni. See Tern, a.]

   1.  Proceeding  by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number
   was  anciently  esteemed  a  symbol  of  perfection, and held in great
   veneration.

   2.  (Chem.)  Containing,  or  consisting of, three different parts, as
   elements,  atoms,  groups,  or  radicals, which are regarded as having
   different   functions  or  relations  in  the  molecule;  thus,  sodic
   hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.

                                    Ternary

   Ter"na*ry,  n.;  pl.  Ternaries  (. A ternion; the number three; three
   things taken together; a triad.

     Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. Holder.

                                    Ternate

   Ter"nate (?), a. [NL. ternatus, fr. L. terni three each. See Tern, a.]
   Having  the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or
   flowers. -- Ter"nate*ly, adv.

                                  Terneplate

   Terne"plate`  (?),  n.  [See  Tern,  a.,  and Plate.] Thin iron sheets
   coated  with an alloy of lead and tin; -- so called because made up of
   three metals.

                                    Ternion

   Ter"ni*on  (?), n. [L. ternio, fr. terni three each. See Tern, a.] The
   number three; three things together; a ternary. Bp. Hall.

                                    Terpene

   Ter"pene  (?),  n.  [See  Turpentine.]  (Chem.) Any one of a series of
   isomeric  hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor, occurring especially
   in  coniferous  plants  and  represented  by  oil  of  turpentine, but
   including also certain hydrocarbons found in some essential oils.

                                   Terpentic

   Ter*pen"tic (?), a. (Chem.) Terpenylic.

                                  Terpenylic

   Ter`pe*nyl"ic  (?),  a.  [Terpene + -yl + -ic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining
   to,  or  designating,  an  acid, C8H12O4 (called also terpentic acid),
   homologous  with  terebic  acid,  and  obtained as a white crystalline
   substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with chromic acid.

                                   Terpilene

   Ter"pi*lene  (?),  n.  (Chem.) A polymeric form of terpene, resembling
   terbene.

                                    Terpin

   Ter"pin  (?),  n.  (Chem.) A white crystalline substance regarded as a
   hydrate of oil of turpentine.

                                   Terpinol

   Ter"pin*ol  (?), n. [Terpin + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Any oil substance
   having  a hyacinthine odor, obtained by the action of acids on terpin,
   and regarded as a related hydrate.

                                  Terpsichore

   Terp*sich"o*re  (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.) The Muse who presided
   over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.

                                 Terpsichorean

   Terp`sich*o*re"an  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to Terpsichore; of or
   pertaining to dancing.

                                     Terra

   Ter"ra  (?),  n.  [It. & L. See Terrace.] The earth; earth. Terra alba
   [L.,   white   earth]  (Com.),  a  white  amorphous  earthy  substance
   consisting  of  burnt  gypsum,  aluminium  silicate  (kaolin), or some
   similar  ingredient,  as  magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate
   certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc. -- Terra cotta. [It., fr.
   terra  earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p.p. of coquere
   to  cook.  See  Cook,  n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for
   statues,  architectural  decorations, figures, vases, and the like. --
   Terr\'91  filius  [L.,  son  of the earth], formerly, one appointed to
   write  a  satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of
   Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England. -- Terra
   firma  [L.],  firm  or  solid  earth,  as  opposed  to water. -- Terra
   Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly supposed to be a kind
   of  earth  from  Japan.  --  Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian
   earth.  See  under  Lemnian.  -- Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth]
   (Min.), barite, or heavy spar. -- Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.

                                    Terrace

   Ter"race  (?), n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It. terrazza), fr. L.
   terra the earth, probably for tersa, originally meaning, dry land, and
   akin  to  torrere to parch, E. torrid, and thirst. See Thirst, and cf.
   Fumitory, Inter, v., Patterre, Terrier, Trass, Tureen, Turmeric.]

   1. A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one
   or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed
   for use or pleasure.

   2. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.

   3.  A  flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations
   are covered with terraces.

   4.  A  street,  or  a  row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill;
   hence, any street, or row of houses.

   5.  (Geol.)  A  level  plain,  usually with a steep front, bordering a
   river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.

     NOTE: &hand; Ma ny ri vers ar e bordered by a series of terraces at
     different levels, indicating the flood plains at successive periods
     in their history.

   Terrace epoch. (Geol.) See Drift epoch, under Drift, a.

                                    Terrace

   Ter"race,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terraced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Terracing
   (?).] To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or
   terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. Sir H. Wotton.

     Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves. Thomson.

                                 Terraculture

   Ter"ra*cul`ture (?), n. [L. terra the earth + cultura.] Cultivation on
   the earth; agriculture. [R.] -- Ter`ra*cul"tur*al (#), a. [R.]

                                    Terrane

   Ter"rane (?), n. [F. terrain, from L. terra earth.] (Geol.) A group of
   rocks  having  a  common  age  or  origin;  --  nearly  equivalent  to
   formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively.

                                   Terrapin

   Ter"ra*pin  (?),  n.  [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo\'94l.)
   Any  one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish
   waters.  Many  of  them  are  valued  for food. [Written also terapin,
   terrapen, terrapene, and turapen.] <-- acebra? print unclear?? -->

     NOTE: &hand; Th e yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys acebra) of the
     Southern   United   States,  the  red-bellied  terrapin  (Pseudemys
     rugosa),  native  of  the  tributaries  Chesapeake Bay (called also
     potter,  slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh
     terrapin  (Malaclemmys  palustris), are the most important American
     species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of
     the Atlantic coast of the United States.

   Alligator  terrapin,  the snapping turtle. -- Mud terrapin, any one of
   numerous  species  of  American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon. --
   Painted  terrapin,  the painted turtle. See under Painted. -- Speckled
   terrapin,  a  small  fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus)
   having  the  carapace  black  with  round yellow spots; -- called also
   spotted turtle.

                                  Terraqueous

   Ter*ra"que*ous  (?),  a. [L. terra the earth + E. aqueous.] Consisting
   of land and water; as, the earth is a terraqueous globe. Cudworth.

     The  grand  terraqueous  spectacle  From  center  to  circumference
     unveiled. Wordsworth.

                                    Terrar

   Ter"rar  (?),  n.  [LL.  terrarius  liber. See Terrier a collection of
   acknowledgments.] (O. Eng. Law) See 2d Terrier, 2.

                                    Terras

   Ter"ras (?), n. (Min.) See .

                                    Terreen

   Ter*reen" (?), n. See Turren.

                                   Terreity

   Ter*re"i*ty  (?),  n.  Quality  of being earthy; earthiness. [Obs.] B.
   Jonson.

                                    Terrel

   Ter"rel  (?),  n. [NL. terrella, from L. terra the earth.] A spherical
   magnet so placed that its poles, equator, etc., correspond to those of
   the earth. [Obs.] Chambers.

                                   Terremote

   Terre"mote` (?), n. [OF. terremote, terremoete, fr. L. terra the earth
   + movere, motum, to move.] An earthquake. [Obs.] Gower.

                                    Terrene

   Ter*rene" (?), n. A tureen. [Obs.] Walpole.

                                    Terrene

   Ter*rene", a. [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  earth; earthy; as, terrene substance.
   Holland.

   2. Earthy; terrestrial.

     God  set  before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial
     and terrene. Sir W. Raleigh.

     Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith
     to  bear  of  life  and  limb,  and  terrene honor. O. Eng. Oath of
     Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone.

     Common  conceptions  of  the  matters which lie at the basis of our
     terrene experience. Hickok.

                                    Terrene

   Ter*rene", n. [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F. terrain.]

   1. The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic]

     Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton.

   2. (Surv.) The surface of the ground.

                                   Terrenity

   Ter*ren"i*ty  (?),  n. Earthiness; worldliness. [Obs.] "A dull and low
   terrenity." Feltham.

                                   Terreous

   Ter"re*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  terreus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]
   Consisting   of  earth;  earthy;  as,  terreous  substances;  terreous
   particles. [Obs.]

                                  Terreplein

   Terre"plein`  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level,
   plain.]  (Fort.)  The  top,  platform,  or  horizontal  surface,  of a
   rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.

                                   Terrestre

   Ter*res"tre  (?),  a.  [OE.,  from  OF.  & F. terrestre.] Terrestrial;
   earthly. [Obs.] "His paradise terrestre." Chaucer.

                                  Terrestrial

   Ter*res"tri*al  (?),  a.  [L.  terrestris,  from  terra the earth. See
   Terrace.]

   1.  Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as,
   terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial." 1 Cor. xv. 40.

   2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
   "The dark terrestrial ball." Addison.

   3.  Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary;
   mundane.

     Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser.

     A  genius  bright  and  base,  Of towering talents, and terrestrial
     aims. Young.

   4.  Consisting  of  land,  in distinction from water; belonging to, or
   inhabiting,  the  land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or
   the like; as, terrestrial serpents.

     The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward.

   5.  Adapted  for  the observation of objects on land and on the earth;
   as,  a  terrestrial  telescope,  in  distinction  from an astronomical
   telescope. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.

                                  Terrestrial

   Ter*res"tri*al, n. An inhabitant of the earth.

                                  Terrestrify

   Ter*res"tri*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  terrestris  terrestrial  + -fy.] To
   convert  or  reduce  into  a condition like that of the earth; to make
   earthy. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                 Terrestrious

   Ter*res"tri*ous  (?), a. [See Terrestrial.] Terrestrial. [Obs.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                    Terret

   Ter"ret  (?),  n.  One  of  the  rings  on  the top of the saddle of a
   harness, through which the reins pass.

                                 Terre-tenant

   Terre"-ten`ant  (?), n. [F. terre earth, land + tenant, p.pr. of tenir
   to  hold.]  (Law)  One  who  has  the  actual  possession of land; the
   occupant. [Written also ter-tenant.]
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                                  Terre-verte

   Terre"-verte`  (?),  n. [F., fr. terre earth + vert, verte, green.] An
   olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite.

                                   Terrible

   Ter"ri*ble  (?),  a.  [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten.
   See Terror.]

   1.  Adapted  or  likely  to  excite  terror,  awe, or dread; dreadful;
   formidable.

     Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior.

     Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among
     you, a mighty God and terrible. Deut. vii. 21.

   2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.]

     The terrible coldness of the season. Clarendon.

   Syn.  -- Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful; horrible;
   shocking; awful. -- Ter"ri*ble*ness, n. -- Ter"ri*bly, adv.

                                 Terricol\'91

   Ter*ric"o*l\'91  (?),  n. pl. [NL., fr. L. terra + colere to inhabit.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  A division of annelids including the common earthworms and
   allied species.

                                  Terrienniak

   Ter`ri*en"ni*ak (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The arctic fox.

                                    Terrier

   Ter"ri*er  (?),  n.  [CF.  L.  terere  to  rub, to rub away, terebra a
   borer.] An auger or borer. [Obs.]

                                    Terrier

   Ter"ri*er, n.

   1.  [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L. terra; cf. F.
   terrier  a  burrow,  LL. terrarium a hillock (hence the sense, a mound
   thrown up in making a burrow, a burrow). See Terrace, and cf. Terrier,
   2.]  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of a breed of small dogs, which includes several
   distinct  subbreeds,  some  of  which,  such  as  the Skye terrier and
   Yorkshire  terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at
   the  English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth
   hair and upright ears.

     NOTE: &hand; Mo st ki nds of  terriers are noted for their courage,
     the  acuteness  of  their  sense of smell, their propensity to hunt
     burrowing  animals, and their activity in destroying rats, etc. See
     Fox terrier, under Fox.

   2.  [F.  terrier,  papier  terrier,  LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a book
   belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates. See Terrier, 1, and
   cf.  Terrar.]  (Law)  (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of
   the  vassals  or  tenants  of  a  lordship,  containing  the rents and
   services  they  owed to the lord, and the like. (b) In modern usage, a
   book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are
   described  by  their  site,  boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
   [Written also terrar.]

                                   Terrific

   Ter*rif"ic (?), a. [L. terrificus; fr. terrere to frighten + facere to
   make.  See  Terror, and Fact.] Causing terror; adapted to excite great
   fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.

                                  Terrifical

   Ter*rif"ic*al (?), a. Terrific. [R.]

                                 Terrifically

   Ter*rif"ic*al*ly, adv. In a terrific manner.

                                    Terrify

   Ter"ri*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Terrified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Terrifying  (?).]  [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F. terrifier, L.
   terrificare. See Terrific, and -fy.]

   1. To make terrible. [Obs.]

     If  the  law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give
     out license, it foils itself. Milton.

   2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.

     When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified. Luke xxi. 9.

                                  Terrigenous

   Ter*rig"e*nous  (?),  a.  [L. terrigena, terrigenus; terra the earth +
   genere, gignere, to bring forth.] Earthborn; produced by the earth.

                                  Territorial

   Ter`ri*to"ri*al (?), a. [L. territorialis: cf. F. territorial.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  territory or land; as, territorial limits;
   territorial jurisdiction.

   2.  Limited  to  a  certain  district;  as,  right  may be personal or
   territorial.

   3.  Of  or  pertaining  to all or any of the Territories of the United
   States,   or  to  any  district  similarly  organized  elsewhere;  as,
   Territorial governments.

                                Territorialize

   Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Territorialized (?); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Territorializing (?).]

   1. To enlarge by extension of territory.

   2. To reduce to the condition of a territory.

                                 Territorially

   Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly,   adv.   In  regard  to  territory;  by  means  of
   territory.

                                  Territored

   Ter"ri*to*red (?), a. Possessed of territory. [R.]

                                   Territory

   Ter"ri*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Territories (#). [L. territorium, from terra
   the earth: cf. F. territoire. See Terrace.]

   1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.

     He  looked,  and saw wide territory spread Before him -- towns, and
     rural works between. Milton.

   2.  The  extent  of  land  belonging  to,  or under the dominion of, a
   prince,  state,  or  other  form of government; often, a tract of land
   lying  at  a  distance  from  the  parent  country or from the seat of
   government;  as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East
   India Company.

   3.  In the United States, a portion of the country not included within
   the  limits  of  any  State,  and not yet admitted as a State into the
   Union,  but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial
   governor  and  other officers appointed by the President and Senate of
   the  United  States.  In  Canada, a similarly organized portion of the
   country not yet formed into a Province.

                                    Terror

   Ter"ror  (?), n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten, for tersere;
   akin to Gr. tras to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf.
   F. terreur. Cf. Deter.]

   1.  Extreme  fear;  fear  that  agitates body and mind; violent dread;
   fright.

     Terror seized the rebel host. Milton.

   2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.

     Those enormous terrors of the Nile. Prior.

     Rulers are not a terror to good works. Rom. xiii. 3.

     There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are
     generally   self-explaining:   as,  terror-fraught,  terror-giving,
     terror-smitten, terror-stricken, terror-struck, and the like.

   King  of terrors, death. Job xviii. 14. -- Reign of Terror. (F. Hist.)
   See  in  Dictionary  of Noted Names in Fiction. Syn. -- Alarm; fright;
   consternation; dread; dismay. See Alarm.

                                   Terrorism

   Ter"ror*ism  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. terrorisme.] The act of terrorizing, or
   state  of  being  terrorized;  a  mode  of  government  by  terror  or
   intimidation.  Jefferson.  <-- 2. The practise of coercing governments
   to  accede  to  political  demands  by committing violence on civilian
   targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals. -->

                                   Terrorist

   Ter"ror*ist,  n.  [F.  terroriste.]  One  who  governs by terrorism or
   intimidation;  specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary
   tribunal  during  the Reign of Terror in France. Burke. <-- 2. One who
   commits terrorism{2}. -->

                                   Terrorize

   Ter"ror*ize (?), v. t. [Cf. F. terroriser.] To impress with terror; to
   coerce by intimidation.

     Humiliated  by  the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by
     ecclesiastical authority. J. A. Symonds.

                                  Terrorless

   Ter"ror*less, a. Free from terror. Poe.

                                     Terry

   Ter"ry  (?),  n.  A  kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or
   silk  and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used
   for upholstery and trimmings.

                                  Tersanctus

   Ter*sanc"tus  (?),  n.  [L.  ter  thrice  +  sanctus holy.] (Eccl.) An
   ancient  ascription  of  praise  (containing the word "Holy" -- in its
   Latin  form,  "Sanctus"  --  thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the
   Roman  Catholic  Church  and  before the prayer of consecration in the
   communion  service  of  the  Church  of  England  and  the  Protestant
   Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion.

                                     Terse

   Terse  (?), a. [Compar. Terser (?); superl. Tersest.] [L. tersus, p.p.
   of tergere to rub or wipe off.]

   1.  Appearing  as  if  rubbed  or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.
   [Obs.]

     Many  stones,  . . . although terse and smooth, have not this power
     attractive. Sir T. Browne.

   2. Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons. [R. & Obs.] "Your polite
   and terse gallants." Massinger.

   3.   Elegantly   concise;  free  of  superfluous  words;  polished  to
   smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.

     Terse, luminous, and dignified eloquence. Macaulay.

     A poet, too, was there, whose verse Was tender, musical, and terse.
     Longfellow.

   Syn.  --  Neat; concise; compact. Terse, Concise. Terse was defined by
   Johnson "cleanly written", i. e., free from blemishes, neat or smooth.
   Its  present  sense  is  "free from excrescences," and hence, compact,
   with  smoothness,  grace,  or  elegance,  as in the following lones of
   Whitehead: -

     "In eight terse lines has Ph\'91drus told (So frugal were the bards
     of  old)  A tale of goats; and closed with grace, Plan, moral, all,
     in  that  short  space."  It  differs from concise in not implying,
     perhaps,  quite as much condensation, but chiefly in the additional
     idea of "grace or elegance." -- Terse"ly, adv. -- Terse"ness, n.

                                  Tersulphide

     Ter*sul"phide   (?),   n.   [Pref.  ter-  +  sulphide.]  (Chem.)  A
     trisulphide.

                                 Tersulphuret

     Ter*sul"phu*ret  (?),  n.  [Pref.  ter-  +  sulphuret.]  (Chem.)  A
     trisulphide. [R.]

                                  Ter-tenant

     Ter"-ten`ant (?), n. See Terre-tenant.

                                    Tertial

     Ter"tial  (?), a. & n. [From L. tertius third, the tertial feathers
     being  feathers  of  the third row. See Tierce.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as
     Tertiary.

                                    Tertian

     Ter"tian  (?),  a.  [L.  tertianus,  from  tertius  the  third. See
     Tierce.] (Med.) Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.

                                    Tertian

     Ter"tian, n. [L. tertiana (sc. febris): cf. OF. tertiane.]

     1.  (Med.)  A  disease,  especially  an  intermittent  fever, which
     returns  every  third  day,  reckoning inclusively, or in which the
     intermission lasts one day.

     2.  A  liquid  measure  formerly  used  for  wine, equal to seventy
     imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.

                                   Tertiary

     Ter"ti*a*ry  (?),  a.  [L.  tertiarius containing a third part, fr.
     tertius third: cf. F. tertiaire. See Tierce.]

     1.  Being  of  the  third  formation,  order, or rank; third; as, a
     tertiary use of a word. Trench.

     2. (Chem.) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been
     subjected  to  the  substitution  of three atoms or radicals; as, a
     tertiary  alcohol,  amine, or salt. Cf. Primary, and Secondary. <--
     specifically, an organic compound in which teh carbon atom attached
     to the eponymic functional group has three carbon atoms attached to
     it; as, tertiary butyl alcohol, (CH3)3C.OH. -->

     3. (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Secondary.

     4.  (Zo\'94l.)  Growing  on  the  innermost joint of a bird's wing;
     tertial; -- said of quills.

   Tertiary  age.  (Geol.)  See  under Age, 8. -- Tertiary color, a color
   produced  by  the  mixture of two secondaries. "The so-called tertiary
   colors  are citrine, russet, and olive." Fairholt. -- Tertiary period.
   (Geol.) (a) The first period of the age of mammals, or of the Cenozoic
   era.  (b)  The  rock formation of that period; -- called also Tertiary
   formation.  See the Chart of Geology. -- Tertiary syphilis (Med.), the
   third  and  last  stage of syphilis, in which it invades the bones and
   internal organs.

                                   Tertiary

   Ter"ti*a*ry, n.; pl. Tertiaries (.

   1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as,
   the  Franciscan  tertiaries;  the  Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite
   tertiaries. See Third Order, under Third. Addis & Arnold.

   2. (Geol.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal
   joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

                                   Tertiate

   Ter"ti*ate  (?),  v.  t. [L. tertiatus, p.p. of tertiare to do for the
   third time, fr. tertius the third.]

   1. To do or perform for the third time. [Obs. & R.] Johnson.

   2. (Gun.) To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a
   gun;  or,  in  general,  to  examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in
   order to ascertain its strength.

                                   Terutero

   Ter`u*ter"o  (?), n. [Probably so named from its city.] (Zo\'94l.) The
   South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its wings are furnished
   with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing.

                                  Terza rima

   Ter"za  ri"ma  (?).  [It.,  a  third  or triple rhyme.] A peculiar and
   complicated  system  of  versification,  borrowed by the early Italian
   poets from the Troubadours.

                                   Terzetto

   Ter*zet"to  (?),  n.  [It.,  dim.  of terzo the third, L. tertius. See
   Tierce.] (Mus.) A composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an
   instrumental) trio.

                                   Tesselar

   Tes"sel*ar  (?),  a. [L. tessella a small square piece, a little cube,
   dim. of tessera a square piece of stone, wood, etc., a die.] Formed of
   tesser\'91, as a mosaic.

                                  Tessellata

   Tes`sel*la"ta  (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tessellate.] (Zo\'94l.) A division
   of  Crinoidea  including  numerous fossil species in which the body is
   covered with tessellated plates.

                                  Tessellate

   Tes"sel*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tessellated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tessellating.]  [L.  tessellatus  tessellated. See Tessellar.] To form
   into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.

     The  floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of
     France. Macaulay.

                                  Tessellate

   Tes"sel*late (?), a. [L. tesselatus.] Tessellated.

                                  Tessellated

   Tes"sel*la`ted (?), a.

   1.  Formed  of  little  squares,  as  mosaic  work;  checkered;  as, a
   tessellated pavement.

   2.  (Bot.  &  Zo\'94l.)  Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated
   leaf.

                                 Tessellation

   Tes`sel*la"tion (?), n. The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work
   so formed. J. Forsyth.

                                    Tessera

   Tes"se*ra (?), n.; pl. Tesser\'91 (#). [L., a square piece, a die. See
   Tessellar.]  A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like,
   having  a  square,  or  nearly  square, face, used by the ancients for
   mosaic,  as  for  making  pavements,  for  ornamenting walls, and like
   purposes;  also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a
   ticket  of  admission  to theaters, or as a certificate for successful
   gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. Fairholt.

                                   Tesseraic

   Tes`se*ra"ic   (?),   a.  Diversified  by  squares;  done  in  mosaic;
   tessellated. [Obs.] Sir R. Atkyns (1712).

                                   Tesseral

   Tes"se*ral (?), a.

   1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, tesser\'91.

   2. (Crystallog.) Isometric.

                                   Tessular

   Tes"su*lar (?), a. (Crystallog.) Tesseral.

                                     Test

   Test  (?),  n.  [OE. test test, or cupel, potsherd, F. t\'88t, from L.
   testum  an  earthen  vessel;  akin to testa a piece of burned clay, an
   earthen  pot,  a  potsherd, perhaps for tersta, and akin to torrere to
   patch,  terra earth (cf. Thirst, and Terrace), but cf. Zend tasta cup.
   Cf.  Test  a  shell,  Testaceous,  Tester  a  covering, a coin, Testy,
   T\'88te-\'85-t\'88te.]

   1.  (Metal.)  A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are
   melted for trial and refinement.

     Our ingots, tests, and many mo. Chaucer.

   2.  Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical examination
   or  decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a test. "Bring me
   to the test." Shak.

   3. Means of trial; as, absence is a test of love.

     Each test every light her muse will bear. Dryden.

   4.  That with which anything is compared for proof of its genuineness;
   a touchstone; a standard.

     Life, force, and beauty must to all impart, At once the source, and
     end, and test of art. Pope.

   5.  Discriminative  characteristic;  standard  of  judgment; ground of
   admission or exclusion.

     Our test excludes your tribe from benefit. Dryden.

   6. Judgment; distinction; discrimination.

     Who  would  excel,  when  few  can  make a test Betwixt indifferent
     writing and the best? Dryden.

   7.  (Chem.)  A  reaction  employed  to  recognize  or  distinguish any
   particular  substance  or constituent of a compound, as the production
   of  some  characteristic  precipitate;  also,  the reagent employed to
   produce  such  reaction; thus, the ordinary test for sulphuric acid is
   the  production of a white insoluble precipitate of barium sulphate by
   means of some soluble barium salt.
   Test  act  (Eng.  Law), an act of the English Parliament prescribing a
   form  of  oath  and  declaration against transubstantiation, which all
   officers, civil and military, were formerly obliged to take within six
   months  after  their  admission  to  office. They were obliged also to
   receive the sacrament according to the usage of the Church of England.
   Blackstone.  --  Test object (Optics), an object which tests the power
   or quality of a microscope or telescope, by requiring a certain degree
   of  excellence  in  the  instrument  to determine its existence or its
   peculiar  texture  or  markings.  --  Test  paper.  (a)  (Chem.) Paper
   prepared  for use in testing for certain substances by being saturated
   with  a  reagent  which  changes color in some specific way when acted
   upon  by  those substances; thus, litmus paper is turned red by acids,
   and blue by alkalies, turmeric paper is turned brown by alkalies, etc.
   (b)  (Law)  An  instrument  admitted  as  a  standard or comparison of
   handwriting  in  those  jurisdictions  in which comparison of hands is
   permitted  as a mode of proving handwriting. -- Test tube. (Chem.) (a)
   A  simple tube of thin glass, closed at one end, for heating solutions
   and  for  performing ordinary reactions. (b) A graduated tube. Syn. --
   Criterion;  standard;  experience;  proof; experiment; trial. -- Test,
   Trial.  Trial  is  the  wider  term;  test is a searching and decisive
   trial.  It  is  derived from the Latin testa (earthen pot), which term
   was  early applied to the fining pot, or crucible, in which metals are
   melted for trial and refinement. Hence the peculiar force of the word,
   as indicating a trial or criterion of the most decisive kind.

     I  leave  him to your gracious acceptance, whose trial shall better
     publish his commediation. Shak.

     Thy  virtue,  prince,  has  stood  the test of fortune, Like purest
     gold,  that  tortured  in  the  furnace, Comes out more bright, and
     brings forth all its weight. Addison.

                                     Test

   Test, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tested; p. pr. & vb. n. Testing.]

   1.  (Metal.)  To  refine,  as  gold or silver, in a test, or cupel; to
   subject to cupellation.

   2. To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of
   by  experiment,  or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test
   the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument.

     Experience  is  the  surest  standard  by  which  to  test the real
     tendency of the existing constitution. Washington.

   3.  (Chem.)  To  examine or try, as by the use of some reagent; as, to
   test a solution by litmus paper.
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                                     Test

   Test (?), n. [L. testis. Cf. Testament, Testify.] A witness. [Obs.]

     Prelates  and  great lords of England, who were for the more surety
     tests of that deed. Ld. Berners.

                                     Test

   Test, v. i. [L. testari. See Testament.] To make a testament, or will.
   [Obs.]

                                  Test, Testa

   Test (?), Tes"ta (?), n.; pl. E. Tests (#), L. Test\'91 (#). [L. testa
   a  piece  of  burned clay, a broken piece of earthenware, a shell. See
   Test a cupel.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.) The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate
   animals.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e te st of  cr ustaceans an d in sects is  composed
     largely  of  chitin;  in mollusks it is composed chiefly of calcium
     carbonate, and is called the shell.

   2. (Bot.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm.

                                   Testable

   Test"a*ble (?), a. [See Testament.]

   1. Capable of being tested or proved.

   2. Capable of being devised, or given by will.

                                   Testacea

   Tes*ta"ce*a  (?),  n. pl. [NL., fr. L. testaceum a shelled anumal. See
   Testaceous.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Invertebrate  animals  covered  with shells,
   especially mollusks; shellfish.

                                   Testacean

   Tes*ta"cean (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Onr of the Testacea.

                                Testaceography

   Tes*ta`ce*og"ra*phy    (?),   n.   [Testacea   +   -graphy:   cf.   F.
   testac\'82ographie.]  The  science  which  treats  of  testaceans,  or
   shellfish; the description of shellfish. [R.]

                                 Testaceology

   Tes*ta`ce*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Testacea + -logy: cf. F. testac\'82ologie.]
   The science of testaceous mollusks; conchology. [R.]

                                  Testaceous

   Tes*ta"ceous (?), a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell. See Testa.]

   1.  Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a
   hard shell.

   2.  (Bot.  &  Zo\'94l.)  Having  a  dull red brick color or a brownish
   yellow color.
   Testaceous  animals  (Zo\'94l.),  animals  having  a  firm, calcareous
   shell,  as  oysters  and  clams,  thus  distinguished from crustaceous
   animals,  whose  shells are more thin and soft, and consist of several
   joints, or articulations, as lobsters and crabs.

                                    Testacy

   Tes"ta*cy  (?),  n.  [See Testate.] (Law) The state or circumstance of
   being testate, or of leaving a valid will, or testament, at death.

                                   Testament

   Tes"ta*ment  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr.  L.  testamentum, fr. testari to be a
   witness,  to  make  one's  last  will,  akin  to testis a witness. Cf.
   Intestate, Testify.]

   1.  (Law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person
   declares  his  will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his
   death.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last
     will  and  testament.  A  testament, to be valid, must be made by a
     person  of sound mind; and it must be executed and published in due
     form of law. A man, in certain cases, may make a valid will by word
     of mouth only. See Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative.

   2. One of the two distinct revelations of God's purposes toward man; a
   covenant;  also,  one  of  the  two general divisions of the canonical
   books   of   the   sacred  Scriptures,  in  which  the  covenants  are
   respectively  revealed;  as,  the Old Testament; the New Testament; --
   often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter.

     He is the mediator of the new testament . . . for the redemption of
     the  transgressions  that  were under the first testament. Heb. ix.
     15.

   Holographic  testament,  a  testament  written  wholly by the testator
   himself.  Bouvier.  <--  also  holographic  will.  "Written" means, in
   handwriting. -->

                                  Testamental

   Tes`ta*men"tal  (?),  a.  [L.  testamentalis.]  Of  or pertaining to a
   testament; testamentary.

     Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember thee. J. Montgomery.

                                 Testamentary

   Tes`ta*men"ta*ry (?), a. [L. testamentarius: cf. F. testamentaire.]

   1. Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters testamentary.

   2. Bequeathed by will; given by testament.

     How   many   testamentary  charities  have  been  defeated  by  the
     negligence or fraud of executors! Atterbury.

   3.  Done,  appointed  by,  or  founded on, a testament, or will; as, a
   testamentary  guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of
   a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age.

                                Testamentation

   Tes`ta*men*ta"tion (?), n. The act or power of giving by testament, or
   will. [R.] Burke.

                                 Testamentize

   Tes"ta*men*tize (?), v. i. To make a will. [Obs.] Fuller.

                                   Testamur

   Tes*ta"mur  (?),  n.  [L.,  we testify, fr. testari to testify.] (Eng.
   Universities) A certificate of merit or proficiency; -- so called from
   the Latin words, Ita testamur, with which it commences.

                                    Testate

   Tes"tate  (?), a. [L. testatus, p.p. of testari. See Testament.] (Law)
   Having  made  and  left  a  will; as, a person is said to die testate.
   Ayliffe.

                                    Testate

   Tes"tate,  n.  (Law)  One  who leaves a valid will at death; a testate
   person. [R.]

                                   Testation

   Tes*ta"tion (?), n. [L. testatio.] A witnessing or witness. [Obs.] Bp.
   Hall.

                                   Testator

   Tes*ta"tor  (?),  n. [L.: cf. F. testateur.] (Law) A man who makes and
   leaves a will, or testament, at death.

                                   Testatrix

   Tes*ta"trix  (?), n. [L.] (Law) A woman who makes and leaves a will at
   death; a female testator.

                                     Teste

   Tes"te  (?),  n.  [So  called  fr. L. teste, abl. of testis a witness,
   because this was formerly the initial word in the clause.] (Law) (a) A
   witness.  (b)  The  witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; --
   said of a writ, deed, or the like. Burrill.

                                    Tester

   Tes"ter  (?),  n.  [OE.  testere a headpiece, helmet, OF. testiere, F.
   t\'88ti\'8are a head covering, fr. OF. teste the head, F. t\'88te, fr.
   L.  testa  an  earthen  pot,  the  skull.  See  Test  a cupel, and cf.
   Testi\'8are.]

   1. A headpiece; a helmet. [Obs.]

     The shields bright, testers, and trappures. Chaucer.

   2. A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb. Oxf. Gross.

   3. A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts.

     No  testers  to the bed, and the saddles and portmanteaus heaped on
     me to keep off the cold. Walpole.

                                    Tester

   Tes"ter,  n.  [For  testern,  teston, fr. F. teston, fr. OF. teste the
   head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin. See Tester a
   covering,  and  cf.  Testone,  Testoon.]  An  old  French silver coin,
   originally  of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced
   to  ninepence,  and  later  to  sixpence,  sterling.  Hence, in modern
   English  slang,  a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also
   teston. Shak.

                                    Testern

   Tes"tern (?), n. A sixpence; a tester. [Obs.]

                                    Testern

   Tes"tern, v. t. To present with a tester. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Testes

   Tes"tes (?), n., pl. of Teste, or of Testis.

                                 Testicardines

   Tes`ti*car"di*nes  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Test a shell, and Cardo.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  A  division  of  brachiopods  including those which have a
   calcareous  shell  furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula
   and Spirifer are examples.

                                   Testicle

   Tes"ti*cle (?), n. [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably
   the  same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf.
   Test  a  witness.]  (Anat.)  One  of the essential male genital glands
   which secrete the semen.

                                   Testicond

   Tes"ti*cond  (?),  a. [L. testis testis + condere to hide.] (Zo\'94l.)
   Having  the  testicles  naturally  concealed,  as  in  the case of the
   cetaceans.

                                  Testicular

   Tes*tic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the testicle.

                                  Testiculate

   Tes*tic"u*late  (?),  a.  [NL. testiculatus.] (Bot.) (a) Shaped like a
   testicle,  ovate and solid. (b) Having two tubers resembling testicles
   in form, as some species of orchis.

                                  Testi\'8are

   Tes`ti*\'8are" (?), n. [OF. testiere. See Tester a headpiece.] A piece
   of plate armor for the head of a war horse; a tester.

                                    Testif

   Tes"tif (?), a. [See Testy.] Testy; headstrong; obstinate. [Obs.]

     Testif they were and lusty for to play. Chaucer.

                                 Testification

   Tes`ti*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. testificatio: cf. OF. testification. See
   Testify.]  The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence; as,
   a direct testification of our homage to God. South.

                                 Testificator

   Tes"ti*fi*ca`tor (?), n. [NL.] A testifier.

                                   Testifier

   Tes"ti*fi`er  (?),  n.  One who testifies; one who gives testimony, or
   bears witness to prove anything; a witness.

                                    Testify

   Tes"ti*fy  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Testified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Testifying  (?).]  [OF.  testifier, L. testificari; testis a witness +
   -ficare  (in comp.) to make. See -fy, and cf. Attest, Contest, Detest,
   Protest, Testament.]

   1.  To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some
   fact;  to  give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a
   knowledge of something not known to them.

     Jesus  . . . needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew
     what was in man. John ii. 25.

   2.  (Law)  To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for
   the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court;
   to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal.

     One  witness  shall  not testify against any person to cause him to
     die. Num. xxxv. 30.

   3.  To  declare  a  charge;  to  protest; to give information; to bear
   witness; -- with against.

     O Israel, . . . I will testify against thee. Ps. l. 7.

     I  testified  against  them  in the day wherein they sold victuals.
     Neh. xiii. 15.

                                    Testify

   Tes"ti*fy, v. t.

   1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm
   or declare solemny.

     We  speak  that  we  do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye
     receive not our witness. John iii. 11.

   2.  (Law)  To  affirm  or  declare  under oath or affirmation before a
   tribunal, in order to prove some fact.

                                    Testify

   Tes"ti*fy,   adv.  In  a  testy  manner;  fretfully;  peevishly;  with
   petulance.

                                  Testimonial

   Tes`ti*mo"ni*al  (?),  n. [Cf. OF. testimoniale, LL. testimonialis, L.
   testimoniales (sc. litter\'91). See Testimonial, a.]

   1.  A  writing  or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's
   character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.

   2.  Something,  as money or plate, presented to a preson as a token of
   respect, or of obligation for services rendered.

                                  Testimonial

   Tes`ti*mo"ni*al,  a.  [L. testimonialis: cf. F. testimonial.] Relating
   to, or containing, testimony.

                                   Testimony

   Tes"ti*mo*ny  (?),  n.;  pl.  Testimonies  (#).  [L. testimonium, from
   testis  a  witness:  cf.  OF.  testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See
   Testify.]

   1.  A  solemn  declaration  or  affirmation  made  for  the purpose of
   establishing or proving some fact.

     NOTE: &hand; Su ch de claration, in  ju dicial pr oceedings, may be
     verbal or written, but must be under oath or affirmation.

   2.  Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are supported by the
   uniform testimony of the fathers; the belief of past facts must depend
   on the evidence of human testimony, or the testimony of historians.

   3. Open attestation; profession.

     [Thou]  for  the testimony of truth, hast borne Universal reproach.
     Milton.

   4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

     When  ye  depart  thence,  shake off the dust under your feet for a
     testimony against them. Mark vi. 11.

   5. (Jewish Antiq.) The two tables of the law.

     Thou  shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
     Ex. xxv. 16.

   6. Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre

     The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. Ps. xix.
     7.

   Syn.   --   Proof;   evidence;   attestation;   witness;  affirmation;
   confirmation;  averment.  --  Testimony, Proof, Evidence. Proof is the
   most familiar, and is used more frequently (though not exclusively) of
   facts  and  things  which  occur  in  the  ordinary  concerns of life.
   Evidence  is  a word of more dignity, and is more generally applied to
   that   which   is   moral   or  intellectual;  as,  the  evidences  of
   Christianity,  etc.  Testimony  is  what is deposed to by a witness on
   oath  or  affirmation. When used figuratively or in a wider sense, the
   word  testimony  has  still  a  reference  to some living agent as its
   author, as when we speak of the testimony of conscience, or of doing a
   thing  in  testimony of our affection, etc. Testimony refers rather to
   the  thing  declared, evidence to its value or effect. "To conform our
   language  more  to  common  use,  we  ought  to  divide arguments into
   demonstrations,  proofs,  and  probabilities;  ba proofs, meaning such
   arguments  from  experience as leave no room for doubt or opposition."
   Hume. "The evidence of sense is the first and highest kind of evidence
   of  which  human  nature  is  capable."  Bp.  Wilkins.  "The  proof of
   everything  must  be by the testimony of such as the parties produce."
   Spenser.

                                   Testimony

   Tes"ti*mo*ny  (?), v. t. To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony.
   [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Testiness

   Tes"ti*ness  (?), n. The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness;
   petulance.

     Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry. Locke.

                                    Testing

   Test"ing (?), n.

   1. The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.

   2.  (Metal.)  The  operation  of refining gold or silver in a test, or
   cupel; cupellation.
   Testing  machine  (Engin.), a machine used in the determination of the
   strength  of materials, as iron, stone, etc., and their behavior under
   strains of various kinds, as elongation, bending, crushing, etc.

                                    Testis

   Tes"tis (?), n.; pl. Testes (#). [L.] (Anat.) A testicle.

                                    Teston

   Tes"ton (?), n. A tester; a sixpence. [Obs.]

                                    Testone

   Tes*tone"  (?),  n. [Cf. Pg. test&atil;o, tost&atil;o. See Testoon.] A
   silver  coin  of  Portugal,  worth  about  sixpence sterling, or about
   eleven cents. Homans.

                                    Testoon

   Tes*toon"  (?), n. [It. testone. See Tester a coin.] An Italian silver
   coin.  The  testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty
   cents. Homans.

                                  Testudinal

   Tes*tu"di*nal  (?), a. [See Testudo.] (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining to, or
   resembling, a tortoise.

                                Testudinarious

   Tes*tu`di*na"ri*ous  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the shell
   of  a  tortoise;  resembling  a  tortoise  shell;  having the color or
   markings of a tortoise shell.

                                  Testudinata

   Tes*tu`di*na"ta  (?), n. pl. [Nl. See Testudo.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of
   reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered
   by  a  shell  consisting  of  an  upper  or  dorsal  shell, called the
   carapace,  and  a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of
   which consists of several plates.

                           Testudinate, Testudinated

   Tes*tu"di*nate  (?),  Tes*tu"di*na`ted  (?),  a. [L. testudinatus, fr.
   testudo,  -inis,  a tortoise, an arch or vault.] Resembling a tortoise
   shell in appearance or structure; roofed; arched; vaulted.

                                 Testudineous

   Tes`tu*din"e*ous  (?),  a. [L. testudineus.] Resembling the shell of a
   tortoise.

                                    Testudo

   Tes*tu"do  (?),  n.;  pl. Testudines (#). [L., from testa the shell of
   shellfish, or of testaceous animals.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of tortoises which formerly included a large
   number  of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial
   species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Gr\'91ca) and the
   gopher of the Southern United States.

   2.  (Rom. Antiq.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with
   their  shields  or  targets,  by  holding  them  over their heads when
   standing  close  to  each  other.  This  cover resembled the back of a
   tortoise,  and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other
   missiles.  A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved
   on wheels.

   3.  (Mus.)  A  kind  of  musical  instrument. a species of lyre; -- so
   called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of
   the shell of a tortoise.

                                     Testy

   Tes"ty  (?),  a.  [Compar.  Testier (?); superl. Testiest.] [OF. testu
   obstinate, headstrong, F. t\'88tu, fr. OF. teste the head, F. t\'88te.
   See Test a cupel.] Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.

     Must I observe you? must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor?
     Shak.

     I was displeased with myself; I was testy. Latimer.

                                    Tetanic

   Te*tan"ic  (?),  a.  [Cf.  L.  tetanicus  suffering  from tetanus, Gr.
   t\'82tanique.]

   1.  (Physiol.)  Of  or  pertaining to tetanus; having the character of
   tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction.

     This  condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of simple spasms
     into  an apparently smooth, continuous effort, is known as tetanus,
     or tetanic contraction. Foster.

   2.  (Physiol.  &  Med.)  Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or
   tonic  contraction  of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic,
   n.
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                                    Tetanic

   Te*tan"ic  (?),  n. (Physiol. & Med.) A substance (notably nux vomica,
   strychnine,  and  brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts
   primarily  on  the spinal cord, and which, when taken in comparatively
   large quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions.

                                    Tetanin

   Tet"a*nin  (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed
   in  meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound
   of  a person who has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces
   tetanus  as  one  of  its  prominent  effects.  <-- ?? not in Merck --
   tetanospasmin? The neurotoxin of Clostridium tetani. -->

                                 Tetanization

   Tet`a*ni*za"tion  (?),  n.  (Physiol.)  The production or condition of
   tetanus.

                                   Tetanize

   Tet"a*nize  (?),  v. t. (Physiol.) To throw, as a muscle, into a state
   of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.

                                   Tetanoid

   Tet"a*noid  (?),  a.  [Tetanus  +  -oid.] (Med. & Physiol.) Resembling
   tetanus.

                                  Tetanomotor

   Tet`a*no*mo"tor  (?),  n.  (Physiol.)  An instrument from tetanizing a
   muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks.

                                    Tetanus

   Tet"a*nus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.

   1.  (Med.)  A  painful  and usually fatal disease, resulting generally
   from  a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of
   the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected,
   it  is  called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from
   the  various  incurvations  of  the  body resulting from the spasm.<--
   caused by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani. -->

   2.  (Physiol.) That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of
   continued  vibratory  contraction,  as  when stimulated by a series of
   induction shocks.

                                    Tetany

   Tet"a*ny  (?),  n.  (Med.)  A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but
   distinguished  from  it  by  being less severe and having intermittent
   spasms.

                                    Tetard

   Te*tard"  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A gobioid fish (Eleotris gyrinus) of the
   Southern United States; -- called also sleeper.

                                 Tetartohedral

   Te*tar`to*he"dral  (?),  a.  [Gr.  (Crystallog.) Having one fourth the
   number  of  planes  which  are  requisite  to  complete  symmetry.  --
   Te*tar`to*he"dral*ly, adv.

                                Tetartohedrism

   Te*tar`to*he"drism   (?),  n.  (Crystallog.)  The  property  of  being
   tetartohedral.

                                    Tetaug

   Te*taug" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Tautog. [R.]

                                  Tetchiness

   Tetch"i*ness, n. See Techiness.

                                    Tetchy

   Tetch"y (?), a. See Techy. Shak.

                                    T\'88te

   T\'88te  (?), n. [F., the head. See Tester a covering.] A kind of wig;
   false hair.

                             T\'88te-\'85-t\'88te

   T\'88te`-\'85-t\'88te"  (?),  n.  [F.,  head  to  head.  See  Tester a
   covering, Test a cupel.]

   1.  Private  conversation;  familiar  interview  or  conference of two
   persons.

   2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.

                             T\'88te-\'85-t\'88te

   T\'88te`-\'85-t\'88te", a. Private; confidential; familiar.

     She avoided t\'88te-\'85-t\'88te walks with him. C. Kingsley.

                             T\'88te-\'85-t\'88te

   T\'88te`-\'85-t\'88te",    adv.    Face    to   face;   privately   or
   confidentially; familiarly. Prior.

                                T\'88te-de-pont

   T\'88te`-de-pont"  (?),  n.;  pl. T\'88tes-de-pont (#). [F., head of a
   bridge.]  (Mil.)  A  work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the
   enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.

                                     Tetel

   Te*tel" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A large African antelope (Alcejaphus tora).
   It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.

                                    Tether

   Teth"er  (?), n. [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier,
   Icel.  tj\'d3, Dan. t\'94ir. \'fb64.] A long rope or chain by which an
   animal  is  fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only
   within certain limits.

                                    Tether

   Teth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.]
   To  confine,  as  an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding
   within certain limits.

     And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. Wordsworth.

                                   Tethydan

   Te*thy"dan (?), n. [See Tethys.] (Zo\'94l.) A tunicate.

                                   Tethyodea

   Te`thy*o"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Tethys + Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division
   of  Tunicata  including the common attached ascidians, both simple and
   compound. Called also Tethioidea.

                                    Tethys

   Te"thys  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of a large naked
   mollusks  having  a  very  large,  broad,  fringed  cephalic disk, and
   branched  dorsal gills. Some of the species become a foot long and are
   brilliantly colored.

                                    Tetra-

   Tet"ra- (?). [Gr. Four.]

   1.  A  combining  form  or  prefix  signifying four, as in tetrabasic,
   tetrapetalous.

   2.  (Chem.)  A  combining  form  (also used adjectively) denoting four
   proportional or combining parts of the substance or ingredient denoted
   by the term to which it is prefixed, as in tetra-chloride, tetroxide.

                                  Tetrabasic

   Tet`ra*bas"ic   (?),   a.   [Tetra-   +  basic.]  (Chem.)  Capable  of
   neutralizing  four  molecules  of a monacid base; having four hydrogen
   atoms capable of replacement by bases; quadribasic; -- said of certain
   acids; thus, normal silicic acid, Si(OH)4, is a tetrabasic acid.

                                  Tetraboric

   Tet`ra*bor"ic (?), a. [Tetra- + boric.] (Chem.) Same as Pyroboric.

                                Tetrabranchiata

   Tet`ra*bran`chi*a"ta  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Tetra-, and Branchia.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  An  order  of  Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living
   species  it  includes  only  the  pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and
   species  are  found in the fossil state, such as Ammonites, Baculites,
   Orthoceras, etc.

                                Tetrabranchiate

   Tet`ra*bran`chi*ate  (?),  a.  [Tetra  + branchiate.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or
   pertaining to the Tetrabranchiata. -- n. One of the Tetrabranchiata.

                                  Tetracarpel

   Tet`ra*car"pel  (?), a. [Tetra- + carpellary.] (Bot.) Composed of four
   carpels.

                                  Tetrachord

   Tet"ra*chord  (?), n. [L. tetrachordon, Gr. Tetra-) + t\'82trachorde.]
   (Anc.  Mus.)  A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or
   first  and  last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable;
   the two middle sounds were changeable.

                                Tetrachotomous

   Tet`ra*chot"o*mous  (?),  a.  [Gr.  (Bot.) Having a division by fours;
   separated into four parts or series, or into series of fours.

                                   Tetracid

   Tet*rac"id  (?),  a.  [Tetra  + acid.] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing
   four molecules of a monobasic acid; having four hydrogen atoms capable
   of replacement ba acids or acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus,
   erythrine, C4H6(OH)4, is a tetracid alcohol.

                                 Tetracoccous

   Tet`ra*coc"cous  (?),  a. [See Tetra-, and Coccus.] (Bot.) Having four
   cocci, or carpels.

                                  Tetracolon

   Tet`ra*co"lon  (?),  n. [Gr. Tetra-) + (Pros.) A stanza or division in
   lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines. Crabb.

                                 Tetracoralla

   Te`tra*co*ral"la (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tetra-, and Corallum.] (Paleon.)
   Same as Rugosa.

                                Tetractinellid

   Te*trac`ti*nel"lid  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any species of sponge of the
   division Tetractinellida. Also used adjectively.

                                Tetractinellida

   Te*trac`ti*nel"li*da  (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division
   of  Spongi\'91  in  which  the  spicules  are  siliceous and have four
   branches diverging at right angles. Called also Tetractinellin\'91.

                                    Tetrad

   Tet"rad (?), n. [L. tetras, -adis, Gr. t\'82trade.]

   1. The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion.

   2.  (Chem.)  A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as, carbon
   is a tetrad.

                           Tetradactyl, Tetradactyle

   Tet`ra*dac"tyl,  Tet`ra*dac"tyle  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F. t\'82tradactyle.]
   (Zo\'94l.) Tetradactylous.

                                Tetradactylous

   Tet`ra*dac"tyl*ous  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Tetra-)  +  (Zo\'94l.)  Having, or
   characterized by, four digits to the foot or hand.

                                  Tetradecane

   Tet`ra*dec"ane (?), n. [Tetra- + Gr. (Chem.) A light oily hydrocarbon,
   C14H30, of the marsh-gas series; -- so called from the fourteen carbon
   atoms in the molecule.

                                 Tetradecapoda

   Tet`ra*de*cap"o*da  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Tetra-,  and  Decapoda.]
   (Zo\'94l.) Same as Arthrostraca.

                                   Tetradic

   Tet*rad"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to a tetrad; possessing or
   having  the  characteristics  of  a tetrad; as, a carbon is a tetradic
   element.

                                   Tetradite

   Tet"ra*dite (?), n. [See Tetrad.] A person in some way remarkable with
   regard to the number four, as one born on the fourth day of the month,
   or one who reverenced four persons in the Godhead. Smart.

                                   Tetradon

   Tet"ra*don (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Tetrodon.

                                   Tetradont

   Tet"ra*dont (?), a. & n. (Zo\'94l.) See Tetrodont.

                           Tetradrachm, Tetradrachma

   Tet"ra*drachm  (?), Tet`ra*drach"ma (?), n. [NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr.
   Tetra-) + A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four
   drachms. The Attic tetradrachm was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or about
   76 cents.

                                  Tetradymite

   Tet*rad"y*mite  (?), n. [Gr. (Min.) A telluride of bismuth. It is of a
   pale  steel-gray  color  and  metallic  luster,  and usually occurs in
   foliated masses. Calles also telluric bismuth.

                                 Tetradynamia

   Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  Tetra-)  + (Bot.) A
   Linn\'91an  class  of  plants  having  six  stamens, four of which are
   longer than the others.

                                 Tetradynamian

   Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an (?), n. (Bot.) A plant of the order Tetradynamia.

                         Tetradynamian, Tetradynamous

   Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an  (?), Tet`ra*dyn"a*mous (?), a. (Bot.) Belonging to
   the  order  Tetradynamia;  having  six  stamens,  four  of  which  are
   uniformly longer than the others.

                                   Tetragon

   Tet"ra*gon (?), n. [L. tetragonum, Gr. Tetra-) + t\'82tragone.]

   1.  (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides and angles; a quadrangle,
   as a square, a rhombus, etc.

   2.  (Astrol.)  An  aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when
   they  are  distant  from each other ninety degrees, or the fourth of a
   circle. Hutton.

                                  Tetragonal

   Te*trag"o*nal (?), a.

   1.  (Geom.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  a tetragon; having four angles or
   sides;  thus,  the  square,  the  parallelogram,  the rhombus, and the
   trapezium are tetragonal fingers.

   2. (Bot.) Having four prominent longitudinal angles.

   3.  (Crystallog.)  Designating,  or  belonging to, a certain system of
   crystallization;    dimetric.    See    Tetragonal    system,    under
   Crystallization.

                                Tetragrammaton

   Tet`ra*gram"ma*ton  (?),  n. [NL., fr. Gr. Tetra-) + The mystic number
   four,  which  was  often symbolized to represent the Deity, whose name
   was  expressed  by  four  letters  among some ancient nations; as, the
   Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek qeo`s, Latin deus, etc.

                                  Tetragynia

   Tet`ra*gyn"i*a  (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + gynh`
   a  woman,  female.]  (Bot.)  A  Linn\'91an order of plants having four
   styles.

                           Tetragynian, Tetragynous

   Tet`ra*gyn"i*an  (?),  Te*trag"y*nous  (?), a. (Bot.) Belonging to the
   order Tetragynia; having four styles.

                                  Tetrahedral

   Tet`ra*he"dral (?), a. [See Tetrahedron.]

   1. Having, or composed of, four sides.

   2.  (Crystallog.)  (a) Having the form of the regular tetrahedron. (b)
   Pertaining or related to a tetrahedron, or to the system of hemihedral
   forms to which the tetrahedron belongs.
   Tetrahedral  angle  (Geom.), a solid angle bounded or inclosed by four
   plane angles.

                                 Tetrahedrally

   Tet`ra*he"dral*ly, adv. In a tetrahedral manner.

                                 Tetrahedrite

   Tet`ra*he"drite (?), n. [So called because the crystals of the species
   are  commonly tetrahedrons.] (Min.) A sulphide of antimony and copper,
   with  small  quantities  of  other  metals. It is a very common ore of
   copper,  and some varieties yield a considerable presentage of silver.
   Called also gray copper ore, fahlore, and panabase.

                                  Tetrahedron

   Tet`ra*he"dron  (?),  n. [Tetra- + Gr. (Geom.) A solid figure inclosed
   or bounded by four triangles.

     NOTE: &hand; In   cr  ystallography, th e re gular te trahedron is 
     regarded as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron.

   Regular tetrahedron (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal equilateral
   triangles; one of the five regular solids.

                                Tetrahexahedral

   Tet`ra*hex`a*he"dral   (?),   a.   (Crystallog.)   Pertaining   to   a
   tetrahexahedron.

                                Tetrahexahedron

   Tet`ra*hex`a*he"dron  (?),  n.  [Tetra- + hexahedron.] (Crystallog.) A
   solid in the isometric system, bounded by twenty-four equal triangular
   faces, four corresponding to each face of the cube.

                              Tetrakishexahedron

   Tet`ra*kis*hex`a*he"dron  (?),  n.  [Gr.  hexahedron.] (Crystallog.) A
   tetrahexahedron.

                                  Tetrakosane

   Tet"ra*ko*sane`  (?),  n. [Tetra- + Gr. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C24H50,
   resembling paraffin, and like it belonging to the marsh-gas series; --
   so called from having twenty-four atoms of carbon in the molecule.

                                   Tetralogy

   Te*tral"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Tetra-)  + t\'82tralogie.] (Gr. Drama) A
   group  or  series  of  four  dramatic  pieces, three tragedies and one
   satyric,  or  comic,  piece (or sometimes four tragedies), represented
   consequently on the Attic stage at the Dionysiac festival.

     NOTE: &hand; A  gr oup or  se ries of  th ree tr agedies, exhibited
     together without a fourth piese, was called a trilogy.

                                   Tetramera

   Te*tram"e*ra  (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tetramerous.] (Zo\'94l.) A division
   of  Coleoptera  having, apparently, only four tarsal joints, one joint
   being rudimentary.

                                  Tetramerous

   Te*tram"er*ous (?), a. [Tetra- + Gr.

   1. (Bot.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a tetramerous
   flower.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Having  four  joints  in each of the tarsi; -- said of
   certain insects.

                                  Tetrameter

   Te*tram"e*ter    (?),    n.    [L.    tetrametrus,   Gr.   Tetra-)   +
   t\'82tram\'8atre.]  (GR.  & Latin Pros.) A verse or line consisting of
   four  measures,  that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of
   eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet.

                                Tetramethylene

   Tet`ra*meth"yl*ene  (?),  n.  [Tetra-  +  methylene.]  (Chem.)  (a)  A
   hypothetical   hydrocarbon,   C4H8,  analogous  to  trimethylene,  and
   regarded  as  the  base  of  well-known  series  or  derivatives.  (b)
   Sometimes,  an  isomeric  radical  used to designate certain compounds
   which are really related to butylene.

                                  Tetramorph

   Tet"ra*morph  (?),  n.  [Tetra- + Gr. (Christian Art) The union of the
   four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented
   as  winged,  and  standing  on  winged  fiery  wheels, the wings being
   covered  with  eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested
   by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.)

                                  Tetrandria

   Te*tran"dri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. Tetra-) + (Bot.) A Linn\'91an
   class of plants having four stamens.

                           Tetrandrian, Tetrandrous

   Te*tran"dri*an  (?),  Te*tran"drous  (?),  a.  (Bot.) Belonging to the
   class Tetrandria.
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                                   Tetraonid

   Te*tra"o*nid   (?),   n.   [L.   tetrao  a  heath  cock,  grouse,  Gr.
   t\'82traonide.]  (Zo\'94l.) A bird belonging to the tribe of which the
   genus  Tetrao  is  the  type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the
   like. Used also adjectively.

                                 Tetrapetalous

   Tet`ra*pet"al*ous  (?),  a.  [Tetra-  + petal.] (Bot.) Containing four
   distinct petals, or flower leaves; as, a tetrapetalous corolla.

                        Tetrapharmacom, Tetrapharmacum

   Tet`ra*phar"ma*com    (?),    Tet`ra*phar"ma*cum    (?),    n.    [NL.
   tetrapharmacon,  L. tetrapharmacum, Gr. Tetra-) + (Med.) A combination
   of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment. Brande & C.

                                  Tetraphenol

   Tet`ra*phe"nol (?), n. [Tetra- + phenol.] (Chem.) Furfuran. [Obs.]

                                 Tetraphyllous

   Te*traph"yl*lous  (?),  a.  [Tetra-  +  Gr.  (Bot.)Having four leaves;
   consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets.

                                   Tetrapla

   Tet"ra*pla (?), n.;

     NOTE: etymologically pl., but syntactically sing.

   [NL.,  fr. Gr. tetraplo`os, tetraploy^s, fourfold.] A Bible consisting
   of  four  different Greek versions arranged in four columns by Origen;
   hence, any version in four languages or four columns.

                                 Tetraneumona

   Tet`ra*neu"mo*na (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tetra-, and Pneumo-.] (Zo\'94l.)
   A division of Arachnida including those spiders which have four lungs,
   or  pulmonary  sacs.  It  includes  the  bird spiders (Mygale) and the
   trapdoor spiders. See Mygale.

                                Tetrapnuemonian

   Tet`rap*nue*mo"ni*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tetrapneumona.

                                   Tetrapod

   Tet"ra*pod  (?),  n. [Gr. Tetra-) + (Zo\'94l.) An insect characterized
   by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies.

                                   Tetrapody

   Te*trap"o*dy (?), n. [Gr. A set of four feet; a measure or distance of
   four feet.

                                  Tetrapteran

   Te*trap"ter*an (?), n. [See Tetrapterous.] (Zo\'94l.) An insect having
   four wings.

                                 Tetrapterous

   Te*trap"ter*ous (?), a. [Gr. Tetra-) + (Zo\'94l.) Having four wings.

                                  Tetraptote

   Tet"rap*tote (?), n. [L. tetraptotum, Gr. (Gram.) A noun that has four
   cases only. Andrews.

                                   Tetrarch

   Te"trarch  (?),  n.  [L.  tetrarches,  Gr. Tetra-) + t\'82trarque. See
   Arch,  a.]  (Rom.  Antiq.)  A  Roman  governor of the fourth part of a
   province;  hence,  any  subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty
   king or sovereign.

                                   Tetrarch

   Te"trarch, a. Four. [Obs.] Fuller.

                                  Tetrarchate

   Te*trarch"ate   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  t\'82trarchat.]  (Rom.  Antiq.)  A
   tetrarchy.

                                 Tetrarchical

   Te*trarch"ic*al  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Of  or  pertaining  to  a tetrarch or
   tetrarchy. Bolingbroke.

                                   Tetrarchy

   Tet"rarch*y   (?),  n.;  pl.  Tetrarchies  (#).  [L.  tetrarchia,  Gr.
   t\'82trarchie.] (Rom. Antiq.) The district under a Roman tetrarch; the
   office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch; a tetrarchate.

                                 Tetraschistic

   Tet`ra*schis"tic  (?),  a. [Gr. (Biol.) Characterized by division into
   four parts.

                                 Tetrasepalous

   Tet`ra*sep"al*ous (?), a. [Tetra- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having four sepals.

                                 Tetraspaston

   Tet`ra*spas"ton  (?),  n. [NL., fr. Gr. Tetra-) + (Mach.) A machine in
   which four pulleys act together. Brande & C.

                                 Tetraspermous

   Tet`ra*sper"mous  (?),  a.  [Tetra-  +  Gr.  (Bot.) Having four seeds.
   Tetraspermous plant, a plant which produces four seeds in each flower.

                                  Tetraspore

   Tet"ra*spore  (?),  n. [Tetra- + spore.] (Bot.) A nonsexual spore, one
   of   a   group  of  four  regularly  occurring  in  red  seaweeds.  --
   Tet`ra*spor"ic (#), a.

                                  Tetrastich

   Te*tras"tich  (?),  n.  [L.  tetrastichon,  Gr.  Tetra-)  +  A stanza,
   epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. Pope.

                                  Tetrastyle

   Tet"ra*style  (?),  a.  [L.  tetrastylon, Gr. Tetra-) + (Arch.) Having
   four  columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or colonnade. --
   n. A tetrastyle building.

                        Tetrasyllabic, Tetrasyllabical

   Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic   (?),   Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic*al   (?),   a.   [Cf.  F.
   t\'82trasyllabique.]   Consisting   of,  or  having,  four  syllables;
   quadrisyllabic.

                                 Terrasyllable

   Ter"ra*syl`la*ble   (?),  n.  [Tetra-  +  syllable:  cf.  Gr.  A  word
   consisting of four syllables; a quadrisyllable.

                                  Tetrathecal

   Tet`ra*the"cal   (?),   a.  [Tetra-  +  thecal.]  (Bot.)  Having  four
   loculaments, or thec\'91.

                                 Tetrathionate

   Tet`ra*thi"on*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of tetrathionic acid.

                                 Tetrathionic

   Tet`ra*thi*on"ic  (?),  a.  [Tetra- + thionic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining
   to, or designating, a thionic derivative, H

                                  Tetratomic

   Tet`ra*tom"ic  (?),  a.  [Tetra-  + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of
   four  atoms;  having  four  atoms  in  the molecule, as phosphorus and
   arsenic.  (b)  Having  a  valence  of four; quadrivalent; tetravalent;
   sometimes,  in  a specific sense, having four hydroxyl groups, whether
   acid or basic.

                                 Tetravalence

   Te*trav"a*lence  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  The  quality  or  state  of  being
   tetravalent; quadrivalence.

                                  Tetravalent

   Te*trav"a*lent  (?),  a.  [Tetra-  + L. valens, -entis, p.pr.] (Chem.)
   Having a valence of four; tetratomic; quadrivalent.

                                   Tetraxile

   Te*trax"ile  (?), a. [Tetra- + axile.] (Zo\'94l.) Having four branches
   diverging at right angles; -- said of certain spicules of sponges.

                                   Tetrazo-

   Tet*raz"o-  (?), a. [Tetra- + azo\'cf.] (Chem.) A combining form (also
   used   adjectively),  designating  any  one  of  a  series  of  double
   derivatives  of  the  azo and diazo compounds containing four atoms of
   nitrogen.

                                   Tetrazone

   Tet"ra*zone  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  Any  one  of a certain series of basic
   compounds  containing  a  chain  of  four nitrogen atoms; for example,
   ethyl  tetrazone,  (C2H5)2N.N2.N(C2H5)2,  a colorless liquid having an
   odor of leeks.

                               Tetric, Tetrical

   Tet"ric  (?),  Tet"ri*cal (?), a. [L. tetricus, taetricus, from teter,
   taeter,  offensive,  foul.]  Forward;  perverse;  harsh; sour; rugged.
   [Obs.] -- Tet"ric*al*ness, n.

                                   Tetricity

   Te*tric"i*ty   (?),  n.  [L.  tetricitas,  taetricitas.]  Crabbedness;
   perverseness. [Obs.]

                                   Tetricous

   Tet"ric*ous (?), a. Tetric. [Obs.]

                                   Tetrinic

   Te*trin"ic  (?),  a.  [See  Tetra-.]  (Chem.)  Of,  pertaining  to, or
   designating,  a  complex  ketonic  acid,  C5H6O3,  obtained as a white
   crystalline substance; -- so called because once supposed to contain a
   peculiar  radical  of  four  carbon  atoms. Called also acetyl-acrylic
   acid.

                                   Tetrodon

   Tet"ro*don  (?),  n.  [Tetra-  +  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any one of numerous
   species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetrodon and allied genera.
   Each  jaw  is  furnished  with two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth.
   [Written also tetradon.]

     NOTE: &hand; Th e skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable
     of  being  greatly  distended  by  air  or  water.  It includes the
     swellfish, puffer (a), and similar species.

                                   Tetrodont

   Tet"ro*dont  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the tetrodons. --
   n. A tetrodon. [Written also tetradont, and tetraodont.]

                                    Tetrol

   Tet"rol (?), n. [Tetra- + benzol.] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon,
   C4H4, analogous to benzene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in
   the molecule. Tetrol phenol, furfuran. [Obs.]

                                   Tetrolic

   Tet*rol"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
   C3H3.CO2H,  of  the  acetylene series, homologous with propiolic acid,
   obtained as a white crystalline substance.

                                   Tetroxide

   Tet*rox"ide  (?), n. [Tetra\'cf + oxide.] (Chem.) An oxide having four
   atoms  of  oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide,
   OsO.

                                    Tetryl

   Tet"ryl  (?),  n.  [Tetra\'cf + -yl.] (Chem.) Butyl; -- so called from
   the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

                                   Tetrylene

   Tet"ryl*ene  (?),  n.  [Tetra\'cf + ethylene.] (Chem.) Butylene; -- so
   called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

                                    Tetter

   Tet"ter  (?),  n.  [OE.  teter,  AS.  teter,  tetr; akin to G. zitter,
   zittermal,  OHG.  zittaroch,  Skr.  dadru,  dadruka,  a  sort  of skin
   disease. \'fb63, 240.] (Med.) A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes.
   See  Herpes.  Honeycomb  tetter (Med.), favus. -- Moist tetter (Med.),
   eczema.  --  Scaly  tetter (Med.), psoriasis. Tetter berry (Bot.), the
   white bryony.

                                    Tetter

   Tet"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tettered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tettering.]
   To affect with tetter. Shak.

                                   Tetterous

   Tet"ter*ous (?), a. Having the character of, or pertaining to, tetter.

                                 Tetter-totter

   Tet"ter-tot`ter  (?),  n.  [See  Teeter.]  A certain game of children;
   seesaw; -- called also titter-totter, and titter-cum-totter.

                                  Tetterwort

   Tet"ter*wort`  (?),  n. (Bot.) A plant used as a remedy for tetter, --
   in England the calendine, in America the bloodroot.

                                  Tettigonian

   Tet`ti*go"ni*an (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of
   Hemiptera belonging to Tettigonia and allied genera; a leaf hopper.

                                    Tettish

   Tet"tish (?), a. [Cf. Testy.] Captious; testy. [Written also teatish.]
   [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

                                    Tettix

   Tet"tix (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.

   1. (Zo\'94l.) The cicada. [Obs. or R.]

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small grasshoppers.

                                     Tetty

   Tet"ty (?), a. Testy; irritable. [Obs.] Burton.

                                    Teufit

   Teu"fit (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The lapwing; -- called also teuchit. [Prov.
   Eng.]

                                     Teuk

   Teuk (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The redshank. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Teuton

   Teu"ton  (?),  n.;  pl. E. Teutons (#), L. Teutones (#). [L. Teutones,
   Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably akin to E. Dutch. Cf.
   Dutch.]

   1. One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to any member
   of  the  Germanic  race  in  Europe;  now  used to designate a German,
   Dutchman,  Scandinavian,  etc., in distinction from a Celt or one of a
   Latin race.

   2.  A  member  of  the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or Aryan,
   family.

                                   Teutonic

   Teu*ton"ic  (?),  a.  [L.  Teutonicus,  from Teutoni, or Teutones. See
   Teuton.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  Teutons,  esp.  the  ancient Teutons;
   Germanic.

   2.  Of  or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the peoples
   who speak these languages.
   Teutonic  languages,  a  group  of languages forming a division of the
   Indo-European,  or  Aryan,  family, and embracing the High German, Low
   German,  Gothic,  and Scandinavian dialects and languages. -- Teutonic
   order,  a  military religious order of knights, established toward the
   close  of  the  twelfth  century,  in  imitation  of  the Templars and
   Hospitalers,  and  composed  chiefly of Teutons, or Germans. The order
   rapidly increased in numbers and strength till it became master of all
   Prussia,  Livonia,  and  Pomerania.  In  its decay it was abolished by
   Napoleon; but it has been revived as an honorary order.

                                   Teutonic

   Teu*ton"ic  (?),  n. The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic
   languages, collectively.

                                  Teutonicism

   Teu*ton"i*cism  (?),  n.  A  mode of speech peculiar to the Teutons; a
   Teutonic  idiom,  phrase,  or expression; a Teutonic mode or custom; a
   Germanism.

                                      Tew

   Tew  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tewing.] [OE.
   tewen, tawen. \'fb64. See Taw, v.]

   1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.

   2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease;
   to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

                                      Tew

   Tew, v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]

                                      Tew

   Tew,  v.  t.  [Cf.  Taw to tow, Tow, v. t.] To tow along, as a vessel.
   [Obs.] Drayton.

                                      Tew

   Tew,  n.  A  rope  or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tewan

   Te"wan (?), n. (Ethnol.) A tribe of American Indians including many of
   the Pueblos of New Mexico and adjacent regions.

                                     Tewed

   Tewed  (?),  a. Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. [Obs. or Local]
   Mir. for Mag.

                                     Tewel

   Tew"el  (?),  n.  [OE.  tuel,  OF.  tuiel, tuel, F. tuyau; of Teutonic
   origin; cf. Dan. tud, D. tuit, Prov. G. zaute. Cf. Tuy\'8are.]

   1. A pipe, funnel, or chimney, as for smoke. Chaucer.

   2. The tuy\'8are of a furnace.

                                    Tewhit

   Te"whit  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  lapwing;  -- called also teewheep.
   [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tewtaw

   Tew"taw  (?),  v.  t.  [See  Tew, v. t.] To beat; to break, as flax or
   hemp. [Obs.] Mortimer.

                                     Texas

   Tex"as  (?),  n.  A  structure  on  the  hurricane  deck of a steamer,
   containing  the  pilot  house,  officers'  cabins, etc. [Western U.S.]
   Knight.

                                     Text

   Text  (?),  n.  [F. texte, L. textus, texture, structure, context, fr.
   texere,  textum,  to  weave, construct, compose; cf. Gr. taksh to cut,
   carve, make. Cf. Context, Mantle, n., Pretext, Tissue, Toil a snare.]

   1.  A  discourse  or  composition  on  which  a  note or commentary is
   written;  the  original  words  of  an  author,  in distinction from a
   paraphrase, annotation, or commentary. Chaucer.

   2.  (O. Eng. Law) The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.
   [R.]

   3.  A  verse  or  passage  of  Scripture, especially one chosen as the
   subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

     How oft, when Paul has served us with a text, Has Epictetus, Plato,
     Tully, preached! Cowper.

   4.  Hence,  anything  chosen  as  the subject of an argument, literary
   composition, or the like; topic; theme.

   5.  A  style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of
   type used in printing; as, German text. <-- 6. That part of a document
   (printed or electronic) comprising the words, especially the main body
   of  expository  words,  in  contrast  to  the illustrations, pictures,
   charts,  tables,  or  other  formatted  material which contain graphic
   elements as a major component. 7. Any communication composed of words.
   8. A textbook. -->
   Text  blindness.  (Physiol.)  See  Word blindness, under Word. -- Text
   letter,  a  large  or  capital  letter.  [Obs.] -- Text pen, a kind of
   metallic pen used in engrossing, or in writing text-hand.

                                     Text

   Text,  v.  t.  To  write  in large characters, as in text hand. [Obs.]
   Beau. & Fl.

                                   Text-book

   Text"-book` (?), n.

   1. A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.

   2.  A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures
   or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a schoolbook.

                                   Text-hand

   Text"-hand`  (?),  n. A large hand in writing; -- so called because it
   was  the  practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the
   notes in a smaller hand.

                                    Textile

   Tex"tile  (?),  a.  [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F. textile.
   See  Text.]  Pertaining  to  weaving  or to woven fabrics; as, textile
   arts;  woven,  capable  of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile
   fabrics.  Textile  cone  (Zo\'94l.),  a  beautiful  cone  shell (Conus
   textilis)  in  which  the  colors  are  arranged so that they resemble
   certain kinds of cloth.

                                    Textile

   Tex"tile,  n.  That  which  is,  or  may  be,  woven; a fabric made by
   weaving. Bacon.

                                    Textman

   Text"man  (?), n.; pl. Textmen (. One ready in quoting texts. [R.] Bp.
   Sanderston.

                                   Textorial

   Tex*to"ri*al  (?),  a. [L. textorius, fr. textor a weaver, fr. texere,
   textum, to weave.] Of or pertaining to weaving. T. Warton.

                                   Textrine

   Tex"trine (?), a. [L. textrinus, for textorinus, fr. textor a weaver.]
   Of or pertaining to weaving, textorial; as, the textrine art. Denham.

                                    Textual

   Tex"tu*al (?), a. [OE. textuel, F. textuel.]

   1.  Of,  pertaining  to,  or  contained  in,  the  text;  as,  textual
   criticism; a textual reading. Milton.

   2. Serving for, or depending on, texts. Bp. Hall.

   3.  Familiar  with texts or authorities so as to cite them accurately.
   "I am not textuel." Chaucer.

                                  Textualist

   Tex"tu*al*ist, n. A textman; a textuary. Lightfoot.

                                   Textually

   Tex"tu*al*ly, adv. In a textual manner; in the text or body of a work;
   in accordance with the text.

                                  Textuarist

   Tex"tu*a*rist (?), n. A textuary. [R.]

                                   Textuary

   Tex"tu*a*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. textuaire.]

   1. Contained in the text; textual. Sir T. Browne.

   2. Serving as a text; authoritative. Glanvill.

                                   Textuary

   Tex"tu*a*ry, n. [Cf. F. textuaire.]

   1. One who is well versed in the Scriptures; a textman. Bp. Bull.

   2. One who adheres strictly or rigidly to the text.

                                    Textuel

   Tex"tu*el (?), a. Textual. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Textuist

   Tex"tu*ist, n. A textualist; a textman. [Obs.]

     The crabbed textualists of his time. Milton.

                                   Textural

   Tex"tur*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to texture.

                                    Texture

   Tex"ture  (?),  n.  [L.  textura, fr. texere, textum, to weave: cf. F.
   texture. See Text.]

   1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

   2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. Milton.

     Others,  apart  far  in the grassy dale, Or roughening waste, their
     humble texture weave. Thomson.

   3.  The  disposition  or  connection  of  threads, filaments, or other
   slender  bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's
   web.

   4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with
   each  other,  or the manner in which the constituent parts are united;
   structure;  as,  the  texture  of  earthy  substances or minerals; the
   texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact
   texture.

   5. (Biol.) A tissue. See Tissue.
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                                    Texture

   Tex"ture  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Textured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Texturing.] To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]

                                    Textury

   Tex"tur*y  (?),  n. The art or process of weaving; texture. [Obs.] Sir
   T. Browne.

                                     Teyne

   Teyne  (?),  n.  [See Tain.] A thin plate of metal. [Obs.] "A teyne of
   silver." Chaucer.

                                      Th

   Th.  In  Old  English,  the article the, when the following word began
   with a vowel, was often written with elision as if a part of the word.
   Thus in Chaucer, the forms thabsence, tharray, thegle, thend, thingot,
   etc., are found for the absence, the array, the eagle, the end, etc.

                                Thack, Thacker

   Thack  (?),  Thack"er (?). See Thatch, Thatcher. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. &
   Scot.]

                                     Thak

   Thak (?), v. t. To thwack. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                               Thalamencephalon

   Thal`a*men*ceph"a*lon  (?),  n.  [NL.  See  Thalamus, and Encephalon.]
   (Anat.)  The  segment  of  the  brain  next  in front of the midbrain,
   including   the   thalami,  pineal  gland,  and  pituitary  body;  the
   diencephalon; the interbrain.

                                   Thalamic

   Tha*lam"ic  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Of  or  pertaining  to a thalamus or to
   thalami.

                         Thalamifloral, Thalamiflorous

   Thal`a*mi*flo"ral  (?),  Thal`a*mi*flo"rous (?), a. [See Thalamus, and
   Floral.]  (Bot.)  Bearing  the  stamens directly on the receptacle; --
   said of a subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system
   of De Candolle.

                                Thalamoc\'d2le

   Thal"a*mo*c\'d2le`  (?),  n.  [Thalamic  +  Cg.  (Anat.) The cavity or
   ventricle of the thalamencephalon; the third ventricle.

                                 Thalamophora

   Thal`a*moph"o*ra  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  Same  as
   Foraminifera.

                                   Thalamus

   Thal"a*mus (?), n.; pl. Thalami (#). [L. thalamus chamber, Gr.

   1.  (Anat.)  A  mass  of  nervous  matter  on either side of the third
   ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus.

   2.  (Bot.)  (a)  Same  as  Thallus.  (b) The receptacle of a flower; a
   torus.

                                  Thalassian

   Tha*las"si*an (?), n. [From Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any sea tortoise.

                                   Thalassic

   Tha*las"sic  (?),  a.  [Gr.  (Geol.)  Of  or pertaining to the sea; --
   sometimes  applied  to  rocks formed from sediments deposited upon the
   sea bottom.

                                 Thalassinian

   Thal`as*sin"i*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Thalaassinid\'91, a
   family  of  burrowing  macrurous  Crustacea,  having  a  long and soft
   abdomen.

                                Thalassography

   Thal`as*sog"ra*phy  (?), n. [Gr. -graphy.] The study or science of the
   life of marine organisms. Agassiz.

                                    Thaler

   Tha"ler  (?),  n.  [G.  See  Dollar.] A German silver coin worth about
   three shillings sterling, or about 73 cents.

                                    Thalia

   Tha*li"a  (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.) (a) That one of the nine
   Muses  who  presided over comedy. (b) One of the three Graces. (c) One
   of the Nereids.

                                   Thaliacea

   Tha`li*a"ce*a  (?),  n. pl. [NL. See Thalia.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of
   Tunicata  comprising  the  free-swimming  species,  such  as Salpa and
   Doliolum.

                                    Thalian

   Tha*li"an  (?), a. Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining
   to comedy; comic.

                                   Thallate

   Thal"late (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of a hypothetical thallic acid.

                                   Thallene

   Thal"lene  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  hydrocarbon  obtained  from  coal-tar
   residues, and remarkable for its intense yellowish green fluorescence.

                                    Thallic

   Thal"lic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from,
   or  containing, thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in
   which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the thallous
   compounds; as, thallic oxide.

                                   Thalline

   Thal"line (?), a. (Bot.) Consisting of a thallus.

                                   Thalline

   Thal"line (?), n. [Gr. (Chem.) An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline
   series,  obtained  as  a  white crystalline substance, C10H13NO, whose
   salts  are valuable as antipyretics; -- so called from the green color
   produced in its solution by certain oxidizing agents.

                                   Thallious

   Thal"li*ous (?), a. (Chem.) See Thallous.

                                   Thallium

   Thal"li*um  (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. green line in its spectrum.] (Chem.)
   A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some minerals,
   as  certain  pyrites,  and  also  in  the  lead-chamber deposit in the
   manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated as a heavy, soft, bluish
   white  metal,  easily  oxidized in moist air, but preserved by keeping
   under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight 203.7.

                                   Thallogen

   Thal"lo*gen  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -gen.]  (Bot.)  One  of  a large class or
   division  of  the  vegetable  kingdom, which includes those flowerless
   plants, such as fungi, alg\'91, and lichens, that consist of a thallus
   only, composed of cellular tissue, or of a congeries of cells, or even
   of  separate  cells, and never show a distinction into root, stem, and
   leaf.

                                   Thalloid

   Thal"loid  (?),  a. [Thallus + -oid.] (Bot.) Resembling, or consisting
   of, thallus.

                                  Thallophyte

   Thal"lo*phyte (?), n. [Gr. (Bot.) Same as Thallogen.

                                   Thallous

   Thal"lous  (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from,
   or  containing, thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in
   which  the  element has a lower valence as contrasted with the thallic
   compounds. [Written also thallious.]

                                    Thallus

   Thal"lus (?), n.; pl. Thalli (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A solid mass of
   cellular tissue, consisting of one or more layers, usually in the form
   of  a flat stratum or expansion, but sometimes erect or pendulous, and
   elongated and branching, and forming the substance of the thallogens.

                                Thammuz, Tammuz

   Tham"muz (?), Tam"muz (?), n. [Heb. thamm\'d4z.]

   1.  A  deity  among  the  ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the Hebrew
   idolatresses   held   an  annual  lamentation.  This  deity  has  been
   conjectured  to  be  the  same  with the Ph\'d2nician Adon, or Adonis.
   Milton.

   2.  The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, -- supposed to
   correspond nearly with our month of July.

                                  Thamnophile

   Tham"no*phile (?), n. [Gr. qa`mnos a bush + fi`los loving.] (Zo\'94l.)
   A bush shrike.

                                    Thamyn

   Tha"myn  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An Asiatic deer (Rucervus Eldi) resembling
   the swamp deer; -- called also Eld's deer.

                                     Than

   Than  (?),  conj. [OE. than, thon, then, thanne, thonne, thenne, than,
   then, AS. \'ebanne, \'ebonne, \'eb\'91nne; akin to D. dan, OHG. danne,
   G. dann then, denn than, for, Goth. \'edan then, and to E. the, there,
   that.  See That, and cf. Then.] A particle expressing comparison, used
   after  certain  adjectives  and  adverbs  which  express comparison or
   diversity,  as  more,  better,  other,  otherwise, and the like. It is
   usually  followed  by  the  object  compared  in  the nominative case.
   Sometimes,  however,  the  object  compared is placed in the objective
   case,   and   than  is  then  considered  by  some  grammarians  as  a
   preposition.  Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually
   introduced  by  that;  as,  I would rather suffer than that you should
   want.

     Behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Matt. xii. 42.

     Which  when  Beelzebub  perceived,  than  whom,  Satan except, none
     higher sat. Milton.

     It's  wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce;
     It's fitter being sane than mad. R. Browning.

                                     Than

   Than, adv. Then. See Then. [Obs.] Gower.

     Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages. Chaucer.

                                    Thanage

   Than"age  (?),  n.  The  district  in  which  a  thane  anciently  had
   jurisdiction; thanedom.

                                   Thanatoid

   Than"a*toid   (?),   a.   [Gr.  -oid.]  Deathlike;  resembling  death.
   Dunglison.

                                  Thanatology

   Than`a*tol"o*gy  (?),  n. [Gr. -logy.] A description, or the doctrine,
   of death. Dunglison.

                                  Thanatopsis

   Than`a*top"sis  (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. A view of death; a meditation on
   the subject of death. Bryant.

                                     Thane

   Thane (?), n. [OE. thein, \'edein, AS. \'edegen, \'edegn; akin to OHG.
   degan  a  follower,  warrior,  boy,  MHG. degen a hero, G. degen hero,
   soldier,  Icel.  \'edegn  a  thane,  a  freeman;  probably akin to Gr.
   \'edius  servant,  AS.  \'ede\'a2n,  G.  dienen to serve.] A dignitary
   under  the  Anglo-Saxons and Danes in England. Of these there were two
   orders,  the king's thanes, who attended the kings in their courts and
   held  lands  immediately  of  them,  and the ordinary thanes, who were
   lords  of  manors  and  who  had  particular jurisdiction within their
   limits. After the Conquest, this title was disused, and baron took its
   place.

     NOTE: &hand; Am ong th e ancient Scots, thane was a title of honor,
     which seems gradually to have declined in its significance.

   Jamieson.

                                   Thanedom

   Thane"dom  (?),  n.  The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage.
   Sir W. Scott.

                                   Thanehood

   Thane"hood  (?), n. The character or dignity of a thane; also, thanes,
   collectively. J. R. Green.

                                   Thaneship

   Thane"ship,  n.  The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood; also, the
   seignioralty of a thane.

                                     Thank

   Thank  (?),  n.; pl. Thanks (#). [AS. \'edanc, \'edonc, thanks, favor,
   thought;  akin  to  OS.  thank  favor,  pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank
   thanks,  Icel.  \'ed\'94kk, Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. \'edagks thanks;
   --  originally,  a  thought,  a  thinking. See Think.] A expression of
   gratitude;  an  acknowledgment  expressive  of  a  sense  of  favor or
   kindness  received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now
   generally used in the plural. "This ceremonial thanks." Massinger.

     If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for
     sinners also do even the same. Luke vi. 33.

     What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will
     neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that which he
     approves not, especially in matter of sin? Milton.

     Thanks,  thanks  to  thee,  most worthy friend, For the lesson thou
     hast taught. Longfellow.

   His  thanks,  Her  thanks, etc., of his or her own accord; with his or
   her good will; voluntary. [Obs.]

     Full  sooth  is  said  that love ne lordship, Will not, his thanks,
     have no fellowship. Chaucer.

   -- In thank, with thanks or thankfulness. [Obs.] -- Thank offering, an
   offering made as an expression of thanks.

                                     Thank

   Thank (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thanked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thanking.]
   [AS. \'edancian. See Thank, n.] To express gratitude to (anyone) for a
   favor;  to  make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; --
   used also ironically for blame.

     "Graunt mercy, lord, that thank I you," quod she. Chaucer.

     I thank thee for thine honest care. Shak.

     Weigh  the  danger  with  the doubtful bliss, And thank yourself if
     aught should fall amiss. Dryden.

                                   Thankful

   Thank"ful (?), a. [AS. \'edancfull.]

   1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.]

     Ladies,  look  here;  this  is  the  thankful  glass That mends the
     looker's eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows. Herbert.

   2.  Impressed  with  a  sense  of  kindness  received,  and  ready  to
   acknowledge it; grateful.

     Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Ps. c. 4.

   -- Thank"ful*ly, adv. -- Thank"ful*ness, n.

                                   Thankless

   Thank"less, a.

   1.  Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful;
   ungrateful.

     That  she may feel How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have
     a thankless child! Shak.

   2.  Not  obtaining  or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless
   task.

     To  shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed.
     Chapman.

   -- Thank"less*ly (#), adv. -- Thank"less*ness, n.

                                    Thankly

   Thank"ly, adv. Thankfully. [Obs.] Sylvester (Du Bartas).

                                  Thanksgive

   Thanks"give  (?),  v. t. To give or dedicate in token of thanks. [Obs.
   or R.] Mede.

                                  Thanksgiver

   Thanks"giv`er  (?),  n.  One  who  gives  thanks,  or  acknowledges  a
   kindness. Barrow.

                                 Thanksgiving

   Thanks"giv`ing (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or
   mercies.

     Every  creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be
     received with thanksgiving. 1 Tim. iv. 4.

     In the thanksgiving before meat. Shak.

     And   taught  by  thee  the  Church  prolongs  Her  hymns  of  high
     thanksgiving still. Keble.

   2.  A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness; also, a
   day  set  apart  for  religious services, specially to acknowledge the
   goodness  of God, either in any remarkable deliverance from calamities
   or danger, or in the ordinary dispensation of his bounties.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e Un ited St ates it  is  now customary for the
     President  by  proclamation  to appoint annually a day (usually the
     last  Thursday  in  November) of thanksgiving and praise to God for
     the  mercies  of  the past year. This is an extension of the custom
     long  prevailing  in several States in which an annual Thanksgiving
     day has been appointed by proclamation of the governor.

                                Thankworthiness

   Thank"wor`thi*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being thankworthy.

                                  Thankworthy

   Thank"wor`thy   (?),   a.   Deserving  thanks;  worthy  of  gratitude;
   mreitorious.

     For  this  thankworthy, if a man, for conscience toward God, endure
     grief, suffering wrongfully. 1 Pet. ii. 19.

                                     Thar

   Thar  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of
   the   Himalayas.  It  has  small,  flattened  horns,  curved  directly
   backward.  The  hair  of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is
   very long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo. [Written
   also thaar, and tahr.]

                                     Thar

   Thar,  v.  impersonal,  pres. [OE. thar, \'edarf, AS. \'edearf, infin.
   \'edurfan  to  need;  akin to OHG. durfan, G. d\'81rfen to be allowed,
   Icel.  \'edurfa  to need, Goth. \'eda\'a3rban.] It needs; need. [Obs.]
   Piers Plowman.

     What thar thee reck or care? Chaucer.

                                    Tharms

   Tharms  (?),  n.  pl. [AS. \'edearm a gut; akin to D. & G. darm, Icel.
   \'edarmr, Sw. & Dan. tarm. \'fb53.] Twisted guts. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
   Ascham.

                                    Tharos

   Tha"ros  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  small  American butterfly (Phycoides
   tharos)  having  the upper surface of the wings variegated with orange
   and  black,  the  outer  margins  black with small white crescents; --
   called also pearl crescent.

                                     That

   That  (?), pron., a., conj., & adv. [AS. \'eb\'91t, neuter nom. & acc.
   sing.  of  the  article (originally a demonstrative pronoun). The nom.
   masc.  s\'c7,  and the nom. fem. se\'a2 are from a different root. AS.
   \'eb\'91t  is  akin to D. dat, G. das, OHG. daz, Sw. & Dan. det, Icel.
   \'edat  (masc.  s\'be,  fem.  s\'d3),  Goth.  \'edata  (masc. sa, fem.
   s\'d3),  Gr.  tat (for tad, masc. sas, fem. s\'be); cf. L. istud that.
   \'fb184. Cf. The, Their, They, Them, This, Than, Since.]

   1. As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or
   refers  to,  a person or thing previously mentioned, or supposed to be
   understood. That, as a demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it
   refers;  as,  that  which he has said is true; those in the basket are
   good apples.

     The  early fame of Gratian was equal to that of the most celebrated
     princes. Gibbon.

     NOTE: &hand; That may refer to an entire sentence or paragraph, and
     not  merely  to a word. It usually follows, but sometimes precedes,
     the sentence referred to.

     That  be  far  from  thee,  to  do  after  this manner, to slay the
     righteous with the wicked. Gen. xviii. 25.

     And when Moses heard that, he was content. Lev. x. 20.

     I will know your business, Harry, that I will. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; That is often used in opposition to this, or by way of
     distinction,  and in such cases this, like the Latin hic and French
     ceci,  generally  refers  to  that  which is nearer, and that, like
     Latin ille and French cela, to that which is more remote. When they
     refer  to  foreign  words  or phrases, this generally refers to the
     latter, and that to the former.

     Two  principles  in  human  nature  reign;  Self-love, to urge, and
     Reason, to restrain; Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call. Pope.

     If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that. James iv. 16.

   2.  As  an  adjective,  that  has  the same demonstrative force as the
   pronoun, but is followed by a noun.

     It  shall  be  more  tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of
     judgment, than for that city. Matt. x. 15.

     The woman was made whole from that hour. Matt. ix. 22.

     NOTE: &hand; That was formerly sometimes used with the force of the
     article  the, especially in the phrases that one, that other, which
     were  subsequently  corrupted  into th'tone, th'tother (now written
     t'other).

     Upon a day out riden knightes two . . . That one of them came home,
     that other not. Chaucer.

   3.  As a relative pronoun, that is equivalent to who or which, serving
   to  point  out,  and  make  definite,  a person or thing spoken of, or
   alluded to, before, and may be either singular or plural.

     He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame. Prov. ix. 7.

     A  judgment that is equal and impartial must incline to the greater
     probabilities. Bp. Wilkins.
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     NOTE: &hand; If  th e re lative clause simply conveys an additional
     idea,  and is not properly explanatory or restrictive, who or which
     (rarely that) is employed; as, the king that (or who) rules well is
     generally  popular; Victoria, who (not that) rules well, enjoys the
     confidence  of her subjects. Ambiguity may in some cases be avoided
     in  the use of that (which is restrictive) instead of who or which,
     likely  to be understood in a co\'94rdinating sense. Bain. That was
     formerly  used  for that which, as what is now; but such use is now
     archaic.

     We  speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen. John iii.
     11.

     That I have done it is thyself to wite [blame]. Chaucer.

     That,  as  a  relative pronoun, cannot be governed by a preposition
     preceding it, but may be governed by one at the end of the sentence
     which it commences.

     The ship that somebody was sailing in. Sir W. Scott.

     In  Old  English,  that  was often used with the demonstratives he,
     his,  him,  etc.,  and the two together had the force of a relative
     pronoun; thus, that he = who; that his = whose; that him = whom.

     I saw to-day a corpse yborn to church That now on Monday last I saw
     him wirche [work]. Chaucer.

     Formerly,  that  was  used,  where  we now commonly use which, as a
     relative  pronoun  with  the  demonstrative  pronoun  that  as  its
     antecedent.

     That that dieth, let it die; and that that is to cut off, let it be
     cut off. Zech. xi. 9.

   4. As a conjunction, that retains much of its force as a demonstrative
   pronoun.  It  is  used,  specifically:  --  (a)  To introduce a clause
   employed  as  the  object  of the preceding verb, or as the subject or
   predicate nominative of a verb.

     She  tells them 't is a causeless fantasy, And childish error, that
     they are afraid. Shak.

     I  have shewed before, that a mere possibility to the contrary, can
     by no means hinder a thing from being highly credible. Bp. Wilkins.

   (b)  To  introduce,  a  reason or cause; -- equivalent to for that, in
   that, for the reason that, because.

     He does hear me; And that he does, I weep. Shak.

   (c)  To introduce a purpose; -- usually followed by may, or might, and
   frequently preceded by so, in order, to the end, etc.

     These things I say, that ye might be saved. John v. 34.

     To the end that he may prolong his days. Deut. xvii. 20.

   (d) To introduce a consequence, result, or effect; -- usually preceded
   by so or such, sometimes by that.

     The  birds  their notes renew, and bleating herds Attest their joy,
     that hill and valley rings. Milton.

     He gazed so long That both his eyes were dazzled. Tennyson.

   (e)  To  introduce  a  clause denoting time; -- equivalent to in which
   time, at which time, when.

     So  wept  Duessa  until eventide, That shining lamps in Jove's high
     course were lit. Spenser.

     Is  not  this the day That Hermia should give answer of her choice?
     Shak.

   (f)  In  an  elliptical  sentence  to  introduce  a dependent sentence
   expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise, indignation, or the like.

     Ha,  cousin Silence, that thou hadst seen that that this knight and
     I have seen! Shak.

   <-- = if only . . . = if -->

     O God, that right should thus overcome might! Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; Th at wa s fo rmerly added to other conjunctions or to
     adverbs to make them emphatic.

     To try if that our own be ours or no. Shak.

     That  is  sometimes  used  to  connect  a  clause  with a preceding
     conjunction on which it depends.

     When  he had carried Rome and that we looked For no less spoil than
     glory. Shak.

   5.  As  adverb:  To  such  a degree; so; as, he was that frightened he
   could say nothing. [Archaic or in illiteral use.]<-- = so -->
   All that, everything of that kind; all that sort.

     With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope.

     The  rank  is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd [gold] for
     a'that. Burns.

   -- For that. See under For, prep. -- In that. See under In, prep.

                                    Thatch

   Thatch  (?), n. [OE. thak, AS. \'ed\'91c a roof; akin to \'edeccean to
   cover,  D. dak a roof, dekken to cover, G. dach a roof, decken 8cover,
   Icel.  \'edak  a roof, Sw. tak, Dan. tag, Lith. st\'d3gas, Ir. teagh a
   house,  Gael. teach, tigh, W. ty, L. tegere to cover, toga a toga, Gr.
   sthag. Cf. Deck, Integument, Tile, Toga.]

   1.  Straw,  rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs
   of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

   2.  (Bot.)  A  name  in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the
   leaves of which are used for thatching.
   Thatch sparrow, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thatch

   Thatch,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thatched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thatching.]
   [From  Thatch,  n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS. to cover.] To cover with, or
   with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch
   a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain.

                                   Thatcher

   Thatch"er (?), n. One who thatches.

                                   Thatching

   Thatch"ing, n.

   1. The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out
   rain, snow, etc.

   2. The materials used for this purpose; thatch.

                                    Thaught

   Thaught (?), n. (Naut.) See Thwart.

                                 Thaumatolatry

   Thau`ma*tol"a*try   (?),  n.  [Gr.  Worship  or  undue  admiration  of
   wonderful or miraculous things. [R.]

     The  thaumatolatry  by which our theology has been debased for more
     than a century. Hare.

                                  Thaumatrope

   Thau"ma*trope  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Opt.) An optical instrument or toy for
   showing  the  presistence  of  an  impression  upon the eyes after the
   luminous object is withdrawn.

     NOTE: &hand; It  co nsists of  a  card having on its opposite faces
     figures  of two different objects, or halves of the same object, as
     a  bird and a cage, which, when the card is whirled rapidlz round a
     diameter by the strings that hold it, appear to the eye combined in
     a single picture, as of a bird in its cage.

                                  Thaumaturge

   Thau"ma*turge (?), n. [See Thaumaturgus.] A magician; a wonder worker.
   Lowell.

                         Thaumaturgic, Thaumaturgical

   Thau`ma*tur"gic  (?),  Thau`ma*tur"gic*al  (?), a. Of or pertaining to
   thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful. Burton.

                                 Thaumaturgics

   Thau`ma*tur"gics   (?),   n.   Feats   of   legerdemain,   or  magical
   performances.

                                 Thaumaturgist

   Thau`ma*tur"gist  (?),  n.  One  who  deals in wonders, or believes in
   them; a wonder worker. Carlyle.

                                 Thaumaturgus

   Thau`ma*tur"gus  (?),  n.  [NL., from Gr. A miracle worker; -- a title
   given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.

                                  Thaumaturgy

   Thau"ma*tur`gy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  The act or art of performing something
   wonderful; magic; legerdemain. T. Warton.

                                     Thave

   Thave (?), n. Same as Theave. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Thaw

   Thaw  (?),  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing.]
   [AS.  \'ed\'bewian,  \'ed\'bewan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen
   (cf.  also  verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. \'edeyja,
   Sw. t\'94a, Dan. t\'94e, and perhaps to Gr.

   1.  To  melt,  dissolve,  or  become fluid; to soften; -- said of that
   which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

   2.  To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to
   the weather, and used impersonally.

   3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.

                                     Thaw

   Thaw,  v.  t.  To  cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt,
   soften, or dissolve.

                                     Thaw

   Thaw,  n.  The  melting  of  ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the
   resolution   of  ice,  or  the  like,  into  the  state  of  a  fluid;
   liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of
   weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. Dryden.

                                     Thawy

   Thaw"y  (?),  a. Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing;
   melting.

                                      The

   The (?), v. i. See Thee. [Obs.] Chaucer. Milton.

                                      The

   The  (&th;&emac;,  when emphatic or alone; &th;&esl;, obscure before a
   vowel;  &th;e, obscure before a consonant; 37), definite article. [AS.
   \'ebe,  a  later form for earlier nom. sing. masc. s\'c7, formed under
   the  influence  of  the  oblique cases. See That, pron.] A word placed
   before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e wa s or iginally a demonstrative pronoun, being a
     weakened   form   of   that.  When  placed  before  adjectives  and
     participles,  it converts them into abstract nouns; as, the sublime
     and  the beautiful. Burke. The is used regularly before many proper
     names,  as  of  rivers,  oceans,  ships,  etc.;  as,  the Nile, the
     Atlantic,  the  Great Eastern, the West Indies, The Hague. The with
     an  epithet  or  ordinal  number  often  follows a proper name; as,
     Alexander  the  Great;  Napoleon  the Third. The may be employed to
     individualize  a  particular  kind  or species; as, the grasshopper
     shall be a burden. Eccl. xii. 5.

                                      The

   The, adv. [AS. \'eb\'c7, \'eb\'df, instrumental case of s\'c7, se\'a2,
   \'eb\'91t, the definite article. See 2d The.] By that; by how much; by
   so  much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer
   we  continue  in sin, the more difficult it is to reform. "Yet not the
   more cease I." Milton.

     So  much  the  rather  thou, Celestial Light, Shine inward, and the
     mind through all her powers Irradiate. Milton.

                                     Thea

   The"a  (?),  n. [NL. See Tea.] (Bot.) A genus of plants found in China
   and Japan; the tea plant.

     NOTE: &hand; It is now commonly referred to the genus camellia.

                                   Theandric

   The*an"dric  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Relating to, or existing by, the union of
   divine  and  human  operation  in  Christ,  or the joint agency of the
   divine and human nature. Murdock.

                         Theanthropic, Theanthropical

   The`an*throp"ic  (?),  The`an*throp"ic*al  (?),  a.  Partaking  of, or
   combining, both divinity and humanity. [R.]

     The  gorgeous  and  imposing  figures of his [Homer's] theanthropic
     sytem. Gladstone.

                                 Theanthropism

   The*an"thro*pism (?), n. [Gr.

   1. A state of being God and man. [R.] Coleridge.

   2.   The  ascription  of  human  atributes  to  the  Deity,  or  to  a
   polytheistic deity; anthropomorphism. Gladstone.

                                 Theanthropist

   The*an"thro*pist   (?),   n.   One  who  advocates,  or  believes  in,
   theanthropism.

                                  Theanthropy

   The*an"thro*py (?), n. Theanthropism.

                                   Thearchic

   The*ar"chic  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Thearchy.] Divinely sovereign or supreme.
   [R.]

     He [Jesus] is the thearchic Intelligence. Milman.

                                   Thearchy

   The"ar*chy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -archy:  cf. Gr. Government by God; divine
   sovereignty; theocracy.

                               Theater, Theatre

   The"a*ter,  The"a*tre  (?),  n.  [F.  th\'82\'83tre,  L. theatrum, Gr.
   dhy\'be to meditate, think. Cf. Theory.]

   1.  An  edifice  in  which  dramatic  performances  or  spectacles are
   exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except
   the stage, but in modern times roofed.

   2.  Any  room  adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an
   assembly,   as   public  lectures,  scholastic  exercises,  anatomical
   demonstrations, surgical operations, etc.

   3.  That  which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place
   rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater. Burns.

     Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest view. Milton.

   4. A sphere or scheme of operation. [Obs.]

     For if a man can be partaker of God's theater, he shall likewise be
     partaker of God's rest. Bacon.

   5.  A  place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater
   of war.

                               Theatin, Theatine

   The"a*tin,  The"a*tine  (?),  n. [F. th\'82atin, It. theatino.] (R. C.
   Ch.)

   1. One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to
   oppose  Reformation,  and  to  raise  the  tone  of  piety among Roman
   Catholics.  They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what
   Providence  sends.  Their  chief  employment  is  preaching and giving
   religious instruction.

     NOTE: &hand; Th eir na me is derived from Theate, or Chieti, a city
     of  Naples,  the archbishop of which was a principal founder of the
     order;  but  they  bore  various  names;  as, Regular Clerks of the
     Community,  Pauline  Monks, Apostolic Clerks, and Regular Clerks of
     the  Divine  Providence.  The  order  never  flourished much out of
     Italy.

   2.  (R.  C.  Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by Ursula Benincasa,
   who died in 1618.

                                   Theatral

   The"a*tral  (?),  a.  [L.  theatralis:  cf.  F.  th\'82atral.]  Of  or
   pertaining to a theater; theatrical. [Obs.]

                                   Theatric

   The*at"ric (?), a. Theatrical.

     Woods over woods in gay, theatric pride. Goldsmith.

                                  Theatrical

   The*at"ric*al  (?),  a.  [L.  theatricus,  Gr.  Of  or pertaining to a
   theater,  or  to  the scenic representations; resembling the manner of
   dramatic  performers;  histrionic;  hence,  artificial; as, theatrical
   performances;  theatrical  gestures.  -- The*at`ri*cal"i*ty (#), n. --
   The*at"ric*al*ly (#), adv.

     No  meretricious  aid  whatever  has been called in -- no trick, no
     illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. R. Jefferies.

                                  Theatricals

   The*at"ric*als  (?),  n.  pl. Dramatic performances; especially, those
   produced by amateurs.

     Such fashionable cant terms as \'bftheatricals,' and \'bfmusicals,'
     invented   by   the   flippant  Topham,  still  survive  among  his
     confraternity of frivolity. I. Disraeli.

                                    Theave

   Theave  (?),  n.  [Cf. W. dafad a sheep, ewe.] A ewe lamb of the first
   year;  also,  a  sheep  three  years old. [Written also thave.] [Prov.
   Eng.] Halliwell.

                                    Thebaic

   The*ba"ic  (?),  a.  [L.  thebaicus, Gr. Of or pertaining to Thebes in
   Egypt;  specifically,  designating a version of the Bible preserved by
   the  Copts,  and  esteemed  of  great value by biblical scholars. This
   version is also called the Sahidic version.

                                    Thebaid

   The"ba*id  (?),  n.  [L. Thebais, -idis.] A Latin epic poem by Statius
   about Thebes in B\'d2otia.

                                   Thebaine

   The*ba"ine  (?),  n. [So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced
   at Thebes.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in
   small  quantities,  having  a  sharp,  astringent taste, and a tetanic
   action resembling that of strychnine.

                                    Theban

   The"ban (?), a. [L. Thebanus.] Of or pertaining to Thebes. Theban year
   (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.

                                    Theban

   The"ban, n. A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.

     I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. Shak.

                                     Theca

   The"ca (?), n.; pl. Thec\'91 (#). [L., fr. Gr. Tick a cover.]

   1.  A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca,
   or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a)  The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of
   certain hydroids. (b) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral. (c)
   The wall forming a calicle of a coral.

                                    Thecal

   The"cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a theca; as, a thecal abscess.

                                  Thecaphore

   The"ca*phore (?), n. [Theca + Gr. th\'82caphore.] (Bot.) (a) A surface
   or   organ  bearing  a  theca,  or  covered  with  thec\'91.  (b)  See
   Basigynium.

                                 Thecasporous

   The*cas"po*rous  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  Having  the  spores in thec\'91, or
   cases.

                                    Thecata

   The*ca"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Thecophora.

                                    Thecla

   Thec"la  (?),  n.  Any one of many species of small delicately colored
   butterflies  belonging  to  Thecla  and  allied genera; -- called also
   hairstreak, and elfin.

                                  Thecodactyl

   The`co*dac"tyl  (?),  n. [ (Zo\'94l.) Any one of a group of lizards of
   the Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and furnished with a groove in
   which the claws can be concealed.

                                   Thecodont

   The"co*dont (?), a. [Gr.

   1.  (Anat.) Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the
   jaws.

   2. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the thecodonts.

                                   Thecodont

   The"co*dont, n. (Paleon.) One of the Thecodontia.

                                  Thecodontia

   The`co*don"ti*a (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) A group of fossil saurians
   having biconcave vertebr\'91 and the teeth implanted in sockets.

                                  Thecophora

   The*coph"o*ra  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  from Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
   hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thec\'91 and the
   gonophores  in  capsules.  The  campanularians  and  sertularians  are
   examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea.

                                  Thecosomata

   The`co*so"ma*ta  (?),  n. pl. [NL. See Theca, and Soma.] (Zo\'94l.) An
   order  of  Pteropoda  comprising those species which have a shell. See
   Pteropoda. -- The`co*so"ma*tous (#), a.

                                    Thedom

   The"dom  (?),  n.  [Thee  to  prosper + -dom.] Success; fortune; luck;
   chance. [Obs.]

     Evil thedom on his monk's snout. Chaucer.

                                     Thee

   Thee (?), v. i. [AS. ; akin to OS. th\'c6han, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen,
   OHG.  gidihan,  Goth.  , Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf. Tight,
   a.] To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] "He shall never thee." Chaucer.

     Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought. Spenser.

                                     Thee

   Thee  (?),  pron.  [AS.  \'eb\'c7,  acc.  & dat. of \'eb\'d4 thou. See
   Thou.] The objective case of thou. See Thou.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ee is  po etically us ed fo r th yself, as  him for
     himself, etc.

     This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee
     as my prisoner. Shak.
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                                     Theft

   Theft  (?),  n.  [OE.  thefte,  AS.  \'edi\'82f\'ebe,  \'ed\'dff\'ebe,
   \'ede\'a2f\'ebe. See Thief.]

   1.  (Law)  The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and
   removing  of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful
   owner of the same; larceny.

     NOTE: &hand; To constitute theft there must be a taking without the
     owner's  consent,  and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part
     of  the property stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its
     former  position;  and  it  must  be,  at least momentarily, in the
     complete  possession  of the thief. See Larceny, and the Note under
     Robbery.

   2. The thing stolen. [R.]

     If  the  theft be certainly found in his hand alive, . . . he shall
     restore double. Ex. xxii. 4.

                                   Theftbote

   Theft"bote`  (?),  n. [Theft + bote compensation.] (Law) The receiving
   of  a  man's  goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by
   way  of  composition,  with  the  intent  that  the thief shall escape
   punishment.

                                     Thegn

   Thegn (?), n. Thane. See Thane. E. A. Freeman.

                                   Thegnhood

   Thegn"hood (?), n. Thanehood. E. A. Freeman.

                                   Theiform

   The"i*form  (?),  a.  [NL.  thea  tea,  the  tea plant + -form: cf. F.
   th\'82iforme.] Having the form of tea.

                                    Theine

   The"ine  (?),  n.  [F. th\'82ine, fr. NL. thea. See Theiform.] (Chem.)
   See Caffeine. Called also theina.

                                     Their

   Their  (?),  pron.  & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. \'edeirra, \'edeira, of
   them,  but  properly  gen.  pl.  of  the definite article; akin to AS.
   \'eb\'bera,  \'eb\'d6ra,  gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS.
   \'eb\'d6ra,  influenced  by  the  Scandinavian  use.  See  That.]  The
   possessive  case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their
   country.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e po ssessive takes the form theirs (theirs is best
     cultivated.

     Nothing  but  the  name of zeal appears 'Twixt our best actions and
     the worst of theirs. Denham.

                                    Theism

   The"ism  (?),  n.  [From  Gr.  th\'82isme.  Cf.  Enthusiasm, Pantheon,
   Theology.]  The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as
   opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism.

                                    Theist

   The"ist  (?),  n. [Cf. F. th\'82iste. See Theism.] One who believes in
   the  existence  of  a  God; especially, one who believes in a personal
   God; -- opposed to atheist.

                             Theistic, Theistical

   The*is"tic (?), The*is"tic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to theism, or a
   theist; according to the doctrine of theists.

                                  Thelphusian

   Thel*phu"si*an  (?),  n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) One of a tribe of fresh-water
   crabs which live in or on the banks of rivers in tropical countries.

                                  Thelytokous

   The*lyt"o*kous (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Producing females only; -- said
   of certain female insects.

                                     Them

   Them  (?),  pron.  [AS.  \'eb\'d6m,  dat.  pl.  of  the  article,  but
   influenced  by  the  Scand. use of the corresponding form \'edeim as a
   personal pronoun. See They.] The objective case of they. See They.

     Go  ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Matt. xxv.
     9.

     Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them on his right hand, Come, ye
     blessed of my Father. Matt. xxv. 34.

     NOTE: &hand; Th em is  po etically us ed for themselves, as him for
     himself, etc.

     Little stars may hide them when they list. Shak.

                                   Thematic

   The*mat"ic (?), a. [Gr. th\'82matique.]

   1. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4.

   2. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject.
   Thematic catalogue (Mus.), a catalogue of musical works which, besides
   the  title  and  other particulars, gives in notes the theme, or first
   few measures, of the whole work or of its several movements.

                                     Theme

   Theme  (?), n. [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. th\'8ame, L. thema, Gr. Do, and
   cf. Thesis.]

   1.  A  subject  or  topic  on  which  a  person  writes  or  speaks; a
   proposition for discussion or argument; a text.

     My theme is alway one and ever was. Chaucer.

     And when a soldier was the theme, my name Was not far off. Shak.

   2. Discourse on a certain subject.

     Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme. Piers Plowman.

     It was the subject of my theme. Shak.

   3. A composition or essay required of a pupil. Locke.

   4.  (Gram.)  A  noun  or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that
   part  of  a  noun  or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic
   variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.

   5.  That  by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. [Obs.]
   Swift.

   6. (Mus.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement.

                                    Themis

   The"mis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.) The goddess of law and order;
   the patroness of existing rights.

                                  Themselves

   Them*selves"  (?),  pron.  The plural of himself, herself, and itself.
   See Himself, Herself, Itself.

                                     Then

   Then (?), adv. [Originally the same word as than. See Than.]

   1.  At  that  time  (referring  to  a  time  specified, either past or
   future).

     And the Canaanite was then in the land. Gen. xii. 6.

     Now  I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
     1 Cor. xiii. 12.

   2. Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.

     First  be  reconciled  to  thy brother, and then come and offer thy
     gift. Matt. v. 24.

   3. At another time; later; again.

     One  while  the  master  is  not aware of what is done, and then in
     other cases it may fall out to be own act. L'Estrange.

   By then. (a) By that time. (b) By the time that. [Obs.]

     But  that  opinion,  I  trust, by then this following argument hath
     been  well  read,  will  be  left  for  one  of the mysteries of an
     indulgent Antichrist. Milton.

   Now and then. See under Now, adv. -- Till then, until that time; until
   the time mentioned. Milton.

     NOTE: &hand; Th en is  of ten used elliptically, like an adjective,
     for then existing; as, the then administration.

                                     Then

   Then (?), conj.

   1. Than. [Obs.] Spenser.

   2. In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this
   reason.

     If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom. Locke.

     Now, then, be all thy weighty cares away. Dryden.

   Syn.  --  Therefore.  Then,  Therefore.  Both  these words are used in
   reasoning;  but  therefore  takes  the  lead,  while  then  is  rather
   subordinate   or   incidental.  Therefore  states  reasons  and  draws
   inferences  in  form;  then,  to  a  great  extent, takes the point as
   proved,  and  passes  on  to  the general conclusion. "Therefore being
   justified by faith, we have peace with God." Rom. v. 1. "So then faith
   cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Rom. x. 17.

                                   Thenadays

   Then"a*days   (?),  adv.  At  that  time;  then;  in  those  days;  --
   correlative to nowadays. [R.]

                                Thenal, Thenar

   The"nal (?), The"nar (?), a. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to
   the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.

                                    Thenar

   The"nar  (?),  n. (Anat.) (a) The palm of the hand. (b) The prominence
   of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball
   of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding part of the foot.

                                  Thenardite

   The*nard"ite (?), n. [Named after the French chemist, L.J.Th\'82nard.]
   (Min.)  Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color
   and vitreous luster.

                                    Thence

   Thence  (?),  adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal -s; see
   -wards)  thennes,  thannes  (hence  thens,  now  written  thence), AS.
   \'ebanon,   \'ebanan,  \'ebonan;  akin  to  OHG.  dannana,  dann\'ben,
   dan\'ben, and G. von dannen, E. that, there. See That.]

   1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." Chaucer.

     When  ye  depart  thence,  shake off the dust under your feet for a
     testimony against them. Mark vi. 11.

     NOTE: &hand; It  is  no t un usual, th ough pleonastic, to use from
     before thence. Cf. Hence, Whence.

     Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence. Gen. xxvii. 45.

   2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.

     There shall be no more thence an infant of days. Isa. lxv. 20.

   3. For that reason; therefore.

     Not  to  sit  idle  with  so  great  a  gift  Useless,  and  thence
     ridiculous, about him. Milton.

   4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] Shak.

                                  Thenceforth

   Thence`forth" (?), adv. From that time; thereafter.

     If  the  salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it
     is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt. v. 13.

     NOTE: This wo rd is  so metimes pr eceded by  from, -- a redundancy
     sanctioned by custom. Chaucer. John. xix. 12.

                                 Thenceforward

   Thence`for"ward (?), adv. From that time onward; thenceforth.

                                  Thencefrom

   Thence`from" (?), adv. From that place. [Obs.]

                                   Theobroma

   The`o*bro"ma  (?),  n.  [NL., fr. Gr. th\'82obrome.] (Bot.) A genus of
   small trees. See Cacao.

                                  Theobromic

   The`o*bro"mic  (?),  a.  (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an
   acid  extracted  from  cacao butter (from the Theobroma Cacao), peanut
   oil  (from  Arachis  hypog\'91a),  etc.,  as  a white waxy crystalline
   substance.

                                  Theobromine

   The`o*bro"mine   (?),  n.  (Chem.)  An  alkaloidal  ureide,  C7H8N4O2,
   homologous  with  and  resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and
   also  extracted  from  cacao and chocolate (from Theobroma Cacao) as a
   bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also dimethyl xanthine.

                                 Theochristic

   The`o*chris"tic (?), a. [Gr. Anointed by God.

                                   Theocracy

   The*oc"ra*cy   (?),   n.  [Gr.  th\'82ocratie.  See  Theism,  and  cf.
   Democracy.]

   1.  Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration
   of  God;  hence,  the  exercise  of  political authority by priests as
   representing the Deity.

   2.  The  state  thus  governed,  as  the Hebrew commonwealth before it
   became a kingdom.

                                   Theocrasy

   The*oc"ra*sy (?), n. [Gr.

   1.  A  mixture  of  the  worship  of different gods, as of Jehovah and
   idols.

     This  syncretistic  theocracy by no means excludes in him [Solomon]
     the proper service of idols. J. Murphy.

   2.  (Philos.) An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation,
   -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics.

                                   Theocrat

   The"o*crat   (?),  n.  One  who  lives  under  a  theocratic  form  of
   government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine law.

                           Theocratic, Theocratical

   The`o*crat"ic  (?), The`o*crat"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. th\'82ocratique.]
   Of  or  pertaining  to  a  theocracy;  administred  by  the  immediate
   direction of God; as, the theocratical state of the Israelites.

                                   Theodicy

   The*od"i*cy (?), n. [NL. theodic\'91a, fr. Gr. th\'82odic\'82e.]

   1.  A  vindication  of  the  justice of God in ordaining or permitting
   natural and moral evil.

   2.   That   department  of  philosophy  which  treats  of  the  being,
   perfections,  and  government of God, and the immortality of the soul.
   Krauth-Fleming.

                                  Theodolite

   The*od"o*lite  (?),  n.  [Probably  a  corruption  of the alidade. See
   Alidade.] An instrument used, especially in trigonometrical surveying,
   for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also usually of
   vertical angles. It is variously constructed.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e th eodolite co nsists principally of a telescope,
     with  cross  wires in the focus of its object glass, clamped in Y's
     attached  to a frame that is mounted so as to turn both on vertical
     and  horizontal  axes,  the  former  carrying  a vernier plate on a
     horizontal  graduated plate or circle for azimuthal angles, and the
     latter  a  vertical  graduated arc or semicircle for altitudes. The
     whole  is furnished with levels and adjusting screws and mounted on
     a tripod.

                                  Theodolitic

   The*od`o*lit"ic  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining to a theodolite; made by
   means of a theodolite; as, theodolitic observations.

                                   Theogonic

   The`o*gon"ic (?), a. Of or relating to theogony.

                                  Theogonism

   The*og"o*nism (?), n. Theogony. [R.]

                                  Theogonist

   The*og"o*nist (?), n. A writer on theogony.

                                   Theogony

   The*og"o*ny  (?),  n.  [L.  theogonia,  Gr.  Theism,  and  Genus.] The
   generation  or  genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology
   which  deals  with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem
   treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod.

                                 Theologaster

   The*ol"o*gas`ter    (?),   n.   [Formed   like   poetaster:   cf.   F.
   th\'82ologastre.] A pretender or quack in theology. [R.] Burton.

                                   Theologer

   The*ol"o*ger (?), n. A theologian. Cudworth.

                                  Theologian

   The`o*lo"gi*an  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  th\'82ologien,  L.  theologus, Gr.
   Theology.]  A  person well versed in theology; a professor of theology
   or divinity; a divine.

                                   Theologic

   The`o*log"ic (?), a. Theological.

                                  Theological

   The`o*log"ic*al  (?),  a.  [L. theologicus, Gr. th\'82ologique.] Of or
   pertaining  to  theology,  or the science of God and of divine things;
   as, a theological treatise. -- The`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Theologics

   The`o*log"ics (?), n. Theology. Young.

                                  Theologist

   The*ol"o*gist (?), n. A theologian.

                                  Theologize

   The*ol"o*gize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Theologized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Theologizing (?).] [Cf. F. th\'82ologiser.] To render theological;
   to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology.

     School   divinity   was  but  Aristotle's  philosophy  theologized.
     Glanvill.

                                  Theologize

   The*ol"o*gize,  v.  i.  To  frame a system of theology; to theorize or
   speculate upon theological subjects.

                                  Theologizer

   The*ol"o*gi`zer (?), n. One who theologizes; a theologian. [R.] Boyle.

                                   Theologue

   The"o*logue (?), n. [Cf. L. theologus, Gr. philologue.]

   1. A theologian. Dryden.

     Ye gentle theologues of calmer kind. Young.

     He  [Jerome]  was  the  theologue  --  and  the word is designation
     enough. I. Taylor.

   2.  A  student  in  a  theological  seminary.  [Written also theolog.]
   [Colloq. U.S.]

                                   Theology

   The*ol"o*gy   (?),   n.;   pl.  Theologies  (#).  [L.  theologia,  Gr.
   th\'82ologie.  See  Theism,  and  Logic.]  The  science  of  God or of
   religion;  the  science  which treats of the existence, character, and
   attributes  of  God,  his laws and government, the doctrines we are to
   believe,  and  the  duties  we  are  to  practice;  divinity; (as more
   commonly understood) "the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the
   systematic  exhibition  of  revealed  truth,  the science of Christian
   faith and life."

     Many  speak  of  theology  as  a  science  of  religion [instead of
     "science  of  God"]  because  they  disbelieve  that  there  is any
     knowledge of God to be attained. Prof. R. Flint (Enc. Brit.).

     Theology  is  ordered  knowledge; representing in the region of the
     intellect  what  religion  represents in the heart and life of man.
     Gladstone.

   Ascetic  theology,  Natural  theology.  See Ascetic, Natural. -- Moral
   theology,  that  phase  of  theology  which  is  concerned  with moral
   character  and  conduct. -- Revealed theology, theology which is to be
   learned  only  from  revelation.  --  Scholastic theology, theology as
   taught by the scholastics, or as prosecuted after their principles and
   methods.  --  Speculative  theology,  theology  as  founded  upon,  or
   influenced  by,  speculation or metaphysical philosophy. -- Systematic
   theology,  that  branch  of theology of which the aim is to reduce all
   revealed   truth  to  a  series  of  statements  that  together  shall
   constitute an organized whole. E. G. Robinson (Johnson's Cyc.).

                                  Theomachist

   The*om"a*chist  (?),  n. [Cf. Gr. One who fights against the gods; one
   who resists God of the divine will.

                                   Theomachy

   The*om"a*chy (?), n. [Gr.

   1.  A  fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints with the
   gods.

   2. A battle or strife among the gods. Gladstone.

   3. Opposition to God or the divine will. Bacon.

                                   Theomancy

   The"o*man`cy  (?), n. [Gr. -mancy: cf. F. th\'82omancie, Gr. A kind of
   divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.

                           Theopathetic, Theopathic

   The`o*pa*thet"ic  (?),  The`o*path"ic  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to a
   theopathy.

                                   Theopathy

   The*op"a*thy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Capacity  for  religious  affections  or
   worship.

                                  Theophanic

   The`o*phan"ic  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to
   man, as a god.

                                   Theophany

   The*oph"a*ny  (?),  n.;  pl. -nies (#). [Gr. A manifestation of God to
   man by actual appearance, usually as an incarnation.
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                               Theophilanthropic

   The`o*phil`an*throp"ic  (?),  a. Pertaining to theophilanthropy or the
   theophilanthropists.

                              Theophilanthropism

   The`o*phi*lan"thro*pism     (?),    n.    The    doctrine    of    the
   theophilanthropists; theophilanthropy.

                              Theophilanthropist

   The`o*phi*lan"thro*pist  (?),  n. [Cf. F. th\'82ophilanthrope.] (Eccl.
   Hist.) A member of a deistical society established at Paris during the
   French revolution.

                               Theophilanthropy

   The`o*phi*lan"thro*py  (?), n. [Gr. philanthropy.] Theophilanthropism.
   Macaulay.

                                Theophilosophic

   The`o*phil`o*soph"ic  (?),  a. [Gr. philosophic.] Combining theism and
   philosophy, or pertaining to the combination of theism and philosophy.

                                 Theopneusted

   The`op*neus"ted (?), a. Divinely inspired; theopneustic. [R.]

                                 Theopneustic

   The`op*neus"tic (?), a. [Gr. Given by the inspiration of the Spirit of
   God.

                                  Theopneusty

   The"op*neus`ty  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Divine  inspiration;  the supernatural
   influence  of  the  Divine  Spirit  in  qualifying  men to receive and
   communicate revealed truth.

                                   Theorbist

   The*or"bist (?), n. (Mus.) One who plays on a theorbo.

                                    Theorbo

   The*or"bo  (?), n. [F. th\'82orbe, t\'82orbe, formerly tuorbe, tiorbe,
   It. tiorba.] (Mus.) An instrument made like large lute, but having two
   necks,  with  two  sets  of  pegs,  the  lower set holding the strings
   governed  by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass
   strings used as open notes.

     NOTE: &hand; A larger form of theorbo was also called the archlute,
     and  was  used  chiefly,  if  not  only, as an accompaniment to the
     voice. Both have long fallen into disuse.

                                    Theorem

   The"o*rem (?), n. [L. theorema, Gr. th\'82or\'8ame. See Theory.]

   1.  That  which  is  considered and established as a principle; hence,
   sometimes, a rule.

     Not theories, but theorems (Coleridge.

     By  the theorems, Which your polite and terser gallants practice, I
     re-refine   the   court,  and  civilize  Their  barbarous  natures.
     Massinger.

   2. (Math.) A statement of a principle to be demonstrated.

     NOTE: &hand; A  th eorem is  so mething to  be  proved, and is thus
     distinguished  from  a problem, which is something to be solved. In
     analysis,  the  term  is  sometimes applied to a rule, especially a
     rule  or  statement  of  relations  expressed  in  a  formula or by
     symbols;  as,  the binomial theorem; Taylor's theorem. See the Note
     under Proposition, n., 5.

   Binomial  theorem.  (Math.) See under Binomial. -- Negative theorem, a
   theorem  which  expresses  the  impossibility  of  any  assertion.  --
   Particular  theorem  (Math.),  a  theorem  which  extends  only  to  a
   particular  quantity.  --  Theorem  of Pappus. (Math.) See Centrobaric
   method,  under  Centrobaric.  --  Universal theorem (Math.), a theorem
   which extends to any quantity without restriction.

                                    Theorem

   The"o*rem, v. t. To formulate into a theorem.

                          Theorematic, Theorematical

   The`o*re*mat"ic  (?),  The`o*re*mat"ic*al  (?),  a.  [Cf.  Gr.  Of  or
   pertaining   to  a  theorem  or  theorems;  comprised  in  a  theorem;
   consisting of theorems.

                                 Theorematist

   The`o*rem"a*tist (?), n. One who constructs theorems.

                                   Theoremic

   The`o*rem"ic (?), a. Theorematic. Grew.

                            Theoretic, Theoretical

   The`o*ret"ic   (?),  The`o*ret"ic*al  (?),  a.  [Gr.  theoreticus,  F.
   th\'82or\'82tique.]  Pertaining  to  theory; depending on, or confined
   to,  theory  or  speculation;  speculative;  terminating  in theory or
   speculation:   not  practical;  as,  theoretical  learning;  theoretic
   sciences. -- The`o*ret"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Theoretics

   The`o*ret"ics (?), n. The speculative part of a science; speculation.

     At  the  very  first,  with  our Lord himself, and his apostles, as
     represented  to  us  in  the  New  Testament,  morals  come  before
     contemplation, ethics before theoretics. H. B. Wilson.

                                    Theoric

   The*or"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. th\'82orique. See Theory.]

   1. Of or pertaining to the theorica.

   2.  (pron.  Relating to, or skilled in, theory; theoretically skilled.
   [Obs.]

     A  man  but  young, Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic In all
     humanity. Massinger.

                                    Theoric

   The"o*ric  (?),  n.  [OF.  theorique;  cf.  L. theorice.] Speculation;
   theory. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Theorica

   The*or"i*ca  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL., fr. Gr. Theory.] (Gr. Antiq.) Public
   moneys  expended  at  Athens  on  festivals,  sacrifices,  and  public
   entertainments  (especially  theatrical performances), and in gifts to
   the people; -- also called theoric fund.

                                   Theorical

   The*or"ic*al (?), a. Theoretic. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                  Theorically

   The*or"ic*al*ly, adv. In a theoretic manner. [Obs.]

                                   Theorist

   The"o*rist  (?), n. [Cf. F. th\'82oriste.] One who forms theories; one
   given to theory and speculation; a speculatist. Cowper.

     The  greatest  theoretists  have  given  the  preference  to such a
     government as that which obtains in this kingdom. Addison.

   <--  2.  A scientist who forms theories about natural phenomena, based
   on  the  data  gathered  by  others,  rather  than  himself performing
   experiments to test the theories. Contrasted with experimentalist. -->

                                 Theorization

   The`o*ri*za"tion  (?),  n.  The  act  or  product  of  theorizing; the
   formation of a theory or theories; speculation.

                                   Theorize

   The"o*rize  (?),  v.  i.  [imp. & p. p. Theorized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Theorizing  (?).] [Cf. F. th\'82oriser.] To form a theory or theories;
   to form opinions solely by theory; to speculate.

                                   Theorizer

   The"o*ri`zer (?), n. One who theorizes or speculates; a theorist.

                                    Theory

   The"o*ry  (?),  n.;  pl. Theories (#). [F. th\'82orie, L. theoria, Gr.
   Theater.]

   1. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or
   contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.

     NOTE: &hand; "T his wo rd is  employed by English writers in a very
     loose  and improper sense. It is with them usually convertible into
     hypothesis,  and  hypothesis  is  commonly used as another term for
     conjecture.  The  terms theory and theoretical are properly used in
     opposition to the terms practice and practical. In this sense, they
     were  exclusively employed by the ancients; and in this sense, they
     are  almost  exclusively employed by the Continental philosophers."
     Sir W. Hamilton.

   2. An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science;
   as, the theory of music.

   3.  The  science,  as  distinguished  from the art; as, the theory and
   practice of medicine.

   4.  The  philosophical  explanation  of  phenomena, either physical or
   moral;  as,  Lavoisier's  theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of
   moral sentiments.
   Atomic theory, Binary theory, etc. See under Atomic, Binary, etc. Syn.
   --  Hypothesis,  speculation.  --  Theory,  Hypothesis.  A theory is a
   scheme  of  the relations subsisting between the parts of a systematic
   whole;  an  hypothesis is a tentative conjecture respecting a cause of
   phenomena.

                             Theosoph, Theosopher

   The"o*soph (?), The*os"o*pher (?), n. A theosophist.

                           Theosophic, Theosophical

   The`o*soph"ic  (?), The`o*soph"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. th\'82osophique.]
   Of or pertaining to theosophy. -- The`o*soph"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Theosophism

   The*os"o*phism  (?), n. [Cf. F. th\'82osophisme.] Belief in theosophy.
   Murdock.

                                  Theosophist

   The*os"o*phist (?), n. One addicted to theosophy.

     The  theosophist  is  one  who gives you a theory of God, or of the
     works  of God, which has not reason, but an inspiration of his own,
     for its basis. R. A. Vaughan.

                                Theosophistical

   The*os`o*phis"tic*al   (?),   a.   Of   or  pertaining  to  theosophy;
   theosophical.

                                  Theosophize

   The*os"o*phize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Theosophized (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Theosophizing.] To practice theosophy. [R.]

                                   Theosophy

   The*os"o*phy  (?), n. [Gr. th\'82osophie.] Any system of philosophy or
   mysticism  which  proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior
   spirits,  and  consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes,
   as  by  the  theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the
   chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as
   distinguished  from  a  revealed,  knowledge  of  God,  supposed to be
   attained  by  extraordinary illumination; especially, a direct insight
   into  the  processes of the divine mind, and the interior relations of
   the divine nature.

                                 Therapeut\'91

   Ther`a*peu"t\'91 (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. Therapeutic.] (Eccl. Hist.)
   A  name  given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the
   neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to
   Philo,   the  genuineness  and  credibility  of  which  are  now  much
   discredited.

                          Therapeutic, Therapeutical

   Ther`a*peu"tic  (?),  Ther`a*peu"tic*al  (?), a. [F. th\'82rapeutique,
   Gr.  (Med.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  healing  art;  concerned  in
   discovering and applying remedies for diseases; curative. "Therapeutic
   or curative physic." Sir T. Browne.

     Medicine  is  justly distributed into "prophylactic," or the art of
     preserving  health, and therapeutic, or the art of restoring it. I.
     Watts.

                                  Therapeutic

   Ther`a*peu"tic, n. One of the Therapeut\'91.

                                 Therapeutics

   Ther`a*peu"tics  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  th\'82rapeutique.]  That  part of
   medical  science  which  treats  of  the  discovery and application of
   remedies for diseases.

                                 Therapeutist

   Ther`a*peu"tist  (?),  n. One versed in therapeutics, or the discovery
   and application of remedies.

                                    Therapy

   Ther"a*py (?), n. [Gr. Therapeutics.

                                     There

   There (?), adv. [OE. ther, AS. \'eb\'d6r; akin to D. daar, G. da, OHG.
   d\'ber,  Sw. & Dan. der, Icel. & Goth. \'edar, Skr. tarhi then, and E.
   that. \'fb184. See That, pron.]

   1.  In  or at that place. "[They] there left me and my man, both bound
   together." Shak.

     The  Lord  God  planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put
     the man whom he had formed. Ge. ii. 8.

     NOTE: &hand; In  di stinction fr om here, there usually signifies a
     place  farther off. "Darkness there might well seem twilight here."
     Milton.

   2.  In  that  matter,  relation,  etc.;  at  that  point, stage, etc.,
   regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued
   his speech.

     The  law  that  theaten'd  death becomes thy friend And turns it to
     exile; there art thou happy. Shak.

   3. To or into that place; thither.

     The rarest that e'er came there. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; There is sometimes used by way of exclamation, calling
     the  attention  to  something, especially to something distant; as,
     there,  there!  see  there!  look  there! There is often used as an
     expletive,  and  in  this  use,  when  it  introduces a sentence or
     clause, the verb precedes its subject.

     A knight there was, and that a worthy man. Chaucer.

     There is a path which no fowl knoweth. Job xxviii. 7.

     Wherever  there  is  a  sense  or  perception,  there  some idea is
     actually produced. Locke.

     There  have  been that have delivered themselves from their ills by
     their good fortune or virtue. Suckling.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ere is  much used in composition, and often has the
     sense of a pronoun. See Thereabout, Thereafter, Therefrom, etc.

     NOTE: &hand; There was formerly used in the sense of where.

     Spend their good there it is reasonable. Chaucer.

   Here and there, in one place and another. Syn. -- See Thither.

                            Thereabout, Thereabouts

   There"a*bout`  (?),  There"a*bouts`  (?), adv. [The latter spelling is
   less proper, but more commonly used.]

   1. Near that place.

   2.  Near  that  number,  degree,  or quantity; nearly; as, ten men, or
   thereabouts.

     Five or six thousand horse . . . or thereabouts. Shak.

     Some three months since, or thereabout. Suckling.

   3. Concerning that; about that. [R.]

     What will ye dine? I will go thereabout. Chaucer.

     They were much perplexed thereabout. Luke xxiv. 4.

                                  Thereafter

   There*af"ter  (?),  adv. [AS. \'eb\'d6r\'91fter after that. See There,
   and After.]

   1. After that; afterward.

   2. According to that; accordingly.

     I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the church and
     commonwealth  to have a vigilant eye how books demean themselves as
     well  as  men; and thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest
     justice on them as malefactors. Milton.

   3. Of that sort. [Obs.] "My audience is not thereafter." Latimer.

                                  Thereagain

   There"a*gain` (?), adv. In opposition; against one's course. [Obs.]

     If that him list to stand thereagain. Chaucer.

                                  There-anent

   There"-a*nent` (?), adv. Concerning that. [Scot.]

                                    Thereat

   There*at" (?), adv.

   1. At that place; there.

     Wide   is  the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to
     destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Matt. vii. 13.

   2. At that occurrence or event; on that account.

     Every  error is a stain to the beauty of nature; for which cause it
     blusheth thereat. Hooker.

                           Therebefore, Therebiforn

   There`be*fore"   (?),  There`bi*forn"  (?),  adv.  Before  that  time;
   beforehand. [Obs.]

     Many a winter therebiforn. Chaucer.

                                    Thereby

   There*by" (?), adv.

   1. By that; by that means; in consequence of that.

     Acquaint  now thyself with him, and be at peace; thereby good shall
     come unto thee. Job xxii. 21.

   2. Annexed to that. "Thereby hangs a tale." Shak.

   3. Thereabout; -- said of place, number, etc. Chaucer.

                                   Therefor

   There*for"  (?), adv. [There + for. Cf. Therefore.] For that, or this;
   for it.

     With certain officers ordained therefore. Chaucer.

                                   Therefore

   There"fore (?), conj. & adv. [OE. therfore. See There, and Fore, adv.,
   For, and cf. Therefor.]

   1.  For that or this reason, referring to something previously stated;
   for that.

     I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come. Luke xiv. 20.

     Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have
     therefore? Matt. xix. 27.

   2. Consequently; by consequence.

     He blushes; therefore he is guilty. Spectator.

   Syn. -- See Then.

                                   Therefrom

   There*from" (?), adv. From this or that.

     Turn  not  aside  therefrom to the right hand or to the left. John.
     xxiii. 6.

                                    Therein

   There*in"  (?),  adv.  In  that or this place, time, or thing; in that
   particular or respect. Wyclif.

     He  pricketh  through  a fair forest, Therein is many a wild beast.
     Chaucer.

     Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. Gen. ix.
     7.

     Therein our letters do not well agree. Shak.

                                   Thereinto

   There`in*to" (?), adv. Into that or this, or into that place. Bacon.

     Let not them . . . enter thereinto. Luke xxi. 21.

                                    Thereof

   There*of" (?), adv. Of that or this.

     In  the  day  that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. Gen.
     ii. 17.

                                  Thereology

   The`re*ol"o*gy (?), n. Therapeutios.

                                    Thereon

   There*on"  (?),  adv.  [AS.  .  See  There,  and On.] On that or this.
   Chaucer.

     Then the king said, Hang him thereon. Esther vii. 9.

                                   Thereout

   There*out" (?), adv.

   1. Out of that or this.

     He shall take thereout his handful of the flour. Lev. ii. 2.

   2. On the outside; out of doors. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Thereto

   There*to" (?), adv.

   1. To that or this. Chaucer.

   2. Besides; moreover. [Obs.] Spenser.

     Her mouth full small, and thereto soft and red. Chaucer.

                                  Theretofore

   There`to*fore"  (?), adv. Up to that time; before then; -- correlative
   with heretofore.

                                  Thereunder

   There*un"der (?), adv. Under that or this.

                                   Thereunto

   There`un*to" (?), adv. Unto that or this; thereto; besides. Shak.

                                   Thereupon

   There`up*on" (?), adv.

   1.  Upon that or this; thereon. "They shall feed thereupon." Zeph. ii.
   7.

   2. On account, or in consequence, of that; therefore.

     [He]  hopes  to  find you forward, . . . And thereupon he sends you
     this good news. Shak.

   3. Immediately; at once; without delay.

                                  Therewhile

   There*while" (?), adv. At that time; at the same time. [Obs.] Laud.

                                   Therewith

   There*with" (?), adv.

   1.  With  that  or  this.  "I  have  learned in whatsoever state I am,
   therewith to be content." Phil. iv. 11.

   2. In addition; besides; moreover.

     To speak of strength and therewith hardiness. Chaucer.

   3. At the same time; forthwith. [Obs.] Johnson.

                                  Therewithal

   There`with*al" (?), adv.

   1. Over and above; besides; moreover. [Obs.] Daniel.

     And therewithal it was full poor and bad. Chaucer.

   2. With that or this; therewith; at the same time.

     Thy  slanders  I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits.
     Shak.

     And  therewithal  one  came  and  seized  on  her, And Enid started
     waking. Tennyson.

                                     Therf

   Therf  (?),  a.  [AS.  ;  akin  to  OHG. derb, Icel. .] Not fermented;
   unleavened; -- said of bread, loaves, etc. [Obs.]

     Pask and the feast of therf loaves. Wyclif.
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                               Theriac, Theriaca

   The"ri*ac  (?),  The*ri"a*ca  (?), n. [L. theriaca an antidote against
   the bite of serpents, Gr. th\'82riaque. See Treacle.]

   1.  (Old Med.) An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the
   effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty-four drugs,
   prepared,  pulverized,  and reduced by means of honey to an electuary;
   -- called also theriaca Andromachi, and Venice treacle.

   2. Treacle; molasses. British Pharm.

                              Theriac, Theriacal

   The"ri*ac  (?),  The*ri"a*cal  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F. th\'82riacal.] Of or
   pertaining to theriac; medicinal. "Theriacal herbs." Bacon.

                                    Therial

   The"ri*al (?), a. Theriac. [R.] Holland.

                                  Theriodont

   The"ri*o*dont  (?),  n.  (Paleon.)  One of the Theriodontia. Used also
   adjectively.

                                  Theriodonta

   The`ri*o*don"ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) Same as Theriodontia.

                                 Theriodontia

   The`ri*o*don"ti*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct order
   of  reptiles  found  in  the  Permian and Triassic formations in South
   Africa.  In  some  respects they resembled carnivorous mammals. Called
   also Theromorpha.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ey had biconcave vertebr\'91, ambulatory limbs, and
     a  well-developed  pelvis  and shoulder girdle. Some of the species
     had  large  maxillary  teeth. The head somewhat resembled that of a
     turtle.  The  Dicynodont  is  one  of  the best-known examples. See
     Dicynodont.

                                  Theriotomy

   The`ri*ot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. Zo\'94tomy.

                                   Therm\'91

   Ther"m\'91  (?),  n. pl. [L. See Thermal.] Springs or baths of warm or
   hot water.

                                    Thermal

   Ther"mal  (?), a. [L. thermae hot springs, fr. Gr. formus warm, and E.
   forceps.]  Of  or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit;
   thermal waters.

     The thermal condition of the earth. J. D. Forbes.

   Thermal  conductivity,  Thermal  spectrum. See under Conductivity, and
   Spectrum.  -- Thermal unit (Physics), a unit chosen for the comparison
   or  calculation of quantities of heat. The unit most commonly employed
   is  the  amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram
   or one pound of water from zero to one degree Centigrade. See Calorie,
   and under Unit.

                                   Thermally

   Ther"mal*ly, adv. In a thermal manner.

                                 Thermetograph

   Ther*met"o*graph (?), n. [Gr. -graph.] A self-registering thermometer,
   especially  one  that  registers  the  maximum and minimum during long
   periods. Nichol.

                                    Thermic

   Ther"mic  (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal;
   as,  thermic  lines.  Thermic balance. See Bolometer. -- Thermic fever
   (Med.),  the  condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See Sunstroke.
   -- Thermic weight. (Mech.) Same as Heat weight, under Heat.

                                   Thermidor

   Ther`mi`dor"  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr. Gr. The eleventh month of the French
   republican  calendar, -- commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See
   the Note under Vend\'82miaire.

                                 Thermifugine

   Ther*mif"u*gine  (?),  n.  [Gr. fugere to flee.] (Chem.) An artificial
   alkaloid  of  complex  composition, resembling thalline and used as an
   antipyretic, -- whence its name.

                                    Thermo-

   Ther"mo-  (?).  A  combining  form  from Gr. qe`rmh heat, qermo`s hot,
   warm; as in thermochemistry, thermodynamic.

                                Thermobarometer

   Ther`mo*ba*rom"e*ter  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  barometer.]  (Physics) An
   instrument for determining altitudes by the boiling point of water.

                                 Thermobattery

   Ther`mo*bat"ter*y  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  battery.]  A  thermoelectric
   battery; a thermopile.

                                 Thermocautery

   Ther`mo*cau"ter*y  (?), n. [Thermo- + cautery.] (Surg.) Cautery by the
   application  of heat. Paquelin's thermocautery, thermocautery by means
   of  a  hollow  platinum  point,  which  is  kept constantly hot by the
   passage through it of benzine vapor.

                         Thermochemic, Thermochemical

   Ther`mo*chem"ic  (?), Ther`mo*chem"ic*al (?), a. (Chem. Physics) Of or
   pertaining   to   thermochemistry;   obtained   by,  or  employed  in,
   thermochemistry.

                                Thermochemistry

   Ther`mo*chem"is*try  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  chemistry.] That branch of
   chemical  science  which  includes  the  investigation  of the various
   relations  existing  between chemical action and that manifestation of
   force  termed  heat,  or  the determination of the heat evolved by, or
   employed in, chemical actions.

                                 Thermochrosy

   Ther*moch"ro*sy   (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  Gr.  (Physics)  The  property
   possessed  by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different
   degrees  of  refrangibility,  which  are  unequal in rate or degree of
   transmission through diathermic substances.

                                 Thermocurrent

   Ther"mo*cur`rent  (?), n. [Thermo- + current.] (Physics) A current, as
   of electricity, developed, or set in motion, by the action of heat.

                                 Thermodynamic

   Ther`mo*dy*nam"ic  (?),  a. [Thermo- + dynamic.] (Physics) Relating to
   thermodynamics;  caused or operated by force due to the application of
   heat. Thermodynamic function. See Heat weight, under Heat.

                                Thermodynamics

   Ther`mo*dy*nam"ics  (?), n. The science which treats of the mechanical
   action or relations of heat.

                                Thermoelectric

   Ther`mo*e*lec"tric  (?), a. (Physics) Pertaining to thermoelectricity;
   as, thermoelectric currents.

                               Thermoelectricity

   Ther`mo*e`lec*tric"i*ty   (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  electricity:  cf.  F.
   thermo\'82lectricit\'82.]   (Physics)  Electricity  developed  in  the
   action of heat. See the Note under Electricity.

                              Thermoelectrometer

   Ther`mo*e`lec*trom"e*ter  (?),  n. [Thermo- + electrometer.] (Physics)
   An instrument for measuring the strength of an electric current in the
   heat  which it produces, or for determining the heat developed by such
   a current.

                                   Thermogen

   Ther"mo*gen  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  -gen.]  (Old Chem.) Caloric; heat;
   regarded as a material but imponderable substance.

                                  Thermogenic

   Ther`mo*gen"ic  (?),  a.  (Physiol.)  Relating  to  heat,  or  to  the
   production  of heat; producing heat; thermogenous; as, the thermogenic
   tissues.

                                 Thermogenous

   Ther*mog"e*nous  (?),  a.  [Thermo-  +  -genous.] (Physiol.) Producing
   heat; thermogenic.

                                  Thermograph

   Ther"mo*graph  (?), n. [Thermo- + -graph.] (Physics) An instrument for
   automatically recording indications of the variation of temperature.

                                  Thermology

   Ther*mol"o*gy (?), n. [Thermo- + -logy.] A discourse on, or an account
   of, heat. Whewell.

                                  Thermolysis

   Ther*mol"y*sis  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  Gr. (Chem.) The resolution of a
   compound into parts by heat; dissociation by heat.

                                  Thermolyze

   Ther"mo*lyze  (?),  v.  t.  (Chem.)  To  subject  to  thermolysis;  to
   dissociate by heat.

                                Thermomagnetism

   Ther`mo*mag"net*ism  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  magnetism.]  Magnetism  as
   affected  or  caused  by  the  action of heat; the relation of heat to
   magnetism.

                                  Thermometer

   Ther*mom"e*ter  (?),  n. [Thermo- + -meter: cf. F. thermom\'8atre. See
   Thermal.]  (Physics)  An instrument for measuring temperature, founded
   on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompained
   by proportional changes in their volumes or dimensions.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e th ermometer us ually consists of a glass tube of
     capillary  bore,  terminating  in a bulb, and containing mercury or
     alcohol,   which   expanding   or   contracting  according  to  the
     temperature to which it is exposed, indicates the degree of heat or
     cold  by  the amount of space occupied, as shown by the position of
     the  top of the liquid column on a graduated scale. See Centigrade,
     Fahrenheit, and R\'82aumur. To reduce degrees Fahrenheit to degrees
     Centigrade,  substract  32\'f8  and multiply by ; to reduce degrees
     Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit, multiply by and add 32\'f8.

   Air  thermometer,  Balance  thermometer,  etc. See under Air, Balance,
   etc. -- Metallic thermometer, a form of thermometer indicating changes
   of  temperature  by  the expansion or contraction of rods or strips of
   metal.  --  Register  thermometer,  OR Self-registering thermometer, a
   thermometer  that  registers  the  maximum  and minimum of temperature
   occurring  in the interval of time between two consecutive settings of
   the  instrument.  A  common  form  contains  a bit of steel wire to be
   pushed before the column and left at the point of maximum temperature,
   or  a  slide  of  enamel,  which is drawn back by the liquid, and left
   within it at the point of minimum temperature.

                         Thermometric, Thermometrical

   Ther`mo*met"ric    (?),    Ther`mo*met"ric*al    (?),   a.   [Cf.   F.
   thermom\'82trique.]

   1.  Of or pertaining to a thermometer; as, the thermometrical scale or
   tube.

   2. Made, or ascertained, by means of a thermometer; as, thermometrical
   observations.

                               Thermometrically

   Ther`mo*met"ric*al*ly  (?),  adv. In a thermometrical manner; by means
   of a thermometer.

                               Thermometrograph

   Ther`mo*met"ro*graph  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  Gr. -graph.] (Physics) An
   instrument for recording graphically the variations of temperature, or
   the indications of a thermometer.

                                  Thermometry

   Ther*mom"e*try  (?),  n. The estimation of temperature by the use of a
   thermometric apparatus.

                               Thermomultiplier

   Ther`mo*mul"ti*pli`er   (?),   n.  [Thermo-  +  multiplier.]  Same  as
   Thermopile.

                                  Thermopile

   Ther"mo*pile  (?), n. [Thermo- + pile a heap.] (Physics) An instrument
   of  extreme  sensibility,  used  to  determine  slight differences and
   degrees  of  heat.  It  is  composed of alternate bars of antimony and
   bismuth,  or  any  two  metals  having  different  capacities  for the
   conduction  of  heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is
   very  sensibly  affected by the electric current induced in the system
   of bars when exposed even to the feeblest degrees of heat.

                                  Thermoscope

   Ther"mo*scope  (?), n. [Thermo- + -scope.] (Physics) An instrument for
   indicating  changes  of  temperature  without indicating the degree of
   heat  by  which it is affected; especially, an instrument contrived by
   Count  Rumford  which,  as modified by Professor Leslie, was afterward
   called the differential thermometer.

                                 Thermoscopic

   Ther`mo*scop"ic (?), a. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the thermoscope;
   made by means of the thermoscope; as, thermoscopic observations.

                                  Thermostat

   Ther"mo*stat  (?), n. [Thermo- + Gr. (Physics) A self-acting apparatus
   for  regulating  temperature  by  the  unequal  expansion of different
   metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper
   of  a  stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is
   desired.

                                 Thermostatic

   Ther`mo*stat"ic  (?), a. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the thermostat;
   made or effected by means of the thermostat.

                                Thermosystaltic

   Ther`mo*sys*tal"tic   (?),   a.   [Thermo-   +  systalic.]  (Physiol.)
   Influenced in its contraction by heat or cold; -- said of a muscle.

                                  Thermotaxic

   Ther`mo*tax"ic  (?),  a.  [Thermo-  + Gr. (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or
   connected  with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as,
   the thermotaxic nervous system.

                                 Thermotension

   Ther`mo*ten"sion  (?), n. [Thermo- + tension.] A process of increasing
   the   strength  of  wrought  iron  by  heating  it  to  a  determinate
   temperature,  and  giving  to  it,  while  in that state, a mechanical
   strain  or tension in the direction in which the strength is afterward
   to be exerted.

                            Thermotic, Thermotical

   Ther*mot"ic (?), Ther*mot"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to heat;
   produced by heat; as, thermotical phenomena. Whewell.

                                  Thermotics

   Ther*mot"ics (?), n. The science of heat. Whewell.

                                 Thermotropic

   Ther`mo*trop"ic (?), a. (Bot.) Manifesting thermotropism.

                                 Thermotropism

   Ther*mot"ro*pism  (?),  n.  [Thermo-  +  Gr.  (Bot.) The phenomenon of
   turning  towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some
   plants.

                                  Thermotype

   Ther"mo*type  (?),  n.  [Thermo- + -type.] A picture (as of a slice of
   wood)  obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric
   or  dilute sulphuric acid, then taking an impression with a press, and
   next strongly heating this impression.

                                  Thermotypy

   Ther*mot"y*py (?), n. The art or process of obtaining thermotypes.

                                 Thermovoltaic

   Ther`mo*vol*ta"ic  (?),  a.  [Thermo-  +  voltaic.]  (Physics)  Of  or
   relating  to  heat  and  electricity;  especially, relating to thermal
   effects produced by voltaic action. Faraday.

                                  Theromorpha

   The`ro*mor"pha (?), n. pl. [NL.: Gr. (Paleon.) See Theriodonta.

                                   Theropoda

   The*rop"o*da  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Paleon.)  An  order  of
   carnivorous  dinosaurs  in which the feet are less birdlike, and hence
   more  like those of an ordinary quadruped, than in the Ornithopoda. It
   includes  the  repacious  genera  Megalosaurus,  Creosaurus, and their
   allies.

                                   Thesaurus

   The*sau"rus  (?),  n.; pl. Thesauri (#). [L. See Treasure.] A treasury
   or  storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often
   applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.

                                     These

   These  (?),  pron.  [OE.  ,  , a variant of , pl. of , thes, this. See
   This, and cf. Those.] The plural of this. See This.

                                   Thesicle

   Thes"i*cle (?), n. [Dim. of thesis.] A little or subordinate thesis; a
   proposition.

                                    Thesis

   The"sis  (?),  n.;  pl. Theses (#). [L., fr. Gr. Do, and cf. Anathema,
   Apothecary, Epithet, Hypothesis, Parenthesis, Theme, Tick a cover.]

   1.  A  position  or  proposition which a person advances and offers to
   maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument.

   2.  Hence,  an essay or dissertation written upon specific or definite
   theme;  especially, an essay presented by a candidate for a diploma or
   degree.

     I  told  them  of  the grave, becoming, and sublime deportment they
     should  assume  upon  this  mystical  occasion,  and  read them two
     homilies  and  a  thesis  of  my  own  composing,  to prepare them.
     Goldsmith.

   3.  (Logic)  An  affirmation,  or  distinction  from  a supposition or
   hypothesis.

   4.  (Mus.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward
   beat; -- the opposite of arsis.

   5.  (Pros.)  (a)  The  depression  of  the  voice  in  pronouncing the
   syllables  of  a  word.  (b)  The  part  of the foot upon which such a
   depression falls.

                                  Thesmothete

   Thes"mo*thete  (?), n. [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) A lawgiver; a legislator; one
   of the six junior archons at Athens.

                                   Thespian

   Thes"pi*an  (?), a. [From L. Thespis, Gr. Of or pertaining to Thespis;
   hence, relating to the drama; dramatic; as, the Thespian art. -- n. An
   actor.

                                  Thessalian

   Thes*sa"li*an  (?),  a.  [Cf.  L.  Thessalius.]  Of  or  pertaining to
   Thessaly in Greece. Shak. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Thessaly.

                                 Thessalonian

   Thes`sa*lo"ni*an  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to Thessalonica, a city of
   Macedonia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Thessalonica.

                                     Theta

   The"ta (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. qh^ta, the Greek letter th, .] A letter of
   the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called
   the  unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in
   passing  condemnation  on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the
   Greek  qa`natos,  death.  Theta  function  (Math.),  one of a group of
   functions used in developing the properties of elliptic functions.

                                   Thetical

   Thet"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Thesis.] Laid down; absolute or positive, as a
   law. Dr. H. More.

                                    Thetine

   The"tine  (?),  n.  [Thio  +  ether  + sulphine.] (Chem.) Any one of a
   series of complex basic sulphur compounds analogous to the sulphines.

                             Theurgic, Theurgical

   The*ur"gic   (?),   The*ur"gic*al   (?),   a.   [L.   theurgicus,  Gr.
   th\'82urgique.]  Of or pertaining to theurgy; magical. Theurgic hymns,
   songs of incantation.

                                   Theurgist

   The"ur*gist (?), n. [Cf. F. th\'82urgiste.] One who pretends to, or is
   addicted to, theurgy. Hallywell.
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                                    Theurgy

   The"ur*gy  (?),  n.  [L.  theurgia,  Gr.  th\'82urgie. See Theism, and
   Work.]

   1. A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic; sorcery.

   2.  A kind of magical science or art developed in Alexandria among the
   Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to influence the will of the
   gods   by   means   of   purification  and  other  sacramental  rites.
   Schaff-Herzog Encyc.

   3.  In  later  or modern magic, that species of magic in which effects
   are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency, in distinction from
   natural magic.

                                     Thew

   Thew (?), n.

     NOTE: [Chiefly used in the plural Thews (.]

   [OE.  thew,  ,  manner,  habit,  strength,  AS.  manner, habit (cf. to
   drive); akin to OS. thau custom, habit, OHG. dou. \'fb56.]

   1.  Manner;  custom;  habit;  form  of  behavior;  qualities  of mind;
   disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues. [Obs.]

     For her great light Of sapience, and for her thews clear. Chaucer.

     Evil speeches destroy good thews. Wyclif (1 Cor. xv. 33).

     To be upbrought in gentle thews and martial might. Spenser.

   2. Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; sinew. Shak.

     And  I myself, who sat apart And watched them, waxed in every limb;
     I felt the thews of Anakim, The pules of a Titan's heart. Tennyson.

                                    Thewed

   Thewed (?), a.

   1. Furnished with thews or muscles; as, a well-thewed limb.

   2. Accustomed; mannered. [Obs.] John Skelton.

     Yet would not seem so rude and thewed ill. Spenser.

                                     Thewy

   Thew"y  (?),  a.  Having  strong  or large thews or muscles; muscular;
   sinewy; strong.

                                     They

   They  (?),  pron.  pl.;  poss.  Theirs;  obj.  Them. [Icel. þeir they,
   properly  nom.  pl.  masc.  of  s\'be,  s&umac;,  þat, a demonstrative
   pronoun,  akin  to  the  English  definite article, AS. s\'c7, se\'a2,
   &edh;\'91t,  nom.  pl. &edh;\'be. See That.] The plural of he, she, or
   it.  They  is  never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper,
   and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.

     Jolif  and  glad  they  went  unto here [their] rest And casten hem
     [them] full early for to sail. Chaucer.

     They of Italy salute you. Heb. xiii. 24.

     Blessed  are  they  which do hunger and thirst after righteousness.
     Matt. v. 6.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ey is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used man,
     and as the French use on; as, they say (French on dit), that is, it
     is said by persons not specified.

                                   Thialdine

   Thi*al"dine  (?),  n.  [Thio-  +  aldehyde  +  -ine.]  (Chem.)  A weak
   nitrogenous sulphur base, C6H13NS2.

                                    Thialol

   Thi"al*ol  (?),  n.  [Thio-  +  alcohol  +  L.  oleum  oil.] (Chem.) A
   colorless  oily  liquid,  (C2H5)2S2,  having  a strong garlic odor; --
   called  also  ethyl disulphide. By extension, any one of the series of
   related compounds.

                                   Thibetan

   Thib"e*tan  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to Thibet. -- n. A native or
   inhabitant of Thibet.<-- now usu. Tibetan and Tibet. -->

                                 Thibet cloth

   Thib"et cloth` (?). (a) A fabric made of coarse goat's hair; a kind of
   camlet.  (b)  A  kind  of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks,
   etc.

                                   Thibetian

   Thi*be"tian (?), a. & n. Same as Thibetan.<-- = Tibetan -->

                                    Thible

   Thi"ble  (?), n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick. [Obs.
   or Prov. Eng.] Ainsworth.

                                     Thick

   Thick  (?),  a.  [Compar. Thicker (?); superl. Thickest.] [OE. thicke,
   AS.  ;  akin  to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick
   thick, Icel. , , and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf. Tight.]

   1.  Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or
   in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a
   timber seven inches thick.

     Were it as thick as is a branched oak. Chaucer.

     My  little  finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 1 Kings
     xii. 10.

   2.  Having  more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than
   usual;  not  thin  or  slender;  as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick
   paper; thick neck.

   3.   Dense;  not  thin;  inspissated;  as,  thick  vapors.  Also  used
   figuratively; as, thick darkness.

     Make the gruel thick and slab. Shak.

   4.  Not  transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the
   water  of  a river is apt to be thick after a rain. "In a thick, misty
   day." Sir W. Scott.

   5.  Abundant,  close,  or  crowded in space; closely set; following in
   quick succession; frequently recurring.

     The people were gathered thick together. Luke xi. 29.

     Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood. Dryden.

   6.  Not  having  due  distinction  of syllables, or good articulation;
   indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

   7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] Shak.

   8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. Shak.

     His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. Shak.

   9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]

     We have been thick ever since. T. Hughes.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ick is  of ten us ed in the formation of compounds,
     most  of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred, thick-bodied,
     thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying, thick-growing, thick-leaved,
     thick-lipped,     thick-necked,     thick-planted,    thick-ribbed,
     thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.

   Thick  register.  (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n., 7. -- Thick
   stuff  (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less
   than twelve. J. Knowles. <-- Thick-skulled, thick-headed. Stupid, slow
   to  learn.  [derogatory]  -->  Syn.  --  Dense; close; compact; solid;
   gross; coarse.

                                     Thick

   Thick, n.

   1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

     In the thick of the dust and smoke. Knolles.

   2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] Drayton.

     Through the thick they heard one rudely rush. Spenser.

     He  through  a  little window cast his sight Through thick of bars,
     that gave a scanty light. Dryden.

   Thick-and-thin  block  (Naut.),  a  fiddle block. See under Fiddle. --
   Through  thick  and thin, through all obstacles and difficulties, both
   great and small.

     Through thick and thin she followed him. Hudibras.

     He  became  the  panegyrist,  through thick and thin, of a military
     frenzy. Coleridge.

                                     Thick

   Thick (?), adv. [AS. þicce.]

   1. Frequently; fast; quick.

   2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.

   3.  To  a  great  depth,  or  to  a greater depth than usual; as, land
   covered thick with manure.
   Thick  and threefold, in quick succession, or in great numbers. [Obs.]
   L'Estrange.

                                     Thick

   Thick, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. .] To thicken. [R.]

     The  nightmare  Life-in-death  was she, Who thicks man's blood with
     cold. Coleridge.

                                   Thickbill

   Thick"bill` (?), n. The bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thicken

   Thick"en  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Thickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Thickening.]  To  make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically:
   --  (a)  To  render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint. (b) To
   make  close;  to  fill  up  interstices  in;  as, to thicken cloth; to
   thicken ranks of trees or men. (c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]

     And this may to thicken other proofs. Shak.

   (d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.

                                    Thicken

   Thick"en,  v.  i. To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines
   by." Shak.

     The press of people thickens to the court. Dryden.

     The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. Dryden.

                                  Thickening

   Thick"en*ing,  n.  Something  put  into  a  liquid  or mass to make it
   thicker.

                                    Thicket

   Thick"et  (?),  n.  [AS.  .  See  Thick, a.] A wood or a collection of
   trees,  shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket. Gen.
   xxii. 13.

                                   Thickhead

   Thick"head` (?), n.

   1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any one of several species of Australian singing birds
   of  the  genus  Pachycephala.  The  males  of  some of the species are
   bright-colored. Some of the species are popularly called thrushes.

                                 Thick-headed

   Thick"-head`ed, a. Having a thick skull; stupid.

                                   Thickish

   Thick"ish, a. Somewhat thick.

                                  Thick-knee

   Thick"-knee` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A stone curlew. See under Stone.

                                    Thickly

   Thick"ly, adv. In a thick manner; deeply; closely.

                                   Thickness

   Thick"ness,  n. [AS. .] The quality or state of being thick (in any of
   the senses of the adjective).

                                   Thickset

   Thick"set` (?), a.

   1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge. Dryden.

   2. Having a short, thick body; stout.

                                   Thickset

   Thick"set`, n.

   1. A close or thick hedge.

   2.  A  stout,  twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen.
   McElrath.

                                   Thickskin

   Thick"skin`  (?),  n.  A  coarse,  gross  person;  a  person  void  of
   sensibility or sinsitiveness; a dullard.

                                 Thick-skinned

   Thick"-skinned`  (?),  a.  Having  a thick skin; hence, not sensitive;
   dull; obtuse. Holland.

                                  Thickskull

   Thick"skull`  (?),  n.  A  dullard,  or  dull  person;  a blockhead; a
   numskull. Entick.

                                 Thick-skulled

   Thick"-skulled`  (?),  a.  Having  a  thick skull; hence, dull; heavy;
   stupid; slow to learn.

                                  Thick wind

   Thick"  wind`  (?). (Far.) A defect of respiration in a horse, that is
   unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema.

                                 Thick-winded

   Thick"-wind`ed, a. (Far.) Affected with thick wind.

                                    Thider

   Thid"er (?), adv. Thither. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Thiderward

   Thid"er*ward (?), adv. Thitherward. [Obs.]

                                     Thief

   Thief  (?),  n.;  pl.  Thieves  (#).  [OE.  thef, theef, AS. ; akin to
   OFries.  thiaf, OS. theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel. ,
   Sw.  tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. , , and perhaps to Lith. tupeti to squat or
   crouch down. Cf. Theft.]

   1. One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.

     There came a privy thief, men clepeth death. Chaucer.

     Where thieves break through and steal. Matt. vi. 19.

   2. A waster in the snuff of a candle. Bp. Hall.
   Thief  catcher. Same as Thief taker. -- Thief leader, one who leads or
   takes  away a thief. L'Estrange. -- Thief taker, one whose business is
   to  find and capture thieves and bring them to justice. -- Thief tube,
   a  tube  for withdrawing a sample of a liquid from a cask. -- Thieves'
   vinegar, a kind of aromatic vinegar for the sick room, taking its name
   from  the  story  that  thieves, by using it, were enabled to plunder,
   with impunity to health, in the great plague at London. [Eng.] Syn. --
   Robber;  pilferer.  --  Thief,  Robber.  A thief takes our property by
   stealth; a robber attacks us openly, and strips us by main force.

     Take heed, have open eye, for thieves do foot by night. Shak.

     Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton.

                                    Thiefly

   Thief"ly,  a.  &  adv.  Like  a  thief;  thievish;  thievishly. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                  Thi\'89none

   Thi"\'89*none   (?),  n.  [Thi\'89nyl  +  ketone.]  (Chem.)  A  ketone
   derivative  of  thiophene  obtained  as a white crystalline substance,
   (C4H3S)2.CO, by the action of aluminium chloride and carbonyl chloride
   on thiophene.

                                  Thi\'89nyl

   Thi"\'89*nyl  (?),  n.  [Thiophene  +  -yl.]  (Chem.) The hypothetical
   radical  C4H3S,  regarded  as  the  essential residue of thiophene and
   certain of its derivatives.

                                    Thieve

   Thieve  (?),  v.  t.  &  i. [imp. & p. p. Thieved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Thieving.] [AS. ge.] To practice theft; to steal.

                                   Thievery

   Thiev"er*y (?), n.

   1. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.

     Among  the  Spartans,  thievery  was  a  practice  morally good and
     honest. South.

   2. That which is stolen. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Thievish

   Thiev"ish, a.

   1.  Given  to  stealing;  addicted  to  theft;  as,  a thievish boy, a
   thievish magpie.

   2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.

     Time's thievish progress to eternity. Shak.

   3.  Partaking  of  the  nature  of  theft;  accomplished  by stealing;
   dishonest; as, a thievish practice.

     Or  with  a  base and biosterous sword enforce A thievish living on
     the common road. Shak.

   -- Thiev"ish*ly, adv. -- Thiev"ish*ness, n.

                                     Thigh

   Thigh  (?),  n.  [OE.  thi,  , , AS. ; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij,
   dije,  OHG.  dioh,  thioh,  Icel.  thigh,  rump, and probably to Lith.
   taukas  fat  of animals, tuk to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals.
   \'fb56.]

   1.  (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and
   the trunk. See Femur.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
   Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur.

                                     Thilk

   Thilk (?), pron. [Cf. Ilk same.] That same; this; that. [Obs.] "I love
   thilk lass." Spenser.

     Thou spake right now of thilke traitor death. Chaucer.

                                     Thill

   Thill  (?), n. [OE. thille, AS. a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to a
   plank,  D.  deel  a  plank, floor, G. diele, OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. a
   plank,  planking,  a  thwart, a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level
   surface. \'fb236. Cf. Fill a thill, Deal a plank.]

   1.  One  of  the  two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle,
   between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

   2. (Mining) The floor of a coal mine. Raymond.
   Thill  coupling, a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the
   axle.

                                    Thiller

   Thill"er  (?),  n. The horse which goes between the thills, or shafts,
   and  supports  them;  also,  the  last horse in a team; -- called also
   thill horse.

                                    Thimble

   Thim"ble (?), n. [OE. thimbil, AS. , fr. a thumb. \'fb56. See Thumb.]

   1.  A  kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of
   the  finger,  used  in  sewing  to protect the finger when pushing the
   needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon
   the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle.

   2.  (Mech.)  Any  thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically: --
   (a)  A  tubular  piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin
   passes. (b) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole.
   (c) A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called ferrule in England.

   3. (Naut.) A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so
   as  to  fit  within  an  eye-spice,  or  the like, and protect it from
   chafing.

                                 Thimbleberry

   Thim"ble*ber`ry  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  kind  of  black raspberry (Rubus
   occidentalis), common in America.

                                  Thimbleeye

   Thim"ble*eye` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The chub mackerel. See under Chub.

                                  Thimbleful

   Thim"ble*ful  (?),  n.;  pl.  Thimblefuls (. As much as a thimble will
   hold; a very small quantity.

     For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love. Dryden.

                                  Thimblerig

   Thim"ble*rig`  (?), n. A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small
   cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.

                                  Thimblerig

   Thim"ble*rig`,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Thimblerigging.]  To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a
   pea  or  small  ball  placed  under one of them and quickly shifted to
   another,  the  victim  laying a wager that he knows under which cup it
   is; hence, to cheat by any trick.

                                 Thimblerigger

   Thim"ble*rig`ger  (?),  n. One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks
   of legerdemain.

                                  Thimbleweed

   Thim"ble*weed`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  Any  plant  of  the  composite genus
   Rudbeckia,  coarse  herbs  somewhat  resembling  the  sunflower; -- so
   called from their conical receptacles.

                                     Thin

   Thin  (?),  a.  [Compar.  Thiner  (?);  superl. Thinest.] [OE. thinne,
   thenne,  thunne,  AS.  þynne;  akin to D. dun, G. d\'81nn, OHG. dunni,
   Icel.  þunnr,  Sw.  tunn,  Dan.  tynd,  Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L.
   tenuis,  Gr.  tanu  thin,  slender;  also to AS. to extend, G. dehnen,
   Icel.  ,  Goth. (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere to hold, Gr.
   tan. \'fb51 & 237. Cf. Attenuate, Dance, Tempt, Tenable, Tend to move,
   Tenous, Thunder, Tone.]

   1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite;
   as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

   2.  Rare;  not  dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures;
   as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. Shak.

     In the day, when the air is more thin. Bacon.

     Satan,  bowing  low  His gray dissimulation, disappeared, Into thin
     air diffused. Milton.

   3.  Not  close;  not  crowded;  not  filling the space; not having the
   individuals  of  which  the  thing  is  composed in a close or compact
   state;  hence,  not  abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the
   corn or grass is thin.

     Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people. Addison.

   4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.

     Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 6.

   5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by
   disease.

   6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

     Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams. Dryden.

   7.  Slight;  small;  slender;  flimsy;  wanting  substance or depth or
   force;  superficial;  inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a
   thin disguise.

     My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. Chaucer.

     NOTE: &hand; Th in is  used in the formation of compounds which are
     mostly  self-explaining; as, thin-faced, thin-lipped, thin-peopled,
     thin-shelled, and the like.

   Thin section. See under Section.

                                     Thin

   Thin, adv. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown
   thin.

     Spain is thin sown of people. Bacon.

                                     Thin

   Thin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thinning.] [Cf.
   AS. geþynnian.] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

                                     Thin

   Thin, v. i. To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out,
   away,  etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish
   in thickness until they disappear.

                                     Thine

   Thine  (?),  pron.  & a. [OE. thin, AS. &edh;\'c6n, originally gen. of
   &edh;u,  &edh;&umac;,  thou;  akin  to  G.  dein  thine,  Icel.  þinn,
   possessive   pron.,   þ\'c6n,  gen.  of  þ&umac;  thou,  Goth.  þeins,
   possessive  pron.,  þeina,  gen. of þu thou. See Thou, and cf. Thy.] A
   form  of  the  possessive  case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in
   common  discourse  by  your,  the possessive of you, but maintaining a
   place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the
   Friends, or Quakers.

     NOTE: &hand; In  the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi
     (thy)  when  used  attributively  before  words  beginning  with  a
     consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used
     absolutely, the thing possessed being understood.
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                                     Thing

   Thing  (?),  n. [AS. þing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly;
   akin to þingan to negotiate, þingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding
   a  thing,  OS.  thing  thing,  assembly,  judicial assembly, G. ding a
   thing,  formerly  also,  an  assembly,  court,  Icel.  þing  a  thing,
   assembly,  court,  Sw.  &  Dan.  ting;  perhaps originally used of the
   transaction of or before a popular assembly, or the time appointed for
   such  an assembly; cf. G. dingen to bargain, hire, MHG. dingen to hold
   court, speak before a court, negotiate, Goth. þeihs time, perhaps akin
   to L. tempus time. Cf. Hustings, and Temporal of time.]

   1.  Whatever  exists,  or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity,
   whether  animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object
   of thought.

     God  made  . . . every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
     kind. Gen. i. 25.

     He  sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of
     Egypt. Gen. xiv. 23.

     A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Keats.

   2.  An  inanimate  object,  in  distinction  from  a living being; any
   lifeless material.

     Ye meads and groves, unsonscious things! Cowper.

   3. A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed.

     [And Jacob said] All these things are against me. Gen. xlii. 36.

     Which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority
     I do these things. Matt. xxi. 24.

   4. A portion or part; something.

     Wieked men who understand any thing of wisdom. Tillotson.

   5.  A  diminutive  or  slighted  object;  any  object viewed as merely
   existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.

     See, sons, what things you are! Shak.

     The poor thing sighed, and . . . turned from me. Addison.

     I'll be this abject thing no more. Granville.

     I have a thing in prose. Swift.

   6.  pl.  Clothes;  furniture;  appurtenances;  luggage; as, to pack or
   store one's things. [Colloq.]

     NOTE: &hand; Fo rmerly, the singular was sometimes used in a plural
     or collective sense.

     And them she gave her moebles and her thing. Chaucer.

     NOTE: &hand; Thing was used in a very general sense in Old English,
     and is still heard colloquially where some more definite term would
     be used in careful composition.

     In  the garden [he] walketh to and fro, And hath his things [i. e.,
     prayers, devotions] said full courteously. Chaucer.

     Hearkening his minstrels their things play. Chaucer.

   7.   (Law)  Whatever  may  be  possessed  or  owned;  a  property;  --
   distinguished from person.

   8.  [In  this sense pronounced t&icr;ng.] In Scandinavian countries, a
   legislative or judicial assembly. Longfellow.
   Things  personal.  (Law) Same as Personal property, under Personal. --
   Things real. Same as Real property, under Real.

                                     Think

   Think (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thought (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thinking.]
   [OE.  thinken, properly, to seem, from AS. þyncean (cf. Methinks), but
   confounded with OE. thenken to think, fr. AS. þencean (imp. þ\'d3hte);
   akin  to  D.  denken,  dunken,  OS.  thenkian,  thunkian,  G.  denken,
   d\'81nken,  Icel.  þekkja  to perceive, to know, þykkja to seem, Goth.
   þagkjan, þaggkjan, to think, þygkjan to think, to seem, OL. tongere to
   know. Cf. Thank, Thought.]

   1. To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or
   methinks,  and  methought.  <--  structurally  similar  to  Russ.  mne
   kazhetsya -->

     NOTE: &hand; Th ese are genuine Anglo-Saxon expressions, equivalent
     to  it  seems to me, it seemed to me. In these expressions me is in
     the dative case.

   2.  To  employ  any  of  the intellectual powers except that of simple
   perception  through  the  senses;  to exercise the higher intellectual
   faculties.

     For that I am I know, because I think. Dryden.

   3.  Specifically:  -- (a) To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I
   would have sent the books, but I did not think of it.

     Well thought upon; I have it here. Shak.

   (b)  To  reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to
   consider; to deliberate.

     And when he thought thereon, he wept. Mark xiv. 72.

     He  thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have
     no room where to bestow my fruits? Luke xii. 17.

   (c)  To  form  an  opinion  by  reasoning;  to  judge; to conclude; to
   believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow.

     Let them marry to whom they think best. Num. xxxvi. 6.

   (d) To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean.

     I thought to promote thee unto great honor. Num. xxiv. 11.

     Thou thought'st to help me. Shak.

   (e) To presume; to venture.

     Think  not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father.
     Matt. iii. 9.

     NOTE: &hand; To  th ink, in  a  ph ilosophical us e as yet somewhat
     limited,   designates   the  higher  intellectual  acts,  the  acts
     pre\'89minently rational; to judge; to compare; to reason. Thinking
     is  employed  by  Hamilton  as  "comprehending  all  our collective
     energies."  It  is  defined  by  Mansel  as  "the act of knowing or
     judging by means of concepts,"by Lotze as "the reaction of the mind
     on the material supplied by external influences." See Thought.

   To think better of. See under Better. -- To think much of, OR To think
   well  of,  to  hold  in  esteem;  to esteem highly. Syn. -- To expect;
   guess;   cogitate;   reflect;  ponder;  contemplate;  meditate;  muse;
   imagine; suppose; believe. See Expect, Guess.

                                     Think

   Think, v. t.

   1. To conceive; to imagine.

     Charity . . . thinketh no evil. 1 Cor. xiii. 4,5.

   2. To plan or design; to plot; to compass. [Obs.]

     So  little womanhood And natural goodness, as to think the death Of
     her own son. Beau. & Fl.

   3. To believe; to consider; to esteem.

     Nor think superfluous other's aid. Milton.

   To  think  much,  to  esteem  a  great matter; to grudge. [Obs.] "[He]
   thought  not  much  to clothe his enemies." Milton. -- To think scorn.
   (a)  To  disdain.  [Obs.]  "He  thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai
   alone." Esther iii. 6. (b) To feel indignation. [Obs.]
   
                                   Thinkable
                                       
   Think"a*ble  (?), a. Capable of being thought or conceived; cogitable.
   Sir W. Hamilton.
   
                                    Thinker
                                       
   Think"er  (?),  n.  One  who  thinks;  especially and chiefly, one who
   thinks  in a particular manner; as, a close thinker; a deep thinker; a
   coherent thinker. 

                                   Thinking

   Think"ing,  a. Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a
   regular  train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being. -- Think"ing*ly,
   adv.

                                   Thinking

   Think"ing,  n.  The  act  of  thinking; mode of thinking; imagination;
   cogitation; judgment.

     I  heard  a  bird so sing, Whose music, to my thinking, pleased the
     king. Shak.

                                    Thinly

   Thin"ly  (?),  a.  In  a  thin  manner;  in a loose, scattered manner;
   scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country
   thinly inhabited.

                                    Thinner

   Thin"ner  (?),  n.  One  who thins, or makes thinner. <-- 2. A solvent
   used to thin a viscous liquid, as a paint thinner. -->

                                   Thinness

   Thin"ness, n. The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses
   of the word).

                                   Thinnish

   Thin"nish (?), a. Somewhat thin.

                                   Thinolite

   Thin"o*lite  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -lite.] (Min.) A calcareous tufa, in part
   crystalline,  occurring  on a large scale as a shore deposit about the
   Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.

                                 Thin-skinned

   Thin"-skinned`   (?),   a.  Having  a  thin  skin;  hence,  sensitive;
   irritable.

                                     Thio-

   Thi"o-  (?).  [Gr.  (Chem.)  A  combining form (also used adjectively)
   denoting the presence of sulphur. See Sulpho-.

                                 Thiocarbonate

   Thi`o*car"bon*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A sulphocarbonate.

                                 Thiocarbonic

   Thi`o*car*bon"ic   (?),   a.  [Thio-  +  carbonic.]  (Chem.)  Same  as
   Sulphocarbonic.

                                  Thiocyanate

   Thi`o*cy"a*nate (?), n. (Chem.) Same as Sulphocyanate.

                                  Thiocyanic

   Thi`o*cy*an"ic (?), a. [Thio- + cyanic.] (Chem.) Same as Sulphocyanic.

                                 Thionaphthene

   Thi`o*naph"thene  (?),  n. [Thiophene + naphthalene.] (Chem.) A double
   benzene  and  thiophene  nucleus, C8H6S, analogous to naphthalene, and
   like  it  the  base  of  a  large series of derivatives. [Written also
   thionaphtene.]

                                    Thionic

   Thi*on"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to sulphur; containing
   or  resembling  sulphur; specifically, designating certain of the thio
   compounds;   as,   the   thionic  acids.  Cf.  Dithionic,  Trithionic,
   Tetrathionic, etc.

                                   Thionine

   Thi"on*ine  (?),  n. [Gr. (Chem.) An artificial red or violet dyestuff
   consisting  of  a  complex  sulphur  derivative  of  certain  aromatic
   diamines,  and  obtained  as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also
   phenylene violet.

                                    Thionol

   Thi"on*ol  (?),  n. [Thionine + -ol.] (Chem.) A red or violet dyestuff
   having a greenish metallic luster. It is produced artificially, by the
   chemical dehydration of thionine, as a brown amorphous powder.

                                  Thionoline

   Thi*on"o*line  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  beautiful fluorescent crystalline
   substance, intermediate in composition between thionol and thionine.

                                    Thionyl

   Thi"on*yl  (?),  n.  [Thionic + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical
   SO,  regarded  as  an  essential  constituent  of  certain  sulphurous
   compounds; as, thionyl chloride.

                                   Thiophene

   Thi"o*phene  (?),  n.  [Thio-  +  phenyl  +  -ene.]  (Chem.) A sulphur
   hydrocarbon,  C4H4S,  analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as
   the  base  of  a large number of substances which closely resemble the
   corresponding aromatic derivatives.

                                  Thiophenic

   Thi`o*phen"ic  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Of,  pertaining to, or derived from,
   thiophene;  specifically,  designating  a  certain  acid  analogous to
   benzoic acid.

                                  Thiophenol

   Thi`o*phe"nol  (?),  n.  [Thio-  + phenol.] (Chem.) A colorless mobile
   liquid,  C6H5.SH,  of  an  offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; --
   called also phenyl sulphydrate.

                                  Thiophthene

   Thi*oph"thene  (?),  n.  [Abbreviated  from  thionaphthene.] (Chem.) A
   double  thiophene nucleus, C6H4S2, analogous to thionaphthene, and the
   base of a large series of compounds. [Written also thiophtene.]

                                 Thiosulphate

   Thi`o*sul"phate  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  salt  of thiosulphuric acid; --
   formerly called hyposulphite.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e so dium sa lt ca lled in  photography by the name
     sodium  hyposulphite,  being  used  as  a solvent for the excess of
     unchanged  silver  chloride,  bromide,  and iodide on the sensitive
     plate.

                                 Thiosulphuric

   Thi`o*sul*phur"ic  (?), a. [Thio- + sulphuric.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining
   to,  or  designating, an unstable acid, H2S2O3, analogous to sulphuric
   acid, and formerly called hyposulphurous acid.

                                  Thiotolene

   Thi`o*to"lene  (?),  n.  [Thio-  +  toluene.] (Chem.) A colorless oily
   liquid,  C4H3S.CH3,  analogous  to, and resembling, toluene; -- called
   also methyl thiophene.

                                   Thioxene

   Thi*ox"ene  (?),  n.  [Thiophene  +  xylene.] (Chem.) Any one of three
   possible  metameric  substances,  which  are  dimethyl  derivatives of
   thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.

                                     Third

   Third  (?),  a.  [OE.  thirde,  AS.  , fr. , , three; akin to D. derde
   third,  G.  dritte,  Icel. , Goth. , L. tertius, Gr. t. See Three, and
   cf. Riding a jurisdiction, Tierce.]

   1.  Next  after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of
   three; as, the thirdhour in the day. "The third night." Chaucer.

   2.  Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything
   is divided; as, the third part of a day.
   Third  estate. (a) In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are
   represented  in Parliament by the House of Commons. (b) In France, the
   tiers  \'82tat.  See  Tiers \'82tat. Third order (R. C. Ch.), an order
   attached  to a monastic order, and comprising men and women devoted to
   a rule of pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if they
   remain  seculars, and by more solemn vows if they become regulars. See
   Tertiary,  n.,  1.  -- Third person (Gram.), the person spoken of. See
   Person, n., 7. -- Third sound. (Mus.) See Third, n., 3.

                                     Third

   Third (?), n.

   1.  The  quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts
   into which anything is divided.

   2. The sixtieth part of a second of time.

   3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant.

   4.  pl.  (Law)  The  third  part  of the estate of a deseased husband,
   which,  by  some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her
   life.
   Major  third  (Mus.), an interval of two tones. -- Minor third (Mus.),
   an interval of a tone and a half.

                                 Third-borough

   Third"-bor`ough  (?),  n.  (O.  Eng.  Law)  An  under constable. Shak.
   Johnson.

                                   Thirdings

   Third"ings  (?), n. pl. (Eng. Law) The third part of the corn or grain
   growing  on  the  ground  at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a
   heriot, as within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire.

                                    Thirdly

   Third"ly, adv. In the third place. Bacon.

                                  Third-penny

   Third"-pen`ny  (?), n. (A.S. Law) A third part of the profits of fines
   and  penalties  imposed  at  the  country  court,  which was among the
   perquisites enjoyed by the earl.

                                     Thirl

   Thirl (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thirling.]
   [See Thrill.] To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill. [Obs. or Prov.]

     That with a spear was thirled his breast bone. Chaucer.

                                   Thirlage

   Thirl"age  (?), n. [Cf. Thrall.] (Scots Law) The right which the owner
   of  a  mill  possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a
   certain  district,  or  of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his
   mill for grinding. Erskine.

                                    Thirst

   Thirst (?), n. [OE. thirst, þurst, AS. þurst, þyrst; akin to D. dorst,
   OS.  thurst,  G.  durst,  Icel.  þorsti,  Sw.  &  Dan. t\'94rst, Goth.
   þa\'a3rstei  thirst,  þa\'a3rsus  dry,  withered,  þa\'a3rsieþ  mik  I
   thirst, gaþa\'a1rsan to wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to
   become  dry,  tesai`nein to dry up, Skr. t&rsdot;sh to thirst. \'fb54.
   Cf. Torrid.]

   1.  A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for
   liquids,  produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as
   fear,  excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal
   mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.

     Wherefore  is  this  that  thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to
     kill us, and our children . . . with thirst? Ex. xvii. 3.

     With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded. Chaucer.

   2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing;
   -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold. "Thirst of
   worldy good." Fairfax. "The thirst I had of knowledge." Milton.

                                    Thirst

   Thirst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirsting.] [AS.
   . See Thirst, n.]

   1.  To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the
   throat or fauces, as for want of drink.

     The people thirsted there for water. Ex. xvii. 3.

   2. To have a vehement desire.

     My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. Ps. xlii. 2.

                                    Thirst

   Thirst, v. t. To have a thirst for. [R.]

     He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior.

                                   Thirster

   Thirst"er (?), n. One who thirsts.

                                   Thirstily

   Thirst"i*ly (?), adv. In a thirsty manner.

                                  Thirstiness

   Thirst"i*ness, n. The state of being thirsty; thirst.

                                   Thirstle

   Thirs"tle (?), n. The throstle. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thirsty

   Thirst"y  (?),  a. [Compar. Thirstier (?); superl. Thirstiest.] [AS. .
   See Thirst, n.]

   1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want
   of drink; hence, having an eager desire.

     Give  me,  I  pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.
     Judges iv. 19.

   2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.

     A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1.

     When  in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant.
     Addison.

                                   Thirteen

   Thir"teen` (?), a. [OE. threttene, AS. , . See Three, and Ten, and cf.
   Thirty.]  One  more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or
   pounds.

                                   Thirteen

   Thir"teen`, n.

   1.  The  number  greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three;
   thirteen units or objects.

   2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.

                                  Thirteenth

   Thir"teenth` (?), a. [From Thirteen: cf. AS. .]

   1.  Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the
   ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month.

   2.  Constituting  or  being  one  of  thirteen  equal parts into which
   anything is divided.

                                  Thirteenth

   Thir"teenth`, n.

   1.  The  quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal
   parts into which anything is divided.

   2. The next in order after the twelfth.

   3. (Mus.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.

                                   Thirtieth

   Thir"ti*eth (?), a. [From Thirty: cf. AS. þr\'c6tig\'d3&edh;a.]

   1.  Next  in  order  after  the  twenty-ninth;  the  tenth  after  the
   twentieth;  --  the  ordinal  of  thirty; as, the thirtieth day of the
   month.

   2. Constituting or being one of thirty equal parts into which anything
   is divided.

                                   Thirtieth

   Thir"ti*eth,  n.  The  quotient  of  a  unit divided by thirty; one of
   thirty equal parts.

                                    Thirty

   Thir"ty (?), a. [OE. thritty, AS. \'edr\'c6tig, \'edrittig; akin to D.
   dertig,  G.  dreissig, Icel. \'edrj\'bet\'c6u, \'edrj\'betigi, \'edrir
   teger,  Goth.  \'edreis  tigjus, i.e., three tens. See Three, and Ten,
   and  cf. Thirteen.] Being three times ten; consisting of one more than
   twenty-nine;  twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of thirty
   days.
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   Thir"ty (?), n.; pl. Thirties (.

   1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects.

   2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.

                                 Thirty-second

   Thir"ty-sec`ond (?), a. Being one of thirty-two equal parts into which
   anything is divided. Thirty-second note (Mus.), the thirty-second part
   of a whole note; a demi-semiquaver.

                                     This

   This  (?),  pron. & a.; pl. These (#). [OE. this, thes, AS. \'eb\'c7s,
   masc., \'ebe\'a2s, fem., \'ebis, neut.; akin to OS. these, D. deze, G.
   dieser,  OHG.  diser,  deser,  Icel.  \'edessi;  originally  from  the
   definite article + a particle -se, -si; cf. Goth. sai behold. See The,
   That, and cf. These, Those.]

   1.  As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present
   or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just
   about to be mentioned.

     When  they  heard  this, they were pricked in their heart. Acts ii.
     37.

     But  know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what
     watch the thief would come, he would have watched. Matt. xxiv. 43.

   2.  As  an  adjective,  this  has  the same demonstrative force as the
   pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is ma y be  used as opposed or correlative to that,
     and sometimes as opposed to other or to a second this. See the Note
     under That, 1.

     This way and that wavering sails they bend. Pope.

     A body of this or that denomination is produced. Boyle.

     Their judgment in this we may not, and in that we need not, follow.
     Hooker.

     Consider  the  arguments  which the author had to write this, or to
     design the other, before you arraign him. Dryden.

     Thy crimes . . . soon by this or this will end. Addison.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is, li ke a,  ev ery, th at, et c., ma y refer to a
     number,  as  of  years,  persons,  etc., taken collectively or as a
     whole.

     This twenty years have I been with thee.. Gen. xxxi. 38.

     I  have not wept this years; but now My mother comes afresh into my
     eyes. Dryden.

                                    Thistle

   This"tle  (?),  n.  [OE.  thistil, AS. þistel; akin to D. & G. distel,
   OHG.  distila,  distil,  Icel.  þistill,  Sw.  tistel, Dan. tidsel; of
   uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants,
   especially  those  of  the  genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The
   name  is  often also applied to other prickly plants. Blessed thistle,
   Carduus  benedictus,  so  named  because it was formerly considered an
   antidote  to  the  bite of venomous creatures. -- Bull thistle, Cnicus
   lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. -- Canada
   thistle,  Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the
   United  States from Canada. -- Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium. --
   Fuller's  thistle,  the  teasel. -- Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc.
   See  under Globe, Melon, etc. -- Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a
   native  of  the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
   involucre.  --  Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
   thistle,  or  the  spear  thistle;  --  all  used  national emblems of
   Scotland. -- Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus. -- Spear thistle. Same as
   Bull  thistle. -- Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
   --  Torch  thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See
   Cereus. -- Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus. Thistle bird (Zo\'94l.),
   the  American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called
   on  account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
   Goldfinch.  --  Thistle  butterfly  (Zo\'94l.),  a  handsomely colored
   American  butterfly  (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles;
   --  called  also  painted  lady.  -- Thistle cock (Zo\'94l.), the corn
   bunting  (Emberiza  militaria).  [Prov. Eng.] -- Thistle crown, a gold
   coin  of  England  of  the reign of James I., worth four shillings. --
   Thistle  finch  (Zo\'94l.),  the  goldfinch;  --  so  called  from its
   fondness  for  thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.] -- Thistle funnel, a funnel
   having a bulging body and flaring mouth.

                                    Thistly

   This"tly (?), a.

   1. Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground.

   2. Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.

     In  such  a  world,  so  thorny,  and  where  none  Finds happiness
     unblighted,  or, if found, Without some thistly sorrow at its side.
     Cowper.

                                    Thither

   Thith"er  (?),  adv.  [OE. thider, AS. &edh;ider; akin to E. that; cf.
   Icel. þa&edh;ra there, Goth. þaþr\'d3 thence. See That, and The.]

   1. To that place; -- opposed to hither.

     This city is near; . . . O, let me escape thither. Gen. xix. 20.

     Where I am, thither ye can not come. John vii. 34.

   2. To that point, end, or result; as, the argument tended thither.
   Hither  and  thither,  to this place and to that; one way and another.
   Syn.  -- There. Thither, There. Thither properly denotes motion toward
   a  place;  there  denotes rest in a place; as, I am going thither, and
   shall  meet  you there. But thither has now become obsolete, except in
   poetry,  or  a style purposely conformed to the past, and there is now
   used in both senses; as, I shall go there to-morrow; we shall go there
   together.

                                    Thither

   Thith"er (?), a.

   1.  Being  on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a
   correlative  of  hither;  as,  on the thither side of the water. W. D.
   Howells.

   2.  Applied to time: On the thither side of, older than; of more years
   than. See Hither, a. Huxley.

                                   Thitherto

   Thith"er*to` (?), adv. To that point; so far. [Obs.]

                                  Thitherward

   Thith"er*ward (?), adv. To ward that place; in that direction.

     They  shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward. Jer.
     l. 5.

                                    Thitsee

   Thit"see (?), n. [Written also theesee, and thietsie.]

   1. (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrh\'d2a usitatissima).

   2. A black varnish obtained from the tree.

                                   Thlipsis

   Thlip"sis  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Med.)  Compression,  especially
   constriction of vessels by an external cause.

                                      Tho

   Tho (&th;&omac;), def. art. The. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                      Tho

   Tho, pron. pl. Those. [Obs.]

     This knowen tho that be to wives bound. Chaucer.

                                      Tho

   Tho, adv. [AS. þ\'be.] Then. [Obs.] Spenser.

     To do obsequies as was tho the guise. Chaucer.

                                      Tho

   Tho, conj. Though. [Reformed spelling.]

                                     Thole

   Thole  (?),  n.  [Written also thowel, and thowl.] [OE. thol, AS. þol;
   akin to D. dol, Icel. þollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.]

   1.  A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a
   fulcrum for the oar in rowing. Longfellow.

   2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
   Thole pin. Same as Thole.

                                     Thole

   Thole,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tholed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing.] [OE.
   þolen,  þolien,  AS.  þolian; akin to OS. thol\'d3n, OHG. dol\'c7n, G.
   geduld  patience,  dulden  to  endure,  Icel.  þola, Sw. t\'86la, Dan.
   taale,  Goth. þulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to
   lift,  bear,  Gr.  tul  to  lift.  \'fb55.  Cf. Tolerate.] To bear; to
   endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] Gower.

     So much woe as I have with you tholed. Chaucer.

     To thole the winter's steely dribble. Burns.

                                     Thole

   Thole, v. i. To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

                              Thom\'91an, Thomean

   Tho*m\'91"an,  Tho*me"an (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of the ancient
   church  of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which
   some suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.

                               Thomism, Thomaism

   Tho"mism  (?), Tho"ma*ism (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Thomas
   Aquinas, esp. with respect to predestination and grace.

                                    Thomist

   Tho"mist  (?),  n.  (Eccl.  Hist.)  A  follower of Thomas Aquinas. See
   Scotist.

                                    Thomite

   Tho"mite (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A Thom\'91an.

                                 Thomsenolite

   Thom"sen*o*lite  (?), n. [Named after Dr. J.Thomsen of Copenhagen. See
   -lite.]  (Min.) A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring
   with the cryolite of Greenland.

                               Thomsen's disease

   Thom"sen's  dis*ease"  (?).  [From  Thomsen, a physician of Sleswick.]
   (Med.)   An  affection  apparently  congenital,  consisting  in  tonic
   contraction  and  stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a
   period of muscular inaction.

                                  Thomsonian

   Thom*so"ni*an  (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism. -- n.
   A believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.

                                 Thomsonianism

   Thom*so"ni*an*ism  (?),  n.  (Med.)  An empirical system which assumes
   that  the  human  body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire,
   and  water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from
   the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.

                                  Thomsonite

   Thom"son*ite (?), n. [From R.D.Thomson, of Glasgow.] (Min.) A zeolitic
   mineral,  occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is
   a  hydrous  silicate  of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also mesole,
   and comptonite.

                                     Thong

   Thong  (?),  n.  [OE.  thong,  þwong, thwang, AS. þwang; akin to Icel.
   þvengr  a  thong,  latchet.  \'fb57.  Cf. Twinge.] A strap of leather;
   especially, one used for fastening anything.

     And  nails  for  loosened  spears, and thongs for shields, provide.
     Dryden.

   Thong seal (Zo\'94l.), the bearded seal. See the Note under Seal.

                                    Thooid

   Tho"oid  (?), a. [Gr. -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to a group of
   carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.

                                     Thor

   Thor  (?), n. [Icel. þ\'d3rs. Cf. Thursday.] (Scand. Myth.) The god of
   thunder, and son of Odin.

                                 Thoracentesis

   Tho`ra*cen*te"sis  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Surg.) The operation of
   puncturing  the  chest  wall so as to let out liquids contained in the
   cavity of the chest.

                                   Thoracic

   Tho*rac"ic  (?),  a.  [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to
   the  thorax,  or  chest. Thoracic duct (Anat.), the great trunk of the
   lymphatic  vessels,  situated  on  the  ventral  side of the vertebral
   column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of Lacteal.
   
                                   Thoracic
                                       
   Tho*rac"ic,  n.  [Cf.  F.  thoracique.]  (Zo\'94l.)  One of a group of
   fishes  having  the  ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath
   the pectorial fins. 

                                   Thoracica

   Tho*rac"i*ca  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.]  (Zo\'94l.) A division of cirripeds
   including  those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six
   pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.

                                 Thoracometer

   Tho`ra*com"e*ter (?), n. (Physiol.) Same as Stethometer.

                                 Thoracoplasty

   Tho`ra*co*plas"ty  (?),  n.  [Thorax + plasty.] (Med.) A remodeling or
   reshaping  of  the  thorax;  especially, the operation of removing the
   ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema.

                                 Thoracostraca

   Tho`ra*cos"tra*ca  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See Thorax, and Ostracoid, a.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield
   or carapec

                                  Thoracotomy

   Tho`ra*cot"o*my  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Surg.)  The operation of opening the
   pleural cavity by incision.

                                    Thoral

   Tho"ral  (?),  a.  [L. torus a couch, bed.] Of or pertaining to a bed.
   [R.]

                                    Thorax

   Tho"rax (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.

   1.  (Anat.)  The  part  of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen,
   containing  that  part  of  the  body  cavity  the  walls of which are
   supported  by  the  dorsal vertebr\'91, the ribs, and the sternum, and
   which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest.

     NOTE: &hand; In mammals the thoracic cavity is completely separated
     from the abdominal by the diaphragm, but in birds and many reptiles
     the  separation  is  incomplete,  while  in  other reptiles, and in
     amphibians  and  fishes,  there is no marked separation and no true
     thorax.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) (a) The middle region of the body of an insect, or that
   region  which bears the legs and wings. It is composed of three united
   somites,  each  of  which  is  composed of several distinct parts. See
   Illust.  in  Appendix.  and  Illust. of Coleoptera. (b) The second, or
   middle,  region  of  the  body  of  a  crustacean,  arachnid, or other
   articulate  animal.  In  the  case  of decapod Crustacea, some writers
   include  under  the  term  thorax  only the three segments bearing the
   maxillipeds;  others  include also the five segments bearing the legs.
   See Illust. in Appendix.

   3.  (Antiq.)  A  breastplate,  cuirass,  or  corselet; especially, the
   breastplate worn by the ancient Greeks.

                                    Thoria

   Tho"ri*a  (?),  n.  [NL.  See  Thorite.]  (Chem.)  A rare white earthy
   substance, consisting of the oxide of thorium; -- formerly called also
   thorina.

                                    Thoric

   Thor"ic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thorium; designating the
   compounds of thorium.

                                    Thorite

   Tho"rite  (?),  n.  [So  called by Berzelius from the Scandinavian god
   Thor. See Thor.] (Min.) A mineral of a brown to black color, or, as in
   the  variety  orangite, orange-yellow. It is essentially a silicate of
   thorium.

                                    Thorium

   Tho"ri*um  (?), n. [NL. See Thorite.] (Chem.) A metallic element found
   in  certain rare minerals, as thorite, pyrochlore, monazite, etc., and
   isolated  as  an infusible gray metallic powder which burns in the air
   and  forms thoria; -- formerly called also thorinum. Symbol Th. Atomic
   weight 232.0.

                                     Thorn

   Thorn  (?),  n.  [AS.  þorn; akin to OS. & OFries. thorn, D. doorn, G.
   dorn,  Dan. torn, Sw. t\'94rne, Icel. þorn, Goth. þa\'a3rnus; cf. Pol.
   tarn, Russ. tern' the blackthorn, ternie thorns, Skr. t&rsdot;&nsdot;a
   grass, blade of grass. \'fb53.]

   1.  A  hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a
   branch so transformed; a spine.

   2.  (Bot.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any
   species  of  the  genus  Crat\'91gus,  as  the  hawthorn,  whitethorn,
   cockspur thorn.

   3. Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome;
   trouble; care.

     There  was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan
     to buffet me. 2 Cor. xii. 7.

     The  guilt  of  empire,  all  its  thorns  and cares, Be only mine.
     Southern.

   4. The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter th
   ,  as  in  thin,  then. So called because it was the initial letter of
   thorn,  a  spine.  Thorn  apple (Bot.), Jamestown weed. -- Thorn broom
   (Bot.),  a  shrub  that  produces  thorns.  -- Thorn hedge, a hedge of
   thorn-bearing  trees or bushes. -- Thorn devil. (Zo\'94l.) See Moloch,
   2. -- Thorn hopper (Zo\'94l.), a tree hopper (Thelia crat\'91gi) which
   lives on the thorn bush, apple tree, and allied trees.

                                     Thorn

   Thorn, v. t. To prick, as with a thorn. [Poetic]

     I  am  the  only  rose  of  all  the  stock That never thorn'd him.
     Tennyson.

                                   Thornback

   Thorn"back` (?), n.

   1.  (Zo\'94l.) A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines
   on its back.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  large  European  spider  crab  or king crab (Maia
   squinado).

                                   Thornbill

   Thorn"bill`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of small,
   brilliantly  colored  American  birds of the genus Rhamphomicron. They
   have  a  long,  slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and
   the juice of the sugar cane.
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                                   Thornbird

   Thorn"bird`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A small South American bird (Anumbius
   anumbii)  allied to the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a
   very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.

                                   Thornbut

   Thorn"but  (?),  n.  [Thorn  +  -but  as in halibut; cf. G. dornbutt.]
   (Zo\'94l.) The turbot.

                                 Thorn-headed

   Thorn"-head`ed  (?),  a.  Having  a  head armed with thorns or spines.
   Thorn-headed worm (Zo\'94l.), any worm of the order Acanthocephala; --
   called also thornhead.

                                   Thornless

   Thorn"less, a. Destitute of, or free from, thorns.

                                   Thornset

   Thorn"set` (?), a. Set with thorns. Dyer.

                                   Thorntail

   Thorn"tail` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A beautiful South American humming bird
   (Gouldia  Popelairii),  having  the  six  outer  tail  feathers  long,
   slender,  and  pointed.  The  head  is ornamented with a long, pointed
   crest.

                                    Thorny

   Thorn"y  (?),  a.  [Compar. Thornier (?); superl. Thorniest.] [Cf. AS.
   þorniht.]

   1.  Full  of  thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny
   wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

   2.   Like   a  thorn  or  thorns;  hence,  figuratively,  troublesome;
   vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of bare distress."
   Shak.

     The steep and thorny way to heaven. Shak.

   Thorny  rest-harrow  (Bot.), rest-harrow. -- Thorny trefoil, a prickly
   plant of the genus Fagonia (F. Cretica, etc.).

                                     Thoro

   Thor"o (?), a. Thorough. [Reformed spelling.]

                                   Thorough

   Thor"ough (?), prep. [See Through.] Through. [Obs.] Spenser. Shak.

                                   Thorough

   Thor"ough, a.

   1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.]

   2.  Passing  through  or  to  the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a
   thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough
   poet.

                                   Thorough

   Thor"ough, adv.

   1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.

   2. Through. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Thorough

   Thor"ough,  n.  A  furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface
   water. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                 Thorough bass

   Thor"ough  bass`  (?).  (Mus.) The representation of chords by figures
   placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used
   as synonymous with harmony.

                                Thorough-brace

   Thor"ough-brace`  (?),  n.  A  leather  strap supporting the body of a
   carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust.
   of Chaise.

                                 Thoroughbred

   Thor"ough*bred`  (?), a. Bred from the best blood through a long line;
   pure-blooded;   --  said  of  stock,  as  horses.  Hence,  having  the
   characteristics  of  such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant
   form, or the like. -- n. A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.

                                 Thoroughfare

   Thor"ough*fare` (?), n. [AS. þurhfaru.]

   1. A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another;
   an  unobstructed  way  open  to  the  public;  a public road; hence, a
   frequented street.

     A large and splendid thoroughfare. Motley.

   2. A passing or going through; passage. [R.]

     [Made]  Hell  and  this  world  -- one realm, one continent Of easy
     thoroughfare. Milton.

                                 Thoroughgoing

   Thor"ough*go`ing (?), a.

   1. Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.

   2.  Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common in this
   sense.

                               Thorough-lighted

   Thor"ough-light`ed  (?),  a.  (Arch.) Provided with thorough lights or
   windows at opposite sides, as a room or building. Gwilt.

                                  Thoroughly

   Thor"ough*ly, adv. In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.

                                 Thoroughness

   Thor"ough*ness,   n.   The   quality   or  state  of  being  thorough;
   completeness.

                                 Thoroughpaced

   Thor"ough*paced`  (?),  a.  Perfect  in  what is undertaken; complete;
   going all lengths; as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.

     If she be a thoroughplaced impostor. Sir W. Scott.

                                  Thoroughpin

   Thor"ough*pin`  (?), n. (Far.) A disease of the hock (sometimes of the
   knee)  of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and
   a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so
   called  because  there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the
   leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through.

                                 Thoroughsped

   Thor"ough*sped`  (?),  a.  Fully  accomplished;  thoroughplaced.  [R.]
   Swift.

                                Thoroughstitch

   Thor"ough*stitch`  (?),  adv.  So  as  to  go  the whole length of any
   business; fully; completely. [Obs.]

     Preservance alone can carry us thoroughstitch. L'Estrange.

                                  Thoroughwax

   Thor"ough*wax`  (?),  n.  (Bot.) (a) An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum
   rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves. (b) Thoroughwort.

                                 Thoroughwort

   Thor"ough*wort` (?), n. Same as Boneset.

                                    Thorow

   Thor"ow (?), prep. Through. [Obs.] "Thorow bramble, pits, and floods."
   Beau. & Fl.

                                    Thorow

   Thor"ow, a. Thorough. [Obs.] Hakluyt.

                                 Thorp, Thorpe

   Thorp, Thorpe (th(°)rp), n. [AS. þorp; akin to OS. & OFries. thorp, D.
   dorp,  G.  dorf,  Icel.  þorp, Dan. torp, Sw. torp a cottage, a little
   farm,  Goth. þa\'a3rp a field, and probably to Lith. troba a building,
   a house, W. tref a hamlet, Ir. treabh a farmed village, a tribe, clan,
   Gael.  treabhair  houses,  and  perhaps to L. turba a crowd, mult. Cf.
   Dorp.]  A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a
   dorp;  --  now  chiefly  occurring in names of places and persons; as,
   Althorp, Mablethorpe. "Within a little thorp I staid." Fairfax.

     Then thorpe and byre arose in fire. Tennyson.

                                     Those

   Those  (?),  pron. [OE. þos, þas, AS. &edh;\'bes, nom. and acc. pl. of
   &edh;\'c7s  this.  See  This,  and cf. These.] The plural of that. See
   That.

                                     Thoth

   Thoth (?), n.

   1.  (Myth.)  The  god  of  eloquence  and  letters  among  the ancient
   Egyptians,  and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy.
   He  corresponded  to  the  Mercury  of  the  Romans,  and  was usually
   represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The Egyptian sacred baboon.

                                     Thou

   Thou (?), pron. [Sing.: nom. Thou; poss. Thy (?) or Thine (; obj. Thee
   (?). Pl.: nom. You (; poss. Your (?) or Yours (; obj. You.] [OE. thou,
   þu, AS. &edh;&umac;, &edh;u; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw.
   du,  Icel. þ&umac;, Goth. þu, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael. tu, W. ti, L. tu,
   Gr.  sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. \'fb185. Cf. Thee, Thine, Te Deum.] The
   second  personal  pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person
   addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in
   the solemn or poetical style.

     Art thou he that should come? Matt. xi. 3.

     NOTE: &hand; "I n Old English, generally, thou is the language of a
     lord  to  a  servant,  of  an equal to an equal, and expresses also
     companionship,  love,  permission,  defiance,  scorn,  threatening:
     whilst  ye  is  the  language  of  a  servant  to  a  lord,  and of
     compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty."

   Skeat.

     NOTE: &hand; Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers,
     in  familiar  discourse,  though  most  of  them corruptly say thee
     instead of thou.

                                     Thou

   Thou,  v.  t. To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with
   insolent familiarity or contempt.

     If thou thouest him some thrice, it shall not be amiss. Shak.

                                     Thou

   Thou,  v.  i.  To  use  the words thou and thee in discourse after the
   manner of the Friends. [R.]

                                    Though

   Though   (&th;&omac;),   conj.   [OE.  thogh,  þah,  AS.  &edh;e\'a0h,
   &edh;&aemac;h, &edh;\'c7h; akin to OS. th\'d3h, OFries. thach, D. & G.
   doch   but,   yet,   OHG.  doh  but,  yet  though,  Icel.  þ\'d3  yet,
   nevertheless,  Sw.  dock,  Dan.  dog, Goth. þ\'a0uh, þ\'a0u, than, or,
   yet;  of uncertain origin. \'fb184.] Granting, admitting, or supposing
   that; notwithstanding that; if.

     Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. Job xiii. 15.

     Not that I so affirm, though so it seem. Milton.

     NOTE: &hand; It is compounded with all in although. See Although.

   As though, as if.

     In  the  vine  were three branches; and it was as though it budded.
     Gen. xl. 10.

                                    Though

   Though,  adv.  However;  nevertheless;  notwithstanding;  --  used  in
   familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence.

     I would not be as sick though for his place. Shak.

     A good cause would do well, though. Dryden.

                                    Thought

   Thought (?), imp. & p. p. of Think.

                                    Thought

   Thought,  n. [OE. þoght, þouht, AS. þ\'d3ht, geþ\'d3ht, fr. þencean to
   think;  akin  to  D.  gedachte thought, MHG. d\'beht, ged\'beht, Icel.
   þ\'d3ttr, þ\'d3tti. See Think.]

   1.  The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher
   forms; reflection; cogitation.

     Thought  can  not  be  superadded  to matter, so as in any sense to
     render it true that matter can become cogitative. Dr. T. Dwight.

   2. Meditation; serious consideration.

     Pride,  of  all others the most dangerous fault, Proceeds from want
     of sense or want of thought. Roscommon.

   3.  That  which  is  thought; an idea; a mental conception, whether an
   opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or intention.

     Thus Bethel spoke, who always speaks his thought. Pope.

     Why  do  you  keep  alone,  . . . Using those thoughts which should
     indeed have died With them they think on? Shak.

     Thoughts  come crowding in so fast upon me, that my only difficulty
     is to choose or to reject. Dryden.

     All their thoughts are against me for evil. Ps. lvi. 5.

   4. Solicitude; anxious care; concern.

     Hawis  was put in trouble, and died with thought and anguish before
     his business came to an end. Bacon.

     Take  no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall
     drink. Matt. vi. 25.

   5.  A  small  degree  or  quantity;  a trifle; as, a thought longer; a
   thought better. [Colloq.]

     If the hair were a thought browner. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ought, in philosophical usage now somewhat current,
     denotes  the  capacity  for,  or  the exercise of, the very highest
     intellectual functions, especially those usually comprehended under
     judgment.

     This  [faculty],  to  which  I  gave  the  name of the "elaborative
     faculty," -- the faculty of relations or comparison, -- constitutes
     what is properly denominated thought. Sir W. Hamilton.

   Syn.   --  Idea;  conception;  imagination;  fancy;  conceit;  notion;
   supposition;  reflection;  consideration;  meditation;  contemplation;
   cogitation; deliberation.

                                  Thoughtful

   Thought"ful (?), a.

   1.  Full  of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man
   of thoughtful mind.

     War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades. Pope.

   2.  Attentive;  careful;  exercising  the  judgment;  having  the mind
   directed  to  an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking
   truth. Glanvill.

   3. Anxious; solicitous; concerned.

     Around  her  crowd  distrust,  and  doubt, and fear, And thoughtful
     foresight, and tormenting care. Prior.

   Syn.  --  Considerate;  deliberate; contemplative; attentive; careful;
   wary;  circumspect;  reflective; discreet. -- Thoughtful, Considerate.
   He  who  is habitually thoughtful rarely neglects his duty or his true
   interest;  he  who  is considerate pauses to reflect and guard himself
   against  error. One who is not thoughtful by nature, if he can be made
   considerate, will usually be guarded against serious mistakes. "He who
   is  thoughtful does not forget his duty; he who is considerate pauses,
   and  considers  properly what is his duty. It is a recommendation to a
   subordinate person to be thoughtful in doing what is wished of him; it
   is  the  recommendation of a confidential person to be considerate, as
   he has often Crabb. -- Thought"ful*ly, adv. -- hought"ful*ness, n.

                                  Thoughtless

   Thought"less, adv.

   1.  Lacking  thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless
   person, or act.

   2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.] Johnson.

   3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.

     Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain. Dryden.

   -- Thought"less*ly, adv. -- Thought"less*ness, n.

                                   Thousand

   Thou"sand  (?),  n. [OE. þousend, þusend, AS. þ&umac;send; akin to OS.
   th&umac;sundig, th&umac;sind, OFries. thusend, D. duizend, G. tausend,
   OHG.  t,  d,  Icel. þ&umac;sund, þ&umac;shund, Sw. tusen, Dan. tusind,
   Goth.  þ&umac;sundi,  Lith.  tukstantis, Russ. tuisiacha; of uncertain
   origin.]

   1.  The  number  of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten
   times one hundred units or objects.

   2. Hence, indefinitely, a great number.

     A  thousand  shall  fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right
     hand. Ps. xci. 7.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e wo rd thousand often takes a plural form. See the
     Note under Hundred.

   3. A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI.

                                   Thousand

   Thou"sand, a.

   1. Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.

   2. Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. "Perplexed with a
   thousand cares." Shak.

                                 Thousandfold

   Thou"sand*fold` (?), a. Multiplied by a thousand.

                                 Thousand legs

   Thou"sand  legs`  (?). (Zo\'94l.) A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called
   also thousand-legged worm.

                                  Thousandth

   Thou"sandth (?), a.

   1.  Next  in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a
   thousand  successive individuals or units; -- the ordinal of thousand;
   as, the thousandth part of a thing.

   2.  Constituting,  or  being one of, a thousand equal parts into which
   anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.

   3. Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number;
   very  small; minute; -- used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the
   thousandth time.

                                  Thousandth

   Thou"sandth, n. The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a
   thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.

                                 Thowel, Thowl

   Thow"el (?), Thowl (?), n. [See Thole.] (Naut.) (a) A thole pin. (b) A
   rowlock.

     I  would  sit  impatiently  thinking with what an unusual amount of
     noise the oars worked in the thowels. Dickens.

                                   Thracian

   Thra"cian  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to Thrace, or its people. -- n. A
   native or inhabitant of Thrace.

                                    Thrack

   Thrack  (?),  v.  t.  To  load  or  burden;  as,  to thrack a man with
   property. [Obs.] South.

                                  Thrackscat

   Thrack"scat (?), n. Metal still in the mine. [Obs.]

                                   Thraldom

   Thral"dom  (?),  n. [Icel. . See Thrall, and -dom.] The condition of a
   thrall;   slavery;   bondage;   state   of  servitude.  [Written  also
   thralldom.]

     Women  are  born  to  thraldom  and  penance  And to be under man's
     governance. Chaucer.

     He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. Dryden.

                                    Thrall

   Thrall (?), n. [OE. thral, , Icel. , perhaps through AS. ; akin to Sw.
   tr\'84l, Dan. tr\'91l, and probably to AS. to run, Goth. , Gr. dregil,
   drigil, a servant.]

   1. A slave; a bondman. Chaucer.

     Gurth, the born thrall of Cedric. Sir W. Scott.

   2. Slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom. Tennyson.

     He still in thrall Of all-subdoing sleep. Chapman.

   3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thrall

   Thrall, a. Of or pertaining to a thrall; in the condition of a thrall;
   bond; enslaved. [Obs.] Spenser.

     The fiend that would make you thrall and bond. Chaucer.

                                    Thrall

   Thrall, v. t. To enslave. [Obs. or Poetic] Spenser.

                                   Thralldom

   Thrall"dom (?), n. Thraldom.

                                  Thrall-less

   Thrall"-less,  a. (a) Having no thralls. (b) Not enslaved; not subject
   to bonds.

                                  Thrall-like

   Thrall"-like` (?), a. Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings,
   or the like; slavish.

     Servile and thrall-like fear. Milton.

                                   Thranite

   Thra"nite  (?),  n. [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) One of the rowers on the topmost
   of the three benches in a trireme.

                                   Thrapple

   Thrap"ple  (?),  n. [Also thropple, corrupted fr. throttle.] Windpipe;
   throttle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

                                Thrash, Thresh

   Thrash (?), Thresh (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrashed (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Thrashing.]  [OE.  ,  ,  to beat, AS. , ; akin to D. dorschen, OD.
   derschen,  G.  dreschen,  OHG.  dreskan,  Icel.  , Sw. tr\'94ska, Dan.
   t\'91rske, Goth. , Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst,
   crackle,  tresk'  a  crash,  OSlav.  troska  a stroke of lighting. Cf.
   Thresh.]

   1.  To  beat  out  grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or
   husk  of  (grain)  with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain;
   as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw.

     The  wheat  was  reaped,  thrashed,  and  winnowed  by machines. H.
     Spencer.

   2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.

                                Thrash, Thresh

   Thrash, Thresh, v. t.

   1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of
   beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.

   2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.

     I rather would be M\'91vius, thrash for rhymes, Like his, the scorn
     and scandal of the times. Dryden.

                                   Thrashel

   Thrash"el  (?),  n.  An  instrument  to thrash with; a flail. [Obs. or
   Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                              Thrasher, Thresher

   Thrash"er (?), Thresh"er (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable
   for  the  great  length  of  the upper lobe of its tail, with which it
   beats,  or  thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and
   the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher,
   swingle-tail, and thrasher shark.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  name  given  to  the  brown thrush and other allied
   species. See Brown thrush.
   Sage   thrasher.   (Zo\'94l.)   See  under  Sage.  --  Thrasher  whale
   (Zo\'94l.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
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                                   Thrashing

   Thrash"ing   (?),   a.   &   n.   from  Thrash,  v.  Thrashing  floor,
   Threshing-floor, OR Threshing floor, a floor or area on which grain is
   beaten  out. -- Thrashing machine, a machine for separating grain from
   the straw.

                                  Thrasonical

   Thra*son"ic*al  (?), a. [From Thrso, the name of a braggart soldier in
   Terence's  "Eunuch:" cf. L. Thrasonianus.] Of or pertaining to Thraso;
   like,  or  becoming  to,  Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious. --
   Thra*son"ic*al*ly, adv.

     C\'91sar's thrasonical brag of 'I came, saw, and overcame.' Shak.

                                    Thraste

   Thraste  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. Thraste; p. p. Thrast.] To thrust. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                    Thrave

   Thrave  (?),  n.  [OE.  ,  ,  Icel. ; akin to Dan. trave; cf. Icel. to
   grasp.]

   1.  Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or
   stook. [Prov. Eng.]

   2.  The  number  of  two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a bunch; a
   company; a throng. "The worst of a thrave." [Obs.] Landsdowne MS.

     He sends forth thraves of ballads to the sale. Bp. Hall.

                                     Thraw

   Thraw (?), n. & v. See Throse. [Scot.] Burns.

                                    Thread

   Thread  (?),  n. [OE. threed, , AS. ; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire,
   thread, OHG. dr\'bet, Icel. a thread, Sw. tr\'86d, Dan. traad, and AS.
   to twist. See Throw, and cf. Third.]

   1.  A  very  small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous
   substance,   drawn   out  to  considerable  length;  a  compound  cord
   consisting  of  two  or more single yarns doubled, or joined together,
   and twisted.

   2.  A  filament,  as  of  a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of
   bark; also, a line of gold or silver.

   3.  The  prominent  part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See
   Screw, n., 1.

   4. Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread
   of life, or of a discourse. Bp. Burnet.

   5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]

     A neat courtier, Of a most elegant thread. B. Jonson.

   Air  thread,  the  fine white filaments which are seen floating in the
   air  in  summer,  the  production  of spiders; gossamer. -- Thread and
   thrum,  the  good  and  bad  together.  [Obs.]  Shak.  --  Thread cell
   (Zo\'94l.),   a  lasso  cell.  See  under  Lasso.  --  Thread  herring
   (Zo\'94l.),  the gizzard shad. See under Gizzard. -- Thread lace, lace
   made of linen thread. -- Thread needle, a game in which children stand
   in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his
   neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also thread the needle.

                                    Thread

   Thread, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Threading.]

   1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.

   2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make,
   as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.

     Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus. Mitford.

     They would not thread the gates. Shak.

   3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or
   nut.

                                  Threadbare

   Thread"bare` (?), a.

   1.  Worn  to  the  naked  thread;  having the nap worn off; threadbare
   clothes. "A threadbare cope." Chaucer.

   2.  Fig.:  Worn  out;  as,  a  threadbare  subject;  stale  topics and
   threadbare quotations. Swift.

                                Threadbareness

   Thread"bare`ness, n. The state of being threadbare.

                                   Threaden

   Thread"en  (?),  a.  Made  of  thread;  as, threaden sails; a threaden
   fillet. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Threader

   Thread"er (?), n.

   1. A device for assisting in threading a needle.

   2. A tool or machine for forming a thread on a screw or in a nut.

                                   Threadfin

   Thread"fin`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of fishes
   belonging  to  Polynemus  and  allied  genera. They have numerous long
   pectoral filaments.

                                  Threadfish

   Thread"fish`  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A carangoid
   fish  (Caranx  gallus, or C. crinitus) having the anterior rays of the
   soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads.

                                  Threadiness

   Thread"i*ness (?), n. Quality of being thready.

                                 Thread-shaped

   Thread"-shaped` (?), a. Having the form of a thread; filiform.

                                  Threadworm

   Thread"worm`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  long,  slender nematode worm,
   especially the pinworm and filaria.

                                    Thready

   Thread"y (?), a.

   1.  Like  thread  or  filaments;  slender;  as, the thready roots of a
   shrub.

   2. Containing, or consisting of, thread.

                                    Threap

   Threap  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Threaped  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Threaping.] [AS. to reprove.] [Written also threpe, and threip.]

   1. To call; to name. [Obs.]

   2.  To  maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction; also, to
   contend  or  argue  against (another) with obstinacy; to chide; as, he
   threaped me down that it was so. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Burns.

   3. To beat, or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

   4. To cozen, or cheat. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                    Threap

   Threap,  v. i. To contend obstinately; to be pertinacious. [Prov. Eng.
   & Scot.]

     It's not for a man with a woman to threap. Percy's Reliques.

                                    Threap

   Threap  (?), n. An obstinate decision or determination; a pertinacious
   affirmation. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

     He  was  taken  a  threap that he would have it finished before the
     year was done. Carlyle.

                                    Threat

   Threat  (?),  n.  [AS.  ,  akin  to  \'be to vex, G. verdriessen, OHG.
   irdriozan,  Icel.  to  fail,  want, lack, Goth. us to vex, to trouble,
   Russ. trudite to impose a task, irritate, vex, L. trudere to push. Cf.
   Abstruse, Intrude, Obstrude, Protrude.] The expression of an intention
   to  inflict  evil  or  injury  on another; the declaration of an evil,
   loss, or pain to come; meance; threatening; denunciation.

     There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak.

                                    Threat

   Threat,  v. t. & i. [OE. , AS. . See Threat, n.] To threaten. [Obs. or
   Poetic] Shak.

     Of all his threating reck not a mite. Chaucer.

     Our dreaded admiral from far they threat. Dryden.

                                   Threaten

   Threat"en  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Threatened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Threatening.] [OE. . See Threat, v. t.]

   1.  To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension;
   to  alarm,  or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil
   or disagreeable; to warn.

     Let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man
     in this name. Acts iv. 17.

   2.  To  exhibit  the  appearance  of (something evil or unpleasant) as
   approaching;  to  indicate  as  impending; to announce the conditional
   infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death. Milton.

     The skies look grimly And threaten present blusters. Shak.

   Syn.  --  To menace. -- Threaten, Menace. Threaten is Anglo-Saxon, and
   menace  is  Latin.  As  often happens, the former is the more familiar
   term;  the  latter is more employed in formal style. We are threatened
   with a drought; the country is menaced with war.

     By turns put on the suppliant and the lord: Threatened this moment,
     and the next implored. Prior.

     Of  the  sharp  ax  Regardless,  that  o'er  his devoted head Hangs
     menacing. Somerville.

                                   Threaten

   Threat"en,  v.  i.  To  use  threats,  or  menaces;  also,  to  have a
   threatening appearance.

     Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. Shak.

                                  Threatener

   Threat"en*er (?), n. One who threatens. Shak.

                                  Threatening

   Threat"en*ing,  a.  &  n.  from Threaten, v. -- Threat"en*ing*ly, adv.
   Threatening  letters  (Law),  letters  containing  threats, especially
   those  designed  to  extort  money,  or  to  obtain other property, by
   menaces; blackmailing letters.

                                   Threatful

   Threat"ful  (?),  a.  Full  of  threats; having a menacing appearance.
   Spenser. -- Threat"ful*ly, adv.

                                    Threave

   Threave (?), n. Same as Thrave. [Obs.]

                                     Three

   Three  (?),  a.  [OE. þre, þreo, þri, AS. þr\'c6, masc., þre\'a2, fem.
   and  neut.;  akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei,
   OHG.  dr\'c6,  Icel. þr\'c6r, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. þreis, Lith. trys,
   Ir.,  Gael.  &  W.  tri,  Russ.  tri,  L.  tres, Gr. trei^s, Skr. tri.
   \'fb301.  Cf.  3d Drilling, Tern, a., Third, Thirteen, Thirty, Tierce,
   Trey,  Tri-,  Triad, Trinity, Tripod.] One more than two; two and one.
   "I offer thee three things." 2 Sam. xxiv. 12.

     Three solemn aisles approach the shrine. Keble.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ree is  of ten jo ined wi th ot her wo rds, forming
     compounds  signifying  divided  into,  composed  of, or containing,
     three  parts,  portions,  organs,  or the like; as, three-branched,
     three-capsuled, three-celled, three-cleft, three-edged, three-foot,
     three-footed,     three-forked,     three-grained,    three-headed,
     three-legged,     three-mouthed,    three-nooked,    three-petaled,
     three-pronged,    three-ribbed,    three-seeded,    three-stringed,
     three-toed, and the like.

                                     Three

   Three, n.

   1. The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.

   2. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
   Rule of three. (Arith.) See under Rule, n.

                                  Three-coat

   Three"-coat`  (?),  a. (Arch.) Having or consisting of three coats; --
   applied  to  plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a
   finishing  coat;  or,  as called in the United States, a scratch coat,
   browning, and finishing coat.

                                Three-cornered

   Three"-cor`nered (?), a.

   1. Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.

   2.   (Bot.)   Having   three  prominent  longitudinal  angles;  as,  a
   three-cornered stem.

                                 Three-decker

   Three"-deck`er  (?), n. (Naut.) A vessel of war carrying guns on three
   decks.

                                Three-flowered

   Three"-flow`ered  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  Bearing three flowers together, or
   only three flowers.

                                   Threefold

   Three"fold` (?), a. [OE. þreofald; cf. AS. þr\'c6feald.] Consisting of
   three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice.

     A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccl. iv. 12.

                                 Three-handed

   Three"-hand`ed  (?),  a. Said of games or contests where three persons
   play  against  each other, or two against one; as, a three-handed game
   of cards.

                          Three-leafed, Three-leaved

   Three"-leafed`  (?), Three"-leaved` (?), a. (Bot.) (a) Producing three
   leaves;  as, three-leaved nightshade. (b) Consisting of three distinct
   leaflets;   having  the  leaflets  arranged  in  threes.  Three-leaved
   nightshade. See Trillium.

                                  Three-lobed

   Three"-lobed`  (?),  a. Having three lobes. Three-lobed leaf (Bot.), a
   leaf  divided  into  three  parts, the sinuses extending not more than
   half  way  to  the  middle,  and either the parts of the sinuses being
   rounded.

                                 Three-nerved

   Three"-nerved`  (?), a. Having three nerves. Three-nerved leaf (Bot.),
   a  leaf having three distinct and prominent ribs, or nerves, extending
   from the base.

                                 Three-parted

   Three"-part`ed  (?),  a.  Divided into, or consisting of, three parts;
   tripartite.  Three-parted leaf (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts
   down to the base, but not entirely separate.

                                  Threepence

   Three"pence  (?), n. A small silver coin of three times the value of a
   penny. [Eng.]

                                  Threepenny

   Three"pen*ny  (?),  a.  Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but
   little; poor; mean.

                                  Three-pile

   Three"-pile`  (?),  n. An old name for the finest and most costly kind
   of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.

     I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak.

                                  Three-piled

   Three"-piled` (?), a.

   1. Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly. [R.]

     Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak.

   2.    Fig.:   Extravagant;   exaggerated;   high-flown.   "Three-piled
   hyperboles." Shak.

   3.  Accustomed  to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth.
   [Obs.] "Three-piled people." Beau. & Fl.

                                   Three-ply

   Three"-ply`  (?),  a.  Consisting  of  three  distinct  webs inwrought
   together  in  weaving,  as  cloth  or carpeting; having three strands;
   threefold.

                                 Three-pointed

   Three"-point`ed  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  Having  three  acute  or setigerous
   points; tricuspidate.

                                 Three-quarter

   Three"-quar`ter   (?),   a.   (Paint.)   Measuring  thirty  inches  by
   twenty-five; -- said of portraitures. Three-quarter length, a portrait
   showing the figure to the hips only.

                                  Three-score

   Three"-score` (?), a. Thrice twenty; sixty.

                                  Three-sided

   Three"-sid`ed  (?),  a.  Having  three  sides,  especially three plane
   sides;  as,  a  three-sided  stem,  leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or
   pericarp.

                                 Three-square

   Three"-square`  (?),  a.  Having  a  cross  section  in the form of an
   equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.

                                 Three-valved

   Three"-valved` (?), a. Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening
   with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp.

                                   Three-way

   Three"-way`  (?),  a.  Connected  with,  or  serving to connect, three
   channels or pipes; as, a three-way cock or valve.

                                    Threne

   Threne  (?),  n.  [L.  threnus,  Gr.  Drone.] Lamentation; threnody; a
   dirge. Shak.

     The threns . . . of the prophet Jeremiah. Jer. Taylor.

                            Threnetic, Threnetical

   Thre*net"ic  (?), Thre*net"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Threne.] Pertaining to a
   threne; sorrowful; mournful.

                                   Threnode

   Thren"ode (?), n. A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song.

                                  Threnodist

   Thren"o*dist  (?),  n.  One  who  composes,  delivers,  or  utters,  a
   threnode, or threnody.

                                   Threnody

   Thren"o*dy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Threne, and Ode.] A song of lamentation; a
   threnode. Sir T. Herbert.

                                    Threpe

   Threpe  (?), v. t. [See Threap.] To call; to term. [Obs.] "Luna silver
   we threpe." Chaucer.

                                  Threpsology

   Threp*sol"o*gy  (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] (Med.) The doctrine of nutrition;
   a treatise on nutrition.

                                    Thresh

   Thresh  (?),  v.  t.  & i. [imp. & p. p. Threshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Threshing.] Same as Thrash.

     He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer.

                                   Thresher

   Thresh"er (?), n. Same as Thrasher.

                                  Thresh-fold

   Thresh"-fold` (?), n. Threshold. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Threshold

   Thresh"old   (?),   n.   [OE.  threswold,  þreshwold,  AS.  þrescwald,
   þerscwald,  þerscold,  þrescold, fr. þrescan, þerscan, to thresh; akin
   to  Icel. þreskj\'94de, þr\'94skuldr, Sw. tr\'94skel, Dan. t\'91rskel.
   See Thrash.]

   1.  The  plank,  stone,  or  piece of timber, which lies under a door,
   especially  of  a  dwelling  house,  church,  temple, or the like; the
   doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door.

   2.  Fig.:  The  place  or  point  of  entering or beginning, entrance;
   outset; as, the threshold of life.

                                  Threshwold

   Thresh"wold` (?), n. Threshold. [Obs.]

                                    Threste

   Threste  (?),  v. t. [imp. Threste; p. p. & Threst.] To thrust. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                   Thretteen

   Thret"teen` (?), a. Thirteen. [Obs. or Scot.]

                                    Thretty

   Thret"ty (?), a. Thirty. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns.

                                     Threw

   Threw (?), imp. of Throw.

                                   Thribble

   Thrib"ble  (?),  a. Triple; treble; threefold. [Prov. Eng. or Colloq.]
   Halliwell.

                                    Thrice

   Thrice (?), adv. [OE. thries; thrie thrice (AS. , ) + -s, the adverbal
   suffix. See Three, and -wards.]

   1. Three times. "Thrice in vain." Spenser.

     Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou
     shalt deny me thrice. Matt. xxvi. 34.

   2. In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.

     Thrice noble lord, let me entreat of you To pardon me. Shak.

     Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; Th rice is  of ten us ed, ge nerally with an intensive
     force,  to form compounds which are usually of obvious meaning; as,
     in  thrice-blessed,  thrice-favored, thrice-hallowed, thrice-happy,
     thrice-told, and the like.

                                  Thricecock

   Thrice"cock` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Thrid

   Thrid (?), a. Third. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Thrid

   Thrid,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Thridded; p. pr. & vb. n. Thridding.] [A
   variant of thread.]

   1.  To  pass through in the manner of a thread or a needle; to make or
   find a course through; to thread.

     Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair. Pope.

     And now he thrids the bramble bush. J. R. Drake.

     I began To thrid the musky-circled mazes. Tennyson.

   2. To make or effect (a way or course) through something; as, to thrid
   one's way through a wood.

                                     Thrid

   Thrid, n. Thread; continuous line. [Archaic]

     I resume the thrid of my discourse. Dryden.

                                  Thrifallow

   Thri"fal`low (?), v. t. See Thryfallow, and Trifallow. [R.] Tusser.

                                    Thrift

   Thrift (?), n. [Icel. . See Thrive.]

   1.  A  thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard
   to property; frugality.

     The  rest,  .  .  .  willing  to  fall  to  thrift, prove very good
     husbands. Spenser.

   2.  Success  and  advance  in the acquisition of property; increase of
   worldly  goods;  gain;  prosperity.  "Your thrift is gone full clean."
   Chaucer.

     I have a mind presages me such thrift. Shak.

   3. Vigorous growth, as of a plant.

   4.  (Bot.)  One  of  several species of flowering plants of the genera
   Statice and Armeria.
   Common  thrift (Bot.), Armeria vulgaris; -- also called sea pink. Syn.
   -- Frugality; economy; prosperity; gain; profit.
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                                   Thriftity

   Thrift"i*ty (?), adv.

   1. In a thrifty manner.

   2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. [Obs.]

     A  young  clerk  .  .  .  in  Latin  thriftily them gret [greeted].
     Chaucer.

                                  Thriftiness

   Thrift"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift.

                                  Thriftless

   Thrift"less,  a.  Without  thrift;  not prudent or prosperous in money
   affairs. -- Thrift"less*ly, adv. -- Thrift"less*ness, n.

                                    Thrifty

   Thrift"y (?), a. [Compar. Thriftier (?); superl. Thriftiest.]

   1.  Given  to,  or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good
   menegement of property; sparing; frugal.

     Her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. Chaucer.

     I  am  glad  he hath so much youth and vigor left, of which he hath
     not been thrifty. Swift.

   2.  Thriving  by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition
   of  worldly  goods;  increasing  in  wealth;  as,  a thrifty farmer or
   mechanic.

   3.  Growing  rapidly  or  vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty plant or
   colt.

   4. Secured by thrift; well husbanded. [R.]

     I  have  five  hundred  crowns, The thrifty hire I saved under your
     father. Shak.

   5.  Well  appearing;  looking  or  being  in good condition; becoming.
   [Obs.]

     I sit at home, I have no thrifty cloth. Chaucer.

   Syn. -- Frugal; sparing; economical; saving; careful.

                                    Thrill

   Thrill (?), n. [See Trill.] A warbling; a trill.

                                    Thrill

   Thrill,  n.  [AS. an aperture. See Thrill, v. t.] A breathing place or
   hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

                                    Thrill

   Thrill,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thrilling.]
   [OE. thrillen, , , to pierce; all probably fr. AS. , , Fr. pierced; as
   a  noun, a hole, fr. through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to
   bore.  \'fb53.  See  Through, and cf. Drill to bore, Nostril, Trill to
   trickle.]

   1.  To  perforate  by  a  pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to
   drill. [Obs.]

     He  pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly
     iron brand. Spenser.

   2.  Hence,  to  affect,  as if by something that pierces or pricks; to
   cause   to   have  a  shivering,  throbbing,  tingling,  or  exquisite
   sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.

     To  bathe  in  flery  floods,  or  to reside In thrilling region of
     thick-ribbed ice. Shak.

     Vivid  and  picturesque  turns  of  expression  which thrill the M.
     Arnold.

     The  cruel  word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did
     run through every vein. Spenser.

   3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]

     I'll thrill my javelin. Heywood.

                                    Thrill

   Thrill, v. i.

   1. To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a
   tingling  sensation  that  runs  through  the  system  with  a  slight
   shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.

     I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins. Shak.

   2.  To  feel  a  sharp,  shivering,  tingling, or exquisite sensation,
   running through the body.

     To  seek  sweet safety out In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and
     shake. Shak.

                                    Thrill

   Thrill, n.

   1. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.

   2.  A  sensation  as  of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a
   thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. Burns.

                                   Thrillant

   Thrill"ant  (?),  a. Piercing; sharp; thrilling. [Obs.] "His thrillant
   spear." Spenser.

                                   Thrilling

   Thrill"ing,  a. Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply
   moving;   as,   a   thrilling   romance.  --  Thrill"ing*ly,  adv.  --
   Thrill"ing*ness, n.

                                    Thring

   Thring  (?),  v.  t.  &  i.  [imp. Throng (?).] [AS. . See Throng.] To
   press, crowd, or throng. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Thrips

   Thrips  (?),  n.  [L.,  a woodworm, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous
   small  species  of  Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful
   plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium).

     NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is  also popularly applied to various other
     small injurious insects.

                                    Thrist

   Thrist (?), n. Thrist. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Thrittene

   Thrit"tene` (?), a. Thirteen. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Thrive

   Thrive  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  Throve (?) or Thrived (; p. p. Thrived or
   Thriven  (;  p.  pr.  &  vb.  n.  Thriving.]  [OE.  , Icel. ; probably
   originally,  to  grasp  for  one's  self,  from to grasp; akin to Dan.
   trives to thrive, Sw. trifvas. Cf. Thrift.]

   1. To posper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to
   increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry.

     Diligence  and  humility  is the way to thrive in the riches of the
     understanding, as well as in gold. I. Watts.

   2.  To  prosper in any business; to have increase or success. "They by
   vices thrive." Sandys.

     O  son,  why sit we here, each other viewing Idly, while Satan, our
     great author, thrives? Milton.

     And so she throve and prospered. Tennyson.

   3.  To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly,
   as  a  plant;  to  flourish; as, young cattle thrive in rich pastures;
   trees thrive in a good soil.

                                    Thriven

   Thriv"en (?), p. p. of Thrive.

                                    Thriver

   Thriv"er (?), n. One who thrives, or prospers.

                                  Thrivingly

   Thriv"ing*ly, adv. In a thriving manner.

                                 Thrivingness

   Thriv"ing*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  condition  of  one who thrives;
   prosperity; growth; increase.

                                     Thro'

   Thro' (?). A contraction of Through.

                                    Throat

   Throat  (?),  n. [OE. throte, AS. , ; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel;
   cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. Throttle.]

   1.  (Anat.)  (a)  The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
   vertebral column. (b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
   lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the fauces.

     I can vent clamor from my throat. Shak.

   2.  A  contracted  portion  of  a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the
   throat of a pitcher or vase.

   3.  (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of
   the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue. Gwilt.

   4.  (Naut.) (a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
   staysail. (b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast. (c) The angle
   where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank. Totten.

   5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.

   6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of
   a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
   Throat  brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to the mast.
   --  Throat  halyards  (Naut.),  halyards  that raise the throat of the
   gaff. -- Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea. -- To give one
   the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably. --
   To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.

                                    Throat

   Throat, v. t.

   1.  To  utter  in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats. [Obs.]
   Chapman.

   2.  To  mow,  as  beans,  in a direction against their bending. [Prov.
   Eng.]

                                  Throatband

   Throat"band` (?), n. Same as Throatlatch.

                                  Throatboll

   Throat"boll`  (?),  n. [Throat + boll a ball.] The Adam's apple in the
   neck. [Obs. or R.]

     By the throatboll he caught Aleyn. Chaucer.

                                   Throating

   Throat"ing, n. (Arch.) A drip, or drip molding.

                                  Throatlatch

   Throat"latch`  (?),  n.  A  strap  of  a  bridle, halter, or the like,
   passing under a horse's throat.

                                  Throatwort

   Throat"wort`  (?),  n.  (Bot.) A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly
   considered  a  remedy  for  sore  throats because of its throat-shaped
   corolla.

                                    Throaty

   Throat"y  (?),  a.  Guttural;  hoarse; having a guttural voice. "Hard,
   throaty words." Howell.

                                     Throb

   Throb  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Throbbed  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Throbbing.] [OE. ; of uncertain origin; cf. Russ. trepete a trembling,
   and  E.  trepidation.] To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force
   or  rapidity;  to  beat  in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; --
   said of the heart, pulse, etc.

     My heart Throbs to know one thing. Shak.

     Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. Shak.

                                     Throb

   Throb, n. A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a
   violent beating; a papitation:

     The  IMPATIENT throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches
     after distant good. Addison.

                                   Throdden

   Throd"den  (?), v. i. [Prov. E. throdden, throddle, fat, thriving; cf.
   Icel. throask to grow.] To grow; to thrive. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

                                     Throe

   Throe  (?),  n.  [OE.  ,  ,  AS. a threatening, oppression, suffering,
   perhaps  influenced  by  Icel.  a throe, a pang, a longing; cf. AS. to
   suffer.]

   1.  Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the
   pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.

     Prodogious motion felt, and rueful throes. Milton.

   2. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.

                                     Throe

   Throe, v. i. To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.

                                     Throe

   Throe, v. t. To put in agony. [R.] Shak.

                                  Thrombosis

   Throm*bo"sis  (?),  n. [NL. See Thrombus.] (Med.) The obstruction of a
   blood  vessel  by  a  clot  formed  at  the  site  of  obstruction; --
   distinguished  from  embolism,  which is produced by a clot or foreign
   body brought from a distance. -- Throm*bot"ic (#), a.

                                   Thrombus

   Throm"bus (?), n.; pl. Thrombi (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) (a) A clot of
   blood  formed  of  a  passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of
   coagulation.  (b)  A  tumor  produced  by the escape of blood into the
   subcutaneous cellular tissue.

                                    Throne

   Throne  (?), n. [OE. trone, F. tr\'93ne, L. thronus, Gr. dhara&nsdot;a
   supporting, dh&rsdot; to hold fast, carry, and E. firm, a.]

   1.  A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of
   a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.

     The noble king is set up in his throne. Chaucer.

     High on a throne of royal state. Milton.

   2.  Hence,  sovereign  power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a
   throne,  or  is  invested  with  sovereign  authority;  an  exalted or
   dignified personage.

     Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Gen. xli. 40.

     To  mold  a  mighty  state's  decrees, And shape the whisper of the
     throne. Tennyson.

   3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning
   given by the schoolmen. Milton.

     Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. Young.

                                    Throne

   Throne, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Throning.]

   1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. Shak.

   2.  To  place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion
   to; to exalt.

     True  image  of  the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss,
     and light of light. Milton.

                                    Throne

   Throne  (?), v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if
   upon a throne. Shak.

                                  Throneless

   Throne"less, a. Having no throne.

                                    Throng

   Throng  (?),  n. [OE. þrong, þrang, AS. geþrang, fr. þringan to crowd,
   to  press;  akin to OS. thringan, D. & G. dringen, OHG. dringan, Icel.
   þryngva,  þr\'94ngva,  Goth.  þriehan,  D. & G. drang a throng, press,
   Icel.  þr\'94ng  a  throng, Lith. trenkti to jolt, tranksmas a tumult.
   Cf. Thring.]

   1. A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into
   a close body or assemblage; a crowd.

   2.  A  great  multitude;  as,  the  heavenly  throng.  Syn. -- Throng,
   Multitude,  Crowd.  Any  great  number  of persons form a multitude; a
   throng  is  a  large  number of persons who are gathered or are moving
   together in a collective body; a crowd is composed of a large or small
   number  of persons who press together so as to bring their bodies into
   immediate  or inconvenient contact. A dispersed multitude; the throngs
   in  the  streets of a city; the crowd at a fair or a street fight. But
   these distinctions are not carefully observed.

     So,  with  this  bold  opposer  rushes on This many-headed monster,
     multitude. Daniel.

     Not  to  know  me  argues  yourselves  unknown,  The lowest of your
     throng. Milton.

     I  come from empty noise, and tasteless pomp, From crowds that hide
     a monarch from himself. Johnson.

                                    Throng

   Throng,  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thronged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thronging.]
   To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude
   of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.

     I have seen the dumb men throng to see him. Shak.

                                    Throng

   Throng, v. t.

   1. To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of
   living beings.

     Much people followed him, and thronged him. Mark v. 24.

   2.  To  crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing into, as a
   hall or a street. Shak.

                                    Throng

   Throng,  a.  Thronged;  crowded;  also,  much occupied; busy. [Obs. or
   Prov. Eng.] Bp. Sanderson.

     To  the  intent  the sick . . . should not lie too throng. Robynson
     (More's Utopia).

                                   Throngly

   Throng"ly, adv. In throngs or crowds. [Obs.]

                                     Throp

   Throp (?), n. A thorp. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Thropple

   Throp"ple  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Thrapple,  and see Throttle.] The windpipe.
   [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                   Thropple

   Throp"ple, v. t. To throttle. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Throstle

   Thros"tle  (?),  n.  [OE.  throsel,  AS.  , ; akin to MHG. trostel, G.
   drossel,  Icel.  ,  Sw. trast, Lith. strazdas, L. turdus. \'fb238. Cf.
   Thrush the bird.]

   1. (Zo\'94l.) The song thrush. See under Song.

   2.  A  machine  for  spinning  wool,  cotton,  etc.,  from  the  rove,
   consisting  of  a  set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and
   differing  from  the  mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary
   and  the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing
   noise.
   Throstle cock, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

                                  Throstling

   Thros"tling  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Throttle.]  A  disease  of bovine cattle,
   consisting  of  a  swelling  under  the throat, which, unless checked,
   causes strangulation.

                                   Throttle

   Throt"tle (?), n. [Dim. of throat. See Throat.]

   1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Sir W. Scott.

   2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve.
   Throttle  lever  (Steam  Engine),  the  hand lever by which a throttle
   valve  is  moved, especially in a locomotive. -- Throttle valve (Steam
   Engine),  a  valve  moved  by hand or by a governor for regulating the
   supply  of steam to the steam chest. In one form it consists of a disk
   turning on a transverse axis.

                                   Throttle

   Throt"tle,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Throttled  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Throttling (?).]

   1. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.

     Grant  him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it
     sat  in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one
     twitch  of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish
     of Caligula, in one neck. Milton.

   2.  To  utter  with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person
   half suffocated. [R.]

     Throttle their practiced accent in their fears. Shak.

   3. To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

                                   Throttle

   Throt"tle, v. i.

   1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation;
   to choke; to suffocate.

   2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

                                   Throttler

   Throt"tler (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) See Flasher, 3 (b). [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Through

   Through  (?), prep. [OE. thurgh, , , , AS. ; akin to OS. thurh, thuru,
   OFries.  thruch,  D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth. ; cf. Ir.
   tri, tre, W. trwy. \'fb53. Cf. Nostril, Thorough, Thrill.]

   1.  From  end  to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or
   limit  of,  to  the  opposite;  into and out of at the opposite, or at
   another,  point;  as,  to bore through a piece of timber, or through a
   board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.

   2.  Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door;
   to go through an avenue.

     Through  the  gate  of  ivory  he  dismissed His valiant offspring.
     Dryden.

   3. By means of; by the agency of.

     Through  these  hands  this science has passed with great applause.
     Sir W. Temple.

     Material things are presented only through their senses. Cheyne.

   4.  Over  the  whole  surface  or  extent  of; as, to ride through the
   country; to look through an account.

   5.  Among  or  in  the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish
   swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket.

   6.  From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as,
   through life; through the year.

                                    Through

   Through, adv.

   1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.

   2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.

   3.  To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry
   a project through.

     NOTE: &hand; Th rough was formerly used to form compound adjectives
     where  we  now  use  thorough;  as,  through-bred; through-lighted;
     through-placed, etc.

   To  drop  through,  to fall through; to come to naught; to fail. -- To
   fall through. See under Fall, v. i.
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                                    Through

   Through  (?),  a.  Going  or  extending  through; going, extending, or
   serving  from  the  beginning  to  the  end; thorough; complete; as, a
   through  line;  a  through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of
   passage  through;  as,  a  through  bridge. Through bolt, a bolt which
   passes  through  all the thickness or layers of that which it fastens,
   or  in  which  it  is  fixed. -- Through bridge, a bridge in which the
   floor  is  supported by the lower chords of the tissues instead of the
   upper,  so  that  travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf.
   Deck  bridge,  under Deck. -- Through cold, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.]
   Holland.  --  Through  stone, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also
   through  stane.]  Sir  W.  Scott.  -- Through ticket, a ticket for the
   whole  journey.  -- Through train, a train which goes the whole length
   of a railway, or of a long route.

                                   Throughly

   Through"ly, adv. Thoroughly. [Obs.] Bacon.

     Wash me throughly from mine iniquity. Ps. li. 2.

     To  dare  in  fields  is  valor;  but  how few Dare to be throughly
     valiant to be true? Dryden.

                                  Throughout

   Through*out" (?), prep. Quite through; from one extremity to the other
   of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.

     Nor  to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star,
     throughout the year. Milton.

                                  Throughout

   Through*out",  adv.  In  every  part;  as,  the  cloth  was of a piece
   throughout.

                                    Throve

   Throve (?), imp. of Thrive.

                                     Throw

   Throw  (?),  n. [See Throe.] Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.
   [Obs.] Spenser. Dryden.

                                     Throw

   Throw,  n. [AS. , .] Time; while; space of time; moment; trice. [Obs.]
   Shak.

     I will with Thomas speak a little throw. Chaucer.

                                     Throw

   Throw,  v.  t.  [imp.  Threw  (?);  p.  p. Thrown (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Throwing.]  [OE.  , , to throw, to twist, AS. to twist, to whirl; akin
   to  D.  draaijen,  G.  drehen,  OHG.  dr\'bejan,  L. terebra an auger,
   gimlet, Gr. Thread, Trite, Turn, v. t.]

   1.  To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm,
   to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.

   2.  To  fling  or  cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the
   hand  or  from  an  engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or
   dust  with  the  hand;  a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a
   stream of water to extinguish flames.

   3.  To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a
   rock.

   4.  (Mil.)  To  cause  to  take  a  strategic position; as, he threw a
   detachment of his army across the river.

   5.  To  overturn;  to  prostrate  in  wrestling;  as, a man throws his
   antagonist.

   6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.

     Set less than thou throwest. Shak.

   7. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

     O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. Pope.

   8. To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.

     There the snake throws her enameled skin. Shak.

   9.  (Pottery)  To  form  or  shape  roughly  on  a throwing engine, or
   potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.

   10. To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.

     I have thrown A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. Shak.

   11.  To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said especially
   of rabbits.

   12.  To  twist  two  or  more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one
   thread;  to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the
   twist  of  the  singles  themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole
   class  of  operations  by  which  silk  is  prepared  for  the weaver.
   Tomlinson.
   To  throw  away. (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to
   bestow  without  a compensation; as, to throw away time; to throw away
   money.  (b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good offer.
   --  To  throw  back.  (a)  To retort; to cast back, as a reply. (b) To
   reject;  to  refuse.  (c) To reflect, as light. -- To throw by, to lay
   aside;  to  discard; to neglect as useless; as, to throw by a garment.
   --  To  throw down, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw
   down  a  fence or wall. -- To throw in. (a) To inject, as a fluid. (b)
   To  put  in;  to deposit with others; to contribute; as, to throw in a
   few dollars to help make up a fund; to throw in an occasional comment.
   (c)  To  add  without  enumeration or valuation, as something extra to
   clinch  a  bargain.  -- To throw off. (a) To expel; to free one's self
   from;  as,  to  throw  off  a  disease.  (b) To reject; to discard; to
   abandon;  as,  to  throw  off  all  sense  of  shame;  to  throw off a
   dependent.  (c)  To  make  a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.]<-- (d) To
   emit.  Same as throw out (e). (e) To disconcert or confuse. Same as to
   throw  out  (f).  --> -- To throw on, to cast on; to load. -- To throw
   one's  self  down,  to  lie down neglectively or suddenly. -- To throw
   one's  self  on OR upon. (a) To fall upon. (b) To resign one's self to
   the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to repose upon. --
   To  throw  out.  (a) To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The
   other  two,  whom  they had thrown out, they were content should enjoy
   their  exile."  Swift. "The bill was thrown out." Swift. (b) To utter;
   to  give  utterance  to;  to  speak;  as,  to throw out insinuation or
   observation.  "She  throws  out  thrilling  shrieks."  Spenser. (c) To
   distance;  to  leave  behind. Addison. (d) To cause to project; as, to
   throw  out  a  pier or an abutment. (e) To give forth; to emit; as, an
   electric  lamp  throws  out  a  brilliant  light.  (f)  To put out; to
   confuse; as, a sudden question often throws out an orator. -- To throw
   over,  to  abandon  the  cause of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw
   over  a friend in difficulties. -- To throw up. (a) To resign; to give
   up;  to  demit;  as,  to throw up a commission. "Experienced gamesters
   throw  up  their  cards when they know that the game is in the enemy's
   hand."  Addison.  (b)  To  reject  from  the stomach; to vomit. (c) To
   construct hastily; as, to throw up a breastwork of earth.
   
                                     Throw
                                       
   Throw  (?),  v. i. To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast;
   specifically,  to  cast  dice.  To  throw about, to cast about; to try
   expedients. [R.]
   
                                     Throw
                                       
   Throw, n.
   
   1.  The  act  of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the
   hand or an engine; a cast.
   
     He  heaved  a  stone,  and,  rising  to  the throw, He sent it in a
     whirlwind at the foe. Addison.
     
   2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.]
   
     Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws. Spenser.
     
   3.  The  distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's
   throw.

   4. A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good
   throw.

   5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.]

     Your  youth  admires  The  throws  and  swellings  of a Roman soul.
     Addison.

   6.  (Mach.)  The  extreme  movement  given  to  a sliding or vibrating
   reciprocating  piece  by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel;
   stroke;  as,  the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length
   of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the
   throw  of  the  crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of
   the piston.

   7.  (Pottery)  A  potter's  wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2
   (a).

   8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov. Eng.]

   9.  (Mining)  The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault;
   --  according  to  the  direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a
   downthrow.

                                  Throw-crook

   Throw"-crook`  (?),  n. (Agric.) An instrument used for twisting ropes
   out of straw.

                                    Throwe

   Throwe (?), n. A turning lathe. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thrower

   Throw"er  (?),  n. One who throws. Specifically: (a) One who throws or
   twists  silk;  a  throwster.  (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing
   engine.

                                   Throwing

   Throw"ing,  a.  &  n.  from  Throw, v. Throwing engine, Throwing mill,
   Throwing  table,  OR  Throwing  wheel  (Pottery),  a  machine on which
   earthenware  is  first  rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a
   mass  of  clay  revolving  rapidly  on  a  disk  or table carried by a
   vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.

                                    Thrown

   Thrown  (?),  a.  &  p.  p.  from  Throw,  v. Thrown silk, silk thread
   consisting  of  two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a
   direction  contrary  to  that  in  which  the  singles  of which it is
   composed  are  twisted.  M'Culloch.  -- Thrown singles, silk thread or
   cord  made  by three processes of twisting, first into singles, two or
   more of which are twisted together making dumb singles, and several of
   these twisted together to make thrown singles.
   
                                   Throw-off
                                       
   Throw"-off` (?), n. A start in a hunt or a race. [Eng.]
   
                                   Throwster
                                       
   Throw"ster  (?),  n. [Throw + -ster.] One who throws or twists silk; a
   thrower.
   
                                     Thru
                                       
   Thru (?), prep., adv. & a. Through. [Ref. spelling.]
   
                                     Thrum
                                       
   Thrum (?), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm,
   lump,  end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. edge, brim, and L. terminus
   a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
   
   1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads
   or tufts resembling these.
   
   2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.

   3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

   4.  (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along
   a seam.

   5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
   Thrum  cap,  a  knitted  cap.  Halliwell.  -- Thrum hat, a hat made of
   coarse woolen cloth. Minsheu.
   
                                     Thrum
                                       
   Thrum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming.] 

   1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

     Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? Quarles.

   2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to
   thrum  a  piece  of  canvas,  or  a mat, thus making a rough or tufted
   surface. Totten.

                                     Thrum

   Thrum, v. i. [CF. Icel. to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.]

   1.  To  play  rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the
   fingers; to strum.

   2.  Hence,  to  make  a  monotonous  drumming noise; as, to thrum on a
   table.

                                     Thrum

   Thrum, v. t.

   1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.

   2.  Hence,  to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the
   table.

                                  Thrum-eyed

   Thrum"-eyed`  (?),  a.  (Bot.)  Having  the  anthers  raised above the
   stigma,  and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened
   primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed.

                                    Thrummy

   Thrum"my   (?),   a.   Like   thrums;  made  of,  furnished  with,  or
   characterized by, thrums. Dampier.

     On her head thrummy cap she had. Chalkhill.

                                   Thrumwort

   Thrum"wort`  (?),  n.  (Bot.) A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus).
   Dr. Prior.

                                    Thruout

   Thru*out" (?). Throughout. [Ref. spelling.]

                                    Thrush

   Thrush (?), n. [OE. þrusche, AS. þrysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea,
   droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. Throstle.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging
   to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their
   songs.

     NOTE: &hand; Am ong th e be st-known Eu ropean species are the song
     thrush  or  throstle (Turdus musicus), the missel thrush (see under
     Missel),   the  European  redwing,  and  the  blackbird.  The  most
     important American species are the wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus),
     Wilson's  thrush  (T.  fuscescens),  the  hermit  thrush (see under
     Hermit),  Swainson's  thrush  (T.  Alici\'91),  and  the  migratory
     thrush, or American robin (see Robin).

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of numerous species of singing birds more or
   less  resembling  the  true  thrushes  in appearance or habits; as the
   thunderbird  and  the  American  brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown
   thrush.
   Ant  thrush. See Ant thrush, Breve, and Pitta. -- Babbling thrush, any
   one  of  numerous  species  of  Asiatic timaline birds; -- called also
   babbler. -- Fruit thrush, any species of bulbul. -- Shrike thrush. See
   under  Shrike.  --  Stone  thrush, the missel thrush; -- said to be so
   called   from   its   marbled   breast.  --  Thrush  nightingale.  See
   Nightingale,  2.  -- Thrush tit, any one of several species of Asiatic
   singing  birds of the genus Cochoa. They are beautifully colored birds
   allied  to  the  tits,  but resembling thrushes in size and habits. --
   Water  thrush.  (a)  The  European  dipper.  (b)  An  American warbler
   (Seiurus Noveboracensis).

                                    Thrush

   Thrush  (?),  n.  [Akin  to Dan. tr\'94ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan. t\'94r
   dry, Sw. torr, Icel. , AS. , OE. thrust thrist, E. thrist.]

   1.  (Med.)  An  affection  of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly
   born  children,  characterized  by minute ulcers called aphth\'91. See
   Aphth\'91.

   2.  (Far.)  An  inflammatory  and suppurative affection of the feet in
   certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.

                                   Thrushel

   Thrush"el (?), n. The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Thrusher

   Thrush"er (?), n. The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thrust

   Thrust (?), n. & v. Thrist. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Thrust

   Thrust,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Thrust (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thrusting.]
   [OE.  ,  , , Icel. to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E.
   threat.]

   1.  To  push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove;
   as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.

     Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves. Milton.

   2. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
   To  thrust  away OR from, to push away; to reject. -- To thrust in, to
   push  or drive in. -- To thrust off, to push away. -- To thrust on, to
   impel;  to  urge. -- To thrust one's self in OR into, to obtrude upon,
   to  intrude,  as  into  a  room;  to  enter (a place) where one is not
   invited  or  not  welcome.  -- To thrust out, to drive out or away; to
   expel.  --  To  thrust  through, to pierce; to stab. "I am eight times
   thrust through the doublet." Shak. -- To thrust together, to compress.

                                    Thrust

   Thrust, v. i.

   1.  To  make  a  push;  to  attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer
   thrusts at his antagonist.

   2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.

     And thrust between my father and the god. Dryden.

   3.  To  push  forward;  to  come  with force; to press on; to intrude.
   "Young, old, thrust there in mighty concourse." Chapman.
   To thrust to, to rush upon. [Obs.]

     As  doth an eager hound Thrust to an hind within some covert glade.
     Spenser.

                                    Thrust

   Thrust, n.

   1.  A  violent  push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the
   direction  of  its  length,  or  with  the  hand  or foot, or with any
   instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.

     [Polites]  Pyrrhus  with  his lance pursues, And often reaches, and
     his thrusts renews. Dryden.

   2. An attack; an assault.

     One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism. Dr. H. More.

   3. (Mech.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against
   other  parts;  especially  (Arch.),  a  horizontal or diagonal outward
   pressure,  as  of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against
   the wall which support them.

   4.  (Mining)  The  breaking  down  of  the roof of a gallery under its
   superincumbent weight.
   Thrust  bearing  (Screw  Steamers),  a bearing arranged to receive the
   thrust  or  endwise  pressure  of  the  screw  shaft.  -- Thrust plane
   (Geol.),  the  surface  along which dislocation has taken place in the
   case  of  a  reversed  fault.  Syn.  --  Push; shove; assault; attack.
   Thrust,  Push,  Shove. Push and shove usually imply the application of
   force  by  a  body  already  in  contact with the body to be impelled.
   Thrust,  often,  but not always, implies the impulse or application of
   force  by  a  body which is in motion before it reaches the body to be
   impelled.

                                   Thruster

   Thrust"er (?), n. One who thrusts or stabs.

                                   Thrusting

   Thrust"ing, n.

   1. The act of pushing with force.

   2. (Dairies) (a) The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the
   whey. (b) pl. The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the
   curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made. [Written also
   thrutchthings.] [Prov. Eng.]
   Thrusting  screw,  the screw of a screw press, as for pressing curd in
   making cheese. [R.]

                                   Thrustle

   Thrus"tle  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) The throstle, or song thrust. [Obs. or
   Prov. Eng.]

     When he heard the thrustel sing. Chaucer.

                                    Thryes

   Thryes (?), a. Thrice. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Thryfallow

   Thry"fal`low  (?), v. t. [Perhaps fr. thrice + fallow. Cf. Trifallow.]
   To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. [R.] [Written also
   thrifallow.] Tusser.

                                     Thud

   Thud  (?), n. [Cf. AS. a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.] A dull
   sound  without  resonance,  like  that  produced  by striking with, or
   striking  against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke
   or  blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking
   the earth.

     At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. Jeffrey.

     At  intervals  there  came  some tremendous thud on the side of the
     steamer. C. Mackay.

                                     Thug

   Thug (?), n. [Hind. thag a deceiver, robber.] One of an association of
   robbers  and  murderers  in  India  who  practiced  murder by stealthy
   approaches,   and  from  religious  motives.  They  have  been  nearly
   exterminated by the British government.

                                    Thuggee

   Thug*gee"  (?), n. [Hind. .] The practice of secret or stealthy murder
   by Thugs. "One of the suppressors of Thuggee." J. D. Hooker.

                              Thuggery, Thuggism

   Thug"ger*y (?), Thug"gism (?), n. Thuggee.
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                                     Thuja

   Thu"ja  (?),  n.  [NL.,  from  Gr.  (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees,
   thickly  branched,  remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their
   branches,  and  having  scalelike,  closely  imbricated, or compressed
   leaves. [Written also thuya.] See Thyine wood.

     NOTE: &hand; Thuja occidentalis is the Arbor vit\'91 of the Eastern
     and Northern United States. T. gigantea of North-waetern America is
     a  very  large  tree,  there called red cedar, and canoe cedar, and
     furnishes a useful timber.

   <--  thuja oil. cedar leaf oil. thujone. n. An oil, C10H16O, the chief
   constituent  of  cedar  leaf oil. A stimulant similar to camphor. Also
   called  thujol,  thuyol,  absinthol,  thuyone,  tanacetol, tanacetone.
   [Stedman 25]-->

                                     Thule

   Thu"le  (?),  n.  [L.  Thule,  Thyle,  Gr.  The  name given by ancient
   geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According
   to  some,  this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more
   probably  Mainland,  the  largest  of the Shetland islands; hence, the
   Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.

                                    Thulia

   Thu"li*a (?), n. [NL.] (Chem.) Oxide of thulium.

                                    Thulium

   Thu"li*um  (?), n. [NL. See Thule.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of
   uncertain  properties  and  identity,  said  to have been found in the
   mineral gadolinite.

                                     Thumb

   Thumb  (?),  n.  [OE.  thombe, thoumbe, , AS. ; akin to OFries. th, D.
   duim,  G.  daumen,  OHG.  d, Icel. , Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tunne, and
   perhaps to L. tumere to swell. \'fb56. Cf. Thimble, Tumid.] The short,
   thick  first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers
   in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex.

     Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. Chaucer.

   Thumb  band,  a  twist of anything as thick as the thumb. Mortimer. --
   Thumb  blue,  indigo  in  the  form  of  small balls or lumps, used by
   washerwomen  to blue linen, and the like. -- Thumb latch, a door latch
   having  a  lever formed to be pressed by the thumb. -- Thumb mark. (a)
   The  mark  left  by  the  impression of a thumb, as on the leaves of a
   book.  Longfellow.  (b)  The  dark  spot over each foot in finely bred
   black  and tan terriers. -- Thumb nut, a nut for a screw, having wings
   to grasp between the thumb and fingers in turning it; also, a nut with
   a  knurled rim for the same perpose. -- Thumb ring, a ring worn on the
   thumb. Shak. -- Thumb stall. (a) A kind of thimble or ferrule of iron,
   or  leather,  for  protecting  the thumb in making sails, and in other
   work.  (b)  (Mil.)  A  buckskin cushion worn on the thumb, and used to
   close  the  vent  of a cannon while it is sponged, or loaded. -- Under
   one's thumb, completely under one's power or influence; in a condition
   of subservience. [Colloq.]

                                     Thumb

   Thumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thumbing (?).]

   1. To handle awkwardly. Johnson.

   2.  To  play  with  the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to
   thumb over a tune.

   3.  To  soil  or  wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear
   out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb
   the touch-hole of a cannon.

     He  gravely  informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed
     to  pieces,  and  begged  them  to  let  him have a few more packs.
     Macaulay.

                                     Thumb

   Thumb,  v.  i.  To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to
   thrum.

                                   Thumbbird

   Thumb"bird` (?), n. The goldcrest. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thumbed

   Thumbed (?), a.

   1. Having thumbs.

   2. Soiled by handling.

                                   Thumbkin

   Thumb"kin  (?), n. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb;
   a thumbscrew.

                                   Thumbless

   Thumb"less, a. Without a thumb. Darwin.

                                  Thumbscrew

   Thumb"screw` (?), n.

   1.  A  screw  having  a  flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be
   turned by the thumb and forefinger.

   2.  An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw;
   a thumbkin.

                                    Thummie

   Thum"mie (?), n. The chiff-chaff. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Thummim

   Thum"mim  (?),  n. pl. [Heb., pl. of th\'d3m perfection.] A mysterious
   part  or  decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See
   the note under Urim.

                                     Thump

   Thump  (?),  n.  [Probably  of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by
   dump, v.t.]

   1.  The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a
   hammer, or the like.

     The distant forge's swinging thump profound. Wordsworth.

     With  heavy  thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down, one by one.
     Coleridge.

   2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall.

     The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the
     knock. Tatler.

                                     Thump

   Thump,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thumping.] To
   strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull
   sound.

     These  bastard  Bretons;  whom  our  hathers Have in their own land
     beaten, bobbed, and thumped. Shak.

                                     Thump

   Thump, v. i. To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy
   blow; to pound.

     A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. Swift.

                                    Thumper

   Thump"er (?), n. One who, or that which, thumps.

                                   Thumping

   Thump"ing, a. Heavy; large. [Colloq.]

                                    Thunder

   Thun"der  (?),  n. [OE. , , , AS. ; akin to to stretch, to thunder, D.
   donder  thunder,  G.  donner,  OHG.  donar,  Icel.  Thor, L. tonare to
   thunder,  tonitrus  thunder, Gr. tan to stretch. \'fb52. See Thin, and
   cf. Astonish, Detonate, Intone, Thursday, Tone.]

   1.  The  sound  which  follows  a  flash of lightning; the report of a
   discharge of atmospheric electricity.

   2. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. [Obs.]

     The  revenging gods 'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend.
     Shak.

   3. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.

   4. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.

     The  thunders  of the Vatican could no longer strike into the heart
     of princes. Prescott.

   Thunder  pumper.  (Zo\'94l.) (a) The croaker (Haploidontus grunniens).
   (b)  The American bittern or stake-driver. -- Thunder rod, a lightning
   rod.  [R.]  --  Thunder  snake.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) The chicken, or milk,
   snake.  (b)  A  small  reddish  ground  snake  (Carphophis, OR Celuta,
   am\'d2na)  native  to  the  Eastern United States; -- called also worm
   snake. -- Thunder tube, a fulgurite. See Fulgurite.

                                    Thunder

   Thun"der  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p. p. Thundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Thundering.] [AS. . See Thunder, n.]

   1.  To  produce  thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of
   atmospheric  electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered
   continuously.

     Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? Job xl. 9.

   2.  Fig.:  To  make  a  loud  noise;  esp.  a  heavy  sound,  of  some
   continuance.

     His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears. Milton.

   3. To utter violent denunciation.

                                    Thunder

   Thun"der, v. t. To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to
   publish, as a threat or denunciation.

     Oracles severe Were daily thundered in our general's ear. Dryden.

     An   archdeacon,   as   being   a   prelate,  may  thunder  out  an
     ecclesiastical censure. Ayliffe.

                                  Thunderbird

   Thun"der*bird`  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An Australian insectivorous singing
   bird  (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with
   black  and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also
   white-throated   thickhead,   orange-breasted   thrust,  black-crowned
   thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher.

                                  Thunderbolt

   Thun"der*bolt` (?), n.

   1.  A  shaft  of  lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing
   from  one  part  of  the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the
   earth.

   2. Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness.

     The Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war. Dryden.

   3.   Vehement   threatening  or  censure;  especially,  ecclesiastical
   denunciation; fulmination.

     He severely threatens such with the thunderbolt of excommunication.
     Hakewill.

   4. (Paleon.) A belemnite, or thunderstone.
   Thunderbolt   beetle   (Zo\'94l.),  a  long-horned  beetle  (Arhopalus
   fulminans)  whose  larva bores in the trunk of oak and chestnut trees.
   It  is  brownish  and  bluish-black,  with W-shaped whitish or silvery
   markings on the elytra.

                                 Thunderburst

   Thun"der*burst` (?), n. A burst of thunder.

                                  Thunderclap

   Thun"der*clap`  (?), n. A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a
   discharge  of  atmospheric  electricity.  "Thunderclaps that make them
   quake." Spenser.

     When suddenly the thunderclap was heard. Dryden.

                                 Thundercloud

   Thun"der*cloud`   (?),  n.  A  cloud  charged  with  electricity,  and
   producing lightning and thunder.

                                   Thunderer

   Thun"der*er  (?),  n.  One  who  thunders;  --  used  especially  as a
   translation  of L. tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several
   of their gods, esp. to Jupiter.

     That dreadful oath which binds the Thunderer. Pope.

                                  Thunderfish

   Thun"der*fish`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) A large European loach (Misgurnus
   fossilis).

                                  Thunderhead

   Thun"der*head`  (?),  n.  A  rounded mass of cloud, with shining white
   edges; a cumulus, -- often appearing before a thunderstorm.

                                  Thundering

   Thun"der*ing, a.

   1. Emitting thunder.

     Roll the thundering chariot o'er the ground. J. Trumbull.

   2. Very great; -- often adverbially. [Slang] -- Thun"der*ing*ly, adv.

                                  Thundering

   Thun"der*ing, n. Thunder. Rev. iv. 5.

                                  Thunderless

   Thun"der*less, a. Without thunder or noise.

                                  Thunderous

   Thun"der*ous (?), a. [Written also thundrous.]

   1. Producing thunder. [R.]

     How he before the thunderous throne doth lie. Milton.

   2.  Making  a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous. --
   Thun"der*ous*ly, adv.

                                 Thunderproof

   Thun"der*proof`  (?),  a.  Secure  against  the  effects of thunder or
   lightning.

                                 Thundershower

   Thun"der*show`er  (?),  n.  A  shower  accompanied  with lightning and
   thunder.

                                 Thunderstone

   Thun"der*stone` (?), n.

   1. A thunderbolt, -- formerly believed to be a stone.

     Fear no more the lightning flash, Nor the all-dreaded thunderstone.
     Shak.

   2. (Paleon.) A belemnite. See Belemnite.

                                 Thunderstorm

   Thun"der*storm`  (?),  n.  A  storm  accompanied  with  lightning  and
   thunder.

                                 Thunderstrike

   Thun"der*strike`   (?),   v.   t.   [imp.  Thunderstruck  (?);  p.  p.
   Thunderstruck, -strucken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Thunderstriking.]

   1.  To  strike,  blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] Sir P.
   Sidney.

   2.  To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely
   used except in the past participle.

     drove before him, thunderstruck. Milton.

                                  Thunderworm

   Thun"der*worm`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  small,  footless,  burrowing,
   snakelike  lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisb\'91na, native
   of  Florida;  --  so  called  because  it  leaves  its burrows after a
   thundershower.

                                   Thundery

   Thun"der*y   (?),   a.  Accompanied  with  thunder;  thunderous.  [R.]
   "Thundery weather." Pennant.

                                   Thundrous

   Thun"drous  (?), a. Thunderous; sonorous. "Scraps of thunderous epic."
   Tennyson.

                                    Thunny

   Thun"ny (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The tunny. [R.]

                                    Thurgh

   Thurgh (?), prep. Through. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Thurghfare

   Thurgh"fare` (?), n. Thoroughfare. [Obs.]

     This world is but a thurghfare full of woe. Chaucer.

                                   Thurible

   Thu"ri*ble  (?),  n.  [L. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus, thuris, or
   better  tus,  turis,  frankincense,  fr.  Gr.  (R. C. Ch.) A censer of
   metal,  for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or
   suspended  by  chains;  -- used especially at mass, vespers, and other
   solemn services. Fairholt.

                                  Thuriferous

   Thu*rif"er*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  thurifer,  turifer; thus frankincense +
   -ferre to bear.] Producing or bearing frankincense.

                                 Thurification

   Thu`ri*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  thus incense + -ficare (in comp.) to
   make.  See -fy.] The act of fuming with incense, or the act of burning
   incense.

                                  Thuringian

   Thu*rin"gi*an  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining to Thuringia, a country in
   Germany, or its people. -- n. A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia.

                                  Thuringite

   Thu*rin"gite  (?),  n.  [From  Thuringia, where it is found.] (Min.) A
   mineral  occurring  as  an  aggregation  of  minute  scales  having an
   olive-green  color  and  pearly  luster.  It  is a hydrous silicate of
   aluminia and iron.

                                     Thurl

   Thurl (?), n. [AS. a hole. \'fb53. See Thirl, Thrill.]

   1. A hole; an aperture. [Obs.]

   2.  (Mining)  (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A
   long adit in a coalpit.

                                     Thurl

   Thurl, v. t. [See Thrill.]

   1. To cut through; to pierce. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

   2.  (Mining)  To  cut  through, as a partition between one working and
   another.

                                   Thurling

   Thurl"ing, n. (Mining) Same as Thurl, n., 2 (a).

                                    Thurrok

   Thur"rok (?), n. [AS. a boat.] The hold of a ship; a sink. [Obs.]

     Small  drops  of water that enter through a little crevice into the
     thurrok and into the bottom of a ship. Chaucer.

                                   Thursday

   Thurs"day  (?),  n. [OE. , , from the Scand. name Thor + E. day. Icel.
   Thor,  the  god  of  thunder,  is  akin  to  AS. thunder; D. Donderdag
   Thursday, G. Donnerstag, Icel. , Sw. & Dan. Torsdag. \'fb52. See Thor,
   Thunder,  and Day.] The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and
   preceding Friday. Holy Thursday. See under Holy.

                                    Thurst

   Thurst  (?),  n.  (Coal Mining) The ruins of the fallen roof resulting
   from the removal of the pillars and stalls. Raymond.

                                     Thus

   Thus  (?),  n.  [L. thus, better tus, frankincense. See Thurible.] The
   commoner  kind  of  frankincense,  or  that  obtained  from the Norway
   spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.

                                     Thus

   Thus  (?),  adv.  [OE. thus, AS. ; akin to OFries. & OS. thus, D. dus,
   and E. that; cf. OHG. sus. See That.]

   1. In this or that manner; on this wise.

     Thus  did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
     Gen. vi. 22.

     Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth. Milton.

   2. To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble;
   thus bold. Shak.

     Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. Milton.

                                   Thussock

   Thus"sock (?), n. See Tussock. [Obs.]

                                     Thuya

   Thu"ya (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Thuja.

                                    Thuyin

   Thu"yin  (?), n. (Chem.) A substance extracted from trees of the genus
   Thuja, or Thuya, and probably identical with quercitrin. [Written also
   thujin.]

                                    Thwack

   Thwack  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Thwacked  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Thwacking.] [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS. , E. whack.]

   1.  To  strike  with  something  flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to
   thump. "A distant thwacking sound." W. Irving.

   2. To fill to overflow. [Obs.] Stanyhurst.

                                    Thwack

   Thwack, n. A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump.

     With  many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree and old iron
     rang. Hudibras.

                                    Thwaite

   Thwaite (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The twaite.

                                    Thwaite

   Thwaite,  n.  [CF.  Icel. a piece of land, fr. to cut. See Thwite, and
   cf.  Doit, and Twaite land cleared of woods.] Forest land cleared, and
   converted to tillage; an assart. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

     NOTE: &hand; Th waite oc curs in composition as the last element in
     many  names  of  places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite,
     Stonethwaite.

                                    Thwart

   Thwart  (?),  a.  [OE.  ,  ,  a.  and  adv., Icel. , neut. of athwart,
   transverse, across; akin to AS. perverse, transverse, cross, D. dwars,
   OHG.  dwerah,  twerh,  G.  zwerch,  quer,  Dan.  &  Sw.  tver athwart,
   transverse, Sw. tv\'84r cross, unfriendly, Goth. angry. Cf. Queer.]

   1. Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

     Moved contrary with thwart obliquities. Milton.

   2. Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Thwart

   Thwart,  adv.  [See  Thwart,  a.]  Thwartly;  obliquely; transversely;
   athwart. [Obs.] Milton.

                                    Thwart

   Thwart,  prep.  Across;  athwart.  Spenser.  Thwart ships. See Athwart
   ships, under Athwart.

                                    Thwart

   Thwart,  n.  (Naut.)  A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to
   the other, or athwart the boat.

                                    Thwart

   Thwart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thwarted; p. pr. & vb. n. Thwarting.]

   1.  To  move  across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the
   air. [Obs.]

     Swift as a shooting star In autumn thwarts the night. Milton.

   2.  To  cross,  as  a  purpose;  to  oppose;  to  run  counter  to; to
   contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.

     If crooked fortune had not thwarted me. Shak.

     The  proposals  of  the  one never thwarted the inclinations of the
     other. South.

                                    Thwart

   Thwart, v. i.

   1. To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner. [R.]

   2. Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. [R.]

     Any  proposition  .  .  .  that  shall  at all thwart with internal
     oracles. Locke.

                                   Thwarter

   Thwart"er  (?),  n.  (Far.)  A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking,
   trembling, or convulsive motions.

                                  Thwartingly

   Thwart"ing*ly,  adv.  In  a  thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to
   thwart.

                                   Thwartly

   Thwart"ly, adv. Transversely; obliquely.

                                  Thwartness

   Thwart"ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being thwart; obliquity;
   perverseness.
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                                    Thwite

   Thwite  (?),  v.  t.  [AS.  .  See Whittle, and cf. Thwaite a piece of
   land.]  To  cut or clip with a knife; to whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
   Chaucer.

                                   Thwittle

   Thwit"tle  (?),  v.  t.  [See Thwite, and Whittle.] To cut or whittle.
   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Palsgrave.

                                   Thwittle

   Thwit"tle, n. A small knife; a whittle. [Written also thwitel.] [Obs.]
   "A Sheffield thwittle." Chaucer.

                                      Thy

   Thy  (?),  pron.  [OE.  thi, shortened from thin. See Thine, Thou.] Of
   thee,  or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive
   case  of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn
   or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the
   knife is thine. See Thine.

     Our  father  which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
     come. Thy will be done. Matt. vi. 9,10.

     These are thy glorious works, Parent of good. Milton.

                                  Thyine wood

   Thy"ine  wood`  (?).  [Gr. (Bot.) The fragrant and beautiful wood of a
   North  African  tree  (Callitris  quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja
   articulata.  The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic
   resin called sandarach. Rev. xviii. 12.

                                   Thylacine

   Thy"la*cine (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The zebra wolf. See under Wolf.

                                    Thymate

   Thym"ate (?), n. (Chem.) A compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as,
   sodium thymate.

                                     Thyme

   Thyme  (?),  n.  [OE.  tyme,  L. thymum, Gr. thym; -- perhaps so named
   because  of  its  sweet  smell.  Cf. Fume, n.] (Bot.) Any plant of the
   labiate  genus  Thymus.  The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm,
   pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

     Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme. Cowper.

   Cat  thyme,  a  labiate  plant  (Teucrium  Marum) of the Mediterranean
   religion.  Cats  are said to be fond of rolling on it. J. Smith (Dict.
   Econ.  Plants).  --  Wild thyme, Thymus Serpyllum, common on banks and
   hillsides in Europe.

     I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. Shak.

                                    Thymene

   Thym"ene (?), n. (Chem.) A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.

                                 Thymiatechny

   Thym"i*a*tech`ny  (?), n. [Gr. (Med.) The art of employing perfumes in
   medicine. [R.] Dunglison.

                                    Thymic

   Thym"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.

                                    Thymic

   Thy"mic  (?),  a.  (Med. Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme;
   as, thymic acid.

                                    Thymol

   Thym"ol  (?), n. [Thyme + -ol.] (Chem.) A phenol derivative of cymene,
   C10H13.OH,  isomeric  with  carvacrol,  found  in  oil  of  thyme, and
   extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor
   and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.

                                    Thymus

   Thy"mus   (?),  a.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Anat.)  Of,  pertaining  to,  or
   designating,  the  thymus gland. -- n. The thymus gland. Thymus gland,
   OR  Thymus body, a ductless gland in the throat, or in the neighboring
   region,  of nearly all vertebrates. In man and other mammals it is the
   throat,  or  neck,  sweetbread,  which  lies  in the upper part of the
   thorax  and lower part of the throat. It is largest in fetal and early
   life, and disappears or becomes rudimentary in the adult.

                                     Thymy

   Thym"y  (?),  a.  Abounding  with  thyme;  fragrant; as, a thymy vale.
   Akenside.

     Where'er a thymy bank he found, He rolled upon the fragrant ground.
     Gay.

   <-- thyratron thyristor. -->

                                    Thyro-

   Thy"ro-  (?).  A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
   with,  or  relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage; as,
   thyrohyal.

                                Thyroarytenoid

   Thy`ro*a*ryt"e*noid  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Of  or  pertaining to both the
   thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.

                                   Thyrohyal

   Thy`ro*hy"al  (?),  n.  (Anat.) One of the lower segments in the hyoid
   arch,  often  consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming
   one of its great horns, as in man.

                                  Thyrohyoid

   Thy`ro*hy"oid  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  thyroid
   cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

                                    Thyroid

   Thy"roid (?), a. [Gr. thyro\'8bde, thyr\'82o\'8bde.]

   1.  Shaped  like  an  oblong  shield;  shield-shaped;  as, the thyroid
   cartilage.

   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or
   thyroid artery; thyroideal.
   Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx. -- Thyroid body, OR Thyroid gland
   (Anat.),  a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown
   function,  in  the  floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In
   man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding
   the  base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea.<-- produces
   thyroxine.  -->  --  Thyroid  dislocation  (Surg.), dislocation of the
   thigh bone into the thyroid foramen. -- Thyroid foramen, the obturator
   foramen.

                                  Thyroideal

   Thy*roid"e*al (?), a. (Anat.) Thyroid.

                                   Thyrotomy

   Thy*rot"o*my  (?),  n.  [Thyro- + Gr. (Surg.) The operation of cutting
   into the thyroid cartilage.

                                    Thyrse

   Thyrse (?), n. [Cf. F. thyrse.] A thyrsus.

                             Thyrsoid, Thyrsoidal

   Thyr"soid   (?),  Thyr*soid"al  (?),  a.  [Gr.  thyrso\'8bde.]  Having
   somewhat the form of a thyrsus.

                                    Thyrsus

   Thyr"sus (?), n.; pl. Thyrsi (#). [L., fr. Gr. Torso.]

   1.  A  staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a
   bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute
   of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites.

     A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus. Mrs. Browning.

     In  my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
     Longfellow.

   2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac
   and horse-chestnut.

                                  Thysanopter

   Thy`sa*nop"ter (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Thysanoptera.

                                 Thysanoptera

   Thy`sa*nop"te*ra  (?),  n. pl. [NL., from Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
   insects,  considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by
   others  as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and
   have  narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of
   the  species  feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which
   attack  grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda. See
   Thrips.

                                 Thysanopteran

   Thy`sa*nop"ter*an (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Thysanoptera.

                                Thysanopterous

   Thy`sa*nop"ter*ous (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.

                                   Thysanura

   Thys`a*nu"ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An order of wingless
   hexapod  insects  which  have  setiform caudal appendages, either bent
   beneath  the  body  to  form  a  spring, or projecting as bristles. It
   comprises   the  Cinura,  or  bristletails,  and  the  Collembola,  or
   springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.

                                  Thysanuran

   Thys`a*nu"ran  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  the Thysanura. Also used
   adjectively.

                                  Thysanurous

   Thys`a*nu"rous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.

                                    Thysbe

   Thys"be  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. L. Thisbe maiden beloved by Pyramus, Gr.
   (Zo\'94l.) A common clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe).

                                    Thyself

   Thy*self" (?), pron. An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the
   second  person;  --  used  as  a  subject commonly with thou; as, thou
   thyself  shalt  go;  that  is,  thou  shalt  go,  and  no other. It is
   sometimes  used, especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the
   nominative as well as in the objective case.

     Thyself shalt see the act. Shak.

     Ere I do thee, thou to thyself wast cruel. Milton.

                                     Tiar

   Ti"ar  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. tiare. See Tiara.] A tiara. [Poetic] Milton.
   Tennyson.

                                     Tiara

   Ti*a"ra (?), n. [L., from Gr.

   1.  A  form  of  headdress  worn by the ancient Persians. According to
   Xenophon,  the  royal  tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high
   and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned
   over.

   2. The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was
   afterward  encompassed  with  a crown, subsequently with a second, and
   finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.

                                    Tiaraed

   Ti*a"raed (?), a. Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.

                                    Tib-cat

   Tib"-cat` (?), n. A female cat. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                     Tibia

   Tib"i*a (?), n.; pl. Tibi\'91 (#). [L.]

   1.  (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two
   bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust.
   under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.

   3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of
   the leg bone of an animal.

                                    Tibial

   Tib"i*al  (?),  a. [L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe
   or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F. tibial.]

   1. Of or pertaining to a tibia.

   2. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.
   Tibial  spur  (Zo\'94l.),  a  spine  frequently  borne on the tibia of
   insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera.
   
                                    Tibial
                                       
   Tib"i*al, n. (Anat.) A tibial bone; a tibiale. 

                                    Tibiale

   Tib`i*a"le  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tibialia  (#).  [NL.]  (Anat.) The bone or
   cartilage   of  the  tarsus  which  articulates  with  the  tibia  and
   corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.

                                  Tibicinate

   Ti*bic"i*nate (?), v. i. [L. tibicinare.] To play on a tibia, or pipe.
   [R.]

                                    Tibio-

   Tib"i*o-  (?). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
   with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular.

                                  Tibiotarsal

   Tib`i*o*tar"sal  (?),  a.  (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both to the
   tibia  and  the  tarsus;  as,  the tibiotarsal articulation. (b) Of or
   pertaining to the tibiotarsus.

                                  Tibiotarsus

   Tib`i*o*tar"sus  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tibiotarsi  (. (Anat.) The large bone
   between  the  femur  and  tarsometatarsus  in the leg of a bird. It is
   formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

                                    Tibrie

   Tib"rie (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The pollack. [Prov. Eng.]

                                      Tic

   Tic  (?),  n.  [F.]  (Med.)  A local and habitual convulsive motion of
   certain  muscles;  especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of
   the  face;  twitching;  velication;  --  called  also  spasmodic  tic.
   Dunglison.  Tic  douloureux  (.  [F.,  fr.  tic a knack, a twitching +
   douloureux  painful.]  (Med.)  Neuralgia  in  the face; face ague. See
   under Face.

                                     Tical

   Ti*cal" (?), n.

   1. A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight
   equal to 236 grains troy. Malcom.

   2.  A  money  of  account  in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a
   weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.

                                     Tice

   Tice  (?),  v.  t.  [Aphetic  form  of  entice.] To entice. [Obs.] The
   Coronation.

                                     Tice

   Tice,  n.  (Cricket)  A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's
   length in front of the wicket.

                                   Ticement

   Tice"ment (?), n. Enticement. [Obs.]

                                  Tichorrhine

   Tich"or*rhine  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Paleon.)  A  fossil  rhinoceros with a
   vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.

                                     Tick

   Tick  (?),  n. [Abbrev. from ticket.] Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or
   upon, tick.

                                     Tick

   Tick, v. i.

   1. To go on trust, or credit.

   2. To give tick; to trust.

                                     Tick

   Tick, n. [OE. tike, teke; akin to D. teek, G. zecke. Cf. Tike a tick.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  (a)  Any  one of numerous species of large parasitic mites
   which  attach  themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and
   many  other  animals.  When  filled with blood they become ovate, much
   swollen,  and  usually  livid  red in color. Some of the species often
   attach  themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at
   first  but  six  legs.  (b)  Any  one  of several species of dipterous
   insects  having  a  flattened  and  usually wingless body, as the bird
   ticks  (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep). Tick bean, a
   small  bean used for feeding horses and other animals. -- Tick trefoil
   (Bot.), a name given to many plants of the leguminous genus Desmodium,
   which  have  trifoliate  leaves, and joined pods roughened with minute
   hooked  hairs by which the joints adhere to clothing and to the fleece
   of sheep.

                                     Tick

   Tick, n. [LL. techa, teca, L. theca case, Gr. Thesis.]

   1.  The  cover,  or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the
   straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.

   2. Ticking. See Ticking, n.

                                     Tick

   Tick,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Ticked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.]
   [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.]

   1.  To  make  a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a
   watch does; to beat.

   2. To strike gently; to pat.

     Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. Latimer.

                                     Tick

   Tick, n.

   1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

   2.  Any  small  mark  intended to direct attention to something, or to
   serve as a check. Dickens.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
   Death tick. (Zo\'94l.) See Deathwatch.

                                     Tick

   Tick,  v.  t.  To  check  off by means of a tick or any small mark; to
   score.

     When  I  had  got  all  my  responsibilities  down  upon my list, I
     compared each with the bill and ticked it off. Dickens.

                                    Ticken

   Tick"en (?), n. See Ticking. [R.] R. Browning.

                                    Ticker

   Tick"er (?), n. [See Tick.] One who, or that which, ticks, or produces
   a  ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. <--
   2.  The  heart.  [Colloq.]  3.  (a) A stock ticker. (b) A news ticker,
   similar  to  a stock ticker, but used for printing news transmitted by
   wire.  Ticker tape Tape from or designed to be used in a stock ticker,
   usu.  of  paper  and  being  narrow  but  long.  --  Stock  ticker, an
   electro-mechanical   information   receiving   device   connected   by
   telegraphic  wire to a stock exchange, and which prints out the latest
   transactions or news on stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices
   of  stock  brokers.  By  1980  largely  superseded by electronic stock
   quotation devices. ticker tape parade A parade to honor a person, held
   in  New  York  City,  during  which  people  in  the tall buildings of
   Manhattan throw large quantities of paper, confetti, paper ribbons, or
   the  like onto the parading group. The name comes form the ticker tape
   originally thrown onto the parade when it passed stockbrokers' offices
   in lower Manhattan, before stock tickers became obsolete. -->

                                    Ticket

   Tick"et  (?), n. [F. \'82tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette,
   or  OF.  etiquet,  estiquet;  both  of Teutonic origin, and akin to E.
   stick.  See  Stick,  n. & v., and cf. Etiquette, Tick credit.] A small
   piece  of  paper,  cardboard,  or  the  like,  serving  as  a  notice,
   certificate,  or  distinguishing  token of something. Specifically: --
   (a) A little note or notice. [Obs. or Local]

     He constantly read his lectures twice a week for above forty years,
     giving notice of the time to his auditors in a ticket on the school
     doors. Fuller.

   (b) A tradesman's bill or account. [Obs.]

     NOTE: &hand; He nce th e ph rase on  ticket, on account; whence, by
     abbreviation, came the phrase on tick. See 1st Tick.

     Your courtier is mad to take up silks and velvets On ticket for his
     mistress. J. Cotgrave.

   (c)  A  certificate  or  token  of  right  of  admission to a place of
   assembly,  or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket;
   a  railroad  or steamboat ticket. (d) A label to show the character or
   price  of goods. (e) A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or
   other   scheme  for  distributing  money,  goods,  or  the  like.  (f)
   (Politics)  A  printed  list  of  candidates  to  be  voted  for at an
   election;  a  set  of nominations by one party for election; a ballot.
   [U.S.]

     The  old  ticket  forever!  We  have it by thirty-four votes. Sarah
     Franklin (1766).

   Scratched  ticket, a ticket from which the names of one or more of the
   candidates  are  scratched out. -- Split ticket, a ticket representing
   different divisions of a party, or containing candidates selected from
   two  or  more  parties.  --  Straight  ticket, a ticket containing the
   regular  nominations of a party, without change. -- Ticket day (Com.),
   the day before the settling or pay day on the stock exchange, when the
   names  of  the actual purchasers are rendered in by one stockbroker to
   another.  [Eng.]  Simmonds.  --  Ticket  of leave, a license or permit
   given  to  a convict, or prisoner of the crown, to go at large, and to
   labor  for  himself  before the expiration of his sentence, subject to
   certain  specific  conditions.  [Eng.]  Simmonds.  -- Ticket porter, a
   licensed porter wearing a badge by which he may be identified. [Eng.]

                                    Ticket

   Tick"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ticketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticketing.]

   1.  To  distinguish  by  a  ticket;  to put a ticket on; as, to ticket
   goods.

   2.  To  furnish  with  a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to
   California.  [U.S.]  <--  Ticketed. having a ticket, esp. a ticket for
   travel  on  a  carrier sucha as an airline. A term used to distinguish
   those  who  have  made a reservation for travel, but have not yet paid
   and   received  their  ticket,  from  those  who  have.  "You  have  a
   reservation, but you have not yet been ticketed." -->

                                   Ticketing

   Tick"et*ing,  n.  A  periodical  sale  of  ore  in  the English mining
   districts;  --  so  called from the tickets upon which are written the
   bids of the buyers.

                                    Ticking

   Tick"ing  (?),  n.  [From  Tick  a  bed  cover. Cf. Ticken.] A strong,
   closely  woven  linen  or  cotton  fabric, of which ticks for beds are
   made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors,
   as white and blue; -- called also ticken.
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                                    Tickle

   Tic"kle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tickled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tickling
   (?).]  [Perhaps  freq. of tick to beat; pat; but cf. also AS. citelian
   to  tickle,  D. kittelen, G. kitzlen, OHG. chizzil\'d3n, chuzzil\'d3n,
   Icel. kitla. Cf. Kittle, v. t.]

   1.  To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation,
   which  commonly  causes  laughter,  and  a  kind of spasm which become
   dengerous if too long protracted.

     If you tickle us, do we not laugh? Shak.

   2. To please; to gratify; to make joyous.

     Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. Pope.

     Such  a nature Tickled with good success, disdains the shadow Which
     he treads on at noon. Shak.

                                    Tickle

   Tic"kle, v. i.

   1. To feel titillation.

     He  with  secret  joy  therefore Did tickle inwardly in every vein.
     Spenser.

   2. To excite the sensation of titillation. Shak.

                                    Tickle

   Tic"kle, a.

   1. Ticklish; easily tickled. [Obs.]

   2. Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant. [Obs.]

     The world is now full tickle, sikerly. Chaucer.

     So tickle is the state of earthy things. Spenser.

   3.  Wavering,  or  liable  to  waver  and fall at the slightest touch;
   unstable; easily overthrown. [Obs.]

     Thy head stands so tickle on thy shoulders, that a milkmaid, if she
     be in love, may sigh it off. Shak.

                                 Tickle-footed

   Tic"kle-foot`ed  (?),  a. Uncertain; inconstant; slippery. [Obs. & R.]
   Beau. & Fl.

                                  Ticklenburg

   Tick"len*burg  (?), n. A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in
   the West Indies.

                                  Tickleness

   Tic"kle*ness (?), n. Unsteadiness. [Obs.]

     For hoard hath hate, and climbing tickleness. Chaucer.

                                    Tickler

   Tic"kler (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, tickles.

   2. Something puzzling or difficult.

   3.  A  book containing a memorandum of notes and debts arranged in the
   order of their maturity. [Com. Cant, U.S.] Bartlett.

   4. A prong used by coopers to extract bungs from casks. [Eng.]

                                   Ticklish

   Tic"klish (?), a.

   1.  Sensible  to  slight  touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the
   foot  is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.
   Bacon.

   2.  Standing  so  as  to be liable to totter and fall at the slightest
   touch; unfixed; easily affected; unstable.

     Can any man with comfort lodge in a condition so dismally ticklish?
     Barrow.

   3. Difficult; nice; critical; as, a ticklish business.

     Surely  princes  had need, in tender matters and ticklish times, to
     beware what they say. Bacon.

   -- Tic"klish*ly, adv. -- Tic"klish*ness, n.

                                   Tickseed

   Tick"seed`  (?),  n.  [Tick  the  insect  +  seed; cf. G. wanzensamen,
   literally, bug seed.]

   1.  A  seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain
   plants.

   2.  (Bot.)  (a)  Same  as  Coreopsis.  (b)  Any  plant  of  the  genus
   Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family.

                                   Ticktack

   Tick"tack`  (?),  n.  [See Tick to beat, to pat, and (for sense 2) cf.
   Tricktrack.]

   1. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.

   2. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.

     A game at ticktack with words. Milton.

                                   Ticktack

   Tick"tack`, adv. With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.

                                  Ticpolonga

   Tic`po*lon"ga  (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A very venomous viper
   (Daboia  Russellii),  native of Ceylon and India; -- called also cobra
   monil.

                                      Tid

   Tid (?), a. [Cf. AS. tedre, tydere, weak, tender.] Tender; soft; nice;
   -- now only used in tidbit.

                                     Tidal

   Tid"al  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having
   tides;  periodically  rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as,
   tidal waters.

     The  tidal  wave  of  deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And
     lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. Longfellow.

   Tidal  air (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of the lungs in
   ordinary  breathing.  It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches. --
   Tidal basin, a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide. -- Tidal
   wave.  (a)  See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore. (b) A vast, swift
   wave  caused  by  an  earthquake  or some extraordinary combination of
   natural  causes.  It rises far above high-water mark and is often very
   destructive upon low-lying coasts. <-- called in Japan tsunami. -->

                                    Tidbit

   Tid"bit`  (?),  n. [Tid + bit.] A delicate or tender piece of anything
   eatable; a delicious morsel. [Written also titbit.]

                                     Tidde

   Tid"de (?), obs. imp. of Tide, v. i. Chaucer.

                                Tidder, Tiddle

   Tid"der  (?), Tid"dle (?), v. t. [Cf. AS. tyderian to grow tender. See
   Tid.] To use with tenderness; to fondle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tide

   Tide  (?), n. [AS. t\'c6d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t\'c6d, D. tijd,
   G.  zeit,  OHG.  z\'c6t,  Icel. t\'c6, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to
   Skr.  aditi unlimited, endless, where a- is a negative prefix. \'fb58.
   Cf. Tidings, Tidy, Till, prep., Time.]

   1.  Time;  period;  season.  [Obsoles.]  "This  lusty  summer's tide."
   Chaucer.

     And rest their weary limbs a tide. Spenser.

     Which, at the appointed tide, Each one did make his bride. Spenser.

     At the tide of Christ his birth. Fuller.

   2. The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and of
   bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs and flows twice
   in  each  lunar  day,  or  the space of a little more than twenty-four
   hours.  It  is  occasioned  by the attraction of the sun and moon (the
   influence  of the latter being three times that of the former), acting
   unequally  on  the  waters  in  different  parts  of  the  earth, thus
   disturbing  their  equilibrium. A high tide upon one side of the earth
   is  accompanied by a high tide upon the opposite side. Hence, when the
   sun and moon are in conjunction or opposition, as at new moon and full
   moon,  their  action  is  such  as to produce a greater than the usual
   tide, called the spring tide, as represented in the cut. When the moon
   is  in  the  first  or  third  quarter,  the  sun's attraction in part
   counteracts  the effect of the moon's attraction, thus producing under
   the moon a smaller tide than usual, called the neap tide.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e flow or rising of the water is called flood tide,
     and the reflux, ebb tide.

   3.  A stream; current; flood; as, a tide of blood. "Let in the tide of
   knaves once more; my cook and I'll provide." Shak.

   4.  Tendency  or  direction  of causes, influences, or events; course;
   current.

     There  is  a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood,
     leads on to fortune. Shak.

   5. Violent confluence. [Obs.] Bacon.

   6. (Mining) The period of twelve hours.
   Atmospheric  tides, tidal movements of the atmosphere similar to those
   of the ocean, and produced in the same manner by the attractive forces
   of  the  sun  and moon. -- Inferior tide. See under Inferior, a. -- To
   work  double  tides.  See  under Work, v. t. -- Tide day, the interval
   between  the  occurrences  of  two consecutive maxima of the resultant
   wave at the same place. Its length varies as the components of sun and
   moon  waves  approach  to,  or recede from, one another. A retardation
   from  this  cause  is  called  the  lagging  of  the  tide,  while the
   acceleration  of the recurrence of high water is termed the priming of
   the  tide.  See Lag of the tide, under 2d Lag. -- Tide dial, a dial to
   exhibit  the  state  of  the  tides  at any time. -- Tide gate. (a) An
   opening  through which water may flow freely when the tide sets in one
   direction,  but which closes automatically and prevents the water from
   flowing  in  the  other  direction. (b) (Naut.) A place where the tide
   runs  with  great  velocity, as through a gate. -- Tide gauge, a gauge
   for  showing  the  height  of  the tide; especially, a contrivance for
   registering  the  state  of  the tide continuously at every instant of
   time.  Brande  &  C. -- Tide lock, a lock situated between an inclosed
   basin,  or a canal, and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they
   are  on  different  levels,  so  that craft can pass either way at all
   times of the tide; -- called also guard lock. -- Tide mill. (a) A mill
   operated  by  the  tidal  currents. (b) A mill for clearing lands from
   tide water. -- Tide rip, a body of water made rough by the conflict of
   opposing  tides or currents. -- Tide table, a table giving the time of
   the  rise  and  fall  of  the  tide at any place. -- Tide water, water
   affected  by  the  flow  of the tide; hence, broadly, the seaboard. --
   Tide  wave,  OR Tidal wave, the swell of water as the tide moves. That
   of the ocean is called primitive; that of bays or channels derivative.
   Whewell. -- Tide wheel, a water wheel so constructed as to be moved by
   the ebb or flow of the tide. 

                                     Tide

   Tide  (?),  v.  t.  To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry
   with the tide or stream.

     They are tided down the stream. Feltham.

                                     Tide

   Tide, v. i. [AS. t\'c6dan to happen. See Tide, n.]

   1. To betide; to happen. [Obs.]

     What should us tide of this new law? Chaucer.

   2. To pour a tide or flood.

   3.  (Naut.)  To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with
   the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.

                                     Tided

   Tid"ed  (?),  a.  Affected  by  the  tide;  having  a tide. "The tided
   Thames." Bp. Hall.

                                   Tideless

   Tide"less, a. Having no tide.

                                   Tide-rode

   Tide"-rode`  (?),  a.  (Naut.)  Swung  by  the tide when at anchor; --
   opposed to wind-rode.

                                   Tidesman

   Tides"man  (?),  n.; pl. Tidesmen (. A customhouse officer who goes on
   board  of  a  merchant  ship  to  secure  payment  of  the  duties;  a
   tidewaiter.

                                  Tidewaiter

   Tide"wait`er  (?), n. A customhouse officer who watches the landing of
   goods  from  merchant  vessels,  in order to secure payment of duties.
   Swift.

                                    Tideway

   Tide"way` (?), n. Channel in which the tide sets.

                                    Tidife

   Tid"ife (?), n. The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

     NOTE: &hand; Th e "t idif" mentioned in Chaucer is by some supposed
     to be the titmouse, by others the wren.

                                    Tidily

   Ti"di*ly (?), adv. In a tidy manner.

                                   Tidiness

   Ti"di*ness, n. The quality or state of being tidy.

                                    Tiding

   Ti"ding (?), n. Tidings. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Tidings

   Ti"dings  (?), n. pl. [OE. tidinge, ti, tidinde, from or influenced by
   Icel. t\'c6; akin to Dan. tidende, Sw. tidning, G. zeung, AS. t\'c6dan
   to  happen, E. betide, tide. See Tide, v. i. & n.] Account of what has
   taken place, and was not before known; news.

     I shall make my master glad with these tidings. Shak.

     Full  well  the  busy  whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal
     tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith.

     NOTE: &hand; Al though ti dings is plural in form, it has been used
     also  as a singular. By Shakespeare it was used indiscriminately as
     a singular or plural.

     Now near the tidings of our comfort is. Shak.

     Tidings to the contrary Are brought your eyes. Shak.

   Syn. -- News; advice; information; intelligence. -- Tidings, News. The
   term  news  denotes  recent  intelligence  from  any quarter; the term
   tidings  denotes  intelligence  expected  from  a  particular quarter,
   showing  what has there betided. We may be indifferent as to news, but
   are always more or less interested in tidings. We read the news daily;
   we  wait  for  tidings  respecting  an  absent  friend or an impending
   battle.  We may be curious to hear the news; we are always anxious for
   tidings.

     Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton.

     What tidings dost thou bring? Addison.

                                    Tidley

   Tid"ley  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) The wren. (b) The goldcrest. [Prov.
   Eng.]

                                   Tidology

   Tid*ol"o*gy  (?),  n. [Tide + -logy.] A discourse or treatise upon the
   tides; that part of science which treats of tides. J. S. Mill.

                                     Tidy

   Ti"dy (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The wren; -- called also tiddy. [Prov. Eng.]

     The tidy for her notes as delicate as they. Drayton.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is na me is  pr obably ap plied also to other small
     singing birds, as the goldcrest.

                                     Tidy

   Ti"dy,  a.  [Compar.  Tidier  (?);  superl. Tidiest.] [From Tide time,
   season; cf. D. tijdig timely, G. zeitig, Dan. & Sw. tidig.]

   1.  Being  in  proper  time;  timely;  seasonable; favorable; as, tidy
   weather. [Obs.]

     If weather be fair and tidy. Tusser.

   2.  Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
   and  becoming  neatness,  or  habitually keeping things so; as, a tidy
   lass; their dress is tidy; the apartments are well furnished and tidy.

     A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never. Piers Plowman.

                                     Tidy

   Ti"dy, n.; pl. Tidies (.

   1.  A  cover,  often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work,
   for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like.

   2. A child's pinafore. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

                                     Tidy

   Ti"dy,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tidied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tidying.] To
   put  in  proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's
   dress.

                                     Tidy

   Ti"dy, v. i. To make things tidy. [Colloq.]

     I have tidied and tidied over and over again. Dickens.

                                   Tidytips

   Ti"dy*tips`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  California  composite  plant  (Layia
   platyglossa), the flower of which has yellow rays tipped with white.

                                      Tie

   Tie  (?), n.; pl. Ties (#). [AS. t\'c7ge, t, t\'c6ge. \'fb64. See Tie,
   v. t.]

   1. A knot; a fastening.

   2.  A  bond;  an  obligation,  moral  or legal; as, the sacred ties of
   friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.

     No distance breaks the tie of blood. Young.

   3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. Young.

   4.  An  equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents
   either  party  from  being  victorious;  equality in any contest, as a
   race.

   5.  (Arch.  & Engin.) A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in
   railways,  one  of  the transverse timbers which support the track and
   keep it in place.

   6.  (Mus.)  A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes,
   or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they
   are  to  be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two
   notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.

   7. pl. Low shoes fastened with lacings.
   Bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.

                                      Tie

   Tie,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Tied (?) (Obs. Tight (); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tying  (?).]  [OE.  ti,  teyen,  AS. t\'c6gan, ti\'82gan, fr. te\'a0g,
   te\'a0h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te\'a2n to draw, to pull.
   See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to drag.]

   1.  To  fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the kine to
   the cart." 1 Sam. vi. 7.

     My  son,  keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of
     thy  mother:  bind  them continually upon thine heart, and tie them
     about thy neck. Prov. vi. 20,21.

   2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to
   interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to
   knot.  "We  do  not  tie  this  knot  with  an intention to puzzle the
   argument." Bp. Burnet.

   3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.

     In bond of virtuous love together tied. Fairfax.

   4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted
   cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.

     Not  tied  to  rules  of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a
     forgiving mind. Dryden.

   5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or
   slur, drawn over or under them.

   6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.
   To  ride  and tie. See under Ride. -- To tie down. (a) To fasten so as
   to  prevent  from  rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from
   action.  --  To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion
   or action.

                                      Tie

   Tie, v. i. To make a tie; to make an equal score.

                                    Tiebar

   Tie"bar` (?), n. A flat bar used as a tie.

                                    Tiebeam

   Tie"beam`  (?), n. (Arch.) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of
   a  pair  of  principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the
   wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof. Gwilt.

                                     Tier

   Ti"er (?), n. One who, or that which, ties.

                                     Tier

   Ti"er,  n.  [See Tire a headdress.] A chold's apron covering the upper
   part  of  the  body,  and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written
   also tire.]

                                     Tier

   Tier  (?),  n.  [Perhaps  fr.  OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic
   origin; cf. OHG. ziar\'c6 ornament, G. zier, AS. t\'c6r glory, ti\'82r
   row,  rank.  But  cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin.
   Cf.  Attire, v. t., Tire a headdress, but also Tirade.] A row or rank,
   especially  one  of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than,
   another;  as,  a  tier  of  seats  in a theater. Tiers of a cable, the
   ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when
   coiled.

                                    Tierce

   Tierce  (?),  n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce, third, fr. L.
   tertius  the  third;  akin  to  tres  three. See Third, Three, and cf.
   Terce, Tercet, Tertiary.]

   1.  A  cask  whose  content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two
   wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five
   imperial, gallons.

   2.  A  cask  larger  than  a  barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a
   puncheon,  in  which  salt  provisions,  rice,  etc.,  are  packed for
   shipment.

   3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See Mediant.

   4.  A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace,
   king, queen, is called tierce-major.

   5.  (Fencing)  A  position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist
   and nails are turned downward.

   6.  (R.  C.  Ch.)  The third hour of the day, or nine a.m.; one of the
   canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour.
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                                   Tierc\'82

   Tier*c\'82"  (?),  a.  [F.]  (Her.)  Divided into three equal parts of
   three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.

                              Tiercel, Tiercelet

   Tier"cel  (?), Tierce"let (?), n. [OE. tercel, tercelet, F. tiercelet,
   a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the
   third;  --  so  called, according to some, because every third bird in
   the  nest  is a male, or, according to others, because the male is the
   third  part  less  than  female.  Cf.  Tercel.] (Falconry) The male of
   various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk.
   Encyc. Brit.

                                 Tierce-major

   Tierce"-ma`jor  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F. tierce majeure.] (Card Playing) See
   Tierce, 4.

                                    Tiercet

   Tier"cet  (?),  n.  [F.  tercet. See Tercet.] (Pros.) A triplet; three
   lines, or three lines rhyming together.

                                    Tie-rod

   Tie"-rod (?), n. A rod used as a tie. See Tie.

                                 Tiers \'82tat

   Tiers` \'82`tat" (?). [F.] The third estate, or commonalty, in France,
   answering to the commons in Great Britain; -- so called in distinction
   from, and as inferior to, the nobles and clergy.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e re fusal of  th e clergy and nobility to give the
     tiers  \'82tat  a representation in the States-general proportioned
     to  their  actual numbers had an important influence in bringing on
     the  French  Revolution  of 1789. Since that time the term has been
     purely historical.

                                    Tietick

   Tie"tick (?), n. The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng].

                                    Tiewig

   Tie"wig` (?), n. A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of the
   curls tied up; also, a wig tied upon the head. Wright. V. Knox.

                                     Tiff

   Tiff  (?),  n.  [Originally,  a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. a smell, to
   sniff,  Norw.  tev  a  drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell,
   dial. Sw. t\'81v smell, scent, taste.]

   1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. "Sipping his tiff of
   brandy punch." Sir W. Scott.

   2.  A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention.
   See Tift. Thackeray.

                                     Tiff

   Tiff,  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tiffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing.] To be
   in a pet.

     She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. Landor.

                                     Tiff

   Tiff,  v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen
   to  clip  the  points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n.] To deck out; to
   dress. [Obs.] A. Tucker.

                                    Tiffany

   Tif"fa*ny  (?),  n.  [OE.  tiffenay; cf. OF. tiffe ornament, tiffer to
   adjust, adorn. See Tiff to dress.] A species of gause, or very silk.

     The  smoke  of  sulphur  .  . . is commonly used by women to whiten
     tiffanies. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Tiffin

   Tif"fin  (?),  n. [Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking. See Tiff,
   n.]  A  lunch,  or  slight  repast  between  breakfast  and dinner; --
   originally,  a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and
   brought back to England in a special sense.

                                    Tiffish

   Tiff"ish (?), a. Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.

                                     Tift

   Tift  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Norw.  teft  a  scent.  See  Tiff,  n.] A fit of
   pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.

     After  all  your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if
     you had newly come from church. Blackwood's Mag.

                                      Tig

   Tig (?), n.

   1. A game among children. See Tag.

   2.  A  capacious,  flat-bottomed  drinking  cup,  generally  with four
   handles,  formerly  used  for  passing  around  the table at convivial
   entertainment.

                                    Tigella

   Ti*gel"la  (?), n. [NL., from F. tige stem or stock.] (Bot.) That part
   of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.

                                    Tigelle

   Ti*gelle" (?), n. [F.] (Bot.) Same as Tigella.

                                     Tiger

   Ti"ger  (?), n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably
   of  Persian  origin;  cf.  Zend  tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per.
   t\'c6r;  perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its
   quickness.]

   1.  A  very  large  and  powerful  carnivore  (Felis tigris) native of
   Southern  Asia  and  the  East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or
   rufous  yellow,  transversely  striped  with black, the tail is ringed
   with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it
   equals  or  exceeds  the  lion in size and strength. Called also royal
   tiger, and Bengal tiger.

   2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

     As for heinous tiger, Tamora. Shak.

   3. A servant in livery, who rids with his master or mistress. Dickens.

   4.  A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a
   tiger. [Colloq. U.S.]

   5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
   American  tiger.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. -- Clouded
   tiger  (Zo\'94l.),  a  handsome  striped  and spotted carnivore (Felis
   macrocelis  or  F.  marmorata)  native of the East Indies and Southern
   Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about
   three  feet  long.  Its  ground  color  is brownish gray, and the dark
   markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always
   two  dark  bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one
   from  the  angle  of  the  mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger. --
   Mexican  tiger (Zo\'94l.), the jaguar. -- Tiger beetle (Zo\'94l.), any
   one  of  numerous  species of active carnivorous beetles of the family
   Cicindelid\'91.  They  usually  inhabit  dry  or sandy places, and fly
   rapidly.  --  Tiger bittern. (Zo\'94l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun. --
   Tiger  cat  (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of  several species of wild cats of
   moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling
   those of the tiger. -- Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the
   genus  Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.) having showy
   flowers,  spotted  or  streaked  somewhat like the skin of a tiger. --
   Tiger   grass  (Bot.),  a  low  East  Indian  fan  palm  (Cham\'91rops
   Ritchieana).  It  is used in many ways by the natives. J. Smith (Dict.
   Econ.  Plants).  --  Tiger  lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. -- Tiger moth
   (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of  numerous  species  of  moths  of the family
   Arctiad\'91  which  are striped or barred with black and white or with
   other  conspicuous  colors.  The  larv\'91 are called woolly bears. --
   Tiger  shark  (Zo\'94l.),  a  voracious shark (Galeocerdo maculatus OR
   tigrinus)  more  or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in
   both  the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark. -- Tiger
   shell  (Zo\'94l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypr\'91a
   tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color
   and  markings. Called also tiger cowrie. -- Tiger wolf (Zo\'94l.), the
   spotted  hyena  (Hy\'91na  crocuta).  --  Tiger  wood,  the variegated
   heartwood of a tree (Mach\'91rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.

                                   Tiger-eye

   Ti"ger-eye`  (?),  n.  (Min.)  A siliceous stone of a yellow color and
   chatoyant luster, obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament.
   It is an altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See Crocidolite.

                                  Tiger-foot

   Ti"ger-foot` (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Tiger's-foot.

                                 Tiger-footed

   Ti"ger-foot`ed, a. Hastening to devour; furious.

                                   Tigerine

   Ti"ger*ine (?), a. Tigerish; tigrine. [R.]

                                   Tigerish

   Ti"ger*ish, a. Like a tiger; tigrish.

                                 Tiger's-foot

   Ti"ger's-foot`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  name  given  to  some  species of
   morning-glory (Ipom\'d2a) having the leaves lobed in pedate fashion.

                                     Tigh

   Tigh  (?), n. [Perhaps akin to tight.] A close, or inclosure; a croft.
   [Obs.] Cowell.

                                     Tight

   Tight (?), obs. p. p. of Tie. Spenser.

                                     Tight

   Tight,  a. [Compar. Tighter (?); superl. Tightest.] [OE. tight, thiht;
   probably  of  Scand. origin; cf. Icel. , Dan. t\'91t, Sw. t\'84t: akin
   to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to
   thick. Cf. Taut.]

   1.  Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth;
   a tight knot.

   2.  Close,  so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid;
   not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used
   in  this  sense  as  the second member of a compound; as, water-tight;
   air-tight.

   3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other
   garment.

   4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

     Clad very plain, but clean and tight. Evelyn.

     I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay.

   5.  Close;  parsimonious;  saving;  as,  a  man tight in his dealings.
   [Colloq.]

   6.  Not  slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope,
   chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

   7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] Shak.

   8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]

   9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of
   money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

                                     Tight

   Tight, v. t. To tighten. [Obs.]

                                    Tighten

   Tight"en  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Tightened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tightening.]  To  draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any
   manner.

     Just  where  I please, with tightened rein I'll urge thee round the
     dusty plain. Fawkes.

   Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is forced, against
   a driving belt to tighten it.

                                   Tightener

   Tight"en*er  (?),  n.  That  which  tightens;  specifically (Mach.), a
   tightening pulley.

                                    Tighter

   Tight"er  (?),  n.  A  ribbon  or  string used to draw clothes closer.
   [Obs.]

                                    Tightly

   Tight"ly, adv. In a tight manner; closely; nearly.

                                   Tightness

   Tight"ness, n. The quality or condition of being tight.

                                    Tights

   Tights  (?),  n.  pl. Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower
   part of the body and the legs.

                                    Tiglic

   Tig"lic  (?),  a.  (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
   C4H7CO2H  (called also methyl crotonic acid), homologous with crotonic
   acid,  and  obtained  from croton oil (from Croton Tiglium) as a white
   crystalline substance.

                                    Tigress

   Ti"gress  (?), n. [From Tiger: cf. F. tigresse.] (Zo\'94l.) The female
   of the tiger. Holland.

                                    Tigrine

   Ti"grine (?), a. [L. tigrinus, fr. tigris a tiger.]

   1. Of or pertaining to a tiger; like a tiger.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Resembling  the  tiger  in  color; as, the tigrine cat
   (Felis tigrina) of South America.

                                    Tigrish

   Ti"grish (?), a. Resembling a tiger; tigerish.

                                     Tike

   Tike (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A tick. See 2d Tick. [Obs.]

                                     Tike

   Tike, n. [Icel. t\'c6k a bitch; akin to Sw. tik.]

   1. A dog; a cur. "Bobtail tike or trundle-tail." Shak.

   2. A countryman or clown; a boorish person.

                                     Tikus

   Ti"kus (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The bulau.

                                      Til

   Til (?), prep. & conj. See Till. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Tilbury

   Til"bu*ry  (?),  n.; pl. Tilburies (#). [Probably from Tilburyfort, in
   the  Country  of  Essex,  in  England.]  A  kind of gig or two-wheeled
   carriage, without a top or cover. [Written also tilburgh.]

                                     Tilde

   Til"de  (?),  n.  [Sp., fr. L. titulus a superscription, title, token,
   sign.  See  Title, n.] The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes
   over  l,  in  Spanish  words [thus, \'a4, <il;], indicating that, in
   pronunciation,  the  sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by
   that of the initial, or consonantal, y.

                                     Tile

   Tile  (?),  v. t. [See 2d Tiler.] To protect from the intrusion of the
   uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge.

                                     Tile

   Tile,  n.  [OE.  tile,  tigel,  AS.  tigel, tigol, fr. L. tegula, from
   tegere to cover. See Thatch, and cf. Tegular.]

   1.  A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs
   of  buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel
   works.

   2.  (Arch.)  (a)  A  small  slab  of marble or other material used for
   flooring. (b) A plate of metal used for roofing.

   3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to
   cover vessels in which metals are fused.

   4. A draintile.

   5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] Dickens.
   Tile drain, a drain made of tiles. -- Tile earth, a species of strong,
   clayey  earth;  stiff  and stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.] -- Tile kiln, a
   kiln in which tiles are burnt; a tilery. -- Tile ore (Min.), an earthy
   variety  of cuprite. -- Tile red, light red like the color of tiles or
   bricks.  --  Tile  tea, a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See Brick tea,
   under Brick.

                                     Tile

   Tile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tiling.]

   1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.

   2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.

     The  muscle,  sinew,  and  vein,  Which  tile this house, will come
     again. Donne.

                                  Tile-drain

   Tile"-drain`  (?), v. t. To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a
   tile drain.

                                   Tilefish

   Tile"fish`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) A large, edible, deep-water food fish
   (Lopholatilus  cham\'91leonticeps)  more  or less thickly covered with
   large, round, yellow spots.

     NOTE: &hand; It  was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United
     States  in  1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have
     become extinct in 1882.

                                     Tiler

   Til"er  (?),  n.  A  man  whose  occupation is to cover buildings with
   tiles. Bancroft.

                                     Tiler

   Til"er,  n.  [Of  uncertain  origin,  but probably from E. tile, n.] A
   doorkeeper  or  attendant  at  a  lodge  of  Freemasons. [Written also
   tyler.]

                                    Tilery

   Til"er*y  (?),  n.; pl. Tileries (#). [From Tile; cf. F. tuilerie, fr.
   tuile  a  tile,  L. tegula.] A place where tiles are made or burned; a
   tile kiln.

                                   Tilestone

   Tile"stone` (?), n.

   1. (Geol.) A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to some of
   the layers of the Upper Silurian.

   2. A tile of stone.

                                  Tiliaceous

   Til`i*a"ceous  (?),  a.  [OE.  tilia  the  linden  tree.]  (Bot.)  Of,
   pertaining  to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Tiliace\'91)
   of  which  the  linden  (Tilia)  is  the type. The order includes many
   plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the jute.

                                    Tiling

   Til"ing (?), n.

   1. A surface covered with tiles, or composed of tiles.

     They . . . let him down through the tiling. Luke v. 19.

   2. Tiles, collectively.

                                     Till

   Till (?), n. [Abbrev. from lentil.] A vetch; a tare. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Till

   Till,  n. [Properly, a drawer, from OE. tillen to draw. See Tiller the
   lever  of a rudder.] A drawer. Specifically: (a) A tray or drawer in a
   chest. (b) A money drawer in a shop or store. Till alarm, a device for
   sounding an alarm when a money drawer is opened or tampered with.

                                     Till

   Till, n.

   1.  (Geol.)  A  deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination,
   formed  in  a  glacier  valley by means of the waters derived from the
   melting  glaciers;  -- sometimes applied to alluvium of an upper river
   terrace,  when  not  laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same
   manner.

   2. A kind of coarse, obdurate land. Loudon.

                                     Till

   Till,  prep.  [OE. til, Icel. til; akin to Dan. til, Sw. till, OFries.
   til, also to AS. til good, excellent, G. ziel end, limit, object, OHG.
   zil,  Goth.  tils,  gatils, fit, convenient, and E. till to cultivate.
   See  Till,  v. t.] To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only
   in  respect  to  time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and
   still  so  used in Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I
   worked till four o'clock; I will wait till next week.

     He . . . came till an house. Chaucer.

     Women,  up till this Cramped under worse than South-sea-isle taboo.
     Tennyson.

     Similar  sentiments  will  recur  to  every  one  familiar with his
     writings -- all through them till the very end. Prof. Wilson.

   Till now, to the present time. -- Till then, to that time.
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                                     Till

   Till (?), conj. As far as; up to the place or degree that; especially,
   up to the time that; that is, to the time specified in the sentence or
   clause following; until.

     And said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luke xix. 13.

     Mediate  so  long  till  you  make  some act of prayer to God. Jer.
     Taylor.

     There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived. Macaulay.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is use may be explained by supposing an ellipsis of
     when,  or  the  time  when,  the  proper conjunction or conjunctive
     adverb begin when.

                                     Till

   Till,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tilling.] [OE.
   tilen,  tilien, AS. tilian, teolian, to aim, strive for, till; akin to
   OS.  tilian  to  get, D. telen to propagate, G. zielen to aim, ziel an
   end,  object,  and  perhaps  also  to  E. tide, time, from the idea of
   something fixed or definite. Cf. Teal, Till, prep..]

   1.  To plow and prepare for seed, and to sow, dress, raise crops from,
   etc., to cultivate; as, to till the earth, a field, a farm.

     No field nolde [would not] tilye. P. Plowman.

     the  Lord  God  sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the
     ground from whence he was taken. Gen. iii. 23.

   2. To prepare; to get. [Obs.] W. Browne.

                                     Till

   Till, v. i. To cultivate land. Piers Plowman.

                                   Tillable

   Till"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being tilled; fit for the plow; arable.

                                    Tillage

   Till"age (?), n.

   1.  The  operation,  practice, or art of tilling or preparing land for
   seed,  and  keeping  the  ground  in  a proper state for the growth of
   crops.

   2. A place tilled or cultivated; cultivated land. Syn. -- Cultivation;
   culture; husbandry; farming; agriculture.

                                  Tillandsia

   Til*land"si*a  (?),  n. [NL. So named after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in
   Finland.]  (Bot.)  A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the
   Southern  United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides,
   called  long  moss,  black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a
   very  slender  pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts
   on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.

                                    Tiller

   Till"er  (?),  n.  [From  Till,  v. t.] One who tills; a husbandman; a
   cultivator; a plowman.

                                    Tiller

   Till"er, n. [AS. telgor a small branch. Cf. Till to cultivate.]

   1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of
   the  original stalk; a sucker. (b) A sprout or young tree that springs
   from a root or stump.

   2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] Evelyn.

                                    Tiller

   Till"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tillered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tillering.]
   To  put  forth  new  shoots  from the root, or round the bottom of the
   original  stalk;  as,  wheat  or  rye  tillers;  some spread plants by
   tillering. [Sometimes written tillow.]

                                    Tiller

   Till"er,  n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS.
   tyllan  in  fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf.
   Till a drawer.]

   1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used
   for  turning  side  to  side in steering. In small boats hand power is
   used;  in  large  vessels,  the tiller is moved by means of mechanical
   appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1.

   2.  The  stalk,  or  handle,  of  a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow
   itself. [Obs.]

     You can shoot in a tiller. Beau. & Fl.

   3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.]

   4. A small drawer; a till. Dryden.
   Tiller rope (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a large vessel it
   forms  the  connection  between  the  fore  end  of the tiller and the
   steering wheel.

                          Tilley, n., OR Tilley seed

   Til"ley  (?),  n.,  OR  Til"ley seed` (?). (Bot.) The seeds of a small
   tree  (Croton  Pavana)  common  in  the Malay Archipelago. These seeds
   furnish  croton  oil,  like  those  of  Croton  Tiglium. [Written also
   tilly.]

                                    Tillman

   Till"man  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tillmen  (.  A  man  who  tills the earth; a
   husbandman. [Obs.] Tusser.

                                   Tillodont

   Til"lo*dont (?), n. One of the Tillodontia.

                                  Tillodontia

   Til`lo*don"ti*a  (?),  n.  pl.  (Paleon.) An extinct group of Mammalia
   found  fossil  in the Eocene formation. The species are related to the
   carnivores, ungulates, and rodents. Called also Tillodonta.

                                    Tillet

   Til"let  (?),  n.  A bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper
   for dress goods. McElrath.

                                    Tillow

   Til"low (?), v. i. See 3d Tiller.

                                  Tilly-vally

   Til"ly-val`ly  (?),  interj., adv., or a. A word of unknown origin and
   signification,  formerly  used  as  expressive  of  contempt,  or when
   anything  said  was  reject  as trifling or impertinent. [Written also
   tille-vally, tilly-fally, tille-fally, and otherwise.] Shak.

                                    Tilmus

   Til"mus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Floccillation.

                                     Tilt

   Tilt  (?),  n.  [OE.  telt  (perhaps from the Danish), teld, AS. teld,
   geteld;  akin  to  OD.  telde,  G.  zelt,  Icel.  tjald,  Sw. t\'84lt,
   tj\'84ll, Dan. telt, and ASThe beteldan to cover.]

   1. A covering overhead; especially, a tent. Denham.

   2. The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.

   3.  (Naut.) A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning extended
   over the sternsheets of a boat.
   Tilt  boat (Naut.), a boat covered with canvas or other cloth. -- Tilt
   roof (Arch.), a round-headed roof, like the canopy of a wagon.

                                     Tilt

   Tilt,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tilting.] To cover
   with a tilt, or awning.

                                     Tilt

   Tilt,  v. t. [OE. tilten, tulten, to totter, fall, AS. tealt unstable,
   precarious;  akin  to tealtrian to totter, to vacillate, D. tel amble,
   ambling  pace,  G.  zelt,  Icel.  t\'94lt an ambling pace, t\'94lta to
   amble. Cf. Totter.]

   1. To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as,
   to tilt a barrel.

   2. To point or thrust, as a lance.

     Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance. J. Philips.

   3. To point or thrust a weapon at. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

   4.  To  hammer or forge with a tilt hammer; as, to tilt steel in order
   to render it more ductile.

                                     Tilt

   Tilt, v. i.

   1.  To  run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military
   game  or  exercise  of  thrusting  with  a  lance,  as  a combatant on
   horseback;  to  joust;  also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or
   movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances.

     He tilts With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast. Shak.

     Swords out, and tilting one at other's breast. Shak.

     But in this tournament can no man tilt. Tennyson.

     The fleet, swift tilting, o'er the Pope.

   2. To lean; to fall partly over; to tip.

     The  trunk  of the body is kept from tilting forward by the muscles
     of the back. Grew.

                                     Tilt

   Tilt (?), n.

   1. A thrust, as with a lance. Addison.

   2.  A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked
   each other with lances; a tournament.

   3. See Tilt hammer, in the Vocabulary.

   4. Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
   Full tilt, with full force. Dampier.

                                    Tilter

   Tilt"er (?), n.

   1. One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights.

     Let me alone to match your tilter. Glanville.

   2. One who operates a tilt hammer.

                                     Tilth

   Tilth (?), n. [AS. til, fr. tilian to till. See Till to cultivate.]

   1.  The  state  of  being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as,
   land is good tilth.

     The tilth and rank fertility of its golden youth. De Quincey.

   2. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [R.]

     And  so  by  tilth  and  grange  .  .  . We gained the mother city.
     Tennyson.

                                  Tilt hammer

   Tilt"  ham`mer  (?).  A  tilted  hammer;  a heavy hammer, used in iron
   works,  which  is  lifted  or  tilted  by  projections  or wipers on a
   revolving shaft; a trip hammer.

                                    Tilting

   Tilt"ing (?), n.

   1. The act of one who tilts; a tilt.

   2.  The  process  by  which blister steel is rendered ductile by being
   forged with a tilt hammer.
   Tilting  helmet,  a  helmet  of  large  size  and  unusual  weight and
   strength, worn at tilts.

                                   Tilt-mill

   Tilt"-mill`  (?),  n. A mill where a tilt hammer is used, or where the
   process of tilting is carried on.

                                   Til tree

   Til" tree` (?). (Bot.) See Teil.

                                    Tilt-up

   Tilt"-up` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tip-up.

                                   Tilt-yard

   Tilt"-yard`  (?),  n.  A  yard or place for tilting. "The tilt-yard of
   Templestowe." Sir W. Scott.

                                     Timal

   Ti"mal (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Timaline

   Tim"a*line (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Timalus or
   family Timalid\'91, which includes the babblers thrushes, and bulbuls.

                                    Timbal

   Tim"bal (?), n. A kettledrum. See Tymbal.

                                    Timber

   Tim"ber  (?),  n.  [Probably the same word as timber sort of wood; cf.
   Sw.  timber,  LG.  timmer,  MHG.  zimber,  G.  zimmer,  F. timbre, LL.
   timbrium.  Cf.  Timmer.] (Com.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as of
   martens,  ermines,  sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some
   cases  forty  skins,  in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also
   timmer. [Written also timbre.]

                                    Timber

   Tim"ber,  n.  [F.  timbre.  See Timbre.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of
   arms. [Written also timbre.]

                                    Timber

   Tim"ber, v. t. To surmount as a timber does. [Obs.]

                                    Timber

   Tim"ber,  n.  [AS.  timbor,  timber,  wood,  building; akin to OFries.
   timber,  D.  timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a dwelling,
   room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan. t\'94mmer, Goth. timrjan to
   build,  timrja  a builder, L. domus a house, Gr. dama a house. \'fb62.
   Cf. Dome, Domestic.]

   1.  That  sort  of  wood  which  is proper for buildings or for tools,
   utensils,  furniture,  carriages,  fences,  ships,  and  the  like; --
   usually  said  of  felled  trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf.
   Lumber, 3.

     And  ta'en  my fiddle to the gate, . . . And fiddled in the timber!
     Tennyson.

   2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.

   3. Fig.: Material for any structure.

     Such dispositions are the very errors of human nature; and yet they
     are the fittest timber to make politics of. Bacon.

   4.  A  single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or
   already  framed;  collectively,  the  larger pieces or sticks of wood,
   forming  the  framework  of  a  house,  ship,  or  other structure, in
   distinction from the covering or boarding.

     So they prepared timber . . . to build the house. 1 Kings v. 18.

     Many of the timbers were decayed. W. Coxe.

   5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U.S.]

   6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward
   from  the  keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber
   is composed of several pieces united.
   Timber  and  room.  (Shipbuilding)  Same  as Room and space. See under
   Room.  --  Timber  beetle  (Zo\'94l.),  any one of numerous species of
   beetles  the  larv\'91  of  which bore in timber; as, the silky timber
   beetle (Lymexylon sericeum). -- Timber doodle (Zo\'94l.), the American
   woodcock.  [Local,  U.S.]  -- Timber grouse (Zo\'94l.), any species of
   grouse that inhabits woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge;
   --  distinguished from prairie grouse. -- Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind
   of  hitch  used  for  temporarily  marking  fast a rope to a spar. See
   Illust.  under  Hitch. -- Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which
   soldiers  were  formerly compelled to ride for punishment. Johnson. --
   Timber  scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for marking timber.
   Simmonds. -- Timber sow. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Timber worm, below. Bacon.
   -- Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber. -- Timber worm (Zo\'94l.),
   any  larval  insect which burrows in timber. -- Timber yard, a yard or
   place where timber is deposited.

                                    Timber

   Tim"ber  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Timbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Timbering.]  To  furnish  with  timber;  --  chiefly  used in the past
   participle.

     His bark is stoutly timbered. Shak.

                                    Timber

   Tim"ber, v. i.

   1. To light on a tree. [Obs.]

   2. (Falconry) To make a nest.

                                   Timbered

   Tim"bered (?), a.

   1.  Furnished  with  timber;  -- often compounded; as, a well-timbered
   house; a low-timbered house. L'Estrange.

   2. Built; formed; contrived. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.

   3. Massive, like timber. [Obs.]

     His timbered bones all broken, rudely rumbled. Spenser.

   4. Covered with growth timber; wooden; as, well-timbered land.

                                  Timberhead

   Tim"ber*head`  (?),  n.  (Naut.) The top end of a timber, rising above
   the  gunwale,  and  serving  for  belaying ropes, etc.; -- called also
   kevel head.

                                   Timbering

   Tim"ber*ing,  n.  The  act  of  furnishing with timber; also, timbers,
   collectively; timberwork; timber.

                                  Timberling

   Tim"ber*ling (?), n. [Timber + -ling.] A small tree. [Eng.]

                                   Timberman

   Tim"ber*man  (?),  n.;  pl.  Timbermen  (.  (Mining) A man employed in
   placing supports of timber in a mine. Weale.

                                  Timberwork

   Tim"ber*work` (?), n. Work made of timbers.

                                    Timbre

   Tim"bre (?), n. See 1st Timber.

                                    Timbre

   Tim"bre,  n.  [F.,  a  bell  to  be struck with a hammer, sound, tone,
   stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. Timbrel.]

   1. (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms.

   2.  (Mus.)  The  quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments;
   tone  color;  clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a
   violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial.

                                    Timbrel

   Tim"brel  (?),  n.  [Dim.  of  OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably fr. L.
   typmanum,  Gr.  tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See Tympanum, and
   cf.  2d  Timbre,  Tymbal.] (Mus.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in
   use from the highest antiquity.

     Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out
     after her with timbrels and with dances. Ex. xv. 20.

                             Timbreled, Timbrelled

   Tim"breled,  Tim"brelled (?), a. Sung to the sound of the timbrel. "In
   vain with timbreled anthems dark." Milton.

                                   Timburine

   Tim`bu*rine" (?), n. A tambourine. [Obs.]

                                     Time

   Time  (?),  n.;  pl. Times (#). [OE. time, AS. t\'c6ma, akin to t\'c6d
   time,  and to Icel. t\'c6mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. \'fb58. See
   Tide, n.]

   1.  Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or
   any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

     The time wasteth [i. e. passes away] night and day. Chaucer.

     I  know  of no ideas . . . that have a better claim to be accounted
     simple and original than those of space and time. Reid.

   2.  A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or
   future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been;
   the time is, or will be.

     God,  who  at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past
     unto the fathers by the prophets. Heb. i. 1.

   3.  The  period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived;
   age;  period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of
   Queen  Elizabeth;  --  often  in the plural; as, ancient times; modern
   times.

   4.  The  duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has
   at his disposal.

     Believe  me,  your  time  is  not  your  own; it belongs to God, to
     religion, to mankind. Buckminster.

   5. A proper time; a season; an opportunity.

     There is . . . a time to every purpose. Eccl. iii. 1.

     The time of figs was not yet. Mark xi. 13.

   6. Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition.

     She was within one month of her time. Clarendon.

   7.  Performance  or  occurrence of an action or event, considered with
   reference  to  repetition; addition of a number to itself; repetition;
   as, to double cloth four times; four times four, or sixteen.

     Summers three times eight save one. Milton.

   8.  The  present  life;  existence  in  this  world as contrasted with
   immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration.

     Till time and sin together cease. Keble.

   9. (Gram.) Tense.

   10.  (Mus.)  The  measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of
   movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician
   keeps good time.

     Some few lines set unto a solemn time. Beau. & Fl.

     NOTE: &hand; Ti me is  of ten us ed in  the formation of compounds,
     mostly    self-explaining;   as,   time-battered,   time-beguiling,
     time-consecrated,   time-consuming,   time-enduring,  time-killing,
     time-sanctioned, time-scorner, time-wasting, time-worn, etc.

   Absolute time, time irrespective of local standards or epochs; as, all
   spectators  see  a lunar eclipse at the same instant of absolute time.
   --  Apparent  time, the time of day reckoned by the sun, or so that 12
   o'clock at the place is the instant of the transit of the sun's center
   over  the  meridian. -- Astronomical time, mean solar time reckoned by
   counting the hours continuously up to twenty-four from one noon to the
   next.  --  At  times, at distinct intervals of duration; now and then;
   as, at times he reads, at other times he rides. -- Civil time, time as
   reckoned  for  the  purposes  of  common  life in distinct periods, as
   years,  months,  days,  hours,  etc.,  the  latter,  among most modern
   nations,  being  divided into two series of twelve each, and reckoned,
   the  first  series  from  midnight  to  noon, the second, from noon to
   midnight.  --  Common  time  (Mil.), the ordinary time of marching, in
   which  ninety  steps, each twenty-eight inches in length, are taken in
   one  minute.  --  Equation of time. See under Equation, n. -- In time.
   (a)  In good season; sufficiently early; as, he arrived in time to see
   the   exhibition.   (b)   After  a  considerable  space  of  duration;
   eventually;  finally;  as,  you  will  in time recover your health and
   strength. -- Mean time. See under 4th Mean. -- Quick time (Mil.), time
   of marching, in which one hundred and twenty steps, each thirty inches
   in  length,  are  taken  in  one  minute.  -- Sidereal time. See under
   Sidereal.  --  Standard time, the civil time that has been established
   by  law  or  by general usage over a region or country. In England the
   standard  time  is Greenwich mean solar time. In the United States and
   Canada  four kinds of standard time have been adopted by the railroads
   and  accepted  by  the  people,  viz., Eastern, Central, Mountain, and
   Pacific  time,  corresponding severally to the mean local times of the
   75th,  90th, 105th, and 120th meridians west from Greenwich, and being
   therefore  five,  six,  seven,  and  eight hours slower than Greenwich
   time. -- Time ball, a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a pole,
   to  indicate  true  midday time, as at Greenwich Observatory, England.
   Nichol.  --  Time  bargain  (Com.),  a  contract  made for the sale or
   purchase of merchandise, or of stock in the public funds, at a certain
   time in the future.<-- = a futures contract? --> -- Time bill. Same as
   Time-table.  [Eng.]  -- Time book, a book in which is kept a record of
   the  time  persons have worked. -- Time detector, a timepiece provided
   with  a  device  for  registering and indicating the exact time when a
   watchman  visits  certain  stations  in  his  beat. -- Time enough, in
   season;  early  enough.  "Stanly  at  Bosworth  field, . . . came time
   enough  to  save  his  life."  Bacon.  -- Time fuse, a fuse, as for an
   explosive projectile, which can be so arranged as to ignite the charge
   at  a  certain  definite  interval after being itself ignited. -- Time
   immemorial,  OR  Time out of mind. (Eng. Law) See under Immemorial. --
   Time  lock,  a  lock  having clockwork attached, which, when wound up,
   prevents  the  bolt  from being withdrawn when locked, until a certain
   interval  of  time has elapsed. -- Time of day, salutation appropriate
   to  the  times  of the day, as "good morning," "good evening," and the
   like;  greeting.  --  To  kill  time. See under Kill, v. t. -- To make
   time. (a) To gain time. (b) To occupy or use (a certain) time in doing
   something;  as, the trotting horse made fast time. -- To move, run, OR
   go,  against  time,  to  move,  run,  or go a given distance without a
   competitor,  in  the  quickest  possible  time;  or, to accomplish the
   greatest  distance  which  can be passed over in a given time; as, the
   horse is to run against time. -- True time. (a) Mean time as kept by a
   clock  going  uniformly.  (b) (Astron.) Apparent time as reckoned from
   the transit of the sun's center over the meridian.
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                                     Time

   Time (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Timed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Timing.]

   1.  To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at the proper
   season or time; as, he timed his appearance rightly.

     There  is  no  greater  wisdom than well to time the beginnings and
     onsets of things. Bacon.

   2.  To  regulate  as  to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of
   movement.

     Who overlooked the oars, and timed the stroke. Addison.

     He  was  a  thing of blood, whose every motion Was timed with dying
     cries. Shak.

   3.  To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time
   the speed of horses, or hours for workmen.

   4. To measure, as in music or harmony.

                                     Time

   Time, v. i.

   1. To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.

     With oar strokes timing to their song. Whittier.

   2. To pass time; to delay. [Obs.]

                                    Timeful

   Time"ful (?), a. Seasonable; timely; sufficiently early. [Obs.] Sir W.
   Raleigh.

                                 Time-honored

   Time"-hon`ored  (?), a. Honored for a long time; venerable, and worthy
   of honor, by reason of antiquity, or long continuance.

                                  Timekeeper

   Time"keep`er (?), n.

   1. A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece.

   2.  A  person  who  keeps,  marks,  regulates, or determines the time.
   Specifically:  -- (a) A person who keeps a record of the time spent by
   workmen at their work. (b) One who gives the time for the departure of
   conveyances.  (c)  One who marks the time in musical performances. (d)
   One appointed to mark and declare the time of participants in races or
   other contests.

                                   Timeless

   Time"less, a.

   1. Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely. [R.]

     Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast Timeless, indecent. Pope.

   2.  Done or occurring before the proper time; premature; immature; as,
   a timeless grave. [Obs.]

     Must I behold thy timeless, cruel death? Shak.

   3.  Having no end; interminable; unending. "Timeless night and chaos."
   Young. 

                                  Timelessly

   Time"less*ly, adv. In a timeless manner; unseasonably. [R.] Milton.

                                  Timeliness

   Time"li*ness   (?),   n.   The  quality  or  state  of  being  timely;
   seasonableness; opportuneness.

                                   Timeling

   Time"ling (?), n. A timeserver. [Obs.]

                                    Timely

   Time"ly, a. [Compar. Timelier (?); superl. Timeliest.]

   1.  Being  or  occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable.
   "The timely dew of sleep." Milton. 

   2. Keeping time or measure. Spenser.

                                    Timely

   Time"ly, adv. Early; soon; in good season.

     Timely advised, the coming evil shun. Prior.

     Thanks  to you, That called me timelier than my purpose hither, For
     I have gained by it. Shak.

                                   Timenoguy

   Ti*men"o*guy  (?),  n.  (Naut.)  A  rope  carried taut between or over
   obstacles  likely  to  engage or foul the running rigging in working a
   ship.

                                    Timeous

   Time"ous  (?),  a.  Timely;  seasonable. [R. or Scot.] -- Time"ous*ly,
   adv. [R. or Scot.]

                                   Timepiece

   Time"piece` (?), n. A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or
   show the progress of time; a chronometer.

                                  Timepleaser

   Time"pleas`er  (?),  n.  One  who  complies  with prevailing opinions,
   whatever they may be; a timeserver.

     Timepleasers, flatterers, foes to nobleness. Shak.

                                     Timer

   Tim"er  (?),  n.  A  timekeeper;  especially,  a  watch by which small
   intervals  of  time  can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used
   for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.

                                  Timesaving

   Time"sav`ing (?), a. Saving time; as, a timesaving expedient.

                                  Timeserver

   Time"serv`er  (?),  n.  One who adapts his opinions and manners to the
   times;  one  who  obsequiously  compiles with the ruling power; -- now
   used only in a bad sense.

                                  Timeserving

   Time"serv`ing, a. Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times,
   or the humors of those in power.

                                  Timeserving

   Time"serv`ing,  n.  An  obsequious  compliance  with the spirit of the
   times,  or  the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of
   one's   independence,  and  sometimes  of  one's  integrity.  Syn.  --
   Temporizing. -- Timeserving, Temporizing. Both these words are applied
   to  the  conduct  of  one  who  adapts  himself servilely to times and
   seasons. A timeserver is rather active, and a temporizer, passive. One
   whose  policy  is  timeserving comes forward to act upon principles or
   opinions  which  may  promote  his advancement; one who is temporizing
   yields  to  the  current of public sentiment or prejudice, and shrinks
   from a course of action which might injure him with others. The former
   is dishonest; the latter is weak; and both are contemptible.

     Trimming  and  timeserving,  which  are  but two words for the same
     thing, . . . produce confusion. South.

     [I]  pronounce  thee  .  . . a hovering temporizer, that Canst with
     thine eyes at once see good and evil, Inclining to them both. Shak.

                                  Time-table

   Time"-ta`ble (?), n.

   1.  A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several
   things  are  to  take  place,  as  the  recitations  in  a school, the
   departure  and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances,
   the rise and fall of the tides, etc.

   2.  (Railroad)  A  plane  surface  divided in one direction with lines
   representing   hours   and  minutes,  and  in  the  other  with  lines
   representing  miles,  and  having  diagonals (usually movable strings)
   representing the speed and position of various trains.

   3.  (Mus.)  A  table  showing the notation, length, or duration of the
   several notes.

                                     Timid

   Tim"id (?), a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become
   breathless,  to  become  stupefief: cf. F. timide.] Wanting courage to
   meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

     Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. Thomson.

   Syn.   --   Fearful;   timorous;   afraid;   cowardly;  pusillanimous;
   faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness,
   n.

                                   Timidity

   Ti*mid"i*ty (?), n. [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidit\'82.] The quality or
   state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.

                                   Timidous

   Tim"id*ous (?), a. Timid. [Obs.] Hudibras.

                                    Timist

   Tim"ist (?), n. [Written also timeist.]

   1. (Mus.) A performer who keeps good time.

   2. A timeserver. [Obs.] Overbury.

                                    Timmer

   Tim"mer (?), n. Same as 1st Timber. [Scot.]

                                   Timocracy

   Ti*moc"ra*cy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  timocratie.] (Gr. Antiq.) (a) A state in
   which  the  love  of  honor is the ruling motive. (b) A state in which
   honors are distributed according to a rating of property.

                                  Timocratic

   Ti`mo*crat"ic  (?), a. Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy. Sir
   G. C. Lewis.

                                   Timoneer

   Tim`o*neer"  (?),  n.  [F.  timonier,  fr.  timon a helm, fr. L. temo,
   -onis, a pole.] A helmsman. [R.]

                                   Timorous

   Tim"or*ous  (?), a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere
   to fear. See Timid.]

   1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. Shak.

   2.  Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. "The timorous
   apostasy   of   chuchmen."   Milman.   --   Tim"or*ous*ly,   adv.   --
   Tim"or*ous*ness, n.

                                   Timorsome

   Tim"or*some   (?),  a.  Easily  frightened;  timorous.  [Written  also
   timersome.] [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

                         Timothy, n., OR Timothy grass

   Tim"o*thy  (?), n., OR Tim"o*thy grass` (?). [From Timothy Hanson, who
   carried  the  seed  from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A
   kind  of  grass  (Phleum  pratense)  with  long cylindrical spikes; --
   called  also  herd's  grass,  in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow
   cat's-tail  grass.  It  is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in
   Appendix.

                                    Timous

   Tim"ous  (?),  a.  [Cf. Timeous.] Timely; seasonable. [Obs.] Bacon. --
   Tim"ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]

                                    Timpano

   Tim"pa*no (?), n.; pl. Timpani (#). [It.] (Mus.) See Tympano.

                                  Tim-whiskey

   Tim"-whis`key (?), n. A kind of carriage. See Whiskey. Southery.

                                      Tin

   Tin  (?), n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel. & Dan.
   tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.]

   1.  (Chem.)  An  elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral
   cassiterite,  and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable
   at  ordinary  temperatures,  but brittle when heated. It is not easily
   oxidized  in  the  air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it
   from  rusting,  in  the  form  of  tin  foil  with mercury to form the
   reflective  surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal,
   and  other  alloys.  Its  compounds  are  designated  as  stannous, or
   stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4.

   2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.

   3. Money. [Cant] Beaconsfield.
   Block  tin  (Metal.),  commercial tin, cast into blocks, and partially
   refined,  but  containing  small  quantities of various impurities, as
   copper, lead, iron, arsenic, etc.; solid tin as distinguished from tin
   plate;  --  called  also  bar  tin.  -- Butter of tin. (Old Chem.) See
   Fuming  liquor  of  Libavius, under Fuming. -- Grain tin. (Metal.) See
   under Grain. -- Salt of tin (Dyeing), stannous chloride, especially so
   called when used as a mordant. -- Stream tin. See under Stream. -- Tin
   cry  (Chem.),  the  peculiar  creaking noise made when a bar of tin is
   bent.  It  is  produced by the grating of the crystal granules on each
   other. -- Tin foil, tin reduced to a thin leaf. -- Tin frame (Mining),
   a  kind  of buddle used in washing tin ore. -- Tin liquor, Tin mordant
   (Dyeing),  stannous  chloride,  used as a mordant in dyeing and calico
   printing.  -- Tin penny, a customary duty in England, formerly paid to
   tithingmen  for  liberty  to  dig  in tin mines. [Obs.] Bailey. -- Tin
   plate, thin sheet iron coated with tin. -- Tin pyrites. See Stannite.

                                      Tin

   Tin  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tinning.] To
   cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil.

                                   Tinamides

   Ti*nam"i*des  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of struthious
   birds, including the tinamous.

                                    Tinamou

   Tin"a*mou  (?), n. [From the native name: cf. F. tinamous.] (Zo\'94l.)
   Any  one  of  several  species  of  South  American birds belonging to
   Tinamus and allied genera.

     NOTE: &hand; In  general appearance and habits they resemble grouse
     and partridges, but in anatomical characters they are allied to the
     ostriches  and  other struthious birds. Their wings are of moderate
     length, and they are able to fly a considerable distance.

                                    Tincal

   Tin"cal  (?),  n. [Ar., Per. & Hind. tink\'ber; cf. Malay tingkal; all
   fr.  Skr.  .  Cf.  Altincar.]  (Chem.)  Crude  native  borax, formerly
   imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds.
   Cf. Borax.

                                    Tinchel

   Tin"chel  (?), n. [Written also tinchill.] [Gael. timchioll a circuit,
   compass.]  A  circle  of  sportsmen,  who, by surrounding an extensive
   space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within
   a narrow compass. [Scot.]

     We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their tinchel cows the game!
     Sir W. Scott.

                                     Tinct

   Tinct  (?),  a.  [L.  tinctus,  p.p.  of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.]
   Tined; tinged. [Archaic] Spenser.

                                     Tinct

   Tinct, n. [See Tint.] Color; tinge; tincture; tint. [Archaic] "Blue of
   heaven's own tinct." Shak.

     All  the  devices  blazoned  on  the  shield,  In  their own tinct.
     Tennyson.

                                     Tinct

   Tinct,  v.  t.  [See  Tinge.]  To  color or stain; to imblue; to tint.
   [Archaic] Bacon.

                                  Tinctorial

   Tinc*to"ri*al  (?),  a.  [L. tinctorius, from tinctor a dyer, tingere,
   tinctum,  to  dye:  cf.  F.  tinctorial. See Tinge.] Of or relating to
   color or colors; imparting a color; as, tinctorial matter. Ure.

                                   Tincture

   Tinc"ture  (?),  n.  [L.  tinctura a dyeing, from tingere, tinctum, to
   tinge,  dye: cf. OE. tainture, teinture, F. teinture, L. tinctura. See
   Tinge.]

   1. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

   2. (Her.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

     NOTE: &hand; There are two metals: gold, called or, and represented
     in  engraving  by  a  white  surface  covered  with small dots; and
     silver,  called  argent,  and represented by a plain white surface.
     The  colors  and  their representations are as follows: red, called
     gules,  or  a  shading  of  vertical  lines; blue, called azure, or
     horizontal  lines;  black, called sable, or horizontal and vertical
     lines  crossing;  green, called vert, or diagonal lines from dexter
     chief  corner;  purple,  called  purpure,  or  diagonal  lines from
     sinister  chief  corner.  The  furs  are ermine, ermines, erminois,
     pean,   vair,   counter  vair,  potent,  and  counter  potent.  See
     Illustration in Appendix.

   3.  The  finer  and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a
   solvent;  an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated
   to the solvent.

   4.  (Med.)  A  solution  (commonly  colored) of medicinal substance in
   alcohol,  usually  more  or  less diluted; spirit containing medicinal
   substances in solution.

     NOTE: &hand; Ac cording to  th e United States Pharmacop\'d2ia, the
     term  tincture  (also  called  alcoholic  tincture,  and spirituous
     tincture)  is  reserved  for the alcoholic solutions of nonvolatile
     substances, alcoholic solutions of volatile substances being called
     spirits.

   Ethereal tincture, a solution of medicinal substance in ether.

   5.  A  slight  taste  superadded  to  any substance; as, a tincture of
   orange peel.

   6.  A  slight  quality  added  to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of
   French manners.

     All manners take a tincture from our own. Pope.

     Every  man  had  a slight tincture of soldiership, and scarcely any
     man more than a slight tincture. Macaulay.

                                   Tincture

   Tinc"ture,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tinctured  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tincturing.]

   1.  To  communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate
   with some extraneous matter.

     A  little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty gay colors. I.
     Watts.

   2.  To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign
   to; to tinge.

     The  stain  of  habitual  sin may thoroughly tincture all our soul.
     Barrow.

                                     Tind

   Tind  (?),  v.  t. [OE. tenden, AS. tendan; akin to G. z\'81nden, OHG.
   zunten,  Icel.  tendra,  Sw. t\'84nda, Dan. t\'91nde, Goth. tandjan to
   kindle, tundnan to be kindled, to burn. Cf. Tinder.] To kindle. [Obs.]
   Bp. Sanderson.

                                    Tindal

   Tin"dal (?), n. [From the native name: cf. Malayalam ta.]

   1.  A  petty  officer  among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a
   boatswain's mate; a cockswain. [India] Malcom.

   2. An attendant on an army. [India] Simmonds.

                                    Tinder

   Tin"der  (?),  n.  [OE.  tinder,  tunder,  AS. tynder, tyndre; akin to
   tendan  to  kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG. zuntara, zuntra,
   Icel.  tundr,  Sw.  tunder,  Dan. t\'94nder. See Tind.] Something very
   inflammable,  used  for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen.
   German tinder. Same as Amadou. -- Tinder box, a box in which tinder is
   kept.
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                                     Tine

   Tine  (?),  n.  [See Teen affliction.] Trouble; distress; teen. [Obs.]
   "Cruel winter's tine." Spenser.

                                     Tine

   Tine,  v.  t.  [See Tind.] To kindle; to set on fire. [Obs.] See Tind.
   "To tine the cloven wood." Dryden.

     Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind. Spenser.

                                     Tine

   Tine,  v.  i.  [Cf.  Tine  distress, or Tine to kindle.] To kindle; to
   rage; to smart. [Obs.]

     Ne  was  there  slave, ne was there medicine That mote recure their
     wounds; so inly they did tine. Spenser.

                                     Tine

   Tine,  v.  t.  [AS.  t, from t an inclosure. See Town.] To shut in, or
   inclose. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                     Tine

   Tine,  n.  [OE.  tind,  AS.  tind; akin to MHG. zint, Icel. tindr, Sw.
   tinne,  and probably to G. zinne a pinnacle, OHG. zinna, and E. tooth.
   See Tooth.] A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.

                                     Tinea

   Tin"e*a (?), n. [L., a worm, a moth.]

   1.  (Med.)  A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to
   ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of  small Lepidoptera, including the clothes
   moths and carpet moths.

                                    Tinean

   Tin"e*an  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any species of Tinea, or of the family
   Tineid\'91,  which  includes  numerous  small moths, many of which are
   injurious  to woolen and fur goods and to cultivated plants. Also used
   adjectively.

                                     Tined

   Tined (?), a. Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork.

                                    Tineid

   Tin"e*id (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tinean.

                                    Tineman

   Tine"man  (?),  n.; pl. Tinemen (#). [Probably akin to tine to shut or
   inclose.]  (O.  Eng.  Forest Law) An officer of the forest who had the
   care of vert and venison by night. [Obs.]

                                     Tinet

   Ti"net  (?),  n. [From Tine to shut in, inclose.] Brushwood and thorns
   for making and repairing hedges. [Obs. Eng.]

                                     Ting

   Ting  (?),  n.  [An  imitative word. Cf. Tink.] A sharp sound, as of a
   bell; a tinkling.

                                     Ting

   Ting, v. i. To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle. [R.] Holland.

                                     Ting

   Ting, n. The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.

                                     Tinge

   Tinge  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tingeing
   (?).]  [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Gr. tunken to
   dip,  OHG.  tunch\'d3n,  dunch\'d3n,  thunk\'d3n. Cf. Distain, Dunker,
   Stain,  Taint  a  stain,  to  stain,  Tincture,  Tint.]  To  imbue  or
   impregnate  with  something  different  or  foreign;  as,  to  tinge a
   decoction  with  a  bitter  taste;  to  affect in some degree with the
   qualities  of  another substance, either by mixture, or by application
   to  the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge
   a  blue  color  with  red;  an  infusion tinged with a yellow color by
   saffron.

     His  [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by
     a certain extravagance. Addison.

   Syn. -- To color; dye; stain.

                                     Tinge

   Tinge,  n. A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or
   something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added
   to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.

     His  notions,  too,  respecting the government of the state, took a
     tinge  from  his  notions  respecting the government of the church.
     Macaulay.

                                    Tingent

   Tin"gent  (?),  a. [L. tingens, p.pr. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.]
   Having the power to tinge. [R.]

     As  for  the  white  part,  it  appears much less enriched with the
     tingent property. Boyle.

                                    Tinger

   Tin"ger (?), n. One who, or that which, tinges.

                                    Tingid

   Tin"gid (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Tingis.

                                    Tingis

   Tin"gis  (?), n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small hemipterous insects
   which   injure   trees  by  sucking  the  sap  from  the  leaves.  See
   Illustration in Appendix.

                                    Tingle

   Tin"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tingled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tingling
   (?).] [Freq. of ting. Cf. Tinkle.]

   1.  To  feel  a  kind  of  thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill
   sound.

     At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 1
     Sam. iii. 11.

   2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain.

     The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. Pope.

   3.  To  have,  or  to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight
   pricking sensation.

     They suck pollution through their tingling vein. Tickell.

                                     Tink

   Tink (?), v. i. [OE. tinken; of imitative origin. Cf. Ting a tinkling,
   Tinker.]  To  make  a  sharp,  shrill noise; to tinkle. Wyclif (1 Cor.
   xiii. 1).

                                     Tink

   Tink, n. A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

                                    Tinker

   Tink"er  (?),  n.  [From Tink, because the tinker's way of proclaiming
   his  trade  is  to  beat  a  kettle, or because in his work he makes a
   tinkling noise. Johnson.]

   1. A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware. "Tailors and
   tinkers." Piers Plowman.

   2. One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.

   3. (Ordnance) A small mortar on the end of a staff.

   4.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) A young mackerel about two years old. (b) The chub
   mackerel. (c) The silversides. (d) A skate. [Prov. Eng.]

   5. (Zo\'94l.) The razor-billed auk.

                                    Tinker

   Tink"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkering.]
   To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.

                                    Tinker

   Tink"er,  v. i. To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.;
   to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

                                   Tinkering

   Tink"er*ing, n. The act or work of a tinker.

                                   Tinkerly

   Tink"er*ly, a. After the manner of a tinker. [R.]

                              Tinkershire, Tinkle

   Tink"er*shire  (?),  Tin"kle  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The common guillemot.
   [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tinkle

   Tin"kle (?), v. i. [Freq. of tink. See Tink, Tingle.]

   1.  To  make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of
   metal does when struck; to clink.

     As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1.

     The  sprightly  horse  Moves  to  the  music of his tinkling bells.
     Dodsley.

   2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.

     And his ears tinkled, and the color fled. Dryden.

                                    Tinkle

   Tin"kle,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkling.]
   To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.

                                    Tinkle

   Tin"kle,  n.  A  small,  sharp,  quick sound, as that made by striking
   metal. Cowper.

                                    Tinkler

   Tin"kler (?), n. A tinker. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Tinkling

   Tin"kling (?), n.

   1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.

     Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. Gray.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica.
   It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.

                                    Tinman

   Tin"man (?), n.; pl. Tinmen (. A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer
   in tinware.

                                   Tinmouth

   Tin"mouth` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The crappie. [U.S.]

                                    Tinned

   Tinned (?), a.

   1. Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned iron.

   2.  Packed  in  tin cases; canned; as, tinned meats. Cassell (Dict. of
   Cookery).

                                    Tinnen

   Tin"nen (?), a. Made or consisting of tin. [Obs.]

                                    Tinner

   Tin"ner (?), n.

   1. One who works in a tin mine.

   2. One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman.

                                   Tinnient

   Tin"ni*ent  (?),  a.  [L. tinniens, p.pr. of tinnire to ring, tinkle.]
   Emitting a clear sound. [Obs.]

                                    Tinning

   Tin"ning (?), n.

   1.  The  act,  art,  or  process  of covering or coating anything with
   melted  tin,  or  with  tin  foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the
   like.

   2. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.

                                   Tinnitus

   Tin*ni"tus  (?),  n.  [L.,  fr.  tinnire to jingle.] (Med.) A ringing,
   whistling,  or  other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called
   also tinnitus aurium.

                                    Tinnock

   Tin"nock (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tinny

   Tin"ny (?), a. Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. "The
   tinny strand." Drayton.

                                    Tinsel

   Tin"sel   (?),  n.  [F.  \'82tincelle  a  spark,  OF.  estincelle,  L.
   scintilla. Cf. Scintillate, Stencil.]

   1. A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very
   thin,  gauzelike  cloth  with much gold or silver woven into it; also,
   very  thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass
   foil, or the like.

     Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? Dryden.

   2.  Something  shining  and gaudy; something superficially shining and
   showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.

     O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich
     reward. Cowper.

                                    Tinsel

   Tin"sel,  a.  Showy  to  excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. "Tinsel
   trappings." Milton.

                                    Tinsel

   Tin"sel,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tinseled (?) or Tinselled; p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Tinseling  or  Tinselling.] To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with
   cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.

     She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. Pope.

                                   Tinselly

   Tin"sel*ly, a. Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.

                                   Tinselly

   Tin"sel*ly, adv. In a showy and cheap manner.

                                   Tinsmith

   Tin"smith` (?), n. One who works in tin; a tinner.

                                   Tinstone

   Tin"stone` (?), n. (Min.) Cassiterite.

                                     Tint

   Tint (?), n. [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to dye:
   cf.  F.  teinte,  teint, It. tinta, tinto. See Tinge, and cf. Taint to
   stain,  a  stain,  Tent  a  kind  of  wine, Tinto.] A slight coloring.
   Specifically: -- (a) A pale or faint tinge of any color.

     Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass. Pope.

     Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. Harte.

   (b)  A  color  considered with reference to other very similar colors;
   as,  red  and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are
   different  tints.  (c)  (Engraving)  A  shaded  effect produced by the
   juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines. Tint tool (Eng.), a species
   of  graver  used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in
   engraving.

                                     Tint

   Tint,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.] To give a
   slight coloring to; to tinge.

                                   Tintamar

   Tin`ta*mar"  (?),  n. [F. tintamarre.] A hideous or confused noise; an
   uproar. [Obs.] Howell.

                                  Tinternell

   Tin"ter*nell (?), n. A certain old dance. [Obs.] Halliwell.

                                    Tintle

   Tin"tle (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]

                         Tintinnabular, Tintinnabulary

   Tin`tin*nab"u*lar  (?), Tin`tin*nab"u*la*ry (?), a. [L. tintinnabuluma
   little  bell,  fr.  tintinnare to ring, to jingle, tinnire to jingle.]
   Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.

                               Tintinnabulation

   Tin`tin*nab`u*la"tion (?), n. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
   Poe.

                                Tintinnabulous

   Tin`tin*nab"u*lous  (?),  a.  Of,  pertaining  to,  or resembling, the
   tinkling  of  a  bell;  having  a  tinkling  sound;  tintinnabular. De
   Quincey.

                                     Tinto

   Tin"to (?), n. [Pg., tinged, fr. L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to tinge.
   See  Tint, n.] A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white
   sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port.

                                    Tintype

   Tin"type` (?), n. Same as Ferrotype.

                                    Tinware

   Tin"ware` (?), n. Articles made of tinned iron.

                                     Tiny

   Ti"ny  (?),  a.  [Compar.  Tinier (?); superl. Tiniest.] [Probably fr.
   tine, teen, trouble, distress, vexation.] Very small; little; puny.

     When that I was and a little tiny boy. Shak.

                                      Tip

   Tip  (?),  n.  [Akin  to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel, and
   probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.]

   1.  The  point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply
   rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

     To the very tip of the nose. Shak.

   2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point,
   applied  to  the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a
   shoe, a gas burner, etc.

   3.  (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a
   hat crown.

   4.  A  thin,  boarded  brush  made of camel's hair, used by gilders in
   lifting gold leaf.

   5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

                                      Tip

   Tip  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tipping.] To
   form  a  point  upon;  to  cover  the  tip, top, or end of; as, to tip
   anything with gold or silver.

     With truncheon tipped with iron head. Hudibras.

     Tipped  with  jet,  Fair  ermines spotless as the snows they press.
     Thomson.

                                      Tip

   Tip,  v.  t.  [Cf.  LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike
   gently.]

   1. To strike slightly; to tap.

     A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift.

   2.  To  bestow  a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to
   tip a servant. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

   3.  To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip
   a cask; to tip a cart.
   To tip off, to pour out, as liquor. -- To tip over, to overturn. -- To
   tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as
   by, a wink. [Slang] Pope. -- To tip up, to turn partly over by raising
   one end.

                                      Tip

   Tip, v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side. Bunyan. To tip off, to
   fall off by tipping.

                                      Tip

   Tip, n. [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a slight blow.]

   1. A light touch or blow; a tap.

   2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.]

   3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or
   the like. [Sporting Cant]

                                    Tipcart

   Tip"cart`  (?),  n.  A cart so constructed that the body can be easily
   tipped, in order to dump the load.

                                    Tipcat

   Tip"cat` (?), n. A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both
   ends, called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to
   fly into the air.

     In  the  middle  of  a game at tipcat, he paused, and stood staring
     wildly upward with his stick in his hand. Macaulay.

                                    Tipper

   Tip"per (?), n. A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from
   a  particular  well;  --  so  called  from the first brewer of it, one
   Thomas Tipper. [Eng.]

                                    Tippet

   Tip"pet  (?),  n.  [OE.  tipet,  tepet, AS. t\'91ppet, probably fr. L.
   tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf. Tape, Tapestry, Tapet.]

   1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and
   shoulders,  --  usually  made  of  fur, cloth, or other warm material.
   Chaucer. Bacon.

   2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [Scot.]

   3.  A  handful  of  straw  bound  together  at  one  end, and used for
   thatching. [Scot.] Jamieson.
   Tippet  grebe  (Zo\'94l.),  the great crested grebe, or one of several
   similar species. -- Tippet grouse (Zo\'94l.), the ruffed grouse. -- To
   turn tippet, to change. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                    Tipping

   Tip"ping (?), n. (Mus.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick
   notes  on  the  flute,  by striking the tongue against the roof of the
   mouth; double-tonguing.

                                    Tipple

   Tip"ple (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tippled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tippling
   (?).]  [From tip a small end, or a word akin to it; cf. Norw. tipla to
   tipple,  to drip, Prov. E. tip, tiff, tift, a draught of liquor, dial.
   G.  zipfeln  to eat and drink in small parts. See Tip a point, and cf.
   Tipsy.]  To  drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge
   in  the  frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially,
   to   drink  frequently  in  small  quantities,  but  without  absolute
   drunkeness.

     Few  of  those  who  were  summoned left their homes, and those few
     generally  found  it  more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to
     pace the streets. Macaulay.

                                    Tipple

   Tip"ple, v. t.

   1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.

     Himself,  for  saving  charges,  A  peeled, sliced onions eats, and
     tipples verjuice. Dryden.

   2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.

                                    Tipple

   Tip"ple, n. Liquor taken in tippling; drink.

     Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin.

                                    Tippled

   Tip"pled (?), a. Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. [R.] Dryden.

                                    Tippler

   Tip"pler (?), n.

   1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [Obs.] Latimer.

   2.  One  who  habitually  indulges  in the excessive use of spirituous
   liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.

                                Tippling-house

   Tip"pling-house` (?), n. A house in which liquors are sold in drams or
   small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.

                                    Tipsify

   Tip"si*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [Tipsy  +  -fy.]  To  make  tipsy.  [Colloq.]
   Thackeray.

                                    Tipsily

   Tip"si*ly, adv. In a tipsy manner; like one tipsy.

                                   Tipsiness

   Tip"si*ness, n. The state of being tipsy.

                                   Tipstaff

   Tip"staff` (?), n.; pl. Tipstaff (.

   1. A staff tipped with metal. Bacon.

   2.  An  officer  who  bears  a  staff  tipped with metal; a constable.
   Macaulay.

                                     Tipsy

   Tip"sy  (?),  a.  [Compar.  Tipsier  (?);  superl. Tipsiest.] [Akin to
   tipple;  cf.  Prov.  G.  tips  drunkenness,  betipst drunk, tipsy. See
   Tipple.]

   1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish
   by   liquor,   but   not  absolutely  or  completely  drunk;  fuddled;
   intoxicated.

   2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling.

     Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity. Milton.

                                    Tiptoe

   Tip"toe` (?), n.; pl. Tiptoes (. The end, or tip, of the toe.

     He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer.

     Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser.

   To  be,  OR  To  stand, a tiptoe OR on tiptoe, to be awake or alive to
   anything;  to be roused; to be eager or alert; as, to be a tiptoe with
   expectation.
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                                    Tiptoe

   Tip"toe` (?), a.

   1.  Being  on  tiptoe,  or  as  on  tiptoe;  hence,  raised as high as
   possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert.

     Night's  candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the
     misty mountain tops. Shak.

     Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory. Byron.

   2. Noiseless; stealthy. "With tiptoe step." Cowper.
   Tiptoe mirth, the highest degree of mirth. Sir W. Scott.

                                    Tiptoe

   Tip"toe`, v. i. To step or walk on tiptoe.

                                    Tiptop

   Tip"top`  (?),  n.  [Tip end + top.] The highest or utmost degree; the
   best of anything. [Colloq.]

                                    Tiptop

   Tip"top`,  a. Very excellent; most excellent; perfect. [Colloq.] "Four
   tiptop voices." Gray. "Sung in a tiptop manner." Goldsmith.

                                    Tipula

   Tip"u*la (?), n.; pl. L. Tipul\'91 (#), E. Tipulas (#). [L., the water
   spider,  or  water  spinner.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one of many species of
   long-legged  dipterous  insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera.
   They have long and slender bodies. See Crane fly, under Crane.

                                   Tipulary

   Tip"u*la*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. tipulaire.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to
   the tipulas.

                                    Tip-up

   Tip"-up`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  spotted sandpiper; -- called also
   teeter-tail. See under Sandpiper.

                                    Tirade

   Ti*rade"  (?),  n.  [F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling; hence, a
   lengthening  out,  a  long  speech,  a  tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of
   Teutonic  origin,  and  akin to E. tear to redn. See Tear to rend, and
   cf. Tire to tear.] A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse;
   a  rambling  invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious
   and bitter language.

     Here  he  delivers  a violent tirade against persons who profess to
     know anything about angels. Quarterly Review.

                                  Tirailleur

   Ti`rail`leur"  (?),  n.  [F.,  from tirailler to skirmish, wrest, from
   tirer  to  draw.]  (Mil.) Formerly, a member of an independent body of
   marksmen  in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the
   army  to  annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit.
   The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.

                                     Tire

   Tire (?), n. A tier, row, or rank. See Tier. [Obs.]

     In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton.

                                     Tire

   Tire, n. [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See Attire.]

   1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] "Having rich tire about you." Shak.

   2. A covering for the head; a headdress.

     On her head she wore a tire of gold. Spenser.

   3.  A  child's  apron,  covering  the  breast and having no sleeves; a
   pinafore; a tier.

   4. Furniture; apparatus; equipment. [Obs.] "The tire of war." Philips.

   5.  [Probably  the  same  word,  and  so  called as being an attire or
   covering  for  the  wheel.]  A  hoop  or  band,  as  of  metal, on the
   circumference  of  the  wheel  of  a  vehicle,  to impart strength and
   receive the wear.

     NOTE: &hand; The iron tire of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the
     fellies together. The tire of a locomotive or railroad-car wheel is
     a  heavy  hoop of iron or steel shrunk tightly upon an iron central
     part. The wheel of a bicycle has a tire of India rubber.

                                     Tire

   Tire, v. t. To adorn; to attire; to dress. [Obs.]

     [Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.

                                     Tire

   Tire, v. i. [F. tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic origin, and akin to
   E. tear to rend. See Tirade.]

   1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. [Obs.]

     Even  as  an  empty  eagle,  sharp  by fast, Tires with her beak on
     feathers, flesh, and bone. Shak.

     Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire upon the hearts
     of generous spirits. B. Jonson.

   2.  To  seize,  rend,  or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or
   engaged with, anything. [Obs.]

     Thus  made  she  her  remove,  And  left  wrath  tiring on her son.
     Chapman.

     Upon that were my thoughts tiring. Shak.

                                     Tire

   Tire,  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Tired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tiring.] [OE.
   teorien  to  become weary, to fail, AS. teorian to be tired, be weary,
   to  tire,  exhaust;  perhaps akin to E. tear to rend, the intermediate
   sense  being, perhaps, to wear out; or cf. E. tarry.] To become weary;
   to  be  fatigued;  to  have  the  strength  fail; to have the patience
   exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.

                                     Tire

   Tire,  v.  t.  To  exhaust  the  strength  of, as by toil or labor; to
   exhaust  the  patience  of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or
   the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. Shak.

     Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. Dryden.

   To  tire out, to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass. Syn. -- To
   jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See Jade.

                                     Tired

   Tired (?), a. Weary; fatigued; exhausted.

                                   Tiredness

   Tired"ness, n. The state of being tired, or weary.

                                   Tireless

   Tire"less (?), a. Untiring.

                                   Tireling

   Tire"ling (?), a. Tired; fatigued. [Obs.]

                                   Tiresome

   Tire"some  (?),  a.  Fitted  or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome;
   fatiguing;  tedious;  as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse. --
   Tire"some*ly, adv. -- Tire"some*ness, n.

                                  Tire-woman

   Tire"-wom`an (?), n.; pl. Tire-women (#). [See Tire attire, Attire.]

   1. A lady's maid.

     Fashionableness of the tire-woman's making. Locke.

   2. A dresser in a theater. Simmonds.

                                 Tiring-house

   Tir"ing-house`  (?),  n.  [For  attiring house.] A tiring-room. [Obs.]
   Shak.

                                  Tiring-room

   Tir"ing-room`  (?),  n.  [For  attiring room.] The room or place where
   players dress for the stage.

                                     Tirma

   Tir"ma (?), n. The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tiro

   Ti"ro (?), n. [L.] Same as Tyro.

                                    T iron

   T" i`ron (?). See under T.

                                   Tironian

   Ti*ro"ni*an (?), a. [L. Tironianus, fr. Tiro, the learned freedman and
   amanuensis  of  Cicero.]  Of  or  pertaining  to  Tiro, or a system of
   shorthand said to have been introduced by him into ancient Rome.

                                  Tirralirra

   Tir"ra*lir`ra (?), n. A verbal imitation of a musical sound, as of the
   note of a lark or a horn.

     The lark, that tirra lyra chants. Shak.

     "Tirralira, " by the river, Sang Sir Lancelot. Tennyson.

                                    Tirrit

   Tir"rit  (?),  n.  A  word  from  the  vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the
   hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror.

                                    Tirwit

   Tir"wit (?), n. [Cf. Pewit.] (Zo\'94l.) The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     'T is

   'T is (?). A common contraction of it is.

                                    Tisane

   Ti*sane" (?), n. [F.] (Med.) See Ptisan.

                                     Tisar

   Ti"sar  (?),  n. [F. tisard.] (Glass Manuf.) The fireplace at the side
   of an annealing oven. Knight.

                                Tisic, Tisical

   Tis"ic (?), Tis"ic*al (?), a. [For phthisic, phthisical.] Consumptive,
   phthisical.

                                     Tisic

   Tis"ic, n. Consumption; phthisis. See Phthisis.

                                    Tisicky

   Tis"ick*y (?), a. Consumptive, phthisical.

                                     Tisri

   Tis"ri  (?),  n.  [Heb.  tishr\'c6,  fr.  Chald. sher\'be' to open, to
   begin.] The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering
   to a part of September with a part of October.

                                    Tissue

   Tis"sue  (?),  n.  [F.  tissu,  fr.  tissu, p.p. of tisser, tistre, to
   weave, fr. L. texere. See Text.]

   1. A woven fabric.

   2.  A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically,
   cloth  interwoven  with  gold  or  silver  threads,  or  embossed with
   figures.

     A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire. Dryden.

     In their glittering tissues bear emblazed Holy memorials. Milton.

   3. (Biol.) One of the elementary materials or fibres, having a uniform
   structure  and  a  specialized function, of which ordinary animals and
   plants  are  composed;  a  texture;  as, epithelial tissue; connective
   tissue.

     NOTE: &hand; The term tissue is also often applied in a wider sense
     to  all the materials or elementary tissues, differing in structure
     and  function,  which  go to make up an organ; as, vascular tissue,
     tegumentary tissue, etc.

   4.  Fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series; as,
   a tissue of forgeries, or of falsehood.

     Unwilling  to  leave  the dry bones of Agnosticism wholly unclothed
     with any living tissue of religious emotion. A. J. Balfour.

   Tissue   paper,  very  thin,  gauzelike  paper,  used  for  protecting
   engravings in books, for wrapping up delicate articles, etc.

                                    Tissue

   Tis"sue,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tissued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tissuing.]
   To form tissue of; to interweave.

     Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Bacon.

                                    Tissued

   Tis"sued   (?),   a.  Clothed  in,  or  adorned  with,  tissue;  also,
   variegated; as, tissued flowers. Cowper.

     And  crested  chiefs  and  tissued dames Assembled at the clarion's
     call. T. Warton.

                                      Tit

   Tit (?), n.

   1. A small horse. Tusser.

   2. A woman; -- used in contempt. Burton.

   3. A morsel; a bit. Halliwell.

   4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant
   originally,  something  small,  and  is  perhaps the same as teat. Cf.
   Titmouse, Tittle.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of small
   singing birds belonging to the families Parid\'91 and Leiotrichid\'91;
   a titmouse. (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.
   Ground  tit.  (Zo\'94l.)  See  Wren  tit,  under  Wren.  --  Hill  tit
   (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of  numerous  species  of Asiatic singing birds
   belonging   to   Siva,  Milna,  and  allied  genera.  --  Tit  babbler
   (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of  several  species  of  small East Indian and
   Asiatic  timaline  birds  of  the  genus  Trichastoma. -- Tit for tat.
   [Probably  for  tip  for  tap.  See Tip a slight blow.] An equivalent;
   retaliation.  -- Tit thrush (Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species of
   Asiatic  and Esat Indian birds belonging to Suthora and allied genera.
   In  some  respects  they  are  intermediate  between  the thrushes and
   titmice.

                                     Titan

   Ti"tan (?), a. Titanic.

     The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise. I. Taylor.

                                   Titanate

   Ti"tan*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of titanic acid.

                                    Titanic

   Ti*tan"ic  (?),  a.  Of  or  relating  to  Titans, or fabled giants of
   ancient  mythology;  hence,  enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic
   structures.

                                    Titanic

   Ti*tan"ic  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  titanique.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to
   titanium;   derived   from,  or  containing,  titanium;  specifically,
   designating  those  compounds  of  titanium  in  which it has a higher
   valence  as  contrasted  with  the  titanous  compounds.  Titanic acid
   (Chem.),  a  white amorphous powder, Ti.(OH)4, obtained by decomposing
   certain  titanates;  -- called also normal titanic acid. By extension,
   any  one  of  a series of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
   polytitanic acid, etc. -- Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.

                                 Titaniferous

   Ti`tan*if"er*ous  (?),  a. [Titanium + -ferous: cf. F. titanif\'8are.]
   Containing or affording titanium; as, titaniferous magnetite.

                                   Titanite

   Ti"tan*ite  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  titanite; -- so called from containing
   titanic acid.] (Min.) See Sphene.

                                   Titanitic

   Ti`tan*it"ic  (?),  a.  Pertaining  to, or containing, titanium; as, a
   titanitic mineral.

                                   Titanium

   Ti*ta"ni*um  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. L. Titani or Titanes, Gr. (Chem.) An
   elementary  substance  found  combined  in  the  minerals manaccanite,
   rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an infusible iron-gray amorphous
   powder,  having  a  metallic  luster. It burns when heated in the air.
   Symbol Ti. Atomic weight 48.1.

                                    Titano-

   Ti"tan*o-  (?).  (Chem.)  A  combining  form  (also  used adjectively)
   designating  certain  double  compounds  of  titanium  with some other
   elements; as, titano-cyanide, titano-fluoride, titano-silicate, etc.

                                 Titanotherium

   Ti`tan*o*the"ri*um  (?),  n.  [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) A large American
   Miocene  mammal,  allied  to  the  rhinoceros,  and more nearly to the
   extinct Brontotherium.

                                   Titanous

   Ti"tan*ous  (?), a. Designating certain compounds of titanium in which
   that element has a lower valence as contrasted with titanic compounds.

                                    Titbit

   Tit"bit` (?), n. Same as Tidbit.

                                     Tith

   Tith (?), a. [See Tight, a.] Tight; nimble. [Obs.]

     Of a good stirring strain too, she goes tith. Beau. & Fl.

                                   Tithable

   Tith"a*ble  (?),  a.  Subject  to  the payment of tithes; as, tithable
   lands.

                                     Tithe

   Tithe  (?),  n. [OE. tithe, tethe, properly an adj., tenth, AS. te\'a2
   the  tenth;  akin  to ti\'82n, t, t\'c7n, ten, G. zehnte, adj., tenth,
   n., a tithe, Icel. t\'c6und the tenth; tithe, Goth. ta\'a1hunda tenth.
   See Ten, and cf. Tenth, Teind.]

   1. A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of
   the  increase  arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to
   the  clergy  for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious
   or  charitable  uses.  Almost  all the tithes of England and Wales are
   commuted by law into rent charges.

     The tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil. Neh. xiii. 5.

     NOTE: &hand; Ti thes ar e called personal when accuring from labor,
     art,  trade,  and navigation; predial, when issuing from the earth,
     as  hay,  wood, and fruit; and mixed, when accuring from beaste fed
     from the ground.

   Blackstone.

   2. Hence, a small part or proportion. Bacon.
   Great  tithes,  tithes of corn, hay, and wood. -- Mixed tithes, tithes
   of  wool, milk, pigs, etc. -- Small tithes, personal and mixed tithes.
   --  Tithe  commissioner,  one  of a board of officers appointed by the
   government  for  arranging  propositions for commuting, or compounding
   for, tithes. [Eng.] Simmonds.

                                     Tithe

   Tithe, a. Tenth. [Obs.]

     Every tithe soul, 'mongst many thousand. Shak.

                                     Tithe

   Tithe,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tithed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tithing.] [As.
   te\'a2.]  To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to
   pay tithes on.

     Ye tithe mint and rue. Luke xi. 42.

                                     Tithe

   Tithe, v. i. Tp pay tithes. [R.] Tusser.

                                    Tither

   Tith"er (?), n.

   1. One who collects tithes. Milton.

   2. One who pays tithes. [R.] Chaucer.

                                    Tithing

   Tith"ing, n. [AS. te\'a2.]

   1.  The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe;
   a tithe.

     To take tithing of their blood and sweat. Motley.

   2. (O. Eng. Law) A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling
   near  each  other,  were  sureties or frankpledges to the king for the
   good behavior of each other; a decennary. Blackstone.

                                  Tithingman

   Tith"ing*man (?), n.; pl. Tithingmen (.

   1.  (O.  Eng.  Law)  The  chief  man  of a tithing; a headborough; one
   elected to preside over the tithing.

   2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable.

   3.  A  parish  officer  elected annually to preserve good order in the
   church  during  divine  service,  to  make complaint of any disorderly
   conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath. [Local, U.S.]

                                    Tithly

   Tith"ly  (?), a. [From Tith.] Tightly; nimbly. [Obs.] "I have seen him
   trip it tithly." Beau. & Fl.

                                   Tithonic

   Ti*thon"ic (?), a. [L. Tithonius belonging to Tithonus, the consort of
   Aurora,  Gr. Of, pertaining to, or denoting, those rays of light which
   produce chemical effects; actinic. [R.]

                                  Tithonicity

   Tith`o*nic"i*ty  (?),  n.  (Chem.  & Physics) The state or property of
   being tithonic; actinism. [R.]

                                Tithonographic

   Ti*thon`o*graph"ic (?), a. [Tithonic + -graph + -ic.] Of, relating to,
   or produced by, the chemical action of rays of light; photographic.

                                 Tithonometer

   Tith`o*nom"e*ter  (?),  n.  [Tithonic  +  -meter.]  An  instrument  or
   apparatus for measuring or detecting tithonicity; an actinometer. [R.]

                                   Tithymal

   Tith"y*mal  (?),  n.  [L.  tithymalus a plant with a milklike sap, Gr.
   tithymale.] (Bot.) Any kind of spurge, esp. Euphorbia Cyparissias.

                                     Titi

   Ti"ti (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Teetee.

                                   Titillate

   Tit"il*late (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titillated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Titillating.] [L. titillatus, p.p. of titillare.] To tickle; as, to
   titillate the nose with a feather.

     The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.

                                  Titillation

   Tit`il*la"tion (?), n. [L. titillatio: cf. F. titillation.]

   1.  The  act  of  tickling,  or the state of being tickled; a tickling
   sensation. A. Tucker.

   2. Any pleasurable sensation.

     Those titillations that reach no higher than the senses. Glanvill.

                                  Titillative

   Tit"il*la*tive  (?),  a.  Tending  or serving to titillate, or tickle;
   tickling.

                                    Titlark

   Tit"lark`  (?),  n.  [Tit  a small bird + lark.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of
   numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus, Corydalla, and allied
   genera,  which  resemble  the true larks in color and in having a very
   long   hind  claw;  especially,  the  European  meadow  pipit  (Anthus
   pratensis).

                                     Title

   Ti"tle (?), n. [OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label,
   title, sign, token. Cf. Tilde, Titrate, Titular.]

   1.  An  inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is
   known.

   2.  The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the
   subject  of  the  work,  the author's and publisher's names, the date,
   etc.

   3.  (Bookbindng) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back
   of a book.

   4.  A  section  or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif.
   (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.

   5.   An   appellation   of  dignity,  distinction,  or  pre\'89minence
   (hereditary   or   acquired),  given  to  persons,  as  duke  marquis,
   honorable, esquire, etc.

     With his former title greet Macbeth. Shak.

   6. A name; an appellation; a designation.

   7.  (Law)  (a)  That  which  constitutes  a  just  cause  of exclusive
   possession;  that  which  is  the foundation of ownership of property,
   real  or  personal;  a  right;  as,  a  good title to an estate, or an
   imperfect  title. (b) The instrument which is evidence of a right. (c)
   (Canon Law) That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

   8.  (Anc. Church Records) A church to which a priest was ordained, and
   where he was to reside.
   Title  deeds  (Law),  the muniments or evidences of ownership; as, the
   title  deeds  to  an  estate.  Syn.  --  Epithet;  name;  appellation;
   denomination. See epithet, and Name.
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                                     Title

   Ti"tle  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Titled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Titling
   (?).]  [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See Title, n.] To call by a title;
   to name; to entitle.

     Hadrian,  having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled
     on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain." Milton.

                                    Titled

   Ti"tled (?), a. Having or bearing a title.

                                   Titleless

   Ti"tle*less  (?),  a.  Not  having a title or name; without legitimate
   title. "A titleless tyrant." Chaucer.

                                  Title-page

   Ti"tle-page` (?), n. The page of a book which contains it title.

     The world's all title-page; there's no contents. Young.

                                    Titler

   Tit"ler (?), n. A large truncated cone of refined sugar.

                                    Titling

   Tit"ling (?), n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest
   often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs.

     The  titling,  .  .  .  being  thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and
     bringeth up the chick of another bird. Holland.

   (b) The meadow pipit.

   2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.

                                    Titmal

   Tit"mal (?), n. The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Titmouse

   Tit"mouse`  (?),  n.;  pl.  Titmice  (#).  [OE. titemose, titmase; tit
   small,  or a small bird + AS. m\'bese a kind of small bird; akin to D.
   mees  a  titmouse,  G.  meise, OHG. meisa, Icel. meisingr. The English
   form  has been influenced by the unrelated word mouse. Cf. Tit a small
   bird.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous
   singing  birds  belonging  to  Parus and allied genera; -- called also
   tit, and tomtit.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e bl ue ti tmouse (P arus c\ 'd2ruleus), th e marsh
     titmouse  (P.  palustris), the crested titmouse (P. cristatus), the
     great   titmouse   (P.   major),   and  the  long  tailed  titmouse
     (\'92githalos  caudatus),  are the best-known European species. See
     Chickadee.

                                    Titrate

   Ti"trate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Titrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Titrating.]  [F.  titrer,  from  titre standard, title. See Title, n.]
   (Chem.) To analyse, or determine the strength of, by means of standard
   solutions. Cf. Standardized solution, under Solution.

                                   Titrated

   Ti"tra*ted  (?),  a.  (Chem.)  Standardized; determined or analyzed by
   titration; as, titrated solutions.

                                   Titration

   Ti*tra"tion  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  The  act  or  process  of titrating; a
   substance obtained by titrating.

                                    Titter

   Tit"ter  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tittering.]  [Probably  of imitative origin.] To laugh with the tongue
   striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint,
   or without much noise; to giggle.

     A group of tittering pages ran before. Longfellow.

                                    Titter

   Tit"ter,  n.  A restrained laugh. "There was a titter of . . . delight
   on his countenance." Coleridge.

                                    Titter

   Tit"ter, v. i. To seesaw. See Teeter.

                                   Titterel

   Tit"ter*el (?), n. The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]

                                 Titter-totter

   Tit"ter-tot`ter (?), v. i. See Teeter.

                                  Tittimouse

   Tit"ti*mouse` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tittle

   Tit"tle  (?),  n.  [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of tit, in the
   sense  of  small;  cf. G. t\'81ttel a tittle, dim. of OHG. tutta teat.
   Perhaps,  however,  the  same  word as title, n.] A particle; a minute
   part; a jot; an iota.

     It  is  easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the
     law to fail. Luke xvi. 17.

     Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified. South.

                                   Tittlebat

   Tit"tle*bat  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) The three-spined stickleback. [Prov.
   Eng.]

                                 Tittle-tattle

   Tit"tle-tat`tle (?), n. [A reduplication of tattle.]

   1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. Arbuthnot.

   2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.] Tatler.

                                 Tittle-tattle

   Tit"tle-tat`tle, v. i. To talk idly; to prate. Shak.

                                Tittle-tattling

   Tit"tle-tat`tling  (?),  n.  The  act  or  habit  of  parting  idly or
   gossiping.

                                     Titty

   Tit"ty (?), n. A little teat; a nipple. [Familiar]

                                   Titubate

   Tit"u*bate  (?),  v.  i.  [L.  titubatus, p.p. of titubare to stagger,
   totter.]

   1. To stumble. [Obs.]

   2. To rock or roll, as a curved body on a plane.

                                  Titubation

   Tit`u*ba"tion  (?),  n.  [L. titubatio: cf. F. titubation.] The act of
   stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling. Quain.

                                    Titular

   Tit"u*lar  (?), a. [F. titulaire, fr. L. titulus. See Title.] Existing
   in  title  or  name  only;  nominal;  having the title to an office or
   dignity  without  discharging  its  appropriate  duties; as, a titular
   prince.

     If these magnificent titles yet remain Not merely titular. Milton.

   Titular bishop. See under Bishop.

                                    Titular

   Tit"u*lar, n. A titulary. [R.]

                                  Titularity

   Tit`u*lar"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being titular. [R.] Sir
   T. Browne.

                                   Titularly

   Tit"u*lar*ly (?), adv. In a titular manner; nominally; by title only.

                                   Titulary

   Tit"u*la*ry  (?), n.; pl. Titularies (#). [Cf. F. titulaire.] A person
   invested  with  a  title,  in  virtue  of  which he holds an office or
   benefice, whether he performs the duties of it or not.

                                   Titulary

   Tit"u*la*ry, a.

   1. Consisting in a title; titular.

   2. Of or pertaining to a title.

                                    Tituled

   Tit"uled (?), a. Having a title. [Obs.] Fuller.

                                     Tiver

   Tiv"er  (?),  n.  [AS. te\'a0for, te\'a0fur.] A kind of ocher which is
   used in some parts of England in marking sheep. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tiver

   Tiv"er, v. t. To mark with tiver. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tivy

   Tiv"y  (?), adv. [See Tantivy.] With great speed; -- a huntsman's word
   or sound. Dryden.

                                     Tiza

   Ti"za  (?), n. [CF. Sp. tiza whitening, a kind of chalk or pipe clay.]
   (Chem.) See Ulexite.

                                    Tmesis

   Tme"sis (?), n. [L., from Gr. (Gram.) The separation of the parts of a
   compound  word  by  the intervention of one or more words; as, in what
   place soever, for whatsoever place.

                                      To-

   To-  (?, see To, prep.) [AS. to- asunder; akin to G. zer-, and perhaps
   to  L. dis-, or Gr. An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation
   of  compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear.
   See  these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to,
   under All, adv.

                                      To

   To  (emphatic or alone, obscure or unemphatic), prep. [AS. t\'d3; akin
   to OS. & OFries. t\'d3, D. toe, G. zu, OHG. zuo, zua, z\'d3, Russ. do,
   Ir.  &  Gael. do, OL. -do, -du, as in endo, indu, in, Gr. Too, Tatoo a
   beat of drums.]

   1. The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion
   made  in  the  direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access;
   and  also,  motion  or  tendency  without arrival; movement toward; --
   opposed to from. "To Canterbury they wend." Chaucer.

     Stay with us, go not to Wittenberg. Shak.

     So  to the sylvan lodge They came, that like Pomona's arbor smiled.
     Milton.

     I'll  to  him  again,  .  .  .  He'll  tell me all his purpose. She
     stretched her arms to heaven. Dryden.

   2.  Hence,  it  indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a time, a
   state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of being regarded as a
   limit  to a tendency, movement, or action; as, he is going to a trade;
   he is rising to wealth and honor.

     NOTE: &hand; Fo rmerly, by omission of the verb denoting motion, to
     sometimes followed a form of be, with the sense of at, or in. "When
     the sun was [gone or declined] to rest." Chaucer.

   3.   In  a  very  general  way,  and  with  innumerable  varieties  of
   application,  to  connects  transitive  verbs  with  their  remoter or
   indirect  object,  and  adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs
   with  a  following  noun  which limits their action. Its sphere verges
   upon  that  of  for,  but  it  contains  less  the  idea  of design or
   appropriation;  as,  these remarks were addressed to a large audience;
   let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an
   event  painful  to the mind; duty to God and to our parents; a dislike
   to spirituous liquor.

     Marks and points out each man of us to slaughter. B. Jonson.

     Whilst  they, distilled Almost to jelly with the act of fear, Stand
     dumb and speak not to him. Shak.

     Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge
     temperance;  and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
     and  to  godliness  brotherly  kindness;  and to brotherly kindness
     charity. 2 Pet. i. 5,6,7.

     I have a king's oath to the contrary. Shak.

     Numbers were crowded to death. Clarendon.

     Fate and the dooming gods are deaf to tears. Dryden.

     Go, buckle to the law. Dryden.

   4.  As  sign  of  the  infinitive,  to  had originally the use of last
   defined,  governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it
   as  indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to
   go,  i.e.,  ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do
   my utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost
   constant  prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no
   prepositional  meaning,  as  where  the infinitive is direct object or
   subject;  thus,  I  love  to  learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for
   one's  country  is noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the
   infinitive  denotes the design or purpose, good usage formerly allowed
   the  prefixing  of for to the to; as, what went ye out for see? (Matt.
   xi. 8).

     Then  longen  folk  to go on pilgrimages, And palmers for to seeken
     strange stranders. Chaucer.

     NOTE: Such us age is  no w ob solete or  il literate. In colloquial
     usage,  to  often  stands  for, and supplies, an infinitive already
     mentioned;  thus,  he commands me to go with him, but I do not wish
     to.

   5.  In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to has a
   pregnant  meaning,  or  is  used  elliptically.  Thus,  it  denotes or
   implies:  (a) Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as far
   as; as, they met us to the number of three hundred.

     We ready are to try our fortunes To the last man. Shak.

     Few of the Esquimaux can count to ten. Quant. Rev.

   (b)  Effect;  end;  consequence;  as,  the prince was flattered to his
   ruin;  he  engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the
   prejudice  of  the  state.  (c)  Apposition;  connection;  antithesis;
   opposition; as, they engaged hand to hand.

     Now  we  see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face. 1 Cor.
     xiii. 12.

   (d)  Accord;  adaptation;  as,  an  occupation to his taste; she has a
   husband to her mind.

     He to God's image, she to his was made. Dryden.

   (e) Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven; it is
   ten to one that you will offend him.

     All that they did was piety to this. B. Jonson.

   (f) Addition; union; accumulation.

     Wisdom he has, and to his wisdom, courage. Denham.

   (g)  Accompaniment;  as,  she  sang  to his guitar; they danced to the
   music of a piano.

     Anon  they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and
     soft recorders. Milton.

   (h) Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office filled.
   [In this sense archaic] "I have a king here to my flatterer." Shak.

     Made  his  masters  and  others  .  . . to consider him to a little
     wonder. Walton.

     NOTE: &hand; To in to-day, to-night, and to-morrow has the sense or
     force  of  for  or  on;  for, or on, (this) day, for, or on, (this)
     night, for, or on, (the) morrow. To-day, to-night, to-morrow may be
     considered  as  compounds,  and  usually  as  adverbs; but they are
     sometimes used as nouns; as, to-day is ours.

     To-morrow,  and to-morrow, and to-morrow; Creeps in this petty pace
     from day to day. Shak.

   To  and  again,  to  and fro. [R.] -- To and fro, forward and back. In
   this phrase, to is adverbial.
   
     There was great showing both to and fro. Chaucer.
     
   --  To-and-fro,  a  pacing  backward  and  forward;  as, to commence a
   to-and-fro.  Tennyson.  -- To the face, in front of; in behind; hence,
   in the presence of. -- To wit, to know; namely. See Wit, v. i.

     NOTE: &hand; To , without an object expressed, is used adverbially;
     as,  put  to  the door, i. e., put the door to its frame, close it;
     and  in  the nautical expressions, to heave to, to come to, meaning
     to a certain position. To, like on, is sometimes used as a command,
     forward, set to. "To, Achilles! to, Ajax! to!" Shak.

                                     Toad

   Toad  (?),  n.  [OE.  tode,  tade, AS. t\'bedie, t\'bedige; of unknown
   origin.  Cf.  Tadpole.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  numerous species of
   batrachians  belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially
   those  of  the  family Bufonid\'91. Toads are generally terrestrial in
   their  habits  except  during  the breeding season, when they seek the
   water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and
   come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty
   skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid.

     NOTE: &hand; The common toad (Bufo vulgaris) and the natterjack are
     familiar   European   species.   The   common   American  toad  (B.
     lentiginosus)  is  similar  to the European toad, but is less warty
     and is more active, moving chiefly by leaping.

   Obstetrical  toad.  (Zo\'94l.) See under Obstetrical. -- Surinam toad.
   (Zo\'94l.) See Pita. -- Toad lizard (Zo\'94l.), a horned toad. -- Toad
   pipe  (Bot.),  a  hollow-stemmed  plant (Equisetum limosum) growing in
   muddy  places.  Dr.  Prior. -- Toad rush (Bot.), a low-growing kind of
   rush (Juncus bufonius). -- Toad snatcher (Zo\'94l.), the reed bunting.
   [Prov.  Eng.]  --  Toad  spittle.  (Zo\'94l.)  See  Cuckoo spit, under
   Cuckoo. -- Tree toad. (Zo\'94l.) See under Tree.

                                   Toadeater

   Toad"eat`er  (?),  n.  [Said  to  be  so  called in allusion to an old
   alleged  practice  among  mountebanks' boys of eating toads (popularly
   supposed  to  be poisonous), in order that their masters might have an
   opportunity  of  pretending  to  effect  a cure. The French equivalent
   expression  is  un  avaleur  de  couleuvres.  Cf.  Toady.]  A fawning,
   obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant; a flatterer; a toady. V. Knox.

     You  had  nearly  imposed  upon  me,  but you have lost your labor.
     You're too zealous a toadeater, and betray yourself. Dickens.

                                   Toadfish

   Toad"fish`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a)  Any  marine  fish  of the genus
   Batrachus,  having  a  large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing
   some  resemblance  to  a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is
   very  common  in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo. (b)
   The angler. (c) A swellfish.

                                   Toadflax

   Toad"flax`  (?),  n.  (Bot.) An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort
   family,  having  narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; --
   called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted.

                                   Toadhead

   Toad"head` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]

                                    Toadish

   Toad"ish, a. Like a toad. [Obs.] A. Stafford.

                                    Toadlet

   Toad"let (?), n. A small toad. [R.] Coleridge.

                                   Toadstone

   Toad"stone` (?), n.

   1.  (Min.)  A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England;
   --  said  by  some to be derived from the German todter stein, meaning
   dead stone, that is, stone which contains no ores.

   2.  Bufonite,  formerly  regarded  as  a precious stone, and worn as a
   jewel. See Bufonite.

                                   Toadstool

   Toad"stool` (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi,
   mostly  of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They
   grow on decaying organic matter.

                                     Toady

   Toad"y (?), n.; pl. Toadies (#). [Shortened from toadeater.]

   1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.

     Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow
     conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs. Dickens.

   2. A coarse, rustic woman. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
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                                     Toady

   Toad"y  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Toadied  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Toadying.] To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.

                                   Toadyism

   Toad"y*ism  (?),  n.  The  practice of meanly fawning on another; base
   sycophancy; servile adulation.

                                     Toast

   Toast (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toasted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toasting.]
   [OF.  toster to roast, toast, fr. L. torrere, tostum, to parch, roast.
   See Torrid.]

   1. To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to toast bread.

   2. To warm thoroughly; as, to toast the feet.

   3.  To  name  when  a  health is proposed to be drunk; to drink to the
   health, or in honor, of; as, to toast a lady.

                                     Toast

   Toast, n. [OF. toste, or tost\'82e, toasted bread. See Toast, v.]

   1.  Bread  dried and browned before a fire, usually in slices; also, a
   kind  of  food  prepared by putting slices of toasted bread into milk,
   gravy,  etc.  <--  now  usu.  prepared  in  an electrical toaster. See
   toaster. -->

     My  sober  evening let the tankard bless, With toast embrowned, and
     fragrant nutmeg fraught. T. Warton.

   2.  A lady in honor of whom persons or a company are invited to drink;
   --  so  called  because toasts were formerly put into the liquor, as a
   great delicacy.

     It  now  came  to  the  time of Mr. Jones to give a toast . . . who
     could not refrain from mentioning his dear Sophia. Fielding.

   3.  Hence, any person, especially a person of distinction, in honor of
   whom  a  health  is  drunk;  hence,  also, anything so commemorated; a
   sentiment, as "The land we live in," "The day we celebrate," etc.
   Toast  rack,  a small rack or stand for a table, having partitions for
   holding slices of dry toast.

                                    Toaster

   Toast"er (?), n.

   1. One who toasts.

   2.  A  kitchen utensil for toasting bread, cheese, etc.<-- since 1950,
   usu.  operated  by  electricity,  with heating coils arranged so as to
   brown a slice of bread evenly over both surfaces. --> <--
   Toaster oven. an electrical toaster. -->

                                   Toasting

   Toast"ing,  a.  & n. from Toast, v. Toasting fork, a long-handled fork
   for toasting bread, cheese, or the like, by the fire.

                                  Toastmaster

   Toast"mas`ter  (?),  n.  A  person  who presides at a public dinner or
   banquet, and announces the toasts.

                                     Toat

   Toat (?), n. The handle of a joiner's plane. Knight.

                                    Tobacco

   To*bac"co  (?), n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the tube or pipe
   in  which  the Indians or Caribbees smoked this plant. Some derive the
   word from Tabaco, a province of Yucatan, where it was said to be first
   found  by  the Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the
   Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.]

   1.  (Bot.)  An  American  plant  (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade
   family,  much  used  for  smoking  and  chewing,  and  as  snuff. As a
   medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and cathartic. Tobacco has a strong,
   peculiar smell, and an acrid taste.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e na me is  extended to other species of the genus,
     and to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco (Nicotiana rustica,
     and  also  Lobelia inflata), mountain tobacco (Arnica montana), and
     Shiraz tobacco (Nicotiana Persica).

   2.  The  leaves  of  the plant prepared for smoking, chewing, etc., by
   being dried, cured, and manufactured in various ways.
   Tobacco box (Zo\'94l.), the common American skate. -- Tobacco camphor.
   (Chem.)  See  Nicotianine.  --  Tobacco  man,  a  tobacconist. [R.] --
   Tobacco  pipe.  (a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood,
   or  other  material.  (b) (Bot.) Same as Indian pipe, under Indian. --
   Tobacco-pipe  clay  (Min.),  a  species of clay used in making tobacco
   pipes;  --  called also cimolite. -- Tobacco-pipe fish. (Zo\'94l.) See
   Pipemouth.  --  Tobacco  stopper,  a  small plug for pressing down the
   tobacco  in  a  pipe  as it is smoked. -- Tobacco worm (Zo\'94l.), the
   larva  of  a large hawk moth (Sphinx, OR Phlegethontius, Carolina). It
   is  dark  green,  with seven oblique white stripes bordered above with
   dark  brown  on  each  side  of  the body. It feeds upon the leaves of
   tobacco  and tomato plants, and is often very injurious to the tobacco
   crop. See Illust. of Hawk moth.
   
                                  Tobacconing
                                       
   To*bac"co*ning  (?),  n. Smoking tobacco. [Obs.] "Tobacconing is but a
   smoky play." [Obs.] Sylvester. 

                                  Tobacconist

   To*bac"co*nist (?), n.

   1. A dealer in tobacco; also, a manufacturer of tobacco.

   2. A smoker of tobacco. [Obs.] Sylvester.

                                    To-beat

   To-beat"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  to-  +  beat.]  To  beat thoroughly or
   severely. [Obs.] Layamon.

                                  Tobias fish

   To*bi"as fish` (?). [See the Note under Asmodeus, in the Dictionary of
   Noted Names in Fiction.] (Zo\'94l.) The lant, or sand eel.

                                    Tobine

   To"bine  (?), n. [Cf. G. tobin, D. tabijn. See Tabby.] A stout twilled
   silk used for dresses.

                                     Tobit

   To"bit (?), n. A book of the Apocrypha.

                                   Toboggan

   To*bog"gan  (?), n. [Corruption of American Indian odabagan a sled.] A
   kind  of  sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends,
   used  for  coasting  down  hills  or prepared inclined planes; also, a
   sleigh  or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by hand, over soft and deep
   snow. [Written also tobogan, and tarbogan.]

                                   Toboggan

   To*bog"gan  (?),  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Tobogganed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tobogganing.]  To  slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.
   Barilett.

                            Tobogganer, Tobogganist

   To*bog"gan*er   (?),   To*bog"gan*ist   (?),   n.  One  who  practices
   tobogganing.

                                   To-break

   To-break"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  to- + break.] To break completely; to
   break in pieces. [Obs.]

     With nose and mouth to-broke. Chaucer.

                                   To-brest

   To-brest" (?), v. t. [Pref. to- + brest.] To burst or break in pieces.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Toccata

   Toc*ca"ta  (?),  n.  [It., fr. toccare to touch. See Touch.] (Mus.) An
   old  form  of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free
   and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or capriccio.

                                    Tocher

   Toch"er  (?),  n.  [Gael.  tochradh.]  Dowry brought by a bride to her
   husband. [Scot.] Burns.

                                    Tockay

   Tock"ay (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A spotted lizard native of India.

                                     Toco

   To"co  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  toucan (Ramphastos toco) having a very
   large beak. See Illust. under Toucan.

                                   Tocology

   To*col"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  -logy.]  The  science  of  obstetrics, or
   midwifery;  that  department  of medicine which treats of parturition.
   [Written also tokology.]

                                   Tocororo

   To*co*ro"ro  (?),  n.  [Probably  from  the  native  name  through the
   Spanish:  cf.  Sp.  tocororo.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  cuban trogon (Priotelus
   temnurus) having a serrated bill and a tail concave at the end.

                                    Tocsin

   Toc"sin  (?), n. [F., fr. OF. toquier to touch, F. toquer (originally,
   a dialectic form of F. toucher) + seint (for sein) a bell, LL. signum,
   fr.  L. signum a sign, signal. See Touch, and Sign.] An alarm bell, or
   the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.

     The loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. Campbell.

                                      Tod

   Tod  (t&ocr;d), n. [Akin to D. todde a rag, G. zotte shag, rag, a tuft
   of hair, Icel. toddi a piece of a thing, a tod of wool.]

   1. A bush; a thick shrub; a bushy clump. [R.] "An ivy todde." Spenser.

     The ivy tod is heavy with snow. Coleridge.

   2.  An  old  weight  used in weighing wool, being usually twenty-eight
   pounds.

   3. A fox; -- probably so named from its bushy tail.

     The wolf, the tod, the brock. B. Jonson.

   Tod  stove, a close stove adapted for burning small round wood, twigs,
   etc. [U.S.] Knight.

                                      Tod

   Tod, v. t. & i. To weigh; to yield in tods. [Obs.]

                                    To-day

   To-day"  (?), adv. [AS. t\'d3 d\'91g. See To, prep., and Day.] On this
   day; on the present day.

     Worcester's horse came but to-day. Shak.

                                    To-day

   To-day", n. The present day. <-- usu. spelt today. -->

     On to-day Is worth for me a thousand yesterdays. Longfellow.

   <-- today adj. modern, recent. -->

                                    Toddle

   Tod"dle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toddling
   (?).]  [Akin  to tottle, totter.] To walk with short, tottering steps,
   as a child.

                                    Toddle

   Tod"dle, n. A toddling walk. Trollope.

                                    Toddler

   Tod"dler  (?),  n.  One  who  toddles; especially, a young child. Mrs.
   Gaskell.

                                     Toddy

   Tod"dy (?), n. [Formed from Hind. t\'be the juice of the palmyra tree,
   popularly, toddy, fr. t\'be the palmyra tree, Skr. t\'bela.]

   1. A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a
   spirituous liquor procured from it by fermentation.

   2. A mixture of spirit and hot water sweetened.

     NOTE: &hand; Toddy differs from grog in having a less proportion of
     spirit, and is being made hot and sweetened.

   Toddy  bird (Zo\'94l.), a weaver bird of the East Indies and India: --
   so  called  from  its fondness for the juice of the palm. -- Toddy cat
   (Zo\'94l.), the common paradoxure; the palm cat.

                                     To-do

   To-do"  (?),  n.  [To  +  do.  Cf. Ado.] Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.
   [Colloq.]

                                     Tody

   To"dy  (?),  n.;  pl.  Todies  (#).  [Cf.  NL.  todus,  F.  todier, G.
   todvogel.]   (Zo\'94l.)   Any   one   of   several  species  of  small
   insectivorous West Indian birds of the genus Todus. They are allied to
   the kingfishers.

                                      Toe

   Toe  (?),  n. [OE. too, taa, AS. t\'be; akin to D. teen, G. zehe, OHG.
   z\'c7ha,  Icel.  t\'be,  Sw.  t\'86,  Dan.  taa;  of uncertain origin.
   \'fb60.]

   1.  (Anat.)  One  of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a
   man or an animal. "Each one, tripping on his toe." Shak.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.

   3.  Anything,  or  any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as,
   the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.

   4.  (Mach.) (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving
   shaft  or  spindle, which rests in a step. (b) A lateral projection at
   one  end,  or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means
   of  which  it  is  moved.  (c)  A  projection  from the periphery of a
   revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
   Toe  biter  (Zo\'94l.),  a  tadpole; a polliwig. -- Toe drop (Med.), a
   morbid  condition  of  the  foot in which the toe is depressed and the
   heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See Talipes.
   
                                      Toe
                                       
   Toe,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Toed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toeing.] To touch
   or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark. 

                                      Toe

   Toe, v. i. To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way). To toe in, to
   stand  or  carry  the  feet in such a way that the toes of either foot
   incline  toward  the  other.  --  To toe out, to have the toes of each
   foot,  in  standing  or  walking,  incline  from  the  other foot. <--
   (Automobiles)  toe  in,  to  align the front wheels so that they point
   slightly toward each other. -->

                                     Toed

   Toed (?), a.

   1.  Having (such or so many) toes; -- chiefly used in composition; as,
   narrow-toed, four-toed.

   2. (Carp.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a
   board,  plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part
   of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.

                                    To-fall

   To-fall" (?), n. (Arch.) A lean-to. See Lean-to.

                                 Toffee, Toffy

   Tof"fee (?), Tof"fy (?), n. Taffy. [Eng.]

                                Tofore, Toforn

   To*fore"  (?),  To*forn"  (?),  prep.  & adv. [AS. t\'d3foran. See To,
   prep., Fore.] Before. [Obs.]

     Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy. Chaucer.

     Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been! Shak.

                                     Toft

   Toft  (?),  n.  [OE. toft a knoll; akin to LG. toft a field hedged in,
   not  far  from  a house, Icel. topt a green knoll, grassy place, place
   marked out for a house, Dan. toft.]

   1. A knoll or hill. [Obs.] "A tower on a toft." Piers Plowman.

   2. A grove of trees; also, a plain. [Prov. Eng.]

   3.  (O. Eng. Law) A place where a messuage has once stood; the site of
   a burnt or decayed house.

                                    Toftman

   Toft"man (?), n.; pl. Toftmen (. The owner of a toft. See Toft, 3.

                                     Tofus

   To"fus (?), n. [L., tufa.]

   1. Tophus.

   2. (Min.) Tufa. See under Tufa, and Toph.

                                     Toga

   To"ga  (?),  n.; pl. E. Togas (#), L. Tog\'91 (#). [L., akin to tegere
   to  cover.  See Thatch.] (Rom. Antiq.) The loose outer garment worn by
   the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth
   of a shape approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the
   border  of the toga pr\'91texta. Toga pr\'91texta. [L.], a toga with a
   broad  purple  border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates,
   and  by  persons  engaged  in  sacred rites. -- Toga virilis [L.], the
   manly  gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the
   time of completing their fourteenth year.

                                    Togated

   To"ga*ted (?), a. [L. togatus, from toga a toga.] Dressed in a toga or
   gown; wearing a gown; gowned. [R.] Sir M. Sandys.

                                     Toged

   To"ged (?), a. Togated. [Obs. or R.] Shak.

                                   Together

   To*geth"er  (?),  adv.  [OE.  togedere,  togidere, AS. t\'d3g\'91dere,
   t\'d3g\'91dre, t\'d3gadere; t\'d3 to + gador together. \'fb29. See To,
   prep., and Gather.]

   1.  In  company  or  association with respect to place or time; as, to
   live  together  in  one  house; to live together in the same age; they
   walked together to the town.

     Soldiers can never stand idle long together. Landor.

   2.  In  or  into union; into junction; as, to sew, knit, or fasten two
   things together; to mix things together.

     The king joined humanity and policy together. Bacon.

   3.  In  concert;  with  mutual co\'94peration; as, the allies made war
   upon France together.
   Together with, in union with; in company or mixture with; along with.

     Take the bad together with the good. Dryden.

                                    Toggery

   Tog"ger*y (?), n. [Cf. Togated.] Clothes; garments; dress; as, fishing
   toggery. [Colloq.] <-- now the same idea is expressed as togs -->

                                    Toggle

   Tog"gle (?), n. [Cf. Tug.] [Written also toggel.]

   1. (Naut.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around
   its  middle,  fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to
   any  other  loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of
   being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes.

   2.  (Mach.)  Two  rods or plates connected by a toggle joint. <-- 3. A
   toggle  switch.  Toggle,  v.  t.  (Computer programming) To change the
   value of (a program variable) by activating a toggle switch. -->
   Toggle iron, a harpoon with a pivoted crosspiece in a mortise near the
   point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale, shark, or other
   animal,  is  harpooned.  --  Toggle  joint,  an  elbow  or knee joint,
   consisting  of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or
   nearly  into  a  straight  line,  and  made  to  produce great endwise
   pressure,  when any force is applied to bring them into this position.
   <--  Toggle switch, (Elec.) an electrical switch operated by pushing a
   lever  through  a  small  angle  of deflection. The lever has a spring
   which  returns  it to its original position after the pressure applied
   by  the  operator  is released. (Computer programming) A mechanism for
   acquiring  input  from an operator, such that taking some action (such
   as  pressing  a  function  key  on  a  keyboard)  will cause a program
   variable to take a new value. The values are usually changed in cyclic
   fashion, so that a certain number of activations of the toggle returns
   the  variable  to  its initial value. When there are two values to the
   variable,  each activation of the toggle causes the variable to assume
   the  alternate  value.  -->  <-- Illustrations here of toggle iron and
   togle joint. -->

                                     Toght

   Toght (?), a. Taut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                               Togider, Togidres

   To*gid"er (?), To*gid"res (?), adv. Together. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Togue

   Togue  (?),  n.  [From  the  American  Indian  name.]  (Zo\'94l.)  The
   namaycush.

                                     Tohew

   To*hew"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  to-  +  hew.]  To hew in pieces. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                     Toil

   Toil  (?),  n.  [F. toiles, pl., toils, nets, fr. toile cloth, canvas,
   spider  web,  fr. L. tela any woven stuff, a web, fr. texere to weave.
   See  Text, and cf. Toilet.] A net or snare; any thread, web, or string
   spread for taking prey; -- usually in the plural.

     As  a Numidian lion, when first caught, Endures the toil that holds
     him. Denham.

     Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found. Dryden.

                                     Toil

   Toil,  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Toiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toiling.] [OE.
   toilen  to  pull  about, to toil; of uncertain origin; cf. OD. teulen,
   tuylen,  to labor, till, or OF. tooillier, toailler, to wash, rub (cf.
   Towel);  or perhaps ultimately from the same root as E. tug.] To exert
   strength  with  pain  and  fatigue  of body or mind, especially of the
   body, with efforts of some continuance or duration; to labor; to work.

                                     Toil

   Toil, v. t.

   1. To weary; to overlabor. [Obs.] "Toiled with works of war." Shak.

   2. To labor; to work; -- often with out. [R.]

     Places well toiled and husbanded. Holland.

     [I] toiled out my uncouth passage. Milton.
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                                     Toil

   Toil  (?),  n.  [OE. toil turmoil, struggle; cf. OD. tuyl labor, work.
   See  Toil,  v.]  Labor with pain and fatigue; labor that oppresses the
   body or mind, esp. the body.

     My task of servile toil. Milton.

     After such bloody toil, we bid good night. Shak.

     NOTE: &hand; To il is  used in the formation of compounds which are
     generally  of  obvious signification; as, toil-strung, toil-wasted,
     toil-worn, and the like.

   Syn. -- Labor; drudgery; work; exertion; occupation; employment; task;
   travail.  --  Toil, Labor, Drudgery. Labor implies strenuous exertion,
   but  not  necessary  such  as  overtasks the faculties; toil denotes a
   severity  of  labor  which is painful and exhausting; drudgery implies
   mean  and degrading work, or, at least, work which wearies or disgusts
   from its minuteness or dull uniformity.

     You  do not know the heavy grievances, The toils, the labors, weary
     drudgeries, Which they impose. Southern.

     How  often  have I blessed the coming day, When toil remitting lent
     its turn to play. Goldsmith.

                                    Toiler

   Toil"er (?), n. One who toils, or labors painfully.

                                    Toilet

   Toi"let (?), n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See Toil a net.]

   1.  A  covering  of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a
   chamber or a dressing room.

   2. A dressing table. Pope.

   3.  Act  or  mode  of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing;
   attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect. [Written also toilette.]
   Toilet  glass,  a  looking-glass  for a toilet table or for a dressing
   room.  --  Toilet  service,  Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other
   utensils  for  a  dressing  room. -- Toilet table, a dressing table; a
   toilet.  See  def.  2  above. -- To snake one's toilet, to dress one's
   self; especially, to dress one's self carefully.

                                   Toilette

   Toi*lette" (?), n. [F.] See Toilet, 3.

                                    Toilful

   Toil"ful   (?),  a.  Producing  or  involving  much  toil;  laborious;
   toilsome; as, toilful care. Mickle.

                                  Toilinette

   Toi`li*nette" (?), n. [F. toilinet. See Toil a net.] A cloth, the weft
   of  which  is of woolen yarn, and the warp of cotton and silk, -- used
   for w

                                   Toilless

   Toil"less (?), a. Free from toil.

                                   Toilsome

   Toil"some  (?), a. Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious;
   wearisome; as, toilsome work.

     What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? Milton.

   -- Toil"some*ly, adv. -- Toil"some*ness, n.

                                     Toise

   Toise  (?),  n.  [F., fr. LL. tesa, fr. L. tensus, fem. tensa, p.p. of
   tendere to stretch, extend. See Tense, a.] An old measure of length in
   France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.

                                     Tokay

   To*kay" (?), n. [Named fr. Tokay in Hungary.]

   1. (Bot.) A grape of an oval shape and whitish color.

   2. A rich Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes.

                                     Token

   To"ken  (?),  n.  [OE.  token,  taken,  AS.  t\'becen; akin to OFries.
   t\'c7ken,  OS.  t\'c7kan,  D.  teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel.
   t\'bekan,  teiken,  Sw.  tecken,  Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token,
   gateihan  to  tell,  show,  AS.  te\'a2n  to  accuse,  G. zeihen, OHG.
   z\'c6han,  G.  zeigen to show, OHG. zeig\'d3n, Icel. tj\'be, L. dicere
   to say, Gr. di. Cf. Diction, Teach.]

   1.  Something  intended  or  supposed to represent or indicate another
   thing  or  an  event;  a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of
   God's covenant established with Noah.

   2.  A  memorial  of  friendship;  something by which the friendship of
   another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.

     This is some token from a never friend. Shak.

   3.  Something  given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or
   right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.

     Say, by this token, I desire his company. Shak.

   4.  A  piece  of  metal intended for currency, and issued by a private
   party,  usually  bearing  the  name  of  the issuer, and redeemable in
   lawful  money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as
   lawful  money  is  limited  and  its intrinsic value is much below its
   nominal value.

     NOTE: &hand; It  is  now made unlawful for private persons to issue
     tokens.

   5.  (Med.)  A  livid  spot  upon  the body, indicating, or supposed to
   indicate, the approach of death. [Obs.]

     Like  the  fearful  tokens  of  the plague, Are mere forerunners of
     their ends. Beau. & Fl.

   6.  (Print.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper
   printed  on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets
   printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.

   7.  (Ch. of Scot.) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in
   the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.

   8.  (Mining)  A  bit  of  leather having a peculiar mark designating a
   particular  miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub
   he has hewn.
   Token  money,  money  which is lawfully current for more than its real
   value.  See  Token,  n., 4. -- Token sheet (Print.), the last sheet of
   each token. W. Savage.

                                     Token

   To"ken,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tokened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tokening.]
   [AS. t\'becnian, fr. t\'becen token. See Token, n.] To betoken. [Obs.]
   Shak.

                                    Tokened

   To"kened  (?),  a.  Marked  by  tokens,  or  spots;  as,  the  tokened
   pestilence. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Tokenless

   To"ken*less (?), a. Without a token.

                                     Tokin

   Tok"in (?), n. A tocsin. [Obs.] Halliwell.

                                      Tol

   Tol (?), v. t. (Law) To take away. See Toll.

                                     Tola

   To"la  (?),  n.  [Hind.,  from  Skr.  tul\'be  a balance.] A weight of
   British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.

                                    Tolane

   To*lane"  (?),  n.  [From  Toluene.]  (Chem.)  A  hydrocarbon, C14H10,
   related  both  to  the acetylene and the aromatic series, and produced
   artificially as a white crystalline substance; -- called also diphenyl
   acetylene.

                                   Tolbooth

   Tol"booth` (?), n. See Tollbooth.

                                     Told

   Told (?), imp. & p. p. of Tell.

                                     Tole

   Tole (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toling.] [OE.
   tollen  to  draw,  to  entice; of uncertain origin. Cf. Toll to ring a
   bell.]  To  draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing
   or desirable; to allure by some bait. [Written also toll.]

     Whatever  you  observe  him  to be more frighted at then he should,
     tole  him  on to by insensible degrees, till at last he masters the
     difficulty.

                                    Toledo

     To*le"do  (?),  n.  A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain,
     which  city  was  famous  in  the  16th  and 17th centuries for the
     excellence of its weapons.

                                 Tolerabolity

     Tol`er*a*bol"i*ty  (?), n. The quality or state of being tolerable.
     [R.] Fuller. Wordsworth.

                                   Tolerable

     Tol"er*a*ble  (?),  a.  [L.  tolerabilis:  cf. F. tol\'82rable. See
     Tolerate.]

     1.   Capable   of  being  borne  or  endured;  supportable,  either
     physically or mentally.

     As  may  affect  tionearth  with  cold  and  heat Scarce tolerable.
     Milton.

     2.  Moderately  good  or  agreeable;  not  contemptible;  not  very
     excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without
     disgust,  resentment,  or  opposition;  passable;  as,  a tolerable
     administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation.
     Dryden. -- Tol"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- Tol"er*a*bly, adv.

                                   Tolerance

     Tol"er*ance (?), n. [L. tolerantia: cf. F. tol\'82rance.]

     1.  The  power  or  capacity  of  enduring;  the  act  of enduring;
     endurance.

     Diogenes,  one  frosty morning, came into the market place,shaking,
     to show his tolerance. Bacon.

     2.  The  endurance  of  the  presence  or  actions of objectionable
     persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration.

     3.  (Med.)  The  power  possessed  or  acquired  by some persons of
     bearing  doses  of  medicine  which  in  ordinary cases would prove
     injurious or fatal.

   Tolerance of the mint. (Coinage) Same as Remedy of the mint. See under
   Remedy.

                                   Tolerant

   Tol"er*ant (?), a. [L. tolerans, p.pr. of tolerare to tolerate: cf. F.
   tol\'82rant. See Tolerate.] Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration;
   forbearing; ingulgent.

                                   Tolerate

   Tol"er*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tolerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tolerating.]  [L.  toleratus,  p.p.  of tolerare, fr. the same root as
   tollere to lift up, tuli, used as perfect of ferre to bear, latus (for
   tlatus),  used  as p.p. of ferre to bear, and E. thole. See Thole, and
   cf. Atlas, Collation, Delay, Elate, Extol, Legislate, Oblate, Prelate,
   Relate,  Superlative, Talent, Toll to take away, Translate.] To suffer
   to  be,  or  to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or
   permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with;
   as, to tolerate doubtful practices.

     Crying should not be tolerated in children. Locke.

     We tolerate them because property and liberty, to a degree, require
     that toleration. Burke.

   Syn. -- See Permit.

                                  Toleration

   Tol`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. toleratio: cf. OF. toleration.]

   1.  The  act  of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly
   approved.

   2.  Specifically,  the  allowance  of  religious opinions and modes of
   worship  in  a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the
   established church or belief.

   3.  Hence,  freedom  from  bigotry  and  severity  in  judgment of the
   opinions  or  belief  of  others,  especially  in respect to religious
   matters.

                                     Toll

   Toll  (?),  v.  t.  [L.  tollere. See Tolerate.] (O. Eng. Law) To take
   away; to vacate; to annul.

                                     Toll

   Toll, v. t. [See Tole.]

   1. To draw; to entice; to allure. See Tole.

   2.  [Probably  the same word as toll to draw, and at first meaning, to
   ring in order to draw people to church.] To cause to sound, as a bell,
   with  strokes  slowly  and uniformly repeated; as, to toll the funeral
   bell. "The sexton tolled the bell." Hood.

   3.  To strike, or to indicate by striking, as the hour; to ring a toll
   for; as, to toll a departed friend. Shak.

     Slow tolls the village clock the drowsy hour. Beattie.

   4. To call, summon, or notify, by tolling or ringing.

     When  hollow  murmurs  of  their  evening  bells Dismiss the sleepy
     swains, and toll them to their cells. Dryden.

                                     Toll

   Toll,  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Tolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tolling.] To
   sound  or  ring,  as  a  bell,  with  strokes  uniformly  repeated  at
   intervals,  as  at  funerals, or in calling assemblies, or to announce
   the death of a person.

     The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll. Shak.

     Now sink in sorrows with a tolling bell. Pope.

                                     Toll

   Toll,  n. The sound of a bell produced by strokes slowly and uniformly
   repeated.

                                     Toll

   Toll  (?),  n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG.
   zol,  Icel.  tollr,  Sw.  tull,  Dan.  told,  and  also to E. tale; --
   originally, that which is counted out in payment. See Tale number.]

   1.  A  tax  paid  for  some liberty or privilege, particularly for the
   privilege  of  passing  over  a bridge or on a highway, or for that of
   vending goods in a fair, market, or the like.

   2. (Sax. & O. Eng. Law) A liberty to buy and sell within the bounds of
   a manor.

   3.  A  portion  of  grain  taken  by  a  miller  as a compensation for
   grinding.
   Toll  and  team  (O.  Eng. Law), the privilege of having a market, and
   jurisdiction  of villeins. Burrill. -- Toll bar, a bar or beam used on
   a canal for stopping boats at the tollhouse, or on a road for stopping
   passengers.  --  Toll  bridge, a bridge where toll is paid for passing
   over  it.  --  Toll corn, corn taken as pay for grinding at a mill. --
   Toll dish, a dish for measuring toll in mills. -- Toll gatherer, a man
   who  takes,  or gathers, toll. -- Toll hop, a toll dish. [Obs.] Crabb.
   --  Toll  thorough  (Eng. Law), toll taken by a town for beasts driven
   through it, or over a bridge or ferry maintained at its cost. Brande &
   C. -- Toll traverse (Eng. Law), toll taken by an individual for beasts
   driven  across  his ground; toll paid by a person for passing over the
   private  ground,  bridge, ferry, or the like, of another. -- Toll turn
   (Eng.  Law),  a  toll paid at the return of beasts from market, though
   they were not sold. Burrill. Syn. -- Tax; custom; duty; impost.

                                     Toll

   Toll (?), v. i.

   1. To pay toll or tallage. [R.] Shak.

   2. To take toll; to raise a tax. [R.]

     Well could he [the miller] steal corn and toll thrice. Chaucer.

     No Italian priest Shall tithe or toll in our dominions. Shak.

                                     Toll

   Toll, v. t. To collect, as a toll. Shak.

                                   Tollable

   Toll"a*ble (?), a. Subject to the payment of toll; as, tollable goods.
   Wright.

                                    Tollage

   Toll"age (?), n. Payment of toll; also, the amount or quantity paid as
   toll. Drayton.

                                   Tollbooth

   Toll"booth` (?), n. [Toll a tax + booth.] [Written also tolbooth.]

   1.  A  place  where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or toll.
   [Obs.]

     He saw Levy . . . sitting at the tollbooth. Wyclif (Mark ii. 14).

   2.  In  Scotland,  a  burgh jail; hence, any prison, especially a town
   jail. Sir W. Scott.

                                   Tollbooth

   Toll"booth`, v. t. To imprison in a tollbooth. [R.]

     That they might tollbooth Oxford men. Bp. Corbet.

                                    Toller

   Toll"er  (?), n. [AS. tollere.] A toll gatherer. "Tollers in markets."
   Piers Plowman.

                                    Toller

   Toll"er, n. One who tolls a bell.

                                   Tolletane

   Tol"le*tane  (?),  a.  [L.  Toletanus.]  Of or pertaining to Toledo in
   Spain; made in Toledo. [Obs.] "Tables Tolletanes." Chaucer.

                                   Tollgate

   Toll"gate` (?), n. A gate where toll is taken.

                                   Tollhouse

   Toll"house`  (?), n.; pl. Tollhouses (. A house occupied by a receiver
   of tolls.

                                    Tollman

   Toll"man  (?), n.; pl. Tollmen (. One who receives or collects toll; a
   toll gatherer. Cowper.

                                    Tolmen

   Tol"men (?), n. See Dolmen.

                                   Tolsester

   Tol"ses*ter  (?), n. [LL. tolsestrum. Cf. Toll a tax.] (O. Eng. Law) A
   toll  or tribute of a sextary of ale, paid to the lords of some manors
   by their tenants, for liberty to brew and sell ale. Cowell.

                                    Tolsey

   Tol"sey  (?),  n.  A  tollbooth;  also, a merchants' meeting place, or
   exchange. [Obs.] Halliwell.

                                     Tolt

   Tolt (?), n. [LL. tolta, fr. L. tollere to take away.] (O. Eng. Law) A
   writ  by  which  a  cause  pending in a court baron was removed into a
   country court. Cowell.

                                    Toltec

   Tol"tec  (?),  n.  (Ethnol.)  One  of  a  race which formerly occupied
   Mexico. -- Tol"te*can (#), a.

                                     Tolu

   To*lu"  (?), n. A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from
   Santiago  de  Tolu,  in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under Balsam.
   Tolu  tree  (Bot.),  a  large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum), the wood of
   which  is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords
   the balsam called tolu.
   
                                    Toluate
                                       
   Tol"u*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of any one of the toluic acids. 

                                    Toluene

   Tol"u*ene  (?),  n. [Tolu + benzene.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C6H5.CH3,
   of  the  aromatic  series,  homologous with benzene, and obtained as a
   light  mobile  colorless  liquid, by distilling tolu balsam, coal tar,
   etc.; -- called also methyl benzene, phenyl methane, etc.

                                   Toluenyl

   Tol`u*e"nyl (?), n. [Toluene + -yl.] (Chem.) Tolyl. [Obs.]

                                    Toluic

   To*lu"ic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, one of three
   metameric  acids,  CH3.C6H4.CO2H,  which  are  related  to toluene and
   analogous to benzoic acids. They are white crystalline substances, and
   are   called  respectively  orthotoluic  acid,  metatoluic  acid,  and
   paratoluic acid.

                                    Toluid

   Tol"u*id  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  complex  double  tolyl  and  toluidine
   derivative of glycocoll, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

                                   Toluidine

   To*lu"i*dine  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  Any  one  of  three  metameric  amido
   derivatives  of  toluene analogous to aniline, and called respectively
   orthtoluidine,   metatoluidine,  and  paratoluidine;  especially,  the
   commonest  one,  or  paratoluidine,  which  is  obtained  as  a  white
   crystalline substance.

     NOTE: &hand; It   is   us ed in  th e an iline dy e in dustry, an d
     constitutes the essential nucleus or radical of those dyes.

                                Toluol, Toluole

   Tol"u*ol, Tol"u*ole (?) n. [Tolu + benzol.] (Chem.) Same as Toluene.

                                    Toluric

   To*lu"ric  (?),  a.  [Toluic  +  uric.]  (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or
   designating,   any   one   of   three   isomeric   crystalline  acids,
   C9H10ON.CO2H, which are toluyl derivatives of glycocoll.

                                  Tolutation

   Tol`u*ta"tion  (?), n. [L. tolutim on a trot, properly, lifting up the
   feet,  akin to tollere to lift up.] A pacing or ambling. [Obs.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                    Toluyl

   Tol"u*yl  (?),  n.  [Toluic  +  -yl.]  (Chem.)  Any  one  of the three
   hypothetical radicals corresponding to the three toluic acids.

                                   Toluylene

   Tol"u*yl*ene  (?), n. (Chem.) (a) Same as Stilbene. (b) Sometimes, but
   less properly, tolylene.

                                     Tolyl

   Tol"yl  (?),  n.  [Toluic  +  -yl.]  (Chem.)  The hydrocarbon radical,
   CH3.C6H4,  regarded  as  characteristic  of  certain  compounds of the
   aromatic series related to toluene; as, tolyl carbinol.

                                   Tolylene

   Tol"yl*ene   (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  hydrocarbon  radical,  C6H4.(CH2)2,
   regarded as characteristic of certain toluene derivatives.

                                  Tolypeutine

   Tol`y*peu"tine (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The apar.

                                      Tom

   Tom (?), n. The knave of trumps at gleek. [Obs.]

                                   Tomahawk

   Tom"a*hawk (?), n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen,
   Mohegan  tumnahegan,  Delaware tamoihecan.] A kind of war hatchet used
   by  the  American  Indians.  It  was  originally  made  of  stone, but
   afterwards of iron.

                                   Tomahawk

   Tom"a*hawk,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tomahawked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tomahawking.] To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

                                    Tomaley

   Tom"a`ley  (?),  n. The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when
   boiled; -- called also tomalline.
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                                     Toman

   To*man"  (?), n. [Per. t\'d3m\'ben; from a Mongol word signifying, ten
   thousand.] A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at
   different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about
   two and a half dollars.

                                    Tomato

   To*ma"to  (?),  n.;  pl. Tomatoes (#). [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of American
   Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.) The fruit of a plant of the
   Nightshade  family  (Lycopersicum esculentun); also, the plant itself.
   The  fruit,  which is called also love apple, is usually of a rounded,
   flattened form, but often irregular in shape. It is of a bright red or
   yellow  color,  and  is  eaten  either cooked or uncooked. Tomato gall
   (Zo\'94l.),  a  large gall consisting of a mass of irregular swellings
   on  the  stems  and  leaves  of  grapevines. They are yellowish green,
   somewhat  tinged  with  red,  and  produced  by  the  larva of a small
   two-winged  fly  (Lasioptera  vitis). -- Tomato sphinx (Zo\'94l.), the
   adult  or  imago  of the tomato worm. It closely resembles the tobacco
   hawk  moth. Called also tomato hawk moth. See Illust. of Hawk moth. --
   Tomato  worm  (Zo\'94l.),  the  larva of a large hawk moth (Sphinx, OR
   Macrosila,  quinquemaculata) which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato
   and potato plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also potato
   worm.

                                     Tomb

   Tomb  (?), n. [OE. tombe, toumbe, F. tombe, LL. tumba, fr. Gr. tumulus
   a mound. Cf. Tumulus.]

   1.  A  pit  in  which  the  dead body of a human being is deposited; a
   grave; a sepulcher.

     As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. Shak.

   2.  A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls
   and a roof, for the reception of the dead. "In tomb of marble stones."
   Chaucer.

   3.  A  monument  erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and
   memory of the dead.

     Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb. Shak.

   Tomb bat (Zo\'94l.), any one of species of Old World bats of the genus
   Taphozous  which  inhabit  tombs,  especially the Egyptian species (T.
   perforatus).

                                     Tomb

   Tomb,,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tombed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tombing.] To
   place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb.

     I tombed my brother that I might be blessed. Chapman.

                                    Tombac

   Tom"bac  (?),  n.  [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tamb\'bega copper;
   cf.  Skr.  t\'bemraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.) An alloy of copper and
   zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; --
   called also German, OR Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile,
   and  when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The
   addition  of  arsenic  makes  white  tombac. [Written also tombak, and
   tambac.]

                                   Tombester

   Tom"bes*ter  (?),  n. [See Tumble, and -ster.] A female dancer. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                   Tombless

   Tomb"less (?), a. Destitute of a tomb.

                                    Tomboy

   Tom"boy`  (?), n. [Tom (for Thomas, L. Thomas, fr. Gr. boy.] A romping
   girl; a hoiden. [Colloq.] J. Fletcher.

                                   Tombstone

   Tomb"stone`  (?),  n.  A  stone  erected over a grave, to preserve the
   memory of the deceased.

                                    Tomcat

   Tom"cat` (?), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + cat.] A male cat, especially when
   full grown or of large size.

                                    Tomcod

   Tom"cod`  (?), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + cod: cf. F. tacaud whiting pout,
   American  Indian  tacaud,  literally,  plenty  fish.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A
   small  edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the Codfish family,
   very  abundant  in  autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United
   States; -- called also frostfish. See Illust. under Frostfish. (b) The
   kingfish. See Kingfish (a). (c) The jack. See 2d Jack, 8. (c).

                                     Tome

   Tome  (?),  n.  [F. tome (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. tomo), L. tomus, fr. Gr.
   tondere  to shear, E. tonsure. Cf. Anatomy, Atom, Entomology, Epitome.
   ]  As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger
   work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume.

     Tomes of fable and of dream. Cowper.

     A more childish expedient than that to which he now resorted is not
     to be found in all the tomes of the casuists. Macaulay.

                                    Tomelet

   Tome"let (?), n. All small tome, or volume. [R.]

                                   Tomentose

   To"men*tose`  (?),  a.  [L.  tomentum  a  stuffing  of  wool, hair, or
   feathers:  cf.  F.  tomenteux.]  (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Covered with matted
   woolly  hairs;  as,  a  tomentose  leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose
   membrane.

                                   Tometous

   To*me"tous (?), a. Tomentose.

                                   Tomentum

   To*men"tum  (?),  n.; pl. Tomenta (#). [L. See Tomentose. ] (Bot.) The
   closely  matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some
   plants.

                                    Tomfool

   Tom"fool` (?), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + fool.] A great fool; a trifler.

                                  Tomfoolery

   Tom`fool"er*y (?), n. Folly; trifling.

                                    Tomium

   To"mi*um  (?),  n.; pl. Tomia (#) [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The cutting
   edge of the bill of a bird.

                                    Tomjohn

   Tom"john`  (?),  n.  [Probably  of East Indian origin.] A kind of open
   sedan used in Ceylon, carried by a single pole on men's shoulders.

                                     Tommy

   Tom"my (?), n.

   1.  Bread,  --  generally  a penny roll; the supply of food carried by
   workmen as their daily allowance. [Slang,Eng.]

   2.  A  truck,  or  barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money.
   [Slang, Eng.]

     NOTE: &hand; To mmy is  used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy
     master, tommy-store,tommy-shop,etc.

                                   Tomnoddy

   Tom"nod`dy (?), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + noddy.]

   1. (Zo\'94l.) A sea bird, the puffin. [Prov.Eng.]

   2. A fool; a dunce; a noddy.

                                  Tomopteris

   To*mop"te*ris  (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of transparent
   marine  annelids  which  swim actively at the surface of the sea. They
   have  deeply  divided or forked finlike organs (parapodia). This genus
   is the type of the order, or suborder, Gymnocopa.

                                    Tomorn

   To*morn" (?), adv. [Prep. to + morn.] To-morrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Tomorrow

   To*mor"row (?), adv. [Prep. to + morrow.] On the day after the present
   day; on the next day; on the morrow.

     Summon him to-morrow to the Tower. Shak.

                                   Tomorrow

   To*mor"row (?), n. The day after the present; the morrow."To-morrow is
   our wedding day." Cowper.

     One today is worth two to-morrows. Franklin.

                                    Tompion

   Tom"pi*on (?), n. [See Tampios]

   1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.

   2.  (Mus.)  A  plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the tone.
   Knight.

   3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.

                                    Tompon

   Tom"pon  (?),  n.  [F.  tampon.  See  Tampion.]  An inking pad used in
   lithographic printing.

                                    Tomrig

   Tom"rig` (?), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + rig.)] A rude, wild, wanton girl;
   a hoiden; a tomboy. Dennis.

                                    Tomtit

   Tom"tit`  (?),  n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + tit the bird.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A
   titmouse,   esp.   the   blue  titmouse.  [Prov.eng.]  (b)  The  wren.
   [Prov.eng.]

                                    Tom-tom

   Tom"-tom` (?), n. See Tam-tam.

                                      Ton

   Ton (?), obs. pl. of Toe. Chaucer.

                                      Ton

   Ton  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Tunny.]  (Zo\'94l.)  The  common  tunny, or house
   mackerel.

                                      Ton

   Ton  (?), n. [F. See Tone.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as,
   things of ton. Byron.

     If  our  people  of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are
     selfish. Thackeray.

   Bon ton. See in the Vocabulary.

                                      Ton

   Ton  (?),  n.  [OE. tonne, tunne, a tun, AS. tunne a tun, tub, a large
   vessel; akin to G. & F. tonne a ton, tun, LL. tunna a tun; all perhaps
   of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. tunna a tun. Cf. Tun,Tunnel.] (Com.)
   A  measure  of  weight or quantity. Specifically: -- (a) The weight of
   twenty hundredweight.

     NOTE: &hand; In  En gland, th e to n is 2,240 pounds. In the United
     States  the  ton  is commonly estimated at 2,000 pounds, this being
     sometimes  called  the  short  ton,  while  that of 2,240 pounds is
     called the long ton.

   (b)  (Naut.  &  Com.)  Forty  cubic  feet  of space, being the unit of
   measurement  of  the  burden,  or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a
   vessel  of  300  tons burden. See the Note under Tonnage. (c) (Naut. &
   Com.)  A  certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to
   transportation  as  freight;  as,  six hundred weight of ship bread in
   casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten
   bushels  of  potatoes;  eight  sacks,  or ten barrels, of flour; forty
   cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn, timber, etc.

     NOTE: &hand; Ton and tun have the same etymology, and were formerly
     used  interchangeably; but now ton generally designates the weight,
     and tun the cask. See Tun.

                                   Tonality

   To*nal"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. tonalit\'82.] (Mus.) The principle of key
   in  music;  the character which a composition has by virtue of the key
   in  which it is written, or through the family relationship of all its
   tones and chords to the keynote, or tonic, of the whole.

     The  predominance  of  the tonic as the link which connects all the
     tones  of  a  piece,  we  may, with F\'82tis, term the principle of
     tonality. Helmholtz.

                                    To-name

   To"-name`  (?),  n.  [prep.  to + name.] A name added, for the sake of
   distinction,  to  one's  surname,  or  used  instead  of  it.  [Scot.]
   Jamieson.

                                  Tonca bean

   Ton"ca bean` (?). (Bot.) See Tonka bean.

                                     Tone

   Tone  (?),  n.  [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. Thin, and cf.
   Monotonous, Thunder, Ton fasion,Tune.]

   1.  Sound,  or  the  character of a sound, or a sound considered as of
   this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or
   harsh tone.

     [Harmony divine] smooths her charming tones. Milton.

     Tones that with seraph hymns might blend. Keble.

   2.  (Rhet.)  Accent,  or  inflection  or  modulation  of the voice, as
   adapted to express emotion or passion.

     Eager his tone, and ardent were his eyes. Dryden.

   3.  A  whining  style  of  speaking;  a kind of mournful or artificial
   strain  of  voice;  an  affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a
   regular  rise  and  fall  of the voice; as, children often read with a
   tone.

   4.  (Mus.)  (a) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of
   the  octave;  she has good high tones. (b) The larger kind of interval
   between  contiguous  sounds  in  the diatonic scale, the smaller being
   called  a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone. (c) The
   peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone,
   a  reedy  tone.  (d)  A mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian
   tones.

     NOTE: &hand; The use of the word tone, both for a sound and for the
     interval  between  two sounds or tones, is confusing, but is common
     -- almost universal.

     NOTE: &hand; Nearly every musical sound is composite, consisting of
     several  simultaneous  tones  having  different  rates of vibration
     according  to  fixed  laws,  which  depend  upon  the nature of the
     vibrating  body  and  the  mode of excitation. The components (of a
     composite  sound)  are  called  partial  tones; that one having the
     lowest  rate  of  vibration  is the fundamental tone, and the other
     partial  tones  are  called  harmonics, or overtones. The vibration
     ratios  of  the  partial tones composing any sound are expressed by
     all,  or  by  a  part,  of the numbers in the series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
     etc.;  and the quality of any sound (the tone color) is due in part
     to  the  presence  or  absence  of overtones as represented in this
     series,  and  in  part  to  the  greater or less intensity of those
     present as compared with the fundamental tone and with one another.
     Resultant  tones,  combination  tones,  summation tones, difference
     tones, Tartini's tones (terms only in part synonymous) are produced
     by  the  simultaneous  sounding  of  two or more primary (simple or
     composite) tones.

   5.  (Med.)  That state of a body, or of any of its organs or parts, in
   which the animal functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th is sense, the word is metaphorically applied to
     character  or  faculties,  intellectual and moral; as, his mind has
     lost its tone.

   6. (Physiol.) Tonicity; as, arterial tone.

   7. State of mind; temper; mood.

     The  strange  situation  I am in and the melancholy state of public
     affairs,  .  . . drag the mind down . . . from a philosophical tone
     or  temper,  to  the  drudgery  of  private  and  public  business.
     Bolingbroke.

     Their tone was dissatisfied, almost menacing. W. C. Bryant.

   8.  Tenor;  character;  spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was
   commendatory.

   9. General or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or
   sentiment,  in reference to a scale of high and low; as, a low tone of
   morals; a tone of elevated sentiment; a courtly tone of manners.

   10.  The  general  effect  of a picture produced by the combination of
   light  and  shade,  together  with color in the case of a painting; --
   commonly used in a favorable sense; as, this picture has tone.
   Tone color. (Mus.) see the Note under def. 4, above. -- Tone syllable,
   an accented syllable. M. Stuart.

                                     Tone

   Tone (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toning.]

   1. To utter with an affected tone.

   2. To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t.

   3.  (Photog.)  To  bring,  as  a print, to a certain required shade of
   color, as by chemical treatment.
   To  tone  down.  (a)  To  cause to give lower tone or sound; to give a
   lower  tone  to.  (b)  (Paint.) To modify, as color, by making it less
   brilliant  or  less  crude;  to  modify, as a composition of color, by
   making it more harmonius.

     Its thousand hues toned down harmoniusly. C. Kingsley.

   (c)  Fig.:  To  moderate  or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking
   characteristics of; to soften.

     The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some one of a
     character   and   position   suited  to  get  possession  of  their
     confidence,   and   then  use  it  to  tone  down  their  religious
     strictures. Palfrey.

   --  To  tone  up,  to  cause to give a higher tone or sound; to give a
   higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to strengthen.

                                     Toned

   Toned  (?),  a.  Having (such) a tone; -- chiefly used in composition;
   as,  high-toned; sweet-toned. Toned paper, paper having a slight tint,
   in distinction from paper which is quite white.

                                   Toneless

   Tone"less (?), a. Having no tone; unmusical.

                                  Tong, Tonge

   Tong (?), Tonge, n. Tongue. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Tonga

   Ton"ga  (?),  n.  (Med.)  A  drug  useful in neuralgia, derived from a
   Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.

                                   Tongkang

   Tong"kang  (?),  n. (Naut.) A kind of boat or junk used in the seas of
   the Malay Archipelago.

                                     Tongo

   Ton"go (?), n. The mangrove; -- so called in the Pacific Islands.

                                     Tongs

   Tongs  (?),  n.  pl. [OE. tonge, tange, AS. tange; akin to D. tang, G.
   zanga,  OHG.  zanga,  Don.  tang,  Sw.  tng, Icel. tng, Gr. dadaTang a
   strong  taste,  anything projecting.] An instrument, usually of metal,
   consisting  of  two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near
   one  end,  or  united  by  an  elastic  bow, used for handling things,
   especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs.

                                    Tongue

   Tongue (?), n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D.
   tong,  OS.  tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge,
   Goth. tugdingua, L. lingua. Language, Lingo. ]

   1.  (Anat.)  an  organ  situated  in  the  floor  of the mouth of most
   vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e to ngue is  usually muscular, mobile, and free at
     one  extremity,  and in man other mammals is the principal organ of
     taste,  aids  in  the  prehension  of  food,  in swallowing, and in
     modifying the voice as in speech.

     To make his English sweet upon his tongue. Chaucer.

   2. The power of articulate utterance; speech.

     Parrots imitating human tongue. Dryden.

   3. Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

     Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together. L. Estrange.

   4. Honorable discourse; eulogy. [Obs.]

     She  was  born  noble; let that title find her a private grave, but
     neither tongue nor honor. Beau. & Fl.

   5. A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular nation; as,
   the English tongue. Chaucer.

     Whose tongue thou shalt not understand. Deut. xxviii. 49.

     To speak all tongues. Milton.

   6.  Speech;  words  or  declarations  only;  -- opposed to thoughts or
   actions.

     My  little children, let us love in word, neither in tongue, but in
     deed and in truth. 1 John iii. 18.

   7. A people having a distinct language.

     A will gather all nations and tongues. Isa. lxvi. 18.

   8.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a)  The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk.
   (b)  The  proboscis  of  a  moth  or a butterfly. (c) The lingua of an
   insect.

   9. (Zo\'94l.) Any small sole.

   10.  That  which  is  considered  as  resembing an animal's tongue, in
   position  or  form.  Specifically:  --  (a)  A  projection, or slender
   appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.
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   (b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove.
   (c)  A  point,  or  long,  narrow  strip  of land, projecting from the
   mainland  into a sea or a lake. (d) The pole of a vehicle; especially,
   the  pole  of  an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked. (e)
   The  clapper  of a bell. (f) (Naut.) A sort piece of rope spliced into
   the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece
   of a mast composed of several pieces. (g) (Mus.) Same as Reed, n., 5.
   To  hold  the  tongue, to be silent. -- Tongue bone (Anat.), the hyoid
   bone.  --  Tongue  grafting.  See  under  Grafting.  Syn. -- Language;
   speech; expression. See Language.

                                    Tongue

   Tongue  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tongued  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tonguing.]

   1. To speak; to utter. "Such stuff as madmen tongue." Shak.

   2. To chide; to scold.

     How might she tongue me. Shak

   .

   3.  (Mus.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing
   the flute and some other wind instruments.

   4. To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together.

                                    Tongue

   Tongue, v. i.

   1. To talk; to prate. Dryden.

   2.  (Mus.)  To  use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the
   flute and some other wind instruments.

                                  Tonguebird

   Tongue"bird` (?), n. The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tongued

   Tongued (?), a. Having a tongue.

     Tongued like the night crow. Donne.

                                  Tonguefish

   Tongue"fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native
   of the southern coast of the United States.

                                  Tongueless

   Tongue"less (?), a.

   1. Having no tongue.

   2.  Hence,  speechless; mute. "What tongueless blocks were they! would
   they not speak?" Shak.

   3. Unnamed; not spoken of. [Obs.]

     One good deed dying tongueless. Shak.

                                   Tonguelet

   Tongue"let (?), n. A little tongue.

                                  Tongue-pad

   Tongue"-pad` (?), n. A great talker. [Obs.]

                                 Tongue-shaped

   Tongue"-shaped`  (?),  a.  Shaped  like a tongue; specifically (Bot.),
   linear  or  oblong,  and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath;
   as, a tongue-shaped leaf.

                                 Tongue-shell

   Tongue"-shell` (?), n. Any species of Lingula.

                                  Tonguester

   Tongue"ster (?), n. One who uses his tongue; a talker; a story-teller;
   a gossip. [Poetic.]

     Step  by  step we rose to greatness; through the tonguesters we may
     fall. Tennyson.

                                  Tongue-tie

   Tongue"-tie`  (?),  n.  (Med.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of
   the  shortness  of the fr\'91num, or of the adhesion of its margins to
   the gums. Dunglison.

                                  Tongue-tie

   Tongue"-tie`, v. t. To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of
   distinct articulation.

                                  Tongue-tied

   Tongue"-tied` (?), a.

   1.  Destitute  of  the  power  of  distinct  articulation;  having  an
   impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fr\'91num.

   2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.

     Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. Shak.

                                  Tongueworm

   Tongue"worm` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Linguatulina.

                                    Tonguy

   Tongu"y  (?),  a.  Ready or voluble in speaking; as, a tonguy speaker.
   [Written also tonguey.] [Colloq.]

                                     Tonic

   Ton"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. tonigue, Gr. Tone.]

   1.  Of  or  relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied
   to,  or  distingshing,  a  speech  sound  made  with  tone unmixed and
   undimmed   by   obstruction,  such  sounds,  namely,  the  vowels  and
   diphthongs,  being  so  called  by  Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their
   forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."

   2.  Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing
   strength; as, tonic power.

   3.  (Med.)  Increasing  strength,  or  the  tone of the animal system;
   obviating the effects of debility, and restoring heatly functions.
   Tononic spasm. (Med.) See the Note under Spasm.

                                     Tonic

   Ton"ic, n. [Cf. F. tonigue, NL. tonicum.]

   1. (Phon.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

   2. (Mus.) The key tone, or first tone of any scale.

   3.  (Med.)  A  medicine that increases the srength, and gives vigor of
   action to the system.
   Tonic sol-fa (Mus.), the name of the most popular among letter systems
   of  notation  (at  least  in  England), based on key relationship, and
   hence  called  "tonic."  Instead  of the five lines, clefs, signature,
   etc.,  of the usual notation, it employs letters and the syllables do,
   re, mi, etc., variously modified, with other simple signs of duration,
   of upper or lower octave, etc. See Sol-fa.
   
                                    Tonical
                                       
   Ton"ic*al (?), a. Tonic. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
   
                                   Tonicicty
                                       
   To*nic"ic*ty (?), n. (Physiol.) The state of healty tension or partial
   contraction of muscae fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.
   
                                    Tonight
                                       
   To*night" (?), adv. [Prep. to+night]
   
   1. On this present or coming night.
   
   2. On the last night past. [Obs.] Shak.
   
                                    Tonight

   To*night",  n.  The  present  or the coming night; the night after the
   present day.

                                    Tonite

   Ton"ite  (?),  n.  [Cf.L. tonare to thunder.] An explosive compound; a
   preparation of gun cotton.

                                  Tonka bean

   Ton"ka  bean`  (?).  [Cf.  F.  onca,  tonka.]  (Bot.)  The  seed  of a
   leguminous  tree  (Dipteryx  odorata),  native  of  Guiana.  It  has a
   peculiarly  agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff.
   Called also tiononquin bean. [Written also tonca bean, tonga bean.]

                                    Tonnage

   Ton"nage (?; 48), n. [From Ton a measure.]

   1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship.

   2. The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or,
   the  amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry. See Ton,
   n. (b).

     A fleet

   . . . with an aggregate tonnage of 60,000 seemed sufficient to conquer
   the world. Motley.

   3.  A  duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a duty, toll,
   or rate payable on goods per ton transported on canals .

   4.  The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the tonnage of
   the United States. See Ton.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ere ar e in common use the following terms relating
     to  tonnage: (a) Displacement. (b) Register tonnage, gross and net.
     (c)   Freight   tonnage.   (d)  Builders'  measurement.  (e)  Yacht
     measurement.  The  first  is mainly used for war vessels, where the
     total  weight  is  likely  to be nearly constant. The second is the
     most  important, being that used for commercial purposes. The third
     and   fourth  are  different  rules  for  ascertaining  the  actual
     burden-carrying  power of a vessel, and the fifth is for the proper
     classification of pleasure craft. Gross tonnage expresses the total
     cubical  interior  of  a  vessel;  net  tonnage,  the cubical space
     actually   available   for  freight-carrying  purposes.  Rules  for
     ascertaining these measurements are established by law.

                                     Tonne

   Tonne (?), n. A tun. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Tonnihood

   Ton"ni*hood  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The female of the bullfinch; -- called
   also tonyhoop. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tonnish

   Ton"nish (?), a. In the ton; fashionable; modish. -- Ton"nish*ness, n.

                                   Tonometer

   To*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter.]

   1.  (Physics.) An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in
   tones.

   2. (Physiol.) (a) An apparatus for studying and registering the action
   of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals. (b)
   An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the eyeball.

                                   Tonometry

   To*nom"e*try   (?),   n.  The  act  of  measuring  with  a  tonometer;
   specifically  (Med.),  measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the
   eyeball.

                                   Tonophant

   Ton"o*phant (?), n. [Gr. (Physics.) A modification of the kaleidophon,
   for  showing  composition  of  acoustic vibrations. It consists of two
   thin  slips of steel welded together, their length being adjystable by
   a screw socket.

                                    Tonous

   Ton"ous (?), a. Abounding in tone or sound.

                                 Tonquin bean

   Ton"quin bean` (?) See Tonka bean.

                                    Tonsil

   Ton"sil  (?),  n.  [L.  tonsilltonsille.  ]  (Anat.)  One  of  the two
   glandular  organs  situated  in the throat at the sides of the fauces.
   The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds, from their shape.

                                   Tonsilar

   Ton"sil*ar   (?),   a.  (Anat.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  tonsils;
   tonsilitic. [Written also tonsillar.]

                                    Tonsile

   Ton"sile  (?),  a.  [L. tonsilis, fr. tondere, tonsum, to shear, clip.
   See Tonsure. ] Capable of being clipped.

                                  Tonsilitic

   Ton`sil*it"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Tonsilar. [Written also tonsillitic.]

                                  Tonsilitis

   Ton`sil*i"tis (?), n. [NL. See Tonsil, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation
   of the tonsil; quinsy. [Written also, and more usually, tonsillitis.]

                                  Tonsilotome

   Ton*sil"o*tome  (?),  n.  [Tonsil  +  Gr.  (Surg.)  An  instrument for
   removing the tonsils.

                                  Tonsilotomy

   Ton`sil*ot"o*my  (?), n. (Surg.) The operation of removing the tonsil,
   or a portion thereof.

                                    Tonsor

   Ton"sor (?), n. [L.] A barber. Sir W. Scott.

                                   Tonsorial

   Ton*so"ri*al  (?), a. [L. tonsorius, fr. tonsor a shearer, barber, fr.
   tondere, tonsum, to shear. See Tonsure.] Of or pertaining to a barber,
   or shaving.

                                    Tonsure

   Ton"sure  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr.  L.  tonsura  a shearing, clipping, from
   tondere, tonsum, to shear, shave; cf. Gr. tome.]

   1.  The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head;
   also, the state of being shorn.

   2.  (R.  C.  Ch.) (a) The first ceremony used for devoting a person to
   the  service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate,
   given  by  a  bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting
   off  the  hair  from  a  circular  space at the back of the head, with
   prayers  and  benedictions;  hence,  entrance  or admission into minor
   orders.  (b) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark
   of their order and of their rank.

                                   Tonsured

   Ton"sured  (?),  a. Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence,
   bald.

     A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson.

                                    Tontine

   Ton*tine"  (?),  n.  [F.,  from  It.  tontina;  --  so called from its
   inventor,  Tonti,  an  Italian, of the 17th century.] An annuity, with
   the  benefit  of survivorship, or a loan raised on life annuities with
   the  benefit  of  survivorship.  Thus,  an  annuity  is shared among a
   number,  on  the  principle  that  the share of each, at his death, is
   enjoyed  by  the  survivors,  until at last the whole goes to the last
   survivor, or to the last two or three, according to the terms on which
   the money is advanced. Used also adjectively; as, tontine insurance.

     Too many of the financiers by professions are apt to see nothing in
     revenue  but  banks,  and circulations, and annuities on lives, and
     tontines, and perpetual rents, and all the small wares of the shop.
     Burke.

                                     Tonus

   To"nus  (?),  n. [L. a sound, tone. See Tone.] (Physiol.) Tonicity, or
   tone; as, muscular tonus.

                                     Tony

   To"ny  (?),  n.;  pl. Tonies (#). [Abbrev. from Anthony.] A simpleton.
   L'Estrange.

     A  pattern and companion fit For all the keeping tonies of the pit.
     Dryden.

                                      Too

   Too (?), adv. [The same word as to, prep. See To.]

   1.  Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long,
   too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.

     His will, too strong to bend, too proud to learn. Cowley.

   2. Likewise; also; in addition.

     An honest courtier, yet a patriot too. Pope.

     Let  those  eyes  that  view The daring crime, behold the vengeance
     too. Pope.

   Too too, a duplication used to signify great excess.

     O that this too too solid flesh would melt. Shak.

     Such is not Charles his too too active age. Dryden.

   Syn. -- Also; likewise. See Also.

                                     Took

   Took (?), imp. of Take.

                                     Tool

   Tool  (?), n. [OE. tol,tool. AS. tl; akin to Icel. tl, Goth. taijan to
   do,  to make, taui deed, work, and perhaps to E. taw to dress leather.
   &root;64.]

   1.  An  instrument  such  as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like,
   used  in  the  manual  arts,  to facilitate mechanical operations; any
   instrument  used  by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement;
   as,  the  tools  of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter,
   chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.

   2.  A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine
   tool.

   3. Hence, any instrument of use or service.

     That  angry  fool  .  . . Whipping her house, did with his amarting
     tool Oft whip her dainty self. Spenser.

   4. A weapon. [Obs.]

     Him that is aghast of every tool. Chaucer.

   5.  A  person  used  as  an instrument by another person; -- a word of
   reproach;  as,  men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they
   accomplish their purposes.

     I was not made for a minion or a tool. Burks.

                                     Tool

   Tool (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. tooled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. tooling.]

   1.  To  shape,  form, or finish with a tool. "Elaborately tooled." Ld.
   Lytton.

   2. To drive, as a coach. [Slang,Eng.]

                                    Tooling

   Tool"ing, n. Work perfomed with a tool.

     The fine tooling and delicate tracery of the cabinet artist is lost
     upon a building of colossal proportions. De Quincey.

                             Tool-post, Tool-stock

   Tool"-post`  (?),  Tool"-stock` (?), n. (Mach.) The part of a toolrest
   in which a cutting tool is clamped.

                                   Tool-rest

   Tool"-rest`  (?),  n.  (Mach.) the part that supports a tool-post or a
   tool.

                                     Toom

   Toom  (?), a. [OE. tom, fr. Icel. t\'d3mr; akin to Dan. & Sw. tom, As.
   t\'d3me,  adv.  Cf.  Teem to pour.] Empty. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.]
   Wyclif.

                                     Toom

   Toom, v. t. To empty. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.]

                                     Toon

   Toon (?), obs. pl. of Toe. Chaucer.

                                     Toon

   Toon (?), n. [Hind. tun, t\'d4n, Skr. tunna.] (Bot.) The reddish brown
   wood  of  an  East  Indian tree (Cedrela Toona) closely resembling the
   Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.

                                   Toonwood

   Toon"wood` (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Toon.

                                     Toot

   Toot  (?),  v.  i.  [OE.  toten, AS. totian to project; hence, to peep
   out.] [Written also tout.]

   1. To stand out, or be prominent. [Obs.] Howell.

   2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] Latimer.

     For birds in bushes tooting. Spenser.

                                     Toot

   Toot, v. t. To see; to spy. [Obs.] P. Plowman.

                                     Toot

   Toot,  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Tooted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tooting.] [Cf.
   D.  toeten  to  blow a horn, G. tuten, Sw.tuta, Dan. tude; probably of
   imitative  origin.]  To blow or sound a horn; to make similar noise by
   contact  of  the  tongue  with  the  root  of  the  upper teeth at the
   beginning and end of the sound; also, to give forth such a sound, as a
   horn when blown. "A tooting horn." Howell.

     Tooting horns and rattling teams of mail coaches. Thackeray.

                                     Toot

   Toot,  v.  t. To cause to sound, as a horn, the note being modified at
   the  beginning  and end as if by pronouncing the letter t; to blow; to
   sound.

                                    Tooter

   Toot"er  (?),  n. One who toots; one who plays upon a pipe or horn. B.
   Jonson.

                                     Tooth

   Tooth  (?),  n.;  pl>  Teeth  (#). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. ttth, OS. & D.
   tand,  OHG.  zang,  zan,  G.  zahn,  Icel. tnn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth.
   tumpus,  Lith.  dantis,  W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. danta; probably
   originally the p. pr. of the verb to eat. \'fb239. Cf. Eat, Dandelion,
   Dent  the  tooth  of a wheel, Dental, Dentist, Indent, Tine of a fork,
   Tusk. ]

   1.  (Anat.)  One  of  the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the
   jaws,  or  on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most
   vertebrates,  and  which usually aid in the prehension and mastication
   of food.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e ha rd pa rts of  teeth are principally made up of
     dentine,  or  ivory, and a very hard substance called enamel. These
     are  variously combined in different animals. Each tooth consist of
     three  parts,  a  crown,  or body, projecting above the gum, one or
     more fangs imbedded in the jaw, and the neck, or intermediate part.
     In  some  animals  one or more of the teeth are modified into tusks
     which  project from the mouth, as in both sexes of the elephant and
     of  the  walrus,  and  in  the male narwhal. In adult man there are
     thirty-two  teeth,  composed largely of dentine, but the crowns are
     covered  with  enamel,  and  the  fangs with a layer of bone called
     cementum.  Of  the eight teeth on each half of each jaw, the two in
     front are incisors, then come one canine, cuspid, or dog tooth, two
     bicuspids,  or  false  molars, and three molars, or grinding teeth.
     The  milk,  or  temporary,  teeth  are only twenty in number, there
     being two incisors, one canine, and two molars on each half of each
     jaw.  The  last  molars, or wisdom teeth, usually appear long after
     the others, and occasionally do not appear above the jaw at all.

     How  sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child
     ! Shak.

   2. Fig.: Taste; palate.

     These are not dishes for thy dainty tooth. Dryden.

   3.  Any  projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in shape,
   position,  or  office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a cogwheel; a tooth,
   prong,  or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or the teeth, of a rake, a saw, a
   file, a card.

   4.  (a)  A  projecting  member  resembling a tenon, but fitting into a
   mortise  that  is  only  sunk, not pierced through. (b) One of several
   steps, or offsets, in a tusk. See Tusk.
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   5.  (Nat.  Hist.) An angular or prominence on any edge; as, a tooth on
   the scale of a fish, or on a leaf of a plant; specifically (Bot.), one
   of  the  appendages  at  the  mouth  of  the  capsule  of  a moss. See
   Peristome.

   6.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  hard  calcareous  or chitinous organ found in the
   mouth  of various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food;
   as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish.
   In  spite  of  the  teeth, in defiance of opposition; in opposition to
   every  effort.  --  In  the  teeth, directly; in direct opposition; in
   front. "Nor strive with all the tempest in my teeth." Pope. -- To cast
   in the teeth, to report reproachfully; to taunt or insult one with. --
   Tooth  and  nail,  as  if  by biting and scratching; with one's utmost
   power;  by  all  possible  means. L'Estrange. "I shall fight tooth and
   nail  for  international copyright." Charles Reade. -- Tooth coralline
   (Zo\'94l.),  any  sertularian  hydroid.  --  Tooth edge, the sensation
   excited  in  the  teeth by grating sounds, and by the touch of certain
   substances, as keen acids. -- Tooth key, an instrument used to extract
   teeth  by  a  motion resembling that of turning a key. -- Tooth net, a
   large  fishing  net  anchored.  [Scot.]  Jamieson.  -- Tooth ornament.
   (Arch.)  Same as Dogtooth, n., 2.<-- Tooth paste, a paste for cleaning
   the  teeth;  a  dentifrice. --> -- Tooth powder, a powder for cleaning
   the  teeth;  a dentifrice. -- Tooth rash. (Med.) See Red-gum, 1. -- To
   show  the teeth, to threaten. "When the Law shows her teeth, but dares
   not  bite."  Young.  --  To the teeth, in open opposition; directly to
   one's face. "That I shall live, and tell him to his teeth ." Shak.
   
                                     Tooth
                                       
   Tooth (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toothed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toothing.]
   
   1. To furnish with teeth.
   
     The twin cards toothed with glittering wire. Wordsworth.
     
   2. To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw.
   
   3. To lock into each other. See Tooth, n., 4. Moxon.

                                   Toothache

   Tooth"ache`  (?),  n.  (Med.)  Pain  in  a  tooth  or  in  the  teeth;
   odontalgia.   Toothache   grass  (Bot.),  a  kind  of  grass  (Ctenium
   Americanum) having a very pungent taste. -- Toothache tree. (Bot.) (a)
   The prickly ash. (b) A shrub of the genus Aralia (A. spinosa).

                                   Toothback

   Tooth"back` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any notodontian.

                                   Toothbill

   Tooth"bill`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon
   (Didunculus  strigiostris) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for
   its  resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct dodo. Its
   beak  is  stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible has two or three
   strong teeth toward the end. or ts color is chocolate red. Called also
   toothbilled pigeon, and manu-mea.

                                  Toothbrush

   Tooth"brush` (?), n. A brush for cleaning the teeth.

                                  Toothdrawer

   Tooth"draw`er  (?),  n. One whose business it is to extract teeth with
   instruments; a dentist. Shak.

                                    Toothed

   Toothed (?), a.

   1.  Having  teeth; furnished with teeth. "Ruby-lipped and toothed with
   pearl." Herrick.

   2. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Having marginal projecting points; dentate.
   Toothed  whale  (Zo\'94l.),  any  whale  of  the  order Denticete. See
   Denticete.  -- Toothed wheel, a wheel with teeth or projections cut or
   set  on  its  edge  or circumference, for transmitting motion by their
   action on the engaging teeth of another wheel.

                                   Toothful

   Tooth"ful (?), a. Toothsome. [Obs.]

                                   Toothing

   Tooth"ing, n.

   1. The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.

   2.  (Masonry)  Bricks  alternately projecting at the end of a wall, in
   order  that  they  may  be  bonded  into a continuation of it when the
   remainder is carried up.
   Toothing  plane,  a plane of which the iron is formed into a series of
   small teeth, for the purpose of roughening surfaces, as of veneers.

                                   Toothless

   Tooth"less, a. Having no teeth. Cowper.

                                   Toothlet

   Tooth"let (?), n. A little tooth, or like projection.

                                  Toothleted

   Tooth"let*ed,  a.  Having  a  toothlet  or toothlets; as, a toothleted
   leaf. [Written also toothletted.]

                                   Toothpick

   Tooth"pick`  (?),  n.  A  pointed  instument for clearing the teeth of
   substances  lodged between them.<-- esp., a slim sliver of wood, about
   two  inches  in length, tapering to a point at both ends, and used for
   removing food particles from between the teeth after a meal. -->

                                  Toothpicker

   Tooth"pick`er (?), n. A toothpick. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Toothshell

   Tooth"shell"  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Dentalium and allied
   genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium.

                                   Toothsome

   Tooth"some  (?),  a. Grateful to the taste; palable. -- Tooth"some*ly,
   adv. -- Tooth"some*ness, n.

     Though  less  toothsome  to  me,  they  were more wholesome for me.
     Fuller.

                                   Toothwort

   Tooth"wort`  (?), n. (Bot.)A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble
   teeth,  as certain plants of the genus Lathr\'91a, and various species
   of Dentaria. See Coralwort.

                                    Toothy

   Tooth"y (?), a. Toothed; with teeth. [R] Croxall.

                                    Toozoo

   Too*zoo" (?), n. The ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]

                                      Top

   Top  (?),  n.  [CF. OD. dop, top, OHG., MNG., & dial. G. topf; perhaps
   akin to G. topf a pot.]

   1.  A  child's  toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to
   spin  on  its  point,  usually by drawing off a string wound round its
   surface  or  stem,  the motion being sometimes continued by means of a
   whip.

   2.  (Rope  Making) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital
   grooves  on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the
   process of twisting.

                                      Top

   Top  (?),  n.  [AS.  top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG.
   zopf  end,  tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a
   tree,  Icel.  toppr  a  tuft  of  hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp
   pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf. Tuft.]

   1.  The  highest  part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity;
   the  upper  side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the
   top  of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of
   the ground.

     The  star  that  bids the shepherd fold, Now the top of heaven doth
     hold. Milton.

   2. The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.

     The top of my ambition is to contribute to that work. Pope.

   3.   The  highest  rank;  the  most  honorable  position;  the  utmost
   attainable  place;  as, to be at the top of one's class, or at the top
   of the school.

     And wears upon hisbaby brow the round And top of sovereignty. Shak.

   4. The chief person; the most prominent one.

     Other . . . aspired to be the top of zealots. Milton.

   5.  The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head. "From top to
   toe" Spenser.

     All  the  stored  vengeance  of Heaven fall On her ungrateful top !
     Shak.

   6. The head, or upper part, of a plant.

     The  buds  .  .  .  are  called heads, or tops, as cabbageheads. I.
     Watts.

   7.  (Naut.)  A  platform  surrounding  the  head of the lower mast and
   projecting  on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus
   strengheningthe  mast,  and also furnishes a convenient standing place
   for the men aloft. Totten.

   8.  (Wool  Manuf.)  A  bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from
   which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.

   9.  Eve;  verge; point. [R.] "He was upon the top of his marriage with
   Magdaleine." Knolles.

   10.  The  part  of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and
   the table, or flat upper surface. Knight.

   11. pl. Top-boots. [Slang] Dickens.

     NOTE: &hand; To p is often used adjectively or as the first part of
     compound   words,   usually  self-explaining;  as,  top  stone,  or
     topstone; top-boots, or top boots; top soil, or top-soil.

   Top  and  but  (Shipbuilding),  a  phrase  used  to denote a method of
   working  long  tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the
   top  of  the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers. -- Top
   minnow  (Zo\'94l.),  a  small  viviparous  fresh-water  fish (Gambusia
   patruelis)  abundant  in  the  Southern United States. Also applied to
   other similar species.

                                      Top

   Top, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Topped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Topping.]

   1.  To  rise  aloft;  to  be  eminent;  to tower; as, lofty ridges and
   topping mountains. Derham.

   2.  To  predominate;  as,  topping  passions.  "Influenced  by topping
   uneasiness." Locke.

   3. To excel; to rise above others.

     But write thy, and top. Dryden.

                                      Top

   Top, v. t.

   1.  To  cover  on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past
   participle.

     Like moving mountains topped with snow. Waller.

     A mount Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. Milton.

   2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass.

     Topping all others in boasting. Shak.

     Edmund the base shall top the legitimate. Shak.

   3. To rise to the top of; to go over the top of.

     But wind about till thou hast topped the hill. Denham.

   4. To take off the or upper part of; to crop.

     Top your rose trees a little with your knife. Evelyn.

   5. To perform eminently, or better than before.

     From  endeavoring  universally  to  top  their  parts, they will go
     universally beyond them. Jeffrey.

   6.  (Naut.)  To  raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes
   higher than the other.
   To  top  off,  to  complete  by  putting  on, or finishing, the top or
   uppermost  part of; as, to top off a stack of hay; hence, to complete;
   to  finish;  to adorn.<-- (b) to completely fill (an almost full tank)
   by adding more of the liquid it already contains.-->
   
                                    Toparch
                                       
   To"parch  (?),  n.  [L.  toparcha, Gr. The ruler or principal man in a
   place or country; the governor of a toparchy. 

     The prince and toparch of that country. Fuller.

                                   Toparchy

   To"parch*y (?), n.; pl. Toparchies (#). [L. toparchia, Gr. Toparch.] A
   small  state,  consisting  of  a  few cities or towns; a petty country
   governed  by  a  toparch;  as,  Judea  was  formerly  divided into ten
   toparchies. Fuller.

                                   Top-armor

   Top"-ar`mor  (?), n. (Naut.) A top railing supported by stanchions and
   equipped with netting.

                                     Topau

   To"pau (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The rhinocerous bird (a).

                                     Topaz

   To"paz  (?), n. [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind
   of  precious stone, Gr. to`pazos, topa`zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap
   to  glow  (cf.  Tepid). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a
   small  island  in the Red Sea, where the Romans obtained a stone which
   they called by this name, but which is the chrysolite of the moderns.]

   1.  (Min.)  A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish
   and  pellucid,  also  colorless,  and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish
   shades.  It  sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate
   of alumina, and is used as a gem.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)Either  one of two species of large, brilliantly colored
   humming birds of the Topaza, of South America and the West Indies.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e tw o ta il fe athers next to the central ones are
     much  longer  that  the  rest,  curved,  and crossed. The Throat is
     metallic yellowish-green, with a tint like topaz in the center, the
     belly  is  bright  crimson,  the back bright red. Called also topaz
     hummer.

   False topaz. (Min.) See the Note under Quartz.

                                  Topazolite

   To*paz"o*lite  (?),  n.  [Topaz + -lite; cf. F. topazolithe.] (Min.) A
   topaz-yellow variety of garnet.

                                   Top-block

   Top"-block`  (?),  n.  (Naut.) A large ironbound block strapped with a
   hook,  and,  when  used,  hung  to  an  eyebolt in the cap, -- used in
   swaying and lowering the topmast. Totten.

                                   Top-boots

   Top"-boots  (?),  n.  pl.  High boots, having generally a band of some
   kind of light-colored leather around the upper part of the leg; riding
   boots.

                                   Top-chain

   Top"-chain`  (?),  n. (Naut.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in
   time  of  action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they
   are hung are shot away.

                                   Top-cloth

   Top"-cloth  (?),  n.  (Naut.)  A  piece  of  canvas  used to cover the
   hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.

                                    Topcoat

   Top"coat` (?), n. An outer coat; an overcoat.

                                   Top-drain

   Top"-drain`  (?),  v.  t.  To  drain  the  surface of, as land; as, to
   top-drain a field or farm.

                                 Top-draining

   Top"-drain`ing, n. The act or practice of drining the surface of land.

                                   Top-dress

   Top"-dress`  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Top-dressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Top-dressing.] To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.

                                 Top-dressing

   Top"-dress`ing,  n.  The  act  of applying a dressing of manure to the
   surface of land; also, manure so applied.

                                     Tope

   Tope  (?), n. [Probably from Skr. stpa a tope, astupa, through Prakrin
   tppo.]  A  moundlike  Buddhist  sepulcher, or memorial monument. often
   erected over a Buddhish relic.

                                     Tope

   Tope,  n.  [Tamil  tppu.] A grove or clumb of trees; as, a toddy tope.
   [India] Whitworth.

                                     Tope

   Tope, n.

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  small  shark  or  dogfish  (Galeorhinus, OR Galeus,
   galeus),  native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California
   and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny
   dog.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tope

   Tope,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p. p. Toped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toping.] [F.
   t(°)per  to  cover  a  stake  in  playing at dice, to accept an offer,
   t(°)pe  agreed  !; -- perhaps imitative of the sound of striking hands
   on  concluding  a  bargain.  From  being used in English as a drinking
   term,  probably  at  first  in  accepting  a  toast.] To drink hard or
   frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess.

     If you tope in form, and treat. Dryden.

                                     Toper

   To"per  (?),  n.  One  who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a
   drunkard; a sot.

                                     Topet

   Top"et  (?),  n. [F. toupet tuft. See Touper.] (Zo\'94l.) The European
   crested titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Topful

   Top"ful (?), a. Full to the top, ore brim; brimfull. "Topful of direst
   cruelty." Shak.

     [He]  was  so  topful  of  himself, that he let it spill on all the
     company. I. Watts.

                                  Topgallant

   Top`gal"lant (?), a.

   1.  (Naut.)  Situated  above  the  topmast  and  below the royal mast;
   designatb,  or  pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck;
   as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration
   of Ship.

   2.  Fig.:  Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of topgallant
   sparks." L'Estrange.
   Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly
   be carried.

                                  Topgallant

   Top`gal"lant, n.

   1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.

   2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. Bacon.

                                     Toph

   Toph  (?),  n.  [L.  tophus,  tofus,  tufa,  or tuft. Cf. Tufa, Tofus,
   Tophus.] (Min.) kind of sandstone.

                                  Tophaceous

   To*pha"ceous  (?),  a. [L. tophaceus, tofaceus.] Gritty; sandy; rough;
   stony.

                                  Top-hamper

   Top"-ham`per  (?),  n.  (Naut.)  The  upper rigging, spars, etc., of a
   ship. [Written also top hamper.]

     All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with tophamper,
     so  overweighted in proportion to their draught of water, that they
     could  bear  but little canvas, even with smooth seas and light and
     favorable winds. Motley.

                                   Top-heavy

   Top"-heav`y  (?),  a.  Having  the top or upper part too heavy for the
   lower part. Sir H. Wotton.

                                    Tophet

   To"phet  (?),  n. [Heb. t\'d3phet, literally, a place to be spit upon,
   an  abominable  place,  fr.  tph  to  spit out.] A place lying east or
   southeast  of  Jerusalem,  in  the  valley  of  Hinnom.  [Written also
   Topheth.]

     And  he  defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of
     Hinnom. 2 Kings xxiii. 10.

     NOTE: &hand; It  se ems to  ha ve be en at  first part of the royal
     garden,   but  it  was  afterwards  defiled  and  polluted  by  the
     sacrifices  of Baal and the fires of Moloch, and resounded with the
     cries  of  burning  infants. At a later period, its altars and high
     places  were thrown down, and all the filth of the city poured into
     it,  until  it  became the abhorrence of Jerusalem, and, in symbol,
     the place where are wailing and gnashing of teeth.

     The  pleasant  valley  of  Hinnom,  Tophet thence And black Gehenna
     called, the type of hell. Milton.

                                    Tophin

   Toph"in (?), n. (Min.) Same as Toph.
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                                    Tophus

   To"phus  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tophi  (#).  [NL.:  cf.  F.  tophus a mineral
   concretion in the joint. See Toph.] [Written also tofus.]

   1.  (Med.)  One  of  the  mineral concretions about the joints, and in
   other  situations,  occurring  chiefly  in gouty persons. They consist
   usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they
   are also composed of phosphate of calcium.

   2. (Min.) Calcareous tufa.

                                   Topiarian

   Top`i*a"ri*an   (?),  a.  [See  Toplary.]  Of  or  pertaining  to  the
   ornamental  cutting  and  trimming  of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing
   ornamental gardening. [R.] "The topiarian artist." Sir W. Scott.

     All the pedantries of the topiarian art. C. Kingsley.

                                    Topiary

   Top"i*a*ry  (?),  a.  [L. topiarius belonging to ornamental gardening,
   fr.  topia  (sc. opera) ornamental gardening, fr. Gr. Of or pertaining
   to   ornamental   gardening;  produced  by  cutting,  trimming,  etc.;
   topiarian.  Topiary  work, arbors, shrubbery, hedges, or the like, cut
   and trimmed into fanciful forms, as of animals, building, etc.

                                     Topic

   Top"ic  (?),  n.  [F.  topiques, pl., L. topica the title of a work of
   Aristotle,  Gr.  topika`,  fr.  topiko`s  of  or for place, concerning
   to`poi,  or  commonplaces, fr. to`pos a place.] (a) One of the various
   general  forms  of argument employed in probable as distinguished from
   demonstrative   reasoning,   --   denominated   by   Aristotle  to`poi
   (literally,  places),  as  being  the  places  or  sources  from which
   arguments  may  be  derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a
   prepared  form  of  argument,  applicable to a great variety of cases,
   with  a  supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators provided
   themselves;  a  commonplace of argument or oratory. (b) pl. A treatise
   on  forms  of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of
   argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle.

     These  topics, or loci, were no other than general ideas applicable
     to  a  great many different subjects, which the orator was directed
     to consult. Blair.

     In  this question by [reason] I do not mean a distinct topic, but a
     transcendent that runs through all topics. Jer. Taylor.

   2. An argument or reason. [Obs.]

     Contumacious  persons,  who  are not to be fixed by any principles,
     whom no topics can work upon. Bp. Wilkins.

   3. The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or
   literary  composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole;
   a  matter  treated  of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a
   matter; a point; a head.

   4.  (Med.)  An  external  local application or remedy, as a plaster, a
   blister, etc. [Obsoles.] Wiseman.

                                     Topic

   Top"ic, a. Topical. Drayton. Holland.

                                    Topical

   Top"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. Topic, n.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a
   topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege.

   2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics;
   according to topics.

   3. Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but
   merely probable, as an argument.

     Evidences  of fact can be no more than topical and probable. Sir M.
     Hale.

                                   Topically

   Top"ic*al*ly,  adv.  In  a  topical  manner;  with  application to, or
   limitation of, a particular place or topic.

                                    Topknot

   Top"knot` (?), n.

   1.  A  crest  or  knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird;
   also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.

     A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot. Sir
     W. Scott.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.) A small Europen flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus). The name
   is also applied to allied species.

                                    Topless

   Top"less, a. Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty;
   supreme;  unequaled.  "  The  topless  Apennines." "Topless fortunes."
   Beau. & Fl. <-- braless!-->

                                   Top-light

   Top"-light` (?), n. (Naut.) A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.

                                    Topman

   Top"man (?), n.; pl. Topmem (.

   1. See Topsman, 2.

   2. (Naut.) A man stationed in the top.

                                    Topmast

   Top"mast  (?), n. (Naut.) The second mast, or that which is next above
   the lower mast, and below the topgallant mast.

                                    Topmost

   Top"most`  (?),  a.  Highest;  uppermost;  as,  the topmost cliff; the
   topmost branch of a tree.

     The nightngale may claim the topmost bough. Cowper.

                                  Topographer

   To*pog"ra*pher  (?),  n. [Cf. F. topographe, Cr. One who is skilled in
   the science of topography; one who describes a particular place, town,
   city, or tract of land.

     Dante  is  the  one authorized topographer of the medi\'91val hell.
     Milman.

                         Topographic, a. Topographical

   Top`o*graph"ic  (?),  a. Top`o*graph"ic*al (?),[Cf. F. topographique.]
   Of   or   pertaining   to  topography;  descriptive  of  a  place.  --
   Top`o*graph"ic*al*ly,  adv. Topographical map. See under Cadastral. --
   Topographical surveying. See under Surveying.

                                 Topographist

   To*pog"ra*phist (?), n. A topographer.

                                  Topography

   To*pog"ra*phy  (?),  n.  [F.  topographie,  Gr.  The  description of a
   particular  place,  town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially,
   the  exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail
   of any place or region.

     NOTE: &hand; To pography, as  the description of particular places,
     is distinguished from chorography, the description of a region or a
     district,  and  for  geography,  the description of the earth or of
     countries.

   Brande & C.

                                   Topology

   To*pol"o*gy  (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] The art of, or method for, assisting
   the  memory  by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with
   some place. [R.] <-- 2. a branch of mathematics. -->

                                   Toponomy

   To*pon"o*my (?), n. [Gr. The designation of position and direction. B.
   G. Wilder.

                                   Toppiece

   Top"piece` (?), n. A small wig for the top of the head; a toupee.

                                    Topping

   Top"ping (?), a.

   1. Rising above; surpassing.

   2. Hence, assuming superiority; proud.

     The  great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners
     of the world. South.

   3. Fine; gallant. [Slang] Johnson.

                                    Topping

   Top"ping, n.

   1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.

   2.  (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the
   other.

   3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.
   Topping  lift (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top
   the end of a gaff, or of a boom.

                                   Toppingly

   Top"ping*ly, adv. In a topping or proud manner.

                                   Toppingly

   Top"ping*ly,  a.  Same  as  Topping,  a.,  3. [Obs.] "Topping quests."
   Tusser.

                                    Topple

   Top"ple  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Toppled  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Toppling.]  [From  Top  summit.]  To  fall forward; to pitch or tumble
   down.

     Though castles topple on their warders' heads. Shak.

                                    Topple

   Top"ple, v. t. To throw down; to overturn.

     He topple crags from the precipice. Longfellow.

                                   Top-proud

   Top"-proud`  (?), a. Proud to the highest degree. [R.] "This top-proud
   fellow." Shak.

                                   Top-rope

   Top"-rope`  (?),  n.  (Naut.)  A rope used for hoisting and lowering a
   topmast, and for other purposes.

                                    Topsail

   Top"sail`  (?),  n.  (Naut.)  In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next
   above  the  lowermost  sail  on  a  mast.  This  sail  is the one most
   frequently  reefed  or  furled  in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft
   rigged  vessel,  the  sail  set  upon  and above the gaff. See Cutter,
   Schooner,  Sail, and Ship. Topsail schooner. (Naut.) See Schooner, and
   Illustration in Appendix.
   
                               Tops-and-bottoms
                                       
   Tops"-and-bot`toms  (?),  n.  pl.  Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in
   halves, and then browned in an oven, -- used as food for infants. 

     'T is said that her top-and-bottoms were gilt. Hood.

                                  Top-shaped

   Top"-shaped`  (?),  a.  Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped,
   with the apex downward; turbinate.

                                   Top-shell

   Top"-shell`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of marine
   top_shaped shells of the genus Thochus, or family Trochid\'91.

                                    Topsman

   Tops"man (?), n.; pl. Topsmen (.

   1. The chief drover of those who drive a herd of cattle. P. Cyc.

   2. The uppermost sawyer in a saw pit; a topman. Simmonds.

                                    Topsoil

   Top"soil` (?), n. The upper layer of soil; surface soil.

                                  Topsoiling

   Top"soil`ing, n. (Engin.) The act or art of taking off the top soil of
   land before an excavation or embankment is begun.

                                   Topstone

   Top"stone`  (?),  n. A stone that is placed on the top, or which forms
   the top.

                                  Topsyturvy

   Top"sy*tur"vy (?), adv. [Earlier topside-turvey, topsy-tervy; probably
   for  top  so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where
   turvy  probably  means,  overturned,  fr. AS. torfian to throw.] In an
   inverted  posture;  with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to
   turn a carriage topsy-turvy.

                                  Top-tackle

   Top"-tac`kle  (?),  n.  (Naut.) A tackle used in hoisting and lowering
   the topmast.

                                  Top-timbers

   Top"-tim`bers  (?),  n.  (Naut.)  The highest timbers on the side of a
   vessel, being those above the futtocks. R. H. Dana, Jr.

                                   Top-toil

   Top"-toil`  (?),  n. (Blacksmithing.) A tool applied to the top of the
   work,  in  distinction  from a tool inserted in the anvil and on which
   the work is placed.

                                     Toque

   Toque (?), n. [F. toque; of Celtic origin; cf. W.toc.]

   1.  A  kind  of  cap  worn  in  the 16th century, and copied in modern
   fashions; -- called also toquet.

     His velvet toque stuck as airily as ever upon the side of his head.
     Motley.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A variety of the bonnet monkey.

                                    Toquet

   To*quet" (?), n. See Toque, 1.

                                      Tor

   Tor (?), n. [AS. torr; cf. Gael. torr. Cf. Tower.]

   1. A tower; a turret. [R.] Ray.

   2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. [Prov. Eng.]

     A  rolling  range  of  dreary  moors,  unbroken  by tor or tree. C.
     Kingsley.

                                Torace, Torase

   To*race"  (?), To*rase", v. t. [Pref. to- + OE. r to rage.] To scratch
   to pieces. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Torbernite

   Tor"bern*ite  (?),  n.  [So  named  after  Torber  Bergmann, a Swedish
   chemist.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals
   having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and
   copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite.

                                     Torc

   Torc (?), n. Same as Torque, 1.

                                     Torch

   Torch (?), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch, rag, wisp, pad; probably
   from  a  derivative  of L. torquere, tortum, to twist, because twisted
   like a rope; cf. F. torcher to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare
   to  wrap,  twist, OF. torse a torse. Cf. Torture.] A light or luminary
   formed  of  some  combustible  substance, as of resinous wood; a large
   candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.

     They light the nuptial torch. Milton.

   <--  2.  A  flashlight.  [Brit.]  -->  Torch thistle. (Bot.) See under
   Thistle.

                                  Torchbearer

   Torch"bear`er (?), n. One whose office it is to carry a torch.

                                    Torcher

   Torch"er  (?),  n.  One  who gives light with a torch, or as if with a
   torch. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Torchlight

   Torch"light`  (?),  n.  The  light  of  a  torch,  or of torches. Also
   adjectively; as, a torchlight procession.

                                 Torchon lace

   Tor"chon  lace`  (?)  [F.  torchon  a kind of coarse napkin.] a simple
   thread  lace  worked upon a pillow with coarse thread; also, a similar
   lace made by machinery.

                                   Torchwood

   Torch"wood`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  The  inflammable  wood of certain trees
   (Amyris balsamifera, A. Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.

                                   Torchwort

   Torch"wort`  (?),  n.  (Bot.) The common mullein, the stalks of which,
   dipped  in  suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and
   hig-taper.

                                     Tore

   Tore (?), imp. of Tear.

                                     Tore

   Tore,  n. [Probably from the root of tear; cf. W. t\'a2r a break, cut,
   t\'a2ri  to break, cut.] The dead grass that remains on mowing land in
   winter and spring. [Prov. Eng.] Mortimer.

                                     Tore

   Tore, n. [See Torus.]

   1. (Arch.) Same as Torus.

   2.  (Geom.) (a) The surface described by the circumference of a circle
   revolving  about  a  straight  line  in  its  own plane. (b) The solid
   inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes called an anchor ring.

                                   Toreador

   To"re*a*dor`  (?),  n.  [Sp.,fr. torear to fight bulls, fr.L. taurus a
   bull.] A bullfighter.

                                    To-rend

   To-rend"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. To-rent.] [Pref. to- + rend.] To
   rend in pieces. [Obs.]

     The wolf hath many a sheep and lamb to-rent. Chaucer.

                                     Toret

   Tor"et (?), n. [Probably dim. fr. tore, torus.] A Turret. [Obs.]

                                     Toret

   Tor"et,  n. A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses; also, a
   ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                Toreumatography

   To"reu`ma*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. -graphy.] A description of sculpture
   such as bas-relief in metal.

                                 Toreumatology

   To*reu`ma*tol"o*gy  (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] The art or the description of
   scupture such as bas-relief in metal; toreumatography.

                                   Toreutic

   To*reu"tic (?), a. [Gr. (Sculp.) In relief; pertaining to sculpture in
   relief,  especially  of  metal;  also,  pertaining  to chasing such as
   surface ornamentation in metal.

                                    Torgoch

   Tor"goch (?), n. The saibling. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Torilto

   To*ril"to  (?),  n.  [Cf.  Sp.  torillo  a  little bull.] (Zo\'94l.) A
   species  of  Turnix  (Turnix  sylvatica)  native  of Spain and Northen
   Africa.

                                   Torinese

   To`rin*ese" (?), a. [It.] Of or pertaining to Turin. -- n. sing. & pl.
   A native or inhabitant of Turin; collectively, the people of Turin.

                                    Torment

   Tor"ment (?), n. [OF. torment, F. tourment, fr. L. tormentum an engine
   for  hurling  missiles, an instrument of torture, a rack, torture, fr.
   torquere to turn, to twist, hurl. See Turture.]

   1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine for casting stones. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

   2. Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either
   of body or mind. Chaucer.

     The  more  I  see  Pleasures  about me, so much more I feel Torment
     within me. Milton.

   3. That which gives pain, vexation, or misery.

     They  brought  unto him all sick people that were taken with divers
     diseases and torments. Matt. iv. 24.

                                    Torment

   Tor*ment"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. tormented (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   tormenting.] [OF. tormenter, F. tourmenter.]

   1.  To  put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery
   upon,  either  of  body or mind; to torture. " Art thou come hither to
   torment us before our time? " Matt. viii. 29.

   2. To pain; to distress; to afflict.

     Lord,  my  servant  lieth  at  home  sick  of the palsy, grievously
     tormented. Matt. viii. 6.

   3.   To   tease;   to  vex;  to  harass;  as,  to  be  tormented  with
   importunities, or with petty annoyances. [Colloq.]

   4.  To  put  into great agitation. [R.] "[They], soaring on main wing,
   tormented all the air." Milton.

                                   Tormenter

   Tor*ment"er (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.

   2. An executioner. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Tormentful

   Tor*ment"ful  (?),  a.  Full  of torment; causing, or accompainied by,
   torment; excruciating. [R.] Tillotson.

                                   Tormentil

   Tor"men*til  (?), n. [F. tormentille; cf. Pr., It., & NL. tormentilla,
   Sp.  tormentila;  all  fr.  L. tormentum pain. So called because it is
   said  to allay pain. See Torment.] (Bot.) A rosaceous herb (Potentilla
   Tormentilla),  the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and
   for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.

                                  Tormenting

   Tor*ment"ing  (?),  a.  Causing  torment;  as,  a tormenting dream. --
   Tor*ment"ing*ly, adv.

                                  Tormentise

   Tor"ment*ise (?), n. [See Torment.] Torture; torment. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Tormentor

   Tor*ment"or (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or
   tortures. Jer. Taylor.

     Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings. Milton.

   2.  (Agric.)  An  implement  for  reducing  a stiff soil, resembling a
   harrow, but running upon wheels. Hebert.

                                  Tormentress

   Tor*ment"ress (?), n. A woman who torments.

     Fortune  ordinarily  cometh  after  to whip and punish them, as the
     scourge and tormentress of glory and honor. Holland.

                                   Tormentry

   Tor"ment*ry  (?),  n.  Anything producing torment, annoyance, or pain.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.
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                                    Tormina

   Tor"mi*na  (?),  n.  pl.  [L.,  a griping in the belly.] (Med.) acute,
   colicky pains; gripes.

                                   Torminous

   Tor"mi*nous (?), a. (Med.) Affected with tormina; griping.

                                     Torn

   Torn (?), p. p. of Tear.

                                    Tornado

   Tor*na"do (?), n.; pl. Tornadoes (#). [From Sp. or Pg. tornar to turn,
   return,  L.  tornare  to  turn,  hence, a whirling wind. The Sp. & Pg.
   tornada  is a return. See Turn.] A violent whirling wind; specifically
   (Meteorol.),  a  tempest  distinguished  by  a rapid whirling and slow
   progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning,
   and  torrents  of  rain,  and  commonly  of  short  duration and small
   breadth; a small cyclone<-- twister -->.

                                   Tornaria

   Tor*na"ri*a  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tornari\'91  (#). [NL., fr. L. tornare to
   turn.]  (Zo\'94l.)  The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus.
   See Illust. in Append.

                                    Torose

   To*rose"  (?),  a.  [L.  torosus  full  of muscle, brawny, fleshy. See
   Torus.]  Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having
   the surface covered with rounded prominences.

                                   Torosity

   To*ros"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being torose.

                                    Torous

   Torous (?), a. Torose.

                                  Torpedinous

   Tor*ped"i*nous  (?),  a.  Of  or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a
   torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.

     Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner. De Quincey.

                                    Torpedo

   Tor*pe"do (?), n.; pl. Torpedoes (#). [L. torpedo, -inis, from torpere
   to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See Torpid.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species of elasmobranch fishes
   belonging  to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays,
   but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish,
   and numbfish. See Electrical fish, under Electrical.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon Eu ropean to rpedo (T . vulgaris) and the
     American species (T. occidentalis) are the best known.

   2.  An  engine  or  machine  for  destroying ships by blowing them up.
   Specifically:  --  (a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,
   beneath  the  water,  or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that
   they  will  be  exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric
   circuit  is  closed  by  an  operator  on  shore.  (b) A kind of small
   submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship
   against  another  ship  at  a  distance,  or made self-propelling, and
   otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.

   3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded
   by electricity or by stepping on it.

   4.  (Railroad)  A  kind  of  detonating cartridge or shell placed on a
   rail,  and  exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used
   as an alarm signal.

   5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil
   well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open
   communication with a source of supply of oil.

   6.  A  kind  of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which
   explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
   Fish   torpedo,  a  spindle-shaped,  or  fish-shaped,  self-propelling
   submarine  torpedo.  --  Spar  torpedo,  a  canister  or  other vessel
   containing an explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar
   which  projects  from  a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy's
   ship,  exploding  the  torpedo.  -- Torpedo boat, a vessel adapted for
   carrying,  launching, operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes
   against  an enemy's ship.<-- Espec., a small, fast boat with tubes for
   launching  torpedoes  --> -- Torpedo nettings, nettings made of chains
   or  bars,  which  can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink
   beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against torpedoes.

                                    Torpedo

   Tor*pe"do,  v.  t.  to  destroy  by,  or  subject  to the action of, a
   torpedo.  London  Spectator.  <--  Fig.  To destroy, cause to halt, or
   prevent from being accomplished; -- used esp. with reference to a plan
   or  an  enterprise,  halted by some action before the plan is put into
   execution. -->

                                    Torpent

   Tor"pent (?), a. [L. torpens, p. pr. of torpere to be numb.] Having no
   motion  or  activity;  incapable  of  motion; benumbed; torpid. [Obs.]
   Evelyn.

                                  Torpescence

   Tor*pes"cence  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  or being torpescent;
   torpidness; numbness; stupidity.

                                  Toppescent

   Top*pes"cent  (?),  a.  [L.  torpescens,  p. pr. of torpescere to grow
   stiff,  numb,  or  torpid,  incho.  fr. torpere. See Torpid.] Becoming
   torpid or numb. Shenstone.

                                    Torpid

   Tor"pid  (?),  a.  [L.  torpidus,  fr.  torpere  to be stiff, numb, or
   torpid; of uncertain origin.]

   1.  Having  lost  motion,  or the power of exertion and feeling; numb;
   benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

     Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray.

   2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Sir M. Hale.

                                   Torpidity

   Tor*pid"i*ty (?), n. Same as Torpidness.

                                   Torpidly

   Tor"pid*ly (?), adv. In a torpid manner.

                                  Torpidness

   Tor"pid*ness, n. The qualityy or state of being torpid.

                                    Torpify

   Tor"pi*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Torpified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Torpifying.  (.]  [L.  torpere to be torpid + -fy.] To make torpid; to
   numb, or benumb.

                                   Torpitude

   Tor"pi*tude  (?),  n.  Torpidness.  [Obs.] "In a kind of torpitude, or
   sleeping state." Derham.

                                    Torpor

   Tor"por (?), n. [L., from torpere, to be torpid.]

   1.  Loss  of  motion,  or  of  the  motion; a state of inactivity with
   partial or total insensibility; numbness.

   2.  Dullness;  sluggishness;  inactivity;  as,  a torpor of the mental
   faculties.

                                  Torporific

   Tor`por*if"ic  (?), a. [L. torpor torpor + facere to make.] Tending to
   produce torpor.

                                   Torquate

   Tor"quate   (?),  a.  [L.  torquatus  wearing  a  collar.]  (Zo\'94l.)
   Collared; having a torques, or distinct colored ring around the neck.

                                   torquated

   tor"qua*ted  (?),  a.  [L.  Torqyatus.] Having or wearing a torque, or
   neck chain.

                                    Torque

   Torque  (?),  n.  [L.  torques  a  twisted neck chain, fr. torquere to
   twist.]

   1.  A  collar  or  neck  chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by
   ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.

   2.  [L.  torquere  to  twist.]  (Mech.)  That  which  tends to produce
   torsion; a couple of forces. J. Thomson.

   3.  (Phys.  Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause
   to turn, about an axis.

                                    Torqued

   Torqued (?), a. [L. torquere to twist, to turn, to wind.]

   1. Wreathed; twisted. [R.]

   2.  (Her.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a
   figure like the letter S.

                                    Torques

   Tor"ques  (?),  n.  [L.,  a  necklace.  See  Torque,  1.] (Zo\'94l.) A
   cervical  ring  of  hair  or  feathers,  distinguished by its color or
   structure; a collar.

                                 Torrefaction

   Tor`re*fac"tion (?), n. [L.torrefacere,torrefactum, to torrefy: cf. F.
   torr\'82faction.  See  Torrefy.]  The act or process of torrefying, or
   the state of being torrefied. Bp. Hall.

                                    Torrefy

   Tor"re*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Torrefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Torrefying.]  [L.  torrere  to  parch  +  -fy: cf. F. torr\'82fier, L.
   torrefacere.] [Written also torrify.]

   1. To dry by a fire. Sir T. Browne.

   2.  (Metal.) To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile
   ingredients; to roast, as ores.

   3.  (Pharm.)  To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they
   are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.

                                    Torrent

   Tor"rent  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr. L. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens burning,
   roaring,  boiling,  p.  pr.  of  torrere  to dry by heat, to burn. See
   Torrid.]

   1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly
   raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.

     The roaring torrent is deep and wide. Longfellow.

   2.  Fig.:  A  violent  or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a
   torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.

     At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild
     torrent of a barbarous age. Pope.

                                    Torrent

   Tor"rent,  a.  [See Torrent, n.] Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
   "Waves of torrent fire." Milton.

                            Torrential, Torrentine

   Tor*ren"tial  (?), Tor*ren"tine (?), a. Of or pertaining to a torrent;
   having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent . [R.]

                                 Torricellian

   Tor`ri*cel"li*an  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian
   philosopher  and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise
   of  a  liquid  in  a  tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric
   pressure.  See  Barometer.  Torricellian  tube, a glass tube thirty or
   more  inches  in length, open at the lower end and hermetically sealed
   at the upper, such as is used in the barometer. -- Torricellian vacuum
   (Physics),  a  vacuum  produced by filling with a fluid, as mercury, a
   tube  hermetically  closed  at one end, and, after immersing the other
   end  in  a  vessel  of  the same fluid, allowing the inclosed fluid to
   descend  till it is counterbalanced by the pressure of the atmosphere,
   as in the barometer. Hutton.

                                    Torrid

   Tor"rid  (?),  a. [L. torridus, fr. torrere to parch, to burn, akin to
   E. Thist: cf. F. torride. See Thirst.]

   1.  Parched;  dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert. "Barca or
   Cyrene's torrid soil." Milton.

   2.  Violenty  hot;  drying  or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
   "Torrid heat." Milton.
   Torrid  zone  (Geog.), that space or board belt of the earth, included
   between  the tropics, over which the sun is vertical at some period of
   every year, and the heat is always great.

                                   Torridity

   Tor*rid"i*ty (?), n. Torridness. [R.]

                                  Torridness

   Tor"rid*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being torrid or parched.

                                    Torril

   Tor"ril  (?),  n.  A  worthless woman; also, a worthless horse. [Prov.
   Eng.] Halliwell.

                                    Torrock

   Tor"rock (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A gull. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Torsal

   Tor"sal (?), n. (Carp.) A torsel. Knight.

                                     Torse

   Torse (?), n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. tors, torse, twisted, wreathed, p. p.
   of tordre to twist, L. torquere. See Torture.]

   1. (Her.) A wreath.

   2. [F. tors, torse, twisted.] (Geom.) A developable surface. See under
   Developable.

                                    Torsel

   Tor"sel  (?),  n.  (Carp.)  A plate of timber for the end of a beam or
   joist to rest on. Gwilt

                                  Torsibillty

   Tor`si*bil"l*ty  (?),  n. The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after
   being twisted.

                                    Torsion

   Tor"sion  (?),  n.  [F.,  fr.  LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to
   twist. See Torture.]

   1.  The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the
   twisting  or  wrenching  of  a body by the exertion of a lateral force
   tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while
   the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

   2.  (Mech.)  That  force  with  which  a  thread,  wire, or rod of any
   material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has
   been twisted; torsibility.
   Angle  of  torsion  (of a curve) (Geom.), the indefinitely small angle
   between  two  consecutive  osculating  planes  of  a  curve  of double
   curvature.  -- Moment of torsion (Mech.) the moment of a pair of equal
   and  opposite  couples  which tend to twist a body. -- Torsion balance
   (Physics.),  an  instrument  for  estimating  very  minute  forces, as
   electric  or  magnetic attractions and repulsions, by the torsion of a
   very  slender wire or fiber having at its lower extremity a horizontal
   bar  or  needle,  upon which the forces act. -- Torsion scale, a scale
   for  weighing  in which the fulcra of the levers or beams are strained
   wires or strips acting by torsion.

                                   Torsional

   Tor"sion*al  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  torsion; resulting from
   torsion,  or  the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state
   of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.

                                     Torsk

   Torsk  (?),  n.  [Dan.;  akin  to  Icel. þorskr a codfish, G. dorsch.]
   (Zo\'94l.) (a) The cusk. See Cusk. (b) The codfish. Called also tusk.

                                     Torso

   Tor"so (?), n.; pl. E. Torsos (#), It. Torsi (#). [It. torso, probably
   fr.  L.  thyrsus  a  stalk,  stem, thyrsus, Gr. torso, turso, a stalk,
   stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk. Cf. Thyrsus, Truss.] The human body,
   as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a
   statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

                                     Tort

   Tort  (?), n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, p.
   p. of torqure to twist, bend. See Torture.]

   1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]

     That had them long opprest with tort. Spenser.

   2.  (Law)  Any  civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a
   breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in
   some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury.
   Executor  de  son  tort.  See  under Executor. -- Tort feasor (Law), a
   wrongdoer; a trespasser. Wharton.

                                     Tort

   Tort, a. Stretched tight; taut. [R.]

     Yet holds he them with tortestrein. Emerson.

                                     Torta

   Tor"ta  (?), n. [Cf. Sp. torta a cake.] (Metal.) a flat heap of moist,
   crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.

                                    Torteau

   Tor"teau (?), n.; pl. Torteaus (#) [Of. torteau, tortel, from L.tortus
   twisted. See Tort.] (Her.) A roundel of a red color.

                                  Torticollis

   Tor`ti*col"lis  (?), n. [F. toricolis; L. torquere, tortum, to twist +
   collum the neck.] (Med.) See Wryneck.

                                    Tortile

   Tor"tile  (?), a. [L. tortilis, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F.
   tortile.] Twisted; wreathed; coiled.

                                   Tortility

   Tor*til"i*ty  (?),  n. The quality or state of being tortile, twisted,
   or wreathed.

                                   Tortilla

   Tor*til"la  (?), n. [Sp.] An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked
   on a heated iron or stone.

                                    Tortion

   Tor"tion  (?),  n.  [LL.  tortio.  See Torsion.] Torment; pain. [Obs.]
   Bacon.

                                   Tortious

   Tor"tious (?), a. [From Tort.]

   1. Injurious; wrongful. [Obs.] "Tortious power." Spenser.

   2.  (Law)  Imploying  tort,  or  privat injury for which the law gives
   damages; involing tort.

                                  Tortiously

   Tor"tious*ly, adv. (Law) In a tortous manner.

                                    Tortive

   Tor"tive  (?),  a.  [L.  tortus,  p.p.  of  torquere  to twist, wind.]
   Twisted; wreathed. Shak.

                                   Tortoise

   Tor"toise  (?), n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus
   isted,  crooked,  contorted, p.p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F.
   tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis
   crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of numerous species of reptiles of the order
   Testudinata.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e te rm is  ap plied es pecially to  th e la nd and
     fresh-water  species, while the marine species are generally called
     turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by
     many writers. see Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle.

   2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2.
   Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box, Land, etc. -- Painted
   tortoise.  (Zo\'94l.) See Painted turtle, under Painted. -- Soft-shell
   tortoise.  (Zo\'94l.)  See  Trionyx. -- Spotted tortoise. (Zo\'94l.) A
   small  American  fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus, OR Nanemys, quttatus)
   having  a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots.
   --  Tortoise  beetle  (Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species of small
   tortoise-shaped  beetles.  Many  of  them  have  a  brilliant metallic
   luster.  the  larv\'91  feed  upon  the  leaves of various plants, and
   protect  themselves  beneath  a  mass of dried excrement held over the
   back  by  means  of  the  caudal  spines.  The  golden tortoise beetle
   (Cassida  aurichalcea)  is  found on the morning-glory vine and allied
   plants. -- Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under Elephant.
   --  Tortoise  shell,  the  substance  of  the shell or horny plates of
   several  species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It
   is  used  in  inlaying  and  in  the manufacture of various ornamental
   articles.  --  Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zo\'94l.), any one of several
   species  of  handsomely colored butterflies of the genus Aglais, as A.
   Milberti,  and  A.  urtic\'91, both of which, in the larva state, feed
   upon  nettles.  --  Tortoise-shell  turtle  (Zo\'94l.),  the  hawkbill
   turtle.  See  Hawkbill.  <--  tortoise-shell, adj. having a color like
   that aof a toroise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used
   mostly to describe cats of that color. n. a tortoise-shell cat. -->

                                   Tortricid

   Tor"tri*cid  (?),  a.  [See  Tortrix.]  (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to
   Tortix, or the family Tortricid\'91.

                                    Tortrix

   Tor"trix (?), n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]

   1. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family
   Tortricid\'91,  the  larv\'91  of  which usually roll up the leaves of
   plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not
   venomous.  One  species (Tortrix scytal\'91) is handsomely banded with
   black,  and  is  sometimes  worn  alive by the natives of Brazil for a
   necklace.
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                                   Tortulous

   Tor"tu*lous  (?),  a.  (Nat.  Hist.)  Swelled  out at intervals like a
   knotted cord.

                                   Tortuose

   Tor"tu*ose` (?), a. [See Tortuous.] Wreathed; twisted; winding. Loudon

                                  Tortuoslty

   Tor`tu*os"l*ty  (?), n. [L.tortuositas: cf. F.tortuosite.] the quality
   or state of being tortuous.

                                   Tortuous

   Tor"tu*ous  (?),  a.  [OE. tortuos, L.tortuosus, fr.tortus a twisting,
   winding,  fr.  torquere,  tortum,  to  twist:  cf.  F.  tortueux.  See
   Torture.]

   1.  Bent  in  different  directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a
   tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

     The  badger  made  his  dark and tortuous hole on the side of every
     hill where the copsewood grew thick. Macaulay.

   2. Fig.: Deviating from rectitude; indirect; erroneous; deceitful.

     That  course  became  somewhat lesstortuous, when the battle of the
     Boyne had cowed the spirit of the Jakobites. Macaulay.

   3. Injurious: tortious. [Obs.]

   4.  (Astrol.) Oblique; -- applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from
   Capricorn  to  Gemini) which ascend most rapidly and obliquely. [Obs.]
   Skeat.

     Infortunate ascendent tortuous. Chaucer.

   --Tor"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Tor"tu*ous*ness, n.

                                  Torturable

   Tor"tur*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being tortured.

                                    Torture

   Tor"ture  (?),  n.  [F.,fr.L. tortura, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist,
   rack,  torture; probably akin to Gr. tre`pein to turn, G. drechsein to
   turn  on  a  lathe,  and  perhaps  to  E. queer. Cf. Contort, Distort,
   Extort, Retort, Tart, n., Torch, Torment, Tortion, Tort, Trope.]

   1.  Extreme  pain;  anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as,
   torture of mind. Shak.

     Ghastly spasm or racking torture. Milton.

   2.  Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment
   for  a  crime,  or  for  the purpose of extorting a confession from an
   accused  person,  as  by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by
   the rack or wheel.

   3. The act or process of torturing.

     Torture,  whitch  had  always  been deciared illegal, and which had
     recently  been  declared illegal even by the servile judges of that
     age,  was  inflicted  for  the last time in England in the month of
     May, 1640. Macaulay.

                                    Torture

   Tor"ture,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tortured (; p. pr. & vb. n. Torturing.]
   [Cf. F. Torturer. ]

   1. To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.

   2.  To  punish  with  torture;  to  put to the rack; as, to torture an
   accused person. Shak.

   3. To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort. Jar. Taylor.

   4. To keep on the stretch, as a bow. [Obs.]

     The bow tortureth the string. Bacon.

                                   Torturer

   Tor"tur*er (?), n. One who tortures; a tormentor.

                                  Torturingly

   Tor"tur*ing*ly, adv. So as to torture. Beau. & Fl.

                                   Torturous

   Tor"tur*ous  (?),  a.  Involving, or pertaining to, torture. [R.] "The
   torturous crucifixion." I. Disraeli.

                                    Torula

   Tor"u*la   (?),  n.;  pl.  Torul\'91  (  [NL.,  dim.  of  L.  torus  a
   semicircular  molding.] (Biol.) (a) A chain of special bacteria. (b) A
   genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomyces. Also used adjectively.

                                  Torulaform

   Tor"u*la*form`  (?),  a. (Biol.) Having the appearance of a torula; in
   the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci.

                                   Torulose

   Tor"u*lose  (?),  a.  [L. torulus, dim. of torus: cf. F. toruleux. See
   Torus] (Bot.) Same as Torose.

                                   Torulous

   Tor"u*lous (?), a. Same as Torose.

                                     Torus

   To"rus  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tori  (#).  [L., a round, swelling, or bulging
   place, an elevation. Cf. 3d Tore.]

   1. (Arch.) A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is
   semicircular. See Illust. of Molding. Brande&C.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)One  of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It
   usually  has  the  form  of  an  oblong thickening or elevation of the
   integument  with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust.
   under Tubicol\'91.

   3.  (Bot.)  The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels
   stand.

   4. (Geom.) See 3d Tore, 2.

                                    Torved

   Torved (?), a. Stern; grim. See Torvous. [Obs.]

     But  yesterday his breath Awed Rome, and his least torved frown was
     death. J. Webster (1654).

                                    Torvity

   Tor"vi*ty  (?), a. [L. torvitas. See Torvous.] Sourness or severity of
   countenance; sterness. [Obs.]

                                    Torvous

   Tor"vous   (?),  a.  [L.  torvus.  ]  Sour  of  aspect;  of  a  severe
   countenance; stern; grim. [Obs.]

     That torvous, sour look produced by anger. Derham.

                                     Tory

   To"ry  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tories  (#).  [  Properly  used  of  the  Irish
   bogtrotters  who  robbed  and plundered during the English civil wars,
   professing  to  be in sympathy with the royal cause; hence transferred
   to those who sought to maintain the extreme prerogatives of the crown;
   probably from Ir. toiridhe, tor, a pursuer; akin to Ir. & Gael. toir a
   pursuit.]

   1.  (Eng.Politics)  A  member of the conservative party, as opposed to
   the  progressive  party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now
   called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and
   ecclesiastical authority.

     NOTE: &hand; The word Tory first occurs in English history in 1679,
     during the struggle in Parliament occasioned by the introduction of
     the  bill  for  the  exclusion of the duke of York from the line of
     succession,  and  was  applied  by the advocates of the bill to its
     opponents   as   a   title  of  obloquy  or  contempt.  The  Tories
     subsequently  took  a  broader  ground, and their leading principle
     became  the  maintenance of things as they were. The name, however,
     has for several years ceased to designate an existing party, but is
     rather  applied to certain traditional maxims of public policy. The
     political  successors  of  the  Tories  are  now  commonly known as
     Conservatives.

   New Am. Cyc.

   2.  (Amer.  Hist.)  One  who,  in  the time of the Revolution, favored
   submitting  tothe  claims  of  Great  Britain against the colonies; an
   adherent tothe crown.

                                     Tory

   To"ry (?), a. Of ro pertaining to the Tories.

                                    Toryism

   To"ry*ism (?), n. The principles of the Tories.

                                   Toscatter

   To*scat"ter  (?), v. t. [Pref.to- + scatter.] To scatter in pieces; to
   divide. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Tose

   Tose  (?),  v.  t.  [  See Touse ] To tease, or comb, as wool. [Obs.or
   Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tosh

   Tosh  (?),  a.  [Cf.  OF. tonce shorn, clipped, and E. tonsure.] Neat;
   trim. [Scot.] Jomieson.

                                    Toshred

   To*shred"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  to- + shred. ] To cut into shreads or
   pieces. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Toss

   Toss  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tossed (; (less properly Tost ); p. pr.
   &  vb.  n.  Tossing.]  [ W. tosiaw, tosio, to jerk, toss, snatch, tosa
   quick jerk, a toss, a snatch. ]

   1.  To  throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the
   hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.

   2.  To  lift  or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss
   the head.

     He  tossed  his  arm aloft, and proudly told me, He would not stay.
     Addison.

   3.  To  cause  to  rise  and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a
   storm.

     We being exceedingly tossed with a tempeat. Act xxvii. 18.

   4. To agitate; to make restless.

     Calm  region  once,  And  full  of peace, now tossed and turbulent.
     Milton.

   5. Hence, to try; to harass.

     Whom devils fly, thus is he tossed of men. Herbert.

   6. To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing
   the rules of grammar. [Obs.] Ascham.
   To toss off, to drink hastily. -- To toss the cars.See under Oar, n.

                                     Toss

   Toss, v. i.

   1. To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling.

     To  toss  and fling, and to be restless, only frets and enreges our
     pain. Tillotson.

   2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean. Shak.
   To  toss  for, to throw dice or a coin to determine the possession of;
   to  gamble for. -- To toss up, to throw a coin into the air, and wager
   on  which  side  it  will  fall,  or determine a question by its fall.
   Bramsion.

                                     Toss

   Toss, n.

   1. A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss
   of a ball.

   2.  A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head
   with a jerk. Swift.

                                    Tossel

   Tos"sel (?), n. See Tassel.

                                    Tosser

   Toss"er (?), n. Ohe who tosser. J. Fletcher.

                                    Tossily

   Toss"i*ly (?), adv. In a tossy manner. [R.]

                                    Tossing

   Toss"ing, n.

   1.  The  act  of  throwing  upward;  a  rising and falling suddenly; a
   rolling and tumbling.

   2.  (Mining)  (a)  A process which consists in washing ores by violent
   agitation  in  water,  in  order  to  separate  the  lighter  or earhy
   particles;  -- called also tozing, and treloobing, in Cornwall. Pryce.
   (b)  A  process  for refining tin by dropping it through the air while
   melted.

                                    Tosspot

   Toss"pot`  (?),  n.  A  toper; one habitually given to strong drink; a
   drunkard. Shak.

                                     Tossy

   Toss"y  (?),  a. Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud;
   contemptuous;   scornful;   affectedly   indifferent;   as,   a  tossy
   commonplace. [R.] C. Kingsley.

                                     Tost

   Tost (?), imp. & p. p. of Toss.

                                     Tosto

   Tos"to  (?),  a.  [It.] (Mus.) Quick; rapid. Pui tosto ( [It.] (Mus.),
   faster; more rapid.

                                    Toswink

   To*swink" (?), v. i. [Pref. to- + swink.] To labor excessively. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                      Tot

   Tot (?), n. [Cf. Toddle, Tottle, Totter.]

   1.  Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a
   little child.

   2.  A  drinking  cup  of  small  size,  holding  about  half  a  pint.
   [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.

   3. A foolish fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                     Tota

   To"ta (?), n. [From the native name in Egypt.] (Zo\'94l.) The grivet.

                                     Total

   To"tal  (?),  a.  [F.,  fr.  LL.  totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole. Cf.
   Factotum,  Surtout,  Teetotum.]  Whole;  not  divided;  entire;  full;
   complete;  absolute;  as, a total departure from the evidence; a total
   loss.  " Total darkness." "To undergo myself the total crime." Milton.
   Total  abstinence. See Abstinence, n., 1. -- Total depravity. (Theol.)
   See Original sin, under Original. Whole; entire; complete. See Whole.

                                     Total

   To"tal,  n.  The  whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added
   make the grand total of five millions.

                                   Totality

   To*tal"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. totalite, LL. totalitas.]

   1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  total;  as, the totality of an
   eclipse.

   2.  The whole sum; the whole quantity or amount; the entirety; as, the
   totalityof human knowledge. Buckle.

     The totality of a sentence or passage. Coleridge.

                                   Totalize

   To"tal*ize  (?),  v.  t.  To  make  total,  or  complete;to  reduce to
   completeness. Coleridge.

                                    Totally

   To"tal*ly, adv. In a total manner; wholly; entirely.

                                   Totalness

   To"tal*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being total; entireness;
   totality.

                                     Tote

   Tote (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toted; p. pr. & vb. n. Toting.] [Said to
   be  of  African  origin.] To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a
   stream;  -- a colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by
   negroes.

                                     Tote

   Tote, n. [L. totum, fr.totus all, whole.] The entire body, or all; as,
   the whole tote. [Colloq.]

                                    Totear

   To*tear"  (?),  v.  t. [Pref. to- + tear. ] To tear or rend in pieces.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Totem

   To"tem  (?),  n.  [Massachusetts  Indian  wutohtimoin  that to which a
   person  or place belongs.] A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the
   like,  used by the Nord American Indians as a symbolic designation, as
   of a family or a clan.

     And they painted on the grave posts Of the graves, yet unforgotten,
     Each  his  own  ancestral  totem  Each the symbol of his household;
     Figures of the bear and reindeer, Of the turtle, crane, and beaver.
     Longfellow.

     The   totem,the   clan  deity,  the  beast  or  bird  who  in  some
     supernatural way attends tothe clan and watches over it. Bagehot.

                                    Totemic

   To*tem"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a totem, or totemism.

                                   Totemism

   To"tem*ism (?), n.

   1.  The  system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by
   the totem.

   2.  Superstitious  regard  for  a  totem;  the  worship of any real or
   imaginary object; nature worship. Tylor.

                                   Totemist

   To"tem*ist,  n.  One  belonging  to a clan or tribe having a totem. --
   To`tem*is"tic (#), a.

                                     Toter

   Tot"er  (?),  n. [See Tote to carry.] (Zo\'94l.) The stone roller. See
   Stone roller (a), under Stone.

                                    T'other

   T'oth"er  (?).  A  colloquial contraction of the other, and formerly a
   contraction for that other. See the Note under That, 2.

     The tothir that was crucifield with him. Wyclif(John xix. 32)

                                  Totipalmate

   To`ti*pal"mate  (?),  a. [L. totus all, whole + E.palmate.] (Zo\'94l.)
   Having  all  four  toes united by a web;-said of certain sea birds, as
   the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under Aves.

                                   Totipalmi

   To`ti*pal"mi  (?), n.pl. [NL.,from L. totus all, whole + palmus palm.]
   (Zo\'94l.)A  division  of  swimming  birds  including  those that have
   totipalmate feet.

                                 Totipresence

   To`ti*pres"ence   (?),   n.   [L.  totus  all,  whole  +  E.presence.]
   Omnipresence. [Obs.] A. Tucker.

                                  Totipresent

   To`ti*pres"ent   (?),   a.   [L.  totus  all,  whole  +  E.  present.]
   Omnipresence. [Obs.] A. Tucker.

                                    Totter

   Tot"ter  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tottered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tottering.]  [Probably  for older tolter; cf. AS. tealtrian to totter,
   vacillate. Cf.Tilt to incline, Toddle, Tottle, Totty.]

   1. To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to
   stagger;  as,an  old  man totters with age. "As a bowing wall shall ye
   be, and as a tottering fence." Ps. lxii. 3.

   2. To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.

     Troy nods from high, and totters to her fall. Dryden.

                                   Totterer

   Tot"ter*er (?), n. One who totters.

                                  Totteringly

   Tot"ter*ing*ly, adv. In a tottering manner.

                                    Tottery

   Tot"ter*y  (?),  a.  Trembling  or  vaccilating,  as if about to fall;
   unsteady; shaking. Johnson.

                                     Totly

   Tot"ly  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Tottled  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tottling.]  [See  Toddle,  Totter.]  To  walk  in a wavering, unsteady
   manner; to toddle; to topple. [Colloq.]

                                   Tottlish

   Tot"tlish  (?),  a.  Trembling  or  tottering, as if about to fall; un
   steady. [Colloq. U.S.]

                                     Totty

   Tot"ty  (?),  a.  [OE.  toti.  Cf.  Totter.] Unsteady; dizzy; tottery.
   [Obs.or Prov. Eng.] Sir W. Scott.

     For yet his noule [head] was totty of the must. Spenser.

                                     Toty

   Tot"y (?), a. Totty. [Obs.]

     My head is totty of my swink to-night. Chaucer.

                                     Toty

   To"ty  (?),  n.  A sailor or fisherman;-so called in some parts of the
   Pacific.

                                    Toucan

   Tou"can (?), n. [F., fr. Pg. tucano; from Brazilian name. ]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of
   tropical  America  belonging  to  Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied
   genera of the family Ramphastid\'91. They have a very large, but light
   and  thin,  beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most of the
   species  are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in
   striking contrast.

   2. (Astronom.) A modern constellation of the southern hemisphere.

                                   Toncanet

   Ton"can*et (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small toucan.

                                     Touch

   Touch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Touched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Touching.]
   [F.  toucher,  OF.  touchier,  tuchier;  of  Teutonic origin; cf. OHG.
   zucchen, zukken, to twitch, pluck, draw, G. zukken, zukken, v. intens.
   fr.  OHG.  ziohan to draw, G. ziehen, akin to E. tug. See Tuck, v. t.,
   Tug, and cf. Tocsin, Toccata.]

   1.  To  come  in  contact  with;  to hit or strike lightly against; to
   extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

     Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touched lightly. Milton.

   2. To perceive by the sense of feeling.

     Nothing but body can be touched or touch. Greech.

   3. To come to; to reach; to attain to.

     The  god, vindictive, doomed them never more- Ah, men unblessed! --
     to touch their natal shore. Pope.

   4. To try; to prove, as with a touchstone. [Obs.]

     Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed. Shak.

   5. To relate to; to concern; to affect.

     The quarrel toucheth none but us alone. Shak.

   6. To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of.

     Storial thing that toucheth gentilesse. Chaucer.

   7.  To  meddle  or  interfere  with; as, I have not touched the books.
   Pope.

   8.  To  affect  the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to
   soften.

     What  of sweet before Hath touched my sense, flat seems to this and
     harsh. Milton.

     The tender sire was touched with what he said. Addison.

   9.  To  mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with
   the pencil or brush.

     The lines, though touched but faintly, are drawn right. Pope.

   10. To infect; to affect slightly. Bacon.

   11. To make an impression on; to have effect upon.

     Its face . . . so hard that a file will not touch it. Moxon.

   12.  To  strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an instrument
   of music.

     [They] touched their golden harps. Milton.

   13. To perform, as a tune; to play.

     A person is the royal retinue touched a light and lively air on the
     flageolet. Sir W. Scott.

   14. To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly. " No decree of mine, .
   . . [to] touch with lightest moment of impulse his free will," Milton.

   15. To harm, afflict, or distress.

     Let  us make a covenant with thee, that thou wilt do us no hurt, as
     we have not touched thee. Gen. xxvi. 28, 29.

   16.  To  affect  with insanity, especially in a slight degree; to make
   partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past participle.

     She feared his head was a little touched. Ld. Lytton.

   17. (Geom.) To be tangent to. See Tangent, a.

   18. To lay a hand upon for curing disease.
   To  touch  a  sail  (Naut.), to bring it so close to the wind that its
   weather  leech  shakes. -- To touch the wind (Naut.), to keep the ship
   as near the wind as possible. -- To touch up, to repair; to improve by
   touches or emendation.
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                                     Touch

   Touch (?), v. i.

   1. To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is
   between; as, two spheres touch only at points. Johnson.

   2. To fasten; to take effect; to make impression. [R.]

     Strong  waters  pierce  metals, and will touch upon gold, that will
     not touch upon silver. Bacon.

   3.  To  treat  anything in discourse, especially in a slight or casual
   manner; -- often with on or upon.

     If  the  antiquaries have touched upon it, they immediately quitted
     it. Addison.

   4.  (Naut)  To  be  brought,  as a sail, so close to the wind that its
   weather leech shakes.
   To  touch  and go (Naut.), to touch bottom lightly and without damage,
   as  a  vessel  in  motion.  --  To touch at, to come or go to, without
   tarrying;  as,  the ship touched at Lisbon. -- To touch on OR upon, to
   come or go to for a short time. [R.]

     I  made  a little voyage round the lake, and touched on the several
     towns that lie on its coasts. Addison.

                                     Touch

   Touch, n. [Cf. F. touche. See Touch, v. ]

   1. The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact.

     Their touch affrights me as a serpent's sting. Shak.

   2.  (Physiol.)  The sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the
   skin  is  recognized;  the sense by which the properties of bodies are
   determined  by  contact;  the  tactile sense. See Tactile sense, under
   Tactile.

     The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine. Pope.

     NOTE: &hand; Pu re ta ctile fe elings ar e ne cessarily rare, since
     temperature  sensations  and  muscular  sensations are more or less
     combined  with  them.  The organs of touch are found chiefly in the
     epidermis of the skin and certain underlying nervous structures.

   3. Act or power of exciting emotion.

     Not  alone  The  death  of  Fulvia,  with  more  urgent touches, Do
     strongly speak to us. Shak.

   4. An emotion or affection.

     A true, natural, and a sensible touch of mercy. Hooker.

   5. Personal reference or application. [Obs.]

     Speech of touch toward others should be sparingly used. Bacon.

   6.  A  stroke;  as,  a  touch  of  raillery;  a  satiric touch; hence,
   animadversion; censure; reproof.

     I  never  bare  any  touch of conscience with greater regret. Eikon
     Basilike.

   7. A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

     Never  give  the  least  touch  with your pencil till you have well
     examined your design. Dryden.

   8. Feature; lineament; trait.

     Of  many  faces,  eyes,  and  hearts,  To  have the touches dearest
     prized. Shak.

   9.  The act of the hand on a musical instrument; bence, in the plural,
   musical notes.

     Soft  stillness  and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony.
     Shak.

   10. A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash.

     Eyes La touch of Sir Peter Lely in them. Hazlitt.

     Madam, I have a touch of your condition. Shak.

   11. A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.

     A small touch will put him in mind of them. Bacon.

   12. A slight and brief essay. [Colloq.]

     Print  my preface in such form as, in the booksellers' phrase, will
     make a sixpenny touch. Swift.

   13. A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone. [Obs.]
   " Now do I play the touch." Shak.

     A neat new monument of touch and alabaster. Fuller.

   14.  Hence,  examination  or  trial  by  some decisive standard; test;
   proof; tried quality.

     Equity, the true touch of all laws. Carew.

     Friends of noble touch . Shak.

   15.  (Mus.)  The  particular  or characteristic mode of action, or the
   resistance  of  the  keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy
   touch,  or  a  light touch, also, the manner of touching, striking, or
   pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch.

   16. (Shipbilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but (see
   Top  and  but,  under  Top, n.), or of one worked anchor-stock fashion
   (that  is,  tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of
   the stern timbers at the counters. J. Knowles.

   17.  (Football)  That  part  of  the field which is beyond the line of
   flags on either side. Encyc. of Rural Sports.

   18. A boys' game; tag.
   In  touch (Football), outside of bounds. T. Hughes. -- To be in touch,
   to  be in contact, or in sympathy. -- To keep touch. (a) To be true or
   punctual  to  a promise or engagement [Obs.]; hence, to fulfill duly a
   function.

     My mind and senses keep touch and time. Sir W. Scott.

   (b)  To keep in contact; to maintain connection or sympathy;-with with
   or  of.  --  Touch and go, a phrase descriptive of a narrow escape. --
   True as touch (i.e., touchstone), quite true. [Obs.]

                                   Touchable

   Touch"a*ble   (?),   a.   Capable   of  being  touched;  tangible.  --
   Touch"a*ble*ness, n.

                                   Touchback

   Touch"back`  (?),  n.  (G)  The act of touching the football down by a
   player behind his own goal line when it received its last impulse from
   an opponent; -- distinguished from safety touchdown.

                                   Touch-box

   Touch"-box`  (?), n. A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried
   by soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle the match.

                                   Touchdown

   Touch"down`  (?),  n. (Football) The act of touching the football down
   behind the opponents' goal . Safety touchdown. See under Safety.

                                   Touchhole

   Touch"hole`  (?),  n.  The vent of a cannot or other firearm, by which
   fire is communicateed to the powder of the charge.

                                   Touchily

   Touch"i*ly (?), adv. In a touchy manner.

                                  Touchiness

   Touch"i*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being touchy peevishness;
   irritability; irascibility.

                                   Touching

   Touch"ing (?), a. Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale. --
   Touch"ing*ly (#), adv.

                                   Touching

   Touch"ing, prep. Concerning; with respect to.

     Now, as touching things offered unto idols. 1 Cor. viii. 1.

                                   Touching

   Touch"ing, n. The sense or act of feeling; touch.

                                 Touch-me-not

   Touch"-me-not`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  (a)  See  Impatiens.  (b)  Squirting
   cucumber. See under Cucumber.

                                 Touch-needle

   Touch"-nee`dle (?), n. (Metal.) A small bar of gold and silver, either
   pure,  or alloyed in some known proportion with copper, for trying the
   purity of articles of gold or silver by comparison of the streaks made
   by the article and the bar on a touchstone.

                                  Touch-paper

   Touch"-pa`per  (?), n. Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly,
   and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.

                                  Touchstone

   Touch"stone` (?), n.

   1.  (Min.)  Lydian  stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test
   the  purity  of  gold  and silver by the streak which is left upon the
   stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite.

   2.  Fig.:  Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are
   tried. Hooker.

     The  foregoing  doctrine affords us also a touchstone for the trial
     of spirits. South.

   Irish  touchstone (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes the Giant's
   Causeway.

                                   Touchwood

   Touch"wood`  (?),  n.  [Probably  for  tachwood;  OE. tache tinder (of
   uncertain origin) + wood.]

   1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk.

   2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the Polyporus igniarius.

                                    Touchy

   Touch"y  (?),  a.  [For techy, tetchy.] Peevish; irritable; irascible;
   techy; apt to take fire. [Colloq.]

     It  may  be  said  of  Dryden  that  he was at no time touchy about
     personal attacks. Saintsbury.

                                     Tough

   Tough (?), a. [Compar. Tougher (?); superl. Toughest.] [OE. tough, AS.
   t&omac;h,  akin  to  D.  taai,  LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z&amac;hi, G.
   z&aum;he,  and  also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS.
   bitengi.]

   1.  Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to
   force  without  breaking;  capable  of resisting great strain; as, the
   ligaments  of  animals are remarkably tough. "Tough roots and stubs. "
   Milton.

   2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough
   sinews. Cowper.

     A  body  made of brass, the crone demands, . . . Tough to the last,
     and with no toil to tire. Dryden.

     The basis of his character was caution combined with tough tenacity
     of purpose. J. A. Symonds.

   3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.

   4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.

     So tough a frame she could not bend. Dryden.

   5.  Severe;  violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] " A tough debate. "
   Fuller.
   To make it tough, to make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard
   matter. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Tough-cake

   Tough"-cake` (?), n. See Tough-pitch (b).

                                    Toughen

   Tough"en  (?),  v.  i.&t. [imp. & p. p. Toughened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Toughening.] To grow or make tough, or tougher.

                                  Tough-head

   Tough"-head` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The ruddy duck. [ Local U.S. ]

                                   Toughish

   Tough"ish, a. Tough in a slight degree.

                                    Toughly

   Tough"ly, adv. In a tough manner.

                                   Toughness

   Tough"ness, n. The quality or state of being tough.

                                  Tough-pitch

   Tough"-pitch`  (?),  n.  (Metal.)  (a)  The  exact state or quality of
   texture and consistency of well reduced and refined copper. (b) Copper
   so reduced; -- called also tough-cake.

                                    Touite

   Tou"ite (?), n. The wood warbler. [Prov. Eng.]

                              Toupee; 277, Toupet

   Tou*pee"  (?;  277), Tou*pet" (?; 277) (?), n. [F. toupet, dim. of OF.
   top  a tuft; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. top. See Top apex, and
   cf. Topet.]

   1. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.

   2. A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.

     Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee. G. Eliot.

                                   Toupettit

   Tou"pet*tit   (?),  n.  [See  Topet,  toupee.]  (Zo\'94l.)The  crested
   titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tour

   Tour (?), n. [F. tour. See Tower.] A tower. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Tour

   Tour (?), n. [F. tour. See Turn, v. t.]

   1.  A  going  round;  a  circuit;  hence,  a  journey  in a circuit; a
   prolonged  circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour
   of Europe; the tour of France or England.

     The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour. Milton.

   2.  A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies. [Obs.]
   Blackmore.

   3. (Mil.) anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as,
   a tour of duty. Syn. -- Journey; excursion. See Journey.

                                     Tour

   Tour (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Touring.] To
   make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes.

                                    Touraco

   Tou*ra"co (?), n. (Zo\'94l.)Same as Turacou.

                                  Tourbillion

   Tour*bil"lion  (?), n. [F. torbillion a whirlwind, tourbillion, fr. L.
   turbo,  -inis, a whirl, whirlwind.] An ornamental firework which turns
   round, when in the air, so as to form a scroll of fire. G. Francis.

                                    Tourist

   Tour"ist  (?),  n.  One  who  makes a tour, or performs a journey in a
   circuit.

                                  Tourmaline

   Tour"ma*line (?), n. [F. tourmaline, cf. It. turmalina, tormalina, NL.
   turmalina,  turmalinus;  all fr. tournamal, a name given to this stone
   in  Ceylon.]  (Min.)  A  mineral  occurring  usually in three-sided or
   six-sided  prisms  terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes.
   Black  tourmaline  (schorl)  is the most common variety, but there are
   also  other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also
   green,  brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent
   are valued as jewels. [Written also turmaline .]

     NOTE: &hand; Cr ystals of  to urmaline when heated exhibit electric
     polarity  (see  Pyroelectric,  n.).  Tourmaline is also used in the
     form of a polariscope called tourmaline tongs.

                                     Tourn

   Tourn (?), n. [See Turn]

   1. A spinning wheel. [Prov. Eng.]

   2. (O.Eng.Law) The sheriff's turn, or court.

                                  Tournament

   Tour"na*ment  (?),  n.  [OE.  turnement,  tornement,  OF. torneiement,
   tornoiement,   F.  tournoiement  a  turning  or  wheeling  round.  See
   Tourney.]

   1.  A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a
   number  of  combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address
   and  bravery;  hence,  figuratively,  a real battle. "In battle and in
   tourneyment." Chaucer.

     With cruel tournament the squadrons join. Milton.

     NOTE: &hand; It  di fferent fr om th e jo ust, which was a trial of
     skill between one man and another.

   2.  Any  contest  of  skill  in  which  there are many contestents for
   championship; as, a chess tournament.

                                   Tournery

   Tourn"er*y (?), n. Work turned on a lathe; turnery.[Obs.] See Turnery.
   Evelyn.

                                    Tourney

   Tour"ney  (?),  n.  [OF. tornei, tornoi, F. tournoi, fr. OF. torneier,
   tornoier,  tournoier,  to  tit, to tourney, F. tournoyer to turn round
   and round. See Turn, v. t.] A tournament. Bacon.

     At tilt or tourney or like warlike game. Spenser.

     We  hold  a  tourney here to-morrow morn, And there is scantly time
     for half the work. Tennyson.

                                    Tourney

   Tour"ney,  v.  i.  [Cf.OF.  torneier.  See Tourney, n. ] To perform in
   tournaments; to tilt.

     Well could he tourney, and in lists debate. Spenser.

                                  Tourniquet

   Tour"ni*quet  (?), n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] (Surg.) An instrument
   for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress
   upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or
   other means.

                                   Tournois

   Tour`nois" (?), n. [F., belonging to Tours in France.] A former French
   money  of  account  worth  20  sous, or a franc. It was thus called in
   distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.

                                   Tournure

   Tour*nure" (?), n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.]

   1. Turn; contour; figure.

   2.  Any  device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the
   waist; a bustle.

                                 Touse, Touze

   Touse, Touze (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Toused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tousing.]  [OE.  tosen  &root;64.  See tease, and cf. Tose, Toze. ] To
   pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. [Prov. Eng.] Shak.

     As a bear, whom angry curs have touzed. Spenser.

                                     Touse

   Touse (?), n. A pulling; a disturbance. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                    Tousel

   Tous"el (?), v. t. Same as Tousle. [Colloq.]

                                    Touser

   Tous"er (?), n. One who touses. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tousle

   Tou"sle  (?), v. t. [Freq. of touse. Cf.Tossle.] To put into disorder;
   to tumble; to touse. [Colloq.]

                                 Tous-les-mois

   Tous`-les`-mois"  (?),  n.  [F., all the months, i.e., every month.] A
   kind  of starch with very large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as
   arrowroot,  and  extensively  used  for adulterating cocoa. It is made
   from  the  rootstocks  of  a species of Canna, probably C. edulis, the
   tubers of which are edible every month in the year.

                                     Tout

   Tout (?), v. t. [See 1st Toot.]

   1. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout. [Cant. Eng.]

   2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tout

   Tout,  n.  One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of
   training,  to  get  information  about  their capabilities, for use in
   betting. [Cant. Eng.]

                                     Tour

   Tour, v. t. [See 3d Toot. ] To toot a horn.

                                     Tout

   Tout, n The anus. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                 Tout-ensemble

   Tout`-en`sem"ble  (?),  n.  [F.]  All together; hence, in costume, the
   fine  arts,  etc.,  the  general  effect of a work as a whole, without
   regard to the execution of the separate perts.

                                    Touter

   Tout"er  (?),  n.  One  who  seeks  customers, as for an inn, a public
   conveyance,  shops,  and  the  like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for
   office. [Colloq.]

     The  prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or any of those
     bloodless  sharpers  who  are, perhaps, better known to the police.
     Dickens.

                                     Touze

   Touze (?), v.t & i. See Touse. [Prov. Eng.]

                                      Tow

   Tow  (?), n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. taw, v.t.] The
   coarse  and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part
   by the hatchel or swingle.

                                      Tow

   Tow,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Towed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Towing.] [OE.
   towen,  totoga to pull about, OHG. zog\'d3n, Icel. toga, AS. tohline a
   towline,  and  AS.te\'a2n  to  draw, p.p. getogen. See Tug] To draw or
   pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.
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                                      Tow

   Tow (?), n. [Cf. Icel.taug a rope, from the same root as E.tow, v. t.]

   1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.

   2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed;-chiefly used in the
   phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.

   3.  That  which  is  towed,  or  drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft,
   collection of boats, ect.

                                    Towage

   Tow"age (?), n. [From Tow, v..cf. F. touage.]

   1. The act of towing.

   2. The price paid for towing.

                                    Towall

   Tow"all (?), n. A towel. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                Toward, Towards

   To"ward, To"wards (?), prep.[AS. To, and -ward, wards.]

   1. In the direction of; to.

     He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1.

     The waves make towards\'b6 the pebbled shore. Shak.

   2.  With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to;
   regarding; concerning.

     His eye shall be evil toward his brother. Deut. xxviii. 54.

     Herein  do  I  exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of
     offense toward God, and toward men. Acts xxiv. 16.

   3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of.

     This  was  the  first  alarm  England received towards any trouble.
     Clarendom.

   4. Near; about; approaching to.

     I am toward nine years older since I left you. Swift.

                                Toward, Towards

   To"ward, To"wards adv. Near; at hand; in state of preparation.

     Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward ? Shak.

     We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. Shak.

                                    Toward

   To"ward (?), a. [AS. Toward, prep.]

   1. Approaching; coming near. "His toward peril." Spenser.

   2.  Readly  to  do  or  learn;  compliant with duty; not froward; apt;
   docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.

   3. Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.

     Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. Shak.

                                 Towardliness

   To"ward*li*ness  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being towardly;
   docility; tractableness.

     The beauty and towardliness of these children moved her brethren to
     envy. Sir W. Raleigh.

                                   Towardly

   To"ward*ly, a. Same as Toward, a., 2.

     He's towardly and will come on apace. Dryden.

                                  Towardness

   To"ward*ness, n. Quality or state of being toward.

                                    Towards

   To"wards (, prep. & adv. See Toward.

                                    Towboat

   Tow"boat` (?), n.

   1. A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat.

   2. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.

                                     Towel

   Tow"el  (?),  n.  [OE.towaille,  towail,  F. touaille, LL. toacula, of
   Teutonic  origin;  cf.  OHG.  dwahila,  swahilla,  G. zwehle, fr. OHG.
   dwahan  to  wash;  akin to D. dwaal a towel, AS. þwe\'a0n to wash, OS.
   thwahan,  Icel.  þv&amac;,  Sw.  tv\'86,  Dan.  toe, Goth. þwahan. Cf.
   Doily.]  A  cloth  used  for  wiping,  especially  one used for drying
   anything  wet,  as  the  person  after a bath. Towel gourd (Bot.), the
   fruit  of the cucurbitaceous plant Luffa \'92gyptiaca; also, the plant
   itself.  The  fruit is very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind
   and  seeds,  is  used  as a sponge or towel. Called also Egyptian bath
   sponge, and dishcloth.

                                     Towel

   Tow"el, v. t. To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Toweling

   Tow"el*ing,  n.  Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long
   pieces  to  be  cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel
   lengths with borders, etc. [Written also towelling.]

                                     Tower

   Tow"er  (?), n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin to Gr. twr
   a  tower,  Ir.  tor  a  castle,  Gael.  torr a tower, castle. Cf. Tor,
   Turret.]

   1.  (Arch.)  (a)  A  mass  of  building  standing alone and insulated,
   usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of
   that  proportion.  (b)  A  projection  from  a  line  of  wall,  as  a
   fortification,  for  purposes  of defense, as a flanker, either or the
   same height as the curtain wall or higher. (c) A structure appended to
   a  larger  edifice  for  a  special purpose, as for a belfry, and then
   usually  high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest
   of the edifice; as, a church tower.

   2. A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense.

     Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
     Ps. lxi. 3.

   3.  A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end
   of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress.

     Lay trains of amorous intrigues In towers, and curls, and periwigs.
     Hudibras.

   4. High flight; elevation. [Obs.] Johnson.
   Gay  Lussac's  tower  (Chem.),  a  large  tower or chamber used in the
   sulphuric  acid process, to absorb (by means of concentrated acid) the
   spent nitrous fumes that they may be returned to the Glover's tower to
   be  reemployed.  See  Sulphuric  acid,  under  Sulphuric, and Glover's
   tower, below. -- Glover's tower (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used
   in  the  manufacture of sulphuric acid, to condense the crude acid and
   to  deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes. These fumes,
   as a catalytic, effect the conversion of sulphurous to sulphuric acid.
   See Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric, and Gay Lussac's tower, above. --
   Round  tower.  See  under  Round, a. -- Shot tower. See under Shot. --
   Tower  bastion  (Fort.),  a  bastion  of  masonry, often with chambers
   beneath,  built  at an angle of the interior polygon of some works. --
   Tower  mustard  (Bot.),  the  cruciferous  plant Arabis perfoliata. --
   Tower  of  London,  a  collection  of buildings in the eastern part of
   London, formerly containing a state prison, and now used as an arsenal
   and repository of various objects of public interest.

                                     Tower

   Tow"er  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  towered  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   towering.]  To  rise  and  overtop  other objects; to be lofty or very
   high; hence, to soar.

     On the other side an high rock towered still. Spenser.

     My lord protector's hawks do tower so well. Shak.

                                     Tower

   Tow"er, v. t. To soar into. [Obs.] Milton.

                                    Towered

   Tow"ered (?), a. Adorned or defended by towers.

     Towered cities please us then. Milton.

                                   Towering

   Tow"er*ing (?), a.

   1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height. Pope.

   2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.

     A man agitated by a towering passion. Sir W. Scott.

                                    Towery

   Tow"er*y  (?),  a.  Having towers; adorned or defended by towers. [R.]
   "Towery cities." Pope.

                                   Tow-head

   Tow"-head` (?), n.

   1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair. [Colloq.]

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The hooded merganser. [ Local, U.S. ]

                                    Towhee

   To*whee" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The chewink.

                                    Towilly

   To*wil"ly  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The sanderling; -- so called from its
   cry. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Towline

   Tow"line`  (?), n. [AS. tohline. See Tow, v. t., and Line. ] (Naut.) A
   line used to tow vessels; a towrope.

                                     Town

   Town  (?), n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town;
   akin  to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun
   an  inclosure,  homestead,  house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din.
   Cf. Down, adv. & prep., Dune, tine to inclose.]

   1.  Formerly:  (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or
   dwelling  of  the  lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land
   which  constituted  the  domain.  [Obs.]  (c)  A  collection of houses
   inclosed by fences or walls. [Obs.] Palsgrave.

   2.  Any  number  or  collection  of  houses to which belongs a regular
   market,  and  which  is  not  a  city  or  the see of a bishop. [Eng.]
   Johnson.

   3.   Any   collection  of  houses  larger  than  a  village,  and  not
   incorporated  as  a  city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated
   place,  whether  incorporated or not, in distinction from the country,
   or from rural communities.

     God made the country, and man made the town. Cowper.

   4.  The  body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to
   send  two  representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a
   tax for repairing the highways.

   5.  A  township;  the whole territory within certain limits, less than
   those of a country. [U.S.]

   6. The court end of London;-commonly with the.

   7.  The  metropolis  or  its  inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman
   lives in town; in summer, in the country.

     Always hankering after the diversions of the town. Addison.

     Stunned with his giddy larum half the town. Pope.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e sa me fo rm of  ex pressions is used in regard to
     other populous towns.

   8. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. [Prov. Eng.& Scot.]

     NOTE: &hand; To wn is often used adjectively or in combination with
     other  words;  as,  town  clerk, or town-clerk; town-crier, or town
     crier; townhall, town-hall, or town hall; townhouse, town house, or
     town-house.

   Syn.  -- Village; hamlet. See Village. Town clerk, an office who keeps
   the records of a town, and enters its official proceedings. See Clerk.
   --  Town cress (Bot.), the garden cress, or peppergrass. Dr. Prior. --
   Town  house.  (a)  A house in town, in distinction from a house in the
   country.  (b)  See  Townhouse. -- Town meeting, a legal meeting of the
   inhabitants  of a town entitled to vote, for the transaction of public
   bisiness. [U.S.] -- Town talk, the common talk of a place; the subject
   or topic of common conversation.

                                  Town-crier

   Town"-cri`er  (?),  n.  A  town officer who makes proclamations to the
   people; the public crier of a town.

                                    Towned

   Towned (?), a. Having towns; containing many towns. [Obs.] Hakluyt.

                                   Townhall

   Town"hall`  (?),  n.  A  public hall or building, belonging to a town,
   where  the public offices are established, the town council meets, the
   people assemble in town meeting, etc.

                                   Townhouse

   Town"house` (?), n. A building devoted to the public used of a town; a
   townhall.  <-- 2. a house in the city, usu. said of a second residence
   belonging  to  one  who has a permanent residence elsewhere, as in the
   countryside. = town house (b) 3. Row House. -->

                                    Townish

   Town"ish,  a  Of  or pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the
   town. [R.] Turbervile.

                                   Townless

   Town"less, a. Having no town. Howell.

                                    Townlet

   Town"let (?), n. A small town. North Brit. Rev.

                                   Townsfolk

   Towns"folk`  (?), n. The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants
   of a city, in distinction from country people; townspeople.

                                   Township

   Town"ship (?), n.

   1. The district or territory of a town.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e United States, many of the States are divided
     into  townships  of  five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square,
     and  the  inhabitants  of  such townships are invested with certain
     powers  for  regulating  their own affairs, such as repairing roads
     and  providing  for  the  poor.  The township is subordinate to the
     county.

   2.  In  surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of
   territory six miles square, containing 36 sections.

   3. In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county.

                                   Townsman

   Towns"man (?), n.; pl. Townsmen (-men).

   1. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another. Pope.

   2. A selectman, in New England. See Selectman.

                                  Townpeople

   Town"peo`ple  (?), n. The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in
   distinction from country people; townsfolk.

                              Townward, Townwards

   Town"ward, Town"wards (?), (?), adv. Toward a town. Longfellow.

                                    Towpath

   Tow"path`  (?),  n. A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats;
   -- called also towing path.

                                    Towrope

   Tow"rope` (?), n. A rope used in towing vessels.

                                    Towser

   Tow"ser (?), n. [See Touse to pull about. ] A familiar name for a dog.
   [ Written also Towzer. ]

                                     Towy

   Tow"y (?), a. Composed of, or like, tow.

     Tox Tox* (?), a. [NL.,fr.Gr. (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under Blood.

                                Toxic, Toxical

   Tox"ic,  Tox"ic*al (?), a. [L. toxicum poison, originally, a poison in
   which arrows were dipped, Gr. Intoxicate.] Of or pertaining to poison;
   poisonous; as, toxic medicines.

                                   Toxicant

   Tox"i*cant (?), n. A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.

                                 Toxicological

   Tox`i*co*log"ic*al (?), a. [Cf.F. toxicologique. ] Of or pertaining to
   toxicology. -- Tox`i*co*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                 Toxicologist

   Tox`i*col"o*gist  (?),  n.  One  versed in toxicology; the writer of a
   treatise on poisons.

                                  Toxicology

   Tox`i*col"o*gy (?), n. [Gr.toxicologie. See Toxic. ] The science which
   treats  of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recignition; also, a
   discourse or treatise on the science.

                                  Toxicomania

   Tox`i*co*ma"ni*a (?), n. [See. Toxic, and Mania.]

   1. (Med.) Toxiphobia. A. S. Taylor.

   2.  (Med.)  An  insane  desire for intoxicating or poisonous drugs, as
   alcohol or opium. B. W. Richardson.

                                   Toxifera

   Tox*if"e*ra  (?),  n.pl. [NL.,fr.Gr.ferre to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as
   Toxoglossa.

                                 Toxin, Toxine

   Tox"in,  Tox"ine  (?),  n.  [Gr.Toxic. ] A poisonous product formed by
   pathogenic  bacteria<--,  or plants or animals -->, as a toxic proteid
   or poisonous ptomaine.

                                  Toxiphobia

   Tox`i*pho"bi*a  (?),  n.  [NL.,fr.Gr.  (Med.)  An  insane  or  greatly
   exaggerated dread of poisons.

                                    Toxodon

   Tox"o*don (?), n. [Gr. (Paleon.) A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal
   from  South  America,  having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of
   the order Toxodonta.

                                   Toxodonta

   Tox`o*don"ta  (?),  n.pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of Mammalia
   found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were
   long and curved and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed
   to  be  related  both  to  the  rodents  and  ungulates.  Called  also
   Toxodontia.

                                  Toxoglossa

   Tox`o*glos"sa  (?),  n.pl. [NL.,fr.Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of marine
   gastropod  mollusks  in  which  the  radula  are converted into poison
   fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples.
   See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra.

                                  Toxophilite

   Tox*oph"i*lite  (?),  n. [Gr. to`xon a bow + filei^n to love.] A lover
   of archery; one devoted to archery.

                                    Toxotes

   Tox"o*tes  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of  fishes
   comprising the archer fishes. See Archer fish.

                                      Toy

   Toy  (?),  n.  [D.  tuid  tools,  implements,  stuff, trash, speeltuig
   playthings,  toys;  akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. zuic, Icel.
   tygi  gear; all ultimately from the root of E. tug, v.t.; cf.G. zeugen
   to beget, MHG.ziugen to beget, make ready, procure. See Tug, v. t.]

   1. A plaything for children; a bawble. Cowper.

   2. A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of
   little value; a trifle.

     They  exchange  for knives, glasses, and such toys, great abundance
     of gold and pearl. Abr. Abbot.

   3. A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion.

     To fly about playing their wanton toys. Spenser.

     What  if  a  toy  take'em  in the heels now, and they all run away.
     Beau. &Fl.

     Nor light and idle toys my lines may vainly swell. Drayton.

   4. Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime. Milton.

     To dally thus with death is no fit toy. Spenser.

   5. An old story; a silly tale. Shak.

   6.  [Probably  the  same  word.]  A headdress of linen or woolen, that
   hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes;
   --  called also toy mutch. [Scot.] "Having, moreover, put on her clean
   toy, rokelay, and scarlet plaid." Sir W. Scott.

                                      Toy

   Toy,  v. i. [imp. & p. p. toyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. toying.] To dally
   amorously; to trifle; to play.

     To toy, to wanton, dally, smile and jest. Shak.

                                      Toy

   Toy, v. t. To treat foolishly. [Obs.] E. Dering (1576).

                                    Toyear

   To*year (?), adv. [To, prep. + year. ] This year. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Toyer

   Toy"er  (?),  n.  One  who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a
   trifler.

                                    Toyful

   Toy"ful (?), a. Full of trifling play. [Obs.] Donne.

                                   Toyhouse

   Toy"house`  (?), n. A house for children to play in or to play with; a
   playhouse.

                                   Toyingly

   Toy"ing*ly (?), adv. In a toying manner.

                                    Toyish

   Toy"ish, a

   1. Sportive; trifling; wanton.

   2. Resembling a toy. --Toy"ish*ly, dv.-Toy"ish*ness, n.
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                                    Toyman

   Toy"man (?), n. One who deals toys.

                                    Toyshop

   Toy"shop` (?), n. A shop where toys are sold.

                                    Toysome

   Toy"some (?), a. Disposed to toy; trifling; wanton. [R.] Ford.

                                     Toze

   Toze (?), v. t. To pull violently; to touse. [Obs.]

                                     Tozy

   To"zy  (?),  a.  [See  Toze ] Soft, like wool that has been teased. --
   To"zi*ness (#), n.

                                    Trabea

   Tra"be*a  (?),  n.;  pl.  Trabe\'91  (#). [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) A toga of
   purple,  or  ornamented  with  purple  horizontal  stripes. -- worn by
   kings, consuls, and augurs. Dr. W. Smith.

                                   Trabeated

   Tra"be*a`ted (?), a. (Arch.) Furnished with an entablature.

                                  Trabeation

   Tra`be*a"tion (?), n. [L.trabs, trabis, a beam, a timber.] (Arch.)Same
   as Entablature.

                                   Trabecula

   Tra*bec"u*la  (?),  n.;  pl.  Trabecul\'91  (-l&emac;).  [L., a little
   beam.] (Anat.) A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane,
   in the framework of an organ part.

                                  Trabecular

   Tra*bec"u*lar  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Of  or  pertaining to a trabecula or
   trabecul\'91; composed of trabecul\'91.

                                  Trabeculate

   Tra*bec"u*late  (?),  a.  (Bot.) Crossbarred, as the ducts in a banana
   stem.

                                     Trabu

   Tra"bu (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Trubu.

                                     Trace

   Trace  (?),  n. [F.trais. pl. of trait. See Trait.] One of two straps,
   chains,   or  ropes  of  a  harness,  extending  from  the  collar  or
   breastplate  to  a  whiffletree  attached  to a vehicle or thing to be
   drawn; a tug.

                                     Trace

   Trace, n. [F. trace. See Trace, v. t. ]

   1.  A  mark  left  by  anything  passing; a track; a path; a course; a
   footprint;  a  vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace
   of a deer; a sinuous trace. Milton.

   2.  (Chem.&Min.)  A very small quantity of an element or compound in a
   given  substance,  especially  when  so  small  that the amount is not
   quantitatively   determined  in  an  analysis;-hence,  in  stating  an
   analysis, often contracted to tr.

   3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the
   thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige.

     The  shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or blood, but in the
     sylvan chase. Pope.

   4.   (Descriptive   Geom.&Persp.)  The  intersection  of  a  plane  of
   projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.

   5. (Fort.) The ground plan of a work or works.
   Syn.-Vestige; mark; token. See Vestige.

                                     Trace

   Trace,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. traced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. tracing.] [OF.
   tracier, F. tracer, from (assumed) LL. tractiare, fr.L. tractus, p. p.
   of  trahere to draw. Cf. Abstract, Attract, Contract, Portratt, Tract,
   Trail, Train, Treat. ]

   1.  To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy,
   as  a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on
   a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure
   or an outline; a traced drawing.

     Some  faintly  traced  features  or  outline  of the mother and the
     child, slowly lading into the twilight of the woods. Hawthorne.

   2.  To  follow  by  some  mark that has been left by a person or thing
   which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens. Cowper.

     You may trace the deluge quite round the globe. T. Burnet.

     I feel thy power . . . to trace the ways Of highest agents. Milton.

   3. Hence, to follow the trace or track of.

     How all the way the prince on footpace traced. Spenser.

   4. To copy; to imitate.

     That  servile  path  thou  nobly dost decline, Of tracing word, and
     line by line. Denham.

   5. To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.

     We do tracethis alley up and down. Shak.

                                     Trace

   Trace, v. i. To walk; to go; to travel. [Obs.]

     Not wont on foot with heavy arms to trace. Spenser.

                                   Traceable

   Trace"a*ble  (?),  a. Capable of being traced. -- Trace"a*ble*ness, n.
   -- Trace"a/bly, adv.

                                    Tracer

   Tra"cer (?), n. One who, or that which, traces.

                                   Tracer/y

   Tra"cer/y  (?),  n.;  pl.  Traceries  (  (Arch.)  Ornamental work with
   rambled  lines.  Especially:  --  (a)  The decorative head of a Gothic
   window.

     NOTE: &hand; Wi ndow tracery is of two sorts, plate tracery and bar
     tracery.  Plate  tracery,  common in Italy, consists of a series of
     ornamental  patterns cut through a flat plate of stone. Bar tracery
     is  a  decorative pattern formed by the curves and intersections of
     the molded bars of the mullions. Window tracery is imitated in many
     decorative objects, as panels of wood or metal either pierced or in
     relief.  See  also Stump tracery under Stump, and Fan tracery under
     Fan.

   (b)  A  similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the ribs of the
   vault giving off the minor bars of which the tracery is composed.

                                    Trachea

   Tra"che*a  (?),  n.;  pl.  Trache\'91  (#).  [NL.,from L. trachia, Gr.
   trachei^a (sc. trach\'82e.]

   1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.

   3.  (Bot.)  One  of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral,
   annular,  or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to
   form continuous ducts.

                                   Tracheal

   Tra"che*al  (?),  a. [Cf.F.tracheal.] Of or pertaining to the trachea;
   like a trachea.

                                  Trachearia

   Tra`che*a"ri*a  (?),  n.pl.  [NL.]  (Zo\'94l.) A division of Arachnida
   including  those that breathe only by means of trache\'91. It includes
   the mites, ticks, false scorpions, and harvestmen.

                                   Tracheary

   Tra"che*a*ry (?), a. Tracheal; breathing by means of trache\'91. -- n.
   (Zo\'94l.) One of the Trachearia.

                                   Tracheata

   Tra`che*a"ta  (?),  n.pl.  [NL.]  (Zo\'94l.)  An extensive division of
   arthropods  comprising  all  those  which  breathe  by  trache\'91, as
   distinguished from Crustacea, which breathe by means of branchi\'91.

                                   Tracheate

   Tra"che*ate (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Breathing by means of trache\'91; of or
   pertaining to the Tracheata.

                                   Tracheate

   Tra"che*ate, n. (Zo\'94l.) Any arthropod having trache\'91; one of the
   Tracheata.

                                   Tracheid

   Tra"che*id  (?),  n.  (Bot.) A wood cell with spiral or other markings
   and closed throughout, as in pine wood.

                                  Tracheitis

   Tra`che*i"tis   (?),   n.   [NL.   See  Trachea,  and  -itis.]  (Med.)
   Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.

                                  Trachelidan

   Tra*chel"i*dan  (?),  n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of a tribe of beetles
   (Trachelides)  which  have  the  head  supported on a pedicel. The oil
   beetles and the Cantharides are examples.

                                  Trachelipod

   Tra*chel"i*pod (?), n. [Gr.-pod:cf.F. trachelipode.] (Zo\'94l.) One of
   the Trachelipoda.

                                 Trachelipoda

   Tra`che*lip"o*da  (?),  n.pl.  [NL.  See  Trachelipod.]  (Zo\'94l.) An
   extensive  artificial  group  of gastropods comprising all those which
   have a spiral shell and the foot attached to the base of the neck.

                                Trachelipodous

   Tra`che*lip"o*dous  (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the foot united with the
   neck; of or pertainingto the Trachelipoda.

                              Trachelobranchiate

   Tra`che*lo*bran"chi*ate (?), a. [Gr.tranchiate.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the
   gills situated upon the neck; -- said of certain mollusks.

                                Trachelorrhaphy

   Tra`che*lor"rha*phy  (?),  n. [Gr. (Med.) The operation of sewing up a
   laceration of the neck of the uterus.

                                 Trachenchyma

   Tra*chen"chy*ma   (?),   n.   [NL.,fr.   trachea   +  -enchyma  as  in
   E.parenchyma.] (Bot.) A vegetable tissue consisting of trache\'91.

                                Tracheobranchia

   Tra`che*o*bran"chi*a  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tracheobranchlae  (#).  [NL. See
   Trachea,  and  Branchia.]  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of the gill-like breathing
   organs of certain aquatic insect larv\'91. They contain tracheal tubes
   somewhat similar to those of other insects.

                               Tracheobronchial

   Tra`che*o*bron"chi*al  (?),  a.  (Zo\'94l.)  Pertaining  both  to  the
   tracheal  and  bronchial  tubes,  or to their junction; -- said of the
   syrinx of certain birds.

                                  Tracheocele

   Tra"che*o*cele  (?),  n.  [Gr. tracheocele. ] (Med.) (a) Goiter. (b) A
   tumor  containing  air  and  communicating  with  the  trachea. Morell
   Mackenzie.

                                Tracheophon\'91

   Tra`che*oph"o*n\'91  (,  n.  pl.  [NL.,  from trachea + Gr. fonei^n to
   sound.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of passerine birds having the syrinx at the
   lower end of the trachea.

                                 Tracheoscopy

   Tra`che*os"co*py (?), n. [Trachea + -scopy.] (Med.) Examination of the
   interior of the trachea by means of a mirror.

                                  Tracheotomy

   Tra`che*ot"o*my  (?),  n.  [Trachea  +  Gr. tracheotomie.] (Surg.) The
   operation of making an opening into the windpipe.

                                  Trachinoid

   Tra"chi*noid (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Trachinus,
   a genus of fishes which includes the weevers. See Weever.

                                   Trachitis

   Tra*chi"tis (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) Tracheitis.

                                 Trachycarpous

   Tra`chy*car"pous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Rough-fruited. Gray.

                                Trachymedus\'91

   Tra`chy*me*du"s\'91  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL., fr.Gr. medusa.] (Zo\'94l.) A
   division of acalephs in which the development is direct from the eggs,
   without  a  hydroid  stage. Some of the species are parasitic on other
   medus\'91.

                                Trachyspermous

   Tra`chy*sper"mous (?), a. [Gr. (Bot.) Rough-seeded. Gray.

                                 Trachystomata

   Tra`chy*stom"a*ta  (?), n. pl. [NL.,fr.Gr. stoma.] (Zo\'94l.) An order
   of tailed aquatic amphibians, including Siren and Pseudobranchus. They
   have  anterior  legs  only,  are  eel-like  in form, and have no teeth
   except  a small patch on the palate. The external gills are persistent
   through life.

                                   Trachyte

   Tra"chyte  (?),  n.  [Gr.  trachyte.]  (Geol.) An igneous rock,usually
   light  gray  in  color  and breaking with a rough surface. It consists
   chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica.

                                   Trachytic

   Tra*chyt"ic  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  trachytique.]  Of,  pertaining to, or
   resembling, trachyte.

                                  Trachytoid

   Trach"y*toid (?), a. [Trachyte + -oid.] (Min.) Resembling trachyte; --
   used to define the structure of certain rocks.

                                    Tracing

   Tra"cing (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  one  who  traces;  especially, the act of copying by
   marking  on thin paper, or other transparent substance, the lines of a
   pattern placed beneath; also, the copy thus producted.

   2. A regular path or track; a course.
   Tracing  cloth, Tracing paper, specially prepared transparent cloth or
   paper, which enables a drawing or print to be clearly seen through it,
   and  so  allows  the  use of a pen or pencil to produce a facsimile by
   following the lines of the original placed beneath.

                                     Track

   Track  (?),  n.  [OF.trac track of horses, mules, trace of animals; of
   Teutonic  origin; cf.D.trek a drawing, trekken to draw, travel, march,
   MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. Trick.]

   1.  A  mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or
   wake,  of  a  ship;  the  track  of a meteor; the track of a sled or a
   wheel.

     The bright track of his fiery car. Shak.

   2.  A  mark  or  impression  left by the foot, either of man or beast;
   trace; vestige; footprint.

     Far from track of men. Milton.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  entire  lower surface of the foot;-said of birds,
   ect.

   4. A road; a beaten path.

     Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. Dryden.

   5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.

   6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, ect.

   7. (Raolroad) The permanent way; the rails.

   8.  [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of land. [Obs.]
   "Small tracks of ground." Fuller.
   Track scale, a railway scale. See under Railway.

                                     Track

   Track,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. tracked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. tracking.] To
   follow  the  tracks  or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of
   the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow.

     It  was  often  found  impossible  to  track  the  robbers to their
     retreats among the hills and morasses. Macaulay.

   2.  (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or
   animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.

                                   Trackage

   Track"age (?), n. The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage.

                                    Tracker

   Track"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who,  or  that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that
   follows game.

     And  of the trackers of the deer Scarce half the lessening pack was
     near. Sir W. Scott.

   2.  (Mus.)  In the organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in path) a
   key and a pallet, to communicate motion by pulling.

                                   Trackless

   Track"less, a. Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as,
   a trackless desert.

     To climb the trackless mountain all unseen. Byron.

   -- Track"less*ly, adv.-Track"less*ness, n.

                                  Trackmatter

   Track"mat`ter  (?),  n.  (Railroad)  One  who has charge of the track;
   --called also roadmaster.

                                  Track-road

   Track"-road` (?), n. A towing path.

                                  Trackscout

   Track"scout (?), n. See Trackschuyt.

                                     Tract

   Tract   (?),   n.   [Abbrev.fr.  tractate.]  A  written  discourse  or
   dissertation,  generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially
   on practical religion.

     The  church  clergy  at  that  writ  the  best collection of tracts
     against popery that ever appeared. Swift.

   Tracts for the Times. See Tractarian.

                                     Tract

   Tract,  n. [L. tractus a drawing, train, track, course, tract of land,
   from  trahere  tractum,  to  draw.  Senses  4 and 5 are perhaps due to
   confusion with track. See Trace,v., and cf. Tratt.]

   1. Something drawn out or extended; expanse. "The deep tract of hell."
   Milton.

   2.  A  region  or  quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an
   area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.

     A  very  high  mountain  joined to the mainland by a narrowtract of
     earth. Addison.

   3. Traits; features; lineaments. [Obs.]

     The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his countenance is a
     great weakness. Bacon.

   4. The footprint of a wild beast. [Obs.] Dryden.

   5. Track; trace. [Obs.]

     Efface all tract of its traduction. Sir T. Browne.

     But  flies  an  eagle  flight,  bold, and forthon, Leaving no tract
     behind. Shak.

   6. Treatment; exposition. [Obs.] Shak.

   7.  Continuity  or  extension  of  anything;  as, the tract of speech.
   [Obs.] Older.

   8.  Continued  or  protracted  duration;  length; extent. "Improved by
   tract of time." Milton.

   9.  (R.  C.  Ch.)  Verses  of  Scripture  sung at Mass, instead of the
   Alleluia,  from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter;-so
   called  because sung tractim,or without a break, by one voice, instead
   of  by  many  as  in the antiphons. Syn. -- Region; district; quarter;
   essay; treatise; dissertation.

                                     Tract

   Tract,  v.  t.  To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.
   [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson.

                                 Tractability

   Tract`a*bil"i*ty  (?),  n. [L. tractabilitas: cf.F. tractabilite.] The
   quality   or   state   of   being   tractable   or  docile;  docility;
   tractableness.

                                   Tractable

   Tract"a*ble  (?),  a. [L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to draw violently,
   to handle, treat. See Treat, v. t.]

   1.   Capable   of  being  easily  led,  taught,  or  managed;  docile;
   manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner.

     I shall find them tractable enough. Shak.

   2.  Capable  of  being  handled;  palpable; practicable; feasible; as,
   tractable   measures.   [Obs.]   Holder.   --Tract"a*ble*ness,  n.  --
   Tract"a/bly, adv.

                                  Tractarian

   Trac*ta"ri*an  (?),  n.  (Ch.  of  England)  One of the writers of the
   Oxford tracts, called "Tracts for the Times," issued during the period
   1833-1841,  in  which  series  of  papers  the  sacramental system and
   authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into
   prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally
   the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite.
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                                  Tractarian

   Trac*ta"ri*an  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their
   principles.

                                 Tractarianism

   Trac*ta"ri*an*ism  (?),  n.  (Ch.  of  England)  The principles of the
   Tractarians,  or  of  those  persons  accepting  the  teachings of the
   "Tracts for the Times."

                                   Tractate

   Tract"ate  (?),  n.  [L. tractatus a touching, handling, treatise. See
   Tractable,  and  Tract  a  treatise,  Treaty.] A treatise; a tract; an
   essay.

     Agreeing  in  substance  with  Augustin's,  from  whose  fourteenth
     Tractate on St. John the words are translated. Hare.

                                  Tractation

   Trac*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  tractatio.]  Treatment  or  handling of a
   subject; discussion. [Obs.]

     A full tractation of the points controverted. Bp. Hall.

                                   Tractator

   Trac*ta"tor (?), n. [L., a handler.] One who writes tracts; specif., a
   Tractarian. [R.] C. Kingsley.

                                   Tractile

   Tract"ile  (?),  a.  [L.  trahere, tractum, to draw.] Capable of being
   drawn out in length; ductile. Bacon.

                                  Tractility

   Trac*til"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  of  being  tractile; ductility.
   Derham.

                                   Traction

   Trac"tion (?), n. [L. trahere, tractum, to draw: cf. F. traction.]

   1.  The  act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction
   of a muscle.

   2.  Specifically,  the  act  of drawing a body along a plane by motive
   power,  as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a
   boat by a tug.

   3. Attraction; a drawing toward. [R.]

   4.  The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or
   the like. Knight.
   Angle  of  traction  (Mech.), the angle made with a given plane by the
   line  of direction in which a tractive force acts. -- Traction engine,
   a locomotive for drawing vehicles on highways or in the fields.

                                   Tractite

   Tract"ite (?), n. A Tractarian.

                                  Tractitious

   Trac*ti"tious (?), a. [See Tractate.] Treating of; handling. [R.]

                                   Tractive

   Tract"ive  (?),  a. Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive
   power.

                                    Tractor

   Tract"or (?), n. [NL., from L. trahere, tractum, to draw.]

   1. That which draws, or is used for drawing.

   2.  pl.  (Med.) Two small, pointed rods of metal, formerly used in the
   treatment called Perkinism.

                                 Tractoration

   Trac`to*ra"tion (?), n. See Perkinism.

                                   Tractory

   Tract"o*ry (?), n. [L. tractorius of drawing, fr. trahere, tractum, to
   draw.] (Geom.) A tractrix.

                                   Tractrix

   Tract"rix  (?),  n.  [NL.  See Tractor.] (Geom.) A curve such that the
   part of the tangent between the point of tangency and a given straight
   line  is  constant; -- so called because it was conceived as described
   by  the motion of one end of a tangent line as the other end was drawn
   along the given line.

                                     Trad

   Trad (?), obs. imp. of Tread. Chaucer.

                                     Trade

   Trade  (?), n. [Formerly, a path, OE. tred a footmark. See Tread, n. &
   v.]

   1.  A  track;  a  trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.
   [Obs.]

     A  postern  with  a  blind wicket there was, A common trade to pass
     through Priam's house. Surrey.

     Hath tracted forth some salvage beastes trade. Spenser.

     Or, I'll be buried in the king's highway, Some way of common trade,
     where  subjects' feet May hourly trample on their sovereign's head.
     Shak.

   2. Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment. [Obs.] "The right
   trade of religion." Udall.

     There those five sisters had continual trade. Spenser.

     Long did I love this lady, Long was my travel, long my trade to win
     her. Massinger.

     Thy sin's not accidental but a trade. Shak.

   3.  Business  of  any  kind;  matter  of mutual consideration; affair;
   dealing. [Obs.]

     Have you any further trade with us? Shak.

   4.  Specifically:  The  act  or  business of exchanging commodities by
   barter, or by buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic; barter.

     NOTE: &hand; Tr  ade co mprehends ev ery sp ecies of  ex change or 
     dealing,  either in the produce of land, in manufactures, in bills,
     or  in  money;  but  it  is  chiefly  used  to denote the barter or
     purchase  and  sale  of  goods,  wares,  and merchandise, either by
     wholesale  or  retail. Trade is either foreign or domestic. Foreign
     trade  consists in the exportation and importation of goods, or the
     exchange  of  the  commodities of different countries. Domestic, or
     home, trade is the exchange, or buying and selling, of goods within
     a  country. Trade is also by the wholesale, that is, by the package
     or  in  large  quantities,  generally to be sold again, or it is by
     retail,  or in small parcels. The carrying trade is the business of
     transporting  commodities  from  one country to another, or between
     places in the same country, by land or water.

   5.  The  business which a person has learned, and which he engages in,
   for  procuring  subsistence,  or  for  profit; occupation; especially,
   mechanical  employment  as  distinguished  from  the liberal arts, the
   learned  professions,  and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of a
   smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the trade of a farmer,
   or a lawyer, or a physician.

     Accursed usury was all his trade. Spenser.

     The homely, slighted, shepherd's trade. Milton.

     I will instruct thee in my trade. Shak.

   6. Instruments of any occupation. [Obs.]

     The house and household goods, his trade of war. Dryden.

   7.  A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus, booksellers
   and publishers speak of the customs of the trade, and are collectively
   designated as the trade.

   8. pl. The trade winds.

   9.  Refuse  or  rubbish  from a mine. [Prov. Eng.] Syn. -- Profession;
   occupation; office; calling; avocation; employment; commerce; dealing;
   traffic.
   Board of trade. See under Board. -- Trade dollar. See under Dollar. --
   Trade  price, the price at which goods are sold to members of the same
   trade, or by wholesale dealers to retailers. Trade sale, an auction by
   and  for the trade, especially that of the booksellers. -- Trade wind,
   a  wind  in the torrid zone, and often a little beyond at, which blows
   from  the  same  quarter  throughout the year, except when affected by
   local  causes;  --  so called because of its usefulness to navigators,
   and hence to trade.

     NOTE: &hand; The general direction of the trade winds is from N. E.
     to  S. W. on the north side of the equator, and from S. E. to N. W.
     on  the  south  side of the equator. They are produced by the joint
     effect  of  the  rotation  of the earth and the movement of the air
     from the polar toward the equatorial regions, to supply the vacancy
     caused by heating, rarefaction, and consequent ascent of the air in
     the  latter regions. The trade winds are principally limited to two
     belts in the tropical regions, one on each side of the equator, and
     separated  by  a  belt  which is characterized by calms or variable
     weather.

                                     Trade

   Trade (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traded; p. pr. & vb. n. Trading.]

   1.  To  barter,  or  to  buy  and sell; to be engaged in the exchange,
   purchase,  or  sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to
   traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business.

     A  free  port,  where  nations  . . . resorted with their goods and
     traded. Arbuthnot.

   2. To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.

   3.  To  have  dealings;  to  be  concerned  or  associated; -- usually
   followed by with.

     How did you dare to trade and traffic with Macbeth? Shak.

                                     Trade

   Trade, v. t. To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter.

     They traded the persons of men. Ezek. xxvii. 13.

     To dicker and to swop, to trade rifles and watches. Cooper.

                                     Trade

   Trade, obs. imp. of Tread.

                                    Traded

   Trad"ed, a. Professional; practiced. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Tradeful

   Trade"ful, a. Full of trade; busy in traffic; commercial. Spenser.

                                   Tradeless

   Trade"less, a. Having no trade or traffic. Young.

                                  Trade-mark

   Trade"-mark`  (?), n. A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed
   by  a  manufacturer or a merchant to his goods, the exclusive right of
   using which is recognized by law.

                                    Trader

   Trad"er (?), n.

   1.  One  engaged  in  trade  or  commerce; one who makes a business of
   buying  and  selling  or  of  barter;  a merchant; a trafficker; as, a
   trader to the East Indies; a country trader.

   2. A vessel engaged in the coasting or foreign trade.

                                 Tradescantia

   Trad`es*can"ti*a  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  genus  including spiderwort and
   Wandering Jew.

                                  Tradesfolk

   Trades"folk` (?), n. People employed in trade; tradesmen. [R.] Swift.

                                   Tradesman

   Trades"man (?), n.; pl. Tradesmen (.

   1. One who trades; a shopkeeper.

   2.  A  mechanic  or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood depends upon
   the labor of his hands. [U.S.] Burrill.

                                 Tradespeople

   Trades"peo`ple (?), n. People engaged in trade; shopkeepers.

                         trades union, OR Trade union

   trades"  un`ion  (?), OR Trade" un`ion. An organized combination among
   workmen  for  the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, and
   interests with respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc.

                      Trades-unionist, OR Trade-unionist

   Trades"-un`ion*ist,  OR  Trade"-un`ion*ist,  n.  A  member of a trades
   union, or a supporter of trades unions.

                                  Tradeswoman

   Trades"wom`an  (?),  n.;  pl. Tradeswomen (. A woman who trades, or is
   skilled in trade.

                                    Trading

   Trad"ing (?), a.

   1.  Carrying  on  trade  or  commerce; engaged in trade; as, a trading
   company.

   2. Frequented by traders. [R
   .] "They on the trading flood." Milton.

   3. Venal; corrupt; jobbing; as, a trading politician.

                                   Tradition

   Tra*di"tion (?), n. [OE. tradicioun, L. traditio, from tradere to give
   up, transmit. See Treason, Traitor.]

   1.  The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. "A deed
   takes effect only from the tradition or delivery." Blackstone.

   2. The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions, doctrines,
   practices,  rites,  and customs, from father to son, or from ancestors
   to   posterity;  the  transmission  of  any  knowledge,  opinions,  or
   practice,  from  forefathers  to  descendants  by  oral communication,
   without written memorials.

   3. Hence, that which is transmitted orally from father to son, or from
   ancestors  to  posterity;  knowledge or belief transmitted without the
   aid of written memorials; custom or practice long observed.

     Will  you  mock  at  an  ancient  tradition begun upon an honorable
     respect? Shak.

     Naught   but   tradition   remains  of  the  beautiful  village  of
     Grand-Pr\'82. Longfellow.

   4.  (Theol.)  (a)  An  unwritten  code of law represented to have been
   given by God to Moses on Sinai.

     Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which
     ye have delivered. Mark vii. 13.

   (b)  That  body  of  doctrine  and discipline, or any article thereof,
   supposed  to  have  been  put forth by Christ or his apostles, and not
   committed to writing.

     Stand  fast,  and  hold  the  traditions which ye have been taught,
     whether by word or our epistle. 2 Thess. ii. 15.

   Tradition  Sunday (Eccl.), Palm Sunday; -- so called because the creed
   was then taught to candidates for baptism at Easter.

                                   Tradition

   Tra*di"tion,  v.  t.  To  transmit  by way of tradition; to hand down.
   [Obs.]

     The  following  story  is  .  . . traditioned with very much credit
     amongst our English Catholics. Fuller.

                                  Traditional

   Tra*di"tion*al (?), a. [Cf. F. traditionnel, LL. traditionalis.]

   1. Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated
   from  ancestors  to  descendants by word only; transmitted from age to
   age  without  writing;  as, traditional opinions; traditional customs;
   traditional expositions of the Scriptures.

   2.  Observant  of  tradition;  attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
   [R.] Shak.

                                 Traditionlism

   Tra*di"tion*l*ism  (?),  n.  A  system  of faith founded on tradition;
   esp., the doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon
   what  is  delivered  from  competent  authority, exclusive of rational
   processes.

                                Traditionalist

   Tra*di"tion*al*ist   (?),   n.   An   advocate  of,  or  believer  in,
   traditionalism; a traditionist.

                                 Traditionally

   Tra*di"tion*al*ly, adv. In a traditional manner.

                                Traditionarily

   Tra*di"tion*a*ri*ly (?), adv. By tradition.

                                 Traditionary

   Tra*di"tion*a*ry (?), a. Traditional.

     The  reveries  of  the  Talmud, a collection of Jewish traditionary
     interpolations. Buckminster.

                                 Traditionary

   Tra*di"tion*a*ry,  n.;  pl.  Traditionaries (. [Cf. F. traditionnare.]
   One, among the Jews, who acknowledges the authority of traditions, and
   explains the Scriptures by them.

                           Traditioner, Traditionist

   Tra*di"tion*er  (?),  Tra*di"tion*ist, n. [Cf. F. traditionniste.] One
   who adheres to tradition.

                                   Traditive

   Trad"i*tive  (?),  a. [L. tradere, traditum, to transmit, give up: cf.
   F. traditif.] Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from
   age, by oral communication; traditional. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

     Suppose we on things traditive divide. Dryden.

                                   Traditor

   Trad"i*tor  (?),  n.  [L., fr. tradere, traditum. See Traitor.] (Eccl.
   Hist.)  A  deliverer;  --  a  name  of  infamy given to Christians who
   delivered  the  Scriptures,  or  the  goods  of  the  church, to their
   persecutors to save their lives. Milner.

                                    Traduce

   Tra*duce"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Traduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Traducing  (?).] [L. traducere, traductum, to lead across, lead along,
   exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace, transfer, derive; trans across, over
   + ducere to lead: cf. F. traduire to transfer, translate, arraign, fr.
   L. traducere. See Duke.]

   1.  To  transfer;  to  transmit;  to  hand down; as, to traduce mental
   qualities to one's descendants. [Obs.] Glanvill.

   2.  To  translate  from  one  language  to another; as, to traduce and
   compose works. [Obs.] Golden Boke.

   3. To increase or distribute by propagation. [Obs.]

     From  these  only  the  race of perfect animals were propagated and
     traduced over the earth. Sir M. Hale.

   4. To draw away; to seduce. [Obs.]

     I can forget the weakness Of the traduced soldiers. Beau. & Fl.

   5. To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example
   of. [Obs.] Bacon.

   6.  To  expose  to  contempt  or  shame;  to represent as blamable; to
   calumniate; to vilify; to defame.

     The  best  stratagem that Satan hath . . . is by traducing the form
     and manner of them [prayers], to bring them into contempt. Hooker.

     He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel. Dryden.

   Syn. -- To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract; depreciate;
   decry; slander.

                                  Traducement

   Tra*duce"ment   (?),  n.  The  act  of  traducing;  misrepresentation;
   ill-founded censure; defamation; calumny. [R.] Shak.

                                   Traducent

   Tra*du"cent  (?), a. [L. traducens, p. pr. of traducere. See Traduce.]
   Slanderous. [R.] Entick.

                                   Traducer

   Tra*du"cer (?), n.

   1. One who traduces; a slanderer; a calumniator. Bp. Hall.

   2. One who derives or deduces. [Obs.] Fuller.

                                   Traducian

   Tra*du"cian (?), n. A believer in traducianism.

                                 Traducianism

   Tra*du"cian*ism  (?),  n.  (Theol.)  The doctrine that human souls are
   produced  by  the  act  of  generation; -- opposed to creationism, and
   infusionism.

                                  Traducible

   Tra*du"ci*ble, a.

   1. Capable of being derived or propagated. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

   2. Capable of being traduced or calumniated. [R.]

                                  Traducingly

   Tra*du"cing*ly,   adv.   In   a   traducing   manner;  by  traduction;
   slanderously.

                                    Traduct

   Tra*duct" (?), v. t. [L. traducere, traductum. See Traduce.] To derive
   or deduce; also, to transmit; to transfer. [Obs.] Fotherby.

                                    Traduct

   Tra*duct",  n.  That  which is traducted; that which is transferred; a
   translation. [Obs.] Howell.

                                  Traduction

   Tra*duc"tion  (?),  n. [L. traductio a transferring: cf. F. traduction
   translation. See Traduce.]

   1. Transmission from one to another. [Obs.]

     Traditional communication and traduction of truths. Sir M. Hale.

   2. Translation from one language to another. [Obs.]

   3. Derivation by descent; propagation. [R.]

     If  by  traduction  came thy mind, Our wonder is the less to find A
     soul so charming from a stock so good. Dryden.

   4.  The  act  of  transferring;  conveyance; transportation. [R.] "The
   traduction of brutes." Sir M. Hale.

   5. Transition. [Obs.] Bacon.

   6.  (Logic) A process of reasoning in which each conclusion applies to
   just such an object as each of the premises applies to. Jevons.

                                  Traductive

   Tra*duc"tive  (?),  a.  Capable  of being deduced; derivable. [R.] Bp.
   Warburton.

                                    Traffic

   Traf"fic  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Trafficked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trafficking  (?).]  [F.  trafiquer;  cf. It. trafficare, Sp. traficar,
   trafagar,  Pg.  traficar,  trafegar,  trafeguear,  LL.  traficare;  of
   uncertain  origin, perhaps fr. L. trans across, over + -ficare to make
   (see  -fy,  and  cf.  G.  \'81bermachen to transmit, send over, e. g.,
   money,  wares);  or cf. Pg. trasfegar to pour out from one vessel into
   another,  OPg.  also,  to traffic, perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. vicare to
   exchange, from L. vicis change (cf. Vicar).]

   1.  To  pass  goods  and commodities from one person to another for an
   equivalent  in  goods  or  money;  to buy or sell goods; to barter; to
   trade.

   2. To trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain.

                                    Traffic

   Traf"fic,  v. t. To exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for
   a consideration.

                                    Traffic

   Traf"fic, n. [Cf. F. trafic, It. traffico, Sp. tr\'a0fico, tr\'a0fago,
   Pg. tr\'a0fego, LL. traficum, trafica. See Traffic, v.]

   1. Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling; interchange of
   goods and commodities; trade.

     A merchant of great traffic through the world. Shak.

     The traffic in honors, places, and pardons. Macaulay.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd, li ke trade, comprehends every species of
     dealing  in  the  exchange  or passing of goods or merchandise from
     hand to hand for an equivalent, unless the business of relating may
     be  excepted.  It signifies appropriately foreign trade, but is not
     limited to that.
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   2. Commodities of the market. [R.]

     You  'll  see a draggled damsel From Billingsgate her fishy traffic
     bear. Gay.

   3.  The  business  done  upon  a  railway,  steamboat line, etc., with
   reference  to  the  number  of  passengers  or  the  amount of freight
   carried.
   Traffic  return,  a periodical statement of the receipts for goods and
   passengers,  as on a railway line. -- Traffic taker, a computer of the
   returns of traffic on a railway, steamboat line, etc.

                                  Trafficable

   Traf"fic*a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being  disposed  of in traffic;
   marketable. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                  Trafficker

   Traf"fick*er  (?),  n.  One  who  traffics,  or carries on commerce; a
   trader; a merchant.

                                  Trafficless

   Traf"fic*less, a. Destitute of traffic, or trade.

                                  Tragacanth

   Trag"a*canth  (?),  n.  [L.  tragacanthum  tragacanth, tragacantha the
   plant  producing  tragacanth, Gr. tragacanthe.] A kind of gum procured
   from  a  spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia,
   and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish
   flakes  or  filaments,  and  is  nearly insoluble in water, but slowly
   swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum
   arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth.

                                   Tragedian

   Tra*ge"di*an (?), n. [Cf. F. trag\'82dien.]

   1. A writer of tragedy.

     Thence what the lofty, grave, tragedians taught. Milton.

   2. An actor or player in tragedy. Shak.

                                Trag\'82dienne

   Tra`g\'82`dienne" (?), n. [F.] A woman who plays in tragedy.

                                  Tragedious

   Tra*ge"di*ous  (?),  a.  Like  tragedy;  tragical.  [Obs.] "Tragedious
   history." Fabyan.

                                    Tragedy

   Trag"e*dy  (?),  n.;  pl. Tragedies (#). [OE.tragedie, OF.tragedie, F.
   trag\'82die, L. tragoedia, Gr. trout) + Ode.]

   1.  A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal
   action  performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue;
   that  species  of drama which represents the sad or terrible phases of
   character and life.

     Tragedy  is  to  say  a  certain  storie,  As  olde bookes maken us
     memorie,  Of him that stood in great prosperitee And is yfallen out
     of high degree Into misery and endeth wretchedly. Chaucer.

     All our tragedies are of kings and princes. Jer. Taylor.

     tragedy  is  poetry  in  its  deepest  earnest; comedy is poetry in
     unlimited jest. Coleridge.

   2. A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives are lost
   by human violence, more especially by unauthorized violence.

                               Tragic, Tragical

   Trag"ic (?), Trag"ic*al (?), a. [L. tragicus, Gr.tragique.]

   1. Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy;
   as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation.

   2.  Fatal  to  life;  mournful;  terrible;  calamitous; as, the tragic
   scenes of the French revolution.

   3. Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow.

     Why look you still so stern and tragical ? Shak.

   -- Trag"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Trag"ic*al*ness, n.

                                    Tragic

   Trag"ic (?), n.

   1. A writer of tragedy. [Obs.]

   2. A tragedy; a tragic drama. [Obs.]

                                 Tragi-comedy

   Trag`i-com"e*dy  (?),  n. [Cf. F. tragicom\'82die, L. tragicocomoedia.
   See  Tragic,  and Comedy.] A kind of drama representing some action in
   which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of
   the nature both of tragedy and comedy.

     The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure." Macaulay.

                          Tragi-comic, Tragi-comical

   Trag`i-com"ic (?), Trag`i-com"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. tragi-comique.] Of
   or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes. --
   Trag`-com"ic*al*ly, adv.

     Julian  felt  toward  him that tragi-comic sensation which makes us
     pity  the object which excites it not the less that we are somewhat
     inclined to laugh amid our sympathy. Sir W. Scott.

                              Tragi-comi-pastoral

   Trag`i-com`i-pas"tor*al  (?),  a.  Partaking  of  the  nature  of,  or
   combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastoral poetry. [R.] Gay.

                                   Tragopan

   Trag"o*pan  (?),  n.  [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous Ethiopian bird,
   Gr.  (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the
   genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints,
   the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and
   the  head  is  ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The
   crimson  tragopan,  or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of
   the best-known species.

                                    Tragus

   Tra"gus  (?),  n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) The prominence in front of the
   external opening of the ear. See Illust. under Ear.

                                    T rail

   T" rail` (?). See under T.

                                     Trail

   Trail (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trailing.]
   [OE.  trailen,  OF.  trailler to trail a deer, or hunt him upon a cold
   scent,  also,  to  hunt or pursue him with a limehound, F. trailler to
   trail  a  fishing  line;  probably  from a derivative of L. trahere to
   draw; cf. L. traha a drag, sledge, tragula a kind of drag net, a small
   sledge, Sp. trailla a leash, an instrument for leveling the ground, D.
   treilen  to draw with a rope, to tow, treil a rope for drawing a boat.
   See Trace, v. t.]

   1.  To  hunt  by the track; to track. <-- (b) to follow behind. (c) To
   pursue. --> Halliwell.

   2. To draw or drag, as along the ground.

     And hung his head, and trailed his legs along. Dryden.

     They  shall  not  trail me through their streets Like a wild beast.
     Milton.

     Long behind he trails his pompous robe. Pope.

   3.  (Mil.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and
   the  upper  part  inclined  forward, the piece being held by the right
   hand near the middle.

   4.  To  tread  down,  as  grass,  by  walking through it; to lay flat.
   Longfellow.

   5. To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon. [Prov. Eng.]

     I  presently  perceived  she  was  (what  is  vernacularly  termed)
     trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her ignorance. C. Bronte.

                                     Trail

   Trail (?), v. i.

   1. To be drawn out in length; to follow after.

     When his brother saw the red blood trail. Spenser.

   2.  To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon
   the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.

                                     Trail

   Trail, n.

   1.  A  track  left  by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a
   scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.

     They  traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous trail.
     Cooper.

     How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! Shak.

   2.  A  footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as,
   an Indian trail over the plains.

   3.  Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail
   of smoke.

     When lightning shoots in glittering trails along. Rowe.

   4.  Anything  drawn  behind  in  long undulations; a train. "A radiant
   trail of hair." Pope.

   5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.]

   6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.]

   7.  The  entrails  of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and
   the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.

     The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with its trail
     in, is a delicious dish. Baird.

   8.  (Mil.) That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the
   ground  when  the  piece  is  unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage,
   under Gun.

   9.  The  act  of  taking  advantage  of  the ignorance of a person; an
   imposition. [Prov. Eng.]
   Trail  boards  (Shipbuilding),  the carved boards on both sides of the
   cutwater  near  the figurehead. -- Trail net, a net that is trailed or
   drawn behind a boat. Wright.

                                    Trailer

   Trail"er  (?),  n.  One  who,  or that which, trails. <-- 2. a wheeled
   vehicle  without  a  motor, designed to be drawn by a powered vehicle;
   esp.  such  a vehicle equipped as a mobile dwelling unit, used as such
   when  parked,  also  called  mobile home. 3. A trailer (2) designed to
   carry  a  heavy  object,  as a boat trailer. 4. (Movies) A short blank
   segment  of  movie  film  attached  to the end; -- used for convenient
   insertion  of  the  film  in a projector. 5. A part of an object which
   extends  some  distance  beyond  the  main body of the object; as, the
   trailer  of  a  plant.  trailer  park. An area equipped to accommodate
   trailers (2), often with outlets supplying electrical power and water.
   Called also trailer camp, trailer court. -->

                                   Trailing

   Trail"ing,  a. & vb. n. from Trail. Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See under
   Arbutus.  --  Trailing  spring,  a spring fixed in the axle box of the
   trailing  wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in
   deadening  any shock which may occur. Weale. -- Trailing wheel, a hind
   wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the
   hind wheels of a carriage.

                                     Train

   Train (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Training.]
   [OF.  trahiner, tra\'8bner,F. tra\'8cner, LL. trahinare, trainare, fr.
   L. trahere to draw. See Trail.]

   1. To draw along; to trail; to drag.

     In hollow cube Training his devilish enginery. Milton.

   2.  To  draw  by  persuasion,  artifice,  or  the  like; to attract by
   stratagem; to entice; to allure. [Obs.]

     If  but  a dozen French Were there in arms, they would be as a call
     To train ten thousand English to their side. Shak.

     O, train me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note. Shak.

     This  feast,  I'll gage my life, Is but a plot to train you to your
     ruin. Ford.

   3.  To  teach  and  form  by  practice;  to  educate;  to exercise; to
   discipline;  as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train
   soldiers to the use of arms.

     Our trained bands, which are the trustiest and most proper strength
     of a free nation. Milton.

     The warrior horse here bred he's taught to train. Dryden.

   4. To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.

   5.  (Hort.) To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form
   to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young
   trees.

     He  trained  the  young  branches to the right hand or to the left.
     Jeffrey.

   6.  (Mining)  To  trace,  as  a lode or any mineral appearance, to its
   head.
   To  train  a  gun  (Mil.  &  Naut.), to point it at some object either
   forward  or  else  abaft  the beam, that is, not directly on the side.
   Totten.  -- To train, OR To train up, to educate; to teach; to form by
   instruction or practice; to bring up.

     Train  up  a  child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he
     will not depart from it. Prov. xxii. 6.

     The  first  Christians  were,  by  great  hardships, trained up for
     glory. Tillotson.

                                     Train

   Train, v. i.

   1.  To  be  drilled  in  military  exercises; to do duty in a military
   company.

   2.  To  prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical
   contest; as, to train for a boat race.

                                     Train

   Train,  n.  [F.  train,  OF.  tra\'8bn,  trahin;  cf. (for some of the
   senses) F. traine. See Train, v.]

   1.  That  which  draws  along;  especially,  persuasion,  artifice, or
   enticement;  allurement.  [Obs.]  "Now  to  my  charms, and to my wily
   trains." Milton.

   2.  Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for
   an animal; a snare. Halliwell.

     With cunning trains him to entrap un wares. Spenser.

   3. That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that
   which  is  in the hinder part or rear. Specifically : -- (a) That part
   of a gown which trails behind the wearer. (b) (Mil.) The after part of
   a  gun  carriage; the trail. (c) The tail of a bird. "The train steers
   their flights, and turns their bodies, like the rudder of ship." Ray.

   4. A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite.

     The king's daughter with a lovely train. Addison.

     My train are men of choice and rarest parts. Shak.

   5. A consecution or succession of connected things; a series. "A train
   of happy sentiments." I. Watts.

     The train of ills our love would draw behind it. Addison.

     Rivers now Stream and perpetual draw their humid train. Milton.

     Other truths require a train of ideas placed in order. Locke.

   6.  Regular  method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train
   for settlement.

     If  things  were once in this train, . . . our duty would take root
     in our nature. Swift.

   7. The number of beats of a watch in any certain time.

   8.  A  line  of  gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the
   like.

   9. A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad.

   10.  A  heavy,  long  sleigh  used in Canada for the transportation of
   merchandise, wood, and the like.

   11. (Rolling Mill) A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.
   Roll  train,  OR  Train  of  rolls  (Rolling  Mill), a set of plain or
   grooved  rolls  for  rolling  metal  into various forms by a series of
   consecutive  operations. -- Train mile (Railroads), a unit employed in
   estimating  running  expenses,  etc., being one of the total number of
   miles run by all the trains of a road, or system of roads, as within a
   given  time,  or  for a given expenditure; -- called also mile run. --
   Train  of  artillery,  any  number  of cannon, mortars, etc., with the
   attendants  and  carriages  which follow them into the field. Campbell
   (Dict.  Mil.  Sci.). -- Train of mechanism, a series of moving pieces,
   as  wheels and pinions, each of which is follower to that which drives
   it,  and  driver  to  that  which  follows it. -- Train road, a slight
   railway  for  small  cars,  -- used for construction, or in mining. --
   Train  tackle  (Naut.),  a tackle for running guns in and out. Syn. --
   Cars.  --  Train,  Cars. Train is the word universally used in England
   with reference to railroad traveling; as, I came in the morning train.
   In  the  United  States,  the  phrase  the  cars  has been extensively
   introduced  in the room of train; as, the cars are late; I came in the
   cars.  The  English  expression  is obviously more appropriate, and is
   prevailing  more  and  more  among  Americans, to the exclusion of the
   cars.

                                   Trainable

   Train"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of being trained or educated; as, boys
   trainable to virtue. Richardson.

                                   Trainband

   Train"band`  (?),  n.;  pl.  Trainbands  (.  A  band  or company of an
   organized  military  force  instituted  by  James  I. and dissolved by
   Charles II.; -- afterwards applied to the London militia. [Eng.]

     He  felt  that,  without  some  better  protection than that of the
     trainbands  and  Beefeaters,  his palace and person would hardly be
     secure. Macaulay.

     A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. Cowper.

                                  Trainbearer

   Train"bear`er (?), n. One who holds up a train, as of a robe.

                                    Trainel

   Train"el (?), n. [OF.] A dragnet. [Obs.] Holland.

                                    Trainer

   Train"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who  trains;  an  instructor;  especially,  one who trains or
   prepares  men,  horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility
   and strength.

   2.  A  militiaman  when called out for exercise or discipline. [U. S.]
   Bartlett.

                                   Training

   Train"ing,  n.  The  act  of  one  who  trains;  the act or process of
   exercising,  disciplining,  etc.; education. Fan training (Hort.), the
   operation  of  training  fruit  trees,  grapevines,  etc., so that the
   branches  shall  radiate  from  the  stem  like  a  fan. -- Horizontal
   training  (Hort.),  the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines,
   etc.,  so that the branches shall spread out laterally in a horizontal
   direction. -- Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a. --
   Training day, a day on which a military company assembles for drill or
   parade.  [U. S.] -- Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are
   trained as sailors. Syn. -- See Education.

                                   Train oil

   Train"  oil`  (oil`).  [D. or LG. traan train oil, blubber (cf. Dan. &
   Sw. tran, G. thran) + E. oil.] Oil procured from the blubber or fat of
   whales, by boiling.

                                    Trainy

   Train"y (?), a. Belonging to train oil. [Obs.] Gay.

                                    Traipse

   Traipse  (?),  v.  i.  [Cf.  G.  trapsen,  trappsen, trappen, to tread
   noisily,  to  walk stamping. See Trample, Trape.] To walk or run about
   in a slatternly, careless, or thoughtless manner. [Colloq.] Pope.

                                 Trais, Trays

   Trais (?), Trays, n. pl. Traces. [Obs.]

     Four white bulls in the trays. Chaucer.

                                     Trait

   Trait (?), n. [F., fr. L. tractus, fr. trahere to draw. See Trace, v.,
   and cf. Tract a region, Trace a strap, Tret.]

   1. A stroke; a touch.

     By  this  single  trait Homer makes an essential difference between
     the Iliad and Odyssey. Broome.

   2.  A  distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of
   character.

     NOTE: &hand; Formerly pronounced tr\'be, as in French, and still so
     pronounced to some extent in England.

                                   Traiteur

   Trai`teur"  (?), n. [F.] The keeper of an eating house, or restaurant;
   a restaurateur. Simmonds.
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                                    Traitor

   Trai"tor  (?),  n.  [OE.  traitour,  OF.  tra\'8btor,  tra\'8bteur, F.
   tre\'8ctre, L. traditor, fr. tradere, traditum, to deliver, to give up
   or  surrender  treacherously,  to betray; trans across, over + dare to
   give. See Date time, and cf. Betray,Tradition, Traditor, Treason.]

   1. One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty
   of  treason;  one  who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an
   enemy,  or  yields  up  any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or
   surrenders  an  army  or  body  of  troops  to  the enemy, unless when
   vanquished;  also,  one  who  takes  arms  and  levies war against his
   country;  or  one  who  aids  an  enemy in conquering his country. See
   Treason.

     O passing traitor, perjured and unjust! Shak.

   2.  Hence,  one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer. "This
   false traitor death." Chaucer.

                                    Traitor

   Trai"tor, a. Traitorous. [R.] Spenser. Pope.

                                    Traitor

   Trai"tor,  v.  t.  To  act  the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
   [Obs.] " But time, it traitors me." Lithgow.

                                  Traitoress

   Trai"tor*ess (?), n. A traitress. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

                                   Traitorly

   Trai"tor*ly  (?),  a.  Like a traitor; treacherous; traitorous. [Obs.]
   "Traitorly rascals." Shak.

                                  Traitorous

   Trai"tor*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. tra\'8ctreux.]

   1.  Guilty  of  treason;  treacherous;  perfidious;  faithless;  as, a
   traitorous officer or subject. Shak.

   2.  Consisting  in  treason;  partaking of treason; implying breach of
   allegiance;  as,  a  traitorous  scheme.  --  Trai"tor*ous*ly, adv. --
   Trai"tor*ous*ness, n.

                                   Traitory

   Trai"tor*y (?), n. Treachery. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Traitress

   Trai"tress (?), n. [F. tra\'8ctresse.] A woman who betrays her country
   or any trust; a traitoress. Dryden.

                                    Traject

   Tra*ject"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Trajected;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trajecting.]  [L. trajectus, p. p. of trajicere to throw across; trans
   across  + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] To throw or cast
   through, over, or across; as, to traject the sun's light through three
   or more cross prisms. [R.] Sir I. Newton.

                                    Traject

   Traj"ect  (?),  n.  [L.  trajectus,  fr. trajicere: cf. F. trajet, OF.
   traject. See Traject, v. t.]

   1. A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

   2. The act of trajecting; trajection.

   3. A trajectory. [R.] I. Taylor.

                                  Trajection

   Tra*jec"tion (?), n. [L. trajectio a crossing over, transposition.]

   1.  The  act  of  trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across;
   also, emission. Boyle.

   2. Transposition. [R.] Knatchbull.

                                  Trajectory

   Tra*ject"o*ry (?), n.; pl. Trajectories (#). [Cf. F. trajectoire.] The
   curve  which  a  body  describes in space, as a planet or comet in its
   orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air.

                          Trajet, Trajetour, Trajetry

   Tra"jet   (?),   Tra"jet*our  (?),  Tra"jet*ry  (?),  n.  See  Treget,
   Tregetour, and Tregetry. [Obs.]

                                   Tralation

   Tra*la"tion (?), n. [L. tralatio, translatio.See Translation.] The use
   of  a  word  in  a  figurative  or extended sense; ametaphor; a trope.
   [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

                                  Tralatition

   Tral`a*ti"tion  (?), n. [See Tralatitious.] A change, as in the use of
   words; a metaphor.

                                 Tralatitious

   Tral`a*ti"tious  (?),  a. [L. tralatitius, translatitius, tralaticius,
   translaticius. See Tralation.]

   1. Passed along; handed down; transmitted.

     Among   biblical  critics  a  tralatitious  interpretation  is  one
     received by expositor from expositor. W. Withington.

   2. Metaphorical; figurative; not literal. Stackhouse.

                                Tralatitiously

   Tral`a*ti"tious*ly,  adv.  In  a  tralatitious manner; metephorically.
   Holder.

                                  Tralineate

   Tra*lin"e*ate  (?),  v.  i.  [L.  trans  across + linea a line: cf. It
   tralineare,  tralignare.]  To  deviate;  to  stray;  to wander. [Obs.]
   Dryden.

                                  Tralucency

   Tra*lu"cen*cy  (?),  n.  Translucency;  as,  the  tralucency of a gem.
   [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                   Tralucent

   Tra*lu"cent   (?),   a.   [L.   tralucens,  translucens,  p.  pr.  See
   Translucent.] Translucent. [Obs.]

     The air's tralucent gallery. Sir. J. Davies.

                                     Tram

   Tram  (?),  n.  [Prov.  E.  tram  a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or
   carriage,  a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. tr\'86m,
   trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]

   1.  A  four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for
   carrying coal or ore.

   2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] De Quincey.

   3. One of the rails of a tramway.

   4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.]
   Tram  car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway
   car.  -- Tram plate, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail. -- Tram
   pot  (Milling),  the step and support for the lower end of the spindle
   of a millstone.

                                     Tram

   Tram, n. [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.] A silk thread formed of two or
   more  threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross
   threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.

                                    Tramble

   Tram"ble  (?),  v. t. (Mining) To wash, as tin ore, with a shovel in a
   frame fitted for the purpose. Smart.

                                    Trammel

   Tram"mel  (?),  n.  [F.  tramail,  tr\'82mail,  a net, LL. tremaculum,
   tremacle,  a  kind  of  net  for taking fish; L. tres three + macula a
   mesh. See Three, and Mail armor.]

   1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. Carew.

   2. A net for confining a woman's hair. Spenser.

   3.  A  kind  of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and
   making him amble.

   4.  Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or
   shackle.

     [They] disdain the trammels of any sordid contract. Jeffrey.

   5.  An  iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles
   and other vessels over the fire.

   6.  (Mech.)  (a) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which
   consists  of  a  cross with two grooves at right angles to each other,
   the  other  being  a  beam  carrying  two  pins  (which slide in those
   grooves),  and  also  the  describing  pencil. (b) A beam compass. See
   under Beam.

                                    Trammel

   Tram"mel  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammeled (?) or Trammelled; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Trammeling, or Trammelling.]

   1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak.

   2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle.

                                   Trammeled

   Tram"meled  (?),  a. (Man.) Having blazes, or white marks, on the fore
   and  hind  foot  of  one  side, as if marked by trammels; -- said of a
   horse. [Written also trammelled.]

                                   Trammeler

   Tram"mel*er (?), n. [Written also trammeller.]

   1. One who uses a trammel net. Nares.

   2. One who, or that which, trammels or restrains.

                                   Tramming

   Tram"ming  (?),  n. (Silk Manuf.) The act or process of forming trams.
   See 2d Tram.

                                  Tramontane

   Tra*mon"tane   (?),   a.   [OF.   tramontain,   It.   tramontano,   L.
   transmontanus;  trans  across, beyond + mons, montis, mountain.] Lying
   or  being  beyond  the  mountains;  coming  from the other side of the
   mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.

     NOTE: &hand; Th  e It  alians so  metimes us  e th is ep ithet fo r
     ultramontane,  and  apply it to the countries north of the Alps, as
     France and Germany, and especially to their ecclesiastics, jurists,
     painters,  etc.;  and a north wind is called a tramontane wind. The
     French  lawyers  call  certain  Italian  canonists  tramontane,  or
     ultramontane,  doctors;  considering  them as favoring too much the
     court of Rome. See Ultramontane.

                                  Tramontane

   Tra*mon"tane,  n. One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner;
   a stranger.

                                     Tramp

   Tramp (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tramping.]
   [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln, LG. & D. trappen, Dan.
   trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also to D.
   trap  a step, G. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. Trap a kind of rock, Trape,
   Trip, v. i., Tread.]

   1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

   2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.]

   3.  To  cleanse,  as  clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scot.]
   Jamieson.

                                     Tramp

   Tramp, v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll.

                                     Tramp

   Tramp, n.

   1.  A  foot  journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
   Blackie.

   2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant
   or wandering vagabond. Halliwell.

   3.  The  sound  of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
   Sir W. Scott.

   4. A tool for trimming hedges.

   5.  A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe,
   when digging with a spade.

                                    Tramper

   Tramp"er  (?), n. One who tramps; a stroller; a vagrant or vagabond; a
   tramp. Dickens.

                                    Trample

   Tram"ple  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Trampled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trampling (?).] [OE. trampelen, freq. of trampen. See Tramp, v. t.]

   1.  To  tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as,
   to trample grass or flowers. Dryden.

     Neither  cast  ye  your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
     under their feet. Matt. vii. 6.

   2. Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult. Cowper.

                                    Trample

   Tram"ple, v. i.

   1. To tread with force and rapidity; to stamp.

   2. To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.

     Diogenes trampled on Plato's pride with greater of his own. Gov. of
     Tongue.

                                    Trample

   Tram"ple,  n. The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced
   by trampling. Milton.

     The huddling trample of a drove of sheep. Lowell.

                                   Trampler

   Tram"pler  (?),  n.  One  who  tramples;  one  who  treads down; as, a
   trampler on nature's law. Cowper.

                                   Trampoose

   Tram*poose" (?), v. i. [See Tramp, Trample, and Traipse.] To walk with
   labor, or heavily; to tramp. [Law, U. S.] Bartlett.

                                   Tramroad

   Tram"road`  (?),  n.  [Tram  a coal wagon + road.] A road prepared for
   easy transit of trams or wagons, by forming the wheel tracks of smooth
   beams of wood, blocks of stone, or plates of iron.

                                    Tramway

   Tram"way` (?), n.

   1. Same as Tramroad.

   2.  A railway laid in the streets of a town or city, on which cars for
   passengers  or  for  freight are drawn by horses; a horse railroad.<--
   now also for motor-propelled trams. -->

                                   Tranation

   Tra*na"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  tranare,  transnare,  to  swim over; trans
   across, over + nare to swim.] The act of swimming over. [Obs.] Bailey.

                                    Trance

   Trance  (?),  n.  [F. transe fright, in OF. also, trance or swoon, fr.
   transir  to chill, benumb, to be chilled, to shiver, OF. also, to die,
   L.  transire  to  pass  over, go over, pass away, cease; trans across,
   over  + ire to go; cf. L. transitus a passing over. See Issue, and cf.
   Transit.]

   1. A tedious journey. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

   2. A state in which the soul seems to have passed out of the body into
   another state of being, or to be rapt into visions; an ecstasy.

     And  he  became  very  hungry, and would have eaten; but while they
     made ready, he fell into a trance. Acts. x. 10.

     My soul was ravished quite as in a trance. Spenser.

   3.  (Med.)  A  condition,  often simulating death, in which there is a
   total suspension of the power of voluntary movement, with abolition of
   all evidences of mental activity and the reduction to a minimum of all
   the  vital  functions  so  that  the patient lies still and apparently
   unconscious  of  surrounding objects, while the pulsation of the heart
   and  the  breathing,  although still present, are almost or altogether
   imperceptible.

     He fell down in a trance. Chaucer.

                                    Trance

   Trance,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Tranced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trancing
   (?).]

   1. To entrance.

     And three I left him tranced. Shak.

   2. To pass over or across; to traverse. [Poetic]

     Trance the world over. Beau. & Fl.

     When thickest dark did trance the sky. Tennyson.

                                    Trance

   Trance (?), v. i. To pass; to travel. [Obs.]

                                    Tranect

   Tran"ect (?), n. [Cf. Traject.] A ferry. [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Trangram

   Tran"gram  (?), n. [OE. trangrain a strange thing, trangame a toy. See
   Tangram.]  Something  intricately  contrived;  a  contrived; a puzzle.
   [Cant & Obs.] Arbuthnot.

                                    Trannel

   Tran"nel (?), n. (Naut.) A treenail. [R.] Moxon.

                                   Tranquil

   Tran"quil (?), a. [L. tranquillus; probably fr. trans across, over + a
   word  akin  to  quietus  quiet:  cf. F. tranquille. See Quiet.] Quiet;
   calm;  undisturbed;  peaceful;  not  agitated;  as,  the atmosphere is
   tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil.

     A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow. De Quincey.

                       Tranquilization, Tranquillization

   Tran`quil*i*za"tion,   Tran`quil*li*za"tion   (?),   n.   The  act  of
   tranquilizing, or the state of being tranquilized.

                           Tranquilize, Tranquillize

   Tran"quil*ize,  Tran"quil*lize  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tranquilized
   (?)   or  Tranquilliized;  p.  pr.  &  vb.  n.  Tranquilizing  (?)  or
   Tranquillizing.]  [Cf. F. tranquilliser.] To render tranquil; to allay
   when  agitated;  to  compose;  to  make  calm  and  peaceful;  as,  to
   tranquilize  a  state  disturbed  by  factions or civil commotions; to
   tranquilize  the  mind.  Syn.  --  To  quiet;  compose; still; soothe;
   appease; calm; pacify.

                          Tranquilizer, Tranquillizer

   Tran"quil*i`zer,  Tran"quil*li`zer  (?),  n.  One  who, or that which,
   tranquilizes.

                         Tranquilizing, Tranquillizing

   Tran"quil*i`zing,  Tran"quil*li`zing (?), a. Making tranquil; calming.
   " The tranquilizing power of time." Wordsworth. -- Tran"quil*i`zing*ly
   or Tran"quil*li`zing*ly, adv.

                                 Tranquillity

   Tran*quil"li*ty  (?),  n.  [F. tranquillit\'82, L. tranquillitas.] The
   quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; composure.

                                  Tranquilly

   Tran"quil*ly (?), adv. In a tranquil manner; calmly.

                                 Tranquilness

   Tran"quil*ness, n. Quality or state of being tranquil.

                                    Trans-

   Trans-  (?).  [L.  trans  across,  over.]  A  prefix, signifying over,
   beyond,  through  and  through,  on the other side, as in transalpine,
   beyond  the  Alps;  transform,  to  form through and through, that is,
   anew, transfigure.

                                   Transact

   Trans*act"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Transacted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transacting.]  [L.  transactus, p. p. of transigere. See Transaction.]
   To  carry  through;  to  do;  perform;  to  manage;  as,  to  transact
   commercial business; to transact business by an agent.

                                   Transact

   Trans*act", v. i. To conduct matters; to manage affairs. [R.] South.

                                  Transaction

   Trans*ac"tion  (?),  n. [L. transactio, fr. transigere, transactum, to
   drive through, carry through, accomplish, transact; trans across, over
   + agere to drive; cf. F. transaction. See Act, Agent.]

   1.  The doing or performing of any business; management of any affair;
   performance.

   2.  That  which  is  done;  an  affair;  as,  the  transactions on the
   exchange.

   3.  (Civil  Law)  An adjustment of a dispute between parties by mutual
   agreement.
   Transaction  of a society, the published record of what it has done or
   accomplished.  Syn.  --  Proceeding;  action; process. -- Transaction,
   Proceeding.  A  transaction is something already done and completed; a
   proceeding is either something which is now going on, or, if ended, is
   still  contemplated  with  reference  to  its  progress  or successive
   stages.

     NOTE: &hand; "  We  the word proceeding in application to an affray
     in  the  street,  and  the  word  transaction  to  some  commercial
     negotiation  that  has been carried on between certain persons. The
     proceeding  marks the manner of proceeding, as when we speak of the
     proceedings  in  a court of law. The transaction marks the business
     transacted; as, the transactions on the Exchange."

   Crabb.

                                  Transactor

   Trans*act"or (?), n. [L.] One who transacts, performs, or conducts any
   business. Derham.

                                  Transalpine

   Trans*al"pine (?), a. [L. transalpinus; trans across, beyond + Alpinus
   Alpine,  from Alpes the Alps: cf. F. transalpin.] Being on the farther
   side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side
   of  the  Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people beyond the
   Alps;  as,  transalpine  Gaul;  -- opposed to cisalpine. " Transalpine
   garbs." Beau. & Fl.

                                  Transalpine

   Trans*al"pine, n. A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps,
   that is, out of Italy.

                                 Transanimate

   Trans*an"i*mate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transanimated (?); p. pr. &
   vb.  n.  Transanimating.]  [Trans-  + animate.] To animate with a soul
   conveyed from another body. [R.] Bp. J. King (1608).

                                Transanimation

   Trans*an`i*ma"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. transanimation.] The conveyance of
   a soul from one body to another. [R.] Fuller.

                                 Transatlantic

   Trans`at*lan"tic   (?),   a.   [Pref.   trans-   +  Atlantic:  cf.  F.
   transatlantique.]

   1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.

     NOTE: &hand; Wh  en us  ed by   a  pe rson in  Eu rope or  Af rica,
     transatlantic  signifies  being  in  America;  when  by a person in
     America,  it denotes being or lying in Europe or Africa, especially
     the former.

   2. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

                                 Transaudient

   Trans*au"di*ent  (?),  a.  [See  Trans-,  and Audient.] Permitting the
   passage of sound. [R.] Lowell.

                                 Transcalency

   Trans*ca"len*cy (?), n. The quality or state of being transcalent.

                                  Transcalent

   Trans*ca"lent  (?),  a. [Pref. trans- + L. calens, p. pr. of calere to
   grow warm.] Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat.

                                   Transcend

   Tran*scend"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Transcended; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transcending.]  [L.  transcendere,  transcensum;  trans beyond, over +
   scandere to climb. See Scan.]

   1.  To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending
   the region of the clouds. Howell.

   2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.

     Such popes as shall transcend their limits. Bacon.
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   8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.

     How much her worth transcended all her kind. Dryden.

                                   Transcend

   Tran*scend" (?), v. i.

   1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.]

   2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]

                         Transcendence, Transcendency

   Tran*scend"ence  (?),  Tran*scend"en*cy (?),[Cf. L. transcendentia, F.
   transcendance.]

   1.  The  quality  or state of being transcendent; superior excellence;
   supereminence.

     The  Augustinian  theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at
     its controlling principle. A. V. G. Allen.

   2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.]

     "Where transcendencies are more allowed." Bacon.

                                 Transcendent

   Tran*scend"ent   (?),   a.   [L.   transcendens,  -entis,  p.  pr.  of
   transcendere to transcend: cf. F. transcendant, G. transcendent.]

   1.  Very  excellent;  superior  or  supreme  in excellence; surpassing
   others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor.

     Clothed with transcendent brightness. Milton.

   2.  (Kantian  Philos.) Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of
   human   knowledge;   --   applied  to  affirmations  and  speculations
   concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.

                                 Trancscendent

   Tranc*scend"ent,  n.  That  which  surpasses  or is supereminent; that
   which is very excellent.

                                Trancscendental

   Tranc`scen*den"tal (?), a. [Cf. F. transcendantal, G. transcendental.]

   1.  Supereminent;  surpassing  others;  as,  transcendental  being  or
   qualities.

   2. (Philos.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can
   be  determined a priori in regard to the fundamental principles of all
   human   knowledge.   What  is  transcendental,  therefore,  transcends
   empiricism;  but  is does not transcend all human knowledge, or become
   transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or necessary conditions
   of  experience  which,  though affording the conditions of experience,
   transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is acquired by
   experience.

   3.  Vaguely  and  ambitiously  extravagant in speculation, imagery, or
   diction.

     NOTE: &hand; In   ma  thematics, a   qu  antity is   sa  id to  be 
     transcendental relative to another quantity when it is expressed as
     a transcendental function of the latter; thus, ax, 102x, log x, sin
     x, tan x, etc., are transcendental relative to x.

   Transcendental  curve  (Math.),  a  curve  in  which one ordinate is a
   transcendental  function  of  the  other.  --  Transcendental equation
   (Math.),  an  equation  into which a transcendental function of one of
   the unknown or variable quantities enters. -- Transcendental function.
   (Math.)  See  under Function. Syn. -- Transcendental, Empirical. These
   terms, with the corresponding nouns, transcendentalism and empiricism,
   are  of  comparatively  recent  origin.  Empirical refers to knowledge
   which  is  gained  by  the  experience  of  actual  phenomena, without
   reference  to the principles or laws to which they are to be referred,
   or  by which they are to be explained. Transcendental has reference to
   those beliefs or principles which are not derived from experience, and
   yet  are  absolutely  necessary to make experience possible or useful.
   Such,  in  the  better  sense  of  the  term,  is  the  transcendental
   philosophy,  or transcendentalism. Each of these words is also used in
   a  bad  sense, empiricism applying to that one-sided view of knowledge
   which  neglects or loses sight of the truths or principles referred to
   above,  and  trusts  to  experience  alone;  transcendentalism, to the
   opposite extreme, which, in its deprecation of experience, loses sight
   of  the relations which facts and phenomena sustain to principles, and
   hence  to  a kind of philosophy, or a use of language, which is vague,
   obscure, fantastic, or extravagant.

                                Transcendental

   Tran`scen*den"tal, n. A transcendentalist. [Obs.]

                               Transcendentalism

   Tran`scen*den"tal*ism   (?),   n.   [Cf.   F.  transcendantalisme,  G.
   transcendentalismus.]

   1.  (Kantian  Philos.)  The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism,
   and   ascertaining  a  priori  the  fundamental  principles  of  human
   knowledge.

     NOTE: &hand; As  Sc helling an d Hegel claim to have discovered the
     absolute   identity  of  the  objective  and  subjective  in  human
     knowledge,  or of things and human conceptions of them, the Kantian
     distinction  between transcendent and transcendental ideas can have
     no   place   in   their   philosophy;   and   hence,   with   them,
     transcendentalism  claims  to  have a true knowledge of all things,
     material  and  immaterial,  human and divine, so far as the mind is
     capable   of   knowing   them.   And   in   this   sense  the  word
     transcendentalism  is  now most used. It is also sometimes used for
     that which is vague and illusive in philosophy.

   2.  Ambitious  and  imaginative  vagueness  in  thought,  imagery,  or
   diction.

                               Transcendentalist

   Tran`scen*den"tal*ist,   n.   [Cf.  F.  transcendantaliste.]  One  who
   believes in transcendentalism.

                               Transcendentality

   Tran`scen*den*tal"i*ty   (?),   n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being
   transcendental.

                               Transcendentally

   Tran`scen*den"tal*ly (?), adv. In a transcendental manner.

                                Transcendently

   Tran*scend"ent*ly (?), adv. In a transcendent manner.

                               Transcendentness

   Tran*scend"ent*ness, n. Same as Transcendence.

                                 Transcension

   Tran*scen"sion  (?),  n.  [See Transcend.] The act of transcending, or
   surpassing; also, passage over. [Obs.] Chapman.

                                  Transcolate

   Trans"co*late  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transcolated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Transcolating.]  [Pref. trans- + L. colare, colatum, to filter, to
   strain.]  To  cause to pass through a sieve or colander; to strain, as
   through a sieve. [Obs.] Harvey.

                                 Transcolation

   Trans`co*la"tion  (?),  n.  Act  of  transcolating,  or state of being
   transcolated. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.

                               Transcontinental

   Trans*con`ti*nen"tal  (?),  a. [Pref. trans- + continental.] Extending
   or  going  across  a  continent;  as,  a  transcontinental railroad or
   journey.

                                Transcerporate

   Trans*cer"po*rate   (?),   v.   i.  [Pref.  trans-  +  corporate.]  To
   transmigrate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                Transscribbler

   Trans*scrib"bler (?), n. A transcriber; -- used in contempt.

     He  [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all
     authors of great brevity necessarily must. Gray.

                                  Transscribe

   Trans*scribe"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transcribed (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Transcribing.] [L. transcribere, transcriptum; trans across, over +
   scribere  to  write.  See Scribe.] To write over again, or in the same
   words;  to  copy;  as,  to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a
   letter.

                                  Transcriber

   Tran*scrib"er  (?),  n.  One who transcribes, or writes from a copy; a
   copier; a copyist.

                                  Transcript

   Tran"script  (?),  n.  [L.  transcriptum, neut. of transcriptus, p. p.
   transcribere. See Transcribe.]

   1.   That  which  has  been  transcribed;  a  writing  or  composition
   consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.

     The decalogue of Moses was but a transcript. South.

   2. A copy of any kind; an imitation.

     The  Grecian  learning  was  but  a  transcript of the Chaldean and
     Egyptian. Glanvill.

   <--  3. A written version of what was said orally; as, a transcript of
   a trial. -->

                                Transcripttion

   Tran*script"tion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  transcription, L. transcriptio a
   transfer.]

   1.  The  act  or  process of transcribing, or copying; as, corruptions
   creep into books by repeated transcriptions.

   2. A copy; a transcript. Walton.

   3. (Mus.) An arrangement of a composition for some other instrument or
   voice   than  that  for  which  it  was  originally  written,  as  the
   translating  of  a  song,  a vocal or instrumental quartet, or even an
   orchestral  work,  into  a  piece  for  the  piano;  an adaptation; an
   arrangement;  --  a name applied by modern composes for the piano to a
   more  or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own instrument
   of  a song or other piece not originally intended for it; as, Listzt's
   transcriptions of songs by Schubert.

                                 Transcriptive

   Tran*scrip"tive  (?),  a.  Done  as  from  a copy; having the style or
   appearance  of  a transcription. [R.] -- Tran*scrip"tive*ly, adv. [R.]
   Sir T. Browne.

                                   Transcur

   Trans*cur"  (?),  v.  i.  [L. transcurrere, transcursum; trans across,
   over + currere to run.] To run or rove to and fro. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                 Transcurrence

   Trans*cur"rence  (?),  n. [L. transcurrens, p. pr. of transcurrere.] A
   roving hither and thither.

                                 Transcursion

   Trans*cur"sion  (?),  n.  [Cf.  L.  transcursio  a  passing  over. See
   Transcur.]  A rambling or ramble; a passage over bounds; an excursion.
   [Obs.] Howell.

                                 Transdialect

   Trans*di"a*lect  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  trans- + dialect.] To change or
   translate from one dialect into another. [R.] Bp. Warburton.

                                 Transduction

   Trans*duc"tion  (?),  n.  [L. transducere, traducere, -dictum, to lead
   across or over. See Traduce.] The act of conveying over. [R.] Entick.

                                    Transe

   Transe (?), n. See Trance. [Obs.]

                         Transelement, Transelementate

   Trans*el"e*ment  (?),  Trans*el`e*men"tate  (?),  v.  t. [Pref. trans-
   element.] To change or transpose the elements of; to transubstantiate.
   [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

                               Transelementation

   Trans*el`e*men*ta"tion   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  trans\'82l\'82mentation.]
   (Eccl.) Transubstantiation. [Obs.]

                                   Transenne

   Tran"senne (?), n. A transom. [Obs.]

                                   Transept

   Tran"sept (?), n. [Pref. trans- + L. septum an inclosure. See Septum.]
   (Arch.)  The  transversal  part  of  a  church, which crosses at right
   angles  to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the
   basilicas,  this  had  often  no projection at its two ends. In Gothic
   churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the
   arms  of  the  transept.  It  is common, however, to speak of the arms
   themselves as the transepts.

                                  Transexion

   Tran*sex"ion  (?),  n.  [Pref.  trans- + L. sexus sex.] Change of sex.
   [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                 Transfeminate

   Trans*fem"i*nate  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  trans-  + L. femina woman.] To
   change into a woman, as a man. [Obs. & R.] Sir T. Browne.

                                   Transfer

   Trans*fer"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transferred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transferring.] [L. transferre; trans across, over + ferre to bear: cf.
   F. transf\'82rer. See Bear to carry.]

   1.  To  convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove,
   or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws
   of one country to another; to transfer suspicion.

   2. To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to convey, as a
   right,  from  one person to another; to give; as, the title to land is
   transferred by deed.

   3. To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer
   drawings  or engravings to a lithographic stone. Tomlinson. Syn. -- To
   sell; give; alienate; estrange; sequester.

                                   Transfer

   Trans"fer (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  transferring, or the state of being transferred; the
   removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another.

   2.  (Law)  The conveyance of right, title, or property, either real or
   personal,  from  one  person  to another, whether by sale, by gift, or
   otherwise.

     I shall here only consider it as a transfer of property. Burke.

   3.  That  which is transferred. Specifically: -- (a) A picture, or the
   like,  removed  from  one  body  or ground to another, as from wood to
   canvas,  or  from  one  piece  of  canvas  to another. Fairholt. (b) A
   drawing  or  writing  printed  off  from one surface on another, as in
   ceramics  and  in  many  decorative arts. (c) (Mil.) A soldier removed
   from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.

   4.  (Med.)  A  pathological  process  by  virtue of which a unilateral
   morbid  condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its
   appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
   Transfer  day,  one  of  the days fixed by the Bank of England for the
   transfer,  free  of  charge, of bank stock and government funds. These
   days  are  the  first  five  business  days  in  the week before three
   o'clock. Transfers may be made on Saturdays on payment of a fee of 2s.
   6d.  Bithell.  --  Transfer  office,  an  office  or  department where
   transfers  of  stocks,  etc.,  are made. -- Transfer paper, a prepared
   paper   used  by  draughtsmen,  engravers,  lithographers,  etc.,  for
   transferring  impressions.  --  Transfer  table.  (Railroad)  Same  as
   Traverse table. See under Traverse.

                                Transferability

   Trans*fer`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The   quality  or  state  of  being
   transferable.

                                 Transferable

   Trans*fer"a*ble (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. transf\'82rable.]

   1.  Capable  of being transferred or conveyed from one place or person
   to another.

   2.  Negotiable,  as  a  note,  bill  of exchange, or other evidence of
   property,  that  may  be  conveyed  from  one  person  to  another  by
   indorsement  or  other  writing;  capable of being transferred with no
   loss   of   value;  as,  the  stocks  of  most  public  companies  are
   transferable; some tickets are not transferable.

                                  Transferee

   Trans`fer*ee" (?), n. The person to whom a transfer in made.

                                 Transference

   Trans"fer*ence  (?),  n. The act of transferring; conveyance; passage;
   transfer.

                                Transferography

   Trans`fer*og"ra*phy  (?),  n. [Transfer + -graphy.] The act or process
   of copying inscriptions, or the like, by making transfers.

                                 Transferrence

   Trans*fer"rence (?), n. See Transference.

                                  Transferrer

   Trans*fer"rer (?), n. One who makes a transfer or conveyance.

                                 Transferrible

   Trans*fer"ri*ble (?), a. Capable of being transferred; transferable.

                                 Transfigurate

   Trans*fig"u*rate (?), v. t. To transfigure; to transform. [R.]

                                Transfiguratien

   Trans*fig`u*ra"tien (?), n. [L. transfiguratio: cf. transfiguration.]

   1. A change of form or appearance; especially, the supernatural change
   in the personal appearance of our Savior on the mount.

   2.  (Eccl.)  A  feast held by some branches of the Christian church on
   the  6th  of  August,  in commemoration of the miraculous change above
   mentioned.

                                  Transfigure

   Trans*fig"ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfigured (?); p. pr. &
   vb.   n.   Transfiguring.]   [F.   transfigurer,   L.   transfigurare,
   transfiguratum;  trans  across,  over  +  figurare to form, shape. See
   Figure, v. t.]

   1.  To  change  the outward form or appearance of; to metamorphose; to
   transform.

   2. Especially, to change to something exalted and glorious; to give an
   ideal form to.

     [Jesus] was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the
     sun, and his raiment was white as the light. Matt. xvii. 2.

                                   Transfix

   Trans*fix"  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Transfixed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transfixing.]  [L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure to transfix; trans
   across,  through + figere to fix, fasten. See Fix.] To pierce through,
   as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.

                                  Transfixion

   Trans*fix"ion  (?),  n.  The act of transfixing, or the state of being
   transfixed, or pierced. Bp. Hall.

                                  Transfluent

   Trans"flu*ent (?), a. [Pref. trans- + fluent.]

   1. Flowing or running across or through; as, a transfluent stream.

   2.  (Her.)  Passing  or  flowing  through  a bridge; -- said of water.
   Wright.

                                   Transflux

   Trans"flux  (?),  n. [Pref. trans- + flux.] A flowing through, across,
   or beyond. [R.]

                                  Transforate

   Trans"fo*rate  (?),  v.  t.  [L. transforatus, p. p. of transforare to
   pierce  through;  trans through + forare to bore.] To bore through; to
   perforate. [Obs.]

                                   Transform

   Trans*form"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transformed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transforming.]  [L.  transformare, transformatum; trans across, over +
   formare to from: cf. F. transformer. See Form, v. t.]

   1.  To  change  the  form  of;  to  change  in shape or appearance; to
   metamorphose;  as,  a  caterpillar  is  ultimately  transformed into a
   butterfly.

     Love may transform me to an oyster. Shak.

   2.  To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists
   sought to transform lead into gold.

   3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the like; to
   convert.

     Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.

   4.  (Math.)  To  change,  as  an  algebraic  expression or geometrical
   figure, into another from without altering its value.

                                   Transform

   Trans*form", v. i. To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.]

     His hair transforms to down. Addison.

                                 Transformable

   Trans*form"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being transformed or changed.

                                Transformation

   Trans`for*ma"tion  (?), n. [L. transformatio: cf. transformation.] The
   act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form
   or  condition.  Specifically: -- (a) (Biol.) Any change in an organism
   which  alters  its  general  character  and  mode  of  life, as in the
   development  of the germ into the embryo, the egg into the animal, the
   larva  into  the  insect (metamorphosis), etc.; also, the change which
   the  histological  units  of  a  tissue  are  prone  to  undergo.  See
   Metamorphosis.  <-- esp. the change from a normal to a cancerous state
   for  a  eukaryotic  cell  -->  (b)  (Physiol.)  Change  of one from of
   material  into another, as in assimilation; metabolism; metamorphosis.
   (c) (Alchemy) The imagined possible or actual change of one metal into
   another;  transmutation.  (d) (Theol.) A change in disposition, heart,
   character,  or  the like; conversion. (e) (Math.) The change, as of an
   equation or quantity, into another form without altering the value.

                                Transformative

   Trans*form"a*tive  (?),  a. [Cf. F. transformatif.] Having power, or a
   tendency, to transform.

                                  Transformer

   Trans*form"er  (?),  n.  One  who,  or that which, transforms. Specif.
   (Elec.),  an  apparatus  for producing from a given electrical current
   another current of different voltage.

                                 Transformism

   Trans*form"ism  (?), n. [F. transformisme.] (Biol.) The hypothesis, or
   doctrine,  that  living  beings have originated by the modification of
   some  other  previously existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to
   abiogenesis. Huxley.
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                                 Transfreight

   Trans*freight" (?), v. i. To transfrete. [Obs.] Waterhouse.

                                Transfretation

   Trans`fre*ta"tion  (?), n. [L. transfretatio. See Transfrete.] The act
   of passing over a strait or narrow sea. [Obs.] Sir J. Davies.

                                  Transfrete

   Trans*frete"  (?), v. i. [L. transfretare; trans across, over + fretum
   a  strait:  cf. OF. transfreter.] To pass over a strait or narrow sea.
   [Written also transfreight.] [Obs.] E. Hall.

                           Transfuge, Transfugitive

   Trans"fuge  (?), Trans*fu"gi*tive (?), n. [L. transfuga; trans across,
   over + fugere to flee.] One who flees from one side to another; hence,
   a deserter; a turncoat; an apostate. [R.]

                                   Transfund

   Trans*fund"  (?), v. t. [L. transfundere; trans over, across + fundere
   to pour, pour out. See Found to cast, and cf. Transfuse.] To pour from
   one vessel into another; to transfuse. [Obs.] Barrow.

                                   Transfuse

   Trans*fuse"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transfusing.]   [L.   transfusus,   p.  p.  of  transfundere:  cf.  F.
   transfuser. See Transfund.]

   1.  To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by
   pouring.

                                       2

   2  (Med.) To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries of one man
   or  animal  to  those  of  another.  <--  The transfusion may proceded
   directly  between  animals, or the blood may be first drawn and stored
   from the donor, and later infused into the recipient. -->

   3.  To  cause  to  pass  from  to another; to cause to be instilled or
   imbibed;  as,  to  transfuse  a  spirit  of  patriotism into a man; to
   transfuse a love of letters.

     Into thee such virtue and grace Immense I have transfused. Milton.

                                 Transfusible

   Trans*fu"si*ble  (?),  a. Capable of being transfused; transferable by
   transfusion.

                                  Transfusion

   Trans*fu"sion (?), n. [L. transfusio: cf. F. transfusion.]

   1.  The  act  of transfusing, or pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel
   into another. Howell.

   2. (Med.) The act or operation of transferring the blood of one man or
   animal  into the vascular system of another; also, the introduction of
   any  fluid  into  the blood vessels, or into a cavity of the body from
   which  it  can  readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as,
   the peritoneal transfusion of milk.

                                  Transfusive

   Trans*fu"sive (?), a. Tending to transfuse; having power to transfuse.

                                  Transgress

   Trans*gress"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transgressed (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Transgressing.] [Cf. F. transgresser. See Transgression.]

   1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.]

     Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law. Dryden.

   2. Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the

     For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the
     sole command. Milton.

   3. To offend against; to vex. [Obs.]

     Why  give  you  peace  to  this  imperate  beast  That hath so long
     transgressed you ? Beau. & Fl.

                                  Transgress

   Trans*gress", v. i. To offend against the law; to sin.

     Who transgressed in the thing accursed. I Chron. ii. 7.

                                 Transgression

   Trans*gres"sion  (?),  n. [L. transgressio a going across, going over,
   transgression  of  the  law,  from  transgredi,  transgressus, to step
   across,  go  over;  trans  over,  across + gradi to step, walk: cf. F.
   transgression.  See  Grade.]  The  act of transgressing, or of passing
   over  or  beyond  any  law,  civil or moral; the violation of a law or
   known  principle  of  rectitude;  breach  of  command; fault; offense;
   crime; sin.

     Forgive thy people . . . all their transgressions wherein they have
     transgressed against thee. I Kings viii. 50.

     What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass On his transgression,
     death denounced that day ? Milton.

     The transgression is in the stealer. Shak.

   Syn.  --  Fault;  offense;  crime; infringement; misdemeanor; misdeed;
   affront; sin.

                                Transgressional

   Trans*gres"sion*al (?), a. Of pertaining to transgression; involving a
   transgression.

                                 Transgressive

   Trans*gress"ive  (?),  a.  [Cf.  L.  transgressivus  passing over into
   another  class.  F.  transgressif.] Disposed or tending to transgress;
   faulty; culpable. -

                                Transgressively

   Trans*gress"ive*ly, adv.

     Adam, perhaps, . . . from the transgressive infirmities of himself,
     might have erred alone. Sir T. Browne.

                                 Transgressor

   Trans*gress"or   (?),   n.   [L.:   cf.  F.  transgresseur.]  One  who
   transgresses;  one  who  breaks  a law, or violates a command; one who
   violates any known rule or principle of rectitude; a sinner.

     The way of transgressors is hard. Prov. xiii. 15.

                                   Transhape

   Tran*shape" (?), v. t. To transshape. [R.] J. Webster (1623).

                                   Tranship

   Tran*ship" (?), v. t. Same as Transship.

                                 Transhipment

   Tran*ship"ment (?), n. Same as Transshipment.

                                  Transhuman

   Trans*hu"man  (?),  a.  [Pref.  trans-  +  human.]  More  than  human;
   superhuman. [R.]

     Words may not tell of that transhuman change. H. F. Cary.

                                 Transhumanize

   Trans*hu"man*ize  (?),  v.  t.  To make more than human; to purity; to
   elevate above humanity. [R.]

     Souls  purified  by  sorrow  and self-denial, transhumanized to the
     divine abstraction of pure contemplation. Lowell.

                            Transience, Transiency

   Tran"sience  (?), Tran"sien*cy (?), n. The quality of being transient;
   transientness.

                                   Transient

   Tran"sient  (?),  a.  [L.  transiens,  -entis,  p.  pr.  of  transire,
   transitum, to go or pass over. See Trance.]

   1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over
   or  across  a  space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of
   short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary;
   passing;   fleeting;   brief;   transitory;  as,  transient  pleasure.
   "Measured this transient world." Milton.

   2.  Hasty;  momentary;  imperfect;  brief;  as,  a transient view of a
   landscape.

   3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient
   guest;   transient   boarders.   [Colloq.  U.S.]  Syn.  --  Transient,
   Transitory,  Fleeting.  Transient  represents  a thing as brief at the
   best;  transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away. Fleeting goes
   further, and represents it as in the act of taking its flight. Life is
   transient; its joys are transitory; its hours are fleeting.

     What is loose love? A transient gust. Pope

     If  [we  love]  transitory  things,  which  soon decay, Age must be
     loveliest at the latest day. Donne.

     O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes. Milton.

   -- Tran"sient*ly (#), adv. -- Tran"sient*ness, n.

                                   Transient

   Tran"sient, n. That which remains but for a brief time. Glanvill.

                          Transilience, Transiliency

   Tran*sil"i*ence  (?), Tran*sil"i*en*cy (?), n. [L. transiliens, p. pr.
   of  transilire  to leap across or over; trans across, over + salire to
   leap.]  A leap across or from one thing to another. [R.] "An unadvised
   transiliency." Glanvill.

                                   Transire

   Trans*i"re  (?),  n. [L. transire to pass through or across, to pass.]
   (End. Law) A customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.

                                    Transit

   Trans"it  (?),  n.  [L.  transitus,  from  transire to go over: cf. F.
   transit. See Transient.]

   1. The act of passing; passage through or over.

     In  France  you  are  now  .  .  .  in the transit from one form of
     government to another. Burke.

   2.  The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the transit
   of goods through a country.

   3.  A  line  or  route  of  passage  or  conveyance; as, the Nicaragua
   transit. E. G. Squier.

   4. (Astron.) (a) The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a
   place,  or  through  the  field  of  a telescope. (b) The passage of a
   smaller body across the disk of a larger, as of Venus across the sun's
   disk, or of a satellite or its shadow across the disk of its primary.

   5.  An  instrument  resembling  a  theodolite,  used  by surveyors and
   engineers; -- called also transit compass, and surveyor's transit.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e surveyor's transit differs from the theodolite in
     having the horizontal axis attached directly to the telescope which
     is  not  mounted in Y's and can be turned completely over about the
     axis.

   Lower  transit  (Astron.),  the passage of a heavenly body across that
   part  of  the  meridian  which  is below the polar axis. -- Surveyor's
   transit. See Transit, 5, above. -- Transit circle (Astron.), a transit
   instrument  with  a  graduated circle attached, used for observing the
   time  of  transit  and the declination at one observation. See Circle,
   n.,  3.  -- Transit compass. See Transit, 5, above. -- Transit duty, a
   duty paid on goods that pass through a country. -- Transit instrument.
   (Astron.)  (a)  A  telescope  mounted  at right angles to a horizontal
   axis,  on  which it revolves with its line of collimation in the plane
   of  the meridian, -- used in connection with a clock for observing the
   time  of  transit of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place. (b)
   (Surv.)  A surveyor's transit. See Transit, 5, above. -- Transit trade
   (Com.),  the  business  conected  with  the passage of goods through a
   country  to their destination. -- Upper transit (Astron.), the passage
   of a heavenly body across that part of the meridian which is above the
   polar axis.

                                    Transit

   Trans"it, v. t. (Astron.) To pass over the disk of (a heavenly body).

                                  Transition

   Tran*si"tion (?), n. [L. transitio: cf. F. transition. See Transient.]

   1.  Passage  from  one  place  or  state  to  another; charge; as, the
   transition of the weather from hot to cold.

     There is no death, what seems so is transition. Longfellow.

   2.  (Mus.)  A  direct  or  indirect passing from one key to another; a
   modulation.

   3. (Rhet.) A passing from one subject to another.

     [He] with transition sweet, new speech resumes. Milton.

   4. (Biol.) Change from one form to another.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is  sometimes pronounced tran*sish"un; but
     according  to  Walker,  Smart,  and  most  other  authorities,  the
     customary  and  preferable  pronunciation is tran*sizh"un, although
     this   latter   mode   violates   analogy.  Other  authorities  say
     tran*zish"un.

   Transition  rocks  (Geol.),  a  term  formerly  applied  to the lowest
   uncrystalline  stratified  rocks  (graywacke)  supposed  to contain no
   fossils,  and  so  called because thought to have been formed when the
   earth was passing from an uninhabitable to a habitable state.

                                 Transitional

   Tran*si"tion*al  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to transition; involving or
   denoting transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage.

                                 Transitionary

   Tran*si"tion*a*ry (?), a. Transitional.

                                  Transitive

   Tran"si*tive   (?),   a.   [L.  transitivus:  cf.  F.  transitif.  See
   Transient.]

   1. Having the power of making a transit, or passage. [R.] Bacon.

   2. Effected by transference of signification.

     By   far   the   greater  part  of  the  transitive  or  derivative
     applications  of  words depend on casual and unaccountable caprices
     of the feelings or the fancy. Stewart.

   3.  (Gram.)  Passing  over to an object; expressing an action which is
   not  limited  to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to
   complete  the  sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the
   book. -- Tran"si*tive*ly, adv. -- Tran"si*tive*ness, n.

                                 Transitorily

   Tran"si*to*ri*ly   (?),  adv.  In  a  transitory  manner;  with  brief
   continuance.

                                Transitoriness

   Tran"si*to*ri*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of being transitory;
   speedy passage or departure.

                                  Transitory

   Tran"si*to*ry  (?),  a.  [L.  transitorius:  cf.  F.  transitoire. See
   Transient.]  Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting;
   evanescent.

     Comfort  and  succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in
     trouble. Bk. of Com. Prayer.

     It  was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows
     for a wile, and then . . . vanishes into nothing. South.

   Transitory action (Law), an action which may be brought in any county,
   as  actions  for  debt,  and  the  like;  --  opposed to local action.
   Blackstone.  Bouvier.  Syn.  --  transient;  short-lived;  brief.  See
   Transient.
   
                                 Translatable
                                       
   Trans*lat"a*ble  (?), a. Capable of being translated, or rendered into
   another language. 

                                   Translate

   Trans*late"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Translated; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Translating.] [f. translatus, used as p. p. of transferre to transfer,
   but  from  a  different  root.  See  Trans-,  and  Tolerate,  and  cf.
   Translation.]

   1.  To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer;
   as, to translate a tree. [Archaic] Dryden.

     In  the  chapel of St. Catharine of Sienna, they show her head- the
     rest of her body being translated to Rome. Evelyn.

   2.  To  change  to  another  condition, position, place, or office; to
   transfer; hence, to remove as by death.

   3. To remove to heaven without a natural death.

     By  faith  Enoch  was translated, that he should not see death; and
     was not found, because God had translatedhim. Heb. xi. 5.

   4.  (Eccl.)  To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another. "Fisher,
   Bishop of Rochester, when the king would have translated him from that
   poor bishopric to a better, . . . refused." Camden.

   5.  To  render  into  another language; to express the sense of in the
   words  of  another  language;  to  interpret;  hence,  to  explain  or
   recapitulate in other words.

     Translating into his own clear, pure, and flowing language, what he
     found  in  books  well known to the world, but too bulky or too dry
     for boys and girls. Macaulay.

   6. To change into another form; to transform.

     Happy  is your grace, That can translatethe stubbornness of fortune
     Into so quiet and so sweet a style. Shak.

   7. (Med.) To cause to remove from one part of the body to another; as,
   to translate a disease.

   8.  To  cause  to  lose senses or recollection; to entrance. [Obs.] J.
   Fletcher.

                                   Translate

   Trans*late, v. i. To make a translation; to be engaged in translation.

                                  Translation

   Trans*la"tion  (?),  n. [F. translation, L. translatio a transferring,
   translation, version. See Translate, and cf. Tralation.]

   1.  The  act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also,
   the  state  of  being  translated  or  removed; as, the translation of
   Enoch; the translation of a bishop.

   2. The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the
   translation of idioms is difficult.

   3.  That  which  is obtained by translating something a version; as, a
   translation of the Scriptures.

   4.  (Rhet.)  A  transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a
   tralation. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

   5. (Metaph.) Transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas.
   A. Tucker.

   6. (Kinematics) Motion in which all the points of the moving body have
   at  any  instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed
   to rotation.

                                Translatitious

   Trans`la*ti"tious    (?),   a.   [See   Tralatitious.]   Metaphorical;
   tralatitious; also, foreign; exotic. [Obs.] Evelyn.

                                  Translative

   Trans*lat"ive  (?), a. [L. translativus that is to be transferred: cf.
   F.  translatif.]  tropical;  figurative; as, a translative sense. [R.]
   Puttenham.

                                  Translator

   Trans*lat"or (?), n. [L. translator: cf. F. translateur.]

   1.  One  who  translates; esp., one who renders into another language;
   one  who  expresses  the  sense of words in one language by equivalent
   words in another.

   2. (Teleg.) A repeating instrument. [Eng.]

                                Translatorship

   Trans*lat"or*ship, n. The office or dignity of a translator.

                                  Translatory

   Trans*lat"o*ry  (?),  a.  Serving  to  translate;  transferring.  [R.]
   Arbuthnot.

                                 Translatress

   Trans*lat"ress (?), n. A woman who translates.

                                 Translavation

   Trans`la*va"tion  (?), n. [Pref. trans- + L. lavatio, -onis, washing.]
   A laving or lading from one vessel to another. [Obs.] Holland.

                                 Transliterate

   Trans*lit"er*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref.  trans-  +  L.  litera, littera
   letter.]  To  express  or  represent  in  the  characters  of  another
   alphabet;  as,  to  transliterate  Sanskrit  words by means of English
   letters. A. J. Ellis.

                                Transliteration

   Trans*lit`er*a"tion  (?), n. The act or product of transliterating, or
   of  expressing  words  of  a  language  by  means of the characters of
   another alphabet.

                                 Translocation

   Trans`lo*ca"tion  (?), n. [Pref. trans- + location.] removal of things
   from one place to another; substitution of one thing for another.

     There happened certain translocations at the deluge. Woodward.

                          Translucence, Translucency

   Trans*lu"cence  (?),  Trans*lu"cen*cy  (?), n. The quality or state of
   being translucent; clearness; partial transparency. Sir T. Browne.
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                                  Translucent

   Trans*lu"cent  (?),  a. [L. translucens, -entis, p. pr. of translucere
   to shine through; trans across, through = lucere to shine. See Lucid.]

   1.  Transmitting  rays  of  light  without  permitting  objects  to be
   distinctly seen; partially transparent.

   2.  Transparent;  clear.  [Poetic]  "Fountain  or  fresh current . . .
   translucent, pure." Milton.

     Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. Pope.

   Syn.  --  Translucent,  Transparent.  A  thing  is translucent when it
   merely admits the passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish
   the color and outline of objects through it; it is transparent when we
   can  clearly  discern  objects  placed on the other side of it. Glass,
   water,   etc.,   are  transparent;  ground  glass  is  translucent;  a
   translucent style.

                                 Translucently

   Trans*lu"cent*ly, adv. In a translucent manner.

                                  Translucid

   Trans*lu"cid (?), a. [L. translucidus; trans across, through + lucidus
   lucid: cf. F. translucide. See Translucent.] Translucent. [R.] Bacon.

                                  Translunary

   Trans"lu*na*ry  (?),  a. [Pref. trans- + L. luna moon.] Being or lying
   beyond the moon; hence, ethereal; -- opposed to sublunary. [Obs.]

     Marlowe,  bathed  in  the Thespian springs, Had in him those brave,
     translunary things That the first poets had. Drayton.

                                  Transmarine

   Trans`ma*rine"  (?),  a.  [L.  transmarinus;  trans  beyond  + marinus
   marine: cf. F. transmarin. See Marine.] Lying or being beyond the sea.
   Howell.

                          Transmeable, Transmeatable

   Trans"me*a*ble  (?),  Trans`me*at"a*ble  (?),  a.  [L. transmeabilis.]
   Capable of being passed over or traversed; passable. [Obs.]

                                  Transmeate

   Trans"me*ate  (?),  v. t. [L. transmeatus, p. p. of transmeare to pass
   across;  trans  across,  over  + meare to go.] To pass over or beyond.
   [Obs.]

                                 Transmeation

   Trans`me*a"tion  (?), n. The act of transmeating; a passing through or
   beyond. [Obs.]

                                   Transmew

   Trans*mew"  (?),  v.  t.  &  i.  [F.  transmuer,  L.  transmutare. See
   Transmute.]  To  transmute;  to  transform; to metamorphose. [Archaic]
   Chaucer. Spenser.

     To  transmew thyself from a holy hermit into a sinful forester. Sir
     W. Scott.

                                 Transmigrant

   Trans"mi*grant  (?),  a.  [L.  transmigrans, p. pr. See Transmigrate.]
   Migrating  or passing from one place or state to another; passing from
   one residence to another. -- n. One who transmigrates.

                                 Transmigrate

   Trans"mi*grate  (?),  v.  i. [imp. & p. p. Transmigrated (?); p. pr. &
   vb.  n. Transmigrating.] [L. transmigrare, transmigratum; trans across
   + migrare to migrate. See Migrate.]

   1. To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for the purpose
   of residence, as men or families; to migrate.

   2. To pass from one body or condition into another.

     Their may transmigrate into each other. Howell.

                                Transmigration

   Trans`mi*gra"tion (?), n. [F. transmigration, L. transmigratio.]

   1. The act of passing from one country to another; migration.

   2.  The  passing  of  the  soul  at  death  into  another mortal body;
   metempsychosis.

                                 Transmigrator

   Trans"mi*gra`tor (?), n. One who transmigrates. J. Ellis.

                                Transmigratory

   Trans*mi"gra*to*ry (?), a. Passing from one body or state to another.

                               Transmissibility

   Trans*mis`si*bil"i*ty   (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  transmissibilit\'82.]  The
   quality of being transmissible.

                                 Transmissible

   Trans*mis"si*ble  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  transmissible.] Capable of being
   transmitted  from  one to another; capable of being passed through any
   body or substance.

                                 Transmission

   Trans*mis"sion  (?),  n.  [L.  transmissio;  cf.  F. transmission. See
   Transmit.]

   1. The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the
   transmission  of  letters,  writings, papers, news, and the like, from
   one  country  to  another;  the  transmission  of  rights,  titles, or
   privileges, from father to son, or from one generation to another.

   2.  (Law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to
   his  successor  or  successors  any  inheritance,  legacy,  right,  or
   privilege,  to  which  he  is  entitled, even if he should die without
   enjoying or exercising it.

                                 Transmissive

   Trans*mis"sive  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being  transmitted; derived, or
   handed down, from one to another.

     Itself  a sun, it with transmissive light Enlivens worlds denied to
     human sight. Prior.

                                   Transmit

   Trans*mit"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Transmitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transmitting.]  [L.  transmittere,  transmissum;  trans across, over +
   mittere to send: cf. F. transmettre. See Missile.]

   1.  To  cause  to  pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to
   send  from  one  person  or place to another; to pass on or down as by
   inheritance;  as,  to  transmit a memorial; to transmit dispatches; to
   transmit money, or bills of exchange, from one country to another.

     The  ancientest  fathers  must  be  next  removed,  as  Clement  of
     Alexandria,  and  that  Eusebian  book  of  evangelic  preparation,
     transmitting  our ears through a hoard of heathenish obscenities to
     receive the gospel. Milton.

     The  scepter  of  that  kingdom  continued to be transmitted in the
     dynasty of Castile. Prescott.

   2.  To  suffer  to  pass  through;  as,  glass transmits light; metals
   transmit, or conduct, electricity.

                                  Transmittal

   Trans*mit"tal (?), n. Transmission. Swift.

                                 Transmittance

   Trans*mit"tance (?), n. Transmission.

                                  Transmitter

   Trans*mit"ter (?), n. One who, or that which, transmits; specifically,
   that  portion  of  a  telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of
   which a message is sent; -- opposed to receiver.

                                 Transmittible

   Trans*mit"ti*ble (?), a. Capable of being transmitted; transmissible.

                              Transmogrification

   Trans*mog`ri*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  The  act of transmogrifying, or the
   state of being transmogrified; transformation. [Colloq.]

     Clive,   who   wrote   me   about  the  transmogrification  of  our
     schoolfellow, an attorney's son. Thackeray.

                                 Transmogrify

   Trans*mog"ri*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [A  humorous coinage.] To change into a
   different shape; to transform. [Colloq.] Fielding.

                                   Transmove

   Trans*move"  (?),  v.  t. [Pref. trans + move.] To move or change from
   one state into another; to transform. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                Transmutability

   Trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty  (?), n. [Cf. F. transmutabilit\'82.] The quality
   of being transmutable.

                                 Transmutable

   Trans*mut"a*ble  (?), a. [Cf. F. transmutable. See Transmute.] Capable
   of  being  transmuted  or  changed into a different substance, or into
   into something of a different form a nature; transformable.

     The  fluids  and  solids  of an animal body are easily transmutable
     into one another. Arbuthnot.

   -- Trans*mut"a*ble*ness, n. -- Trans*mut"a*bly, adv.

                                 Transmutation

   Trans`mu*ta"tion  (?),  n.  [F.  transmutation,  L.  transmutatio. See
   Transmute.]

   1.  The  act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the
   transmutation of metals.

   2.  (Geom.) The change or reduction of one figure or body into another
   of  the  same  area  or  solidity,  but  of  a different form, as of a
   triangle into a square. [R.]

   3. (Biol.) The change of one species into another, which is assumed to
   take place in any development theory of life; transformism. Bacon.
   Transmutation  of metals (Alchem.), the conversion of base metals into
   gold  or  silver,  a  process  often  attempted by the alchemists. See
   Alchemy, and Philosopher's stone, under Philosopher.

                               Transmutationist

   Trans`mu*ta"tion*ist,  n.  One  who  believes  in the transmutation of
   metals or of species.

                                   Transmute

   Trans*mute"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Transmuted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transmuting.]  [L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to
   change.  See  Mutable,  and  cf. Transmew.] To change from one nature,
   form, or substance, into another; to transform.

     The  caresses of parents and the blandishments of friends transmute
     us into idols. Buckminster.

     Transmuting sorrow into golden joy Free from alloy. H. Smith.

                                  Transmuter

   Trans*mut"er (?), n. One who transmutes.

                                  Transmutual

   Trans*mu"tu*al  (?;  135),  a.  [Pref.  trans  +  mutual.] Reciprocal;
   commutual. [R.] Coleridge.

                                 Transnatation

   Trans`na*ta"tion  (?),  n. [L. transnatare to swim over; trans across,
   over + natare to swim.] The act of swimming across, as a river.

                                  Transnature

   Trans*na"ture  (?; 135), v. t. [Pref. trans- + nature.] To transfer or
   transform the nature of. [Obs.]

     We are transelemented, or transnatured. Jewel.

                                    Transom

   Tran"som (?), n. [Probably fr. L. transtrum a crossbeam, transom, from
   trans across. Cf. Trestle.]

   1.  (Arch.) A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between
   a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is
   the vertical, bar across an opening. See Illust. of Mullion.

   2.  (Naut.)  One  of  the  principal  transverse timbers of the stern,
   bolted  to  the  sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; --
   called also transsummer.

   3.  (Gun.) The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of some gun
   carriages.

   4. (Surg.) The vane of a cross-staff. Chambers.

   5.  (Railroad)  One  of the crossbeams connecting the side frames of a
   truck with each other.
   Transom  knees  (Shipbuilding), knees bolted to the transoms and after
   timbers.  -- Transom window. (Arch.) (a) A window divided horizontally
   by  a  transom  or  transoms. (b) A window over a door, with a transom
   between.

                                  Transpadane

   Trans"pa*dane` (?), a. [L. transpadanus; trans across + Padus the Po.]
   Lying  or  being on the further side of the river Po with reference to
   Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to cispadane.

                                 Transpalatine

   Trans*pal"a*tine  (?),  a. [Pref. trans- + palatine.] (Anat.) Situated
   beyond or outside the palatine bone; -- said of a bone in the skull of
   some reptiles.

                                   Transpare

   Trans*pare"  (?), v. t. & i. [See Transparent.] To be, or cause to be,
   transparent;  to  appear,  or  cause  to  appear,  or be seen, through
   something. [Obs.] Stirling.

                                 Transparence

   Trans*par"ence  (?), n. [Cf. F. transparence.] The quality or state of
   being transparent; transparency.

                                 Transparency

   Trans*par"en*cy   (?),   n.;   pl.   Transparencies   (#).   [Cf.   F.
   transparence.]

   1. The quality or condition of being transparent; transparence.

   2.  That  which  is transparent; especially, a picture painted on thin
   cloth  or  glass, or impressed on porcelain, or the like, to be viewed
   by natural or artificial light, which shines through it. Fairholt.

                                  Transparent

   Trans*par"ent  (?),  a.  [F.,  from LL. transparens, -entis, p. pr. of
   transparere  to  be  transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to
   appear. See Appear.]

   1.  Having  the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies
   can  be  distinctly  seen  through;  pervious  to  light;  diaphanous;
   pellucid;  as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to
   opaque. "Transparent elemental air." Milton.

   2.  Admitting  the  passage  of light; open; porous; as, a transparent
   veil. Dryden.
   Syn.   --   Translucent;   pellucid;  clear;  bright;  limpid;  lucid;
   diaphanous.    See   Translucent.   --   Trans*par"ent*ly,   adv.   --
   Trans*par"ent*ness, n.

                                   Transpass

   Trans*pass" (?), v. t. [Pref. trans- + pass: cf. LL. transpassare. Cf.
   Trespass.]  To  pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river. [Obs.]
   J. Gregory.

                                   Transpass

   Trans*pass", v. i. To pass by; to pass away. [Obs.]

                                 Transpassable

   Trans*pass"a*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of  being transpassed, or crossed
   over. [Obs.]

                                Transpatronize

   Trans*pat"ron*ize  (?),  v.  t.  [Trans- + patronize.] To transfer the
   patronage of. [Obs.] Warner.

                                 Transpeciate

   Tran*spe"ci*ate (?), v. t. [Pref. trans- + L. species form.] To change
   from one species to another; to transform. [Obs.]

     Power to transpeciate a man into a horse. Sir T. Browne.

                                 Transpicuous

   Tran*spic"u*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  transpicere  to  see or look through +
   specere,  spicere,  to see. Cf. Conspicuous.] Transparent; pervious to
   the sight. [R.] "The wide, transpicuous air." Milton.

                                  Transpierce

   Trans*pierce"  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transpierced (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Transpiercing (?).] [Pref. trans- + pierce: cf. F. transpercer.] To
   pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through.

     The sides transpierced return a rattling sound. Dryden.

                                 Transpirable

   Tran*spir"a*ble  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  transpirable.]  Capable  of being
   transpired, or of transpiring.

                                 Transpiration

   Tran`spi*ra"tion (?), n. [F. transpiration.]

   1.  (Physiol.)  The  act or process of transpiring or excreting in the
   form  of  vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of
   the  body;  as,  pulmonary  transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous
   vapor  from  the  lungs.  Perspiration  is  a  form  of transpiration.
   Cudworth.

   2.  (bot.)  The  evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous vapor,
   from cells and masses of tissue.

   3.   (Physics)  The  passing  of  gases  through  fine  tubes,  porous
   substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.

                                 Transpiratory

   Tran*spir"a*to*ry (?), a. Of or relating to transpiration.

                                   Transpire

   Tran*spire"  (?),  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Transpired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transpiring.]  [F.  transpirer;  L. trans across, through + spirare to
   breathe. See Spirit.]

   1.  (Physiol.)  To  pass  off  in  the  form  of  vapor  or insensible
   perspiration; to exhale.

   2. (Bot.) To evaporate from living cells.

   3.  To  escape  from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of
   the council soon transpired.

     The  story  of  Paulina's  and  Maximilian's  mutual attachment had
     transpired through many of the travelers. De Quincey.

   4. To happen or come to pass; to occur.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is se nse of  th e wo rd, which is of comparatively
     recent  introduction, is common in the United States, especially in
     the  language of conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used
     to some extent in England. Its use, however, is censured by critics
     of both countries.

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                                   Transpire

   Tran*spire", v. t.

   1.  (Physiol.) To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of
   vapor; to exhale; to perspire.

   2. (Bot.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.

                                  Transplace

   Trans*place" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transplaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transplacing  (?).]  [Pref.  trans-  +  place.]  To remove across some
   space; to put in an opposite or another place. [R.]

     It  [an  obelisk]  was  transplaced . . . from the left side of the
     Vatican into a more eminent place. Bp. Wilkins.

                                  Transplant

   Trans*plant"  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Transplanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transplanting.] [F. transplanter, L. transplantare; trans across, over
   + plantare to plant. See Plant.]

   1.  To  remove,  and  plant in another place; as, to transplant trees.
   Dryden.

   2.  To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place;
   as, to transplant inhabitants.

     Being  transplanted  out  of  his cold, barren diocese of St. David
     into a warmer climate. Clarendon.

                                Transplantation

   Trans`plan*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. transplantation.]

   1. The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also,
   removal.

     The transplantation of Ulysses to Sparta. Broome.

   2.  (Surg.)  The  removal  of  tissues  from  a  healthy part, and the
   insertion  of  them  in another place where there is a lesion; as, the
   transplantation of tissues in autoplasty. <--

   3.  (Surg.)  The  removal  of  a  bodily  organ or of tissues from one
   person,  and  the  insertion  of them into another person to replace a
   damaged  organ  or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney,
   or liver. -->

                                 Transplanter

   Trans*plant"er  (?),  n.  One  who  transplants;  also,  a machine for
   transplanting trees.

                                Transplendency

   Tran*splen"den*cy  (?),  n.  Quality  or state of being transplendent.
   [R.] Dr. H. More.

                                 Transplendent

   Tran*splen"dent  (?),  a.  [Trans-  +  splendent.]  Resplendent in the
   highest degree. [R.] -- Tran*splen"dent*ly, adv. [R.]

                                   Transport

   Trans*port"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Transported; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transporting.]  [F.  transporter,  L.  transportare;  trans  across  +
   portare to carry. See Port bearing, demeanor.]

   1.  To  carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey;
   as, to transport goods; to transport troops. Hakluyt.

   2.  To  carry, or cause to be carried, into banishment, as a criminal;
   to banish.

   3.  To  carry away with vehement emotion, as joy, sorrow, complacency,
   anger,  etc.; to ravish with pleasure or ecstasy; as, music transports
   the soul.

     [They] laugh as if transported with some fit Of passion. Milton.

     We shall then be transported with a nobler . . . wonder. South.

                                   Transport

   Trans"port (?), n. [F. See Transport, v.]

   1. Transportation; carriage; conveyance.

     The  Romans . . . stipulated with the Carthaginians to furnish them
     with ships for transport and war. Arbuthnot.

   2.  A  vessel  employed  for  transporting,  especially  for  carrying
   soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one place to another, or
   to  convey  convicts  to  their  destination; -- called also transport
   ship, transport vessel.

   3. Vehement emotion; passion; ecstasy; rapture.

     With  transport  views  the  airy  rule  his  own, And swells on an
     imaginary throne. Pope.

     Say  not,  in  transports of despair, That all your hopes are fled.
     Doddridge.

   4. A convict transported, or sentenced to exile.

                               Transportability

   Trans*port`a*bil"i*ty   (?),   n.   The  quality  or  state  of  being
   transportable.

                                 Transportable

   Trans*port"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. transportable.]

   1. Capable of being transported.

   2.  Incurring,  or subject to, the punishment of transportation; as, a
   transportable offense.

                                  Transportal

   Trans*port"al  (?),  n.  Transportation;  the act of removing from one
   locality  to  another. "The transportal of seeds in the wool or fur of
   quadrupeds." Darwin.

                                 Transportance

   Trans*port"ance   (?),   n.  Transportation.  [Obs.]  "Give  me  swift
   transportance." Shak.
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                                 Transportant

   Trans*port"ant (?), a. Transporting; as, transportant love. [Obs.] Dr.
   H. More.

                                Transportation

   Trans`por*ta"tion (?), n. [L. transportatio: cf. F. transportation.]

   1.  The  act  of  transporting,  or  the  state  of being transported;
   carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.

     To provide a vessel for their transportation. Sir H. Wotton.

   2. Transport; ecstasy. [R.] South.

                                  Transported

   Trans*port"ed   (?),   a.   Conveyed   from   one  place  to  another;
   figuratively,  carried  away  with  passion or pleasure; entranced. --
   Trans*port"ed*ly, adv. -- Trans*port"ed*ness, n.

                                  Transporter

   Trans*port"er (?), n. One who transports.

                                 Transporting

   Trans*port"ing, a. That transports; fig., ravishing.

     Your transporting chords ring out. Keble.

                                Transportingly

   Trans*port"ing*ly, adv. So as to transport.

                                 Transportment

   Trans*port"ment (?), n. The act of transporting, or the state of being
   transported; transportation. [R.]

                                 Transposable

   Trans*pos"a*ble  (?),  a.  That  may  transposed;  as,  a transposable
   phrase.

                                  Transposal

   Trans*pos"al  (?),  n.  The  act of transposing, or the state of being
   transposed; transposition.

                                   Transpose

   Trans*pose"  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transposing.]  [F.  transposer; pref. trans- (L. trans across) + poser
   to put. See Pose.]

   1.  To  change  the place or order of; to substitute one for the other
   of;  to  exchange,  in  respect of position; as, to transpose letters,
   words, or propositions.

   2. To change; to transform; to invert. [R.]

     Things  base  and  vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to
     form and dignity. Shak.

   3.  (Alg.) To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side over to
   the other, without destroying the equation; thus, if a + b = c, and we
   make a = c - b, then b is said to be transposed.

   4. (Gram.) To change the natural order of, as words.

   5. (Mus.) To change the key of.

                                  Transposer

   Trans*pos"er (?), n. One who transposes.

                                 Transposition

   Trans`po*si"tion  (?),  n.  [F.  transposition,  from  L. transponere,
   transpositum,  to  set  over,  remove,  transfer; trans across, over +
   ponere  to  place. See Position.] The act of transposing, or the state
   of  being  transposed. Specifically: -- (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any
   term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying
   the  equation. (b) (Gram.) A change of the natural order of words in a
   sentence;  as,  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages admit transposition,
   without  inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English. (c)
   (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key.

                                Transpositional

   Trans`po*si"tion*al   (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  transposition;
   involving transposition. Pegge.

                                 Transpositive

   Trans*pos"i*tive   (?),   a.   Made   by  transposing;  consisting  in
   transposition; transposable.

                                  Transprint

   Trans*print"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref. trans- + print.] To transfer to the
   wrong place in printing; to print out of place. [R.] Coleridge.

                                  Transprose

   Trans*prose"  (?),  v. t. [Pref. trans- + prose.] To change from prose
   into  verse; to versify; also, to change from verse into prose. [Obs.]
   Dryden.

                                Transregionate

   Trans*re"gion*ate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  trans- + region.] Foreign. [Obs.]
   Holinshed.

                                  Transshape

   Trans*shape" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transshaped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transshaping.]  [Pref.trans- + shape.] To change into another shape or
   form; to transform. [Written also transhape.] Shak.

                                   Transship

   Trans*ship"  (?),  v.  t.  [Pref. trans- + ship.] To transfer from one
   ship or conveyance to another. [Written also tranship.]

                                 Transshipment

   Trans*ship"ment  (?), n. The act of transshipping, or transferring, as
   goods,   from  one  ship  or  conveyance  to  another.  [Written  also
   transhipment.]

                               Transubstantiate

   Tran`sub*stan"ti*ate  (?),  v.  t.  [LL.  transubstantiatus,  p. p. of
   transubstantiare   to   transubstantiate;  L.  trans  across,  over  +
   substantia substance. See Substance.]

   1. To change into another substance. [R.]

     The  spider love which transubstantiates all, And can convert manna
     to gall. Donne.

   2.  (R.  C.  Theol.) To change, as the sacramental elements, bread and
   wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.

                              Transubstantiation

   Tran`sub*stan`ti*a"tion   (?),   n.  [LL.  transubstantiatio:  cf.  F.
   transsubstantiation.]

   1. A change into another substance.

   2. (R. C. Theol.) The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that the bread
   and  wine  in the Mass is converted into the body and blood of Christ;
   -- distinguished from consubstantiation, and impanation.

                               Transubstantiator

   Tran`sub*stan"ti*a`tor  (?),  n. [Cf. F. transsubstantiateur.] One who
   maintains the doctrine of transubstantiation. Barrow.

                                 Transudation

   Tran`su*da"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. transsudation.]

   1. The act or process of transuding.

   2. (Physics) Same as Exosmose.

                                 Transudatory

   Tran*su"da*to*ry  (?), a. Of or pertaining to transudation; passing by
   transudation.

                                   Transude

   Tran*sude"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Transuded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transuding.]  [Pref.  trans- + L. sudare to sweat: cf. F. transsuder.]
   To  pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores or interstices
   of textures; as, liquor may transude through leather or wood.

                                   Transume

   Tran*sume" (?), v. t. [L. transumere, transsumere, to take from one to
   another;  trans  across + sumere to take.] To change; to convert. [R.]
   Crashaw.

                                  Transsummer

   Trans"sum`mer (?), n. (Naut.) See Transom, 2.

                                   Transumpt

   Tran*sumpt"  (?),  n. [L. transumere, transumptum, to take from one to
   another,   in   LL.,   to   transcribe.   See  Transume.]  A  copy  or
   exemplification of a record. [Obs.] Lord Herbert.

                                 Transumption

   Tran*sump"tion  (?), n. [L. transumptio.] Act of taking from one place
   to another. [R.] South.

                                 Transumptive

   Tran*sump"tive (?), a. [L. transumptivus.] Taking from one to another;
   metaphorical. [R.] "A transumptive kind of speech." Drayton.

     Fictive,   descriptive,   digressive,   transumptive,   and  withal
     definitive. Lowell.

                                  Transvasate

   Trans*va"sate  (?),  v.  t.  [See  Transvasation.]  To pour out of one
   vessel into another. [Obs.] Cudworth.

                                 Transvasation

   Trans`va*sa"tion  (?),  n. [Pref. trans- + L. vas, vasis, vessel.] The
   act  or  process  of  pouring  out  of one vessel into another. [Obs.]
   Holland.

                                 Transvection

   Trans*vec"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  transvectio,  from transvehere to carry
   across;  trans  across  +  vehere  to  carry.] The act of conveying or
   carrying over. [R.]

                                Transverberate

   Trans*ver"ber*ate   (?),   v.   t.   [L.  transverberatus,  p.  p.  of
   transverberare  to  strike  or  pierce  through.]  To  beat  or strike
   through. [Obs.]

                                  Transversal

   Trans*ver"sal (?), a. [Cf. F. transversal. See Transverse.] Running or
   lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line. -- Trans*ver"sal*ly,
   adv.

                                  Transversal

   Trans*ver"sal, n. [Cf. F. transversale.] (Geom.) A straight line which
   traverses  or  intersects  any  system  of  other  lines,  as  a  line
   intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced.

                                  Transverse

   Trans*verse" (?), a. [L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn on
   direct  across; trans across + vertere to turn: cf. F. transverse. See
   Verse,  and  cf.  Traverse.]  Lying or being across, or in a crosswise
   direction;  athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal. Transverse axis
   (of  an  ellipse or hyperbola) (Geom.), that axis which passes through
   the  foci.  --  Transverse  partition  (Bot.),  a  partition,  as of a
   pericarp,  at  right  angles  with  the  valves, as in the siliques of
   mustard.

                                  Transverse

   Trans"verse (?), n.

   1. Anything that is transverse or athwart.

   2. (Geom.) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.

                                  Transverse

   Trans*verse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transversed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Transversing.] To overturn; to change. [R.] C. Leslie.

                                  Transverse

   Trans*verse", v. t. [Pref. trans- + verse, n. Cf.Transpose.] To change
   from  prose  into  verse,  or  from  verse  into prose. [Obs.] Duke of
   Buckingham.

                                 Transversely

   Trans*verse"ly, adv. In a transverse manner.

                                 Transversion

   Trans*ver"sion  (?),  n. The act of changing from prose into verse, or
   from verse into prose.

                                   Transvert

   Trans*vert"  (?), v. t. [L. transvertere. See Transverse, a.] To cause
   to turn across; to transverse. [Obs.] Craft of Lovers (1448).

                                 Transvertible

   Trans*vert"i*ble  (?),  a.  Capable  of being transverted. [R.] Sir T.
   Browne.

                                 Transvolation

   Trans`vo*la"tion  (?), n. [L. transvolare to fly over or across; trans
   across  +  volare  to  fly.]  The act of flying beyond or across. Jer.
   Taylor.

                                     Trant

   Trant (?), v. i. [Cf. OD. tranten to walk slowly, LG. & D. trant walk,
   pace.]  To  traffic  in  an itinerary manner; to peddle. [Written also
   traunt.] [Obs.]

                                    Tranter

   Trant"er  (?),  n. One who trants; a peddler; a carrier. [Written also
   traunter.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                     Trap

   Trap  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trapping.]
   [Akin  to OE. trappe trappings, and perhaps from an Old French word of
   the  same origin as E. drab a kind of cloth.] To dress with ornaments;
   to adorn; -- said especially of horses.

     Steeds . . . that trapped were in steel all glittering. Chaucer.

     To deck his hearse, and trap his tomb-black steed. Spenser.

     There  she  found  her  palfrey  trapped  In  purple  blazoned with
     armorial gold. Tennyson.

                                     Trap

   Trap, n. [Sw. trapp; akin to trappa stairs, Dan. trappe, G. treppe, D.
   trap;  --  so  called  because  the rocks of this class often occur in
   large,  tabular  masses,  rising  above  one  another, like steps. See
   Tramp.]  (Geol.)  An old term rather loosely used to designate various
   dark-colored,   heavy   igneous   rocks,   including   especially  the
   feldspathic-augitic  rocks,  basalt,  dolerite,  amygdaloid, etc., but
   including  also  some  kinds  of  diorite. Called also trap rock. Trap
   tufa,  Trap  tuff,  a kind of fragmental rock made up of fragments and
   earthy materials from trap rocks.

                                     Trap

   Trap, a. Of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike.

                                     Trap

   Trap,  n.  [OE.  trappe,  AS.  treppe;  akin to OD.trappe, OHG. trapo;
   probably  fr. the root of E. tramp, as that which is trod upon: cf. F.
   trappe,  which  is  trod upon: cf. F. trappe, which perhaps influenced
   the English word.]

   1.  A  machine  or  contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring,
   used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes.

     She would weep if that she saw a mouse Caught in a trap. Chaucer.

   2.  Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which one may
   be caught unawares.

     Let their table be made a snare and a trap. Rom. xi. 9.

     God  and  your  majesty  Protect mine innocence, or I fall into The
     trap is laid for me! Shak.

   3.  A  wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game
   of  trapball.  It  consists  of  a  pivoted arm on one end of which is
   placed  the  ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end.
   Also,  a  machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons,
   etc., to be shot at.

   4. The game of trapball.

   5.  A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer,
   etc.,  arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents
   passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids.

   6. A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want
   of an outlet.

   7. A wagon, or other vehicle. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

   8. A kind of movable stepladder. Knight.
   Trap  stairs,  a  staircase leading to a trapdoor. -- Trap tree (Bot.)
   the  jack;  --  so called because it furnishes a kind of birdlime. See
   1st Jack.

                                     Trap

   Trap (?), v. t. [AS. treppan. See Trap a snare.]

   1. To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes.

   2.  Fig.:  To insnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap. "I trapped the
   foe." Dryden.

   3.  To provide with a trap; to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe. See
   4th Trap, 5.

                                     Trap

   Trap,  v.  i.  To  set  traps for game; to make a business of trapping
   game; as, to trap for beaver.

                                    Trapan

   Tra*pan"  (?),  n.  [OF. trappan. See Trap, and cf. Trepan a snare.] A
   snare; a stratagem; a trepan. See 3d Trepan. South.

                                    Trapan

   Tra*pan",  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Trapanned  (?);  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Trapanning.] To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.

     Having some of his people trapanned at Baldivia. Anson.

                                   Trapanner

   Tra*pan"ner (?), n. One who trapans, or insnares.

                                   Trapball

   Trap"ball`  (?),  n.  An  old game of ball played with a trap. See 4th
   Trap, 4.

                                   Trapdoor

   Trap"door` (?), n.

   1.  (Arch.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or
   floor.

   2.  (Mining) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current;
   -- called also weather door. Raymond.
   Trapdoor  spider  (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of  several  species of large
   spiders  which make a nest consisting of a vertical hole in the earth,
   lined  with  a hinged lid, like a trapdoor. Most of the species belong
   to the genus Cteniza, as the California species (C. Californica).

                                     Trape

   Trape (?), v. i. [See Tramp, and cf. Traipse.] To walk or run about in
   an idle or slatternly manner; to traipse. [Obs. or Colloq.]

                                    Trapes

   Trapes  (?),  n. [See Trape.] A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy
   woman. [Obs. or Colloq.]

                                    Trapes

   Trapes,  v. i. To go about in an idle or slatternly fashion; to trape;
   to traipse. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

                                   Trapezate

   Trap"e*zate  (?),  a. [See Trapezium.] Having the form of a trapezium;
   trapeziform.

                                    Trapeze

   Tra*peze" (?), n. [Cf. F. trap\'8aze.]

   1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See Trapezium, 1.

   2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; -- used
   by gymnasts.

                                  Trapeziform

   Tra*pe"zi*form  (?),  a.  [Trapezium + -form: cf. F. trap\'82ziforme.]
   Having the form of a trapezium; trapezoid.

                                   Trapezium

   Tra*pe"zi*um  (?),  n.;  pl. E. Trapeziums (#), L. Trapezia (#). [NL.,
   fr. Gr. Tetra-) + Foot.]

   1. (Geom.) A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two
   are parallel.

   2.  (Anat.)  (a)  A  bone  of  the  carpus  at  the  base of the first
   metacarpal,  or  thumb. (b) A region on the ventral side of the brain,
   either  just  back  of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the
   posterior extension of its transverse fibers.

                                 Trapezohedral

   Trap`e*zo*he"dral   (?),  a.  Of,  pertaining  to,  or  resembling,  a
   trapezohedron.

                                 Trapezohedron

   Trap`e*zo*he"dron (?), n. [NL., from trapezium + Gr. (Crystalloq.) (a)
   A  solid  bounded  by  twenty-four  equal  and  similar  trapeziums; a
   tetragonal  trisoctahedron.  See  the Note under Trisoctahedron. (b) A
   tetartohedral   solid   of   the  hexagonal  system,  bounded  by  six
   trapezoidal  planes.  The  faces  of  this  form  are common on quartz
   crystals.

                                   Trapezoid

   Trap"e*zoid (?), n. [Gr. trap\'82zo\'8bde. See Trapezium.]

   1.  (Geom.)  A  plane  four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to
   each other.

   2.  (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal,
   or index finger.

                                   Trapezoid

   Trap"e*zoid, a.

   1.  Having  the  form  of  a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid
   ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle.

   2.  (Anat.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  trapezoid  ligament; as, the
   trapezoid line.

                                  Trapezoidal

   Trap`e*zoid"al (?), a. [Cf. F. trap\'82zo\'8bdal.]

   1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoid.

   2. (Min.) Tranpezohedral.

                                   Traphole

   Trap"hole (?), n. (Mil.) See Trou-de-loup.

                                   Trappean

   Trap"pe*an  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  trapp\'82en. See Trap a kind of rock.]
   (Min.) Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.

                                    Trapper

   Trap"per (?), n. [From Trap to insnare.]

   1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals
   for their furs. W. Irving.

   2.  (Mining)  A  boy  who  opens  and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or
   level. Raymond.

                                   Trappings

   Trap"pings (?), n. pl. [From Trap to dress with ornaments.]

   1.  That  which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial
   decorations.

     Trappings of life, for ornament, not use. Dryden.

     These but the trappings and the suits of woe. Shak.

   2. Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses.

     Caparisons and steeds, Bases and tinsel trappings. Milton.

                                   Trappist

   Trap"pist  (?),  n.  [F. trappiste.] (R. C. Ch.) A monk belonging to a
   branch  of  the  Cistercian  Order, which was established by Armand de
   Ranc\'82  in  1660  at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme
   austerity   characterizes   their  discipline.  They  were  introduced
   permanently  into  the  United States in 1848, and have monasteries in
   Iowa and Kentucky.
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                                   Trappous

   Trap"pous (?), n. [From Trap a kind of rock.] (Min.) Of or performance
   to  trap;  resembling  trap,  or  partaking  of its form or qualities;
   trappy.

                                   Trappures

   Trap"pures  (?),  n.  pl.  [See Trap to dress.] Trappings for a horse.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Trappy

   Trap"py (?), a. (Min.) Same as Trappous.

                                     Traps

   Traps  (?),  n.  pl.  [See  Trappings,  and  Trap  to dress.] Small or
   portable  articles  for  dress,  furniture,  or  use;  goods; luggage;
   things. [Colloq.]

                                   Trapstick

   Trap"stick`  (?),  n.  A  stick  used in playing the game of trapball;
   hence, fig., a slender leg. Addison.

                                     Trash

   Trash (?), n. [Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs picked up for
   fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a rag, tatter.]

   1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.

     Who steals my purse steals trash. Shak.

     A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin. Landor.

   2.  Especially,  loppings  and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or
   the like.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e We st Indies, the decayed leaves and stems of
     canes  are  called  field  trash;  the bruised or macerated rind of
     canes is called cane trash; and both are called trash.

   B. Edwards.

   3. A worthless person. [R.] Shak.

   4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
   Markham.
   Trash ice, crumbled ice mixed with water.

                                     Trash

   Trash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trashing.]

   1. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as
   to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. B. Edwards.

   2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate,
   or crush. [Obs.]

   3. To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence,
   to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously. [R.]
   Beau.  &  Fl. <-- 4. To turn into trash, usu. maliciously; to destroy;
   vandalize. -->

                                     Trash

   Trash,  v.  i. To follow with violence and trampling. [R.] The Puritan
   (1607).

                                   Trashily

   Trash"i*ly (?), adv. In a trashy manner.

                                  Trashiness

   Trash"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being trashy.

                                    Trashy

   Trash"y (?), a. [Compar. Trashier (?); superl. Trashiest.] Like trash;
   containing  much  trash;  waste;  rejected;  worthless; useless; as, a
   trashy novel.

                                     Trass

   Trass  (?),  n.  [D.  tras  or  Gr.  trass,  probably fr. It. terrazzo
   terrace.  See  Terrace.] (Geol.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed
   of decomposed trachytic cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence,
   a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
   cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written also tarras,
   tarrace, terras.]

     NOTE: &hand; The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
     grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

                                   Traulism

   Trau"lism (?), n. [Gr. A stammering or stuttering. [Obs.] Dalgarno.

                                   Traumatic

   Trau*mat"ic  (?),  a. [L. traumaticus, Gr. traumatique.] (Med.) (a) Of
   or  pertaining  to wounds; applied to wounds. Coxe. (b) Adapted to the
   cure  of  wounds;  vulnerary.  Wiseman.  (c)  Produced  by wounds; as,
   traumatic  tetanus.  --  n.  A  traumatic  medicine.  <-- also applied
   figuratively  to mental harm, and to experiences causing severe mental
   upset. -->

                                  Traumatism

   Trau"ma*tism  (?),  n.  (Med.)  A wound or injury directly produced by
   causes  external  to  the  body;  also,  violence producing a wound or
   injury; as, rupture of the stomach caused by traumatism.

                                    Traunce

   Traunce (?), n. & v. See Trance. [Obs.]

                                    Traunt

   Traunt (?), v. i. Same as Trant. [Obs.]

                                   Traunter

   Traunt"er (?), n. Same as Tranter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                    Travail

   Trav"ail  (?;  48),  n.  [F.  travail; cf. Pr. trabalh, trebalh, toil,
   torment,  torture; probably from LL. trepalium a place where criminals
   are  tortured,  instrument of torture. But the French word may be akin
   to L. trabs a beam, or have been influenced by a derivative from trabs
   (cf. Trave). Cf. Travel.]

   1. Labor with pain; severe toil or exertion.

     As everything of price, so this doth require travail. Hooker.

   2. Parturition; labor; as, an easy travail.

                                    Travail

   Trav"ail,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Travailed  (?);  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Travailing.]  [F.  travailler, OF. traveillier, travaillier, to labor,
   toil, torment; cf. Pr. trebalhar to torment, agitate. See Travail, n.]

   1. To labor with pain; to toil. [Archaic] "Slothful persons which will
   not travail for their livings." Latimer.

   2. To suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor.

                                    Travail

   Trav"ail, v. t To harass; to tire. [Obs.]

     As  if  all  these  troubles had not been sufficient to travail the
     realm, a great division fell among the nobility. Hayward.

                                  Travailous

   Trav"ail*ous  (?),  a.  Causing  travail; laborious. [Obs.] Wyclif. --
   Trav"ail*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Wyclif.

                                     Trave

   Trave  (?),  n. [Through French, fr. L. trabs, trabis, a beam; cf. OF.
   tref  a  beam,  also F. travail a frame to confine a horse, OE. trave,
   trevys,  travise,  It.  travaglio,  F. trav\'82e the space between two
   beams.]

   1. (Arch.) A crossbeam; a lay of joists. Maundrell.

   2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while shoeing.

     She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. Chaucer.

                                    Travel

   Trav"el  (?),  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveled (?) or Travelled; p. pr. &
   vb.  n.  Traveling  or  Travelling.] [Properly, to labor, and the same
   word as travail.]

   1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] Hooker.

   2.  To  go  or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the city, or
   through the streets.

   3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place, or to many
   places;  to journey; as, a man travels for his health; he is traveling
   in California.

   4. To pass; to go; to move.

     Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. Shak.

                                    Travel

   Trav"el (?), v. t.

   1.  To  journey  over;  to  traverse;  as, to travel the continent. "I
   travel this profound." Milton.

   2. To force to journey. [R.]

     They shall not be traveled forth of their own franchises. Spenser.

                                    Travel

   Trav"el, n.

   1. The act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a journey.

     With long travel I am stiff and weary. Shak.

     His travels ended at his country seat. Dryden.

   2.  pl.  An  account,  by  a traveler, of occurrences and observations
   during a journey; as, a book of travels; -- often used as the title of
   a book; as, Travels in Italy.

   3.  (Mach.)  The  length  of  stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the
   travel of a slide valve.

   4. Labor; parturition; travail. [Obs.]

                                   Traveled

   Trav"eled  (?),  a.  Having  made journeys; having gained knowledge or
   experience  by  traveling;  hence, knowing; experienced. [Written also
   travelled.]

     The traveled thane, Athenian Aberdeen. Byron.

                                   Traveler

   Trav"el*er (?), n. [Written also traveler.]

   1. One who travels; one who has traveled much.

   2.  A commercial agent who travels for the purpose of receiving orders
   for merchants, making collections, etc.

   3. (Mach.) A traveling crane. See under Crane.

   4. (Spinning) The metal loop which travels around the ring surrounding
   the bobbin, in a ring spinner.

   5.  (Naut.)  An  iron  encircling  a rope, bar, spar, or the like, and
   sliding thereon.
   Traveler's  joy  (Bot.),  the  Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant with
   white flowers. -- Traveler's tree. (Bot.) See Ravenala.

                                Travel-tainted

   Trav"el-taint`ed (?), a. Harassed; fatigued with travel. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Travers

   Trav"ers  (?),  adv.  [F.  travers,  breadth,  extent  from side, \'85
   travers,  en  travers,  de travers, across, athwart. See Traverse, a.]
   Across; athwart. [Obs.]

     The  earl  .  . . caused . . . high trees to be hewn down, and laid
     travers one over another. Ld. Berners.

                                  Traversable

   Trav"ers*a*ble (?), a.

   1.  Capable  of  being  traversed,  or  passed over; as, a traversable
   region.

   2.  Deniable;  specifically  (Law),  liable  to legal objection; as, a
   traversable presentment. Sir M. Hale.

                                   Traverse

   Trav"erse  (?), a. [OF. travers, L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere
   to  turn  or  direct  across.  See Transverse, and cf. Travers.] Lying
   across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with
   traverse trenches.

     Oak  .  . . being strong in all positions, may be better trusted in
     cross and traverse work. Sir H. Wotton.

     The ridges of the fallow field traverse. Hayward.

   Traverse  drill  (Mach.),  a machine tool for drilling slots, in which
   the work or tool has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling
   machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally.

                                   Traverse

   Trav"erse (?), adv. Athwart; across; crosswise.

                                   Traverse

   Trav"erse, n. [F. traverse. See Traverse, a.]

   1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically: -- (a) Something
   that  thwarts,  crosses,  or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would
   have  succeeded,  had  it not been for unlucky traverses not under his
   control.  (b) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the
   like.

     Men drinken and the travers draw anon. Chaucer.

     And  the  entrance  of  the  king, The first traverse was drawn. F.
     Beaumont.

   (c)  (Arch.) A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a
   church or other large building. Gwilt. (d) (Fort.) A work thrown up to
   intercept an enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line
   of  work.  (e) (Law) A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by
   the  opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words
   introducing  a traverse are absque hoc, without this; that is, without
   this which follows. (f) (Naut.) The zigzag course or courses made by a
   ship  in  passing  from  one  place to another; a compound course. (g)
   (Geom.)  A  line  lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.
   (h)  (Surv.)  A  line surveyed across a plot of ground. (i) (Gun.) The
   turning of a gun so as to make it point in any desired direction.

   2. A turning; a trick; a subterfuge. [Obs.]
   To  work,  OR solve, a traverse (Naut.), to reduce a series of courses
   or  distances  to an equivalent single one; to calculate the resultant
   of  a  traverse.  -- Traverse board (Naut.), a small board hung in the
   steerage,  having the points of the compass marked on it, and for each
   point as many holes as there are half hours in a watch. It is used for
   recording the courses made by the ship in each half hour, by putting a
   peg  in  the  corresponding  hole. -- Traverse jury (Law), a jury that
   tries  cases;  a petit jury. -- Traverse sailing (Naut.), a sailing by
   compound  courses;  the  method  or  process  of finding the resulting
   course  and  distance  from  a series of different shorter courses and
   distances  actually  passed  over  by  a  ship. -- Traverse table. (a)
   (Naut.  &  Surv.) A table by means of which the difference of latitude
   and  departure  corresponding  to any given course and distance may be
   found  by  inspection.  It  contains the lengths of the two sides of a
   right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle,
   and  for  lengths  of the hypothenuse, from 1 to 100. (b) (Railroad) A
   platform  with  one  or more tracks, and arranged to move laterally on
   wheels, for shifting cars, etc., from one line of track to another.

                                   Traverse

   Trav"erse,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Traversed  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Traversing.] [Cf. F. traverser. See Traverse, a.]

   1. To lay in a cross direction; to cross.

     The  parts should be often traversed, or crossed, by the flowing of
     the folds. Dryden.

   2.  To  cross  by  way  of  opposition;  to  thwart with obstacles; to
   obstruct; to bring to naught.

     I  can not but . . . admit the force of this reasoning, which I yet
     hope to traverse. Sir W. Scott.

   3.  To  wander  over;  to  cross  in  traveling;  as,  to traverse the
   habitable globe.

     What seas you traversed, and what fields you fought. Pope.

   4. To pass over and view; to survey carefully.

     My purpose is to traverse the nature, principles, and properties of
     this detestable vice -- ingratitude. South.

   5.  (Gun.)  To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point in
   any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.

   6.  (Carp.)  To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood; as,
   to traverse a board.

   7.  (Law)  To  deny  formally, as what the opposite party has alleged.
   When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be
   true,  and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an
   indictment or an office is to deny it.

     And  save  the  expense  of  long  litigious  laws, Where suits are
     traversed,  and  so  little  won  That  he who conquers is but last
     undone. Dryden.

   To traverse a yard (Naut.), to brace it fore and aft.

                                   Traverse

   Trav"erse (?), v. i.

   1. To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in
   fencing.

     To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse. Shak.

   2. To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of
   a  compass  traverses;  if  it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe
   guide.

   3. To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his croup to one
   side and his head to the other.

                                   Traverser

   Trav"ers*er (?), n.

   1.  One  who,  or  that  which,  traverses, or moves, as an index on a
   scale, and the like.

   2. (Law) One who traverses, or denies.

   3. (Railroad) A traverse table. See under Traverse, n.

                                  Traversing

   Trav"ers*ing,  a.  Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a
   swinging  motion;  adapted for giving lateral motion. Traversing plate
   (Mil.),  one  of  two  thick  iron  plates at the hinder part of a gun
   carriage,  where  the  handspike  is  applied in traversing the piece.
   Wilhelm.  --  Traversing  platform  (Mil.),  a platform for traversing
   guns.

                                  Travertine

   Trav"er*tine  (?),  n.  [F.  travertin,  It. travertino, tiburtino, L.
   lapis  Tiburtinus,  fr.  Tibur an ancient town of Latium, now Tivoli.]
   (Min.)  A  white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard
   and  semicrystalline.  It  is  deposited  from the water of springs or
   streams  holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli,
   near Rome.

                                   Travesty

   Trav"es*ty  (?),  a.  [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to disguise, to
   travesty,  It.  travestire,  fr.  L.  trans  across, over + vestire to
   dress,  clothe.  See Vest.] Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous;
   travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]

                                   Travesty

   Trav"es*ty, n.; pl. Travesties (. A burlesque translation or imitation
   of a work.

     The  second  edition  is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of
     the first. De Quincey.

                                   Travesty

   Trav"es*ty,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Travestied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Travesting.]  To  translate,  imitate,  or  represent, so as to render
   ridiculous or ludicrous.

     I  see  poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but
     under the cruel shears of an English tailor. Bentley.

                                     Trawl

   Trawl  (?),  v. i. [OF. trauler, troller, F. tr\'93ter, to drag about,
   to  stroll  about;  probably  of Teutonic origin. Cf. Troll, v. t.] To
   take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.

                                     Trawl

   Trawl, n.

   1.  A  fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short
   lines  bearing  hooks  attached  to  it.  It is used for catching cod,
   halibut, etc.; a boulter. [U. S. & Canada]

   2.  A  large  bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends,
   and  dragged  at  the  bottom  of  the sea, -- used in fishing, and in
   gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.

                                   Trawlboat

   Trawl"boat` (?), n. A boat used in fishing with trawls or trawlnets.

                                    Trawler

   Trawl"er (?), n.

   1. One who, or that which, trawls.

   2. A fishing vessel which trails a net behind it.

                                  Trawlerman

   Trawl"er*man  (?), n.; pl. Trawlermen (. A fisherman who used unlawful
   arts and engines to catch fish. [Obs.] Cowell.

                                   Trawlnet

   Trawl"net` (?), n. Same as Trawl, n., 2.

                                   Trawlwarp

   Trawl"warp`  (?),  n. A rope passing through a block, used in managing
   or dragging a trawlnet.

                                     Tray

   Tray (?), v. t. [OF. tra\'8br, F. trahir, L. tradere. See Traitor.] To
   betray; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Tray

   Tray, n.; pl. Trays (#). [OE. treye, AS. treg. Cf. Trough.]

   1.  A  small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a block
   of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping meat,
   etc.

   2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a
   waiter; a salver.

   3.  A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest,
   trunk,  box,  etc.,  as  a  removable  receptacle  for  small or light
   articles.

                                    Trayful

   Tray"ful  (?), n.; pl. Trayfuls (. As much as a tray will hold; enough
   to fill a tray.

                                     Trays

   Trays (?), n. pl. [Obs.] See Trais. Chaucer.

                                   Tray-trip

   Tray"-trip` (?), n. [From Trey a three.] An old game played with dice.
   [Obs.] Shak.

                                   Treacher

   Treach"er  (?),  n.  [OE.  trichour,  trichur,  OF. tricheor deceiver,
   traitor,  F.  tricheur a cheat at play, a trickster. See Treachery.] A
   traitor; a cheat. [Obs.]

     Treacher and coward both. Beau. & Fl.

                                  Treacherous

   Treach"er*ous  (?),  a.  [See  Treacher.]  Like  a  traitor; involving
   treachery;  violating  allegiance  or faith pledged; traitorous to the
   state  or  sovereign;  perfidious  in private life; betraying a trust;
   faithless.

     Loyal father of a treacherous son. Shak.

     The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate. Cowper.

   Syn. -- Faithless; perfidious; traitorous; false; insidious; plotting.
   -- Treach"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Treach"er*ous*ness, n.

                                   Treachery

   Treach"er*y  (?),  n.  [OE.  trecher\'8be,  trichere,  OF.  trecherie,
   tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to cheat, to trick, OF.
   trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic origin. See Trickery, Trick.]
   Violation  of  allegiance  or  of faith and confidence; treasonable or
   perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.
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     Be ware, ye lords, of their treachery. Chaucer.

     In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted a deep taint
     of treachery and corruption. Macaulay.

                            Treachetour, Treachour

   Treach"e*tour  (?),  Treach"our  (?),  n.  [See  Treacher.] A traitor.
   [Obs.] "Treachour full of false despite." Spenser.

                                    Treacle

   Trea"cle  (tr&emac;"k'l), n. [OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac,
   OF.  triacle,  F.  th\'82riaque  (cf.  Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It.
   triaca,  teriaca),  L.  theriaca  an  antidote  against  the  bite  of
   poisonous  animals,  Gr. qhri`on a beast, a wild beast, dim. of qh`r a
   beast. Cf. Theriac.]

   1. (Old Med.) A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.

     We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. Jer. Taylor.

   2. A sovereign remedy; a cure. [Obs.]

     Christ which is to every harm treacle. Chaucer

   .

   3.  Molasses;  sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from
   the   sugar-refining  molds,  and  which  is  also  called  sugarhouse
   molasses.

     NOTE: &hand; In  th e United States molasses is the common name; in
     England, treacle.

   4.  A  saccharine  fluid,  consisting  of  the  inspissated  juices or
   decoctions  of  certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore,
   and the like.
   Treacle  mustard  (Bot.),  a  name  given  to  several  species of the
   cruciferous  genus  Erysimum,  especially the E. cheiranthoides, which
   was  formerly  used as an ingredient in Venice treacle, or theriac. --
   Treacle  water,  a  compound cordial prepared in different ways from a
   variety  of  ingredients,  as  hartshorn,  roots  of  various  plants,
   flowers,  juices  of  plants,  wines, etc., distilled or digested with
   Venice  treacle.  It  was  formerly  regarded  as  a medicine of great
   virtue. Nares. Venice treacle. (Old Med.) Same as Theriac, 1.

                                    Treacly

   Trea"cly (?), a. Like, or composed of, treacle.

                                     Tread

   Tread (?), v. i. [imp. Trod (?); p. p. Trodden (?), Trod; p. pr. & vb.
   n.  Treading.]  [OE.  treden,  AS.  tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS.
   tredan,  D.  &  LG.  treden,  G.  treten,  OHG. tretan, Icel. tro, Sw.
   tr\'86da,   tr\'84da,   Dan.   tr\'91de,  Goth.  trudan,  and  perhaps
   ultimately to F. tramp; cf. Gr. dram to run. Cf. Trade, Tramp, Trot.]

   1. To set the foot; to step.

     Where'er you tread, the blushing flowers shall rise. Pope.

     Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Pope.

     The hard stone Under our feet, on which we tread and go. Chaucer.

   2.  To  walk  or  go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious
   step.

     Ye that . . . stately tread, or lowly creep. Milton.

   3. To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males. Shak.
   To  tread  on OR upon. (a) To trample; to set the foot on in contempt.
   "Thou  shalt  tread  upon their high places." Deut. xxxiii. 29. (b) to
   follow  closely.  "Year  treads on year." Wordsworth. -- To tread upon
   the  heels of, to follow close upon. "Dreadful consequences that tread
   upon the heels of those allowances to sin." Milton.
   
     One woe doth tread upon another's heel. Shak.
     
                                     Tread
                                       
   Tread, v. t. 

   1. To step or walk on.

     Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. Prior.

     Methought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dryden.

   2.  To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land
   when too light; a well-trodden path.

   3.  To  go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like. " I
   am  resolved  to forsake Malta, tread a pilgrimage to fair Jerusalem."
   Beau. & Fl.

     They have measured many a mile, To tread a measure with you on this
     grass. Shak.

   4.  To  crush  under  the  foot;  to trample in contempt or hatred; to
   subdue.

     Through  thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
     Ps. xliv. 5.

   5.  To  copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird.
   Chaucer.
   To  tread  out,  to  press out with the feet; to press out, as wine or
   wheat;  as,  to tread out grain with cattle or horses. -- To tread the
   stage, to act as a stageplayer; to perform a part in a drama.

                                     Tread

   Tread, n.

   1.  A  step  or  stepping;  pressure  with the foot; a footstep; as, a
   nimble tread; a cautious tread.

     She  is  coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My
     heart would hear her and beat. Tennyson.

   2. Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good
   tread.

   3. Way; track; path. [R.] Shak.

   4. The act of copulation in birds.

   5.  (Arch.)  The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is
   placed.

   6.  (Fort.)  The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire
   over the parapet.

   7.  (Mach.)  (a) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
   (b) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.

   8. (Biol.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.

   9.  (Far.)  A  bruise  or  abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a
   horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.

                                  Treadboard

   Tread"board` (?), n. [Arch.] See Tread, n., 5.

                                    Treader

   Tread"er (?), n. One who treads. Isa. xvi. 10.

                                   Treadfowl

   Tread"fowl` (?), n. A cock. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Treadle

   Trea"dle (?), n. [OE. tredyl a step, AS. tredel. See Tread.]

   1.  The  part  of  a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or
   moved by the foot.

   2. (Biol.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.

                                   Treadmill

   Tread"mill`  (?),  n.  A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on
   the  periphery  of  a  wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used
   principally  as  a  means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by
   horses,  dogs,  etc.,  treading  an  endless  belt.<-- or for physical
   exercise -->

                                 Tread-softly

   Tread"-soft`ly (?), n. (Bot.) Spurge nettle. See under Nettle.

                                  Treadwheel

   Tread"wheel`  (?),  n.  A  wheel  turned  by  persons  or  animals, by
   treading,  climbing,  or  pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or
   face. See Treadmill.

                                    Treague

   Treague (?), n. [It. tregua; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. true.]
   A truce. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Treason

   Trea"son  (?),  n.  [OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF. tra\'8bson, F.
   trahison,  L.  traditio  a  giving up, a delivering up, fr. tradere to
   give up, betray. See Traitor, and cf. Tradition.]

   1.  The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state
   to  which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into
   the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.

     The treason of the murthering in the bed. Chaucer.

     NOTE: &hand; In  mo narchies, th e ki lling of the sovereign, or an
     attempt  to  take  his  life, is treason. In England, to imagine or
     compass  the  death of the king, or of the queen consort, or of the
     heir  apparent  to  the  crown,  is high treason, as are many other
     offenses  created  by  statute.  In  the  United States, treason is
     confined to the actual levying of war against the United States, or
     to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.

   2.  Loosely,  the  betrayal  of  any  trust  or confidence; treachery;
   perfidy.

     If he be false, she shall his treason see. Chaucer.

   Petit treason. See under Petit.

                                  Treasonable

   Trea"son*a*ble  (?),  a. Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason;
   involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt.

     Most  men's  heads  had been intoxicated with imaginations of plots
     and treasonable practices. Clarendon.

   Syn.    --    Treacherous;    traitorous;    perfidious;    insidious.
   --Trea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Trea"son*a*bly, adv.

                                  Treasonous

   Trea"son*ous (?), a. Treasonable. Shak.

     The treasonous book of the Court of King James. Pepys.

                                   Treasure

   Treas"ure  (?),  n.  [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr\'82sor, L. thesaurus,
   Gr. Thesis, and cf. Thesaurus.]

   1.  Wealth  accumulated;  especially,  a  stock,  or store of money in
   reserve.

     This treasure hath fortune unto us given. Chaucer.

   2.  A  great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance;
   plenty.

     We  have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil
     and of honey. Jer. xli. 8. 

   3. That which is very much valued.

     Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. Ex. xix. 5.

     From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure. Milton.

   Treasure city, a city for stores and magazines. Ex. i. 11.

                                   Treasure

   Treas"ure,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Treasured  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Treasuring.]  To  collect  and  deposit,  as  money  or other valuable
   things,  for  future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to
   treasure up gold.

                                Treasure-house

   Treas"ure-house`  (?),  n.  A  house  or  building where treasures and
   stores are kept.

                                   Treasurer

   Treas"ur*er  (?), n. [OE. tresourer, F. tr\'82sorier.] One who has the
   care  of  a  treasure or treasure or treasury; an officer who receives
   the  public  money  arising from taxes and duties, or other sources of
   revenue,  takes  charge of the same, and disburses it upon orders made
   by  the  proper  authority; one who has charge of collected funds; as,
   the  treasurer  of  a  society  or corporation. Lord high treasurer of
   England, formerly, the third great officer of the crown. His office is
   now  executed  by  five  persons styled the lords commissioners of the
   treasury, or treasury lords.
   
                                 Treasurership
                                       
   Treas"ur*er*ship, n. The office of treasurer.
   
                                  Treasuress
                                       
   Treas"ur*ess, n. A woman who is a treasurer. [R.]
   
                                Treasure-trove
                                       
   Treas"ure-trove` (?), n. [Treasure + OF. trov\'82, F. trouv\'82, p. p.
   of  OF.  trover  to  find,  F.  trouver. See Trover.] (Common Law) Any
   money,  bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden,
   the  owner  of which is not known. In England such treasure belongs to
   the  crown;  whereas  similar  treasure  found in the sea, or upon the
   surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner appears. 

                                   Treasury

   Treas"ur*y   (?),   n.;   pl.   Treasuries   (#).  [OE.  tresorie,  F.
   tr\'82sorerie.]

   1.  A  place  or  building  in  which  stores of wealth are deposited;
   especially,  a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and
   where  money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence,
   also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.

   2. That department of a government which has charge of the finances.

   3. A repository of abundance; a storehouse.

   4.  Hence,  a book or work containing much valuable knowledge, wisdom,
   wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, " Maunder's Treasury of Botany."

   5. A treasure. [Obs.] Marston.
   Board  of  treasury, the board to which is intrusted the management of
   all  matters relating to the sovereign's civil list or other revenues.
   [Eng.]  Brande  &  C. -- Treasury bench, the first row of seats on the
   right  hand  of  the  Speaker  in  the  House of Commons; -- so called
   because  occupied by the first lord of the treasury and chief minister
   of  the  crown.  [Eng.]  --  Treasury lord. See Lord high treasurer of
   England,  under  Treasurer. [Eng.] -- Treasury note (U. S. Finance), a
   circulating  note  or  bill  issued  by  government authority from the
   Treasury  Department,  and  receivable  in  payment  of  dues  to  the
   government.

                                     Treat

   Treat  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Treated; p. pr. & vb. n. Treating.]
   [OE.  treten,  OF.  traitier,  F.  traiter,  from  L. tractare to draw
   violently, to handle, manage, treat, v. intens. from trahere, tractum,
   to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Entreat, Retreat, Trait.]

   1.  To  handle;  to  manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to
   treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

   2.  To  discourse  on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or
   speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.

   3.  To  entertain  with  food  or  drink,  especially the latter, as a
   compliment,  or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat
   the whole company.

   4. To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for. [Obs.]

     To  treat  the  peace,  a  hundred  senators Shall be commissioned.
     Dryden.

   5.  (Med.) To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use
   of  remedies  or  appliances;  as,  to  treat a disease, a wound, or a
   patient.

   6.  To  subject  to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a
   substance with sulphuric acid. Ure.

   7. To entreat; to beseech. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.

                                     Treat

   Treat (?), v. i.

   1.  To  discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make
   discussion;  --  usually  with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of
   duties.

     And, shortly of this story for to treat. Chaucer.

     Now of love they treat. Milton.

   2.  To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed
   by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.

     Inform us, will the emperor treat! Swift.

   3.  To  give  a  gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a
   compliment.

                                     Treat

   Treat, n.

   1. A parley; a conference. [Obs.]

     Bid him battle without further treat. Spenser.

   2. An entertainment given as an expression of regard.

   3.  That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction;
   as, the concert was a rich treat.

                                   Treatable

   Treat"a*ble  (?),  a. [OE. tretable, F. traitable, L. tractabilis. See
   Treat, and cf. Tractable.] Manageable; tractable; hence, moderate; not
   violent. [Obs.] " A treatable disposition, a strong memory." R. Parr.

     A kind of treatable dissolution. Hooker.

     The  heats or the colds of seasons are less treatable than with us.
     Sir W. Temple.

                                   Treatably

   Treat"a*bly, adv. In a treatable manner. [Obs.]

                                    Treater

   Treat"er  (?), n. One who treats; one who handles, or discourses on, a
   subject; also, one who entertains.

                                   Treatise

   Trea"tise  (?),  n.  [OE. tretis, OF. treitis, traitis, well made. See
   Treat.]

   1.  A  written  composition  on  a  particular  subject,  in which its
   principles are discussed or explained; a tract. Chaucer.

     He  published  a  treatise  in  which he maintained that a marriage
     between  a  member  of  the Church of England and a dissenter was a
     nullity. Macaulay.

     NOTE: &hand; A treatise implies more form and method than an essay,
     but may fall short of the fullness and completeness of a systematic
     exposition.

   2. Story; discourse. [R.] Shak.

                                   Treatiser

   Trea"tis*er (?), n. One who writes a treatise. [Obs.]

                                   Treatment

   Treat"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. traitement. See Treat.]

   1.  The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling;
   usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

   2. Entertainment; treat. [Obs.]

     Accept such treatment as a swain affords. Pope.

                                   Treature

   Trea"ture (?), n. Treatment. [Obs.] Fabyan.

                                    Treaty

   Trea"ty  (?),  n.;  pl.  Treaties  (#). [OE. tretee, F. trait\'82, LL.
   tractatus;  cf.  L.  tractatus  a  handling,  treatment, consultation,
   tractate. See Treat, and cf. Tractate.]

   1.  The  act  of  treating  for  the adjustment of differences, as for
   forming an agreement; negotiation. "By sly and wise treaty." Chaucer.

     He cast by treaty and by trains Her to persuade. Spenser.

   2.  An  agreement  so  made;  specifically,  an  agreement, league, or
   contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by
   commissioners  properly  authorized,  and  solemnly  ratified  by  the
   several  sovereigns,  or the supreme power of each state; an agreement
   between  two  or  more  independent  states;  as, a treaty of peace; a
   treaty of alliance.

   3. A proposal tending to an agreement. [Obs.] Shak.

   4. A treatise; a tract. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                    Treble

   Tre"ble  (?),  a.  [OE.  treble  threefold,  OF.  treble,  treible, L.
   triplus. See Triple.]

   1. Threefold; triple.

     A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls. Dryden.

   2.  (Mus.) (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. Bacon. (b) Playing or
   singing  the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the
   treble; as, a treble violin or voice.

                                    Treble

   Tre"ble, adv. Trebly; triply. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

                                    Treble

   Tre"ble,  n. [" It has been said to be a corruption of triplum [Lat.],
   a  third  part,  superadded  to  the altus and bassus (high and low)."
   Grove.]  (Mus.)  The highest of the four principal parts in music; the
   part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.

     NOTE: &hand; Th  is is  so metimes ca lled th e fi rst tr eble, to 
     distinguish  it  from  the second treble, or alto, which is sung by
     lower female voices.

                                    Treble

   Tre"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trebled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trebling.]

   1.  To  make  thrice  as much; to make threefold. "Love trebled life."
   Tennyson.

   2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.]

     He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply. Chapman.

                                    Treble

   Tre"ble, v. i. To become threefold. Swift.

                                  Trebleness

   Tre"ble*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  treble; as, the
   trebleness of tones. Bacon.

                                    Treblet

   Treb"let (?), n. Same as Triblet.

                                    Trebly

   Tre"bly  (?),  adv.  In  a  treble  manner; with a threefold number or
   quantity; triply. Swift.

                             Trebuchet, Trebucket

   Treb"u*chet  (?),  Tre"buck*et  (?),  n. [OF. trebuchet, trebukiet, an
   engine  of war for hurling stones, F. tr\'82buchet a gin, trap, a kind
   of  balance,  fr.  OF.  trebuchier,  trebuquier,  to stumble, trip, F.
   tr\'82bucher.]

   1. A cucking stool; a tumbrel. Cowell.

   2. A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc.
   It  acted  by  means  of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a
   lever,  which,  being  let  fall,  raised the end of the long arm with
   great velocity, hurling stones with much force.
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   3. A kind of balance for weighing. [Obs.]

                                  Trechometer

   Tre*chom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. -meter.] An odometer for vehicles. Knight.

                                  Treckschuyt

   Treck"schuyt` (?), n. [D. trekschuit; trekken to draw + schuit a boat.
   Cf.  Trackscout.] A covered boat for goods and passengers, used on the
   Dutch and Flemish canals.

                                    Treddle

   Tred"dle (?), n. [See Treadle.]

   1. See Treadle.

   2. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] Ford.

   3. pl. The dung of sheep or hares. Holland.

                                   Tredille

   Tre*dille" (?), n. A game at cards for three.

                                     Tree

   Tree  (?), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre\'a2, tre\'a2w, tree, wood;
   akin to OFries. tr, OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr, Dan. tr\'91, Sw. tr\'84,
   tr\'84d,  Goth.  triu,  Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog,
   Gr. dru tree, wood, d\'beru wood. Dryad, Germander, Tar, n., Trough.]

   1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over
   twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
     is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree, fruit tree,
     palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.

   2.  Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling,
   a  tree,  consisting  of  a  stem,  or  stock,  and  branches;  as,  a
   genealogical tree.

   3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; -- used in
   composition,   as   in   axletree,   boottree,  chesstree,  crosstree,
   whiffletree, and the like.

   4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.

     [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Acts x. 39.

   5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] Chaucer.

     In  a  great  house  ben not only vessels of gold and of silver but
     also of tree and of earth. Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 20).

   6.  (Chem.)  A  mass  of  crystals,  aggregated  in arborescent forms,
   obtained  by  precipitation  of  a metal from solution. See Lead tree,
   under Lead.
   Tree  bear  (Zo\'94l.),  the  raccoon.  [Local,  U.S.]  -- Tree beetle
   (Zo\'94l.)  any  one  of numerous species of beetles which feed on the
   leaves  of  trees and shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the
   rose chafer, and the goldsmith beetle. -- Tree bug (Zo\'94l.), any one
   of  numerous  species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck
   the  sap  of,  trees  and  shrubs.  They  belong  to  Arma, Pentatoma,
   Rhaphigaster,  and  allied  genera.  --  Tree  cat (Zool.), the common
   paradoxure (Paradoxurus musang). -- Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of
   melilot  (Melilotus  alba).  See Melilot. -- Tree crab (Zo\'94l.), the
   purse  crab.  See  under Purse. -- Tree creeper (Zo\'94l.), any one of
   numerous   species   of   arboreal   creepers  belonging  to  Certhia,
   Climacteris,  and  allied  genera.  See  Creeper,  3.  -- Tree cricket
   (Zo\'94l.),   a  nearly  white  arboreal  American  cricket  (Ecanthus
   niv&oe;us)  which  is  noted for its loud stridulation; -- called also
   white  cricket. -- Tree crow (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of
   Old   World   crows   belonging  to  Crypsirhina  and  allied  genera,
   intermediate  between  the  true crows and the jays. The tail is long,
   and  the  bill  is curved and without a tooth. -- Tree dove (Zo\'94l.)
   any  one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic doves belonging
   to  Macropygia  and allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are
   chiefly  arboreal  in  their habits, and feed mainly on fruit. -- Tree
   duck  (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of  several species of ducks belonging to
   Dendrocygna  and  allied  genera.  These ducks have a long and slender
   neck  and  a long hind toe. They are arboreal in their habits, and are
   found  in  the tropical parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
   --  Tree  fern  (Bot.),  an  arborescent fern having a straight trunk,
   sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even higher, and bearing
   a  cluster  of  fronds  at  the  top. Most of the existing species are
   tropical.   --   Tree   fish  (Zo\'94l.),  a  California  market  fish
   (Sebastichthys  serriceps).  -- Tree frog. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Same as Tree
   toad.  (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs belonging to
   Chiromantis,  Rhacophorus,  and allied genera of the family Ranid\'91.
   Their  toes  are  furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
   (see  under  Flying)  is  an  example.  --  Tree goose (Zo\'94l.), the
   bernicle goose. -- Tree hopper (Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species
   of  small  leaping  hemipterous  insects  which  live  chiefly  on the
   branches  and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking the sap. Many
   of  them  are  very  odd in shape, the prothorax being often prolonged
   upward  or  forward  in  the  form of a spine or crest. -- Tree jobber
   (Zo\'94l.),  a  woodpecker.  [Obs.]  --  Tree kangaroo. (Zo\'94l.) See
   Kangaroo.  --  Tree  lark  (Zo\'94l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.] --
   Tree  lizard  (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of  a group of Old World arboreal
   lizards  (Dendrosauria)  comprising  the  chameleons. -- Tree lobster.
   (Zo\'94l.)  Same  as  Tree  crab, above. -- Tree louse (Zo\'94l.), any
   aphid;  a  plant  louse.  --  Tree moss. (Bot.) (a) Any moss or lichen
   growing  on  trees. (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature
   tree.  -- Tree mouse (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of African
   mice  of  the  subfamily  Dendromyin\'91.  They  have  long  claws and
   habitually  live  in trees. -- Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad. --
   Tree  of  a  saddle,  a  saddle  frame.  --  Tree of heaven (Bot.), an
   ornamental  tree  (Ailantus glandulosus) having long, handsome pinnate
   leaves,  and  greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor. -- Tree of life
   (Bot.),  a  tree  of  the  genus  Thuja;  arbor vit\'91. -- Tree onion
   (Bot.),  a  species of garlic (Allium proliferum) which produces bulbs
   in  place of flowers, or among its flowers. -- Tree oyster (Zo\'94l.),
   a  small American oyster (Ostrea folium) which adheres to the roots of
   the  mangrove  tree;  --  called  also  raccoon  oyster.  --  Tree pie
   (Zo\'94l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus Dendrocitta. The
   tree pies are allied to the magpie. -- Tree pigeon (Zo\'94l.), any one
   of  numerous  species  of  longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia,
   Africa,  and Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga, and
   allied  genera.  --  Tree  pipit.  (Zo\'94l.) See under Pipit. -- Tree
   porcupine  (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of Central and South
   American  arboreal  porcupines belonging to the genera Ch\'91tomys and
   Sphingurus.  They have an elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only
   four toes on the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
   with bristles. One South American species (S. villosus) is called also
   couiy;  another (S. prehensilis) is called also c&oe;ndou. -- Tree rat
   (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of several species of large ratlike West Indian
   rodents  belonging  to  the  genera  Capromys  and Plagiodon. They are
   allied to the porcupines. -- Tree serpent (Zo\'94l.), a tree snake. --
   Tree  shrike  (Zo\'94l.), a bush shrike. -- Tree snake (Zo\'94l.), any
   one  of  numerous species of snakes of the genus Dendrophis. They live
   chiefly  among  the  branches  of trees, and are not venomous. -- Tree
   sorrel  (Bot.),  a  kind  of  sorrel (Rumex Lunaria) which attains the
   stature  of  a  small tree, and bears greenish flowers. It is found in
   the  Canary  Islands and Teneriffe. -- Tree sparrow (Zo\'94l.) any one
   of several species of small arboreal sparrows, especially the American
   tree  sparrow  (Spizella  monticola),  and the common European species
   (Passer  montanus).  --  Tree  swallow  (Zo\'94l.), any one of several
   species  of swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs in
   holes  in  dead  trees.  They  inhabit Australia and adjacent regions.
   Called  also martin in Australia. -- Tree swift (Zo\'94l.), any one of
   several  species  of  swifts of the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit
   the  East  Indies  and  Southern  Asia.  --  Tree  tiger (Zo\'94l.), a
   leopard.  --  Tree  toad  (Zo\'94l.),  any  one of numerous species of
   amphibians   belonging  to  Hyla  and  allied  genera  of  the  family
   Hylid\'91.  They  are  related to the common frogs and toads, but have
   the  tips  of  the  toes  expanded into suckers by means of which they
   cling to the bark and leaves of trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea)
   is  found  in  Europe,  but  numerous  species  occur  in  America and
   Australia.  The  common  tree  toad  of the Northern United States (H.
   versicolor)  is  noted  for  the  facility  with  which it changes its
   colors. Called also tree frog. See also Piping frog, under Piping, and
   Cricket  frog,  under  Cricket. -- Tree warbler (Zo\'94l.), any one of
   several  species  of  arboreal  warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and
   allied  genera.  --  Tree  wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the
   leaves of pine trees.

                                     Tree

   Tree (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Treeing.]

   1.  To  drive  to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a
   squirrel. J. Burroughs.

   2.  To  place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree;
   as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3.

                                   Treebeard

   Tree"beard`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  pendulous  branching  lichen  (Usnea
   barbata); -- so called from its resemblance to hair.

                                    Treeful

   Tree"ful (?), n.; pl. Treefuls (. The quantity or number which fills a
   tree.

                                   Treeless

   Tree"less, a Destitute of trees. C. Kingsley.

                                     Treen

   Treen (?), a. [AS. tre\'a2wen.]

   1. Made of wood; wooden. [Obs.] " Treen cups." Camden.

   2. Relating to, or drawn from, trees. [Obs.] Spenser.

     Treen liquors, especially that of the date. Evelyn.

                                     Treen

   Treen, obs. pl. of Tree. " The shady treen." Fairfax.

                                   Treenail

   Tree"nail`  (?),  n.  [Tree  + nail.] (Shipbuilding) A long wooden pin
   used  in  fastening  the  planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each
   other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel.]

                                    Trefle

   Tre"fle  (?),  n.  [F.  tr\'82fle.  See Trefoil.] (Fort.) A species of
   time; -- so called from its resemblance in form to a trefoil.

                                 Tr\'82fl\'82

   Tr\'82`fl\'82" (?), a. [F. tr\'82fl\'82. See Trefoil.] (Her.) Having a
   three-lobed  extremity  or extremities, as a cross; also, more rarely,
   ornamented with trefoils projecting from the edges, as a bearing.

                                    Trefoil

   Tre"foil  (?), n. [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F. fr\'8afle, It.
   trifoglio, L. trifolium. See Tri-, Foil leaf, and cf. Trifoly.]

   1.  (Bot.)  Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white
   clover,  red  clover,  etc.;  --  less  properly,  applied also to the
   nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic.

   2.  (Arch.)  An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or
   foils.

   3. (Her.) A charge representing the clover leaf.

                                   Trefoiled

   Tre"foiled` (?), a. (Her.) Same as Tr\'82fl\'82.

                                    Treget

   Treg"et (?), n. [See Tregetour.] Guile; trickery. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

                                   Tregetour

   Treg"et*our  (?),  n.  [OE. tresgeteor. See Trans-, and Jet a shooting
   forth.]  A  juggler  who  produces  illusions  by the use of elaborate
   machinery. [Obs.]

     Divers appearances Such as these subtle tregetours play. Chaucer.

                                   Tregetry

   Treg"et*ry (?), n. Trickery; also, a trick. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

                                    Trehala

   Tre*ha"la  (?), n. (Chem.) An amorphous variety of manna obtained from
   the  nests  and  cocoons  of  a  Syrian  coleopterous  insect (Larinus
   maculatus,  L.  nidificans,  etc.)  which  feeds  on  the foliage of a
   variety  of  thistle.  It is used as an article of food, and is called
   also nest sugar.

                                   Trehalose

   Tre"ha*lose`  (?),  n.  (Chem.) Mycose; -- so called because sometimes
   obtained from trehala.

                                   Treillage

   Treil"lage  (?),  n.  [F.  treillage.  See  Trellis.]  Latticework for
   supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis. Spectator.

     I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow. Walpole.

                                    Trellis

   Trel"lis  (?), n. [OE. relis, F. treillis, fr. treille vine arbor, fr.
   L.  tricla,  triclea,  triclia,  a  bower,  arbor,  summer  house.]  A
   structure  or  frame  of  crossbarred  work,  or latticework, used for
   various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.

                                   Trellised

   Trel"lised (?), a. Having a trellis or trellises.

     Cottages trellised over with exotic plants. Jeffrey.

                                   Tremando

   Tre*man"do  (?),  a. [It.] (Mus.) Trembling; -- used as a direction to
   perform a passage with a general shaking of the whole chord.

                                   Trematode

   Trem"a*tode  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  the  Trematodea. Also used
   adjectively.

                                  Trematodea

   Trem`a*to"de*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  from Gr. (Zo\'94l.) An extensive
   order  of  parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of
   animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the
   gills  and  skin  of  fishes.  A few species are parasitic on man, and
   some,  of  which  the  fluke  is  the  most  important,  are injurious
   parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened
   body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more
   suckers  for  adhesion.  Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called
   also Trematoda, and Trematoidea. See Fluke, Tristoma, and Cercaria.

                                   Trematoid

   Trem"a*toid  (?),  a.  [From  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  f  or pertaining to the
   Trematodea. See Illustration in Appendix.

                                    Tremble

   Trem"ble  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Trembled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trembling  (?).]  [F.  trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous,
   fr.  tremere  to  shake,  tremble;  akin to Gr. trimti. Cf. Tremulous,
   Tremor.]

   1.  To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake;
   to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal.

     I tremble still with fear. Shak.

     Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. Dryden.

   2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.

     The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top Shall tremble. Milton.

   3.  To  quaver  or  shake,  as  sound;  to  be tremulous; as the voice
   trembles.

                                    Tremble

   Trem"ble, n. An involuntary shaking or quivering.

     I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black.

                                   Trembler

   Trem"bler (?), n. One who trembles.

                                   Trembling

   Trem"bling  (?),  a.  Shaking; tottering; quivering. -- Trem"bling*ly,
   adv. Trembling poplar (Bot.), the aspen.

                                   Tremella

   Tre*mel"la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. tremere, to tremble: cf. It. tremella,
   F.  tremelle.]  (Bot.)  A  genus  of  gelatinous  fungi found in moist
   grounds.

                                  Tremendous

   Tre*men"dous (?), a. [L. tremendus that is to be trembled at, fearful,
   fr. tremere to tremble. See Tremble.] Fitted to excite fear or terror;
   such  as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence;
   terrible;  dreadful;  as,  a  tremendous  wind; a tremendous shower; a
   tremendous shock or fall.

     A tremendous mischief was a foot. Motley.

   Syn.  --  Terrible; dreadful; frightful; terrific; horrible; awful. --
   Tre*men"dous*ly, adv. -- Tre*men"dous*ness, n.

                                    Tremex

   Tre"mex  (?),  n.  [NL.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of large hymenopterous
   insects  allied  to  the  sawflies.  The female lays her eggs in holes
   which  she  bores  in  the  trunks  of  trees  with her large and long
   ovipositor, and the larva bores in the wood. See Illust. of Horntail.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e pigeon tremex (Tremex columba), a common American
     species, infests the elm, pear, and other trees.

                                  Tremolando

   Tre*mo*lan"do (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Same as Tremando.

                                   Tremolite

   Trem"o*lite,  n.  [From  Tremola,  a  valley in the Alps, where it was
   discovered.]  (Min.)  A  white  variety  of  amphibole, or hornblende,
   occurring in long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.

                                    Tremolo

   Tre"mo*lo   (?),   n.  [It.  Cf.  Tremulous.]  (Mus.)  (a)  The  rapid
   reiteration  of tones without any apparent cessation, so as to produce
   a  tremulous  effect.  (b)  A  certain  contrivance in an organ, which
   causes  the  notes  to  sound  with rapid pulses or beats, producing a
   tremulous effect; -- called also tremolant, and tremulant.

                                    Tremor

   Tre"mor  (?),  n.  [L.,  from  tremere  to tremble. See Tremble, v.] A
   trembling;  a  shivering  or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion;
   as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old.

     He fell into an universal tremor of all his joints. Harvey.

                             Tremulant, Tremulent

   Trem"u*lant  (?),  Trem"u*lent  (?), a. Tremulous; trembling; shaking.
   [R.] " With tremulent white rod." Carlyle.

                                   Tremulous

   Trem"u*lous  (?),  a.  [L.  tremulus,  fr.  tremere  to  tremble.  See
   Tremble.]

   1.  Shaking;  shivering;  quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous
   motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.

   2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.

     The tender, tremulous Christian. Dr. H. More.

   -- Trem"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Trem"u*lous*ness, n.
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                                     Tren

   Tren (?), n. [See Treen wooden.] A fish spear. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

                                    Trenail

   Tre"nail` (?), n. (Shipbuilding) Same as Treenail.

                                    Trench

   Trench  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Trenched  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trenching.]  [OF.  trenchier to cut, F. trancher; akin to Pr. trencar,
   trenchar, Sp. trinchar, It. trinciare; of uncertain origin.]

   1.  To  cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,
   or the like.

     The wide wound that the boar had trenched In his soft flank. Shak.

     This  weak  impress  of  love is as a figure Trenched in ice, which
     with  an  hour's  heat  Dissolves to water, and doth lose its form.
     Shak.

   2.  (Fort.)  To  fortify  by cutting a ditch, and raising a rampart or
   breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch; to intrench. Pope.

     No more shall trenching war channel her fields. Shak.

   3. To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of
   draining it.

   4.  To  dig  or  cultivate  very  deeply,  usually by digging parallel
   contiguous  trenches in succession, filling each from the next; as, to
   trench a garden for certain crops.

                                    Trench

   Trench, v. i.

   1. To encroach; to intrench.

     Does  it  not  seem  as  if for a creature to challenge to itself a
     boundless  attribute,  were  to  trench upon the prerogative of the
     divine nature? I. Taylor.

   2. To have direction; to aim or tend. [R.] Bacon.
   To  trench at, to make trenches against; to approach by trenches, as a
   town in besieging it. [Obs.]

     Like  powerful  armies, trenching at a town By slow and silent, but
     resistless, sap. Young.

                                    Trench

   Trench, n. [OE. trenche, F. tranch\'82e. See Trench, v. t.]

   1. A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining
   land. Mortimer.

   2.  An  alley;  a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or
   the like. [Obs.]

     In a trench, forth in the park, goeth she. Chaucer.

   3.  (Fort.)  An  excavation  made  during  a siege, for the purpose of
   covering  the  troops  as  they advance toward the besieged place. The
   term includes the parallels and the approaches.
   To  open  the trenches (Mil.), to begin to dig or to form the lines of
   approach.  Trench  cavalier  (Fort.),  an  elevation constructed (by a
   besieger) of gabions, fascines, earth, and the like, about half way up
   the  glacis,  in  order  to  discover and enfilade the covered way. --
   Trench  plow,  OR  Trench plough, a kind of plow for opening land to a
   greater depth than that of common furrows.

                                   Trenchand

   Trench"and (?), a. Trenchant. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Trenchant

   Trench"ant (?), a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr. See Trench, v.
   t.]

   1.  Fitted  to  trench  or  cut;  gutting;  sharp. " Trenchant was the
   blade." Chaucer.

   2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.

                                  Trenchantly

   Trench"ant*ly,  adv.  In  a  trenchant,  or  sharp,  manner;  sharply;
   severely.

                                   Trencher

   Trench"er  (?), n. [OE. trencheoir, F. tranchoir, fr. trancher to cut,
   carve. See Trench, v. t.]

   1. One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches.

   2. A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use.

   3. The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food.

     It  could be no ordinary declension of nature that could bring some
     men,  after  an  ingenuous education, to place their "summum bonum"
     upon their trenchers. South.

   Trencher  cap,  the  cap  worn  by  studens  at  Oxford  and Cambridge
   Universities, having a stiff, flat, square appendage at top. A similar
   cap used in the United States is called Oxford cap, mortar board, etc.
   -- Trencher fly, a person who haunts the tables of others; a parasite.
   [R.]  L'Estrange.  -- Trencher friend, one who frequents the tables of
   others;  a sponger. -- Trencher mate, a table companion; a parasite; a
   trencher fly. Hooker.

                                 Trencher-man

   Trench"er-man (?), n.; pl. Trencher-men (.

   1. A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. Shak.

   2. A cook. [Obs.]

     The skillfulest trencher-men of Media. Sir P. Sidney.

   3. A table companion; a trencher mate. Thackeray.

                                  Trenchmore

   Trench"more  (?),  n.  A  kind  of  lively dance of a rude, boisterous
   character. Also, music in triple time appropriate to the dance. [Obs.]

     All the windows in the town dance new trenchmore. Beau. & Fl.

                                  Trenchmore

   Trench"more (?), v. i. To dance the trenchmore. [Obs.] Marston.

                          Trench-plow, Trench-plough

   Trench"-plow",  Trench"-plough`  (?)  v. t. To plow with deep furrows,
   for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.

                                     Trend

   Trend,  v.  i.  [imp. & p. p. Trended; p. pr. & vb. n. Trending.] [OE.
   trenden  to  roll  or turn about; akin to OFries. trind, trund, round,
   Dan.  &  Sw.  trind,  AS.  trendel  a  circle,  ring,  and E. trendle,
   trundle.] To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend;
   as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

                                     Trend

   Trend, v. t. To cause to turn; to bend. [R.]

     Not  far  beneath i' the valley as she trends Her silver stream. W.
     Browne.

                                     Trend

   Trend,  n.  Inclination  in  a particular direction; tendency; general
   direction;  as,  the trend of a coast. Trend of an anchor. (Naut.) (a)
   The  lower  end  of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on
   the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the
   bill.  R.  H.  Dana,  Jr. (b) The angle made by the line of a vessel's
   keel  and  the  direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at
   anchor.

                                     Trend

   Trend  (?),  v.  t. [Cf. G. & OD. trennen to separate.] To cleanse, as
   wool. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Trend

   Trend, n. Clean wool. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Trender

   Trend"er  (?),  n.  One whose business is to free wool from its filth.
   [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Trendle

   Tren"dle  (?),  n.  [AS. trendel, tryndel, circle, ring. See Trend, v.
   i., and cf. Trundle.] A wheel, spindle, or the like; a trundle. [Obs.]

     The shaft the wheel, the wheel, the trendle turns. Sylvester.

                                    Trental

   Tren"tal  (?),  n. [LL. trentale, fr. L. triginta thirty; akin to tres
   three: cf. OF. trentel. See Three, and cf. Trigintal.]

   1.  (R.  C.  Ch.) An office and mass for the dead on the thirtieth day
   after death or burial. "Their trentals and their shrifts." Spenser.

   2. Hence, a dirge; an elegy.

                                Trenton period

   Tren"ton  pe"ri*od  (?).  (Geol.)  A subdivision in the lower Silurian
   system  of  America;  -- so named from Trenton Falls, in New York. The
   rocks  are  mostly  limestones,  and  the  period  is divided into the
   Trenton, Utica, and Cincinnati epochs. See the Chart of Geology.

                                    Trepan

   Tre*pan"  (?),  n.  [F.  tr\'82pan  (cf.  Sp. tr\'82pano, It. trepano,
   trapano), LL. trepanum, fr. Gr. Trephine.]

   1.  (Surg.)  A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull,
   turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See Trephine.

   2. (Mining) A kind of broad chisel for sinking shafts.

                                    Trepan

   Tre*pan",  v.  t.  &  i.  [imp. & p. p. Trepanned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trepanning.]  [Cf.  F.  tr\'82paner.  See  Trepan  a  saw.] (Surg.) To
   perforate  (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the
   bone,  and  thus  relieve  the  brain  from pressure or irritation; to
   perform an operation with the trepan.

                                    Trepan

   Tre*pan", n. [See Trapan.]

   1. A snare; a trapan.

     Snares and trepans that common life lays in its way. South.

   2. a deceiver; a cheat.

     He had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan. Macaulay.

                                    Trepan

   Tre*pan", v. t. To insnare; to trap; to trapan.

     Guards  even  of  a  dozen  men  were silently trepanned from their
     stations. De Quincey.

                                    Trepang

   Tre*pang"  (?),  n.  [Malay tr\'c6pang.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several
   species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively
   used  as  food in China; -- called also b\'88che de mer, sea cucumber,
   and sea slug. [Written also tripang.]

     NOTE: &hand; Th e ed ible tr epangs ar e mo stly la rge sp ecies of
     Holothuria, especially H. edulis. They are taken in vast quantities
     in  the  East  Indies,  where  they  are dried and smoked, and then
     shipped  to  China. They are used as an ingredient in certain kinds
     of soup.

                                   Trepanize

   Trep"an*ize  (?),  v. t. To trepan. [Obs.] "By trepanizing the skull."
   Jer. Taylor.

                                   Trepanner

   Tre*pan"ner  (?),  n.  One  who  trepans.  "  Pitiful  trepanners  and
   impostors." Gauden.

                                   Trepeget

   Trep"e*get (?), n. (Mil.) A trebuchet. [Obs.]

                                   Trephine

   Tre*phine"  (?;  277),  n. [A dim. of 1st trepan: cf. F. tr\'82phine.]
   (Surg.)  An  instrument  for  trepanning,  being an improvement on the
   trepan.  It  is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that
   of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin.

                                   Trephine

   Tre*phine",  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Trephined  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trephining.] To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.

                                    Trepid

   Trep"id (?), a. [L. trepidus.] Trembling; quaking. Thackeray.

                                  Trepidation

   Trep`i*da"tion   (?),   n.  [F.  tr\'82pidation,  L.  trepidatio,  fr.
   trepidare  to  hurry  with  alarm, to tremble, from trepidus agitated,
   disturbed, alarmed; cf. trepit he turns, Gr. torture.]

   1.  An  involuntary  trembling,  sometimes an effect of paralysis, but
   usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.

   2. Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the
   men were in great trepidation.

   3.  (Anc.  Astron.)  A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic
   system;  a  motion  ascribed  to the firmament, to account for certain
   small  changes  in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars. Syn.
   -- Tremor; agitation; disturbance; fear.

                                   Trepidity

   Tre*pid"i*ty, n. Trepidation. [R.]

                                   Tresayle

   Tres"ayle`  (tr&ecr;s"&amac;l`),  n.  [F.  trisa\'8beul, from L. tris,
   tres,  three  + F. a\'8beul grandfather. Cf. Besaiel, and see Ayle.] A
   grandfather's  grandfather.  [Obs.]  Writ of tresayle (O. Eng. Law), a
   writ  which  lay  for  a  man  claiming  as  heir to his grandfather's
   grandfather,  to  recover  lands  of  which he had been deprived by an
   abatement happening on the ancestor's death. Mozley & W.

                                    Tresor

   Tres"or (?), n. Treasure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Trespass

   Tres"pass  (?),  v.  i.  [imp. & p. p. Trespassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trespassing.]  [OF.  trespasser  to  go across or over, transgress, F.
   tr\'82passer  to  die; pref. tres- (L. trans across, over) + passer to
   pass. See Pass, v. i., and cf. Transpass.]

   1. To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go. [Obs.]

     Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce . . . trespassed out of this
     uncertain world. Ld. Berners.

   2. (Law) To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land
   of another.

   3.  To  go  too  far;  to  put  any  one to inconvenience by demand or
   importunity;  to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time or patience of
   another.

   4.  To  commit  any  offense,  or to do any act that injures or annoys
   another;  to  violate any rule of rectitude, to the injury of another;
   hence,  in  a moral sense, to transgress voluntarily any divine law or
   command;  to violate any known rule of duty; to sin; -- often followed
   by against.

     In  the  time  of his distress did he trespass yet more against the
     Lord. 2 Chron. xxviii. 22.

                                   Trespass

   Tres"pass (?), n. [OF. tr, F. tr\'82pas death. See Trespass, v.]

   1. Any injury or offence done to another.

     I you forgive all wholly this trespass. Chaucer.

     If  ye  forgive  not men their trespasses, neither will your Father
     forgive your trespasses. Matt. vi. 15.

   2.  Any  voluntary  transgression of the moral law; any violation of a
   known rule of duty; sin.

     The fatal trespass done by Eve. Milton.

     You . . . who were dead in trespasses and sins. Eph. if. 1.

   3.  (Law) (a) An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et
   armis)  on the person, property, or relative rights of another. (b) An
   action for injuries accompanied with force.
   Trespass  offering  (Jewish  Antiq.),  an  offering  in expiation of a
   trespass. -- Trespass on the case. (Law) See Action on the case, under
   Case.   Syn.   --   Offense;   breach;   infringement;  transgression;
   misdemeanor; misdeed.

                                  Trespasser

   Tres"pass*er (?), n. One who commits a trespass; as: (a) (Law) One who
   enters upon another's land, or violates his rights. (b) A transgressor
   of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.

                                     Tress

   Tress  (?),  n. [OE. tresse, OF. trece, F. tresse, LL. tricia, fr. Gr.
   tri`cha  threefold,  because  a tress is usually formed by interlacing
   three pieces; akin to trei^s three. See Three.]

   1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

     Her yellow hair was braided in a tress. Chaucer.

     Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare. Pope.

   2. Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers. Keats.

                                    Tressed

   Tressed (?), a.

   1. Having tresses.

   2. Formed into ringlets or braided; braided; curled. Spenser. Drayton.

                                    Tressel

   Tres"sel (?), n. A trestle.

                                   Tressful

   Tress"ful (?), a. Tressy. [R.] Sylvester.

                                   Tressure

   Tres"sure (?), n. [F. tresser to twist, plait. See Tress, n.] (Her.) A
   kind  of  border  similar to the orle, but of only half the breadth of
   the latter.

                                   Tressured

   Tres"sured  (?), a. (Her.) Provided or bound with a tressure; arranged
   in the form of a tressure.

     The  tressured fleur-de-lis he claims To wreathe his shield. Sir W.
     Scott.

                                    Tressy

   Tress"y (?), a. Abounding in tresses. J. Baillie.

                                    Trestle

   Tres"tle  (?), n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr\'82teau; probably from
   L.  transtillum a little crossbeam, dim. of transtrum a crossbeam. Cf.
   Transom.] [Written also tressel.]

   1. A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting
   of  three  or  four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of
   stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a
   kind  of  framework  of  strong  posts  or  piles, and crossbeams, for
   supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.

   2. The frame of a table.
   Trestle  board, a board used by architects, draughtsmen, and the like,
   for  drawing  designs upon; -- so called because commonly supported by
   trestles. -- Trestle bridge. See under Bridge, n.

                                  Trestletree

   Tres"tle*tree` (?), n. (Naut.) One of two strong bars of timber, fixed
   horizontally  on  the  opposite  sides of the masthead, to support the
   crosstrees  and the frame of the top; -- generally used in the plural.
   Totten.

                                  Trestlework

   Tres"tle*work` (?), n. A viaduct, pier, scaffold, or the like, resting
   on trestles connected together.

                                   Tres-tyne

   Tres"-tyne`  (?),  n.  [L. tris, tres, three + E. tyne.] (Zo\'94l.) In
   the antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This tyne appears
   in  the  third  year.  In  those  deer in which the brow tyne does not
   divide,  the  tres-tyne is the second tyne above the base. See Illust.
   under Rucervine, and under Rusine.

                                     Tret

   Tret (?), obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. Chaucer.

                                     Tret

   Tret,  n.  [F.  traite  a  drawing,  trading, journey, tax on wares in
   transit,  anything  diminishing  the value of coins, fr. OF. traire to
   draw,  L.  trahere. See Trait.] (Com.) An allowance to purchasers, for
   waste  or  refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle
   weight, or weight after the tare deducted. M'Culloch.

                                   Tretable

   Tret"a*ble (?), a. [See Treatable.] Tractable; moderate. [Obs.]

     By nature debonaire and tretable. Chaucer.

                                   Trething

   Treth"ing  (?),  n.  [W. treth an allowance, contribution, tribute, or
   tax, trethu to rate or tax.] A tax; an impost. [Obs.] Johnson.

                                Tretis, Tretys

   Tre"tis  (?),  Tre"tys, n. [See Treatise.] A treatise; also, a treaty.
   [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                Tretis, Tretys

   Tre*tis"  (?), Tre*tys", a. [OF. traitis.] Long and well-proportioned;
   nicely made; pretty. [Obs.] "Her nose tretys." Chaucer.

                                    Trevat

   Tre"vat  (?), n. A weaver's cutting instrument; for severing the loops
   of the pile threads of velvet.

                                    Trevet

   Trev"et  (?),  n.  [See  Trivet.]  A stool or other thing supported by
   three legs; a trivet.
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                                  Trew, Trewe

   Trew (?), Trewe, a. True. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Trews

   Trews   (?),   n.  pl.  Trowsers;  especially,  those  of  the  Scotch
   Highlanders.  "He  wore the trews, or close trowsers, made of tartan."
   Sir W. Scott.

                                    Trewth

   Trewth (?), n. Truth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Trey

   Trey  (?),  n. [OF. treis three, F. trois, L. tres. See Three, and cf.
   Tray-trip.] Three, at cards, dice, or dominoes; a card, die, or domino
   of three spots or pips.

     Seven is my chance and thine is cinq and trey. Chaucer.

                                     Tri-

   Tri-  (?).  [Gr. tri- or L. tri-, sometimes through French; akin to L.
   tres three, and E. three. See Three.]

   1.  A  prefix  meaning  three,  thrice,  threefold;  as in tricolored,
   tridentate.

   2.   (Chem.)   A   prefix   (also  used  adjectively)  denoting  three
   proportional  or  combining  part,  or the third degree of that to the
   name   of   which   it  is  prefixed;  as  in  trisulphide,  trioxide,
   trichloride.

                                    Triable

   Tri"a*ble (?), a. [From Try.]

   1.  Fit  or  possible  to be tried; liable to be subjected to trial or
   test. "Experiments triable." Boyle.

   2.  (Law)  Liable  to  undergo a judicial examination; properly coming
   under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before one
   court which is not triable in another.

                                  Triableness

   Tri"a*ble*ness, n. Quality or state of being triable.

                                    Triacid

   Tri*ac"id (?), a. [Pref. tri- + acid.] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing
   three  molecules  of  a monobasic acid or the equivalent; having three
   hydrogen  atoms  which may be acid radicals; -- said of certain bases;
   thus, glycerin is a triacid base.

                                    Triacle

   Tri"a*cle (?), n. See Treacle. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                Triacontahedral

   Tri`a*con`ta*he"dral (?), a. [Gr. Having thirty sides.

                                  Triaconter

   Tri"a*con`ter  (?), n. [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) A vessel with thirty banks of
   oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.

                                     Triad

   Tri"ad  (?), n. [L.trias, -adis, Gr. triade. See Three, and cf. Trias,
   Trio.]

   1.  A  union  of  three;  three  objects  treated as one; a ternary; a
   trinity; as, a triad of deities.

   2. (Mus.) (a) A chord of three notes. (b) The common chord, consisting
   of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave.

   3. (Chem.) An element or radical whose valence is three.
   Triads  of  the  Welsh  bards,  poetical histories, in which the facts
   recorded  are  grouped  by  threes, three things or circumstances of a
   kind being mentioned together. -- Hindoo triad. See Trimurti.

                                 Triadelphous

   Tri`a*del"phous (?), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Bot.) Having stamens joined
   by filaments into three bundles. See Illust. under Adelphous.

                                    Triadic

   Tri*ad"ic  (?),  a. (Chem.) Having the characteristics of a triad; as,
   boron is triadic.

                               Triakisoctahedron

   Tri"a*kis*oc`ta*he"dron  (?),  n.  [Gr.  octahedron.]  (Crystalloq.) A
   trigonal trisoctahedron.

                                     Trial

   Tri"al (?), n. [From Try.]

   1.  The  act  of trying or testing in any manner. Specifically: -- (a)
   Any  effort  or  exertion  of strength for the purpose of ascertaining
   what can be done or effected.

     [I] defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. Milton.

   (b) The act of testing by experience; proof; test.

     Repeated trials of the issues and events of actions. Bp. Wilkins.

   (c)  Examination  by  a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy,
   etc.

   2.  The  state  of  being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that
   tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation
   that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.

     Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings. Heb. xi. 36.

   3. That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries
   the  character  or  principles;  that  which  tempts  to evil; as, his
   child's conduct was a sore trial.

     Every station is exposed to some trials. Rogers.

   4.  (Law)  The  formal  examination  of the matter in issue in a cause
   before  a  competent  tribunal;  the mode of determining a question of
   fact  in  a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts
   in  issue  in  a  cause  pending  before a competent tribunal, for the
   purpose  of  determining  such issue. Syn. -- Test; attempt; endeavor;
   effort; experiment; proof; essay. See Test, and Attempt.

                                   Triality

   Tri*al"i*ty  (?),  n.  [L.  tres, tria, three.] Three united; state of
   being three. [R.] H. Wharton.

                                   Trialogue

   Tri"a*logue,  n.  [LL.trialogus;  tri-  (see  Tri-) + -logus as, in L.
   dialogus, E. dialogue.] A discourse or colloquy by three persons.

                                   Triamide

   Tri*am"ide  (?),  n. [tri- + amine.] (Chem.) An amide containing three
   amido groups.

                                   Triamine

   Tri*am"ine  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + amine.] (Chem.) An amine containing
   three amido groups.

                                   Triander

   Tri"an`der (?), n. (Bot.) Any one of the Triandria.

                                   Triandria

   Tri*an"dri*a  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Tri-,  and -androus.] (Bot.) A
   Linn\'91an class of plants having three distinct and equal stamens.

                            Triandrian, Triandrous

   Tri*an"dri*an  (?),  Tri*an"drous (?), a. [Cf. F. triandre.] (Bot.) Of
   or  pertaining  to  the  Triandria;  having  three  distinct and equal
   stamens in the same flower.

                                   Triangle

   Tri"an`gle  (?),  n.  [L.  triangulum, fr. triangulus triangular; tri-
   (see Tri-) + angulus angle: cf. F. triangle. See Angle a corner.]

   1.  (Geom.)  A  figure  bounded  by  three lines, and containing three
   angles.

     NOTE: &hand; A triangle is either plane, spherical, or curvilinear,
     according as its sides are straight lines, or arcs of great circles
     of  a  sphere,  or  any  curved lines whatever. A plane triangle is
     designated  as  scalene, isosceles, or equilateral, according as it
     has  no  two  sides equal, two sides equal, or all sides equal; and
     also  as  right-angled,  or oblique-angled, according as it has one
     right  angle,  or  none;  and  oblique-angled  triangle  is  either
     acute-angled,  or  obtuse-angled,  according  as all the angles are
     acute,  or  one  of  them  obtuse.  The  terms  scalene, isosceles,
     equilateral,  right-angled,  acute-angled,  and  obtuse-angled, are
     applied  to  spherical  triangles  in  the  same  sense as to plane
     triangles.

   2. (Mus.) An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel,
   bent  into  the  form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by
   being struck with a small metallic rod.

   3. A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.

   4.  (Mus.)  A  kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground
   and  united  at  the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing
   corporal punishment, -- now disused.

   5.  (Astron.)  (a)  A  small  constellation situated between Aries and
   Andromeda.  (b)  A small constellation near the South Pole, containing
   three bright stars.
   Triangle   spider  (Zo\'94l.),  a  small  American  spider  (Hyptiotes
   Americanus)  of  the  family  Ciniflonid\'91,  living  among  the dead
   branches  of  evergreen trees. It constructs a triangular web, or net,
   usually  composed of four radii crossed by a double elastic fiber. The
   spider holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it tight,
   but  lets  go and springs the net when an insect comes in contact with
   it.

                                   Triangled

   Tri"an`gled (?), a. Having three angles; triangular.

                                  Triangular

   Tri*an"gu*lar (?), a. [L. triangularis: cf. F. triangulaire.]

   1. Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.

   2.  (Bot.) Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral angles; as, a
   triangular seed, leaf, or stem.
   Triangular  compasses,  compasses  with  three legs for taking off the
   angular points of a triangle, or any three points at the same time. --
   Triangular  crab (Zo\'94l.), any maioid crab; -- so called because the
   carapace  is  usually  triangular.  -- Triangular numbers (Math.), the
   series  of  numbers  formed  by the successive sums of the terms of an
   arithmetical  progression,  of  which  the  first  term and the common
   difference are 1. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate.

                                 Triangulares

   Tri*an`gu*la"res  (?),  n.  pl.  [L.]  (Zo\'94l.)  The  triangular, or
   maioid,  crabs.  See Illust. under Maioid, and Illust. of Spider crab,
   under Spider.

                                 Triangularity

   Tri*an`gu*lar"i*ty  (?),  n. The quality or state of being triangular.
   Bolingbroke.

                                 Triangularly

   Tri*an"gu*lar*ly  (?),  adv.  In a triangular manner; in the form of a
   triangle. Dampier.

                                  Triangulate

   Tri*an"gu*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Triangulated (?); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Triangulating.]

   1.  To  divide  into  triangles; specifically, to survey by means of a
   series of triangles properly laid down and measured.

   2. To make triangular, or three-cornered.

                                 Triangulation

   Tri*an`gu*la"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. triangulation.] (Surv.) The series
   or  network  of  triangles  into  which  the face of a country, or any
   portion  of  it, is divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation
   of  measuring  the  elements necessary to determine the triangles into
   which  the  country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus
   to  fix the positions and distances of the several points connected by
   them.

                                   Triarchy

   Tri"ar*chy  (?),  n.;  pl.  Triarchies (#). [Gr. Tri-) + Government by
   three  persons;  a  triumvirate;  also,  a country under three rulers.
   Holland.

                                   Triarian

   Tri*a"ri*an  (?),  a.  [L. triarii, pl., a class of Roman soldiers who
   formed  the  third  rank  from  the  front,  fr.  tres,  tria, three.]
   Occupying the third post or rank. [Obs.] Cowley.

                                 Triarticulate

   Tri`ar*tic"u*late (?), a. [Pref. tri- + articulate.] (Zo\'94l.) Having
   three joints.

                                     Trias

   Tri"as  (?), n. [L., triad. See Triad.] (Geol.) The formation situated
   between  the  Permian  and  Lias, and so named by the Germans, because
   consisting  of  three series of strata, which are called in German the
   Bunter sandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper.

                                   Triassic

   Tri*as"sic (?), a. (Geol.) Of the age of, or pertaining to, the Trias.
   -- n. The Triassic formation.

                                    Triatic

   Tri*at"ic  (?), a. (Naut.) A term used in the phrase triatic stay. See
   under Stay.

                                   Triatomic

   Tri`a*tom"ic  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Having three
   atoms;  --  said of certain elements or radicals. (b) Having a valence
   of  three;  trivalent;  sometimes,  in  a specific sense, having three
   hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic; thus, glycerin, glyceric acid,
   and tartronic acid are each triatomic.

                                    Tribal

   Trib"al  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to a tribe or tribes; as, a tribal
   scepter. Bp. Warburton.

                                   Tribalism

   Trib"al*ism  (?),  n.  The  state  of existing in tribes; also, tribal
   feeling;  tribal  prejudice  or exclusiveness; tribal peculiarities or
   characteristics.

                                   Tribasic

   Tri*ba"sic   (?),   a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  basic.]  (Chem.)  Capable  of
   neutralizing  three  molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent;
   having  three  hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic elements
   on radicals; -- said of certain acids; thus, citric acid is a tribasic
   acid.

                                    Tribble

   Trib"ble  (?),  n.  (Paper  Manuf.)  A  frame on which paper is dried.
   Knight.

                                     Tribe

   Tribe  (?),  n.  [L.  tribus,  originally,  a  third part of the Roman
   people,  afterwards,  a  division of the people, a tribe; of uncertain
   origin: cf. F. tribu.]

   1.  A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same
   progenitor,  and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of
   Israel,  descended  from  the  twelve  sons of Jacob. "The Lion of the
   tribe of Juda." Rev. v. 5.

     A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe. Shak.

   2.  (Bot.)  A  number  of  species or genera having certain structural
   characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals.

     NOTE: &hand; By  many recent naturalists, tribe has been used for a
     group of animals or plants intermediate between order and genus.

   <-- in modern taxonomy, the family is between order and genus. -->

   3.  A  nation  of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people
   united  under  one  leader  or  government;  as, the tribes of the Six
   Nations; the Seneca tribe.

   4.  A  division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever
   cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was
   divided into ten tribes.

   5. (Stock Breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular
   female  progenitor,  through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of
   shorthorns.

                                     Tribe

   Tribe, v. t. To distribute into tribes or classes. [R.]

     Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed. Abp. Nicolson.

                               Triblet, Tribolet

   Trib"let (?), Trib"o*let (?), n.} [F. triboulet.]

   1. A goldsmith's tool used in making rings. Ainsworth.

   2.  A  steel  cylinder  round  which  metal is drawn in the process of
   forming tubes. Tomlinson.

   3. (Blacksmithing) A tapering mandrel.

                                  Tribometer

   Tri*bom"e*ter   (?),   n.  [Gr.  -meter:  cf.  F.  tribom\'8atre.]  An
   instrument  to  ascertain  the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces.
   Brande & C.

                                   Tribrach

   Tri"brach  (?),  n.  [L.  tribrachys,  Gr.  Tri-) + (Gr. & L. Pros.) A
   poetic foot of three short syllables, as, m\'cbl\'cc\'dcs.

                                 Tribracteate

   Tri*brac"te*ate  (?), a. [Pref. tri- + bracteate.] (Bot.) Having three
   bracts.

                               Tribual, Tribular

   Trib"u*al  (?),  Trib"u*lar (?), a. Of or relating to a tribe; tribal;
   as, a tribual characteristic; tribular worship. [R.]

     The tribual lispings of the Ephraimites. Fuller.

                                  Tribulation

   Trib`u*la"tion   (?),   n.   [OE.   tribulacium,  F.  tribulation,  L.
   tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict, fr. tribulum a thrashing
   sledge,  akin  to  terere,  tritum,  to  rub.  See  Trite.] That which
   occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.

     When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and
     by he is offended. Matt. xiii. 21.

     In the world ye shall have tribulation. John. xvi. 33.

                                   Tribunal

   Tri*bu"nal   (?),   n.  [L.  tribunal,  fr.  tribunus  a  tribune  who
   administered justice: cf. F. tribunal. See Tribune.]

   1.  The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates
   sit for administering justice.

   2. Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the
   highest tribunal in the kingdom.

                                   Tribunary

   Trib"u*na*ry  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to tribunes; as, tribunary
   powers or authority.

                                   Tribunate

   Trib"u*nate  (?),  n.  [L.  tribunatus: cf. F. tribunat.] The state or
   office of a tribune; tribuneship.

                                    Tribune

   Trib"une  (?),  n.  [L.  tribunus, properly, the chief of a tribe, fr.
   tribus tribe: cf. F. tribun. See Tribe.]

   1.  (Rom.  Antiq.)  An  officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to
   protect  them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to
   defend  their  liberties  against any attempts that might be made upon
   them by the senate and consuls.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e tr ibunes were at first two, but their number was
     increased  ultimately  to  ten.  There were also military tribunes,
     officers  of  the army, of whom there were from four to six in each
     legion.  Other  officers were also called tribunes; as, tribunes of
     the treasury, etc.

   2.  Anciently,  a  bench  or  elevated place, from which speeches were
   delivered;  in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative
   assembly,  where  a  member  stands while making an address; any place
   occupied by a public orator.

                                  Tribuneship

   Trib"une*ship, n. The office or power of a tribune.

                     Tribunician, Tribunitial, Tribunitian

   Trib`u*ni"cian  (?),  Trib`u*ni"tial  (?),  Trib`u*ni*tian (?), a. [L.
   tribunicius,  tribunitius:  cf.  F.  tribunitien.] Of or pertaining to
   tribunes;  befitting  a  tribune;  as, tribunitial power or authority.
   Dryden.

     A  kind of tribunician veto, forbidding that which is recognized to
     be wrong. Hare.

                                 Tribunitious

   Trib`u*ni"tious (?), a. Tribunician; tribunitial. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                  Trubutarily

   Trub"u*ta*ri*ly (?), adv. In a tributary manner.

                                 Tributariness

   Trib"u*ta*ri*ness, n. The quality or state of being tributary.

                                   Tributary

   Trib"u*ta*ry  (?),  a. [OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L. tributarius.
   See Tribute.]

   1.   Paying   tribute  to  another,  either  from  compulsion,  as  an
   acknowledgment  of  submission,  or  to  secure protection, or for the
   purpose of purchasing peace.

     [Julius] unto Rome made them tributary. Chaucer.

   2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.

     He to grace his tributary gods. Milton.

   3. Paid in tribute. "Tributary tears." Shak.

   4.  Yielding  supplies  of  any  kind;  serving  to form or make up, a
   greater   object   of   the  same  kind,  as  a  part,  branch,  etc.;
   contributing;  as,  the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself
   tributary to the Mississippi.
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                                   Tributary

   Trib"u*ta*ry (?), n.; pl. Tributaries (.

   1.  A  ruler  or  state  that  pays  tribute,  or  a  stated sum, to a
   conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or
   as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security.

   2.  A  stream  or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an
   affluent.

                                    Tribute

   Trib"ute  (?), n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to
   bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus
   tribe; cf. F. tribut. See Tribe, and cf. Attribute, Contribute.]

   1.  An  annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by
   one  ruler  or  nation  to  another,  either  as  an acknowledgment of
   submission,  or  as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of
   some  treaty;  as,  the  Romans  made  their  conquered  countries pay
   tribute.

     Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute. C. C. Pinckney.

   2.  A  personal contribution, as of money, praise, service, etc., made
   in  token  of  services rendered, or as that which is due or deserved;
   as, a tribute of affection.

     Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Gray.

   3.  (Mining)  A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value,
   given to the miner as his recompense. Pryce. Tomlinson.
   Tribute  money,  money  paid  as  a  tribute or tax. -- Tribute pitch.
   (Mining) See under Tributer. [Eng.] Syn. -- See Subsidy.

                                    Tribute

   Trib"ute, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tributed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tributing.] To
   pay as tribute. [R.] Whitlock (1654).

                                   Tributer

   Trib"u*ter (?), n. (Mining) One who works for a certain portion of the
   ore, or its value. [Eng.]

     NOTE: &hand; Tr ibuters generally work in gangs, and have a limited
     portion  of  a  lode set them, called a tribute pitch, beyond which
     they  are  not  permitted  to  work,  and  for which they receive a
     certain  portion  of the ore, or so much per pound, as agreed upon,
     of the value of what they raise.

   Weale.

                                     Trica

   Tri"ca  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tric\'91  (#).  [NL.]  (Bot.) An apothecium in
   certain  lichens,  having  a  spherical  surface marked with spiral or
   concentric ridges and furrows.

                                Tricarballylic

   Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  + carboxyl + allyl + -ic.]
   (Chem.)  Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic
   acid,  C3H5.(CO2H)3  occurring  naturally  in  unripe  beet roots, and
   produced artificially from glycerin as a white crystalline substance.

                                 Tricarbimide

   Tri*car"bi*mide  (?),  n.  [Pref. tri- + carbimide.] (Chem.) See under
   Cyanuric.

                                     Trice

   Trice  (?), v. t. [OE. trisen; of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Sw.
   trissa  a  sheave,  pulley,  triss  a  spritsail  brace, Dan. tridse a
   pulley,  tridse  to  haul by means of a pulley, to trice, LG. trisse a
   pulley, D. trijsen to hoist.] [Written also trise.]

   1. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. [Obs.]

     Out of his seat I will him trice. Chaucer.

   2. (Naut.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

                                     Trice

   Trice,  n.  [Sp.  tris  the  noise  made  by the breaking of glass, an
   instant,  en  un  tris in an instant; probably of imitative origin.] A
   very  short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase
   in a trice. "With a trice." Turbervile. " On a trice." Shak.

     A man shall make his fortune in a trice. Young.

                                 Tricennarious

   Tri`cen*na"ri*ous   (?),   a.   Of  or  pertaining  to  thirty  years;
   tricennial. [R.]

                                  Tricennial

   Tri*cen"ni*al  (?),  a. [L. tricennium thirty years; triginta thirty +
   annus  year:  cf.  L.  tricennalis.] Of or pertaining to thirty years;
   consisting of thirty years; occurring once in every thirty years.

                                 Tricentenary

   Tri*cen"te*na*ry  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  centenary.] Including, or
   relating  to, the interval of three hundred years; tercentenary. -- n.
   A  period  of  three  centuries,  or  three  hundred  years, also, the
   three-hundredth anniversary of any event; a tercentenary.

                                    Triceps

   Tri"ceps (?), n. [NL., fr. L. triceps, having three beads; tres, tria,
   three  +  caput head: cf. F. triceps. See Three, and Chief.] (Anat.) A
   muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm,
   arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.

                                  Trichiasis

   Tri*chi"a*sis  (?),  n.  [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A disease of the eye, in
   which  the  eyelashes,  being  turned  in  upon  the  eyeball, produce
   constant irritation by the motion of the lids.

                                   Trichina

   Tri*chi"na   (-n&adot;),  n.;  pl.  Trichin\'91  (#).  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.
   (Zo\'94l.)  A  small, slender nematoid worm (Trichina spiralis) which,
   in  the  larval  state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the
   voluntary  muscles  of  man,  the  hog,  and  many other animals. When
   insufficiently  cooked  meat  containing  the larv\'91 is swallowed by
   man,  they  are  liberated  and  rapidly  become  adult, pair, and the
   ovoviviparous  females  produce in a short time large numbers of young
   which  find their way into the muscles, either directly, or indirectly
   by  means  of  the  blood.  Their  presence  in  the  muscles  and the
   intestines in large numbers produces trichinosis.

                                 Trichiniasis

   Trich`i*ni"a*sis (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) Trichinosis.

                                  Trichinize

   Trich"i*nize   (?),  v.  t.  To  render  trichinous;  to  affect  with
   trichin\'91;  --  chiefly used in the past participle; as, trichinized
   pork.

                                 Trichinoscope

   Tri*chi"no*scope  (?),  n.  [Trichina  + -scope.] An apparatus for the
   detection of trichin\'91 in the flesh of animals, as of swine.

                                  Trichinosis

   Trich`i*no"sis (?), n. [NL. See Trichina.] (Med.) The disease produced
   by the presence of trichin\'91 in the muscles and intestinal track. It
   is  marked  by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of
   typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal.

                                  Trichinous

   Trich"i*nous  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to trichin\'91 or trichinosis;
   affected with, or containing, trichin\'91; as, trichinous meat.

                                   Trichite

   Trich"ite (?), n. [Gr.

   1. (Min.) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in
   obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain
   sponges.
   Trichite  sheaf  (Zo\'94l.),  one  of the small sheaflike fascicles of
   slender  set\'91  characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under
   Spicule.
   
                                 Trichiuriform
                                       
   Trich`i*u"ri*form  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the genus
   Trichiurus  or  family  Trichiurid\'91, comprising the scabbard fishes
   and hairtails. 

                                  Trichiuroid

   Trich`i*u"roid  (?),  a.  [Trichiurus + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Of, like, or
   pertaining to, Trichiurus.

                                  Trichiurus

   Trich`i*u"rus  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Zo\'94l.) A genus of fishes
   comprising the hairtails. See Hairtail.

                                  Trichloride

   Tri*chlo"ride  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri-  + chloride.] (Chem.) A chloride
   having three atoms of chlorine in the molecule.

                                Trichobranchia

   Trich`o*bran"chi*a  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. branchia.] (Zo\'94l.) The
   gill  of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and
   cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.

                                  Trichocyst

   Trich"o*cyst (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A lasso cell.

                                  Trichogyne

   Trich"o*gyne  (?),  n.  [F., fr. Gr. (Bot.) The slender, hairlike cell
   which  receives  the  fertilizing  particles,  or antherozoids, in red
   seaweeds. -- Trich`o*gyn"ic (#), a.

                                  Trichomanes

   Tri*chom"a*nes  (?), n. [L., a kind of plant, from Gr. (Bot.) Any fern
   of  the  genus  Trichomanes.  The  fronds  are very delicate and often
   translucent,  and  the  sporangia  are borne on threadlike receptacles
   rising  from  the  middle  of  cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several
   species  are  common  in  conservatories; two are native in the United
   States.

                                 Trichomatose

   Tri*chom"a*tose`  (?),  a.  [Gr.  (Med.) Affected with a disease which
   causes  agglutination  and  matting together; -- said of the hair when
   affected with plica. See Plica, 1.

                                   Trichome

   Trich"ome  (?), n. [See Trichomatose.] (Bot.) A hair on the surface of
   leaf  or  stem,  or  any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or
   star,  or  gland.  The  sporangia  of  ferns are believed to be of the
   nature of trichomes. -- Tri*chom"a*tous (#), a.

                                  Trichophore

   Trich"o*phore (?), n. [Gr.

   1.  (Bot.)  The  special cell in red alg\'91 which produces or bears a
   trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  the  saclike organs from which the set\'91 of
   annelids arise. -- Trich`o*phor"ic (#), a.

                                  Trichopter

   Tri*chop"ter (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Trichoptera.

                                  Trichoptera

   Tri*chop"te*ra  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of
   Neuroptera  usually  having  the  wings  covered with minute hairs. It
   comprises  the  caddice  flies,  and  is  considered  by  some to be a
   distinct order.

                                 Trichopteran

   Tri*chop"ter*an (?), (Zo\'94l.) One of the Trichoptera.

                                 Trichopterous

   Tri*chop"ter*ous   (?),   a.   (Zo\'94l.)   Of,   pertaining   to,  or
   characterizing, the Trichoptera.

                                   Trichord

   Tri"chord  (?), n. [Gr. Tri-) + , or string.] (Mus.) An instrument, as
   a lyre or harp, having three strings.

                                Trichoscolices

   Trich`o*scol"i*ces  (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair +
   skw`lhx  a  worm.]  (Zo\'94l.)  An extensive group of wormlike animals
   characterized by being more or less covered with cilia.

                                 Trichotomous

   Tri*chot"o*mous (?), a. [See Trichotomy.] Divided into three parts, or
   into threes; three-forked; as, a trichotomous stem. Martyn.

                                  Trichotomy

   Tri*chot"o*my  (?),  n.  [Gr.  tri`cha  threefold,  in  three  parts +
   te`mnein  to  cut  or divide: cf. F. trichotomie.] Division into three
   parts.

                                   Trichroic

   Tri*chro"ic (?), a. Exhibiting trichroism; pleochroic; pleochroism.

                                  Trichroism

   Tri"chro*ism  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri- + Gr. trichro\'8bsme.] (Min.) The
   quality  possessed  by some crystals of presenting different colors in
   three different directions.

                                 Trichromatic

   Tri`chro*mat"ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + chromatic.] (Zo\'94l.) Having or
   existing  in  three  different  phases of color; having three distinct
   color varieties; -- said of certain birds and insects.

                                 Trichromatism

   Tri*chro"ma*tism  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The quality, state, or phenomenon
   of being trichromatic.

                                  Trichromic

   Tri*chro"mic  (?),  a.  [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Opt.) If, pertaining to, or
   consisting of, three colors or color sensations.

                                  Trichromic

   Tri*chro"mic,  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  chromic.] (Chem.) Containing three
   atoms of chromium.

                                  Tricipital

   Tri*cip"i*tal  (?),  a.  [See Triceps.] (Anat.) Having three heads, or
   three origins; as, a tricipital muscle.

                                     Trick

   Trick  (?),  n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw;
   akin  to  LG.  trekken,  MHG.  trecken,  trechen,  Dan. tr\'91kke, and
   OFries. trekka. Cf. Track, Trachery, Trig, a., Trigger.]

   1.  An  artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure,
   usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. <-- the
   tricks  of  the  trade mean simply specialized knowledge, in a good or
   neutral sense. -->

     He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick. South.

     I know a trick worth two of that. Shak.

   2. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse;
   as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.

   3.  Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.
   Prior.

   4.  A  particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick
   of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.

     The trick of that voice I do well remember. Shak.

     He hath a trick of C&oe;ur de Lion's face. Shak.

   5. A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

   6.  (Card  Playing) The whole number of cards played in one round, and
   consisting  of as many cards as there are players.<-- in games such as
   bridge, in which one side takes the trick, to its advntage. -->

     On one nice trick depends the general fate. Pope.

   7. (Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, --
   usually two hours.

   8. A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Stratagem; wile;
   fraud;   cheat;   juggle;   finesse;  sleight;  deception;  imposture;
   delusion; imposition.

                                     Trick

   Trick (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tricked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tricking.]

   1.  To  deceive  by  cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to
   cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.

   2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often
   followed by up, off, or out. " Trick her off in air." Pope.

     People  lavish  it  profusely in tricking up their children in fine
     clothes, and yet starve their minds. Locke.

     They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of the poet;
     as  little  tricked  out for the public eye as his diary would have
     been. Macaulay.

   3.  To  draw  in  outline,  as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish
   without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.

     They  forget  that  they  are in the statutes: . . . there they are
     tricked, they and their pedigrees. B. Jonson.

                                    Tricker

   Trick"er (?), n. One who tricks; a trickster.

                                    Tricker

   Trick"er, n. A trigger. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Boyle.

                                   Trickery

   Trick"er*y (?), n. The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud;
   imposture.

                                  Trickiness

   Trick"i*ness (?), n. The quality of being tricky.

                                   Tricking

   Trick"ing, a. Given to tricks; tricky. Sir W. Scott.

                                   Tricking

   Trick"ing, n. Dress; ornament. Shak.

                                   Trickish

   Trick"ish,  a.  Given  to  tricks; artful in making bargains; given to
   deception   and   cheating;   knavish.   --   Trick"ish*ly,   adv.  --
   Trick"ish*ness, n.

                                    Trickle

   Tric"kle  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Trickled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trickling  (?).] [OE. triklen, probably for striklen, freq. of striken
   to  flow,  AS.  str.  See  Strike,  v.  t.] To flow in a small, gentle
   stream; to run in drops.

     His salt tears trickled down as rain. Chaucer.

     Fast beside there trickled softly down A gentle stream. Spenser.

                                   Trickment

   Trick"ment  (?),  n. Decoration. [Obs.] " No trickments but my tears."
   Beau. & Fl.

                                  Tricksiness

   Trick"si*ness   (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  tricksy;
   trickiness. G. Eliot.

                                   Trickster

   Trick"ster (?), n. One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

                                    Tricksy

   Trick"sy  (?),  a.  [From Trick.] Exhibiting artfulness; trickish. "My
   tricksy spirit!" Shak.

     he tricksy policy which in the seventeenth century passed for state
     wisdom. Coleridge.

                                  Tricktrack

   Trick"track`  (?),  n.  [F. trictrac. Cf. Ticktack backgammon.] An old
   game resembling backgammon.

                                    Tricky

   Trick"y  (?),  a.  Given  to  tricks;  practicing deception; trickish;
   knavish.

                                  Triclinate

   Tric"li*nate (?), a. (Min.) Triclinic.

                                  Tricliniary

   Tri*clin"i*a*ry  (?),  a.  [L.  tricliniaris.  See  Triclinium.] Of or
   pertaining  to  a  triclinium,  or to the ancient mode of reclining at
   table.

                                   Triclinic

   Tri*clin"ic  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  Gr.  (Crystallog.)  Having, or
   characterized  by,  three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles.
   See the Note under crystallization.

                                  Triclinium

   Tri*clin"i*um  (?),  n.;  pl.  Triclinia  (#). [L., from Gr. Tri-) + a
   couch.]  (Rom.  Antiq.)  (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending
   round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining
   room furnished with such a triple couch.

                                  Tricoccous

   Tri*coc"cous  (?),  a.  [Gr.  tri`kokkos with three grains or berries;
   Tri-)  +  ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Bot.) Having three cocci, or roundish
   carpels. Gray.

                                   Tricolor

   Tri"col`or (?), n. [F. tricolore, drapeau tricolore a tricolored flag,
   fr.  tricolore  three-colored;  tri  (see  Tri-)  +  L.  color color.]
   [Written also tricolour.]

   1.  The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red,
   adopted at the first revolution.

   2. Hence, any three-colored flag.

                                  Tricolored

   Tri"col`ored (?), a. Having three colors.

                                Tricornigerous

   Tri`cor*nig"er*ous  (?),  a.  [L.  tricorniger; tricornis three-horned
   (see Tri-, and Horn) + -gerere to bear.] Having three horns.

                           Tricorporal, Tricorporate

   Tri*cor"po*ral  (?),  Tri*cor"po*rate (?), a. [L. tricorpor; tri- (see
   Tri-)  +  corpus,  -oris,  body.] (Her.) Represented with three bodies
   conjoined to one head, as a lion.

                                  Tricostate

   Tri*cos"tate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  + costate.] (Bot.) Three-ribbed;
   having three ribs from the base.

                                    Tricot

   Tri`cot"  (?), n. [F.] A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or
   women to resemble knitted work.

                                   Tricrotic

   Tri*crot"ic  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to
   tricrotism; characterized by tricrotism.

                                  Tricrotism

   Tri"cro*tism  (?),  n. (Physiol.) That condition of the arterial pulse
   in  which  there  is  a  triple  beat. The pulse curve obtained in the
   sphygmographic   tracing   characteristic   of  tricrotism  shows  two
   secondary crests in addition to the primary.
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                                  Tricrotous

   Tri"cro*tous (?), a. (Physiol.) Tricrotic.

                                  Tricurvate

   Tri*cur"vate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  + curvate.] (Zo\'94l.) Curved in
   three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see Illust. of Spicule).

                                   Tricuspid

   Tri*cus"pid  (?),  a. [L. tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see Tri-) + cuspis a
   point: cf. F. tricuspide.]

   1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar.

   2.  (Anat.)  Of  or  pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid
   obstruction.
   Tricuspid  valve  (Anat.),  the  valve, consisting of three triangular
   membranous  flaps,  at the opening of the right auricle into the right
   ventricle  in  the  heart  of  most  mammals;  -- sometimes called the
   tricuspid valves, each flap being regarded as a valve.

                                 Tricuspidate

   Tricus"pid*ate  (?),  a.  Three-pointed; ending in three points; as, a
   tricuspidate leaf.

                                   Tricycle

   Tri"cy*cle  (?), n. [Pref. tri- + cycle as inbicycle.] A three-wheeled
   velocipede. See Illust. under Velocipede. Cf. Bicycle.

                                   Tridacna

   Tri*dac"na  (?),  n. [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A
   genus  of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of
   the  Indian  and  Pacific  Oceans. One species (T. gigas) often weighs
   four  or  five  hundred  pounds,  and  is sometimes used for baptismal
   fonts. Called also paw shell, and fountain shell.

                             Tridactyl Tridactyle

   Tri*dac"tyl  Tri*dac"tyle  (?),  a.  [Gr. Tri-) + tridactyle.] (Biol.)
   Having  three  fingers  or  toes,  or  composed of three movable parts
   attached to a common base.

                                 Tridactylous

   Tri*dac"tyl*ous (?), a. (Biol.) Tridactyl.

                                   Triddler

   Trid"dler (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The jacksnipe. [Local, U.S.]

                                     Tride

   Tride  (?),  a.  [Cf. F. tride lively, quick.] Short and ready; fleet;
   as, a tride pace; -- a term used by sportsmen. Bailey.

                                   Tridecane

   Tri*dec"ane  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C13H28,
   of  the  methane  series, which is a probable ingredient both of crude
   petroleum  and  of  kerosene,  and is produced artificially as a light
   colorless liquid.

                                  Tridecatoic

   Tri`dec*a*to"ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. de`katos tenth.] (Chem.) Of,
   pertaining   to,   or  designating,  that  acid  of  the  fatty  acids
   heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline substance.

                                 Tridecatylene

   Tri`de*cat"y*lene   (?),   n.  [Pref.  tri-+  Gr.  ylene.]  (Chem.)  A
   hydrocarbon,   C13H26,   of  the  ethylene  series,  corresponding  to
   tridecane,  and  obtained  from  Burmah petroleum as a light colorless
   liquid; -- called also tridecylene, and tridecene.

                                    Trident

   Tri"dent  (?),  n.  [L. tridens, -entis; tri- (see Tri-) + dens tooth:
   cf. F. trident. See Tooth.]

   1.  (Class Myth.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the
   common attribute of Neptune.

   2.  (Rom.  Antiq.)  A  three-pronged  spear  or  goad, used for urging
   horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.

   3. A three-pronged fish spear.

   4.  (Geom.)  A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in
   the direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
   Trident  bat  (Zo\'94l.),  an  Asiatic  rhinolophid  bat  (Tri\'91nops
   Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.

                                    Trident

   Tri"dent, a. [L. tridens.] Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.

                            Tridentate, Tridentated

   Tri*den"tate   (?),  Tri*den"ta*ted  (?),  a.  [NL.  tridentatus.  See
   Trident.] Having three teeth; three-toothed. Lee.

                                   Tridented

   Tri"dent*ed  (?),  a.  Having three prongs; trident; tridentate; as, a
   tridented mace. [R.] Quarles.

                                Tridentiferous

   Tri`dent*if"er*ous (?), a. [L. tridentifer; tridens trident + ferre to
   bear.] Bearing a trident.

                                  Tridentine

   Tri*den"tine  (?),  a.  [From L. Tridentum Trent.] Of or pertaining to
   Trent, or the general church council held in that city.

                                  Tridiapason

   Tri*di`a*pa"son  (?), n. [Pref. tri- + diaposon.] (Anc. Mus.) A triple
   octave, or twenty-second. Busby.

                                Tridimensional

   Tri`di*men"sion*al  (?), a. [Pref. tri- + dimensional.] (Chem.) Having
   three dimensions; extended in three different directions.

                                    Triding

   Tri"ding (?), n. A riding. See Trithing.

                                    Triduan

   Trid"u*an (?), a. [L. triduanus, fr. triduum space of three days; tri-
   + dies day.] Lasting three lays; also, happening every third day. [R.]
   Blount.

                                   Tridymite

   Trid"y*mite  (?),  n.  [Gr.  (Min.)  Pure  silica,  like  quartz,  but
   crystallizing in hexagonal tables. It is found in trachyte and similar
   rocks.

                                     Tried

   Tried  (?),  imp.  & p. p. of Try. Also adj. Proved; tested; faithful;
   trustworthy; as, a tried friend.

                                   Triedral

   Tri*e"dral (?), a. See Trihedral.

                                   Triennial

   Tri*en"ni*al (?), a. [L. triennium the space of three years; tri- (see
   Tri-) + annus year. See Annual.]

   1.  Continuing  three  years;  as,  triennial parliaments; a triennial
   reign. Howell.

   2.  Happening,  coming  about, or appearing once in every three years;
   as,   triennial   elections;   a   triennial  catalogue;  a  triennial
   visitation. T. Warton.

                                   Triennial

   Tri*en"ni*al,  n. Something which takes place or appears once in three
   years.

                                  Triennially

   Tri*en"ni*al*ly, adv. Once in three years.

                                    Triens

   Tri"ens  (?),  n.  [L., from tres, tria, three.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman
   copper coin, equal to one third of the as. See 3d As, 2.

                                     Trier

   Tri"er (?), n. [From Try.]

   1. One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines anything
   by a test or standard. Boyle.

   2. One who tries judicially.

   3.  (Law)  A  person  appointed  according to law to try challenges of
   jurors; a trior. Burrill.

   4. That which tries or approves; a test. Shak.

                                   Trierarch

   Tri"er*arch  (?),  n.  [L.  trierarchus,  Gr.  (Gr.  Antiq.)  (a)  The
   commander  of  a  trireme.  (b) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly
   with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.

                                  Trierarchy

   Tri"er*arch`y (?), n.; pl. Trierarchises (#). [ Gr. The office duty of
   a trierarch.

                                  Trieterical

   Tri`e*ter"ic*al  (?),  a.  [L.  trietericus,  Gr.  Tri-.)  +  Kept  or
   occurring once in three years; triennial. [R.] J. Gregory.

                                  Trieterics

   Tri`e*ter"ics (?), n. pl. [L. trieterica, pl., fr. Gr. (Class. Antiq.)
   Festival games celebrated once in three years. [R.] May.

                                 Triethylamine

   Tri*eth`yl*am"ine  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri-  +  ethylamine.]  (Chem.)  A
   tertiary amine analogous to trimethylamine.

                                   Trifacial

   Tri*fa"cial (?), a. [Pref. tri- + facial.] (Anat.) See Trigeminal.

                                   Trifallow

   Tri"fal`low  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trifallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trifallowing.]  [Pref.  tri-  +  fallow.  Cf. Thryfallow.] To plow the
   third time before sowing, as land. Mortimer.

                                  Trifarious

   Tri*fa"ri*ous (?), a. [L. trifarius of three sorts or ways, threefold;
   cf.  Gr.  Bifarious.]  (Bot.)  Facing  three  ways;  arranged in three
   vertical ranks, as the leaves of veratrum.

                                 Trifasciated

   Tri*fas"ci*a`ted   (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  fasciated.]  Having,  or
   surrounded by, three fasci\'91, or bands.

                                    Trifid

   Tri"fid,  a.  [L.  trifidus;  tri- (see Tri-) + the root of findere to
   split:  cf.  F.  trifide.] Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the
   middle, into three parts; three-cleft.

                                 Trifistulary

   Tri*fis"tu*la*ry  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  + fistula, fistular.] Having
   three pipes. Sir T. Browne.

                                    Trifle

   Tri"fle  (?),  n.  [OE.  trifle, trufle, OF. trufle mockery, raillery,
   trifle,  probably  the  same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being
   applied to any small or worthless object. See Truffle.]

   1.  A  thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial,
   affair.

     With such poor trifles playing. Drayton.

     Trifles  light  as  air  Are  to the jealous confirmation strong As
     proofs of holy writ. Shak.

     Small  sands  the  mountain,  moments  make year, And frifles life.
     Young.

   2.  A  dish  composed  of  sweetmeats,  fruits, cake, wine, etc., with
   syllabub poured over it.

                                    Trifle

   Tri"fle,  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Trifled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trifling
   (?).]  [OE.  trifelen, truflen. See Trifle, n.] To act or talk without
   seriousness,  gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity;
   to indulge in light or trivial amusements.

     They trifle, and they beat the air about nothing which toucheth us.
     Hooker.

   To  trifle  with,  to  play the fool with; to treat without respect or
   seriousness;  to  mock;  as,  to  trifle  with one's feelings, or with
   sacred things.
   
                                    Trifle
                                       
   Tri"fle, v. t. 

   1. To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle. [Obs.] Shak.

   2.  To  spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away
   money. "We trifle time." Shak.

                                    Trifler

   Tri"fler (?), n. One who trifles. Waterland.

                                   Trifling

   Tri"fling (?), a. Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry;
   as,  a  trifling  debt;  a  trifling  affair. -- Tri"fling*ly, adv. --
   Tri"fling*ness, n.

                             Trifloral, Triflorous

   Tri*flo"ral  (?),  Tri*flo"rous (?), a. [Pref. tri- + L. flos, floris,
   flower.] (Bot.) Three-flowered; having or bearing three flowers; as, a
   triflorous peduncle.

                                Trifluctuation

   Tri*fluc`tu*a"tion  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + fluctuation.] A concurrence
   of three waves. [Obs.] "A trifluctuation of evils." Sir T. Browne.

                            Trifoliate, Trifoliated

   Tri*fo"li*ate  (?),  Tri*fo"li*a`ted  (?),  a.  [Tri-  +  foliate. Cf.
   Trefoil.]  (Bot.)  Having  three  leaves  or  leaflets, as clover. See
   Illust. of Shamrock.

                                 Trifoliolate

   Tri*fo"li*o*late (?), a. [Pref. tri- + foliolate.] (Bot.) Having three
   leaflets.

                                   Trifolium

   Tri*fo"li*um  (?), n. [L., clover.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous herbs
   with  densely  spiked  flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil.
   There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover.

                                    Trifoly

   Tri"fo*ly  (?),  n.  [L.  trifolium.  See Trifoliate, Trefoil.] (Bot.)
   Sweet trefoil. [Obs.]

     She was crowned with a chaplet of trifoly. B. Jonson.

                                   Triforium

   Tri*fo"ri*um  (?), n. [LL., fr. L. tri- (see Tri-) + foris, pl. fores,
   a  door.]  (Arch.)  The gallery or open space between the vaulting and
   the roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the
   interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory
   windows.

                                    Triform

   Tri"form  (?), a. [L. triformis; tri- (see Tri-) + forma form.] Having
   a triple form or character. "This triform antagonism." I. Taylor.

     Goddess Triform, I own thy triple spell. Lowell.

                                  Triformity

   Tri*form"i*ty (?), n. [L. triformitas.] The state of being triform, or
   of having a threefold shape.

                            Trifurcate, Trifurcated

   Tri*fur"cate  (?),  Tri*fur"ca*ted  (?),  a.  [L. trifurcus; tri- (see
   Tri-) + furca fork.] Having three branches or forks; trichotomous.

                                     Trig

   Trig  (?),  v.  t. [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.] To fill; to
   stuff; to cram. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

                                     Trig

   Trig, a. [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to dress.] Full; also,
   trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

     To sit on a horse square and trig. Brit. Quart. Rev.

                                     Trig

   Trig,  v.  t. [See Trigger.] To stop, as a wheel, by placing something
   under it; to scotch; to skid.

                                     Trig

   Trig,  n.  [See  Trigger.]  A  stone, block of wood, or anything else,
   placed  under  a  wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
   [Eng.] Wright.

                                   Trigamist

   Trig"a*mist  (?),  n.  [See  Trigamy.]  One who has been married three
   times;  also,  one  who  has three husbands or three wives at the same
   time.

                                   Trigamous

   Trig"a*mous  (?),  a.  [L.  trigamus a thrice-married man, Gr. Tri-) +
   trigame.]  (Bot.)  Having  three sorts of flowers in the same head, --
   male, female, and hermaphrodite, or perfect, flowers.

                                    Trigamy

   Trig"a*my  (?),  n. [L. trigamia,Gr. trigamie. See Trigamous.] The act
   of  marrying,  or  the  state of being married, three times; also, the
   offense of having three husbands or three wives at the same time.

                                  Trigastric

   Tri*gas"tric  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Anat.) Having three bellies;
   -- said of a muscle. Dunglison.

                                  Trigeminal

   Tri*gem"i*nal (?), a. [See Trigeminous.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or
   designating,  the  fifth  pair of cranial nerves, which divide on each
   side  of  the head into three main branches distributed to the orbits,
   jaws, and parts of the mouth; trifacial.

                                  Trigeminous

   Tri*gem"i*nous  (?),  a. [L. trigeminus born three together; tri- (see
   Tri-) + geminus twin. Cf. Tergeminous.] Born three together; being one
   of three born at the same birth; also, threefold. E. Phillip 

                                   Trigenic

   Tri*gen"ic  (?), a. [Pref. tri- + gen- + -ic. So named in reference to
   its  composition,  it  being supposed to contain the radicals of three
   molecules  of cyanic acid.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating,
   an acid, C4H7N3O2, obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid
   on  cold  aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly
   acid   taste   and   faint   smell;   --   called  also  ethidene-  OR
   ethylidene-biuret.

                               Trigesimo-secundo

   Tri*ges"i*mo-se*cun"do   (?),  a.  [L.  in  trigesimo-secundo  in  the
   thirty-second.]   Having   thirty-two   leaves   to  a  sheet;  as,  a
   trigesimo-secundo form, book, leaf, size, etc.

                               Trigesimo-secundo

   Tri*ges"i*mo-se*cun"do,  n.  A  book composed of sheets so folded that
   each  one  makes  thirty-two  leaves;  hence, indicating, more or less
   definitely,  a  size  of  book;  --  usually written 32mo, or 32°, and
   called thirty-twomo.

                                    Trigger

   Trig"ger  (?),  n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to
   draw, pull. See Trick, n.]

   1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

   2.  (Mech.)  A  piece,  as a lever, which is connected with a catch or
   detent  as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of
   a  lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge
   the piece.
   Trigger   fish   (Zo\'94l.),   a   large  plectognath  fish  (Balistes
   Carolinensis  or  B.  capriscus)  common  on the southern coast of the
   United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough
   skin  is  used  for  scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper.
   Called also leather jacket, and turbot.

                                   Trigintal

   Tri*gin`tal  (?),  n.  [LL.  trigintate,  fr.  L. triginta thirty. See
   Trental.] (R. C. Ch.) A trental.

                                 Triglyceride

   Tri*glyc"er*ide  (?), n. [Pref. tri- + glyceride.] (Chem.) A glyceride
   formed  by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid
   radicals.

                                   Triglyph

   Tri"glyph  (?),  n. [L. triglyphus, Gr. Tri-) + triglyphe.] (Arch.) An
   ornament  in  the  frieze  of  the  Doric  order,  repeated  at  equal
   intervals.  Each  triglyph  consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly
   projecting,  and  divided  nearly  to  the  top  by  two  parallel and
   perpendicular  gutters,  or channels, called glyphs, into three parts,
   or  spaces,  called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon
   each  of  the  perpendicular  edges  of  the  tablet.  See  Illust. of
   Entablature.

                           Triglyphic, Triglyphical

   Tri*glyph"ic (?), Tri*glyph"ic*al (?), a.

   1. Consisting of, or pertaining to, triglyphs.

   2. Containing three sets of characters or sculptures.

                                   Trigness

   Trig"ness (?), n. [See Trig trim, neat.] The quality or state of being
   trig; smartness; neatness.

     Their spars had no man-of-war trigness. Kane.

                                    Trigon

   Tri"gon (?), n. [L. trigonum, Gr. Tri-) + trigone.]

   1. A figure having three angles; a triangle.

   2.  (Astrol.)  (a) A division consisting of three signs. (b) Trine, an
   aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other. Hutton.

   3.  (Gr.  &  Rom. Antiq.) (a) A kind of triangular lyre or harp. (b) A
   kind  of  game at ball played by three persons standing at the angular
   points of a triangle.

                                   Trigonal

   Trig"o*nal  (?), a. Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a
   trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles.
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                                    Trigone

   Tri`gone"  (?),  n.  [F.,  literally,  a  trigon.]  (Anat.)  A  smooth
   triangular  area  on  the inner surface of the bladder, limited by the
   apertures of the ureters and urethra.

                                   Trigonia

   Tri*go"ni*a  (?),  n.  [NL.  See  Trigon. So called in allusion to the
   triangular  shape  of  some  species.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus of pearly
   bivalve  shells,  numerous extinct species of which are characteristic
   of  the  Mesozoic  rocks.  A  few living species exist on the coast of
   Australia.

                                 Trigonocerous

   Trig`o*noc"er*ous  (?),  a.  [Gr.  (Zo\'94l.)  Having horns with three
   angles, like those of some species of goats.

                        Trigonometric, Trigonometrical

   Trig`o*no*met"ric     (?),     Trig`o*no*met"ric*al     (?),[Cf.    F.
   trigonom\'82trique.]  Of  or  pertaining to trigonometry; performed by
   the    rules    of   trigonometry.   --Trig`o*no*met"ric*al*ly,   adv.
   Trigonometrical  curve,  a  curve  one  of  whose  co\'94rdinates is a
   trigonometric  function of the other. -- Trigonometrical function. See
   under  Function. -- Trigonometrical lines, lines which are employed in
   solving  the  different  cases of plane and spherical trigonometry, as
   sines, tangents, secants, and the like. These lines, or the lengths of
   them,  are  trigonometrical  functions of the arcs and angles to which
   they belong. -- Trigonometrical survey. See under Survey.

                                 Trigonometry

   Trig`o*nom"e*try  (?),  n.;  pl.  -tries  (#).  [Gr.  -metry:  cf.  F.
   trigonom\'82trie. See Trigon.]

   1.  That  branch  of  mathematics which treats of the relations of the
   sides  and  angles  of  triangles,  which the methods of deducing from
   certain  given  parts  other  required  parts, and also of the general
   relations which exist between the trigonometrical functions of arcs or
   angles.

   2. A treatise in this science.
   Analytical  trigonometry,  that branch of trigonometry which treats of
   the  relations  and  properties  of  the trigonometrical functions. --
   Plane  trigonometry,  and  Spherical  trigonometry,  those branches of
   trigonometry  in  which  its principles are applied to plane triangles
   and spherical triangles respectively.

                                   Trigonous

   Trig"o*nous (?), a. [L. trigonus, Gr. Trigon.] Same as Trigonal.

                                    Trigram

   Tri"gram (?), n. [Pref. tri- + -gram.] Same as Trigraph.

                                 Trigrammatic

   Tri`gram*mat"ic  (?),  a. [Gr. Containing three letters or characters,
   or three sets of letters or characters.

                                  Trigrammic

   Tri*gram"mic (?), a. [Gr. Trigrammatic.] Same as Trigrammatic.

                                   Trigraph

   Tri"graph  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri-  +  -graph.] Three letters united in
   pronunciation  so  as  to  have  but  one  sound,  or  to form but one
   syllable, as -ieu in adieu; a triphthong.

                                    Trigyn

   Tri"gyn (?), n. (Bot.) Any one of the Trigynia.

                                   Trigynia

   Tri*gyn"i*a (?), n. pl. [NL., Gr. Tri-) + (Bot.) A Linn\'91an order of
   plants having three pistils or styles.

                             Trigynian, Trigynous

   Tri*gyn"i*an  (?),  Trig"y*nous (?), a. (Bot.) Having three pistils or
   styles; of or pertaining to the Trigynia.

                                   Trihedral

   Tri*he"dral  (?),  a.  [See  Trihedron.] (Geom.) Having three sides or
   faces; thus, a trihedral angle is a solid angle bounded by three plane
   angles. [Written also triedral.]

                                   Trihedron

   Tri*he"dron  (?),  n.  [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Geom.) A figure having three
   sides.

                                   Trihoral

   Tri*ho"ral (?), a. [Pref. tri- + horal.] Occurring once in every three
   hours.

                                   Trijugate

   Trij"u*gate  (?),  a.  [See  Trijugous.]  (Bot.) In three pairs; as, a
   trijugate leaf, or a pinnate leaf with three pairs of leaflets.

                                   Trijugous

   Trij"u*gous  (?),  a.  [L.  trijugus  threefold; tri- + jugum a yoke.]
   (Bot.) Same as Trijugate.

                                   Trikosane

   Tri"ko*sane  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C23H48,
   of  the  methane  series, resembling paraffin; -- so called because it
   has twenty-three atoms of carbon in the molecule.

                                  Trilateral

   Tri*lat"er*al (?), a.[L. trilaterus; tri- (see Tri-) + latus, lateris,
   side:  cf. F. trilat\'82ral. See Lateral.] (Geom.) Having three sides;
   being  three-sided;  as,  a  trilateral triangle. -- Tri*lat"er*al*ly,
   adv. -- Tri*lat"er*al*ness, n.

                                   Trilemma

   Tri*lem"ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Tri-) + any thing received, in logic,
   an assumption. Cf. Dilemma.]

   1.  (Logic) A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major
   premises  of  which  are  disjunctively  affirmed  in  the  minor. See
   Dilemma.

   2.  A  state of things in which it is difficult to determine which one
   of three courses to pursue.

                                   Trilinear

   Tri*lin"e*ar  (?), a. (Math.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, three
   lines; as, trilinear co\'94rdinates.

                                  Trilingual

   Tri*lin"gual  (?), a. [L. trilinguis; tri- (see Tri-) + lingua tongue,
   language. See Lingual.] Containing, or consisting of, three languages;
   expressed in three languages.

     The  much-noted  Rosetta  stone  .  .  .  bears  upon its surface a
     trilingual inscription. I. Taylor.

                                  Trilinguar

   Tri*lin"guar (?), a. See Trilingual.

                                  Triliteral

   Tri*lit"er*al  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  + literal.] Consisting of three
   letters; trigrammic; as, a triliteral root or word. -- n. A triliteral
   word.

                                 Triliteralism

   Tri*lit"er*al*ism (?), n. Same as Triliterality.

                         Triliterality, Triliteralness

   Tri*lit`er*al"i*ty  (?),  Tri*lit"er*al*ness  (?),  n.  The quality of
   being  triliteral;  as,  the  triliterality  of  Hebrew  roots.  W. D.
   Whitney.

                                    Trilith

   Tri"lith (?), n. Same as Trilithon. Mollett.

                                   Trilithic

   Tri*lith"ic (?) a. Pertaining to a trilith.

                                   Trilithon

   Tril"i*thon  (tr&icr;l"&icr;*th&ocr;n),  n.;  pl. Trilithons (#) [NL.,
   fr.  Gr.Tri-)  +  (Arch\'91ol.) A monument consisting of three stones;
   especially,  such  a  monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the
   ancient Celts.

                                     Trill

   Trill  (?),  v. i. [OE. trillen to roll, turn round; of Scand. origin;
   cf.  Sw.  trilla  to  roll,  Dan. trilde, Icel. þyrla to whirl, and E.
   thrill.  Cf.  Thrill.]  To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly
   succeeding each other; to trickle. Sir W. Scott.

     And  now  and  then  an ample tear trilled down Her delicate cheek.
     Shak.

     Whispered sounds Of waters, trilling from the riven stone. Glover.

                                     Trill

   Trill (?), v. t. [OE. trillen; cf. Sw. trilla to roll.] To turn round;
   to twirl. [Obs.] Gascoigne.

     Bid him descend and trill another pin. Chaucer.

                                     Trill

   Trill,  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Trilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trilling.]
   [It. trillare; probably of imitative origin.] To impart the quality of
   a  trill  to;  to  utter  as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to
   trill a note.

     The sober-suited songstress trills her lay. Thomson.

                                     Trill

   Trill,  v. i. To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous
   vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

     To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet. Dryden.

                                     Trill

   Trill, n. [It. trillo, fr. trillare. See Trill to shake.]

   1.  A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of
   partial  or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of
   the  organs  in  the  mouth  --  tongue,  uvula, epiglottis, or lip --
   against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages.

   2.  The  action  of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a
   trill to the tongue. d

   3.  (Mus.)  A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound
   of  an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous
   tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake.

                                  Trillachan

   Tril"la*chan (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Trilling

   Tril"ling (?), n. [Cf. G. drilling.]

   1. One of tree children born at the same birth. Wright.

   2. (Crystallog.) A compound crystal, consisting of three individuals.

                                   Trillion

   Tril"lion  (?),  n.  [F.  trillion,  formed  from  the  pref.  tri- in
   imitation  of million a million. Cf. Billion.] According to the French
   notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United
   States,  the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a
   million  millions;  according  to  the  English  notation,  the number
   produced  by  involving  a  million  to the third power, or the number
   represented  by  a  unit  with  eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note
   under Numeration.

                                   Trillium

   Tril"li*um (?), n. [NL.; cf. L. trilix triple-woven, triple.] (Bot.) A
   genus  of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called
   because all the parts of the plant are in threes.

                                    Trillo

   Tril"lo (?), n. [It. See Trill.] (Mus.) A trill or shake. See Trill.

                                   Trilobate

   Tri*lo"bate (?), a. [Pref. tri- + lobate.] Having three lobes.

                                  Trilobation

   Tri`lo*ba"tion (?), n. The state of being trilobate.

                                   Trilobed

   Tri"lobed (?), a. [Pref. tri- + lobe.] Same as Trilobate.

                                   Trilobita

   Tri`lo*bi"ta   (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.]  (Paleon.)  An  extinct  order  of
   arthropods comprising the trilobites.

                                   Trilobite

   Tri"lo*bite  (tr&imac;"l&osl;*b&imac;t),  n.  [Cf.  F.  trilobite. See
   Trilobate.]   (Paleon.)   Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  extinct
   arthropods  belonging  to  the  order  Trilobita. Trilobites were very
   common in the Silurian and Devonian periods, but became extinct at the
   close  of the Paleozoic. So named from the three lobes usually seen on
   each segment.

                                  Trilobitic

   Tri`lo*bit"ic (?), a. Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as,
   trilobitic rocks.

                                  Trilocular

   Tri*loc"u*lar  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri- + locular: cf. F. triloculaire.]
   Having three cells or cavities; as, a trilocular capsule; a trilocular
   heart.

                                    Trilogy

   Tril"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Tri-) + trilogie.] A series of three dramas
   which,  although  each  of them is in one sense complete, have a close
   mutual  relation,  and  form  one  historical  and  poetical  picture.
   Shakespeare's " Henry VI." is an example.

     On  the  Greek stage, a drama, or acted story, consisted in reality
     of   three   dramas,  called  together  a  trilogy,  and  performed
     consecutively in the course of one day. Coleridge.

                            Triluminar, Triluminous

   Tri*lu"mi*nar  (?),  Tri*lu"mi*nous  (?),  a.  [Pref. tri- + L. lumen,
   luminis, light.] Having three lights [R.]

                                     Trim

   Trim  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trimmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trimming.]
   [OE.  trimen,  trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to prepare, dispose, make
   strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of uncertain origin.]

   1.  To  make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right,
   neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

     The hermit trimmed his little fire. Goldsmith.

   2.  To  dress;  to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to
   trim a hat. <-- to trim a Christmas tree. -->

     A rotten building newly trimmed over. Milton.

     I was trimmed in Julia's gown. Shak.

   3. To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to
   curtail;  as,  to  trim  the  hair;  to trim a tree. " And trimmed the
   cheerful lamp." Byron.

   4. (Carp.) To dress, as timber; to make smooth.

   5.  (Naut.)  (a)  To  adjust,  as  a  ship, by arranging the cargo, or
   disposing  the  weight of persons or goods, so equally on each side of
   the  center  and at each end, that she shall sit well on the water and
   sail  well; as, to trim a ship, or a boat. (b) To arrange in due order
   for sailing; as, to trim the sails.

   6. To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat. [Colloq.]
   To  trim in (Carp.), to fit, as a piece of timber, into other work. --
   To trim up, to dress; to put in order.

     I found her trimming up the diadem On her dead mistress. Shak.

                                     Trim

   Trim  (?),  v.  i.  To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to
   appear to favor each.

                                     Trim

   Trim, n.

   1. Dress; gear; ornaments.

     Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott.

   2.  Order;  disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. " The trim
   of an encounter." Chapman.

   3.  The  state  of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which
   she is well prepared for sailing.

   4.  (Arch)  The  lighter  woodwork  in  the  interior  of  a building;
   especially,  that  used  around  openings,  generally in the form of a
   molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points.
   In ballast trim (Naut.), having only ballast on board. R. H. Dana, Jr.
   -- Trim of the masts (Naut.), their position in regard to the ship and
   to  each  other, as near or distant, far forward or much aft, erect or
   raking.  --  Trim of sails (Naut.), that adjustment, with reference to
   the wind, witch is best adapted to impel the ship forward.

                                     Trim

   Trim,  a.  [Compar.  Trimmer (?); superl. Trimmest.] [See Trim, v. t.]
   Fitly  adjusted;  being  in  good order., or made ready for service or
   use;  firm;  compact;  snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim
   built;  everything  about  the  man is trim; a person is trim when his
   body  is  well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely
   to  his  body,  and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim
   when he stands erect.

     With comely carriage of her countenance trim. Spenser.

     So  deemed  I  till  I viewed their trim array Of boats last night.
     Trench.

                                 Trimaculated

   Tri*mac"u*la`ted  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + maculated.] Marked with three
   spots, or macul\'91.

                                   Trimellic

   Tri*mel"lic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + L. mel, gen. mellis, honey.] (Chem.)
   Of,  pertaining  to,  or  designating, a certain tribasic acid (called
   also trimellitic acid) metameric with trimesitic acid.

                                  Trimembral

   Tri*mem"bral, a. [L. trimembris triplemembered. See Tri-, and Member.]
   Having, or consisting of, three members.

                                    Trimera

   Tri"me*ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tri-, and -mere.] (Zo\'94l.) A division
   of  Coleoptera  including  those  which  have  but three joints in the
   tarsi.

                                   Trimeran

   Tri"mer*an   (?),   n.  (Zo\'94l.)  One  of  the  Trimera.  Also  used
   adjectively.

                                   Trimerous

   Tri"mer*ous (?), a. [See Trimera.] (Bot.) Having the parts in threes.

                                  Trimesitic

   Tri`me*sit"ic  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri- + mesitylene + -ic.] (Chem.) Of,
   pertaining  to,  or  designating, a tribasic acid, C6H3.(CO2)3, of the
   aromatic  series, obtained, by the oxidation of mesitylene, as a white
   crystalline substance. [Written also trimesic.]

                                   Trimester

   Tri*mes"ter  (?), n. [L. trimestris of three months; tri- (see Tri-) +
   mensis month: cf. F. trimestre.] A term or period of three months.

                                  Trimestral

   Tri*mes"tral (?), a. Trimestrial. Southey.

                                  Trimestrial

   Tri*mes"tri*al  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to a trimester, or period of
   three months; occurring once in every three months; quarterly.

                                   Trimeter

   Trim"e*ter  (?),  a.  [L.  trimetrus,  Gr.  Tri-) + measure. See Meter
   measure.]  (Pros.)  Consisting  of  three  poetical  measures. -- n. A
   poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures. Lowth.

                                   Trimethyl

   Tri*meth"yl  (?).  (Chem.)  A  prefix  or  combining  form  (also used
   adjectively) indicating the presence of three methyl groups.

                                Trimethylamine

   Tri*meth`yl*am"ine  (?),  n. [Trimethyl- + amine.] (Chem.) A colorless
   volatile  alkaline liquid, N.(CH3)3, obtained from herring brine, beet
   roots, etc., with a characteristic herringlike odor. It is regarded as
   a substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups.

                                 Trimethylene

   Tri*meth"yl*ene  (?), n. (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H6, isomeric
   with  propylene  and  obtained from it indirectly. It is the base of a
   series  of  compounds  analogous to the aromatic hydrocarbons.<-- usu.
   called  cyclopropane,  because  the three carbons form a ring: CH2 / \
   H2C---CH2 -->

                                   Trimetric

   Tri*met"ric   (?),   a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  Gr.  (Crystallog.)  Same  as
   Orthorhombic.

                                  Trimetrical

   Tri*met"ric*al (?), a. Same as Trimeter.

                                    Trimly

   Trim"ly (?), adv. In a trim manner; nicely.

                                    Trimmer

   Trim"mer (?), n.

   1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

   2.  One  who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like;
   one  who  fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor each; a
   timeserver.

     Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. Macaulay.

   3. An instrument with which trimming is done.

   4.  (Arch.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor
   framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing
   joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header.
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                                   Trimming

   Trim"ming (?), a. from Trim, v.

     The  Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort
     of a party. Jeffrey.

   Trimming joist (Arch.), a joist into which timber trimmers are framed;
   a header. See Header. Knight.

                                   Trimming

   Trim"ming, n.

   1. The act of one who trims.

   2. That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament,
   or  the  like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages,
   as  of  a  garment;  hence,  sometimes,  the concomitants of a dish; a
   relish;  --  usually  in the plural<-- as, We had a turkey dinner with
   all the trimmings. -->.

   3.  The  act  of  reprimanding  or  chastisting;  as,  to give a boy a
   trimming. [Colloq.]

                                  Trimmingly

   Trim"ming*ly, adv. In a trimming manner.

                                   Trimness

   Trim"ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  trim; orderliness;
   compactness; snugness; neatness.

                                   Trimorph

   Tri"morph  (?),  n. [See Trimorphous.] (Crystallog.) A substance which
   crystallizes  in  three  distinct  forms,  or which has three distinct
   physical   states;   also,  any  one  of  these  distinct  forms.  See
   Trimorphism, 1.

                            Trimorphic, Trimorphous

   Tri*mor"phic  (?),  Tri*mor"phous  (?), a. [Gr. Tri-) + Of, pertaining
   to,  or characterized by, trimorphism; -- contrasted with monomorphic,
   dimorphic, and polymorphic.

                                  Trimorphism

   Tri*mor"phism (?), n. [See Trimorphic.]

   1.   (Crystallog.)  The  property  of  crystallizing  in  three  forms
   fundamentally  distinct,  as  is the case with titanium dioxide, which
   crystallizes  in  the  forms of rutile, octahedrite, and brookite. See
   Pleomorphism.

   2. (Biol.) The co\'89xistence among individuals of the same species of
   three  distinct  forms,  not  connected,  as  a  rule, by intermediate
   gradations;  the  condition  among  individuals of the same species of
   having  three  different shapes or proportions of corresponding parts;
   -- contrasted with polymorphism, and dimorphism.
   Heterogonous  trimporphism  (Bot.), that condition in which flowers of
   plants  of  the  same species have three different lengths of stamens,
   short,  medium,  and long, the blossoms of one individual plant having
   short  and  medium  stamens  and a long style, those of another having
   short  and  long  stamens and a style of medium length, and those of a
   third  having  medium and long stamens and a short style, the style of
   each blossom thus being of a length not represented by its stamens.

                                   Trimurti

   Tri*mur"ti (?), n. [Skr. trim; tri three + m body.] (Hindoo Myth.) The
   triad,  or trinity, of Hindoo gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator,
   Vishnu,   the  Preserver,  and  Siva,  the  Destroyer.  [Spelled  also
   Trimurtti.]

                                  Trimyarian

   Trim`y*a"ri*an  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri + Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A lamellibranch
   which has three muscular scars on each valve.

                                    Trinal

   Tri"nal  (?),  a. [L. trinus triple, trini three each, fr. tres, tria,
   three. See Three, and cf. Trine, a. & n., Tern, a.] Threefold. "Trinal
   unity." Milton.

     In their trinal triplicities on high. Spenser.

                                    Trindle

   Trin"dle (?), v. t. & n. See Trundle.

                                     Trine

   Trine  (?),  a. [See Trinal.] Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions,
   or length, breadth, and thickness.

                                     Trine

   Trine, n. [F. trine, trin. See Trinal.]

   1.  (Astrol.)  The  aspect  of  planets  distant  from  each other 120
   degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.

     In sextile, square, and trine. Milton.

   2. A triad; trinity. [R.]

     A single trine of brazen tortoises. Mrs. Browning.

     Eternal One, Almighty Trine! Keble.

                                     Trine

   Trine, v. t. To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.]

     By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined. Dryden.

                                  Trinervate

   Tri*nerv"ate  (?), a. [NL. trinervatus; pref. tri- + L. nervus nerve.]
   (Bot.)  Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base
   to the apex; -- said of a leaf. Gray.

                              Trinerve, Trinerved

   Tri"nerve`  (?), Tri"nerved` (?), a. [Pref. tri- + nerve.] (Bot.) Same
   as Trinervate.

                                    Tringa

   Trin"ga (?), n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of limicoline birds including
   many species of sandpipers. See Dunlin, Knot, and Sandpiper.

                                    Tringle

   Trin"gle (?), n. [F. tringle.] A curtain rod for a bedstead.

                                   Tringoid

   Trin"goid  (?),  a.  [Tringa  +  -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to
   Tringa, or the Sandpiper family.

                                  Trinitarian

   Trin`i*ta"ri*an  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  trinitaire.  See  Trinity.] Of or
   pertaining  to  the Trinity, the doctrine of the Trinity, or believers
   in that doctrine.

                                  Trinitarian

   Trin`i*ta"ri*an, n.

   1. One who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity.

   2.  (Eccl.  Hist.)  One of a monastic order founded in Rome in 1198 by
   St.  John of Matha, and an old French hermit, Felix of Valois, for the
   purpose of redeeming Christian captives from the Mohammedans.

                                Trinitarianism

   Trin`i*ta"ri*an*ism  (?), n. The doctrine of the Trinity; the doctrine
   that there are three distinct persons in the Godhead.

                               Trinitrocellulose

   Tri*ni`tro*cel"lu*lose"  (?),  n.  Gun  cotton;  --  so called because
   regarded as containing three nitro groups.

                                Trinitrophenol

   Tri*ni`tro*phe"nol (?), n. (Chem.) Picric acid.

                                    Trinity

   Trin"i*ty (?), n. [OE. trinitee, F. trinit\'82, L. trinitas, fr. trini
   three each. See Trinal.]

   1. (Christian Theol.) The union of three persons (the Father, the Son,
   and  the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God
   as to substance, but three persons as to individuality.

   2.  Any union of three in one; three units treated as one; a triad, as
   the Hindoo trinity, or Trimurti.

   3. Any symbol of the Trinity employed in Christian art, especially the
   triangle.
   Trinity  House,  an  institution  in London for promoting commerce and
   navigation,  by  licensing  pilots, ordering and erecting beacons, and
   the  like.  -- Trinity Sunday, the Sunday next after Whitsunday; -- so
   called  from  the feast held on that day in honor of the Holy Trinity.
   -- Trinity term. (Law) See the Note under Term, n., 5.

                                  Triniunity

   Trin`i*u"ni*ty  (?),  n.  [See Trinity, and Unity.] Triunity; trinity.
   [Obs.]

     As  for  terms  of  trinity,  triniunity,  . . . and the like, they
     reject them as scholastic notions. Milton.

                                     Trink

   Trink (?), n. A kind of fishing net. [Obs.] Crabb.

                                    Trinket

   Trin"ket  (?),  n.  [F.  trinquet  foremast,  also,  a  certain  sail,
   trinquette  a triangular sail, or Sp. trinquete triangular.] (Naut.) A
   three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on
   a lateen yard.

     Sailing  always  with  the sheets of mainsail and trinket warily in
     our hands. Hakluyt.

                                    Trinket

   Trin"ket,  n.  [OE.  trenket  a  sort of knife, hence, probably, a toy
   knife  worn as an ornament; probably from an Old French dialectic form
   of trenchier to cut. Cf. Trench, v. t.]

   1. A knife; a cutting tool. Tusser.

   2. A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.

   3. A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.

                                    Trinket

   Trin"ket,  v. i. To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue.
   [Obs.] South.

                                   Trinketer

   Trin"ket*er (?), n.One who trinkets. [Obs.]

                                   Trinketry

   Trin"ket*ry (?), n. Ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively.

     No trinketry on front, or neck, or breast. Southey.

                                    Trinkle

   Trin"kle  (?),  v.  i.  To  act  secretly,  or in an underhand way; to
   tamper. [Obs.] Wright.

                                  Trinoctial

   Tri*noc"tial  (?),  a.  [L.  trinoctialis  for three nights; tri- (see
   Tri-)  +  nox, noctis, night.] Lasting during three nights; comprising
   three nights.

                                   Trinodal

   Tri*nod"al (?), a. [L. trinodis three-knotted; tri- (see Tri-) + nodus
   knot.]

   1.  (Bot.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which
   a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem.

   2. (Geom.) Having three nodal points.

                                   Trinomial

   Tri*no"mi*al  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri-  + -nomial as in binomial: cf. F.
   trin\'93me.]  (Math.)  A quantity consisting of three terms, connected
   by the sign + or -; as, x + y + z, or ax + 2b - c2.

                                   Trinomial

   Tri*no"mi*al,  a.  (Math.) Consisting of three terms; of or pertaining
   to trinomials; as, a trinomial root.

                                  Trinominal

   Tri*nom"i*nal  (?), n. & a. [Pref. tri- + L. nomen, nominis, name: cf.
   L. trinominis three-named.] (Math.) Trinomial.

                                  Trinucleus

   Tri*nu"cle*us  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri- + nucleus.] (Paleon.) A genus of
   Lower  Silurian trilobites in which the glabella and cheeks form three
   rounded elevations on the head.

                                     Trio

   Tri"o  (?),  n.  [It., fr. L. tres, tria, three: cf. F. trio, from the
   Italian. See Three.]

   1.   Three,  considered  collectively;  three  in  company  or  acting
   together; a set of three; three united.

     The  trio  were well accustomed to act together, and were linked to
     each other by ties of mutual interest. Dickens.

   2.  (Mus.) (a) A composition for three parts or three instruments. (b)
   The secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or scherzo, as in a
   sonata  or  symphony, or of a march, or of various dance forms; -- not
   limited to three parts or instruments.

                             Triobolar, Triobolary

   Tri*ob"o*lar  (?),  Tri*ob"o*la*ry  (?),  a.  [LL. triobolaris, fr. L.
   triobolus  a piece of three oboli, Gr. Tri-, and Obolus.] Of the value
   of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless. [Obs.]

     It may pass current . . . for a triobolar ballad. Cheyne.

                                   Trioctile

   Tri*oc"tile  (?), n. [Pref. tri- + octile.] (Astrol.) An aspect of two
   planets with regard to the earth when they are three octants, or three
   eighths  of  a  circle, that is, 135 degrees, distant from each other.
   Hutton.

 Tri Tri* (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tri.] (Bot.) The third order of the Linn\'91an
                               class Polygamia.

Tri Tri* (?), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Bot.) Having three sorts of flowers on the
   same or on different plants, some of the flowers being staminate, others
 pistillate, and others both staminate and pistillate; belonging to the order
                                      Tri

                                    Triole

   Tri"ole (?), n. [See Triolet.] (Mus.) Same as Triplet.

                                   Triolein

   Tri*o"le*in (?), n. [Pref. tri- + olein.] (Physiol. Chem.) See Olein.

                                    Triolet

   Tri"o*let  (?),  n.  [F. triolet. See Trio.] A short poem or stanza of
   eight  lines,  in  which  the first line is repeated as the fourth and
   again  as  the seventh line, the second being, repeated as the eighth.
   Brande & C.

                                 Trionychoidea

   Tri*on`y*choi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Trionyx, and -old.] (Zo\'94l.)
   A division of chelonians which comprises Trionyx and allied genera; --
   called also Trionychoides, and Trionychina.

                                    Trionyx

   Tri*on"yx  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  Tri-)  +  (Zo\'94l.)  A genus of
   fresh-water   or  river  turtles  which  have  the  shell  imperfectly
   developed  and  covered  with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for
   their  agility  and  rapacity.  Called  also soft tortoise, soft-shell
   tortoise, and mud turtle.

     NOTE: &hand; The common American species (Trionyx, OR Aspidonectus,
     ferox) becomes over a foot in length and is very voracious. Similar
     species are found in Asia and Africa.

                                     Trior

   Tri"or (?), n. (Law) Same as Trier, 2 and 3.

                                   Trioxide

   Tri*ox"ide  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + oxide.] (Chem.) An oxide containing
   three  atoms  of oxygen; as, sulphur trioxide, SO3; -- formerly called
   tritoxide.

                                     Trip

   Trip  (?), n. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tripping.]
   [OE.  trippen;  akin  to  D.  trippen,  Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See
   Tramp.]

   1.  To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip;
   to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.

     This horse anon began to trip and dance. Chaucer.

     Come, and trip it, as you go, On the light fantastic toe. Milton.

     She  bounded  by,  and tripped so light They had not time to take a
     steady sight. Dryden.

   2.  To  make  a  brief  journey  or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to
   Europe.

   3.  To  take  a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance;
   hence,  to  make  a  false;  to  catch  the  foot; to lose footing; to
   stumble.

   4.  Fig.:  To  be  guilty  of  a misstep; to commit an offense against
   morality,  propriety,  or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail. "Till his
   tongue trip." Locke.

     A  blind  will  thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding;
     there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble. South.

     Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a
     worse;  he  pretends sometimes to trip, but it is to make you think
     him in danger when most secure. Dryden.

     What? dost thou verily trip upon a word? R. Browning.

                                     Trip

   Trip, v. t.

   1.  To  cause  to  stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the
   footing,  by  striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw
   off  the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up
   a man in wrestling.

     The  words of Hobbes's defense trip up the heels of his cause. Abp.
     Bramhall.

   2.  Fig.:  To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in
   the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.

     To trip the course of law, and blunt the sword. Shak.

   3. To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. [R.]

     These her women can trip me if I err. Shak.

   4.  (Naut.)  (a) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or
   buoy  rope,  so  that  it  hangs  free.  (b)  To  pull (a yard) into a
   perpendicular position for lowering it.

   5.  (Mach.)  To  release,  let  fall,  or  see  free,  as  a weight or
   compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent.

                                     Trip

   Trip, n.

   1. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.

     His  heart  bounded  as he sometimes could hear the trip of a light
     female step glide to or from the door. Sir W. Scott.

   2. A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt.

     I took a trip to London on the death of the queen. Pope.

   3.  A  false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance.
   Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.

     Imperfect words, with childish trips. Milton.

     Each seeming trip, and each digressive start. Harte.

   4. A small piece; a morsel; a bit. [Obs.] "A trip of cheese." Chaucer.

   5.  A  stroke,  or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to
   lose footing.

     And watches with a trip his foe to foil. Dryden.

     It  is  the  sudden  trip  in  wrestling  that fetches a man to the
     ground. South.

   6.  (Naut.)  A  single  board,  or  tack,  in  plying,  or beating, to
   windward.

   7. A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Scott.]

   8. A troop of men; a host. [Obs.] Robert of Brunne.

   9. (Zo\'94l.) A flock of widgeons.

                                 Tripalmitate

   Tri*pal"mi*tate  (?), n. [Pref. tri- + palmitate.] (Chem.) A palmitate
   derived from three molecules of palmitic acid.

                                  Tripalmitin

   Tri*pal"mi*tin  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + palmitin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See
   Palmitin.

                                    Tripang

   Tri*pang" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Trepang.

                                   Triparted

   Tri"part`ed (?), a. [Pref. tri- + parted.]

   1.  (Her.)  Parted  into three piece; having three parts or pieces; --
   said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted.

   2. (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base into three segments or lobes.

                                  Tripartible

   Tri*part"i*ble (?), a. Divisible into three parts.

                                  Tripartient

   Tri*par"tient  (?),  a. [See Tripartite.] (Arith.) Dividing into three
   parts;  --  said  of a number which exactly divides another into three
   parts.

                                  Tripartite

   Trip"ar*tite  (?),  a. [L. tripartitus; tri- (see Tri-) + partitus, p.
   p. of partiri to part, to divide. See Part, v. i.]

   1. Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf.

   2.  Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures
   tripartite. A. Smith.

   3. Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.

                                 Tripartitely

   Trip`ar*tite*ly, adv. In a tripartite manner.

                                 Tripartition

   Trip`ar*ti"tion  (?),  n. [Cf. F. tripartition.] A division by threes,
   or  into  three  parts;  the  taking  of a third part of any number or
   quantity.

                                  Tripaschal

   Tri*pas"chal   (?),   a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  paschal.]  Including  three
   passovers.

                                     Tripe

   Tripe (?), n. [OE. tripe, F. tripe; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. & Pg.
   tripa, It. trippa, OD. tripe, W. tripa, Armor. stripen.]

   1. The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.

     How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled ? Shak.

   2.  The  entrails;  hence,  humorously  or  in contempt, the belly; --
   generally used in the plural. Howell.

                                   Tripedal

   Trip"e*dal  (?),  a.  [L.  tripedalis; tri- (see Tri-) + pes, pedis, a
   foot.] Having three feet.

                                Tripe-de-roche

   Tripe`-de-roche" (?), n. [F.] (Bot.) Same as Rock tripe, under Rock.

                                    Tripel

   Trip"el (?), n. (Min.) Same as Tripoli.

                                   Tripeman

   Tripe"man (?), n.; pl. -men (. A man who prepares or sells tripe.

                                  Tripennate

   Tri*pen"nate   (?),   a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  pennate.]  (Bot.)  Same  as
   Tripinnate.
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                                  Tripersonal

   Tri*per"son*al  (?),  a.  [Pref. tri- + personal.] Consisting of three
   persons. Milton.

                                Tripersonalist

   Tri*per"son*al*ist, n. A Trinitarian.

                                Tripersonality

   Tri*per`son*al"i*ty  (?), n. The state of existing as three persons in
   one Godhead; trinity.

                                    Tripery

   Trip"er*y  (?),  n. [Cf. F. triperie.] A place where tripe is prepared
   or sold. London Quart. Rev.

                                  Tripestone

   Tripe"stone`  (?),  n.  (Min.)  A  variety  of  anhydrite  composed of
   contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.

                                  Tripetaloid

   Tri*pet"al*oid (?), a. [Pref. tri- + petaloid.] (Bot.) Having the form
   or  appearance  of  three petals; appearing as if furnished with three
   petals.

                                  Tripetalous

   Tri*pet"al*ous  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + petalous: cf. F. trip\'82tale.]
   (Bot.) Having three petals, or flower leaves; three-petaled.

                                  Trip hammer

   Trip" ham`mer (?). A tilt hammer.

                                   Triphane

   Tri"phane  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Tri-)  + to appear cf. F. triphane.] (Min.)
   Spodumene.

                                  Triphthong

   Triph"thong  (?),  n.  [Pref. tri- + -phthong, as in diphthong: cf. F.
   triphthonque.]  (Ortho\'89py) A combination of three vowel sounds in a
   single  syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of
   three  vowel  characters,  representing  together  a  single  sound; a
   trigraph;  as,  eye,  -ieu  in  adieu,  -eau  in beau, are examples of
   triphthongs.

                                 Triphthongal

   Triph*thon"gal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of
   three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.

                                  Triphyline

   Triph"y*line (?), n. Triphylite.

                                  Triphylite

   Triph"y*lite  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri-  +  Gr.  (Min.)  A  mineral  of a
   grayish-green  or  bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron,
   manganese, and lithia.

     NOTE: &hand; A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but
     little iron is known as lithiophilite.

                                  Triphyllous

   Triph"yl*lous  (?),  a. [Gr. Tri-) + a leaf: cf. F. triphylle.] (Bot.)
   Having three leaves; three-leaved.

                                  Tripinnate

   Tri*pin"nate  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + pinnate.] (Bot.) Having bipinnate
   leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.

                                 Tripinnatifid

   Tri`pin*nat"i*fid  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri- + pinnatifid.] (Bot.) Thrice
   pinnately  cleft;  --  said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are
   pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid.

                                  Triplasian

   Tri*pla"sian, a. [Gr. Three-fold; triple; treble. [Obs.] Cudworth.

                                    Triple

   Tri"ple  (?),  a.  [L.  triplus; tri- (see Tri-) + -plus, as in duplus
   double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf. Treble.]

   1.  Consisting  of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a
   triple knot; a triple tie.

     By thy triple shape as thou art seen. Dryden.

   2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.

   3. One of three; third. [Obs.] Shak.
   Triple  crown,  the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See Tiara, 2.<-- (b)
   (Sport)  The  championship  in three specific categories of a sport in
   one year, if won by a single contender; as (Baseball) The championship
   in  batting  average,  home  runs,  and  runs batted in (RBI's) in one
   league.  --> -- Triple-expansion steam engine, a compound steam engine
   in which the same steam performs work in three cylinders successively.
   --  Triple measure (Mus.), a measure of tree beats of which first only
   is  accented. -- Triple ratio (Math.), a ratio which is equal to 3. --
   Triple  salt  (Chem.), a salt containing three distinct basic atoms as
   radicals;  thus,  microcosmic  salt  is  a triple salt. -- Triple star
   (Astron.),  a system of three stars in close proximity. -- Triple time
   (Mus.),  that  time  in which each measure is divided into three equal
   parts.  --  Triple valve, in an automatic air brake for railroad cars,
   the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is controlled by
   a change of pressure in the air pipe leading from the locomotive.

                                    Triple

   Tri"ple,  v.  i.  [imp.  & p. p. Tripled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tripling
   (?).] [Cf. F. tripler. See Triple, a.] To make threefold, or thrice as
   much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee.

                                Triple-crowned

   Tri"ple-crowned`  (?),  a.  Having  three  crowns;  wearing the triple
   crown, as the pope.

                                 Triple-headed

   Tri"ple-head`ed  (?),  a.  Having  three  heads; three-headed; as, the
   triple-headed dog Cerberus.

                                    Triplet

   Trip"let (?), n. [From Triple.]

   1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.

   2. (Poetry) Three verses rhyming together.

   3. (Mus.) A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.

   4. pl. Three children or offspring born at one birth.

                                  Triple-tail

   Tri"ple-tail` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis)
   found  in  the  warmer  parts  of  all  the  oceans, and common on the
   southern  and  middle  coasts  of the United States. When living it is
   silvery  gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
   anal  fins  are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has
   large  silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work.
   Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher.

                                  Triplicate

   Trip"li*cate  (?),  a. [L. triplicatus, p. p. of triplicare to triple,
   treble; tri- (see Tri-) + plicare to fold. See Ply, v. t.] Made thrice
   as  much;  threefold;  tripled. Triplicate ratio (Math.), the ratio of
   the  cubes  of two quantities; thus, the triplicate ratio of a to b is
   a3: b3.
   
                                  Triplicate
                                       
   Trip"li*cate  (?), n. A third thing corresponding to two others of the
   same kind. 

                              Triplicate-ternate

   Trip"li*cate-ter`nate, a. (Bot.) Triternate.

                                 Triplication

   Trip"li*ca"tion (?), n. [L. triplicatio: cf. F. triplication.]

   1. The act of tripling, or making threefold, or adding three together.
   Glanvill.

   2. (Civil Law) Same as Surrejoinder.

                                  Triplicity

   Tri*plic"i*ty   (?),   n.  [Cf.  F.  triplicit\'82,  fr.  L.  triplex,
   triplicis,  threefold.  See  Triplicate,  a.]  The quality or state of
   being triple, or threefold; trebleness.

     In their trinal triplicities on high. Spenser.

                                 Triplicostate

   Trip`li*cos"tate (?), a. [Triple + costate.] (Bot.) Three-ribbed.

                                   Triplite

   Trip"lite (?), n. [Cf. F. triplite. See Triple.] (Min.) A mineral of a
   dark brown color, generally with a fibrous, massive structure. It is a
   fluophosphate of iron and manganese.

                                 Triploblastic

   Trip`lo*blas"tic  (?),  a.  [Gr. -blast + -ic.] (Biol.) Of, pertaining
   to,  or  designating,  that  condition  of the ovum in which there are
   three  primary germinal layers, or in which the blastoderm splits into
   three layers.

                                  Triploidite

   Trip*loi"dite  (?), n. (Min.) A manganese phosphate near triplite, but
   containing hydroxyl instead of fluorine.

                                    Triply

   Trip"ly (?), adv. In a triple manner.

                                   Tripmadam

   Trip"mad`am  (?),  n. [F. tripe-madame, trique-madame.] (Bot.) Same as
   Prickmadam.

                                    Tripod

   Tri"pod  (?),  n. [L. tripus, -odis, Gr. Tri-) + Foot, and cf. Tripos,
   Trivet.]

   1.  Any  utensil  or  vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc.,
   supported on three feet.

     NOTE: &hand; On  su ch, a stool, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi,
     the   Pythian   priestess  sat  while  giving  responses  to  those
     consulting the Delphic oracle.

   2.  A  three-legged  frame  or  stand,  usually  jointed  at  top, for
   supporting   a   theodolite,  compass,  telescope,  camera,  or  other
   instrument.
   Tripod  of  life,  OR  Vital  tripod (Physiol.), the three organs, the
   heart,  lungs,  and brain; -- so called because their united action is
   necessary to the maintenance of life.

                                   Tripodian

   Tri*po"di*an  (?),  n.  (Mus.)  An  ancient stringed instrument; -- so
   called because, in form, it resembled the Delphic tripod.

                                    Tripody

   Trip"o*dy  (?),  n.  [Pref. tri- + -pody, as in dipody.] (Pros.) Three
   metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.

                                    Tripoli

   Trip"o*li  (?),  n. (Min.) An earthy substance originally brought from
   Tripoli,  used  in  polishing  stones  and  metals. It consists almost
   wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.

                                   Tripoline

   Trip"o*line (?), a.

   1. Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripolitan.

   2. Of or pertaining to tripoli, the mineral.

                                  Tripolitan

   Tri*pol"i*tan  (?), a. Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants;
   Tripoline. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.

                                    Tripos

   Tri"pos (?), n.; pl. Triposes (#). [Gr. Tripod.]

   1. A tripod. [Obs.] Dryden.

   2.  A  university  examination  of  questionists,  for honors; also, a
   tripos  paper; one who prepares a tripos paper. [Cambridge University,
   Eng.]
   Classical  tripos  examination,  the  final university examination for
   classical  honors,  optional  to  all  who have taken the mathematical
   honors.  C.  A.  Bristed.  --  Tripos  paper,  a  printed  list of the
   successful  candidates for mathematical honors, accompanied by a piece
   in  Latin  verse.  There are two of these, designed to commemorate the
   two  tripos  days.  The  first contains the names of the wranglers and
   senior  optimes,  and  the second the names of the junior optimes. The
   word  tripos  is  supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly
   used  at the examinations for these honors, though some derive it from
   the  three  brackets  formerly printed on the back of the paper. C. A.
   Bristed.
   
                                   Trippant
                                       
   Trip"pant (?), a. (Her.) See Tripping, a., 2.
   
                                    Tripper
                                       
   Trip"per (?), n.
   
   1.  One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips nimbly; a
   dancer.
   
   2. An excursionist.

                                    Trippet

   Trip"pet  (?),  n.  (Mach.)  A  cam,  wiper, or projecting piece which
   strikes another piece repeatedly.

                                   Tripping

   Trip"ping (?), a.

   1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

   2.  (Her.)  Having  the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on
   the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as
   a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.

                                   Tripping

   Trip"ping, n.

   1. Act of one who, or that which, trips.

   2. A light dance.

     Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton.

   3.  (Naut.)  The  loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its
   cable or buoy rope.
   Tripping  line  (Naut.),  a  small  rope attached to the topgallant or
   royal  yard,  used  to  trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck;
   also, a line used in letting go the anchor. Luce.

                                  Trippingly

   Trip"ping*ly,  adv.  In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick
   step; with agility; nimbly.

     Sing, and dance it trippingly. Shak.

     Speak the speech . . . trippingly on the tongue. Shak.

                                    Tripsis

   Trip"sis  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Med.)  (a) Trituration. [R.] (b)
   Shampoo. [R.]

                                   Triptote

   Trip"tote  (?),  n.  [L.  triptotum, Gr. Tri-) + (Gram.) A noun having
   three cases only.

                                   Triptych

   Trip"tych  (?),  n.  [Gr.  Tri-)  + Anything in three parts or leaves.
   Specifically:  --  (a)  A  writing tablet in three parts, two of which
   fold  over  on  the  middle part. (b) A picture or altarpiece in three
   compartments.

                                  Tripudiary

   Tri*pu"di*a*ry (?), a. [L. tripudium a measured stamping, a leaping, a
   solemn  religious  dance.]  Of  or pertaining to dancing; performed by
   dancing. [R.] " Tripudiary augurations." Sir T. Browne.

                                  Tripudiate

   Tri*pu"di*ate  (?), v. i. [L. tripudiare, tripudiatum.] To dance. [R.]
   Cockeram.

                                 Tripudiation

   Tri*pu`di*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L. tripudiatio.] The act of dancing. [R.]
   Bacon. Carlyle.

                                 Triquadrantal

   Tri`quad*ran"tal  (?), a. [Pref. tri- + quadrantal.] (Spherical Trig.)
   Having  three  quadrants;  thus, a triquadrantal triangle is one whose
   three  sides  are  quadrants,  and whose three angles are consequently
   right angles.

                                  Triquetral

   Tri*que"tral (?), a. Triquetrous.

                                  Triquetrous

   Tri*que"trous  (?),  a.  [L. triquetrus.] Three sided, the sides being
   plane or concave; having three salient angles or edges; trigonal.

                                  Triquetrum

   Tri*que"trum  (?),  n.;  pl.  Triquetra  (#). [NL.] (Anat.) One of the
   bones of the carpus; the cuneiform. See Cuneiform (b).

                            Triradiate, Triradiated

   Tri*ra"di*ate  (?),  Tri*ra"di*a`ted  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + radiate.]
   Having three rays.

                                Trirectangular

   Tri`rec*tan"gu*lar  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  + rectangular.] (Spherical
   Trig.) Having three right angles. See Triquadrantal.

                                    Trireme

   Tri"reme (?), n. [L. triremis; tri- (see Tri-) + remus an oar, akin to
   E.  row.  See  Row  to propel with an oar.] (Class. Antiq.) An ancient
   galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.

                                 Trirhomboidal

   Tri`rhom*boid"al  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  rhomboidal.] Having three
   rhombic faces or sides.

                               Trisacramentarian

   Tri*sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an (?), n. [Pref. tri- + sacramentarian.] (Eccl.)
   One  who recognizes three sacraments, and no more; -- namely, baptism,
   the Lord's Supper, and penance. See Sacrament.

                                   Trisagion

   Tris*ag"i*on  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  (Eccl.) An ancient anthem, --
   usually known by its Latin name tersanctus.See Tersanctus.

                                    Trisect

   Tri*sect"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Trisected;  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trisecting.]  [Pref.  tri-  +  L.  sectus, p. p. of secare to cut. See
   Section.]

   1. To cut or divide into three parts.

   2. (Geom.) To cut or divide into three equal parts.

                                   Trisected

   Tri*sect"ed,  a.  (Bot.)  Divided  into  three  parts  or  segments by
   incisions extending to the midrib or to the base; -- said of leaves.

                                  Trisection

   Tri*sec"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. trisection.] The division of a thing into
   three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three
   equal parts.

                                  Triseralous

   Tri*ser"al*ous  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  sepal.] (Bot.) Having three
   sepals, or calyx leaves.

                             Triserial, Triseriate

   Tri*se"ri*al (?), Tri*se"ri*ate (?), a [Pref. tri- + serial, seriate.]
   (Bot.) Arranged in three vertical or spiral rows.

                                    Trismus

   Tris"mus (?), n. [NL., form Gr. (Med.) The lockjaw.

                                  Trisnitrate

   Tris*ni"trate  (?),  n.  [Gr.  nitrate.] (Chem.) A nitrate formed from
   three  molecules  of  nitric  acid;  also,  less  properly, applied to
   certain basic nitrates; as, trisnitrate of bismuth.

                                Trisoctahedron

   Tris*oc`ta*he"dron  (?), n. [Gr. octahedron.] (Crystallog.) A solid of
   the  isometric  system  bounded  by  twenty-four  equal  faces,  three
   corresponding    to   each   face   of   an   octahedron.   Tetragonal
   trisoctahedron,   a   trisoctahedron   each   face   of   which  is  a
   quadrilateral;  called  also  trapezohedron  and  icositetrahedron. --
   Trigonal  trisoctahedron,  a  trisoctahedron  each face of which is an
   isosceles triangle.

                             Trispast, Trispaston

   Tri"spast  (?),  Tri*spas"ton (?), n. [NL. trispaston, fr. Gr. Tri-) +
   (Mech.)  A  machine  with three pulleys which act together for raising
   great weights. Brande & C.

                                  Trispermous

   Tri*sper"mous (?), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Bot.) Containing three seeds;
   three-seeded; as, a trispermous capsule.

                                 Trisplanchnic

   Tri*splanch"nic  (?), a. [Tri- + splanchnic.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining
   to  the three great splanchnic cavities, namely, that of the head, the
   chest, and the abdomen; -- applied to the sympathetic nervous system.

                                     Trist

   Trist (?), v. t. & i. [imp. Triste.] To trust. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Trist

   Trist, n. [See Tryst.]

   1. Trust. [Obs.]

   2. A post, or station, in hunting. [Obs.] Chaucer.

   3. A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst.
   [Obs.]

     George  Douglas  caused  a  trist  to  be  set  between him and the
     cardinal  and  four  lords;  at the which trist he and the cardinal
     agreed finally. Letter dated Sept., 1543.

                                     Trist

   Trist,  a.  [F.  triste,  L.  tristis.] Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. [Obs.]
   Fairfax.

                                    Triste

   Triste (?), n. A cattle fair. [Prov. Eng.]

                                  Tristearate

   Tri*ste"a*rate (?), n. Tristearin.

                                  Tristearin

   Tri*ste"a*rin  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri- + stearin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See
   Stearin.

                                   Tristtul

   Trist"tul (?), a. Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. Shak.

     Eyes  so  tristful,  eyes  so  tristful,  Heart so full of care and
     cumber. Longfellow.

                                  Tristfully

   Trist"ful*ly, adv. In a tristful manner; sadly.

                                  Tristichous

   Tris"tich*ous  (?),  a. [Gr. Tri-) + (Bot.) Arranged in three vertical
   rows.

                          Tristigmatic, Tristigmatose

   Tri`stig*mat"ic  (?), Tri*stig"ma*tose` (?), a. [Pref. tri- + stigma.]
   (Bot.) Having, or consisting of, three stigmas. Gray.

                                  Tristitiate

   Tris*ti"ti*ate  (?), v. t. [L. tristitia sadness, fr. tristis sad.] To
   make sad. [Obs.] Feltham.
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                                   Tristoma

   Tris"to*ma  (?),  n.  [NL.,  from  Gr.  Tri-)  + (Zo\'94l.) Any one of
   numerous  species  of trematode worms belonging to Tristoma and allied
   genera  having  a  large posterior sucker and two small anterior ones.
   They  usually  have broad, thin, and disklike bodies, and are parasite
   on the gills and skin of fishes.

                                    Tristy

   Trist"y (?), a. See Trist, a. [Obs.] Ashmole.

                                    Trisuls

   Tri"suls  (?),  n.  [L. trisulcus; tri- (see Tri-) + sulcus a furrow.]
   Something   having  three  forks  or  prongs,  as  a  trident.  [Obs.]
   "Jupiter's trisulc." Sir T. Browne.

                                  Trisulcate

   Tri*sul"cate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri- + sulcate.] Having three furrows,
   forks, or prongs; having three grooves or sulci; three-grooved.

                                  Trisulphide

   Tri*sul"phide  (?),  n.  [Pref.  tri-  + sulphide.] (Chem.) A sulphide
   containing three atoms of sulphur.

                          Trisyllabic, Trisyllabical

   Tris`yl*lab"ic  (?),  Tris`yl*lab"ic*al  (?),  a. [L. trisyllabus, Gr.
   Tri-) + trissyllabique.] Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting
   of   three  syllables;  as,  "syllable"  is  a  trisyllabic  word.  --
   Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Trisyllable

   Tri*syl"la*ble  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + syllable.] A word consisting of
   three syllables only; as, a-ven-ger.

                                     Trite

   Trite  (?),  a.  [L.  tritus,  p.  p.  of  terere to rub, to wear out;
   probably  akin  to  E.  throw. See Throw, and cf. Contrite, Detriment,
   Tribulation,  Try.]  Worn out; common; used until so common as to have
   lost  novelty  and  interest;  hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a
   trite subject. -- Trite"ly, adv. -- Trite"ness, n.

                                  Triternate

   Tri*ter"nate  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  ternate.]  (Bot.) Three times
   ternate;  --  applied  to  a  leaf  whose petiole separates into three
   branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three
   leafiets.

                                   Tritheism

   Tri"the*ism  (?),  n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. trith\'82isme.] The opinion or
   doctrine  that  the  Father,  Son,  and Holy Spirit are three distinct
   Gods.

                                   Tritheist

   Tri"the*ist, n. [Cf. F. trith\'82iste.] One who believes in tritheism.

                          Tritheistic, Tritheistical

   Tri`the*is"tic  (?),  Tri`the*is"tic*al  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to
   tritheism. Bolingbroke.

                                   Tritheite

   Tri"the*ite  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  trith\'82ite.] A tritheist. [Obs.] E.
   Phillips.

                                   Trithing

   Tri"thing  (?), n. [See Ist Riding.] One of three ancient divisions of
   a  county  in  England;  --  now called riding. [Written also riding.]
   Blackstone.

                                  Trithionate

   Tri*thi"on*ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of trithionic acid.

                                  Trithionic

   Tri`thi*on"ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + thionic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining
   to,  or  designating, a certain thionic acid, H2S3O6 which is obtained
   as a colorless, odorless liquid.

                                   Tritical

   Trit"ic*al  (?),  a.  Trite.  [Obs.] T. Warton. -- Trit"ic*al*ly, adv.
   [Obs.] -- Trit"ic*al*ness, n. [Obs.]

                                   Triticin

   Trit"i*cin  (?),  n.  (Chem.)  A  carbohydrate  isomeric with dextrin,
   obtained from quitch grass (Agropyrum, formerly Triticum, repens) as a
   white amorphous substance.

                                   Triticum

   Trit"i*cum (?), n. [L., perhaps fr. tritus, p. p. of terere to grind.]
   (Bot.) A genus of grasses including the various species of wheat.

                                    Triton

   Tri"ton (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.) A fabled sea demigod, the son
   of  Neptune  and  Amphitrite,  and  the  trumpeter  of  Neptune. He is
   represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body
   like  that  of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often
   has a trumpet made of a shell.

     Have  sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old Triton blow
     his wreathed horn. Wordsworth.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging
   to  Triton  and  allied  genera,  having  a  stout spiral shell, often
   handsomely  colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the
   species  are  among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet
   shell, and sea trumpet.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The
   common  European  species  are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata,
   and  M.  alpestris,  a  red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The
   most  common species the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See
   Illust. under Salamander.

                                    Tritone

   Tri"tone` (?), n. [Gr. (Mus.) A superfluous or augmented fourth. [R.]

                                   Tritorium

   Tri*to"ri*um (?), n. [NL.] Same as Triturium.

                                   Tritovum

   Tri*to"vum  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tritova  (#).  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  ovum egg.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous
   to hatching from the egg.

                                  Tritozooid

   Tri`to*zo"oid  (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A zooid of the third generation
   in asexual reproduction.

                                  Triturable

   Trit"u*ra*ble   (?),   a.   [Cf.  F.  triturable.]  Capable  of  being
   triturated. Sir T. Browne.

                                   Triturate

   Trit"u*rate  (?),  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Triturated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Triturating.]  [L.  trituratus,  p. p. of triturate to thrash (grain),
   fr. terere, tritum, to rub, rub to pieces. See Trite.]

   1. To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.

   2.  To  rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize
   and comminute thoroughly.

                                  Trituration

   Trit`u*ra"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. trituration, L. trituratio a thrashing
   of grain.] The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable
   powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc. Paley.

                                    Triture

   Trit"ure  (?),  n.  [L.  tritura,  from terere, tritum, to rub, rub to
   pieces.] A rubbing or grinding; trituration. [Obs.] Cheyne.

                                   Triturium

   Tri*tu"ri*um (?), n. [NL.; cf. L. terere, tritum to rub.] A vessel for
   separating liquids of different densities. [Written also tritorium.]

                                    Trityl

   Tri"tyl (?), n. [Gr. -yl.] (Chem.) Propyl. [R.]

                                   Tritylene

   Tri"tyl*ene (?), n. (Chem.) Propylene. [R.]

                                    Triumph

   Tri"umph (?), n. [L. triumphus, OL. triumpus; of uncertain origin; cf.
   Gr. triomphe. Cf. Trump at cards.]

   1.  (Rom.  Antiq.)  A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in
   honor  of  a  general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign
   enemy.

     NOTE: &hand; The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with
     a  wreath of laurel, bearing a scepter in one hand, and a branch of
     laurel  in  the  other, riding in a circular chariot, of a peculiar
     form,  drawn  by  four  horses.  He  was preceded by the senate and
     magistrates,  musicians, the spoils, the captives in fetters, etc.,
     and  followed by his army on foot in marching order. The procession
     advanced  in  this  manner to the Capitoline Hill, where sacrifices
     were  offered,  and  victorious commander entertained with a public
     feast.

   2.  Hence,  any  triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately
   show or pageant. [Obs.]

     Our  daughter,  In  honor  of  whose birth these triumphs are, Sits
     here, like beauty's child. Shak.

   3. A state of joy or exultation for success.

     Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven. Milton.

     Hercules from Spain Arrived in triumph, from Geryon slain. Dryden.

   4.  Success  causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of
   knowledge.

   5. A trump card; also, an old game at cards. [Obs.]

                                    Triumph

   Tri"umph,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Triumphed  (?);  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Triumphing.] [L. triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See Triumph, n.]

   1.  To  celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult
   in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.

     How long shall the wicked triumph? Ps. xciv. 3.

     Sorrow  on  thee  and all the pack of you That triumph thus upon my
     misery! Shak.

   2. To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.

     Triumphing over death, and chance, and thee, O Time. Milton.

     On this occasion, however, genius triumphed. Macaulay.

   3. To be prosperous; to flourish.

     Where commerce triumphed on the favoring gales. Trumbull.

   4. To play a trump card. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                    Triumph

   Tri"umph, v. t. To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer.
   Also, to cause to triumph. [Obs.]

     Two  and thirty legions that awe All nations of the triumphed word.
     Massinger.

                                   Triumphal

   Tri*um"phal  (?),  a.  [L.  triumphalis:  cf.  F.  triomphal.]  Of  or
   pertaining  to triumph; used in a triumph; indicating, or in honor of,
   a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch.

     Messiah his triumphal chariot turned. Milton.

                                   Triumphal

   Tri*um"phal, n. A token of victory. [Obs.]

     Joyless triumphals of his hoped success. Milton.

                                  Triumplant

   Tri*um"plant  (?),  a.  [L.  triumphans,  p. pr. of triumphare: cf. F.
   triomphant. See Triumph, v. i.]

   1. Rejoicing for victory; triumphing; exultant.

     Successful  beyond  hope  to  lead  ye forth Triumphant out of this
     infernal pit. Milton.

   2.   Celebrating  victory;  expressive  of  joy  for  success;  as,  a
   triumphant song or ode.

   3. Graced with conquest; victorious.

     Athena, war's triumphant maid. Pope.

     So shall it be in the church triumphant. Perkins.

   4. Of or pertaining to triumph; triumphal. [Obs.]

     Captives bound to a triumphant car. Shak.

   Church  triumphant, the church in heaven, enjoying a state of triumph,
   her  warfare  with  evil  being  over;  --  distinguished  from church
   militant. See under Militant.
   
                                 Triumphantly
                                       
   Tri*um"phant*ly, adv. In a triumphant manner. 

                                   Triumpher

   Tri"umph*er (?), n.

   1. (Rom. Antiq.) One who was honored with a triumph; a victor.

   2. One who triumphs or rejoices for victory.

                                  Triumphing

   Tri"umph*ing,   a.   Having  or  celebrating  a  triumph;  victorious;
   triumphant. -- Tri"umph*ing*ly, adv.

                                   Triumvir

   Tri*um"vir  (?),  n.; pl. L. Triumviri (#), E. Triumvirs (#). [L., fr.
   res,  gen.  trium,  three  +  vir a man. See Three, and Virile.] (Rom.
   Antiq.) One of tree men united in public office or authority.

     NOTE: &hand; In  la ter ti mes the triumvirs of Rome were three men
     who  jointly  exercised  sovereign power. Julius C\'91sar, Crassus,
     and Pompey were the first triumvirs; Octavianus (Augustus), Antony,
     and Lepidus were the second and last.

                                  Triumvirate

   Tri*um"vi*rate (?), n. [L. triumviratus: cf. F. triumvirat.]

   1. Government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a
   government.

   2.  A  coalition  or  association  of  three  in  office or authority;
   especially,  the union of three men who obtained the government of the
   Roman empire.

                                   Triumviry

   Tri*um"vi*ry (?), n. A triumvirate. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Triune

   Tri"une  (?),  a.  [Pref. tri- + L. unus one. See One.] Being three in
   one;  --  an epithet used to express the unity of a trinity of persons
   in the Godhead.

                                  Triungulus

   Tri*un"gu*lus   (?),  n.;  pl.  Triunguli  (#).  [NL.  See  Tri-,  and
   Ungulate.] (Zo\'94l.) The active young larva of any oil beetle. It has
   feet  armed with three claws, and is parasitic on bees. See Illust. of
   Oil beetle, under Oil.

                                   Triunity

   Tri*u"ni*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being triune; trinity. Dr.
   H. More.

                                  Trivalence

   Triv"a*lence (?), n. (Chem.) The quality or state of being trivalent.

                                   Trivalent

   Triv"a*lent  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  +  L.  valens, -entis, p. pr. See
   Valence.] (Chem.) Having a valence of three; capable of being combined
   with,  substituted  for, or compared with, three atoms of hydrogen; --
   said  of  triad  atoms  or  radicals;  thus,  nitrogen is trivalent in
   ammonia.

                                   Trivalve

   Tri"valve  (?), n. [Pref. tri- + valve.] Anything having three valves,
   especially a shell.

                                  Trivalvular

   Tri*val"vu*lar  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + valvular.] Having three valves;
   three-valved.

                                    Trivant

   Triv"ant (?), n. A truant. [Obs.] Burton.

                                  Triverbial

   Tri*ver"bi*al  (?),  a. [Pref. tri- + L. verbum a word.] (Rom. Antiq.)
   Pertaining  to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for
   hearing  causes, when be might speak the three characteristic words of
   his office, do, dico, addico. They were called dies fasti.

                                    Trivet

   Triv"et  (?),  n.  [Probably  through  French  fr.  L.  tripes, -edis,
   three-footed;  tri-  (see  Tri-)+ pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. tr\'82pied.
   See Foot, and cf. Tripod.]

   1.  A  tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand
   to  hold  a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod. [Written
   also trevet.]

   2. A weaver's knife. See Trevat. Knight.
   Trivet table, a table supported by three legs. Dryden.

                                    Trivial

   Triv"i*al  (?), a. [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to,
   the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere,
   common,  fr.  trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the
   public  street;  tri-  (see  Tri-)  +  via  a way: cf. F. trivial. See
   Voyage.]

   1. Found anywhere; common. [Obs.]

   2. Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar.

     As  a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and incapable of labor. De
     Quincey.

   3.  Of  little  worth  or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty;
   paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair.

     The trivial round, the common task. Keble.

   4. Of or pertaining to the trivium.
   Trivial  name  (Nat.  Hist.),  the  specific  name.<-- (b) (Chem.) The
   common name, not describing the structure and from which the structure
   cannot be deduced; -- contrasted with systematic name. -->

                                    Trivial

   Triv"i*al,  n.  One  of  the  three  liberal arts forming the trivium.
   [Obs.] Skelton. Wood.

                                  Trivialism

   Triv"i*al*ism  (?),  n.  A  trivial  matter  or  method; a triviality.
   Carlyle.

                                  Triviality

   Triv`i*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Trivialities (#). [Cf. F. trivialit\'82]

   1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.

   2. That which is trivial; a trifle.

     The  philosophy  of  our  times  does  not expend itself in furious
     discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. Lyon Playfair.

                                   Trivially

   Triv"i*al*ly (?), adv. In a trivial manner.

                                  Trivialness

   Triv"i*al*ness, n. Quality or state of being trivial.

                                    Trivium

   Triv"i*um (?), n. [LL. See Trivial.]

   1. The three " liberal" arts, grammar, logic, and rhetoric; -- being a
   triple way, as it were, to eloquence.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e trivium and quadrivium together made up the seven
     liberal arts. See Quadrivium.

   2.   (Zo\'94l.)   The   three   anterior   ambulacra  of  echinoderms,
   collectively.

                                   Triweekly

   Tri"week`ly  (?),  a.  [Pref.  tri-  + weekly.] Occurring or appearing
   three  times  a week; thriceweekly; as, a triweekly newspaper. -- adv.
   Three times a week. -- n. A triweekly publication.

     NOTE: &hand; Th is is  a  co nvenient word, but is not legitimately
     formed.  It should mean occurring once in three weeks, as triennial
     means once in three years. Cf. Biweekly.

                                     Troad

   Troad (?), n. See Trode. [Obs.]

                                     Troat

   Troat (?), v. i. [Either onomatopoetic, or akin to throat.] To cry, as
   a buck in rutting time.

                                     Troat

   Troat, n. The cry of a buck in rutting time.

                                    Trocar

   Tro"car  (?), n. [F. trocart (or trois-quarts, i. e., three quarters);
   trois  three (L. tres) + carre the side of a sword blade; -- so called
   from   its  triangular  point.]  (Surg.)  A  stylet,  usually  with  a
   triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage
   tubes, as in dropsy. [Written also trochar.]

                                   Trochaic

   Tro*cha"ic (?), n. (Pros.) A trochaic verse or measure. Dryden.

                             Trochaic, Trochaical

   Tro*cha"ic (?), Tro*cha"ic*al (?), a. [L. trocha\'8bcus, Gr. Trochee.]
   (Pros.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  trochees; consisting of trochees; as,
   trochaic measure or verse.

                                    Trochal

   Tro"chal (?), a. [From Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Resembling a wheel. Trochal disk
   (Zo\'94l.),  the  cephalic disk of a rotifer. It is usually surrounded
   by a fringe of cilia.

                                  Trochanter

   Tro*chan"ter (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.

   1.  (Anat.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer
   being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second
   when the trochantine is united with the coxa.

                                 Trochanteric

   Tro`chan*ter"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to one or both of the
   trochanters.

                                  Trochantine

   Tro*chan"tine  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The second joint of the leg of an
   insect, -- often united with the coxa.

                                    Trochar

   Tro"char (?), n. (Surg.) See Trocar.

                                    Troche

   Tro"che   (tr&omac;"k&emac;),  n.  [Gr.  trocho`s  anything  round  or
   circular,  a  wheel,  properly,  a  runner,  fr. tre`chein to run. Cf.
   Trochee.]  (Pharm.)  A  medicinal  tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of
   circular form.
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                                    Trochee

   Tro"chee  (?), n. [L. trochaeus, Gr. Troche, Truck a wheel.] (Pros.) A
   foot  of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the
   Latin  word  ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as
   in the English word motion; a choreus.

                                    Trochil

   Tro"chil  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  trochile. See Trochilus.] (Zo\'94l.) The
   crocodile bird.

     The  crocodile  . . . opens his chaps to let the trochil in to pick
     his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding. Sir T. Herbert.

                                   Trochilic

   Tro*chil"ic  (?),  a.  [See  Trochilics.]  OF  or pertaining to rotary
   motion;  having  power  to draw out or turn round. "By art trochilic."
   Camden.

                                  Trochilics

   Tro*chil"ics  (?),  n.  [Gr. The science of rotary motion, or of wheel
   work. Wilkins.

                                   Trochili

   Troch"i*li  (?),  n. pl. [NL. See Trochilus.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of
   birds comprising the humming birds.

                                 Trochilidist

   Tro*chil"i*dist (?), n. [See Trochilus.] One who studies, or is versed
   in,  the  nature  and  habits  of humming birds, or the Trochilid\'91.
   Gould.

                                   Trochilos

   Troch"i*los  (?),  n.  [NL.  See  Trochilus.] (Zo\'94l.) The crocodile
   bird, or trochil.

                                   Trochilus

   Troch"i*lus  (?),  n.;  pl. Trochili (#). [L.trochilus a kind of small
   bird. Gr. to run.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all
   the  known  species.  (b)  Any  one  of  several  species of wrens and
   kinglets. [Obs.] (c) The crocodile bird.

   2.  (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge
   of a pulley; -- called also scotia.

                                   Troching

   Tro"ching  (?),  n.  [OF.  troche  cluster,  group;  cf. F. trochure a
   surantler,  troch\'82e  branches  of  a  seedling,  trochet cluster of
   flowers  or  fruits.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the small branches of a stag's
   antler.

                                  Trochiscus

   Tro*chis"cus  (?),  n.;  pl.  Trochisci  (#).  [L.,  fr.  Gr. Troche.]
   (Pharm.) A kind of tablet or lozenge; a troche.

                                   Trochisk

   Tro"chisk (?), n. [Cf. F. trochisque.] See Trochiscus. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                   Trochite

   Tro"chite  (?),  n. [Gr. (Paleon.) A wheel-like joint of the stem of a
   fossil crinoid.

                                   Trochlea

   Troch"le*a  (?),  n.  [L.,  a  case  or  sheaf  containing one or more
   pulleys, Gr. Trochilics.]

   1. (Mach.) A pulley. [Obs.]

   2.  (Anat.)  A  pulley,  or  a  structure resembling a pulley; as, the
   trochlea,  or  pulleylike  end, of the humerus, which articulates with
   the  ulna;  or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the
   orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the
   eye passes.

                                   Trochlear

   Troch"le*ar  (?),  n.  [L.  trochlea  block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped
   like,  or  resembling,  a  pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a
   trochlea;  as,  a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of
   the eye. Trochlear nerve. See Pathetic nerve, under Pathetic.

                                  Trochleary

   Troch"le*a*ry  (?),  a.  (Anat.)  Pertaining  to, or connected with, a
   trochlea; trochlear; as, the trochleary, or trochlear, nerve.

                                   Trochoid

   Tro"choid (?), n. [Gr. -oid; cf. F. trocho\'8bde. See Troche.] (Geom.)
   The  curve  described  by  any  point  in a wheel rolling on a line; a
   cycloid;  a  roulette;  in  general,  the curve described by any point
   fixedly  connected  with  a  moving curve while the moving curve rolls
   without  slipping on a second fixed curve, the curves all being in one
   plane.  Cycloids,  epicycloids, hypocycloids, cardioids, etc., are all
   trochoids.

                                   Trochoid

   Tro"choid, a.

   1. (Anat.) Admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes applied to a
   pivot  joint  like  that  between  the atlas and axis in the vertebral
   column.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Top-shaped;  having  a flat base and conical spire; --
   said of certain shells.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  genus  Trochus  or family
   Trochid\'91.

                                  Trochoidal

   Tro*choid"al (?), a.

   1.  (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a
   trochoid.

   2. (Anat. & Zo\'94l.) See Trochoid, a.

                                  Trochometer

   Tro*chom"e*ter  (?),  n. [Gr. -meter.] A contrivance for computing the
   revolutions of a wheel; an odometer.

                                 Trochosphere

   Troch"o*sphere (?), n. [Gr. sphere.] (Zo\'94l.) A young larval form of
   many  annelids, mollusks, and bryozoans, in which a circle of cilia is
   developed around the anterior end.

                                    Trochus

   Tro"chus  (?), n.; pl. Trochi (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of
   numerous  species  of  marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and
   many  allied genera of the family Trochid\'91. Some of the species are
   called also topshells.

                                     Troco

   Tro"co (?), n. An old English game; -- called also lawn billiards.

                                     Trod

   Trod (?), imp. & p. p. of Tread.

                                    Trodden

   Trod"den (?), p. p. of Tread.

                                     Trode

   Trode (?), archaic imp. of Tread.

     On burnished hooves his war-horse trode. Tennyson.

                                     Trode

   Trode,  n. [AS. trod, fr. tredan to tread. See Tread.] Tread; footing.
   [Written also troad.][Obs.] Spenser.

                                  Troglodyte

   Trog"lo*dyte (?), n. [L. troglodytae, pl., Gr. troglodyte.]

   1.  (Ethnol.)  One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of
   constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of
   man were troglodytes.

     In  the troglodytes' country there is a lake, for the hurtful water
     it beareth called the "mad lake." Holland.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) An anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) The wren.

                                  Troglodytes

   Trog`lo*dy"tes (?), n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]

   1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of singing birds including the common wrens.

                          Troglodytic, Troglodytical

   Trog`lo*dyt"ic  (?),  Trog`lo*dyt"ic*al (?), a. [L. troglodyticus, Gr.
   Of or pertaining to a troglodyte, or dweller in caves.

                                    Trogon

   Tro"gon  (?),  n.  [NL.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of numerous species of
   beautiful  tropical  birds  belonging to the family Trogonid\'91. They
   are noted for the brilliant colors and the resplendent luster of their
   plumage.

     NOTE: &hand; So me of  th e sp ecies have a train of long brilliant
     feathers  lying  over  the  tail  and  consisting of the upper tail
     coverts.  Unlike  other  birds having two toes directed forward and
     two  backward,  they  have  the  inner  toe  turned backward. A few
     species  are  found  in  Africa  and India, but the greater number,
     including  the  most  brilliant  species,  are  found  in  tropical
     America. See Illust. of Quesal.

   <-- = quetzal -->

                                   Trogonoid

   Tro"gon*oid  (?), a. [Trogon + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to
   the trogons.

                                    Trogue

   Trogue  (?),  n.  [Cf.  G.  trog trough, E. trough.] (Mining) A wooden
   trough, forming a drain. Raymond.

                                     Troic

   Tro"ic  (?),  a. [L. Troicus, Gr. Trojan.] Pertaining to Troy; Trojan.
   Gladstone.

                                   Troilite

   Tro"i*lite  (?),  n.  [Named  after Dominico Troili, an Italian of the
   18th century.] (Min.) Native iron protosulphide, FeS. It is known only
   in  meteoric  irons,  and  is  usually in imbedded nodular masses of a
   bronze color.

                                    Troilus

   Tro"i*lus  (?),  n.; pl. L. Troili (#), E. Troiluses (#). [NL., fr. L.
   Troilus,   Gr.   (Zo\'94l.)   A  large,  handsome  American  butterfly
   (Euph&oe;ades, OR Papilio, troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal
   spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings.

                                    Trojan

   Tro"jan  (?),  a. [L. Trojanus, fr. Troja, Troia, Troy, from Tros, Gr.
   Trw`s,  Trwo`s,  Tros, the mythical founder of Troy.] Of or pertaining
   to  ancient  Troy  or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
   Troy.  <--  2. A person with the qualities attributed to the defenders
   of Troy, i.e., energy, endurance.

     Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed. Finnegan's Wake (Irish song)

   -->

                                     Troll

   Troll  (?),  n.  [Icel.  troll.  Cf.  Droll,  Trull.] (Scand. Myth.) A
   supernatural  being,  often  represented  as  of  diminutive size, but
   sometimes  as  a  giant,  and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like
   places; a witch. Troll flower. (Bot.) Same as Globeflower (a).

                                     Troll

   Troll (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trolling.]
   [OE.  trollen  to  roll,  F.  tr\'93ler, Of. troller to drag about, to
   ramble;  probably  of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble,
   sich  trollen  to  be  gone; or perhaps for trotler, fr. F. trotter to
   trot (cf. Trot.). Cf. Trawl.]

   1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.

     To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye. Milton.

   2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

     Then doth she troll to the bowl. Gammer Gurton's Needle.

     Troll the brown bowl. Sir W. Scott.

   3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the
   like; also, to sing loudly or freely.

     Will you troll the catch ? Shak.

     His   sonnets   charmed   the   attentive  crowd,  By  wide-mouthed
     mortaltrolled aloud. Hudibras.

   4.  To  angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the
   surface of the water; hence, to allure.

   5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.

     With patient angle trolls the finny deep. Goldsmith.

                                     Troll

   Troll, v. i.

   1.  To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and
   six.

   2. To move rapidly; to wag. F. Beaumont.

   3. To take part in trolling a song.

   4.  To  fish  with  a  rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by
   drawing the hook through the water.

     Their  young  men  .  . . trolled along the brooks that abounded in
     fish. Bancroft.

                                     Troll

   Troll, n.

   1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition. Burke.

   2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

     Thence  the  catch  and  troll,  while  "Laughter, holding both his
     sides,"  sheds  tears  to  song  and ballad pathetic on the woes of
     married life. Prof. Wilson.

   3. A trolley.
   Troll  plate  (Mach.), a rotative disk with spiral ribs or grooves, by
   which  several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck, can be brought together
   or spread radially.

                                    Troller

   Troll"er (?), n. One who trolls.

                                Trolley, Trolly

   Trol"ley, Trol"ly (?), n. (a) A form of truck which can be tilted, for
   carrying  railroad  materials,  or  the like. [Eng.] (b) A narrow cart
   that  is  pushed  by  hand or drawn by an animal. [Eng.] (c) (Mach.) A
   truck  from  which  the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes. (d)
   (Electric  Railway)  A truck which travels along the fixed conductors,
   and  forms  a  means of connection between them and a railway car. <--
   (e)  An elongated structure along a roadway containing conducting wire
   suspended  from insulated supports at some height above the street, to
   provide electrical power for a trolley car. (f) A trolley car. --> <--
   Trolley  line, (a) A trolley(e). (b) The path along which a trolley(e)
   runs.  -- Trolley car, a wheeled car powered by electricity drawn from
   a trolley, and thus constrained to follow the trolley lines. -->

                                 Trollmydames

   Troll"my*dames`  (?),  n.  [F.trou-madame  pigeon  holes.] The game of
   nineholes. [Written also trolmydames.] [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Trollop

   Trol"lop  (?), n. [From Troll to roll, to stroll; but cf. also Trull.]
   A  stroller;  a  loiterer;  esp., an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a
   slut; a whore.

                                   Trollopee

   Trol`lop*ee"  (?),  n.  A  kind  of  loose  dress  for  women.  [Obs.]
   Goldsmith.

                                   Trombone

   Trom"bone (?), n. [It., aug. of tromba a trumpet: cf. F. trombone. See
   Trump a trumpet.]

   1.  (Mus.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by
   some  to  be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts,
   bent  twice  upon  itself  and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent
   double,  slips  into  the  outer  parts, as in a telescope, so that by
   change  of  the  vibrating  length  any tone within the compass of the
   instrument  (which  may  be  bass  or  tenor  or alto or even, in rare
   instances,  soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family
   of  wind  instruments  whose  scale,  both  diatonic and chromatic, is
   complete  without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from
   note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown,
   it  has  a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when
   the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn
   and majestic.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The common European bittern.

                                    Trommel

   Trom"mel  (?), n. [Cf. G. trommel a drum.] (Mining) A revolving buddle
   or sieve for separating, or sizing, ores. Raymond.

                                     Tromp

   Tromp  (?),  n.  [F.  trombe,  trompe,  a  waterspout, a water-blowing
   machine.  Cf.  Trump  a  trumpet.]  A blowing apparatus, in which air,
   drawn  into  the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a
   stream  of  water within, is carried down with the water into a box or
   chamber  below which it is led to a furnace. [Written also trompe, and
   trombe.]

                                 Tromp, Trompe

   Tromp,  Trompe,  n.  [See Trump a trumpet.] A trumpet; a trump. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.

                                    Trompil

   Tromp"il (?), n. [OF. trompille, equiv. to F. trompette a trumpet.] An
   aperture in a tromp.

                                     Tron

   Tron (?), n. See 3d Trone, 2. [Obs. or Scott.]

                                     Trona

   Tro"na (?), n. [Of Egyptian or North African origin.] (Chem. & Min.) A
   native  double  salt,  consisting of a combination of neutral and acid
   sodium   carbonate,   Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O,   occurring   as   a  white
   crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda brine springs and lakes;
   -- called also urao, and by the ancients nitrum.

                                    Tronage

   Tron"age  (?),  n.  [From  Trone a steelyard.] A toll or duty paid for
   weighing wool; also, the act of weighing wool. [Obs.] Nares.

                                   Tronator

   Tro*na"tor  (?), n. [LL. See Tronage.] An officer in London whose duty
   was to weigh wool. [Obs.]

                                     Trone

   Trone (?), n. A throne. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                     Trone

   Trone, n. [Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.] A small drain. [Obs. or Prov.
   Eng.]

                                 Trone, Trones

   Trone  (?),  Trones  (?), n. [LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf.
   Gr.

   1. A steelyard. [Prov. Eng.]

   2.  A  form  of  weighing  machine  for heavy wares, consisting of two
   horizontal  bars  crossing  each other, beaked at the extremities, and
   supported  by  a  wooden  pillar.  It  is  now mostly disused. [Scot.]
   Jamieson.
   Trone  stone,  a  weight  equivalent  to  nineteen  and a half pounds.
   [Scot.]  -- Trone weight, a weight formerly used in Scotland, in which
   a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces avoirdupois.

                                     Troop

   Troop  (?), n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of uncertain
   origin;  cf. Icel. þorp a hamlet, village, G. dorf a village, dial. G.
   dorf  a  meeting.  Norw.  torp  a  little farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf.
   Troupe.]

   1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

     That  which  should accompany old age -- As honor, love, obedience,
     troops of friends -- I must not look to have. Shak.

   2.  Soldiers,  collectively;  an  army;  --  now generally used in the
   plural.

     Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. Shak.

     His  troops  moved  to  victory  with  the  precision  of machines.
     Macaulay.

   3.  (Mil.)  Specifically,  a  small  body  of cavalry, light horse, or
   dragoons,  consisting  usually  of  about  sixty  men,  commanded by a
   captain;  the  unit  of  formation  of  cavalry,  corresponding to the
   company  in  infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a
   battery.

   4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. W. Coxe.

   5. (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

                                     Troop

   Troop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trooping.]

   1.  To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. "Armies
   . . . troop to their standard." Milton.

   2. To march on; to go forward in haste.

     Nor  do  I,  as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military
     men. Shak.

                                   Troopbird

   Troop"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any troupial.

                                    Trooper

   Troop"er,  n.  A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the
   horse of a cavalryman. <-- 2. a state police officer; a mounted police
   officer. 3. trouper. -->

                                   Troopfowl

   Troop"fowl` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The American scaup duck. [Local, U. S.]

                                   Troopial

   Troop"i*al (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Troupial.

                                   Troopmeal

   Troop"meal`  (?),  adv. [Troop + -meal as in piecemeal.] By troops; in
   crowds. [Obs.]

     So,  troopmeal,  Troy  pursued  a  while, laying on with swords and
     darts. Chapman.
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                                   Troopship

   Troop"ship`  (?),  n.  A  vessel built or fitted for the conveyance of
   troops; a transport. [Eng.]

                                   Troostite

   Troost"ite  (?),  n.  [So named after Dr. Gerard Troost, of Nashville,
   Tenn.] (Min.) Willemite.

                                 Trop\'91olin

   Tro*p\'91"o*lin (?), n. (Chem.) A name given to any one of a series of
   orange-red   dyestuffs  produced  artificially  from  certain  complex
   sulphonic  acid  derivatives  of  azo  and  diazo  hydrocarbons of the
   aromatic  series;  --  so called because of the general resemblance to
   the shades of nasturtium (Trop\'91olum).

                                     Trope

   Trope  (?),  n.  [L.  tropus,  Gr.  Torture,  and  cf. Trophy, Tropic,
   Troubadour,  Trover.] (Rhet.) (a) The use of a word or expression in a
   different  sense  from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a
   word  or  expression  as  changed  from  the original signification to
   another,  for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure
   of speech. (b) The word or expression so used.

     In  his frequent, long, and tedious speeches, it has been said that
     a trope never passed his lips. Bancroft.

     NOTE: &hand; Tr opes are chiefly of four kinds: metaphor, metonymy,
     synecdoche,  and  irony.  Some  authors  make figures the genus, of
     which  trope  is  a  species;  others  make  them different things,
     defining  trope  to  be  a  change  of  sense, and figure to be any
     ornament, except what becomes so by such change.

                                   Tropeine

   Tro*pe"ine  (?), n. (Chem.) Any one of a series of artificial ethereal
   salts derived from the alkaloidal base tropine.

                                    Trophi

   Tro"phi  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The mouth parts of an
   insect,   collectively,  including  the  labrum,  labium,  maxill\'91,
   mandibles, and lingua, with their appendages.

                                    Trophic

   Troph"ic  (?),  a.  [Gr.  Trophi.]  (Physiol.)  Of  or  connected with
   nutrition;  nitritional; nourishing; as, the so-called trophic nerves,
   which have a direct influence on nutrition.

                                   Trophied

   Tro"phied (?), a. Adorned with trophies.

     The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. Pope.

                                  Trophonian

   Tro*pho"ni*an  (?),  a.  [L.  Trophonianus,  fr. Trophonius, Gr. Of or
   pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave and oracle.

                                  Trophosome

   Troph"o*some (?), n. [Gr. -some body.] (Zo\'94l.) The nutritive zooids
   of  a  hydroid,  collectively,  as distinguished from the gonosome, or
   reproductive zooids.

                                  Trophosperm

   Troph"o*sperm  (?),  n.  [Gr.  trophosperme.  See  Trophi.] (Bot.) The
   placenta.

                                    Trophy

   Tro"phy  (?),  n.;  pl.  Trophies  (#).  [F. troph\'82e (cf. It. & Sp.
   trofeo), L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. Trope.]

   1.  (Gr.  & Rom. Antiq.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the
   field  of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land.
   Sometimes  trophies  were  erected  in the chief city of the conquered
   people.

     NOTE: &hand; A  tr ophy co nsisted originally of some of the armor,
     weapons,  etc.,  of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk of a tree
     or  to a post erected on an elevated site, with an inscription, and
     a dedication to a divinity. The Romans often erected their trophies
     in the Capitol.

   2. The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch.),
   an  ornament  representing  a  group  of  arms  and  military weapons,
   offensive and defensive.

   3.  Anything  taken  from  an  enemy  and  preserved  as a memorial of
   victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.

     Around  the  posts  hung  helmets,  darts,  and spears, And captive
     chariots,  axes,  shields, and bars, And broken beaks of ships, the
     trophies of their wars. Dryden.

   4. Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every redeemed
   soul is a trophy of grace. <-- 5. An object memorializing a victory in
   a sporting contest.

     NOTE: Some trophies(5) are unique, temporary possession of the same
     object  passing  to  the  new  victors  of some periodic contest in
     subsequent  occurrences.  Others  are  objects  of  little inherent
     worth, given by the authority sponsoring the contest to the victor.
     A  trophy  is sometimes shaped like a cup, and in such cases may be
     called a cup, as the America's Cup (in Yacht racing).

   -->  Trophy  money,  a  duty  paid  formerly  in England, annually, by
   housekeepers,  toward  providing harness, drums, colors, and the like,
   for  the  militia. <-- Trophy room, a room in which trophies are kept.
   -->

                                    Tropic

   Trop"ic  (?),  a.  [Atropine  +  -ic.]  (Chem.)  Of, pertaining to, or
   designating,   an  acid  obtained  from  atropine  and  certain  other
   alkaloids, as a white crystalline substance slightly soluble in water.

                                    Tropic

   Trop"ic, n. [F. tropique, L.tropicus of or belonging to a turn, i. e.,
   of the sun, Gr. Trope.]

   1.  (Astron.)  One  of  the two small circles of the celestial sphere,
   situated  on  each  side of the equator, at a distance of 23° 28&min;,
   and  parallel  to  it,  which  the  sun  just  reaches at its greatest
   declination  north  or south, and from which it turns again toward the
   equator,  the  northern  circle being called the Tropic of Cancer, and
   the  southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names of the two signs
   at which they touch the ecliptic.

   2.  (Geog.)  (a)  One  of  the  two  parallels of terrestrial latitude
   corresponding  to the celestial tropics, and called by the same names.
   (b)  pl. The region lying between these parallels of latitude, or near
   them on either side.

     The  brilliant flowers of the tropics bloom from the windows of the
     greenhouse and the saloon. Bancroft.

                                    Tropic

   Trop"ic,  a.  Of  or  pertaining to the tropics; tropical. Tropic bird
   (Zo\'94l.), any one of three species of oceanic belonging to the genus
   Pha\'89thon,  found  chiefly  in tropical seas. They are mostly white,
   and  have  two  central  tail  feathers  very  long  and  slender. The
   yellow-billed  tropic  bird.  Pha\'89thon  flavirostris  (called  also
   boatswain),  is  found on the Atlantic coast of America, and is common
   at the Bermudas, where it breeds.

                                   Tropical

   Trop"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. L. tropicus of turning, Gr. Tropic, n.]

   1. Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to,
   the  tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical
   latitudes; tropical heat; tropical diseases.

   2.  [From  Trope.] Rhetorically changed from its exact original sense;
   being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical. Jer. Taylor.

     The  foundation  of  all  parables  is  some  analogy or similitude
     between  the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing
     intended by it. South.

   Tropic  month. See Lunar month, under Month. -- Tropic year, the solar
   year; the period occupied by the sun in passing from one tropic or one
   equinox  to the same again, having a mean length of 365 days, 5 hours,
   48  minutes,  46.0  seconds, which is 20 minutes, 23.3 seconds shorter
   than the sidereal year, on account of the precession of the equinoxes.

                                  Tropically

   Trop"ic*al*ly,    adv.    In    a   tropical   manner;   figuratively;
   metaphorically.

                                   Tropidine

   Trop"i*dine  (?),  n.  [See  Tropine.]  (Chem.)  An  alkaloid, C8H13N,
   obtained  by  the  chemical  dehydration of tropine, as an oily liquid
   having a coninelike odor.

                                  Tropilidene

   Tro*pil"i*dene  (?),  n.  [See  Tropine.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon
   obtained  by  the  dry  distillation  of tropine with quicklime. It is
   regarded as being homologous with dipropargyl.

                                    Tropine

   Tro"pine   (?),  n.  [From  Atropine.]  (Chem.)  A  white  crystalline
   alkaloid, C8H15NO, produced by decomposing atropine.

                                    Tropist

   Trop"ist  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  tropiste.  See  Trope.] One who deals in
   tropes; specifically, one who avoids the literal sense of the language
   of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.

                           Tropologic, Tropological

   Trop`o*log"ic  (?),  Trop`o*log"ic*al  (?),  a. [Gr. tropologique. See
   Tropology.]  Characterized  by  tropes;  varied  by  tropes; tropical.
   Burton. -- Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Tropologize

   Tro*pol"o*gize  (?),  v. t. To use in a tropological sense, as a word;
   to make a trope of. [R.]

     If . . . Minerva be tropologized into prudence. Cudworth.

                                   Tropology

   Tro*pol"o*gy  (?),  n.  [Gr. tropologie.] A rhetorical mode of speech,
   including tropes, or changes from the original import of the word. Sir
   T. Browne.

                                   Trossers

   Tros"sers (?), n. pl. Trousers. [Obs.] Shak.

                                     Trot

   Trot (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Trotting.] [OE.
   trotten, OF. troter, F. trotter; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin
   to E. tread; cf. OHG. trott to tread. See Tread.]

   1.  To  proceed  by  a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to ride or
   drive at a trot. See Trot, n.

   2. Fig.: To run; to jog; to hurry.

     He  that  rises  late must trot all day, and will scarcely overtake
     his business at night. Franklin.

                                     Trot

   Trot,  v. t. To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace
   called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering. To trot
   out,  to  lead  or bring out, as a horse, to show his paces; hence, to
   bring forward, as for exhibition. [Slang.]

                                     Trot

   Trot, n. [F. See Trot, v. i.]

   1. The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but
   of  various  degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind
   foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time. "The limbs move
   diagonally in pairs in the trot." Stillman (The Horse in Motion).

   2. Fig.: A jogging pace, as of a person hurrying.

   3. One who trots; a child; a woman.

     An old trot with ne'er a tooth. Shak.

                                     Troth

   Troth (?), n. [A variant of truth. See Truth.]

   1. Belief; faith; fidelity.

     Bid her alight And hertroth plight. Shak.

   2. Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth. Shak.

     In troth, thou art able to instruct gray hairs. Addison.

   3. Betrothal.

                                   Trothless

   Troth"less, a. Faitless; false; treacherous.

     Thrall to the faithless waves and trothless sky. Fairfax.

                                  Trothplight

   Troth"plight` (?), v. t. To betroth. [Obs.]

                                  Trothplight

   Troth"plight`, a. Betrothed; espoused; affianced. [Obs.] Shak.

                                  Trothplight

   Troth"plight`,   n.   The  act  of  betrothing,  or  plighting  faith;
   betrothing. [Obs.] Shak.

                                 Trothplighted

   Troth"plight`ed, a. Having fidelity pledged.

                                    Trotter

   Trot"ter (?), n.

   1.  One  that  trots;  especially,  a  horse  trained  to be driven in
   trotting matches.

   2.  The  foot  of  an  animal,  especially  that  of  a  sheep;  also,
   humorously, the human foot.

                                   Trottoir

   Trot"toir  (?),  n.  [F.,  from  trotter to trot. See Trot.] Footpath;
   pavement; sidewalk.

     Headless bodies trailed along the trottoirs. Froude.

                                  Troubadour

   Trou"ba*dour`  (?), n. [F. troubadour, fr. Pr. trobador, (assumed) LL.
   tropator  a  singer,  tropare to sing, fr. tropus a kind of singing, a
   melody,  song,  L.  tropus a trope, a song, Gr. Trope, and cf. Trouv.]
   One  of  a  school  of  poets  who flourished from the eleventh to the
   thirteenth  century,  principally in Provence, in the south of France,
   and  also  in  the  north  of  Italy.  They  invented,  and especially
   cultivated,  a  kind  of  lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of
   meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain.

                                  Troublable

   Trou"bla*ble  (?),  a. Causing trouble; troublesome. [Obs.] troublable
   ire." Chaucer.

                                    Trouble

   Trou"ble  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Troubled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Troubling.] [F. troubler, OF. trobler, trubler, tourbler,fr. (assumed)
   LL.  turbulare,  L.  turbare to disorderly group, a little crowd; both
   from  turba  a  disorder,  tumult,  crowd; akin to Gr. thorp; cf. Skr.
   tvar, tur,o hasten. Cf. Turbid.]

   1. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

     An  angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled
     the water. John v. 4.

     God looking forth will trouble all his host. Milton.

   2.  To  disturb;  to  perplex;  to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to
   fret; to annoy; to vex.

     Now is my soul troubled. John xii. 27.

     Take the boy to you; he so troubles me 'T is past enduring. Shak.

     Never  trouble  yourself  about  those  faults which age will cure.
     Locke.

   3. To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I
   will  not  trouble  you  to  deliver  the  letter. Syn. -- To disturb;
   perplex; afflict; distress; grieve; harass; annoy; tease; vex; molest.

                                    Trouble

   Trou"ble  (?),  a.  Troubled;  dark; gloomy. [Obs.] "With full trouble
   cheer." Chaucer.

                                    Trouble

   Trou"ble, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See Trouble, v. t.]

   1.  The  state  of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness;
   vexation; calamity.

     Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise. Milton.

     Foul  whisperings  are  abroad;  unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural
     troubles. Shak.

   2.  That  which  gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which
   afflicts.

   3. (Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
   To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. [Colloq.] -- To
   take  the  trouble,  to  be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give
   one's self inconvenience.

     She never took the trouble to close them. Bryant.

   Syn.  --  Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation;
   vexation;     inconvenience;    calamity;    misfortune;    adversity;
   embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery.

                                   Troubler

   Trou"bler  (?),  n.  One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or
   molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace.

     The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller.

                                  Troublesome

   Trou"ble*some   (?),   a.   Giving   trouble  or  anxiety;  vexatious;
   burdensome; wearisome.

     This troublesome world. Book of Common Prayer.

     These troublesome disguises that we wear. Milton.

     My mother will never be troublesome to me. Pope.

   Syn.   --   Uneasy;   vexatious;   perplexing;   harassing;  annoying;
   disgusting;  irksome;  afflictive;  burdensome;  tiresome;  wearisome;
   importunate. -- Trou"ble*some*ly, adv. -- Trou"ble*some*ness, n.

                                   Troublous

   Trou"blous (?), a. Full of trouble; causing trouble. "In doubtful time
   of troublous need." Byron.

     A tall ship tossed in troublous seas. Spenser.

                                 Trou-de-loup

   Trou"-de-loup" (?), n.; pl. Trous-de-loup([F. trou hole + de of + loup
   wolf.]  (Mil.)  A  pit  in  the  form  of an inverted cone or pyramid,
   constructed  as  an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a
   pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes.

                                    Trough

   Trough  (?),  n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., &
   Icel.  trog, Sw. tr\'86g, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made
   of wood, and akin to E. tree. Tree, and cf. Trug.]

   1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid,
   especially  one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side;
   a  long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill
   wheel.

   2. Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape;
   as, trough between two ridges, etc.
   Trough  gutter (Arch.), a rectangular or V-shaped gutter, usually hung
   below  the  eaves  of  a  house.  -- Trough of the sea, the depression
   between two waves.

                                 Trough-shell

   Trough"-shell`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  bivalve  shell of the genus
   Mactra. See Mactra.

                                     Troul

   Troul (?), v. t. & i. See Troll.

                                    Trounce

   Trounce  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Trounced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trouncing  (?).]  [F.  tronce,  tronche,  a  stump, piece of wood. See
   Truncheon.]  To  punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to
   castigate. [Colloq.]

                                    Troupe

   Troupe  (?), n. [F., troop. See Troop.] A company or troop, especially
   the company pf performers in a play or an opera.

                                   Troupial

   Troup"i*al  (?),  n.  [F.  troupiale.]  (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous
   species  of  bright-colored  American  birds  belonging to Icterus and
   allied genera, especially Icterus icterus, a native of the West Indies
   and  South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America.
   [Written also troopial.]

                                    Trouse

   Trouse (?), n. Trousers. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                  Trousering

   Trou"ser*ing (?), n. Cloth or material for making trousers.

                                   Trousers

   Trou"sers  (?),  n.  pl.  [OF.  trousses  breeches worn by pages, from
   trousse,  trosse,  a  bundle,  a  truss.  See Truss, and cf. Trossers,
   Trouse.]  A  garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to
   the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately. <--; also,
   pants; used attrib. in the singular, as a trouser leg; see pant -->

                                   Trousseau

   Trous`seau"  (?),  n.  [F., fr. OF. trossel, dim. of trousse a bundle,
   truss.  See  Truss.]  The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a
   bride,  including  clothes,  jewelry,  and  the like; especially, that
   which is provided for her by her family.

                                     Trout

   Trout (?), n. [AS. truht, L. tructa, tructus; akin to Gr.

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species of fishes belonging to
   Salmo,  Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonid\'91. They
   are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh.
   All  the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them
   descend to the sea if they have an opportunity.
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     NOTE: &hand; Th e most important European species are the river, or
     brown,  trout  (Salmo  fario), the salmon trout, and the sewen. The
     most  important  American  species  are  the  brook,  speckled,  or
     red-spotted,  trout  (Salvelinus fontinalis) of the Northern United
     States  and  Canada;  the  red-spotted  trout, or Dolly Varden (see
     Malma);   the   lake  trout  (see  Namaycush);  the  black-spotted,
     mountain,  or  silver,  trout  (Salmo  purpuratus);  the golden, or
     rainbow,  trout  (see  under  Rainbow);  the  blueback  trout  (see
     Oquassa);  and  the  salmon  trout (see under Salmon.) The European
     trout has been introduced into America.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of marine fishes more or less
   resembling  a  trout in appearance or habits, but not belonging to the
   same  family,  especially  the  California  rock  trouts,  the  common
   squeteague,  and  the southern, or spotted, squeteague; -- called also
   salt-water   trout,  sea  trout,  shad  trout,  and  gray  trout.  See
   Squeteague, and Rock trout under Rock.
   Trout  perch  (Zo\'94l.), a small fresh-water American fish (Percopsis
   guttatus),  allied  to the trout, but resembling a perch in its scales
   and mouth.

                                   Troutbird

   Trout"bird`  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The American golden plover. [Local, U.
   S.]

                                 Trout-colored

   Trout"-col`ored  (?),  a.  White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel;
   as, a trout-colored horse.

                                   Troutlet

   Trout"let (?), n. A little trout; a troutling. Hood.

                                   Troutling

   Trout"ling (?), n. A little trout; a troutlet.

                             Trouv\'8are, Trouveur

   Trou`v\'8are"  (?),  Trou`veur" (?), n. [F. trouveur, trouv\'8are. See
   Troubadour.]  One  of  a  school  of  poets who flourished in Northern
   France from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.

                                    Trover

   Tro"ver  (?),  n.  [OF.  trover, truver, to find, F. trouver; probably
   originally,  to  invent  or  compose  (melodies),  fr.  (assumed)  LL.
   tropare. See Troubadour, Trope, and cf. Contrive, Reirieve, Trouveur.]
   (Law)  (a)  The gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or
   by other means. (b) An action to recover damages against one who found
   goods,  and  would  not deliver them to the owner on demand; an action
   which  lies  in  any  case  to  recover  the value of goods wrongfully
   converted  by another to his own use. In this case the finding, though
   alleged, is an immaterial fact; the injury lies in the conversion.

                                     Trow

   Trow  (?),  n.  A  boat  with  an  open  well amidships. It is used in
   spearing fish. Knight.

                                     Trow

   Trow (?), v. i. & t. [OE. trowen, AS.tre\'a2wan to trust, believe, fr.
   tre\'a2w  trust,  tre\'a2we  true, faithful. See True.] To believe; to
   trust; to think or suppose. [Archaic]

     So that ye trow in Christ, and you baptize. Chaucer.

     A better priest, I trow, there nowhere none is. Chaucer.

     It never yet was worn, I trow. Tennyson.

     NOTE: &hand; I trow, or trow alone, was formerly sometimes added to
     questions to express contemptuous or indignant surprise.

     What tempest, I trow, threw this whale . . . ashore? Shak.

     What is the matter, trow? Shak.

                                    Trowel

   Trow"el  (?),  n.  [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L.
   trulla,  dim.  of  trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. quirl a stirrer,
   MHG. twirel, OHG. dwiril, Icel. þvara, AS. þwiril. Cf. Twirl.]

   1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking
   bricks to shape them.

   2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking up plants,
   stirring the earth, etc.

   3. (Founding) A tool used for smoothing a mold.
   Trowel  bayonet.  See  Spade bayonet, under Spade. -- Fish trowel. See
   Fish slice, under Fish.

                                   Troweled

   Trow"eled  (?).  Formed  with  a  trowel;  smoothed with a trowel; as,
   troweled  stucco,  that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception
   of paint. [Written also trowelled.]

                                   Trowelful

   Trow"el*ful  (?), n.; pl. Trowelfuls (. As much as a trowel will hold;
   enough to fill a trowel.

                                     Trowl

   Trowl (?), n. See Troll.

                                    Trowsed

   Trowsed (?), a. Wearing trousers. [Obs.]

                                   Trowsers

   Trow"sers (?), n. pl. Same as Trousers.

                                     Troy

   Troy  (?),  n.  Troy  weight.  Troy  weight, the weight which gold and
   silver,  jewels,  and  the  like,  are  weighed.  It was so named from
   Troyes,  in  France,  where  it  was first adopted in Europe. The troy
   ounce is supposed to have been brought from Cairo during the crusades.
   In  this weight the pound is divided into 12 ounces, the ounce into 20
   pennyweights,  and  the  pennyweight  into  24 grains; hence, the troy
   ounce  contains  480  grains, and the troy pound contains 5760 grains.
   The  avoirdupois  pound  contains 7000 troy grains; so that 175 pounds
   troy  equal  144  pounds  avoirdupois,  or 1 pound troy = 0.82286 of a
   pound  avoirdupois, and 1 ounce troy = 1 or 1.09714 ounce avoirdupois.
   Troy  weight  when divided, the pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8
   drams,  the  dram  into 3 scruples, and the scruple into 20 grains, is
   called  apothecaries'  weight, used in weighing medicines, etc. In the
   standard  weights  of  the  United  States,  the troy ounce is divided
   decimally down to the part.
   
                                   Troyounce
                                       
   Troy"ounce (?), n. See Troy ounce, under Troy weight, above, and under
   Ounce. 

                                    Truage

   Tru"age (?), n. [Cf. OF. truage a tax. See True.]

   1.  A  pledge  of  truth or peace made on payment of a tax. [Obs.] Ld.
   Berners.

   2. A tax or impost; tribute. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester.

                                    Truancy

   Tru"an*cy  (?),  n.  The  act of playing truant, or the state of being
   truant; as, addicted to truancy.

                                    Truand

   Tru"and (?) (, n. & a. See Truant. [Obs.]

                                    Truant

   Tru"ant,  n.  [F.  truand,  OF.  truant,  a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic
   origin;  cf.  W.  tru, truan, wretched, miserable, truan a wretch, Ir.
   trogha  miserable,  Gael.  truaghan  a  poor,  distressed, or wretched
   creature,  truagh  wretched.]  One who stays away from business or any
   duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler;
   a loiterer; a shirk. Dryden.

     I have a truant been to chivalry. Shak.

   To  play  truant, to stray away; to loiter; especially, to stay out of
   school without leave. Sir T. Browne

                                    Truant

   Tru"ant,  a.  Wandering  from  business  or duty; loitering; idle, and
   shirking duty; as, a truant boy.

     While  truant  Jove,  in  infant pride, Played barefoot on Olympus'
     side. Trumbull.

                                    Truant

   Tru"ant,  v.  i.  [Cf.  F. truander.] To idle away time; to loiter, or
   wander; to play the truant. Shak.

     By  this means they lost their time and truanted on the fundamental
     grounds of saving knowledge. Lowell.

                                    Truant

   Tru"ant, v. t. To idle away; to waste. [R.]

     I dare not be the author Of truanting the time. Ford.

                                   Truantly

   Tru"ant*ly, adv. Like a truant; in idleness.

                                  Truantship

   Tru"ant*ship,  n.  The  conduct  of  a  truant; neglect of employment;
   idleness; truancy. Ascham.

                                     Trub

   Trub (?), n. [Cf. Truffle.] A truffle. [Obs.]

                                   Trubtall

   Trub"tall`  (?),  n.  [Prov.  E. trub slut; cf. Sw. trubbig stumpy.] A
   short, squat woman. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

                                     Trubu

   Tru*bu"  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) An East India herring (Clupea toli) which
   is extensively caught for the sake of its roe and for its flesh.

                                     Truce

   Truce  (?),  n.  [OE.  trewes,  triwes, treowes, pl. of trewe a truce,
   properly,  pledge  of  fidelity,  truth, AS. tre\'a2w fidelity, faith,
   troth. See True.]

   1.  (Mil.)  A  suspension  of  arms  by agreement of the commanders of
   opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation
   or other purpose; an armistice.

   2.   Hence,  intermission  of  action,  pain,  or  contest;  temporary
   cessation; short quiet.

     Where he may likeliest find Truce to his restless thoughts. Milton.

   Flag  of truce (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by one of the
   hostile parties, during the flying of which hostilities are suspended.
   -- Truce of God, a suspension of arms promulgated by the church, which
   occasionally  took place in the Middle Ages, putting a stop to private
   hostilities at or within certain periods.

                                 Trucebreaker

   Truce"break`er  (?),  n.  One  who  violates  a  truce,  covenant,  or
   engagement.

                                   Truceless

   Truce"less, a. Without a truce; unforbearing.

     Two minds in one, and each a truceless guest. H. Brooke.

                                   Truchman

   Truch"man  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. trucheman. See Dragoman.] An interpreter.
   See Dragoman. [Obs.]

     And after, by the tongue, Her truchman, she reports the mind's each
     throw. B. Jonson.

                                  Trucidation

   Tru`ci*da"tion (?), n. [L.trucidatio, fr. trucidare to slaughter.] The
   act of killing. [Obs.]

                                     Truck

   Truck  (?), n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. Trochee, and cf. Truckle,
   v. i.]

   1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong
   wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.

   2.  A  low,  wheeled  vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and
   other heavy articles.

     Goods  were  conveyed  about  the town almost exclusively in trucks
     drawn by dogs. Macaulay.

   3.  (Railroad  Mach.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with
   one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to
   carry  and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called
   bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels.

   4.  (Naut.)  (a)  A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a
   masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through. (b) A small
   piece  of  wood,  usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various
   purposes.

   5. A freight car. [Eng.]

   6.  A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for various purposes, as
   for  a  movable support for heavy bodies.<-- = MW10 2nd Truck 3(c) -->
   <--  7.  A  wheeled  vehicle  for carrying freight; esp. (a) motorized
   vehicle  larger than an automobile with a compartment in front for the
   driver,  behind  which  is  a  separate compartment for the freight. A
   truck  may  have  an  inflexible  body,  or  may  be  jointed  as is a
   tractor-trailer.  (b)  A  vehicle  with a short body and a support for
   attaching  a  trailer;  --  also  called a tractor. The combination of
   tractor   and   trailer,  is  called  a  tractor-trailer  (a  form  of
   articulated  vehicle),  and is used primarily for hauling freight on a
   highway.  -->  <--  Truck, n. 1. barter. 2. commodidites for barter or
   fro  small  trade.  3. asslociation, interaction, or connection, as in
   "I'll  have  no  truck with the likes of them." 4. payment of wages in
   goods,  rahther  than casj. 5. vegetable grown for market, as in truck
   farm. 6. small articles of little value. [All from MW10. No comparable
   definitions in W1913!] -->

                                     Truck

   Truck, v. t. To transport on a truck or trucks.

                                     Truck

   Truck,  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Trucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. trucking.]
   [OE.  trukken,F.  troquer;  akin  to  Sp.  &  Pg. trocar; of uncertain
   origin.]  To  exchange;  to  give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck
   knives for gold dust.

     We  will  begin by supposing the international trade to be in form,
     what  it  always is in reality, an actual trucking of one commodity
     against another. J. S. Mill.

                                     Truck

   Truck, v. i. To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.

     A  master of a ship, who deceived them under color of trucking with
     them. Palfrey.

     Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster. Burke.

     To truck and higgle for a private good. Emerson.

                                     Truck

   Truck (?), n. [Cf. F. troc.]

   1. Exchange of commodities; barter. Hakluyt.

   2.  Commodities  appropriate  for  barter,  or  for small trade; small
   commodities;  esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for
   the market. [Colloq.]

   3.  The  practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; -- called
   also truck system.
   Garden truck, vegetables raised for market. [Colloq.] [U. S.] -- Truck
   farming,  raising vegetables for market: market gardening. [Colloq. U.
   S.]

                                   Truckage

   Truck"age  (?),  n. The practice of bartering goods; exchange; barter;
   truck.

     The truckage of perishing coin. Milton.

                                   Truckage

   Truck"age,  n.  Money  paid  for  the  conveyance of goods on a truck;
   freight.

                                    Trucker

   Truck"er (?), n. One who trucks; a trafficker.

     No  man  having  ever  yet  driven a saving bargain with this great
     trucker for souls. South.

                                   Trucking

   Truck"ing, n. The business of conveying goods on trucks.

                                    Truckle

   Truc"kle  (?),  n.  [Dim.  of  truck  a  wheel; or from the kindred L.
   trochlea  a  block,  sheaf containing one or more pulleys. See Truck a
   wheel.] A small wheel or caster. Hudibras.

                                    Truckle

   Truc"kle,  v. i. [From truckle in truckle-bed, in allusion to the fact
   that  the  truckle-bed  on  which the pupil slept was rolled under the
   large bed of the master.] To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of
   another; to submit; to creep. "Small, trucking states." Burke.

     Religion itself is forced to truckle to worldly poliey. Norris.

                                    Truckle

   Truc"kle,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truckled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Truckling
   (?).] To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.

                                  Truckle-bed

   Truc"kle-bed`  (?),  n.  A low bed on wheels, that may be pushed under
   another bed; a trundle-bed. "His standing bed and truckle-bed." Shak.

                                   Truckler

   Truc"kler (?), n. One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of
   another.

                                   Truckman

   Truck"man (?), n.; pl. Truckmen (#).

   1.  [From Truck barter.] One who does business in the way of barter or
   exchange.

   2.  [From Truck a carriage.] One who drives a truck, or whose business
   is the conveyance of goods on trucks.

                            Truculence, Truculency

   Tru"cu*lence  (?),  Tru"cu*len*cy (?), n. [L.truculentia.] The quality
   or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.

                                   Truculent

   Tru"cu*lent  (?),  a.  [L.truculentus,  fr.  trux,  gen. trucis, wild,
   fierce: cf. F. truculent.]

   1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants
   of Scythia. Ray.

   2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless.

     More or less truculent plagues. Harvey.

                                  Truculently

   Tru"cu*lent*ly, adv. In a truculent manner.

                                    Trudge

   Trudge  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Trudged  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trudging.]  [Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally meaning, to walk
   on  snowshoes;  cf.  dial. Sw. truga, trudja, a snowshoe, Norw. truga,
   Icel.  þr&umac;ga.] To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move
   wearily.

     And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet. Dryden.

                                   Trudgeman

   Trudge"man (?), n. A truchman. [Obs.]

                                     True

   True  (?),  a.  [Compar.  Truer  (?); superl. Truest.] [OE. trewe, AS.
   tre\'a2we  faithful,  true, from tre\'a2w fidelity, faith, troth; akin
   to  OFries.  triuwe,  adj.,  treuwa,  n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n.,
   D.trouw,  adj.  &  n.,  G. treu, adj., treue, n., OHG. gitriuwi, adj.,
   triuwa, n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan. tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen, adj.,
   tro,  n.,  Goth.  triggws,  adj., triggwa, n., trauan to trust, OPruss
   druwis faith. Cf. Trow, Trust, Truth.]

   1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things;
   correct;  not  false,  erroneous,  inaccurate, or the like; as, a true
   relation  or  narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it
   states the facts.

   2.  Right  to  precision;  conformable  to  a  rule or pattern; exact;
   accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.

     Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. Sir W. Scott.

   3.  Steady  in  adhering  to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the
   like;  unwavering;  faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious;
   as,  a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his
   charge.

     Thy so true, So faithful, love unequaled. Milton.

     Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. Herbert.

   4.  Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure;
   real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.

     The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
     John i. 9.

     True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. Pope.

     NOTE: &hand; True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true.

   Out   of  true,  varying  from  correct  mechanical  form,  alignment,
   adjustment,  etc.;  --  said of a wall that is not perpendicular, of a
   wheel  whose  circumference  is  not  in the same plane, and the like.
   [Colloq.] -- A true bill (Law), a bill of indictment which is returned
   by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges to be true.
   -- True time. See under Time.

                                     True

   True, adv. In accordance with truth; truly. Shak.

                                   True-blue

   True"-blue`  (?),  a.  Of  inflexible  honesty and fidelity; -- a term
   derived  from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its
   unchanging color. See True blue, under Blue.

                                   True-blue

   True"-blue`, n. A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity.

                                   True-born

   True"-born`  (?),  a. Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any
   title; as, a true-born Englishman.

                                   True-bred

   True"-bred` (?), a.

   1. Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast. Shak.

   2. Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman.

                                 True-hearted

   True"-heart`ed  (?),  a.  Of  a  faithful  heart; honest; sincere; not
   faithless    or    deceitful;    as,    a    truhearted   friend.   --
   True"-heart`ed*ness, n.
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                                   Truelove

   True"love` (?), n.

   1. One really beloved.

   2. (Bot.) A plant. See Paris.

   3.  An  unexplained  word  occurring  in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an
   aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. T. R. Lounsbury.

     Under his tongue a truelove he bore. Chaucer.

   Truelove  knot,  a  complicated,  involved  knot that does not readily
   untie;  the  emblem  of  interwoven affection or engagement; -- called
   also true-lover's knot.

                                   Trueness

   True"ness,  n.  The  quality  of  being  true;  reality;  genuineness;
   faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

                                  True-penny

   True"-pen`ny (?), n. An honest fellow. Shak. Bacon.

                                    Truffle

   Truf"fle  (?;  277),  n.  [OF.  trufle,  F. truffe; akin to Sp. trufa,
   tartufo;  of  uncertain  origin;  perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob,
   truffle.  Cf.  Tuber,  Trifle.]  Any one of several kinds of roundish,
   subterranean  fungi,  usually  of a blackish color. The French truffle
   (Tuber  melanosporum) and the English truffle (T. \'91stivum) are much
   esteemed  as articles of food. Truffle worm (Zo\'94l.), the larva of a
   fly  of  the  genus Leiodes, injurious to truffles. <-- Truffle pig, a
   pig used for finding truffles.

     NOTE: When tr ained, ce rtain pigs have a peculiar ability to smell
     truffles  which  lie  underground, making them useful for searching
     out hidden truffles.

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                                   Truffled

   Truf"fled  (?),  a.  Provided  or  cooked  with truffles; stuffed with
   truffles; as, a truffled turkey.

                                     Trug

   Trug (?), n. [Cf. Trough.]

   1.  A  trough, or tray. Specifically: (a) A hod for mortar. (b) An old
   measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a bushel. Bailey.

   2. A concubine; a harlot. [Obs.] Taylor (1630).

                                Trugging-house

   Trug"ging-house`  (?),  n. [See Trug, n., 2.] A brothel. [Obs.] Robert
   Greene.

                                    Truism

   Tru"ism  (?),  n.  [From  True.] An undoubted or self-evident truth; a
   statement  which  is  pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or
   argument; -- opposed to falsism.

     Trifling truisms clothed in great, swelling words. J. P. Smith.

                                  Truismatic

   Tru`is*mat"ic  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to truisms; consisting of
   truisms. [R.]

                                     Trull

   Trull (?), n. [G. trolle, trulle; cf. OD. drol a jester, Dan. trold an
   elf,  imp,  Sw. troll a goblin, Icel. troll, tr\'94ll, a giant, fiend,
   demon. Cf. Droll, Troll.]

   1. A drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop. Shak.

   2. A girl; a wench; a lass. [Obs.]

                                 Trullization

   Trul`li*za"tion  (?), n. [L. trullissatio, from trullissare to trowel,
   to  plaster,  fr.  trulla  a  trowel.]  The  act of laying on coats of
   plaster with a trowel.

                                     Truly

   Tru"ly (?), adv. [From True.]

   1.  In  a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as,
   to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.

     I can not truly say how I came here. Shak.

   2.  Exactly;  justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the
   weight of evidence.

   3.  Sincerely;  honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached
   to  a  lover;  the  citizens  are truly loyal to their prince or their
   country. Burke.

   4. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.

     His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. Shak.

   5. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.

     Beauty  is excelled by manly grace And wisdom, which alone is truly
     fair. Milton.

                                     Trump

   Trump  (?),  n.  [OE.  trumpe,  trompe,  F.  trompe;  probably  fr. L.
   triumphare  to  triumph,  to  exult, hence, probably, to make a joyous
   sound  or  noise.  See  Triumph,  v. i. & n., and cf. Trombone, Tromp,
   Trump  at  cards,  Trumpery,  Trumpet,  Trunk  a  proboscis.]  A  wind
   instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly
   in Scripture and poetry.

     We  shall  all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
     at the last trump. 1 Cor. xv. 51, 52.

     The wakeful trump of doom. Milton.

                                     Trump

   Trump,  v.  i.  [Cf.  OF.  tromper.  See  Trump  a trumpet.] To blow a
   trumpet. [Obs.] Wyclif (Matt. vi. 2).

                                     Trump

   Trump,  n. [A corruption of triumph, F. triomphe. See Triumph, and cf.
   Trump a trumpet.]

   1.  A  winning  card;  one of a particular suit (usually determined by
   chance  for  each  deal) any card of which takes any card of the other
   suits.

   2.  An  old  game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also
   ruff. Decker.

   3. A good fellow; an excellent person. [Slang]

     Alfred is a trump, I think you say. Thackeray.

   To  put  to  one's  trumps, OR To put on one's trumps, to force to the
   last expedient, or to the utmost exertion.

     But when kings come so low as to fawn upon philosophy, which before
     they  neither  valued  nor understood, it is a sign that fails not,
     they are then put to their last trump. Milton.

     Put the housekeeper to her trumps to accommodate them. W. Irving.

                                     Trump

   Trump,  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trumped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trumping.] To
   play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.

                                     Trump

   Trump, v. t. To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as,
   she trumped the first trick.

                                     Trump

   Trump,  v.  t.  [F.  tromper to deceive, in OF., to blow a trumpet, se
   tromper de to mock. See Trump a trumpet.]

   1.  To  trick,  or  impose  on;  to deceive. [Obs.] "To trick or trump
   mankind." B. Jonson.

   2. To impose unfairly; to palm off.

     Authors have been trumped upon us. C. Leslie.

   To  trump up, to devise; to collect with unfairness; to fabricate; as,
   to trump up a charge.
   
                                   Trumpery
                                       
   Trump"er*y  (?),  n. [F. tromperie deceit, fr. tromper to deceive. See
   Trump to trick.] 

   1. Deceit; fraud. [Obs.] Grenewey.

   2.  Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood;
   deceit;  worthless  but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no
   value; rubbish.

     The  trumpery  in  my house, go bring it hither, for state to catch
     these thieves. Shak.

     Upon  the  coming  of  Christ,  very  much, though not all, of this
     idolatrous  trumpery  and superstition was driven out of the world.
     South.

                                   Trumpery

   Trump"er*y, a. Worthless or deceptive in character. "A trumpery little
   ring." Thackeray.

                                    Trumpet

   Trump"et (?), n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See Trump a trumpet.]

   1.  (Mus.)  A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and
   military  exercises,  and of great value in the orchestra. In consists
   of  a  long  metallic  tube,  curved (once or twice) into a convenient
   shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited
   to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable,
   by  means  of  valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their
   compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.

     The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms. Dryden.

   2. (Mil.) A trumpeter. Clarendon.

   3.  One  who  praises,  or  propagates praise, or is the instrument of
   propagating it. Shak.

     That great politician was pleased to have the greatest wit of those
     times . . . to be the trumpet of his praises. Dryden.

   4.  (Mach)  A  funnel,  or  short,  fiaring  pipe,  used as a guide or
   conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
   Ear  trumpet.  See  under  Ear. -- Sea trumpet (Bot.), a great seaweed
   (Ecklonia  buccinalis)  of  the  Southern Ocean. It has a long, hollow
   stem, enlarging upwards, which may be made into a kind of trumpet, and
   is  used  for  many  purposes.  -- Speaking trumpet, an instrument for
   conveying   articulate   sounds   with  increased  force.  --  Trumpet
   animalcule  (Zo\'94l.), any infusorian belonging to Stentor and allied
   genera,  in  which the body is trumpet-shaped. See Stentor. -- Trumpet
   ash (Bot.), the trumpet creeper. [Eng.] -- Trumpet conch (Zo\'94l.), a
   trumpet  shell,  or  triton.  --  Trumpet  creeper (Bot.), an American
   climbing  plant  (Tecoma  radicans)  bearing  clusters  of  large  red
   trumpet-shaped  flowers; -- called also trumpet flower, and in England
   trumpet ash. -- Trumpet fish. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The bellows fish. (b) The
   fistularia.  --  Trumpet flower. (Bot.) (a) The trumpet creeper; also,
   its  blossom.  (b) The trumpet honeysuckle. (c) A West Indian name for
   several plants with trumpet-shaped flowers. -- Trumpet fly (Zo\'94l.),
   a  botfly.  --  Trumpet  honeysuckle (Bot.), a twining plant (Lonicera
   sempervirens)  with  red  and yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; -- called
   also  trumpet flower. -- Trumpet leaf (Bot.), a name of several plants
   of  the genus Sarracenia. -- Trumpet major (Mil.), the chief trumpeter
   of a band or regiment. -- Trumpet marine (Mus.), a monochord, having a
   thick  string, sounded with a bow, and stopped with the thumb so as to
   produce  the harmonic tones; -- said to be the oldest bowed instrument
   known,  and  in form the archetype of all others. It probably owes its
   name  to  "its external resemblance to the large speaking trumpet used
   on  board  Italian  vessels,  which is of the same length and tapering
   shape."  Grove.  --  Trumpet  shell  (Zo\'94l.),  any species of large
   marine  univalve  shells  belonging  to  Triton and allied genera. See
   Triton, 2. -- Trumpet tree. (Bot.) See Trumpetwood.

                                    Trumpet

   Trump"et,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trumpeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Trumpeting.]
   [Cf.  F.  trompeter.]  To  publish  by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to
   noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.

     They  did  nothing  but publish and trumpet all the reproaches they
     could devise against the Irish. Bacon.

                                    Trumpet

   Trump"et,  v.  i.  To  sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to
   utter a trumplike cry.

                                   Trumpeter

   Trump"et*er (?), n.

   1. One who sounds a trumpet.

   2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.

     These men are good trumpeters. Bacon.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a)  Any  one  of several species of long-legged South
   American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is
   abundant,  and  often  domesticated and kept with other poultry by the
   natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry.
   Called  also agami, and yakamik. (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
   (c) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.

   4.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  large  edible  fish (Latris hecateia) of the family
   Cirrhitid\'91, native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs
   as  much  as  fifty  or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food
   fish.

                                  Trumpeting

   Trump"et*ing,  n.  (Mining) A channel cut behind the brick lining of a
   shaft. Raymond.

                                   Trumpets

   Trump"ets  (?),  n.  pl.  (Bot.) A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long,
   hollow leaves.

                                Trumpet-shaped

   Trump"et-shaped`  (?),  a. Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower
   of the trumpet creeper.

                                Trumpet-tongued

   Trump"et-tongued`  (?),  a.  Having  a powerful, far-reaching voice or
   speech.

                                  Trumpetweed

   Trump"et*weed`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  (a)  An  herbaceous  composite plant
   (Eupatorium   purpureum),  often  having  hollow  stems,  and  bearing
   purplish flowers in small corymbed heads. (b) The sea trumpet.

                                  Trumpetwood

   Trump"et*wood`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  tropical  American tree (Cecropia
   peltata) of the Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used
   for wind instruments; -- called also snakewood, and trumpet tree.

                                    Trumpie

   Trum"pie  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  Richardson's  skua  (Stercorarius
   parasiticus).

                                   Trumplike

   Trump"like`  (?),  a.  Resembling  a  trumpet,  esp.  in  sound; as, a
   trumplike voice. Chapman.

                                    Truncal

   Trun"cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the trunk, or body.

                                   Truncate

   Trun"cate  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Truncated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Truncating.]  [L.  truncatus,  p. p. of truncare to cut off, mutilate,
   fr.  truncus  maimed, mutilated, cut short. See Trunk.] To cut off; to
   lop; to maim.

                                   Truncate

   Trun"cate  (?),  a.  [L. truncatus, p. p. ] Appearing as if cut off at
   the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.

                                   Truncated

   Trun"ca*ted (?), a.

   1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.

   2.  (Min.)  Replaced,  or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally
   inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  Lacking  the apex; -- said of certain spiral shells in
   which the apex naturally drops off.
   Truncated  cone  OR pyramid (Geom.), a cone or pyramid whose vertex is
   cut off by a plane, the plane being usually parallel to the base.

                                  Truncation

   Trun*ca"tion (?), n. [L. truncatio.]

   1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.

   2. The state of being truncated.

   3.  (Min.)  The  replacement  of  an  edge  or solid angle by a plane,
   especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces.

                                    Trunch

   Trunch (?), n. [See Truncheon.] A stake; a small post. [Obs.]

                                   Truncheon

   Trun"cheon  (?), n. [OE. tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, broken
   piece,  OF.tronchon,  tron,  F.  tron, fr. OF. & F. tronce, tronche, a
   piece of wood; cf. OF. trons, tros, trois; all perhaps from L. thyrsus
   a stalk, stem, staff. See Thyrsus, and cf. Trounce.]

   1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.

     With his truncheon he so rudely struck. Spenser.

   2. A baton, or military staff of command.

     The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. Shak.

   3.  A  stout  stem,  as  of  a  tree, with the branches lopped off, to
   produce rapid growth. Gardner.

                                   Truncheon

   Trun"cheon, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. Shak.

                                  Truncheoned

   Trun"cheoned (?), a. Having a truncheon.

                                 Truncheoneer

   Trun`cheon*eer" (?), n. A person armed with a truncheon. [Written also
   truncheoner.]

                                    Truncus

   Trun"cus  (?),  n. [L.] (Zo\'94l.) The thorax of an insect. See Trunk,
   n., 5.

                                    Trundle

   Trun"dle (?), n. [AS. tryndel a little shield. See Trend, v. i.]

   1. A round body; a little wheel.

   2. A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck.

   3.  A  motion  as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a
   rolling motion.

   4. (Mach.) (a) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern. (b) One of the bars
   of a lantern wheel.

                                    Trundle

   Trun"dle,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trundled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trundling
   (?).]

   1.  To  roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun
   carriage.

   2.  To  cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop
   or a ball. R. A. Proctor.

                                    Trundle

   Trun"dle, v. i.

   1. To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another.

   2. To roll, or go by revolving, as a hoop.

                                  Trundle-bed

   Trun"dle-bed`  (?),  n. A low bed that is moved on trundles, or little
   wheels,  so  that  it can be pushed under a higher bed; a truckle-bed;
   also, sometimes, a simiral bed without wheels. Chapman.

                                  Trundlehead

   Trun"dle*head` (?), n.

   1.  (Gearing)  One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or
   pinion.

   2. The drumhead of a capstan; especially, the drumhead of the lower of
   two capstans on the sane axis.

                                  Trundletail

   Trun"dle*tail`  (?),  n.  A  round or curled-up tail; also, a dog with
   such a tail. Shak.

                                     Trunk

   Trunk  (?),  n.  [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated;
   perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E. torture. Trunk in the
   sense  of  proboscis  is  fr.  F.  trompe  (the  same word as trompe a
   trumpet),  but  has  been confused in English with trunk the stem of a
   tree (see Trump a trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]

   1.  The  stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the
   main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

     About  the  mossy trunk I wound me soon, For, high from ground, the
     branches would require Thy utmost reach. Milton.

   2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.

   3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery,
   as distinct from the branches.

   4.  (Arch)  That  part of a pilaster which is between the base and the
   capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.

   5.  (Zo\'94l.)  That segment of the body of an insect which is between
   the  head  and  abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the
   truncus.
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   6.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) The proboscis of an elephant. (b) The proboscis of
   an insect.

   7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p

     He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. Howell.

   8.  A  box  or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or
   sometimes  made  of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or
   other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler.

     Locked up in chests and trunks. Shak.

   9.  (Mining)  A  flume  or sluice in which ores are separated from the
   slimes in which they are contained.

   10.  (Steam  Engine)  A  large  pipe forming the piston rod of a steam
   engine,  of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod
   to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe
   directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact.

   11.  A  long,  large  box,  pipe, or conductor, made of plank or metal
   plates,  for  various  uses,  as  for  conveying air to a mine or to a
   furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc.
   Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a trunk. See
   Trunk,  10.  --  Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to
   the  knees. -- Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route
   of conveyance. -- Trunk turtle (Zo\'94l.), the leatherback.

                                     Trunk

   Trunk (?), v. t. [Cf. F. tronquer. See Truncate.]

   1.  To  lop  off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim. [Obs.] "Out of the
   trunked stock." Spenser.

   2.  (Mining)  To  extract  (ores)  from  the  slimes in which they are
   contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9. Weale.

                                   Trunkback

   Trunk"back` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The leatherback.

                                    Trunked

   Trunked (?), a. Having (such) a trunk.

     Thickset with strong and well-trunked trees. Howell.

                                   Trunkfish

   Trunk"fish`   (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  several  species  of
   plectognath  fishes,  belonging  to the genus Ostracion, or the family
   Ostraciontid\'91,   having  an  angular  body  covered  with  a  rigid
   integument  consisting  of bony scales. Some of the species are called
   also coffer fish, and boxfish.

                                   Trunkful

   Trunk"ful  (?),  n.;  pl.  Trunkfuls  (. As much as a trunk will hold;
   enough to fill a trunk.

                                   Trunkwork

   Trunk"work` (?), n. Work or devices suitable to be concealed; a secret
   stratagem. [Obs.]

                                    Trunnel

   Trun"nel (?), n. A trundle. [R.]

                                    Trunnel

   Trun"nel, n. (Shipbuilding) See Treenail.

                                   Trunnion

   Trun"nion  (?),  n. [OF. trognon the stock, stump, or truck of a tree,
   F. trognon a core, stalk, fr.tron a trunk, stem. Cf. Trunk.]

   1.  (Gun.)  A  cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether
   gun,  mortar,  or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of the
   carriage. See Illust. of Cannon.

   2.  (Steam  Engine)  A  gudgeon  on  each side of an oscillating steam
   cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam.
   Trunnion  plate  (Gun.),  a plate in the carriage of a gun, mortar, or
   howitzer,  which  covers  the  upper  part  of  the cheek, and forms a
   bearing  under  the  trunnion.  --  Trunnion  ring (Gun.), a ring on a
   cannon next before the trunnions. [R.]

                                  Trunnioned

   Trun"nioned  (?),  a.  Provided  with  trunnions;  as,  the trunnioned
   cylinder of an oscillating steam engine.

                                    Trusion

   Tru"sion  (?),  n.  [L.trudere,  trusum,  to  thrust,  shove:  cf.  F.
   trusion.] The act of pushing or thrusting. [R.] Bentley.

                                     Truss

   Truss (?), n. [OE. trusse, F. trousse, OF. also tourse; perhaps fr. L.
   tryrsus stalk, stem. Cf. Thyrsus, Torso, Trousers, Trousseau.]

   1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. Fabyan.

     Bearing a truss of trifles at his back. Spenser.

     NOTE: &hand; A  tr uss of  ha y in England is 56 lbs. of old and 60
     lbs. of new hay; a truss of straw is 36 lbs.

   2. A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from
   the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
   [Obs.] Nares.

     Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which bore The stains of
     ancient arms. Drayton.

   3.  (Surg.) A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up
   the  reduced  parts  and  hinder  further  protrusion,  and  for other
   purposes.

   4.  (Bot.)  A  tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or
   stem, of certain plants.

   5.  (Naut.)  The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the
   mast.

   6.  (Arch.  &  Engin.)  An  assemblage  of  members  of wood or metal,
   supported  at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically
   to  those  points, with the least possible strain across the length of
   any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber
   roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built
   with  greater  massiveness  than  is  requisite,  or  are  composed in
   unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style.
   Truss  rod, a rod which forms the tension member of a trussed beam, or
   a tie rod in a truss.

                                     Truss

   Truss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trussed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trussing.] [F.
   trousser. See Truss, n.]

   1. To bind or pack close; to make into a truss. Shak.

     It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet. Chaucer.

   2.  To  take  fast  hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
   [Obs.]

     Who trussing me as eagle doth his prey. Spenser.

   3.  To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace
   or braces.

   4.  To  skewer;  to  make  fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in
   cooking it.

   5. To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up. [Slang.] Sir W.
   Scott.
   To truss a person OR one's self, to adjust and fasten the clothing of;
   especially, to draw tight and tie the laces of garments. [Obs.] "Enter
   Honeysuckle, in his nightcap, trussing himself." J. Webster (1607). --
   To  truss  up,  to  strain; to make close or tight. -- Trussed beam, a
   beam  which is stiffened by a system of braces constituting a truss of
   which the beam is a chord.

                                   Trussing

   Truss"ing (?), n.

   1.  (Arch.  &  Engin.)  The  timbers,  etc., which form a truss, taken
   collectively. Weale.

   2. (Arch. & Engin.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers,
   or  the  like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something
   of the character of a truss.

   3.  The  act  of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry,
   and soaring with it into air. [Obs.]

                                     Trust

   Trust  (?),  n.  [OE. trust, trost, Icel. traust confidence, security;
   akin  to  Dan.  &  Sw.  tr\'94st comfort, consolation, G. trost, Goth.
   trausti a convention, covenant, and E. true. See True, and cf. Tryst.]

   1.  Assured  resting  of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice,
   friendship,  or  other sound principle, of another person; confidence;
   reliance; reliance. "O ever-failing trust in mortal strength!" Milton.

     Most take things upon trust. Locke.

   2.  Credit  given;  especially, delivery of property or merchandise in
   reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an
   equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.

   3.   Assured   anticipation;   dependence  upon  something  future  or
   contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief. "Such trust have we
   through Christ." 2 Cor. iii. 4.

     His  trust  was  with  the  Eternal to be deemed Equal in strength.
     Milton.

   4.  That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in
   confidence; charge; deposit.

   5.  The  condition  or obligation of one to whom anything is confided;
   responsible charge or office.

     [I] serve him truly that will put me in trust. Shak.

     Reward them well, if they observe their trust. Denham.

   6. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

     O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth. Ps. lxxi. 5.

   7.  (Law)  An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee
   or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or
   for  the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a
   confidence  respecting  property  reposed in one person, who is termed
   the  trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que
   trust.

   8.  An  organization  formed  mainly for the purpose of regulating the
   supply  and price of commodities, etc.; as, a sugar trust. [Cant] Syn.
   -- Confidence; belief; faith; hope; expectation.
   Trust  deed  (Law),  a  deed conveying property to a trustee, for some
   specific use.

                                     Trust

   Trust, a. Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.

                                     Trust

   Trust,  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Trusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Trusting.] [OE.
   trusten, trosten. See Trust, n.]

   1.  To  place  confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith,
   in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.

     I will never trust his word after. Shak.

     He  that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived.
     Johnson.

   2. To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

     Trust me, you look well. Shak.

   3.  To  hope  confidently;  to  believe;  --  usually with a phrase or
   infinitive clause as the object.

     I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face. 2 John 12.

     We trustwe have a good conscience. Heb. xiii. 18.

   4. to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.

     Whom,  with  your power and fortune, sir, you trust, Now to suspect
     is vain. Dryden.

   5. To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.

     Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody
     but that of a man-of-war. Macaulay.

   6.  To  give  credit  to;  to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of
   future  payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers
   annually with goods.

   7. To risk; to venture confidently.

     [Beguiled] by thee to trust thee from my side. Milton.

                                     Trust

   Trust, v. i.

   1.  To  have  trust;  to  be  credulous;  to  be won to confidence; to
   confide.

     More to know could not be more to trust. Shak.

   2. To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

     I will trust and not be afraid. Isa. xii. 2.

   3.  To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment;
   to give credit.

     It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to trust. Johnson.

   To  trust  in,  To  trust  on, to place confidence in,; to rely on; to
   depend. "Trust in the Lord, and do good." Ps. xxxvii. 3. "A priest . .
   . on whom we trust." Chaucer.
   
     Her widening streets on new foundations trust. Dryden.
     
   To trust to OR unto, to depend on; to have confidence in; to rely on.
   
     They trusted unto the liers in wait. Judges xx. 36.
     
                                    Trustee

   Trus*tee" (?), n. (Law) A person to whom property is legally committed
   in   trust,  to  be  applied  either  for  the  benefit  of  specified
   individuals,  or  for  public uses; one who is intrusted with property
   for  the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects
   of another are attached in a trustee process. Trustee process (Law), a
   process  by  which  a creditor may attach his debtor's goods, effects,
   and  credits,  in  the  hands  of  a  third person; -- called, in some
   States, the process of foreign attachment, garnishment, or factorizing
   process. [U. S.]

                                    Trustee

   Trus*tee" (?), v. t.

   1.  To  commit  (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an
   estate.

   2.  (Law)  To  attach  (a  debtor's wages, credits, or property in the
   hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor. [U.S.]

                                  Trusteeship

   Trus*tee"ship, n. The office or duty of a trustee.

                                    Truster

   Trust"er (?), n.

   1. One who trusts, or credits.

   2. (Scots Law) One who makes a trust; -- the correlative of trustee.

                                   Trustful

   Trust"ful (?), a.

   1. Full of trust; trusting.

   2.    Worthy    of    trust;   faithful;   trusty;   trustworthy.   --
   Trust"ful*ly,adv. -- Trust"ful*ness, n.

                                   Trustily

   Trust"i*ly (?), adv. In a trusty manner.

                                  Trustiness

   Trust"i*ness, n. The quality or state of being trusty.

                                   Trusting

   Trust"ing,  a.  Having  or  exercising trust; confiding; unsuspecting;
   trustful. -- Trust"ing*ly, adv.

                                   Trustless

   Trust"less,  a.  That  may  not  be  trusted;  not  worthy  of  trust;
   unfaithful. -- Trust"less*ness, n.

                                  Trustworthy

   Trust"wor`thy  (?),  a.  Worthy  of  trust  or  confidence; trusty. --
   Trust"wor`thi*ness (#), n.

                                    Trusty

   Trust"y (?), a. [Compar. Trustier (?); superl. Trustiest.]

   1. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit
   to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.

     Your trusty and most valiant servitor. Shak.

   2. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm.

     His trusty sword he called to his aid. Spenser.

   3. Involving trust; as, a trusty business. [R.] Shak.

                                     Truth

   Truth  (?),  n.;  pl.  Truths (#). [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe, AS.
   tre\'a2w. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]

   1.  The  quality  or  being  true;  as:  --  (a) Conformity to fact or
   reality;  exact  accordance  with that which is, or has been; or shall
   be.  (b)  Conformity  to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an
   example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.

     Plows,  to  go  true,  depend  much  on  the truth of the ironwork.
     Mortimer.

   (c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.

     Alas!  they  had  been friends in youth, But whispering tongues can
     poison truth. Coleridge.

   (d)  The  practice  of  speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood;
   veracity.

     If  this  will  not  suffice, it must appear That malice bears down
     truth. Shak.

   2.  That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or
   generally  on  all  subjects;  real  state  of  things;  fact; verity;
   reality.

     Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor. Zech. viii. 16.

     I long to know the truth here of at large. Shak.

     The  truth  depends  on,  or  is  only  arrived at by, a legitimate
     deduction from all the facts which are truly material. Coleridge.

   3.  A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an
   established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of
   morals.

     Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. 2 Cor. vii. 14.

   4. Righteousness; true religion.

     Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. John i. 17.

     Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth. John xvii. 17.

   In  truth,  in reality; in fact. -- Of a truth, in reality; certainly.
   -- To do truth, to practice what God commands.

     He that doeth truth cometh to the light. John iii. 21.

                                     Truth

   Truth, v. t. To assert as true; to declare. [R.]

     Had  they  [the  ancients]  dreamt this, they would have truthed it
     heaven. Ford.

                                   Truthful

   Truth"ful (?), a. Full of truth; veracious; reliable. -- Truth"ful*ly,
   adv. -- Truth"ful*ness, n.

                                   Truthless

   Truth"less,  a.  Devoid  of  truth;  dishonest;  dishonest;  spurious;
   faithless. -- Truth"less*ness, n.

                                  Truth-lover

   Truth"-lov`er (?), n. One who loves the truth.

     Truth-lover was our English Duke. Tennyson.

                                   Truthness

   Truth"ness, n. Truth. [Obs. & R.] Marston.

                                 Truth-teller

   Truth"-tell`er (?), n. One who tells the truth.

     Truth-teller was our England's Alfred named. Tennyson.

                                    Truthy

   Truth"y  (?),  a.  Truthful;  likely;  probable.  [R.]  "A more truthy
   import." W. G. Palgrave.

                                  Trutination

   Tru`ti*na"tion (?), n. [L. trutinari to weigh, from trutina a balance.
   See Trone a steelyard.] The act of weighing. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

                                  Truttaceous

   Trut*ta"ceous  (?),  a.  [LL.  trutta  a trout, L. tructa. See Trout.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a trout; as, fish of the
   truttaceous kind.

                                      Try

   Try  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. tried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trying.] [OE.
   trien  to  select,  pick out, F. trier to cull, to out, LL. tritare to
   triturate  (hence  the sense of, to thresh, to separate the grain from
   the  straw,  to  select),  L.  terere,  tritum, to rub, bruise, grind,
   thresh. See Trite.]

   1.  To  divide  or  separate,  as one sort from another; to winnow; to
   sift;  to  pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the
   wild corn from the good. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

   2.  To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure
   state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc. Shak.

     The  words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace
     of earth, purified seven times. Ps. xii. 6.

     For  thou,  O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is
     tried. Ps. lxvi. 10.

   3.  To  prove  by  experiment;  to apply a test to, for the purpose of
   determining  the  quality;  to  examine; to prove; to test; as, to try
   weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.

     Let the end try the man. Shak.

   4.  To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering
   or trouble to.

     Thus far to try thee, Adam, I was pleased. Milton.

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   5.  To  experiment  with;  to  test  by  use;  as, to try a remedy for
   disease; to try a horse.

     Come, try upon yourselves what you have seen me. Shak.

     To ease her cares the force of sleep she tries. Swift.

   6.  To  strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his
   eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.

   7. (Law) To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses
   or  other  judicial  evidence  and the principles of law; as, to try a
   cause, or a criminal.

   8.  To  settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an
   appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.

     Left I the court, to see this quarrel tried. Shak.

   9. To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience. Milton.

     Or try the Libyan heat or Scythian cold. Dryden.

   10. To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.

     Let us try . . . to found a path. Milton.

   To  try  on. (a) To put on, as a garment, to ascertain whether it fits
   the  person. (b) To attempt; to undertake. [Slang] Dickens. Syn. -- To
   attempt;  endeavor;  strive;  aim; examine. -- Try, Attempt. To try is
   the  generic,  to  attempt  is the specific, term. When we try, we are
   usually  uncertain as to success; when we attempt, we have always some
   definite  object  in  view  which  we  seek  to  accomplish. We may be
   indifferent  as  to  the  result  of  a  trial,  but we rarely attempt
   anything without a desire to succeed.

     He  first  deceased:  she  for  a little tried To live without him;
     liked it not, and died. Sir H. Wotton.

     Alack,  I  am  afraid  they  have  a waked, And 't is not done. The
     attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us. Shak.

                                      Try

   Try (?), v. i.

   1.  To  exert  strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt;
   as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.

   2. To do; to fare; as, how do you try! [Prov. Eng.]

                                      Try

   Try, n.

   1. A screen, or sieve, for grain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Holland.

   2. Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.

     This breaking of his has been but a try for his friends. Shak.

   Try cock, a gauge cock. See under Gauge.

                                      Try

   Try,  a.  [Cf.  Try, v. t.] Refined; select; excellent; choice. [Obs.]
   "Sugar that is try." Chaucer.

                                    Trygon

   Try"gon  (tr&imac;"g&ocr;n)  n.  [L., a sting ray, from Gr. (Zo\'94l.)
   Any one of several species of large sting rays belonging to Trygon and
   allied genera.

                                    Trying

   Try"ing,   a.  Adapted  to  try,  or  put  to  severe  trial;  severe;
   afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position.

                                    Trypsin

   Tryp"sin  (?),  n.  [Cr.  (physiol.) A proteolytic ferment, or enzyme,
   present  in  the  pancreatic  juice.  Unlike the pepsin of the gastric
   juice,  it  acts in a neutral or alkaline fluid, and not only converts
   the  albuminous matter of the food into soluble peptones, but also, in
   part, into leucin and tyrosin.

                                  Trypsinogen

   Tryp*sin"o*gen  (?), n. [Trypsin + -gen.] (Physiol.) The antecedent of
   trypsin,  a  substance which is contained in the cells of the pancreas
   and gives rise to the trypsin.

                                    Tryptic

   Tryp"tic  (?),  a.  (Physiol.)  Relating  to trypsin or to its action;
   produced by trypsin; as, trypsin digestion.

                                   Tryptone

   Tryp"tone  (?),  n.  (Physiol. Chem.) The peptone formed by pancreatic
   digestion; -- so called because it is formed through the agency of the
   ferment trypsin.

                                    Trysail

   Try"sail  (?),  n.  (Naut.)  A  fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and
   hoisted  on  a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast,
   close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also
   spencer. Totten.

                                  Try-square

   Try"-square`  (?), n. An instrument used by carpenters, joiners, etc.,
   for laying off right angles off right angles, and testing whether work
   is square.

                                     Tryst

   Tryst (?), n. [OE. trist, tryst, a variant of trust; cf. Icel. treysta
   to make trusty, fr. traust confidence, security. See Trust, n.]

   1. Trust. [Obs.]

   2.  An  appointment  to  meet;  also,  an  appointed  place or time of
   meeting; as, to keep tryst; to break tryst. [Scot. or Poetic]
   To  bide  tryst,  to  wait, at the appointed time, for one with whom a
   tryst or engagement is made; to keep an engagement or appointment.

     The  tenderest-hearted maid That ever bided tryst at village stile.
     Tennyson.

                                     Tryst

   Tryst, v. t. [OE. tristen, trysten. See Tryst, n.]

   1. To trust. [Obs.]

   2.  To  agree  with to meet at a certain place; to make an appointment
   with. [Scot.] Burns.

                                     Tryst

   Tryst, v. i. To mutually agree to meet at a certain place. [Scot.]

                                    Tryster

   Tryst"er (?), n. One who makes an appointment, or tryst; one who meets
   with another.

                                   Trysting

   Tryst"ing,  n.  An appointment; a tryst. Trysting day, an arranged day
   of meeting or assembling, as of soldiers, friends, and the like.

     And  named  a trysting day, And bade his messengers ride forth East
     and west and south and north, To summon his array. Macaulay.

   --  Trysting place, a place designated for the assembling of soldiers,
   the  meeting  of  parties for an interview, or the like; a rendezvous.
   Byron.

                                     Tsar

   Tsar (?), n. The title of the emperor of Russia. See Czar.

                               Tsarina, Tsaritsa

   Tsa*ri"na  (?),  Tsa*rit"sa (?), n. [Russ. tsaritsa. Cf. Czarina.] The
   title of the empress of Russia. See Czarina.

                                  Tschakmeck

   Tschak*meck" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The chameck.

                                    Tschego

   Tsche"go  (?),  n.  [From  a  native  name.] (Zo\'94l.) A West African
   anthropoid  ape  allied  to  the  gorilla  and chimpanzee, and by some
   considered  only a variety of the chimpanzee. It is noted for building
   large, umbrella-shaped nests in trees. Called also tscheigo, tschiego,
   nschego, nscheigo.

                                     Tsebe

   Tse"be (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The springbok.

                                    Tsetse

   Tset"se,  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  venomous two-winged African fly (Glossina
   morsitans) whose bite is very poisonous, and even fatal, to horses and
   cattle,  but  harmless to men. It renders extensive districts in which
   it  abounds uninhabitable during certain seasons of the year. [Written
   also  tzetze,  and tsetze.] <-- carrier of sleeping sickness, in areas
   where that disease is endemic. -->

                                   T square

   T" square` (?). See under T.

                                    Tuatera

   Tu`a*te"ra (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Hatteria.

                                      Tub

   Tub  (?), n. [OE. tubbe; of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. LG. tubbe,
   D. tobbe.]

   1. An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind
   of  short  cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, --
   used for various purposes.

   2.  The  amount  which a tub contains, as a measure of quantity; as, a
   tub of butter; a tub of camphor, which is about 1 cwt., etc.

   3.  Any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain old form of pulpit;
   a short, broad boat, etc., -- often used jocosely or opprobriously.

     All  being took up and busied, some in pulpits and some in tubs, in
     the grand work of preaching and holding forth. South.

   4. A sweating in a tub; a tub fast. [Obs.] Shak.

   5. A small cask; as, a tub of gin.

   6.  A  box  or  bucket  in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; -- so
   called by miners.
   Tub  fast,  an  old  mode  of  treatment  for the venereal disease, by
   sweating  in  a  close place, or tub, and fasting. [Obs.] Shak. -- Tub
   wheel,  a  horizontal  water  wheel,  usually  in  the form of a short
   cylinder, to the circumference of which spiral vanes or floats, placed
   radially, are attached, turned by the impact of one or more streams of
   water,  conducted  so as to strike against the floats in the direction
   of a tangent to the cylinder.

                                      Tub

   Tub,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p. p. Tubbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tubbing.] To
   plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant.

                                      Tub

   Tub,  i.  To  make  use  of  a bathing tub; to lie or be in a bath; to
   bathe. [Colloq.]

     Don't we all tub in England ? London Spectator.

                                     Tuba

   Tu"ba  (?),  n.  [L.,  trumpet.]  (Mus.) (a) An ancient trumpet. (b) A
   sax-tuba. See Sax-tuba.

                                     Tubal

   Tub"al  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  tube; specifically, of or
   pertaining to one of the Fallopian tubes; as, tubal pregnancy.

                                    Tubbing

   Tub"bing (?), n.

   1. The forming of a tub; also, collectively, materials for tubs.

   2. A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine; especially,
   a  series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used to enable those
   who sink a shaft to penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety.

                                     Tubby

   Tub"by  (?),  a.  Resembling  a  tub;  specifically  sounding dull and
   without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound;
   as, a tubby violin.

                                     Tube

   Tube (?), n. [L.tubus; akin to tuba a trumpet: cf F. tube.]

   1.  A  hollow  cylinder,  of  any material, used for the conveyance of
   fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe.

   2. A telescope. "Glazed optic tube." Milton.

   3. A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other
   substance.

   4. (Bot.) The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla.

   5.  (Gun.)  A priming tube, or friction primer. See under Priming, and
   Friction.

   6. (Steam Boilers) A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing
   water  and  surrounded  by  flame  or hot gases, or else surrounded by
   water and forming a flue for the gases to pass through.

   7.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) A more or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case
   secreted  or  constructed  by many annelids, crustaceans, insects, and
   other animals, for protection or concealment. See Illust. of Tubeworm.
   (b) One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk.
   Capillary  tube, a tube of very fine bore. See Capillary. -- Fire tube
   (Steam  Boilers), a tube which forms a flue. -- Tube coral. (Zo\'94l.)
   Same  as  Tubipore.  --  Tube  foot  (Zo\'94l.), one of the ambulacral
   suckers  of  an  echinoderm.  --  Tube  plate,  OR  Tube  sheet (Steam
   Boilers),  a flue plate. See under Flue. -- Tube pouch (Mil.), a pouch
   containing  priming  tubes.  --  Tube  spinner  (Zo\'94l.), any one of
   various  species  of spiders that construct tubelike webs. They belong
   to  Tegenaria,  Agelena,  and  allied  genera.  --  Water  tube (Steam
   Boilers),  a  tube  containing  water  and  surrounded by flame or hot
   gases.

                                     Tube

   Tube,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Tubed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tubing.] To
   furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well.

                                   Tubeform

   Tube"form (?), a. In the form of a tube; tubular; tubiform.

                                  Tube-nosed

   Tube"-nosed`  (?),  a. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Having the nostrils prolonged in
   the  form  of  horny  tubes  along  the  sides of the beak; -- said of
   certain sea birds. (b) Belonging to the Tubinares.

                                     Tuber

   Tu"ber (?), n.[L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to swell. Cf.
   Tumid.]

   1.  (Bot.)  (a)  A  fleshy,  rounded  stem or root, usually containing
   starchy  matter,  as  the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock.
   See Illust. of Tuberous. (b) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.

   2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle.

                                   Tubercle

   Tu"ber*cle  (?),  n.  [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F. tubercule,
   OF. also tubercle. See Tuber.]

   1.  A  small  knoblike  prominence  or excrescence, whether natural or
   morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone; the tubercles
   appearing on the body in leprosy.

   2.  (Med.)  A  small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially,
   the  deposit  which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed
   of  a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which
   gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most
   frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.
   Tubercle  bacillus  (Med.),  a  minute  vegetable  organism  (Bacillus
   tuberculosis) discovered by Koch, a German physician, in the sputum of
   consumptive patients and in tuberculous tissue, and believed to be the
   exciting  cause  of  tubercles  and  tuberculosis.  <--  Mycobacterium
   tuberculosis, Koch's bacillus. -->

                                   Tubercled

   Tu"ber*cled  (?),  a.  Having  tubercles;  affected  with,  tubercles;
   tuberculate; as, a tubercled lung or stalk.

                                  Tubercular

   Tu*ber"cu*lar (?), a.

   1. Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.

   2. Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence.

   3.   (Med.)   Characterized  by  the  development  of  tubercles;  as,
   tubercular diathesis.

                           Tuberculate, Tuberculated

   Tu*ber"cu*late (?), Tu*ber"cu*la`ted (?), a. [NL. tuberculatus: cf. F.
   tubercul\'82.] Tubercled; tubercular.

                                  Tuberculin

   Tu*ber"cu*lin  (?), n. [See Tubercle.] A fluid containing the products
   formed  by  the  growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture
   medium.

                                Tuberculization

   Tu*ber`cu*li*za"tion  (?), n. (Med.) The development of tubercles; the
   condition of one who is affected with tubercles.

                           Tuberculose, Tuberculous

   Tu*ber"cu*lose` (?), Tu*ber"cu*lous (?), a. Having tubercles; affected
   with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

                                 Tuberculosis

   Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis  (?),  n. [NL. See Tubercle.] (Med.) A constitutional
   disease  characterized  by the production of tubercles in the internal
   organs,  and  especially  in  the lungs, where it constitutes the most
   common  variety  of  pulmonary consumption.<-- caused by Mycobacterium
   tuberculosis. See Tubercle bacillus. -->

                                  Tuberculum

   Tu*ber"cu*lum  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tubercula  (#).  [L.,  dim.  of tuber a
   swelling.] (Zo\'94l.) A tubercle.

                                 Tuberiferous

   Tu`ber*if"er*ous  (?),  a.  [Tuber  +  -ferous.]  Producing or bearing
   tubers.

                                   Tuberose

   Tube"rose`  (?),  n. [Cf. G. tuberose, F. tub\'82reuse, NL. Polianthes
   tuberosa.  See  Tuberous.] (Bot.) A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a
   tuberous  root  and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its
   beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.

                                   Tuberose

   Tu"ber*ose` (?), a. Tuberous.

                                  Tuberosity

   Tu`ber*os"i*ty    (?),    n.;    pl.   Tuberosities   (#).   [Cf.   F.
   tub\'82rosit\'82.]

   1. The state of being tuberous.

   2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.

                                   Tuberous

   Tu"ber*ous  (?),  a. [L. tuberosus: cf. F. tub\'82reux. See Tuber, and
   cf. also Tuberose.]

   1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.

   2.  (Bot.)  Consisting  of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber. --
   Tu"ber*ous*ness, n.

                                  Tube-shell

   Tube"-shell`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a
   shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell.

                                   Tubeworm

   Tube"worm` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any annelid which constructs a tube; one
   of the Tubicol\'91.

                                    Tubfish

   Tub"fish`  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo).
   See Illust. under Gurnard. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tubful

   Tub"ful  (?), n.; pl. Tubfuls (. As much as a tub will hold; enough to
   fill a tub.

                                  Tubicinate

   Tu*bic"i*nate (?), v. i. [L. tubicen trumpeter.] To blow a trumpet.

                                  Tubicol\'91

   Tu*bic"o*l\'91  (?),  n.  pl.  [L.  tubus a tube + colere to inhabit.]
   (Zo\'94l.) A division of annelids including those which construct, and
   habitually  live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments usually bear
   gills  and  cirri.  Called  also Sedentaria, and Capitibranchiata. See
   Serpula, and Sabella.

                                   Tubicolar

   Tu*bic"o*lar (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Tubicolous.

                                   Tubicole

   Tu"bi*cole (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tubicol\'91.

                                  Tubicolous

   Tu*bic"o*lous (?), a. [See Tubicol\'91.] (Zo\'94l.) Inhabiting a tube;
   as, tubicolous worms.

                                   Tubicorn

   Tu"bi*corn  (?),  n.  [L.  tubus tube + cornu horn: cf. F. tubicorne.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  Any  ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered
   with a horny sheath; a hollow-horned ruminant.

                                  Tubicornous

   Tu"bi*corn`ous (?), a. Having hollow horns.

                                   Tubiform

   Tu"bi*form  (?),  a.  Having  the  form of a tube; tubeform. "Tubiform
   cells." Carpenter.

                                   Tubinares

   Tu`bi*na"res  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  fr.  L.  tubus  tube  +  nares the
   nostrils.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  tribe  of sea birds comprising the petrels,
   shearwaters,  albatrosses,  hagdons,  and  allied birds having tubular
   horny nostrils.
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                                    Tubing

   Tub"ing (?), n.

   1. The act of making tubes.

   2.  A  series  of  tubes;  tubes, collectively; a length or piece of a
   tube; material for tubes; as, leather tubing.

                                   Tubipora

   Tu*bip"o*ra  (?),  n. [NL., from L. tubus tube + porus passage, pore.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of  halcyonoids  in which the skeleton, or coral
   (called  organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel cylindrical
   tubes  united  at  intervals  by  transverse  plates. These corals are
   usually  red  or purple and form large masses. They are natives of the
   tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

                                   Tubipore

   Tu"bi*pore  (?),  n.  [Cf. F. tubipore.] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of the
   genus Tubipora.

                                  Tubiporite

   Tu"bi*po*rite  (?),  n.  (Paleon.)  Any  fossil  coral  of  the  genus
   Syringopora  consisting  of a cluster of upright tubes united together
   by small transverse tubules.

                                   Tubivalve

   Tu"bi*valve  (?),  n.  [See  Tube,  Valve.] (Zo\'94l.) A shell or tube
   formed by an annelid, as a serpula.

                                    Tubman

   Tub"man  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tubmen  (.  (Eng.  Law)  One  of the two most
   experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer. Cf. Postman, 2.

                                    Tubular

   Tu"bu*lar  (?),  a.  [L.  tubulus,  dim. of tubus a tube, or pipe. See
   Tube.]  Having  the  form  of  a  tube, or pipe; consisting of a pipe;
   fistular;  as,  a tubular snout; a tubular calyx. Also, containing, or
   provided  with,  tubes.  Tubular  boiler. See under Boiler. -- Tubular
   breathing   (Med.),   a   variety   of  respiratory  sound,  heard  on
   auscultation  over  the  lungs in certain cases of disease, resembling
   that  produced  by  the  air  passing  through the trachea. -- Tubular
   bridge,  a  bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or tube, made of iron
   plates riveted together, as the Victoria bridge over the St. Lawrence,
   at  Montreal, Canada, and the Britannia bridge over the Menai Straits.
   --  Tubular  girder,  a  plate girder having two or more vertical webs
   with a space between them.

                                   Tubularia

   Tu`bu*la"ri*a  (?),  n.  [NL.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A genus of hydroids having
   large,  naked,  flowerlike  hydranths at the summits of long, slender,
   usually  simple, stems. The gonophores are small, and form clusters at
   the bases of the outer tentacles.

                                 Tubulari\'91

   Tu`bu*la"ri*\'91 (?), n. pl. [NL.] See Tubularida.

                                  Tubularian

   Tu`bu*la"ri*an  (?),  n. (Zool.) Any hydroid belonging to the suborder
   Tubularida.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ese hy droids usually form tufts of delicate tubes,
     and both gonophores and hydranths are naked. The gonophores of many
     of  the  species  become  free  jellyfishes; those of other species
     remain  permanently  attached  as  medusoid  buds or sporosacs. See
     Illust. under Gonosome, and Cymnoblastea.

                                  Tubularian

   Tu`bu*la"ri*an, a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the tubularians.

                                  Tubularida

   Tu"bu*lar`i*da  (?),  n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive division of
   Hydroidea; the tubularians; -- called also Athecata, Gymnoblastea, and
   Tubulari\'91.

                                   Tubulate

   Tu"bu*late  (?),  a.  [L. tubulatus. See Tubular.] Tubular; tubulated;
   tubulous.

                                   Tubulated

   Tu"bu*la`ted (?), a. Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a
   tube,  or  elongated  opening.  Tubulated  bottle OR retort (Chem.), a
   bottle  or  retort  having a stoppered opening for the introduction or
   removal of materials.

                                  Tubulation

   Tu`bu*la"tion  (?), n. (Chem.) The act of shaping or making a tube, or
   of providing with a tube; also, a tube or tubulure; as, the tubulation
   of a retort.

                                  Tubulature

   Tu"bu*la`ture (?), n. (Chem.) A tubulure.

                                    Tubule

   Tu"bule  (?),  n.  [F.  tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, a
   pipe.]

   1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

   2.  (Anat.)  A  minute  tube  lined with glandular epithelium; as, the
   uriniferous tubules of the kidney.

                                Tubulibranchian

   Tu`bu*li*bran"chi*an (?), n. (Zool.) One of the Tubulibranchiata.

                               Tubulibranchiata

   Tu`bu*li*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. tubulus a little tube
   +  branchia a gill.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of gastropod mollusks having a
   tubular shell. Vermetus is an example.

                                  Tubulicole

   Tu"bu*li*cole`  (?),  n. [L. tubulus little tube + colere to inhabit.]
   (Zo\'94l.) Any hydroid which has tubular chitinous stems.

                                 Tubulidentate

   Tu`bu*li*den"tate  (?), a. [Tubule + dentate.] (Zo\'94l.) Having teeth
   traversed by canals; -- said of certain edentates.

                                  Tubuliform

   Tu"bu*li*form`  (?),  a.  [Cf.  F.  tubuliforme.] Having the form of a
   small tube.

                                  Tubulipore

   Tu"bu*li*pore"  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of numerous species of
   Bryozoa  belonging  to  Tubulipora  and  allied genera, having tubular
   calcareous calicles.

                              Tubulose, Tubulous

   Tu"bu*lose` (?), Tu"bu*lous (?), a. [Cf. F. tubuleux. See Tubule.]

   1.  Resembling,  or  in  the  form  of, a tube; longitudinally hollow;
   specifically  (Bot.),  having  a  hollow  cylindrical  corolla,  often
   expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower.

   2.  Containing,  or  consisting  of, small tubes; specifically (Bot.),
   composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a tubulous compound flower.
   Tubulous  boiler,  a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes containing
   water   and   surrounded   by   flame  and  hot  gases;  --  sometimes
   distinguished from tubular boiler.
   
                                   Tubulure
                                       
   Tu"bu*lure  (?), n. [Cf. F. tubulure.] (Chem.) A short tubular opening
   at  the  top  of  a  retort,  or  at  the  top  or side of a bottle; a
   tubulation. 

                                     Tucan

   Tu*can"   (?),   n.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  Mexican  pocket  gopher  (Geomys
   Mexicanus).  It  resembles  the  common  pocket  gopher of the Western
   United States, but is larger. Called also tugan, and tuza.

                                     Tucet

   Tu"cet (?), n. See Tucket, a steak. [Obs.]

                                     Tuch

   Tuch  (?),  n.  [See  Touchstone.]  A  dark-colored  kind  of  marble;
   touchstone. [Obs.] Sir J. Harrington.

                                     Tuck

   Tuck  (?),  n.  [F.  estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and
   akin  to  E. stock. See Stock.] A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.]
   Shak.

     He  wore  large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier,
     of tremendous length. Sir W. Scot.

                                     Tuck

   Tuck, n. [Cf. Tocsin.] The beat of a drum. Scot.

                                     Tuck

   Tuck,  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Tucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tucking.] [OE.
   tukken,  LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to
   entice,  G.  zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug.
   See Tug.]

   1.  To  draw  up;  to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower
   compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves.

   2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.

   3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck
   a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.

   4.  [Perhaps  originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf.
   Tocsin.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tuck

   Tuck, v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]

                                     Tuck

   Tuck, n.

   1.  A  horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten
   it; a plait.

   2.  A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also
   tuck-net.

   3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See Tug. Life of A. Wood.

   4.  (Naut.)  The  part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks
   meet under the stern.

   5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] T. Hughes.

                                   Tuckahoe

   Tuck"a*hoe  (?),  n.  [North American Indian, bread.] (Bot.) A curious
   vegetable  production  of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing
   under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real
   nature is unknown. Called also Indian bread, and Indian loaf.

                                    Tucker

   Tuck"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who,  or  that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with
   which tuck are made.

   2.  A  narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or
   attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in
   the 17th century and later.

   3. [See Tuck, v. t., 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Tucker

   Tuck"er, v. t. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]

                                    Tucket

   Tuck"et  (?),  n.  [It  toccata  a  prelude, fr. toccare to touch. See
   Toccata,  Touch.]  A  slight  flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [Obs.]
   Tucket sonance, the sound of the tucket. [Obs.]

     Let  the  trumpets  sound The tucket sonance and the note to mount.
     Shak.

                                    Tucket

   Tuck"et,  n.  [Cf.  It.  tocchetto a ragout of fish, meat, fr. tocco a
   bit, morsel, LL. tucetum, tuccetum, a thick gravy.] A steak; a collop.
   [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

                                   Tuck-net

   Tuck"-net` (?), n. See Tuck, n., 2.

                                     Tucum

   Tu"cum  (?),  n.  [So called by the Indians of Brazil.] A fine, strong
   fiber  obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum
   vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding
   this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber.

                                    Tucuma

   Tu*cu"ma  (?),  n.  (Bot.) A Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum Tucuma) which
   furnishes an edible fruit.

                                     Tudor

   Tu"dor  (?), a. Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended
   from  Owen  Tudor  of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V.
   The  first  reigning  Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth. Tudor
   style  (Arch.),  the  latest  development  of  Gothic  architecture in
   England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat four-centered arches,
   shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the walls.

                                      Tue

   Tu"e (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The parson bird.

                                    Tuefall

   Tue"fall (?), n. (Arch.) See To-fall. [Eng.]

                                   Tue-iron

   Tue"-i`ron (?), n. See Tuy\'8are.

                                   Tue-irons

   Tue"-i`rons, n. pl. A pair of blacksmith's tongs.

                                    Tuesday

   Tues"day  (?),  n.  [OE. Tewesday, AS. Tiwes d\'91g the day of Tiw the
   god  of  war;  akin  to  OHG.  Zio,  Icel.  T, L. Jupiter, Gr. Ziostac
   Tuesday,  G.  Dienstag,  Icel. T. See Deity, Day, and cf. Jovial.] The
   third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday.

                                     Tuet

   Tu"et (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tufa

   Tu"fa  (?),  [It. fufo soft, sandy stone, L. tofus, tophus. Cf. Tofus,
   Toph,  and  Tophin.]  (Min.)  (a)  A  soft  or  porous stone formed by
   depositions  from water, usually calcareous; -- called also calcareous
   tufa.   (b)  A  friable  volcanic  rock  or  conglomerate,  formed  of
   consolidated cinders, or scoria.

                                   Tufaceous

   Tu*fa"ceous  (?),  a.  [Cf.  It.  tufaceo,  L. tofaceus, tofacius. See
   Tufa.] (Min.) Pertaining to tufa; consisting of, or resembling, tufa.

                                     Tuff

   Tuff (?), n. (Min.) Same as Tufa.

                                    Tuffoon

   Tuf*foon" (?), n. See Typhoon. [R.]

                                     Tuft

   Tuft  (?), n. [Prov. E. tuff, F. touffe; of German origin; cf. G. zopf
   a weft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree. See Top summit.]

   1. A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch;
   a  waving  or  bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or
   feathers.

   2. A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.

     Under a tuft of shade. Milton.

     Green lake, and cedar fuft, and spicy glade. Keble.

   3.  A  nobleman,  or  person  of  quality,  especially  in the English
   universities;  --  so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap
   worn by them. [Cant, Eng.]

     Several young tufts, and others of the faster men. T. Hughes.

                                     Tuft

   Tuft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tufted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tufting.]

   1. To separate into tufts.

   2. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft. Thomson.

                                     Tuft

   Tuft, v. i. To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.

                                  Tuf-taffeta

   Tuf-taf"fe*ta  (?),  n. A silk fabric formerly in use, having a nap or
   pile. [Written also tuft-taffeta.]

                                    Tufted

   Tuft"ed (?), a.

   1. Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck.

   2. Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty.

     The tufted crowtoe, and pale jessamine. Milton.

     Tufted trees and springing corn. Pope.

   Tufted duck (Zo\'94l.), the ring-necked duck. [Local, U.S.]

                                  Tufthunter

   Tuft"hunt`er  (?),  n. A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality,
   especially  in  English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3. [Cant,
   Eng.] Halliwell.

                                  Tufthunting

   Tuft"hunt`ing,  n.  The  practice  of  seeking  after, and hanging on,
   noblemen,  or  persons of quality, especially in English universities.
   [Cant, Eng.]

                                     Tufty

   Tuft"y (?), a.

   1. Abounding with tufts.

     Both in the tufty frith and in the mossy fell. Drayton.

   2. Growing in tufts or clusters.

     Where tufty daisies nod at every gale. W. Browne.

                                      Tug

   Tug  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Tugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tugging.]
   [OE.  toggen;  akin  to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to jerk, draw,
   Icel. toga to draw, AS. t\'82on, p. p. togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG.
   ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L. ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v.
   t., Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a plaything.]

   1.  To  pull  or  draw with great effort; to draw along with continued
   exertion;  to  haul  along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a
   ship into port.

     There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. Roscommon.

   2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]

     To ease the pain, His tugged cars suffered with a strain. Hudibras.

                                      Tug

   Tug, v. i.

   1.  To  pull  with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the
   oar; to tug against the stream.

     He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton.

   2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.

     England now is left To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth The
     unowed interest of proud-swelling state. Shak.

                                      Tug

   Tug, n.

   1.  A  pull  with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called
   tug of war; a supreme effort.

     At  the  tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking
     walls. Dryden.

   2.  A  sort  of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
   [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

   3.  (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called
   also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.

   4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.

   5.  (Mining.)  An  iron  hook  of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is
   affixed.
   Tug  iron,  an  iron  hook  or  button  to which a tug or trace may be
   attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.

                                     Tugan

   Tu*gan" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tucan.

                                    Tugboat

   Tug"boat` (?), n. See Tug, n., 3.

                                    Tugger

   Tug"ger (?), n. One who tugs.

                                   Tuggingly

   Tug"ging*ly (?), adv. In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.

                                     Tulle

   Tulle (?), n. [Cf. F. tuile a tile.] In plate armor, a suspended plate
   in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.

                                    Tuition

   Tu*i"tion  (?),  n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri, p. p.
   tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition. Cf. Tutor.]

   1.  Superintending  care over a young person; the particular watch and
   care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.

   2. Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching; instruction; as,
   children are sent to school for tuition; his tuition was thorough.

   3.   The  money  paid  for  instruction;  the  price  or  payment  for
   instruction.

                                  Tuitionary

   Tu*i"tion*a*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to tuition.

                                   Tuko-tuko

   Tu"ko-tu*ko  (?),  n.  [From the native name .] (Zo\'94l.) A burrowing
   South  American  rodent (Ctenomys Braziliensis). It has small eyes and
   ears  and  a short tail. It resembles the pocket gopher in size, form,
   and habits, but is more nearly allied to the porcupines. [Written also
   tucu-tuco.]

                                  Tula metal

   Tu"la met`al (?). An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in
   Russia. [Written also toola metal.]

                                     Tule

   Tu"le (?), n. [Mex.] (Bot.) A large bulrush (Scirpus lacustris, and S.
   Tatora)  growing  abundantly  on  overflowed  land  in  California and
   elsewhere.
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                                     Tulip

   Tu"lip  (?),  n.  [F.  tulipe, OF. also tulipan, It. tulipano, tulipa,
   from  Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally, a turban, Per. dulband; -- so
   called  from  the  resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban.
   See  Turban.]  (Bot.)  Any  plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many
   varieties   are  cultivated  for  their  beautiful,  often  variegated
   flowers.  Tulip  tree.  (a)  A  large  American tree bearing tuliplike
   flowers.   See   Liriodendron.  (b)  A  West  Indian  malvaceous  tree
   (Paritium, OR Hibiscus, tiliaceum).

                                  Tulip-eared

   Tu"lip-eared`   (?),   a.   (Zo\'94l.)  Having  erect,  pointed  ears;
   prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs.

                                   Tulipist

   Tu"lip*ist,  n.  A person who is especially devoted to the cultivation
   of tulips. Sir T. Browne.

                                  Tulipomania

   Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a  (?),  n.  [Tulip + mania.] A violent passion for the
   acquisition  or  cultivation  of  tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to
   have been coined by Menage.

     NOTE: &hand; In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the
     cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634,
     and,  like  a  violent  epidemic,  seized  upon  all classes of the
     community,  leading  to disasters and misery such as the records of
     commerce  or  of bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip
     marts  had  been  established  in  Amsterdam,  Rotterdam,  Haarlem,
     Leyden,  and  various  other towns, where tulip bulbs were sold and
     resold  in  the  same manner as stocks are on the Stock Exchange of
     London.

   Baird.

                                 Tulipomaniac

   Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*ac (?), n. One who is affected with tulipomania.

                                  Tulip-shell

   Tu"lip-shell`  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A large, handsomely colored, marine
   univalve  shell  (Fasciolaria  tulipa)  native  of the Southern United
   States.  The  name  is  sometimes  applied  also  to  other species of
   Fasciolaria.

                                   Tulipwood

   Tu"lip*wood`  (?),  n.  The  beautiful  rose-colored striped wood of a
   Brazilian  tree  (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers
   for   inlaying.  Queensland  tulipwood,  the  variegated  wood  of  an
   Australian  sapindaceous  tree  (Harpullia  pendula).  J. Smith (Dict.
   Econ. Plants).

                                     Tull

   Tull (?), v. t. [OE. tullen. See Tole.] To allure; to tole. [Obs.]

     With empty hands men may no hawkes tull. Chaucer.

                                     Tulle

   Tulle  (?), n. [F.; -- so called from the town of Tulle, in France.] A
   kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.

                                    Tullian

   Tul"li*an  (?),  a.  [L.  Tullianus, from Tullius, the name of a Roman
   gens.]  Belonging  to,  or  in  the  style  of,  Tully (Marcus Tullius
   Cicero).

                                   Tullibee

   Tul"li*bee  (?),  n. (Zo\'94l.) A whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found
   in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called also mongrel whitefish.

                                    Tumble

   Tum"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tumbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tumbling
   (?).]  [OE.  tumblen,  AS.  tumbian  to turn heels over head, to dance
   violently;  akin  to D. tuimelen to fall, Sw. tumla, Dan. tumle, Icel.
   tumba; and cf. G. taumeln to reel, to stagger.]

   1.  To  roll  over,  or  to  and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a
   person on pain tumbles and tosses.

   2.  To  roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated;
   as, to tumble from a scaffold.

     He  who  tumbles from a tower surely has a greater blow than he who
     slides from a molehill. South.

   3. To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to
   perform the feats of an acrobat. Rowe.
   To  tumble  home (Naut.), to incline inward, as the sides of a vessel,
   above  the  bends  or  extreme  breadth;  --  used  esp. in the phrase
   tumbling home. Cf. Wall-sided.
   
                                    Tumble
                                       
   Tum"ble, v. t. 

   1. To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search;
   to  roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw
   down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.;
   as, to tumble books or papers.

   2. To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.

                                    Tumble

   Tum"ble, n. Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.

                                   Tumblebug

   Tum"ble*bug` (?), n. See Tumbledung.

                                  Tumble-down

   Tum"ble-down`  (?),  a.  Ready  to  fall;  dilapidated; ruinous; as, a
   tumble-down house. [Colloq.]

                                  Tumbledung

   Tum"ble*dung`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  numerous species of
   scaraboid  beetles  belonging to Scarab\'91us, Copris, Phan\'91us, and
   allied  genera.  The  female  lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung
   which she rolls by means of her hind legs to a burrow excavated in the
   earth in which she buries it.

                                    Tumbler

   Tum"bler (?), n.

   1.  One  who  tumbles;  one who plays tricks by various motions of the
   body; an acrobat.

   2.  A  movable  obstruction  in  a lock, consisting of a lever, latch,
   wheel,  slide,  or  the  like,  which must be adjusted to a particular
   position  by  a  key  or  other means before the bolt can be thrown in
   locking or unlocking.

   3. (Firearms) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a
   gunlock,  upon  which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches
   for sear point to enter.

   4.  A  drinking  glass,  without  a foot or stem; -- so called because
   originally  it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down
   with  any  liquor  in  it,  thus  compelling the drinker to finish his
   measure.

   5.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  variety  of  the domestic pigeon remarkable for its
   habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.

   6.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  breed  of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They
   were formerly used in hunting rabbits.

   7. A kind of cart; a tumbrel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

                                  Tumblerful

   Tum"bler*ful  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tumblerfuls (. As much as a tumbler will
   hold; enough to fill a tumbler.

                                  Tumbleweed

   Tum"ble*weed`  (?),  n.  (Bot.) Any plant which habitually breaks away
   from  its  roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light,
   rolling  mass,  over  the  fields  and  prairies; as witch grass, wild
   indigo, Amarantus albus, etc.

                                   Tumbling

   Tum"bling  (?),  a.  & vb. n. from Tumble, v. Tumbling barrel. Same as
   Rumble, n., 4. -- Tumbling bay, an overfall, or weir, in a canal.

                               Tumbrel, Tumbril

   Tum"brel  (?), Tum"bril (?) n. [OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber
   to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tumble.]

   1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.

   2. A rough cart. Tusser. Tatler.

   3. (Mil.) A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops
   or  artillery,  to  convey  the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the
   like.

   4.  A  kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold
   hay and other food for sheep. [Eng.]

                                  Tumefaction

   Tu`me*fac"tion  (?), n. [Cf. F. tum\'82faction.] The act or process of
   tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumor; a swelling. Arbuthnot.

                                    Tumefy

   Tu"me*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Tumefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tumefying.]  [F.  tum\'82fier,  fr.  L.  tumere to swell + -ficare (in
   comp.)  to  make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See Tumid, and -fy.] To
   swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.

     To  swell,  tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of
     the thought. De Quincey.

                                    Tumefy

   Tu"me*fy, v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell.

                                     Tumid

   Tu"mid  (?),  a.  [L.  tumidus,  fr.  tumere  to swell; cf. Skr. tumra
   strong, fat. Cf. Thumb.]

   1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.

   2. Rising above the level; protuberant.

     So high as heaved the tumid hills. Milton.

   3.  Swelling  in  sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic;
   falsely  sublime;  turgid;  as,  a tumid expression; a tumid style. --
   Tu"mid*ly, adv. -- Tu"mid*ness, n.

                                   Tumidity

   Tu*mid"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being tumid.

                                    Tummals

   Tum"mals (?), n. (Mining) A great quantity or heap. Weale.

                                     Tumor

   Tu"mor (?), n. [L., fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. tume\'a3r. See Tumid.]

   1. (Med.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the
   body;  especially,  a  growth  produced by deposition of new tissue; a
   neoplasm.

   2.  Affected  pomp;  bombast;  swelling  words  or  expressions; false
   magnificence or sublimity. [R.]

     Better,  however,  to  be  a flippant, than, by a revolting form of
     tumor  and perplexity, to lead men into habits of intellect such as
     result from the modern vice of English style. De Quincey.

   Encysted tumor, a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a cyst,
   connected  with  the  surrounding  parts  by  the neighboring cellular
   substance.  --  Fatty  tumor.  See  under Fatty. -- Innocent tumor, OR
   Benign tumor, one which does not of itself threaten life, and does not
   usually  tend  to recur after extirpation. -- Malignant tumor, a tumor
   which  tends continually to spread, to become generalized in different
   parts  of the body, and to recur after extirpation, and which, if left
   to itself, causes death.

                                    Tumored

   Tu"mored  (?),  a.  Distended;  swelled. [R.] "His tumored breast." R.
   Junius.

                                   Tumorous

   Tu"mor*ous (?), a. [L. tumorosus inflated.]

   1. Swelling; protuberant. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.

   2. Inflated; bombastic. [R.] B. Jonson.

                                     Tump

   Tump (?), n. [W. twmp, twm, a round mass or heap, a hillock.] A little
   hillock; a knoll. Ainsworth.

                                     Tump

   Tump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tumped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Tumping.]

   1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump teasel.

   2.  To  draw  or  drag,  as  a  deer or other animal after it has been
   killed. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

                                   Tumpline

   Tump"line`  (?),  n.  A strap placed across a man's forehead to assist
   him in carrying a pack on his back. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

                                    Tum-tum

   Tum"-tum`  (?),  n.  A  dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled
   plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar.

                                    Tumular

   Tu"mu*lar (?), a. [L. tumulus a mound: cf. F. tumulaire. See Tumulus.]
   Consisting in a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock. Pinkerton.

                                   Tumulate

   Tu"mu*late  (?),  v.  t. [L. tumulatus, p. p. of tumulare to tumulate.
   See  Tumulus.]  To  cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury.
   [Obs.]

                                   Tumulate

   Tu"mu*late, v. i. To swell. [Obs.] Wilkins.

                                   Tumulose

   Tu"mu*lose` (?), a. Tumulous. [R.] Bailey.

                                  Tumulosity

   Tu`mu*los"i*ty  (?),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being tumulous;
   hilliness. [R.] Bailey.

                                   Tumulous

   Tu"mu*lous  (?), a. [L. tumulosus, fr. tumulus a mound.] Full of small
   hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose. [R.] Bailey.

                                    Tumult

   Tu"mult  (?),  n.  [L.tumultus;  probably  akin  to Skr. tumula noise,
   noisy, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell, E. tumid: cf. F. tumulte.]

   1. The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with
   great  noise,  uproar,  and  confusion  of  voices; hurly-burly; noisy
   confusion.

     What meaneth the noise of this tumult ? 1 Sam. iv. 14.

     Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. Pope.

   2.  Violent  commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the
   tumult of the elements. Addison.

   3.  Irregular  or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the
   tumult   of   the  spirits  or  passions.  Syn.  --  Uproar;  ferment;
   disturbance;  turbulence; disorder; confusion; noise; bluster; hubbub;
   bustle; stir; brawl; riot.

                                    Tumult

   Tu"mult (?), v. i. To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. [Obs.]

     Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. Milton.

                                   Tumulter

   Tu"mult*er (?), n. A maker of tumults. [Obs.]

     He severely punished the tumulters. Milton.

                                 Tumultuarily

   Tu*mul"tu*a*ri*ly (?), adv. In a tumultuary manner.

                                Tumultuariness

   Tu*mul"tu*a*ri*ness, n. The quality or state of being tumultuary.

                                  Tumultuary

   Tu*mul"tu*a*ry (?), a. [L. tumultuarius: cf. F. tumultuaire.]

   1.  Attended  by,  or  producing,  a  tumult; disorderly; promiscuous;
   confused; tumultuous. "A tumultuary conflict." Eikon Basilike.

     A tumultuary attack of the Celtic peasantry. Macaulay.

     Sudden flight or tumultuary skirmish. De Quincey.

   2. Restless; agitated; unquiet.

     Men  who  live  without  religion  live  always in a tumultuary and
     restless state. Atterbury.

                                  Tumultuate

   Tu*mul"tu*ate  (?), v. i. [L. tumultuatus, p. p. of tumultuari to make
   a  tumult.]  To make a tumult. [Obs.] "He will murmur and tumultuate."
   South.

                                 Tumultuation

   Tu*mul`tu*a"tion  (?),  n.  [L.  tumultuatio.] Irregular or disorderly
   movement;  commotion;  as,  the  tumultuation of the parts of a fluid.
   [Obs.] Boyle.

                                  Tumultuous

   Tu*mul"tu*ous (?), a. [L. tumultuosus: cf. F. tumultueux.]

   1. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent.

     The flight became wild and tumultuous. Macaulay.

   2.  Conducted  with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly;
   as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting.

   3. Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed.

     His  dire  attempt, which, nigh the birth Now rolling, boils in his
     tumultuous breast. Milton.

   4.  Turbulent;  violent;  as, a tumultuous speech. Syn. -- Disorderly;
   irregular;  noisy;  confused; turbulent; violent; agitated; disturbed;
   boisterous;  lawless; riotous; seditious. -- Tu*mul"tu*ous*ly, adv. --
   Tu*mul"tu*ous*ness, n.

                                    Tumulus

   Tu"mu*lus  (?),  n.; pl. Tumuli (#). [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound,
   probably  from  tumere  to  swell.  Cf. Tumid.] An artificial hillock,
   especially  one  raised  over a grave, particularly over the graves of
   persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.

                                      Tun

   Tun (?), n. [AS. tunne. See Ton a weight.]

   1.  A  large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe
   or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

   2. (Brewing) A fermenting vat.

   3.  A  certain  measure  for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes,
   four  hogsheads,  or  252  gallons.  In  different  countries, the tun
   differs in quantity.

   4. (Com.) A weight of 2,240 pounds. See Ton. [R.]

   5. An indefinite large quantity. Shak.

     A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ. Dryden.

   6. A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt.

   7.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  shell  belonging  to Dolium and allied genera; --
   called also tun-shell.

                                      Tun

   Tun,  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tunned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tunning.] To put
   into tuns, or casks. Boyle.

                                     Tuna

   Tu"na  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  The  Opuntia  Tuna.  See  Prickly pear, under
   Prickly.

                                     Tuna

   Tu"na, n. [Cf. Tunny.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The tunny. (b) The bonito, 2.

                                    Tunable

   Tun"a*ble  (?),  a. Capable of being tuned, or made harmonious; hence,
   harmonious; musical; tuneful. -- Tun"a*ble*ness, n. -- Tun"a*bly, adv.

     And tunable as sylvan pipe or song. Milton.

                                  Tun-bellied

   Tun"-bel`lied (?), a. Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped
   like a tun; pot-bellied.

                                   Tun-dish

   Tun"-dish` (?), n. A tunnel. [Obs.] Shak.

                                    Tundra

   Tun"dra  (?), n. [Russ., from a native name.] A rolling, marshy, mossy
   plain of Northern Siberia.

                                     Tune

   Tune (?), n. [A variant of tone.]

   1. A sound; a note; a tone. "The tune of your voices." Shak.

   2. (Mus.) (a) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for
   one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in
   unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody;
   an  air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune.
   See  Air.  (b)  The  state of giving the proper, sound or sounds; just
   intonation;   harmonious   accordance;   pitch  of  the  voice  or  an
   instrument;  adjustment  of  the  parts  of  an  instrument  so  as to
   harmonize  with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is
   not in tune.

     Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh. Shak.

   3.  Order;  harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right
   mood.

     A  child will learn three times as much when he is in tune, as when
     he . . . is dragged unwillingly to [his task]. Locke.

                                     Tune

   Tune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tuned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tuning.]

   1.  To  put  into  a  state  adapted  to produce the proper sounds; to
   harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune
   a piano or a violin. " Tune your harps." Dryden.
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   2.  To  give  tone  to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make
   harmonious.

     For now to sorrow must I tune my song. Milton.

   3. To sing with melody or harmony.

     Fountains,  and  ye,  that  warble,  as ye flow, Melodious murmurs,
     warbling tune his praise. Milton.

   4. To put into a proper state or disposition. Shak.

                                     Tune

   Tune (?), v. i.

   1. To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.

     Whilst  tuning  to  the  water's fall, The small birds sang to her.
     Drayton.

   2.  To  utter  inarticulate  harmony  with  the voice; to sing without
   pronouncing words; to hum. [R.]

                                    Tuneful

   Tune"ful  (?), a. Harmonious; melodious; musical; as, tuneful notes. "
   Tuneful birds." Milton. -- Tune"ful*ly, adv. -- Tune"ful*ness, n.

                                   Tuneless

   Tune"less, a.

   1.  Without  tune;  inharmonious; unmusical. " Thy tuneless serenade."
   Cowley.

     How often have I led thy sportive choir, With tuneless pipe, beside
     the murmuring Loire! Goldsmith.

   2. Not employed in making music; as, tuneless harps.

   3. Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung. [R.]

                                     Tuner

   Tun"er  (?),  n. One who tunes; especially, one whose occupation is to
   tune musical instruments.

                                   Tun-great

   Tun"-great` (?), a. Having the circumference of a tun. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Tungstate

   Tung"state  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  tungstate.] (Chem.) A salt of tungstic
   acid; a wolframate.

                                   Tungsten

   Tung"sten  (?)  n.  [Sw.  tungsten (cf. Dan. tungsteen, G. tungstein);
   tung heavy (akin to Dan. tung, Icel. þungr) + sten stone. See Stone.]

   1.  (Chem.)  A  rare  element  of  the chromium group found in certain
   minerals, as wolfram and scheelite, and isolated as a heavy steel-gray
   metal  which  is  very  hard and infusible. It has both acid and basic
   properties.  When  alloyed  in small quantities with steel, it greatly
   increases  its  hardness. Symbol W (Wolframium). Atomic weight, 183.6.
   Specific gravity, 18.

   2 (Min.) Scheelite, or calcium tungstate. [Obs.]
   Tungsten ocher, OR Tungstic ocher (Min.), tungstate.

                                  Tungstenic

   Tung*sten"ic   (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to  tungsten;  containing
   tungsten; as, tungstenic ores. [R.]

                                   Tungstic

   Tung"stic  (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tungsten; derived from,
   or resembling, tungsten; wolframic; as, tungstic oxide. Tungstic acid,
   an acid of tungsten, H2WO4, analogous to sulphuric and chromic acids.

                                   Tungstite

   Tung"stite  (?),  n.  (Min.)  The  oxide of tungsten, a yellow mineral
   occurring in a pulverulent form. It is often associated with wolfram.

                                   Tunguses

   Tun*gus"es  (?),  n.  pl.  (Ethnol.) A group of roving Turanian tribes
   occupying  Eastern  Siberia  and  the  Amoor valley. They resemble the
   Mongols. [Written also Tungooses.]

                                   Tungusic

   Tun*gus"ic  (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic
   dialects.

                                    Tunhoof

   Tun"hoof` (?), n. [Cf. Aleboof.] (Bot.) Ground ivy; alehoof.

                                     Tunic

   Tu"nic (?), n. [L. tunica: cf. F.tunique.]

   1.  (Rom.  Antiq.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both
   sexes.  It  was  made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the
   knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.

   2.  Any  similar  garment worm by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a
   common  name  for  various  styles of loose-fitting under-garments and
   over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others.

   3. (R. C. Ch.) Same as Tunicle.

   4.  (Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping
   an organ or part, as the eye.

   5. (Bot.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.

   6. (Zo\'94l.) See Mantle, n., 3 (a).

                                   Tunicary

   Tu"ni*ca*ry  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tunicaries  (#).  [L.  tunica  a  tunic.]
   (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tunicata.

                                   Tunicata

   Tu`ni*ca"ta  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See  Tunicate.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A grand
   division  of  the  animal  kingdom,  intermediate,  in  some respects,
   between  the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united
   with  the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks.
   The  body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in
   part  of  cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and
   one  for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form
   of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and serves as a
   gill.

     NOTE: &hand; Most of the species when mature are firmly attached to
     foreign  substances,  but  have  free-swimming  larv\'91  which are
     furnished  with  an elongated tail and somewhat resemble a tadpole.
     In this state the larva has a urochord and certain other structures
     resembling  some  embryonic  vertebrates.  See  Ascidian, Doliolum,
     Salpa, Urochord, and Illust. of Social ascidian, under Social.

                              Tunicate, Tunicated

   Tu"ni*cate  (?), Tu"ni*ca`ted (?), a. [L. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare
   to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.]

   1.  (Bot.)  Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a
   tunicated bulb.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the
   Tunicata.  (b) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped
   one, as in certain antenn\'91 of insects.

                                   Tunicate

   Tu"ni*cate (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tunicata.

                                    Tunicin

   Tu"ni*cin  (?),  n.  (Physiol.  Chem.)  Animal  cellulose; a substance
   present in the mantle, or tunic, of the Tunicates, which resembles, or
   is identical with, the cellulose of the vegetable kingdom.

                                    Tunicle

   Tu"ni*cle (?), n. [L. tunicula a little tunic, coat, or membrane, dim.
   of tunica a tunic: cf. OF. tunicle.]

   1. A slight natural covering; an integument.

     The tunicles that make the ball or apple of the eye. Holland.

   2.  (R.  C. Ch.) A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under
   the dalmatic, and by subdeacons.

                                    Tuning

   Tun"ing  (?),  a.  &  n.  from  Tune,  v.  Tuning fork (Mus.), a steel
   instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle, which, being struck,
   gives  a certain fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for
   ascertaining the pitch of tunes.

                                     Tunk

   Tunk (?), n. A sharp blow; a thump. [Prov. Eng. OR Colloq. U. S.]

                                    Tunker

   Tun"ker (?), n. (Eccl.) Same as Dunker.

                                    Tunnage

   Tun"nage (?; 48), n. [From Tun; cf. Tonnage.] See Tonnage.

                                    Tunnel

   Tun"nel  (?),  n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a
   tunnel  net,  an  arbor,  OF.  also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; -- so
   named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See Ton.]

   1.  A  vessel  with  a  broad  mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the
   other,  for  conveying  liquor,  fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or
   other vessels; a funnel.

   2.  The  opening  of  a  chimney  for  the passage of smoke; a flue; a
   funnel.

     And  one  great  chimney,  whose long tunnel thence The smoke forth
     threw. Spenser.

   3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads
   under  elevated  ground,  for  the  formation of roads under rivers or
   canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.

   4.  (Mining)  A  level passage driven across the measures, or at right
   angles  to  veins  which it is desired to reach; -- distinguished from
   the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the
   tunnel.
   Tunnel  head  (Metal.),  the  top  of  a  smelting  furnace  where the
   materials  are  put  in.  --  Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is
   burned,  as  distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
   used.  -- Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at
   the  other.  -- Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
   top  of  the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up the earth
   and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the like.

                                    Tunnel

   Tun"nel,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneled ( or Tunnelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tunneling or Tunnelling.]

   1.  To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to
   tunnel fibrous plants into nests. Derham.

                                       2

   2 To catch in a tunnel net.

   3.  To  make  an  opening,  or  a passageway, through or under; as, to
   tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.

                                     Tunny

   Tun"ny (?), n.; pl. Tunnies (#). [L. thunnus, thynnus, Gr. tonno, F. &
   Pr.  thon.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of several species of large oceanic
   fishes  belonging  to  the  Mackerel  family, especially the common or
   great  tunny (Orcynus OR Albacora thynnus) native of the Mediterranean
   Sea  and  the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or
   more,  and is extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American
   coast  it  is  called  horse  mackerel. See Illust. of Horse mackerel,
   under Horse. [Written also thynny.]

     NOTE: &hand; Th e li ttle tu nny (G ymnosarda al letterata) of  the
     Mediterranean  and  North  Atlantic,  and the long-finned tunny, or
     albicore (see Albicore), are related species of smaller size.

                                      Tup

   Tup (?), v. t. & i. [Probably akin to top summit, head.]

   1. To butt, as a ram does. [Prov. Eng.]

   2. To cover; -- said of a ram. Shak.

                                      Tup

   Tup, n. (Zo\'94l.) A ram.

                                     Tupal

   Tu*pal" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of the tupaiids.

                                    Tupaiid

   Tu*pai"id (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of East Indian
   and   Asiatic   insectivores   of  the  family  Tupaiid\'91,  somewhat
   resembling squirrels in size and arboreal habits. The nose is long and
   pointed.

                                    Tupelo

   Tu"pe*lo (?), n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.]
   (Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family,
   having  brilliant,  glossy  foliage  and acid red berries. The wood is
   crossgrained  and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour
   gum,  and  pepperidge. Largo tupelo, OR Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American
   tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo. -- Sour tupelo
   (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.

                                    Tupman

   Tup"man  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tupmen (. A man who breeds, or deals in tups.
   [Prov. Eng.]

                                      Tur

   Tur (?), n. [Pol.] (Zo\'94l.) The urus.

                                    Turacin

   Tu"ra*cin (?), n. (Physiol.) (Chem.) A red or crimson pigment obtained
   from  certain feathers of several species of turacou; whence the name.
   It contains nearly six per cent of copper.

                                    Turacou

   Tu*ra"cou  (?),  n.  [Cf.  F.  touraco.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several
   species  of  plantain  eaters  of the genus Turacus, native of Africa.
   They  are  remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in
   their feathers. [Written also touraco, and touracou.]

                                 Turacoverdin

   Tu*ra`co*ver"din  (?),  n.  [See  Turacou,  and  Verdant.]  (Physiol.)
   (Chem.)  A  green  pigment  found  in the feathers of the turacou. See
   Turacin.

                                   Turanian

   Tu*ra"ni*an (?), a. [From Tur, the name, in Persian legendary history,
   of  one  of the three brothers from whom sprang the races of mankind.]
   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of languages of
   simple  structure  and low grade (called also Altaic, Ural-Altaic, and
   Scythian), spoken in the northern parts of Europe and Asia and Central
   Asia;  of  pertaining  to,  or designating, the people who speak these
   languages.

                                   Turanian

   Tu*ra"ni*an (?), n. One of the Turanians.

                                   Turanians

   Tu*ra"ni*ans  (?),  n.  pl.  (Ethnol.)  (a)  An  extensive division of
   mankind  including the Mongols and allied races of Asia, together with
   the  Malays and Polynesians. (b) A group of races or tribes inhabiting
   Asia and closely related to the Mongols.

                                    Turatt

   Tu"ratt (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The hare kangaroo.

                                    Turban

   Tur"ban  (?),  n.  [OE.  turband,  turbant,  tolibant,  F. turban, It.
   turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend, fr. Per. dulband. Cf. Tulip.]

   1.  A  headdress  worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of
   the  male  sex,  consisting  of  a  cap,  and a sash, scarf, or shawl,
   usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging
   down the neck.

   2. A kind of headdress worn by women.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.

                                    Turband

   Tur"band (?), n. A turban. Balfour (Cyc. of Ind.).

                                   Turbaned

   Tur"baned  (?),  a.  Wearing  a  turban.  " A malignant and a turbaned
   Turk." Shak.

                                 Turban-shell

   Tur"ban-shell`  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.) A sea urchin when deprived of its
   spines; -- popularly so called from a fancied resemblance to a turban.

                                    Turbant

   Tur"bant (?), n. A turban. [Obs.] Milton.

     I see the Turk nodding with his turbant. Howell.

                                  Turban-top

   Tur"ban-top`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  A  kind  of fungus with an irregularly
   wrinkled,   somewhat   globular   pileus   (Helvella,   OR  Gyromitra,
   esculenta.).

                                    Turbary

   Tur"ba*ry  (?),  n.;  pl.  Turbaries  (#).  [LL.  turbaria a place for
   digging  peat,  from  turba  peat.  See  Turf.]  (Eng. Law) A right of
   digging  turf  on  another  man's land; also, the ground where turf is
   dug.

                                  Turbellaria

   Tur`bel*la"ri*a  (?),  n.;  pl.  [NL.,  dim. fr. L. turbo a whirling.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  An  extensive  group  of worms which have the body covered
   externally  with  vibrating  cilia.  It includes the Rhabdoc&oe;la and
   Dendroc&oe;la.  Formerly,  the  nemerteans  were also included in this
   group.

                                 Turbellarian

   Tur`bel*la"ri*an  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Turbellaria. Also used
   adjectively.

                                    Turbeth

   Tur"beth (?), n. See Turpeth.

                                    Turbid

   Tur"bid  (?), a. [L. turbidus, from turba tumult, disturbance, akin to
   turbare to disturb. See Trouble, and cf. Disturb, Perturb.]

   1.  Having  the  lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not
   clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine.

     On  that  strong,  turbid  water,  a small boat, Guided by one weak
     hand, was seen to float. Whittier.

   2.  Disturbed;  confused; disordered. " Such turbid intervals that use
   to attend close prisoners." Howell.

                                   Turbidity

   Tur*bid"i*ty (?), n. Turbidness.

                                   Turbidly

   Tur"bid*ly (?), adv.

   1. In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.

   2. Proudly; haughtily. [A Latinism. R.]

     One of great merit turbidly resents them. Young.

                                  Turbidness

   Tur"bid*ness,  n.  The  quality  or  state of being turbid; muddiness;
   foulness.

                                  Turbillion

   Tur*bil"lion  (?), n. [F. tourbillon, from L. turbo a whirl.] A whirl;
   a vortex. Spectator.

                                 Turbinaceous

   Tur`bi*na"ceous  (?),  a.  [See Turbary.] Of or pertaining to peat, or
   turf; of the nature of peat, or turf; peaty; turfy. Sir. W. Scott.

                                   Turbinal

   Tur"bi*nal  (?),  a.  [L. turbo, turben, -inis, a top, whirl.] (Anat.)
   Rolled  in  a  spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the thin,
   plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and
   mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ere ar e us ually se veral of  these plates in each
     nasal  chamber. The upper ones, connected directly with the ethmoid
     bone,  are called ethmoturbinals, and the lower, connected with the
     maxill\'91, maxillo-turbinals. Incurved portions of the wall of the
     nasal  chamber are sometimes called pseudoturbinals, to distinguish
     them  from  the  true  turbinals which are free outgrowths into the
     chambers.

                                   Turbinal

   Tur"bi*nal, n. (Anat.) A turbinal bone or cartilage.

                                   Turbinate

   Tur"bi*nate (?), v. i. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.]

                             Turbinate, Turbinated

   Tur"bi*nate  (?), Tur"bi*na`ted (?), a. [L. turbinatus, turbo, turben,
   -inis, a whirl, top.]

   1. Whirling in the manner of a top.

     A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole. Bentley.

   2. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and
   broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.

   3. (Anat.) Turbinal.

   4.  (Zo\'94l.)  Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large
   base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.

                                  Turbination

   Tur`bi*na"tion  (?), n. [Cf. L. tirbinatio a pointing in the form of a
   cone. See Turbinate.] The act of spinning or whirling, as a top.
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                                    Turbine

   Tur"bine  (?),  n. [L. turbo, -inis, that which spins or whirls round,
   whirl.] A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but
   usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the
   water acts by its impulse or reaction in flowing either outward from a
   central  chamber,  inward  from  an  external  casing,  or  from above
   downward, etc.; -- also called turbine wheel.

     NOTE: &hand; In  so me turbines, the water is supplied to the wheel
     from  below, instead of above. Turbines in which the water flows in
     a direction parallel to the axis are called parallel-flow turbines.

   <--  2.  A  type  of  rotary  engine  with  a  set  of rotating vanes,
   diagonally  inclined  and often curved, attached to a central spindle,
   and  obtaining its motive force from the passage of a fluid, as water,
   steam,  or air, over the vanes. Water turbines are frequently used for
   generating  power  at hydroelectric power stations, and steam turbines
   are  used  for generating power from coal- or oil-fired electric power
   stations.  Turbines  are  also  found  in  jet  engines,  and  in some
   automobile engines. -->

                                  Turbinella

   Tur`bi*nel"la  (?),  n.  [NL.,  dim.  fr.  L.  turbo,  -inis,  a top.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  A  genus  of  large marine gastropods having a thick heavy
   shell with conspicuous folds on the columella.

                                   Turbinite

   Tur"bi*nite  (?),  n.  [NL.  Turbo,  the  generic name, fr. L. turbo a
   whirl,  top: cf. F. turbinite.] (Paleon.) A petrified shell resembling
   the genus Turbo. [R.]

                                   Turbinoid

   Tur"bi*noid  (?),  a.  [See  Turbo,  and  -oid.]  (Zo\'94l.)  Like  or
   pertaining to Turbo or the family Turbinid\'91.

                                    Turbit

   Tur"bit (?), n. [Cf. Turbot.]

   1. (Zo\'94l.) The turbot.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  variety  of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for its
   short beak.

                                    Turbite

   Tur"bite (?), n. (Paleon.) A fossil turbo.

                                    Turbith

   Tur"bith (?), n. [F., fr. Per. See Turpeth.] See Turpeth.

                                     Turbo

   Tur"bo  (?),  n. [L. turbo, -inis, a top. See Turbine.] (Zo\'94l.) Any
   one  of  numerous  marine  gastropods  of  the  genus  Turbo or family
   Turbinid\'91,  usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside,
   and a calcareous operculum.

                                    Turbot

   Tur"bot  (?), n. [F.; -- probably so named from its shape, and from L.
   turbo  a  top,  a  whirl.]  (Zo\'94l.)  (a)  A large European flounder
   (Rhombus maximus) highly esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from
   thirty  to  forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish with
   small  roundish  tubercles  scattered  over the surface. The lower, or
   blind,  side  is  white.  Called  also  bannock  fluke. (b) Any one of
   numerous  species  of  flounders  more  or  less  related  to the true
   turbots,  as  the  American plaice, or summer flounder (see Flounder),
   the  halibut,  and  the  diamond  flounder  (Hypsopsetta guttulata) of
   California. (c) The filefish; -- so called in Bermuda. (d) The trigger
   fish. Spotted turbot. See Windowpane.

                                  Turbulence

   Tur"bu*lence  (?), n. [L. turbulentia: cf. F. turbulebce.] The quality
   or  state  of  being  turbulent;  a disturbed state; tumult; disorder;
   agitation. Shak.

     The years of . . . warfare and turbulence which ensued. Southey.

   Syn.  --  Agitation;  commotion;  tumult;  tumultuousness; termagance;
   unruliness; insubordination; rioting.

                                  Turbulency

   Tur"bu*len*cy (?), n. Turbulence.

     What a tale of terror now its turbulency tells! Poe.

                                   Turbulent

   Tur"bu*lent  (?),  a. [L. turbulentus, fr. turba disorder, tumult: cf.
   F. turbulent. See Turbid.]

   1.  Disturbed;  agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as,
   the turbulent ocean.

     Calm  region  once,  And  full  of peace, now tossed and turbulent.
     Milton.

   2.  Disposed  to  insubordination  and  disorder;  restless;  unquiet;
   refractory; as, turbulent spirits.

     Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. Dryden.

   3. Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting.

     Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. Milton.

   Syn.   --   Disturbed;   agitated;   tumultuous;  riotous;  seditious;
   insubordinate; refractory; unquiet.

                                  Turbulently

   Tur"bu*lent*ly, adv. In a turbulent manner.

                                    Turcism

   Tur"cism  (?),  n.  A  mode of speech peculiar to the Turks; a Turkish
   idiom or expression; also, in general, a Turkish mode or custom.

                                   Turcoman

   Tur"co*man (?), n.; pl. Turcomans (.

   1.  A  member  of a tribe of Turanians inhabiting a region east of the
   Caspian Sea.

   2. A Turcoman carpet.
   Turcoman carpet OR rug, a kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by
   the Turcomans.

                                  Turdiformes

   Tur`di*for"mes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. turdus a thrush + forma form.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  A  division  of  singing  birds including the thrushes and
   allied kinds.

                                    Turdus

   Tur"dus  (?),  n.  [L., a thrush.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of singing birds
   including the true thrushes.

                                    Tureen

   Tu*reen"  (?),  n. [F. terrine, L. terra earth. See Terrace.] A large,
   deep  vessel  for  holding  soup,  or other liquid food, at the table.
   [Written also terreen.]

                                   Tureenful

   Tu*reen"ful  (?),  n.; pl. Tureenfuls (. As much as a tureen can hold;
   enough to fill a tureen.

                                     Turf

   Turf  (t&ucir;rf), n.; pl. Turfs (#), Obs. Turves (#). [AS. turf; akin
   to  D.  turf  peat,  G.  torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf,
   peat,  Dan.  t\'94rv,  Skr.  darbha  a kind of grass, a tuft of grass.
   &root;242.]

   1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with
   the  roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a
   kind of mat; sward; sod.

     At his head a grass-green turf. Shak.

     The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves.
     Milton.

   2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.

   3.  Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We . . . claim the
   honors of the turf." Cowper.

     NOTE: &hand; Tu rf is  often used adjectively, or to form compounds
     which are generally self-explaining; as, turf ashes, turf cutter or
     turf-cutter,   turf   pit   or   turf-pit,  turf-built,  turf-clad,
     turf-covered, etc.

   Turf  ant (Zo\'94l.), a small European ant (Formica flava) which makes
   small  ant-hills  on  heaths  and commons. -- Turf drain, a drain made
   with  turf  or  peat. -- Turf hedge, a hedge or fence formed with turf
   and  plants  of different kinds. -- Turf house, a house or shed formed
   of  turf, common in the northern parts of Europe. -- Turf moss a tract
   of turfy, mossy, or boggy land. -- Turf spade, a spade for cutting and
   digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.

                                     Turf

   Turf,  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Turfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Turfing.] To
   cover  with  turf  or  sod;  as,  to  turf  a bank, of the border of a
   terrace. A. Tucker.

                                    Turfen

   Turf"en (?), a. Made of turf; covered with turf.

                                   Turfiness

   Turf"i*ness (?), n. Quality or state of being turfy.

                                    Turfing

   Turf"ing,  n.  The  act or process of providing or covering with turf.
   Turfing  iron,  OR Turfing spade, an implement for cutting, and paring
   off, turf.

                                    Turfite

   Turf"ite  (?),  n.  A  votary  of  the  turf,  or  race course; hence,
   sometimes, a blackleg. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

                                   Turfless

   Turf"less, a. Destitute of turf.

                                    Turfman

   Turf"man  (?),  n.; pl. Turfmen (. A turfite; a votary of the turf, or
   race course. [Colloq.]

                                     Turfy

   Turf"y (?), a. [Compar. Turfier (?); superl. Turfiest.]

   1.  Abounding  with  turf;  made of, or covered with, turf. "The turfy
   mountains." Shak.

   2. Having the nature or appearance of turf.

   3. Of or pertaining to the turf, or horse racing.

                                    Turgent

   Tur"gent (?), a. [L. turgens, -entis, p. pr. of turgere to swell.]

   1. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent
   humors.

   2. Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous.

     Recompensed with turgent titles. Burton.

                                   Turgesce

   Tur*gesce"  (?),  v.  i.  [imp. & p. p. Turgesced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Turgescing  (?).]  [L. turgescere, v. incho. fr. turgere to swell.] To
   become turgid; to swell or be inflated. [R.]

                           Turgescence, Turgescency

   Tur*ges"cence  (?),  Tur*ges"cen*cy  (?),  n. [Cf. F. turgescence. See
   Turgescent.]

   1.  The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.
   Sir T. Browne.

   2.  Empty  magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
   Johnson.

                                  Turgescent

   Tur*ges"cent (?), a. [L. turgescens, -entis, p. pr. of turgescere: cf.
   F.  turgescent.  See Turgesce.] Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling;
   growing big.

                                    Turgid

   Tur"gid (?), a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.]

   1.  Distended  beyond  the  natural  state  by  some internal agent or
   expansive  force;  swelled;  swollen;  bloated;  inflated;  tumid;  --
   especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb;
   turgid fruit.

     A bladder . . . held near the fire grew turgid. Boyle.

   2.  Swelling  in  style  or  language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic;
   pompous;  as,  a  turgid style of speaking. -- Tur"gid*ly (#), adv. --
   Tur"gid*ness, n.

                                   Turgidity

   Tur*gid"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being turgid.

                                   Turgidous

   Tur"gid*ous (?), a. Turgid. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

                                     Turio

   Tu"ri*o  (?), n.; pl. Turiones (#). [L.] (Bot.) A shoot or sprout from
   the ground. Gray.

                                    Turiole

   Tu"ri*ole (?), n. The golden oriole. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Turion

   Tu"ri*on (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Turio.

                                 Turioniferous

   Tu`ri*o*nif"er*ous  (?),  a.  [L. turio a sprout + -ferous.] Producing
   shoots, as asparagus. Barton.

                                     Turk

   Turk (?), n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc.]

   1.  A  member  of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.;
   esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.

   2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.

   3. A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey.

     It  is  no  good  reason  for a man's religion that he was born and
     brought up in it; for then a Turk would have as much reason to be a
     Turk as a Christian to be a Christian. Chillingworth.

   4.  (Zo\'94l.)  The  plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under
   Plum.
   Turk's  cap.  (Bot.) (a) Turk's-cap lily. See under Lily. (b) A tulip.
   (c)  A  plant  of the genus Melocactus; Turk's head. See Melon cactus,
   under  Melon.  --  Turk's  head. (a) (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form
   worked  on  a  rope  with  a  piece of small line. R. H. Dana, Jr. (b)
   (Bot.)  See  Turk's cap (c) above. -- Turk's turban (Bot.), a plant of
   the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot.

                                    Turkeis

   Tur"keis (?), a. [Cf. Turquoise.] Turkish. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Turkey

   Tur"key  (?), n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] An empire in the southeast of Europe
   and  southwest  of Asia. Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made
   in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed
   of  pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable
   by  its  coloring  and patterns from similar carpets made in India and
   elsewhere.  --  Turkey  oak.  (Bot.)  See Cerris. -- Turkey red. (a) A
   brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber
   of  which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter.
   (b)  Cloth dyed with this red. -- Turkey sponge. (Zo\'94l.) See Toilet
   sponge, under Sponge. -- Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey;
   novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone.

                                    Tyrkey

   Tyr"key  (?),  n.; pl. Turkeys (#). [So called because it was formerly
   erroneously  believed  that  it  came  originally  from Turkey: cf. F.
   Turquie  Turkey. See Turk.] (Zo\'94l.) Any large American gallinaceous
   bird  belonging  to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American
   wild  turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was
   probably   derived   from  the  Mexican  wild  turkey,  but  had  been
   domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America.

     NOTE: &hand; The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of
     the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tall feathers and coverts
     are  tipped  with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh
     is  white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (M. ocellata)
     is  more  elegantly  colored  than  the  common  species. See under
     Ocellated.   The   Australian,  or  native,  turkey  is  a  bustard
     (Choriotis australis). See under Native.

   Turkey  beard  (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous
   herbs  of  the  genus  Xerophyllum.  They  have  a dense tuft of hard,
   narrowly  linear  radical  leaves,  and a long raceme of small whitish
   flowers.  Also  called  turkey's beard. -- Turkey berry (Bot.), a West
   Indian  name  for  the  fruit  of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum
   mammosum,  and  S. torvum). -- Turkey bird (Zo\'94l.), the wryneck. So
   called  because  it  erects  and ruffles the feathers of its neck when
   disturbed.  [Prov.  Eng.]  --  Turkey  buzzard  (Zo\'94l.), a black or
   nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United
   States.  It  is  so  called  because its naked and warty head and neck
   resemble  those  of  a  turkey. Its is noted for its high and graceful
   flight.  Called also turkey vulture. -- Turkey cock (Zo\'94l.), a male
   turkey.  --  Turkey  hen  (Zo\'94l.),  a female turkey. -- Turkey pout
   (Zo\'94l.),  a  young  turkey.  [R.] -- Turkey vulture (Zo\'94l.), the
   turkey buzzard.

                                    Turkeys

   Tur"keys (?), a. Turkish. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Turkic

   Turk"ic (?), a. Turkish.

                                    Turkis

   Tur"kis (?), n. (Min.) Turquois. [Obs.]

                                    Turkish

   Turk"ish  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks. -- n. The
   language  spoken  by  Turks,  esp.  that  of  the people of Turkey. --
   Turk"ish*ly, adv. -- Turk"ish*ness, n.

                                    Turkism

   Turk"ism (?), n. Same as Turcism.

                                    Turkle

   Tur"kle (?), n. A turtle. [Obs. or Illiterate]

                                     Turko

   Turk"o  (?),  n.;  pl. Turkos (#). [F. turco.] One of a body of native
   Algerian  tirailleurs  in the French army, dressed as a Turk. [Written
   also Turco.]

                                    Turkois

   Tur*kois" (?), n. & a. Turquoise.

                                   Turkoman

   Tur"ko*man (?), n.; pl. Turkomans (. Same as Turcoman.

                                   Turlupin

   Tur"lu*pin (?), n. [F.] (Fr. Eccl. Hist.) One of the precursors of the
   Reformation; -- a nickname corresponding to Lollard, etc.

                                     Turm

   Turm (?), n. [L. turma.] A troop; a company. [Obs. or Poetic]

     Legions and cohorts, turms of horse and wings. Milton.

                                   Turmaline

   Tur"ma*line (?), n. (Min.) See Tourmaline.

                                   Turmeric

   Tur"mer*ic  (?),  n.  [F. terre-m\'82rite, NL. terramerita, turmerica;
   apparently  meaning,  excellent earth, but perhaps a corruption of Ar.
   kurkum. Cf. Curcuma.]

   1.  (Bot.)  An  East  Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger
   family.

   2.  The  root  or  rootstock  of  the  Curcuma longa. It is externally
   grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and
   has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It
   is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test.

                                   Turmeric

   Tur"mer*ic,  a.  (Chem.)  Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or
   obtained  from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the
   oxidation  of turmerol. Turmeric paper (Chem.), paper impregnated with
   turmeric  and  used  as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is
   changed  from yellow to brown. -- Turmeric root. (Bot.) (a) Bloodroot.
   (b) Orangeroot.

                                   Turmerol

   Tur"mer*ol  (?), n. [Turmeric + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Turmeric oil, a
   brownish yellow, oily substance extracted from turmeric by ligroin.

                                    Turmoil

   Tur"moil  (?), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the
   hopper  of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by
   E.  turn  and  moil.] Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult;
   disturbance; worrying confusion.

     And  there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in
     Elysium. Shak.
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                                    Turmoil

   Tur*moil"  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  & p. p. Turmoiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Turmoiling.] To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.]

     It  is  her  fatal  misfortune  .  .  .  to be miserably tossed and
     turmoiled with these storms of affliction. Spenser.

                                    Turmoil

   Tur*moil",  v.  i.  To  be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
   [Obs.] Milton.

                                     Turn

   Turn  (?),  v.  t. [imp. & p. p. Turned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Turning.]
   [OE.  turnen,  tournen,  OF.  tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL.
   tornare,  fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus
   a  lathe,  Gr.  throw.  See  Throw, and cf. Attorney, Return, Tornado,
   Tour, Tournament.]

   1.  To  cause  to  move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give
   circular  motion  to;  to  cause  to  revolve; to cause to move round,
   either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so
   as  to  present  other  sides  in  given  directions;  to make to face
   otherwise;  as,  to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the
   head.

     Turn the adamantine spindle round. Milton.

     The monarch turns him to his royal guest. Pope.

   2.  To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make
   the  upper  side  the  lower,  or  the inside to be the outside of; to
   reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.

   3.  To  give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct
   otherwise;  to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally
   and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse
   from  the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or
   from  something.  "Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the sway
   of battle." Milton.

     Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport Her importunity. Milton.

     My thoughts are turned on peace. Addison.

   4.  To  change  from  a  given use or office; to divert, as to another
   purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote.

     Therefore  he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David. 1 Chron.
     x. 14.

     God  will  make  these  evils  the  occasion  of a greater good, by
     turning them to advantage in this world. Tillotson.

     When  the passage is open, land will be turned most to cattle; when
     shut, to sheep. Sir W. Temple.

   5.  To  change  the  form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to
   metamorphose;  to  convert;  to  transform;  --  often with to or into
   before  the  word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to
   turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose
   into  verse;  to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindoo to a Christian; to
   turn good to evil, and the like.

     The  Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon
     thee. Deut. xxx. 3.

     And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel
     into foolishness. 2 Sam. xv. 31.

     Impatience turns an ague into a fever. Jer. Taylor.

   6.  To  form  in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a
   cutting  tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or
   tables; to turn ivory or metal.

     I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. Shak.

   7.  Hence,  to  give  form  to;  to  shape;  to mold; to put in proper
   condition; to adapt. "The poet's pen turns them to shapes." Shak.

     His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread ! Pope.

     He was perfectly well turned for trade. Addison.

   8.  Specifically:  --  (a)  To translate; to construe; as, to turn the
   Iliad.

     Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown. Pope.

   (b)  To  make  acid  or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn
   cider  or  wine;  electricity  turns  milk  quickly. (c) To sicken; to
   nauseate;  as,  an  emetic  turns  one's  stomach. To be turned of, be
   advanced  beyond;  as,  to  be  turned of sixty-six. -- To turn a cold
   shoulder  to,  to  treat  with  neglect  or indifference. -- To turn a
   corner,  to  go  round  a  corner.<--  (b)  (Fig._ To advance beyond a
   difficult  stage  in  a project, or in life. --> -- To turn adrift, to
   cast off, to cease to care for. -- To turn a flange (Mech.), to form a
   flange  on,  as  around  a metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching,
   bending,  and hammering, or rolling the metal. -- To turn against. (a)
   To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against himself. (b) To
   make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's friends against him.
   --  To  turn  a  hostile  army, To turn the enemy's flank, or the like
   (Mil.),  to  pass  round it, and take a position behind it or upon its
   side.  -- To turn a penny, OR To turn an honest penny, to make a small
   profit  by trade, or the like. -- To turn around one's finger, to have
   complete  control  of the will and actions of; to be able to influence
   at  pleasure.  --  To  turn  aside,  to avert. -- To turn away. (a) To
   dismiss  from  service; to discard; as, to turn away a servant. (b) To
   avert;  as,  to  turn away wrath or evil. -- To turn back. (a) To give
   back; to return.

     We  turn not back the silks upon the merchants, When we have soiled
     them. Shak.

   (b)  To  cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to drive away;
   to  repel.  Shak.  -- To turn down. (a) To fold or double down. (b) To
   turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn down cards. (c) To
   lower,  or  reduce in size, by turning a valve, stopcock, or the like;
   as,  turn down the lights. -- To turn in. (a) To fold or double under;
   as,  to  turn in the edge of cloth. (b) To direct inwards; as, to turn
   the  toes  in  when  walking. (c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he
   turned  in  a  large  amount.  [Colloq.]  --  To  turn in the mind, to
   revolve,  ponder,  or  meditate upon; -- with about, over, etc. " Turn
   these  ideas  about  in  your  mind." I. Watts. -- To turn off. (a) To
   dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant or a parasite. (b)
   To  give  over;  to reduce. (c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off
   the  thoughts  from  serious  subjects;  to  turn  off  a joke. (d) To
   accomplish;  to perform, as work. (e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface,
   by  the  process of turning; to reduce in size by turning. (f) To shut
   off,  as  a  fluid, by means of a valve, stopcock, or other device; to
   stop  the  passage  of;  as,  to turn off the water or the gas.<-- (g)
   (colloq.)  To dampen the enthusiasm of. --> -- To turn on, to cause to
   flow  by  turning  a valve, stopcock, or the like; to give passage to;
   as, to turn on steam.<-- (b) (Colloq.) To make enthusiastic; to arouse
   sexually.  -->  --  To  turn  one's  coat,  to change one's uniform or
   colors;  to  go  over to the opposite party. -- To turn one's goods OR
   money,  and  the  like, to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in
   lively  exchange  or  circulation; to gain or increase in trade. -- To
   turn  one's hand to, to adapt or apply one's self to; to engage in. --
   To  turn  out. (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of
   doors; to turn a man out of office.

     I'll turn you out of my kingdom. Shak.

   (b)  to  put  to  pasture, as cattle or horses. (c) To produce, as the
   result  of  labor,  or  any  process  of  manufacture; to furnish in a
   completed  state.  (d)  To  reverse,  as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to
   bring  the  inside  to the outside; hence, to produce. (e) To cause to
   cease,  or  to put out, by turning a stopcock, valve, or the like; as,
   to  turn out the lights. -- To turn over. (a) To change or reverse the
   position  of;  to  overset; to overturn; to cause to roll over. (b) To
   transfer;  as,  to  turn over business to another hand. (c) To read or
   examine,  as  a  book, while, turning the leaves. "We turned o'er many
   books  together."  Shak.  (d) To handle in business; to do business to
   the amount of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.] -- To turn
   over  a  new  leaf.  See  under Leaf. -- To turn tail, to run away; to
   retreat ignominiously. -- To turn the back, to flee; to retreat. -- To
   turn  the back on OR upon, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse
   unceremoniously. -- To turn the corner, to pass the critical stage; to
   get  by the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to succeed. --
   To  turn  the  die  OR dice, to change fortune. -- To turn the edge OR
   point  of,  to  bend  over the edge or point of so as to make dull; to
   blunt.  --  To turn the head OR brain of, to make giddy, wild, insane,
   or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason or judgment of; as,
   a  little success turned his head. -- To turn the scale OR balance, to
   change  the  preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful.
   --  To  turn  the  stomach  of, to nauseate; to sicken. -- To turn the
   tables,   to   reverse   the  chances  or  conditions  of  success  or
   superiority; to give the advantage to the person or side previously at
   a disadvantage. -- To turn tippet, to make a change. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
   --  To  turn  to  profit,  advantage,  etc.,  to  make  profitable  or
   advantageous.  --  To  turn  up. (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom
   side  on  top;  as, to turn up the trump. (b) To bring from beneath to
   the  surface, as in plowing, digging, etc. (c) To give an upward curve
   to;  to  tilt; as, to turn up the nose. -- To turn upon, to retort; to
   throw  back; as, to turn the arguments of an opponent upon himself. --
   To  turn upside down, to confuse by putting things awry; to throw into
   disorder.

     This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler died. Shak.

                                     Turn

   Turn (?), v. i.

   1.  To  move  round;  to  have a circular motion; to revolve entirely,
   repeatedly,   or   partially;  to  change  position,  so  as  to  face
   differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a
   spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel.

     The gate . . . on golden hinges turning. Milton.

   2.  Hence,  to  revolve  as  if  upon a point of support; to hinge; to
   depend; as, the decision turns on a single fact.

     Conditions of peace certainly turn upon events of war. Swift.

   3. To result or terminate; to come about; to eventuate; to issue.

     If   we   repent  seriously,  submit  contentedly,  and  serve  him
     faithfully, afflictions shall turn to our advantage. Wake.

   4.  To  be deflected; to take a different direction or tendency; to be
   directed  otherwise; to be differently applied; to be transferred; as,
   to turn from the road.

     Turn from thy fierce wrath. Ex. xxxii. 12.

     Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways. Ezek. xxxiii. 11.

     The  understanding  turns inward on itself, and reflects on its own
     operations. Locke.

   5. To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become transmuted; also,
   to  become  by  a change or changes; to grow; as, wood turns to stone;
   water turns to ice; one color turns to another; to turn Mohammedan.

     I hope you have no intent to turn husband. Shak.

     Cygnets from gray turn white. Bacon.

   6. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory turns well.

   7. Specifically: -- (a) To become acid; to sour; -- said of milk, ale,
   etc. (b) To become giddy; -- said of the head or brain.

     I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn. Shak.

   (c) To be nauseated; -- said of the stomach. (d) To become inclined in
   the  other  direction;  --  said  of scales. (e) To change from ebb to
   flow,  or  from  flow to ebb; -- said of the tide. (f) (Obstetrics) To
   bring  down  the  feet  of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate
   delivery.

   8.  (Print.)  To  invert  a  type  of the same thickness, as temporary
   substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
   To  turn about, to face to another quarter; to turn around. -- To turn
   again,  to come back after going; to return. Shak. -- To turn against,
   to  become  unfriendly or hostile to. -- To turn aside OR away. (a) To
   turn  from  the direct course; to withdraw from a company; to deviate.
   (b) To depart; to remove. (c) To avert one's face. -- To turn back, to
   turn  so as to go in an opposite direction; to retrace one's steps. --
   To  turn  in.  (a)  To  bend  inward.  (b)  To  enter  for lodgings or
   entertainment.  (c)  To go to bed. [Colloq.] -- To turn into, to enter
   by  making  a turn; as, to turn into a side street. -- To turn off, to
   be  diverted;  to deviate from a course; as, the road turns off to the
   left.  --  To  turn  on  OR  upon. (a) To turn against; to confront in
   hostility  or  anger. (b) To reply to or retort. (c) To depend on; as,
   the  result  turns  on one condition. -- To turn out. (a) To move from
   its  place, as a bone. (b) To bend or point outward; as, his toes turn
   out.  (c)  To  rise from bed. [Colloq.] (d) To come abroad; to appear;
   as,  not  many  turned out to the fire. (e) To prove in the result; to
   issue;  to result; as, the cropsturned out poorly. -- To turn over, to
   turn  from  side to side; to roll; to tumble. -- To turn round. (a) To
   change  position  so  as  to  face in another direction. (b) To change
   one's opinion; to change from one view or party to another. -- To turn
   to, to apply one's self to; have recourse to; to refer to. "Helvicus's
   tables  may  be  turned  to  on  all  occasions." Locke. -- To turn to
   account,  profit,  advantage,  or  the  like, to be made profitable or
   advantageous; to become worth the while. -- To turn under, to bend, or
   be  folded,  downward  or  under.  --  To  turn up. (a) To bend, or be
   doubled,  upward.  (b)  To  appear; to come to light; to transpire; to
   occur; to happen.

                                     Turn

   Turn (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a
   center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel.

   2.   Change  of  direction,  course,  or  tendency;  different  order,
   position,  or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude; as, the turn
   of the tide.

     At length his complaint took a favorable turn. Macaulay.

     The turns and varieties of all passions. Hooker.

     Too well the turns of mortal chance I know. Pope.

   3.  One  of  the  successive  portions  of a course, or of a series of
   occurrences,  reckoning  from  change  to  change; hence, a winding; a
   bend; a meander.

     And  all  its  [the  river's] thousand turns disclose. Some fresher
     beauty varying round. Byron.

   4.  A  circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it began; a
   short walk; a stroll.

     Come, you and I must walk a turn together. Shak.

     I will take a turn in your garden. Dryden.

   5.  Successive course; opportunity enjoyed by alternation with another
   or  with  others, or in due order; due chance; alternate or incidental
   occasion;  appropriate  time.  "Nobleness  and  bounty . . . had their
   turns in his [the king's] nature."

     His turn will come to laugh at you again. Denham

   .

     Every one has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. Collier.

   6.  Incidental or opportune deed or office; occasional act of kindness
   or malice; as, to do one an ill turn.

     Had I not done a friendes turn to thee? Chaucer.

     thanks are half lost when good turns are delayed. Fairfax.

   7.  Convenience;  occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve
   his turn.

     I have enough to serve mine own turn. Shak.

   8.  Form;  cast;  shape;  manner;  fashion;  --  used  in a literal or
   figurative  sense;  hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as,
   the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation.

     The  turn  of  both  his  expressions and thoughts is unharmonious.
     Dryden.

     The  Roman  poets,  in  their description of a beautiful man, often
     mention the turn of his neck and arms. Addison.

   9. A change of condition; especially, a sudden or recurring symptom of
   illness,  as  a  nervous  shock,  or  fainting  spell; as, a bad turn.
   [Colloq.]

   10. A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; -- so called from
   the  practice  of  causing the criminal to stand on a ladder which was
   turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was given. [Obs.]

   11. A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about a pin or
   a cleat.

   12. (Mining) A pit sunk in some part of a drift.

   13.  (Eng. Law) A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in
   every hundred within his county. Blount.

   14. pl. (Med.) Monthly courses; menses. [Colloq.]

   15. (Mus.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus,
   By  turns.  (a)  One after another; alternately; in succession. (b) At
   intervals.  "[They]  feel  by  turns the bitter change." Milton. -- In
   turn,  in  due  order of succession. -- To a turn, exactly; perfectly;
   as, done to a turn; -- a phrase alluding to the practice of cooking on
   a  revolving  spit.  --  To  take  turns, to alternate; to succeed one
   another  in  due  order.  -- Turn and turn about, by equal alternating
   periods of service or duty; by turns. -- Turn bench, a simple portable
   lathe,  used  on  a  bench  by  clock  makers and watchmakers. -- Turn
   buckle.  See Turnbuckle, in Vocabulary. -- Turn cap, a sort of chimney
   cap  which  turns  round with the wind so as to present its opening to
   the  leeward.  G. Francis. -- Turn of life (Med.), change of life. See
   under Change. -- Turn screw, a screw driver.

                                  Turnbroach

   Turn"broach`   (?),   n.  A  turnspit.  [Obs.]  "  One  that  was  her
   turnbroach." Beau. & Fl.

                                  Turn-buckle

   Turn"-buc`kle (?), n. (Mech.) (a) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread
   at  one  end  and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod,
   stay,  etc.  (b)  A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the
   end of a chain, or a hasp.

                                Turnbull's blue

   Turn"bull's  blue`  (?).  (Chem.)  The  double  cyanide of ferrous and
   ferric  iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster,
   used  in  dyeing,  calico  printing,  etc.  Cf.  Prussian  blue, under
   Prussian.

                                   Turncoat

   Turn"coat`  (?),  n.  One  who forsakes his party or his principles; a
   renegade; an apostate<--; a defector to the enemy -->.

     He is a turncoat, he was not true to his profession. Bunyan.

                                    Turnep

   Tur"nep (?), n. (Bot.) See Turnip. [Obs.]

                                    Turner

   Turn"er (?), n.

   1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles
   with a lathe.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.

                                    Turner

   Tur"ner  (?),  n.  [G.]  A  person who practices athletic or gymnastic
   exercises.

                                   Turnerite

   Tur"ner*ite   (?),   n.  [So  called  from  the  English  chemist  and
   mineralogist, C. H. Turner.] (Min.) A variety of monazite.

                                    Turnery

   Turn"er*y (?), n. [Cf. F. tournerie.]

   1.  The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms
   by means of a lathe.

   2. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe.

     Chairs  of  wood,  the  seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs
     loaded with turnery. Walpole.
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                                    Turney

   Tur"ney  (?),  n.  &  v.  Tourney.  [Obs.]  Chaucer. "In open turney."
   Spenser. Milton.

                                   Turnhalle

   Turn"hal`le  (?),  n.  [G., from turnen to exercise gymnastics + halle
   hall.] A building used as a school of gymnastics.

                               Turnicimorph\'91

   Tur`ni*ci*mor"ph\'91  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.  See Turnix, and -morphous.]
   (Zo\'94l.)  A  division  of  birds including Turnix and allied genera,
   resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.

                                    Turning

   Turn"ing (?), n.

   1.  The  act  of  one  who,  or  that which, turns; also, a winding; a
   bending course; a fiexure; a meander.

     Through paths and turnings often trod by day. Milton.

   2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.

     It is preached at every turning. Coleridge.

   3. Deviation from the way or proper course. Harmar.

   4.  Turnery,  or the shaping of solid substances into various by means
   of a lathe and cutting tools.

   5.  pl.  The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from
   the material turned.

   6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.
   Turning and boring mill, a kind of lathe having a vertical spindle and
   horizontal  face  plate, for turning and boring large work. -- Turning
   bridge.  See  the  Note under Drawbridge. -- Turning engine, an engine
   lathe.  -- Turning lathe, a lathe used by turners to shape their work.
   --  Turning  pair.  See  the Note under Pair, n. -- Turning point, the
   point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.

                                  Turningness

   Turn"ing*ness, n. The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation.
   [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

                                    Turnip

   Tur"nip  (?),  n.  [OE.  turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn,
   turning  lathe  +  OE.  nepe  a  turnip, AS. n&aemac;pe, L. napus. Cf.
   Turn,v.  t.,  Navew.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat
   conical,  root  of  a  cruciferous  plant  (Brassica  campestris, var.
   Napus);  also,  the  plant  itself.  [Formerly  written  also turnep.]
   Swedish turnip (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See Ruta-baga. -- Turnip flea
   (Zo\'94l.),  a small flea-beetle (Haltica, OR Phyllotreta, striolata),
   which  feeds  upon  the  turnip, and often seriously injures it. It is
   black  with  a  stripe  of  yellow  on  each elytron. The name is also
   applied to several other small insects which are injurious to turnips.
   See  Illust.  under  Flea-beetle.  --  Turnip  fly. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The
   turnip  flea.  (b) A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larv\'91
   live in the turnip root.

                                 Turnip-shell

   Tur"nip-shell"  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any one of several large, thick,
   spiral  marine  shells  belonging  to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat
   turnip-shaped.

                                    Turnix

   Tur"nix  (?), n. [NL., fr. L. coturnix a quail.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of
   numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied
   genera  of  the  family  Turnicid\'91. These birds resemble quails and
   partridges  in  general  appearance  and  in some of their habits, but
   differ  in  important  anatomical  characteristics.  The  hind  toe is
   usually  lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the
   East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where
   they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorph\'91.

                                    Turnkey

   Turn"key` (?), n.; pl. Turnkeys (.

   1.  A  person  who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and
   fastening the doors; a warder.

   2.  (Dentistry)  An  instrument  with  a  hinged  claw,  --  used  for
   extracting teeth with a twist.

                                   Turn-out

   Turn"-out` (?), n.; pl. Turn-outs (.

   1.  The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a
   quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a
   strike; -- opposed to lockout.

   2.  A  short  side  track  on a railroad, which may be occupied by one
   train  while  another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a
   switch.

   3.  That  which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an
   equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a
   fine turn-out.

   4.  The  aggregate  number of persons who have come out, as from their
   houses, for a special purpose.

   5. Net quantity of produce yielded. <-- 6. A space alongside a highway
   where vehicles may stop, esp. for emergency purposes, or to admire the
   view. -->

                                   Turnover

   Turn"o`ver (?), n.

   1.  The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in
   a carriage.

   2.  A  semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a circular
   crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or other materials.

   3.  An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to
   another to complete his time.

                                   Turnover

   Turn"o`ver, a. Admitting of being turned over; made to be turned over;
   as, a turnover collar, etc.

                                   Turnpike

   Turn"pike` (?), n. [Turn + pike.]

   1.  A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles
   and  turning  on  a  post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but
   admitting  a  person  to  pass  between  the  arms;  a  turnstile. See
   Turnstile, 1.

     I move upon my axle like a turnpike. B. Jonson.

   2.  A  gate  or  bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and
   sometimes  people, till toll is paid for keeping the road in repair; a
   tollgate.

   3. A turnpike road. De Foe.

   4. A winding stairway. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

   5.   (Mil.)   A  beam  filled  with  spikes  to  obstruct  passage;  a
   cheval-de-frise. [R.]
   Turnpike  man,  a  man  who  collects tolls at a turnpike. -- Turnpike
   road, a road on which turnpikes, or tollgates, are established by law,
   in  order  to  collect  from  the  users  tolls  to defray the cost of
   building, repairing, etc.

                                   Turnpike

   Turn"pike`  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Turnpiked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Turnpiking.]  To  form,  as  a road, in the manner of a turnpike road;
   into a rounded form, as the path of a road. Knowles.

                                   Turnplate

   Turn"plate` (?), n. A turntable.

                                   Turn-sick

   Turn"-sick` (?), a. Giddy. [Obs.] Bacon.

                                   Turn-sick

   Turn"-sick`,  n.  (For.)  A  disease  with  which  sheep are sometimes
   affected; gid; sturdy. See Gid.

                                   Turnsole

   Turn"sole`  (?), n. [F. tournesol, It. tornasole; tornare to turn (LL.
   tornare)  +  sole  the  sun,  L.  sol.  See  Turn,  Solar, a., and cf.
   Heliotrope.] [Written also turnsol.]

   1.  (Bot.)  (a)  A  plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so
   named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun. (b) The
   sunflower.  (c)  A  kind  of  spurge  (Euphorbia Helioscopia). (d) The
   euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.

   2. (Chem.) (a) Litmus. [Obs.] (b) A purple dye obtained from the plant
   turnsole. See def. 1 (d).

                                   Turnspit

   Turn"spit` (?), n.

   1.  One  who  turns  a  spit;  hence,  a person engaged in some menial
   office.

     His lordship is his majesty's turnspit. Burke.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  A  small  breed  of  dogs having a long body and short
   crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on
   which meat was roasting.

                                   Turnstile

   Turn"stile` (?), n.

   1.  A  revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses
   or  cattle,  but  admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike,
   n., 1.

   2. A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing
   through a gateway, doorway, or the like.

                                   Turnstone

   Turn"stone`  (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of limicoline birds of the
   genera  Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the
   common  American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are
   so  called  from  their  habit of turning up small stones in search of
   mollusks  and  other  aquatic  animals.  Called  also brant bird, sand
   runner,   sea  quail,  sea  lark,  sparkback,  and  skirlcrake.  Black
   turnstone,  the  California  turnstone  (Arenaria  melanocephala). The
   adult  in  summer  is  mostly  black, except some white streaks on the
   chest and forehead, and two white loral spots.

                                   Turntable

   Turn"ta`ble  (?),  n. A large revolving platform, for turning railroad
   cars,  locomotives,  etc.,  in  a  different direction; -- called also
   turnplate.

                                    Turnus

   Tur"nus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Turnus, the king of the Rutuli, mentioned
   in  the  \'92neid.]  (Zo\'94l.)  A  common,  large, handsome, American
   swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, OR
   Jasoniades,  glaucus.  The  wings are yellow, margined and barred with
   black,  and  with  an  orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the
   hind   wings.   Called  also  tiger  swallowtail.  See  Illust.  under
   Swallowtail.

                                  Turnverein

   Turn"ve*rein`  (?), n. [G., from turnen to exercise + verein a union.]
   A company or association of gymnasts and athletes.

                                   Turnwrest

   Turn"wrest` (?), n. (a) Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in
   England, esp. in Kent. (b) designating a kind of hillside plow. [Eng.]
   Knight.

                                   Turonian

   Tu*ro"ni*an  (?),  n.  (Geol.)  One of the subdivisions into which the
   Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is divided.

                                  Turpentine

   Tur"pen*tine,  n.  [F. t\'82r\'82bentine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr.
   terebentina,   terbentina,   It.   terebentina,   trementina;  fr.  L.
   terebinthinus  of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine
   tree.  Gr.  Terebinth.]  A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the
   exudation   of   the   terebinth,   or   turpentine,   tree  (Pistacia
   Terebinthus),  a  native  of  the  Mediterranean  region.  It  is also
   obtained  from  many  coniferous  trees,  especially  species of pine,
   larch, and fir.

     NOTE: &hand; Th  ere ar  e ma ny va rieties of  tu rpentine. Ch ian
     turpentine  is  produced in small quantities by the turpentine tree
     (Pistacia  Terebinthus).  Venice,  Swiss,  or  larch turpentine, is
     obtained  from  Larix  Europ\'91a. It is a clear, colorless balsam,
     having a tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada balsam,
     is  the  purest of all the pine turpentines (see under Balsam). The
     Carpathian  and  Hungarian  varieties are derived from Pinus Cembra
     and Pinus Mugho. Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes
     from  the  long-leaved pine (Pinus palustris). Strasburg turpentine
     is from the silver fir (Abies pectinata).

   Oil  of turpentine (Chem.), a colorless oily hydrocarbon, C10H16, of a
   pleasant   aromatic  odor,  obtained  by  the  distillation  of  crude
   turpentine.  It  is  used in making varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is
   the  type  of  the  terpenes  and  is  related  to cymene. Called also
   terebenthene,  terpene, etc. -- Turpentine moth (Zo\'94l.), any one of
   several species of small tortricid moths whose larv\'91 eat the tender
   shoots  of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or resin.
   --  Turpentine tree (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original source of
   turpentine. See Turpentine, above.

                                    Turpeth

   Tur"peth (?), n. [NL. turpethum, fr. Per. tirbid a cathartic, turbad a
   purgative root. Cf. Turbith.] [Written also turbeth, and turbith.]

   1. (Bot.) The root of Ipom&oe;a Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar,
   and  Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes
   called vegetable turpeth.

   2.  (Chem.) A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic
   mercuric sulphate; -- called also turpeth mineral.

                                    Turpin

   Tur"pin (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A land tortoise. [Obs.]

                                   Turpitude

   Tur"pi*tude  (?),  n. [L. turpitudo, from turpis foul, base.] Inherent
   baseness  or  vileness  of  principle,  words,  or  actions;  shameful
   wickedness; depravity. Shak.

                              Turquoise, Turquois

   Tur*quoise",  Tur*quois"  (?;  277),  n.  [F. turquoise; cf. Pr. & Sp.
   turquesa,  It.  turchese,  turchina,  LL.  turchesius, turchina; -- so
   called  because  first  brought from Turkey. See 1st Turkey.] (Min.) A
   hydrous  phosphate  of alumina containing a little copper; calaite. It
   has  a  blue,  or  bluish green, color, and usually occurs in reniform
   masses  with a botryoidal surface. [Formerly written also turcois, and
   turkois.]

     NOTE: &hand; Turquoise is susceptible of a high polish, and when of
     a bright blue color is much esteemed as a gem. The finest specimens
     come  from  Persia. It is also found in New Mexico and Arizona, and
     is regarded as identical with the chalchihuitl of the Mexicans.

                                   Turquoise

   Tur*quoise",  a.  Having  a fine light blue color, like that of choice
   mineral turquoise.

                                    Turrel

   Tur"rel  (?), n. [Cf. OF. touroul a little wooden instrument to fasten
   doors or windows.] A certain tool used by coopers. Sherwood.

                                    Turret

   Tur"ret  (?),  n.  [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a tower, L.
   turris. See Tower.]

   1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at
   one of the angles of a larger structure.

   2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten
   or  even  twenty  stories  and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits
   high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified
   place,  for  carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and
   other necessaries.

   3.  (Mil.)  A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within
   which  cannon  are  mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on
   land.

   4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger
   car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
   Turret  clock,  a  large clock adapted for an elevated position, as in
   the  tower of a church. -- Turret head (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical
   revolving  tool  holder  for  bringing  different  tools  into  action
   successively  in  a machine, as in a lathe. -- Turret lathe, a turning
   lathe  having  a  turret head. -- Turret ship, an ironclad war vessel,
   with  low  sides,  on  which heavy guns are mounted within one or more
   iron  turrets,  which  may be rotated, so that the guns may be made to
   bear in any required direction.

                                   Turreted

   Tur"ret*ed, a.

   1. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zo\'94l.), having
   the  whorls  somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented
   by spines or tubercles; -- said of certain spiral shells.

   2. Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. Bacon.

                                   Turribant

   Tur"ri*bant (?), n. [See Turban.] A turban. [Obs.]

     With hundred turrets like a turribant. Spenser.

                                   Turrical

   Tur"ric*al  (?), a. Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling
   a tower.

                           Turriculate, Turriculated

   Tur*ric"u*late  (?),  Tur*ric"u*la`ted  (?),  a.  [L.  turricula small
   tower,  turret.]  Furnished  with,  or  formed like, a small turret or
   turrets; somewhat turreted.

                                   Turrilite

   Tur"ri*lite  (?),  n. [L. turris tower + Gr. turrilite.] (Paleon.) Any
   fossil  ammonite  of  the  genus  Turrilites.  The shell forms an open
   spiral with the later whorls separate.

                                  Turritella

   Tur`ri*tel"la  (?),  n. [NL., dim fr. L. turris tower.] (Zo\'94l.) Any
   spiral  marine  gastropod  belonging  to Turritella and allied genera.
   These  mollusks  have  an  elongated, turreted shell, composed of many
   whorls.  They  have  a  rounded  aperture,  and  a  horny  multispiral
   operculum.

                                 Turritelloid

   Tur`ri*tel"loid (?), a. [Turritella + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining
   to, or resembling, the turritellas.

                                    Turtle

   Tur"tle  (?), n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin.
   Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.] (Zo\'94l.) The turtledove.

                                    Turtle

   Tur"tle,  n.  [Probably  the  same  word  as  the  word preceding, and
   substituted  (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name;
   cf.  Sp.  tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and
   E. tortoise.]
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   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  the  numerous  species  of  Testudinata,
   especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.

     NOTE: &hand; In   th e Un ited St ates th e la nd an d fr esh-water
     tortoises are also called turtles.

   2.  (Printing)  The  curved  plate  in  which  the  form  is held in a
   type-revolving cylinder press.
   Alligator  turtle,  Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator, Box, etc. --
   green turtle (Zo\'94l.), a marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having
   usually  a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued
   for  the  delicacy  of  its flesh, which is used especially for turtle
   soup.  Two  distinct  species  or  varieties  are  known; one of which
   (Chelonia  Midas)  inhabits  the  warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and
   sometimes  weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (C. virgata)
   inhabits  the  Pacific  Ocean.  Both species are similar in habits and
   feed  principally  on  seaweed and other marine plants, especially the
   turtle  grass.  --  Turtle cowrie (Zo\'94l.), a large, handsome cowrie
   (Cypr\'91a  testudinaria);  the turtle-shell; so called because of its
   fancied  resemblance  to a tortoise in color and form. -- Turtle grass
   (Bot.),  a  marine plant (Thalassia testudinum) with grasslike leaves,
   common  about  the  West  Indies. -- Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See
   under Tortoise.

                                  Turtledove

   Tur"tle*dove` (?), n. [See 1ts Turtle.]

   1.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  numerous species of pigeons belonging to
   Turtur  and  allied  genera, native of various parts of the Old World;
   especially,  the  common  European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is
   noted  for  its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion
   to its mate.

     NOTE: &hand; The South African turtledove (T. albiventris), and the
     ashy  turtledove  of  India  (T.  rubicolus),  are  similar  to the
     European species in their habits.

   2.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  several  species of pigeons more or less
   resembling  the  true  turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see
   under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata).

     NOTE: &hand; Th e tu rtledove of  the Scriptures is probably Turtur
     risorius,  a  species  which  is still plentiful in Egypt and other
     Eastern countries. It is closely allied to the European turtledove.

                                 Turtle-footed

   Tur"tle-foot`ed (?), a. Slow-footed. [R.] "Turtle-footed Peace." Ford.

                                  Turtlehead

   Tur"tle*head`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  An  American  perennial herb (Chelone
   glabra)  having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called
   also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.

                                    Turtler

   Tur"tler  (?),  n.  One who catches turtles or tortoises. "The Jamaica
   turtlers." Dampier.

                                 Turtle-shell

   Tur"tle-shell` (?), n. The turtle cowrie.

                                   Turtling

   Tur"tling  (?),  n.  The  act,  practice,  or art of catching turtles.
   Marryat.

                                    Turves

   Turves (?), obs. pl. of Turf.

                                    Tuscan

   Tus"can  (?), a. [L. Tyscanus, Tuscus.] Of or pertaining to Tuscany in
   Italy;   --  specifically  designating  one  of  the  five  orders  of
   architecture  recognized  and  described by the Italian writers of the
   16th  century,  or  characteristic  of the order. The original of this
   order  was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire.
   See Order, and Illust. of Capital.

                                    Tuscan

   Tus"can, n. A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.

                                  Tuscaroras

   Tus`ca*ro"ras  (?),  n.  pl.;  sing. Tuscarora (. (Ethnol.) A tribe of
   North  American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in
   North  Carolina.  They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant
   of  the  tribe  joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations.
   See Six Nations, under Six.

                                    Tuscor

   Tus"cor (?), n. [See Tusk.] A tush of a horse.

                                     Tush

   Tush   (?),  interj.  An  exclamation  indicating  check,  rebuke,  or
   contempt; as, tush, tush! do not speak of it.

     Tush, say they, how should God perceive it? Bk. of Com. Prayer (Ps.
     lxxiii. 11).

                                     Tush

   Tush,  n.  [OE.  tusch,  AS.  tusc;  akin  to OFries. tusk, tusch, and
   probably  to AS. t&omac;&edh; tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Tusk.] A long,
   pointed  tooth;  a  tusk;  --  applied  especially to certain teeth of
   horses.

                                     Tusk

   Tusk (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Torsk.

                                     Tusk

   Tusk,  n.  [OE.  tusk,  the  same  word as tusch, AS. tusc. See Tush a
   tooth.]

   1. (Zo\'94l.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild
   boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.

   3. (Carp.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a
   similar  purpose,  but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in
   the  illustration,  a  is  the tusk, and each of the several parts, or
   offsets, is called a tooth.

                                     Tusk

   Tusk (?), v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]

                                    Tusked

   Tusked (?), a. Furnished with tusks.

     The tusked boar out of the wood. Milton.

                                    Tusker

   Tusk"er (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An elephant having large tusks.

                                  Tusk-shell

   Tusk"-shell` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See 2d Tusk, n., 2.

                                     Tusky

   Tusk"y  (?),  a.  Having  tusks. "The scar indented by the tusky oar."
   Dryden.

                                 Tussac grass

   Tus"sac grass` (?). Tussock grass.

                                  Tussah silk

   Tus"sah  silk`  (?). [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara,
   trasara.]  (a)  A  silk  cloth  made from the cocoons of a caterpillar
   other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China. (b) The
   silk fiber itself. [Written also tusseh silk.]

                                  Tussicular

   Tus*sic"u*lar  (?), a. [L. tussicularis, fr. tussicula, dim. of tussis
   a cough.] Of or pertaining to a cough. Dunglison.

                                    Tussle

   Tus"sle  (?),  v.  i.  & t. [See Tousle.] To struggle, as in sport; to
   scuffle; to struggle with. [Colloq.]

                                    Tussle

   Tus"sle, n. A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.]

                                    Tussock

   Tus"sock (?), n. [From Tuz.] [Written also tussuck.]

   1.  A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense
   tuft or bunch of grass or sedge.

     Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer.

   2. (Bot.) Same as Tussock grass, below.

   3. (Zo\'94l.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid
   moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form
   long  tufts  or  brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and
   fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See Orgyia.
   Tussock  grass.  (Bot.) (a) A tall, strong grass of the genus Dactylis
   (D.  c\'91spitosa), valuable for fodder, introduced into Scotland from
   the  Falkland Islands. (b) A tufted grass (Aira c\'91spitosa). (c) Any
   kind of sedge (Carex) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy
   place.   --   Tussock  moth  (Zo\'94l.),  the  imago  of  any  tussock
   caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera.

                                   Tussocky

   Tus"sock*y  (?),  a.  Having the form of tussocks; full of, or covered
   with, tussocks, or tufts.

                                    Tussuck

   Tus"suck (?), n. See Tussock. Grew.

                                      Tut

   Tut  (?).  Be  still;  hush;  --  an  exclamation used for checking or
   rebuking.

                                      Tut

   Tut, n. [Cf. Sw. tut a point, pipe, tube, Dan. tut a cornet.]

   1. An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.

   2. A hassock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

                                   Tutelage

   Tu"te*lage (?), n. [L. tutela protection, fr. tutus safe, fr. tueri to
   watch, defend. Cf. Tuition.]

   1.  The  act  of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as,
   the king's right of seigniory and tutelage.

     The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage
     of the clergy. Macaulay.

   2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed. V.
   Knox.

                               Tutelar, Tutelary

   Tu"te*lar (?), Tu"te*la*ry (?), a. [L. tutelaris: cf. F. tut\'82laire.
   See  Tutelage.]  Having  the  guardianship  or  charge of protecting a
   person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.

     This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most tutelary of
     morals. Landor.

                                    Tutele

   Tu"tele  (?),  n. [L. tutela: cf. F. tutelle. See Tutelage.] Tutelage.
   [Obs.] Howell.

                                    Tutenag

   Tu"te*nag  (?),  n.  [F.  toutenague;  cf. Pg. tutenaga, tutanaga. See
   Tutty.]  (Metal.)  (a) Crude zinc. [India] (b) Packfong. [Written also
   tutenague.]

                                  Tut-mouthed

   Tut"-mouthed`  (?),  a.  Having  a  projecting under jaw; prognathous.
   [Obs.] Holland.

                                   Tut-nose

   Tut"-nose` (?), n. A snub nose. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tutor

   Tu"tor  (?), n. [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch, defend: cf.
   F.  tuteur.  Cf.  Tuition.] One who guards, protects, watches over, or
   has  the  care  of,  some  person  or  thing.  Specifically:  -- (a) A
   treasurer;  a  keeper.  "Tutour  of your treasure." Piers Plowman. (b)
   (Civ.  Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate;
   a  guardian.  (c) A private or public teacher. (d) (Eng. Universities)
   An  officer  or  member  of  some hall, who instructs students, and is
   responsible  for their discipline. (e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of
   a lower rank than a professor.

                                     Tutor

   Tu"tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tutored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tutoring.]

   1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct.

     Their sons are well tutored by you. Shak.

   2.  To  play  the  tutor  toward; to treat with authority or severity.
   Addison.

                                   Tutorage

   Tu"tor*age (?; 48), n. The office or occupation of a tutor; tutorship;
   guardianship.

                                   Tutoress

   Tu"tor*ess  (?),  n.  A  woman  who performs the duties of a tutor; an
   instructress. E. Moore.

                                   Tutorial

   Tu*to"ri*al  (?),  a.  [L.  tutorius.]  Of  or  pertaining to a tutor;
   belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.

                                   Tutorism

   Tu"tor*ism (?), n. Tutorship. [R.]

                                   Tutorize

   Tu"tor*ize (?), v. t. To teach; to instruct.

     I . . . shall tutorize him some day. J. H. Newman.

                                   Tutorship

   Tu"tor*ship,  n.  The  office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship;
   tutelage. Hooker.

                                    Tutory

   Tu"tor*y (?), n. Tutorage. [Obs.] Holinshed.

                                    Tutress

   Tu"tress (?), n. Tutoress. [Obs.] Selden.

                                    Tutrix

   Tu"trix  (?),  n.  [L. See Tutor.] A female guardian; a tutoress. [R.]
   Smollett.

                                    Tutsan

   Tut"san  (?),  n.  [F. toutesaine; tout, toule, all (L. totus) + sain,
   saine,  sound,  healthy,  L.  sanus.]  (Bot.)  A  plant  of  the genus
   Hypericum  (H.  Andros\'d2mum),  from  which  a  healing  ointment  is
   prepared in Spain; -- called also parkleaves.

                                     Tutti

   Tut"ti  (?), n. pl. [It., fr. L. totus, pl. toti, all.] (Mus.) All; --
   a  direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore
   (Encyc. of Music).

                                     Tutty

   Tut"ty  (?),  n. [F. tutie; cf. Sp. tutia, atutia, LL. tutia; all from
   Per.  t&umac;tiy\'be.]  (Chem.)  A yellow or brown amorphous substance
   obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of
   zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide.

                                   Tut-work

   Tut"-work`   (?),   n.   (Mining)  Work  done  by  the  piece,  as  in
   nonmetaliferous  rock,  the  amount done being usually reckoned by the
   fathom. Tomlinson.

                                  Tut-workman

   Tut"-work`man,  n.; pl. Tut-workmen (. (Mining) One who does tut-work.
   Tomlinson.

                               Tu-whit, Tu-whoo

   Tu-whit"  (?), Tu-whoo" (?), n. & interj. Words imitative of the notes
   of the owl.

     Thy  tu-whits  are  lulled,  I  wot,  Thy  tu-whoos of yesternight.
     Tennyson.

                                   Tuy\'8are

   Tu`y\'8are" (?), n. [F.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic origin. Cf.
   Tweer,  Tewel.]  A  nozzle,  mouthpiece,  or fixture through which the
   blast  is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire
   of a forge. [Corruptly written also tweer, and twier.] Tuy\'8are arch,
   the  embrasure,  in  the  wall  of  a  blast furnace through which the
   tuy\'8are enters.

                                      Tuz

   Tuz  (?),  n.  [Cf.  W. tusw a wisp, a bunch, tus that binds or wraps,
   tusiaw  to  bind round, to wrap. Cf. Tussock.] A lock or tuft of hair.
   [Obs.] Dryden.

                                     Tuza

   Tu"za (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The tucan.

                                    Twaddle

   Twad"dle  (?),  v.  i.  &  t.  [See Twattle.] To talk a weak and silly
   manner,  like  one  whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle.
   Stanyhurst.

                                    Twaddle

   Twad"dle, n. Silly talk; gabble; fustian.

     I  have  put  in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant
     and  twaddle  that's  talked  of  boxing  and  fighting  with fists
     now-a-days. T. Hughes.

                                   Twaddler

   Twad"dler  (?), n. One who prates in a weak and silly manner, like one
   whose faculties are decayed.

                                   Twaddling

   Twad"dling (?), a. & n. from Twaddle, v.

                                    Twaddy

   Twad"dy (?), n. Idle trifling; twaddle.

                                    Twagger

   Twag"ger (?), n. A lamb. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Twain

   Twain  (?), a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. tw&emac;gen, masc.
   See  Two.]  Two;-  nearly  obsolete  in  common discourse, but used in
   poetry and burlesque. "Children twain." Chaucer.

     And  whosoever  shall  compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
     Matt. v. 41.

   In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder.

     When old winder split the rocks in twain. Dryden.

   -- Twain cloud. (Meteor.) Same as Cumulo-stratus.

                                    Twaite

   Twaite  (?),  n. [Prov. E.] (Zo\'94l.) A European shad; -- called also
   twaite shad. See Shad.

                                    Twaite

   Twaite, n. (O. Eng. Law) A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.

                                     Twang

   Twang (?), n. A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]

                                     Twang

   Twang (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging.]
   [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound, Tinkle.] To sound with a
   quick,  harsh  noise;  to  make the sound of a tense string pulled and
   suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.

                                     Twang

   Twang,  v.  t.  To  make  to  sound,  as by pulling a tense string and
   letting it go suddenly.

     Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.

                                     Twang

   Twang, n.

   1.  A  harsh,  quick  sound, like that made by a stretched string when
   pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.

   2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.

     He has such a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot.

                                    Twangle

   Twan"gle (?), v. i. & t. To twang.

     While the twangling violin Struck up with Soldier-laddie. Tennyson.

                                     Twank

   Twank (?), v. t. To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or
   twangle. Addison.

                                    Twankay

   Twan"kay (?), n. See Note under Tea, n., 1.

                                    'T was

   'T was (?). A contraction of it was.

                                    Twattle

   Twat"tle  (?), v. i. [Cf. Tattle, Twaddle.] To prate; to talk much and
   idly;  to  gabble;  to  chatter;  to  twaddle; as, a twattling gossip.
   L'Estrange.

                                    Twattle

   Twat"tle,  v. t. To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov.
   Eng.] Grose.

                                    Twattle

   Twat"tle, n. Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.

                                   Twattler

   Twat"tler (?), n. One who twattles; a twaddler.

                                     Tway

   Tway (?), a. & n. [OE. twei. See Twain.] Two; twain. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                   Twayblade

   Tway"blade`  (?),  n.  (Bot.)  Any  one of several orchidaceous plants
   which  have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis.
   [Written also twyblade.]

                                     Tweag

   Tweag (?), v. t. To tweak. [Obs.]

                                Tweag, Tweague

   Tweag,   Tweague,   n.  A  pinching  condition;  perplexity;  trouble;
   distress. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

     This put the old fellow in a rare tweague. Arbuthnot.

                                     Tweak

   Tweak  (?),  v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen;
   cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and
   twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.

                                     Tweak

   Tweak, n.

   1.  A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose.
   Swift.

   2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]

   3. A prostitute. [Obs.] Brathwait.

                                     Tweed

   Tweed (?), n. [Probably a corruption of twills. See Twill.] A soft and
   flexible  fabric  for  men's  wear, made wholly of wool except in some
   inferior  kinds,  the  wool  being dyed, usually in two colors, before
   weaving.

                                    Tweedle

   Twee"dle (?), v. t. [Cf. Twiddle.] [Written also twidle.]

   1.  To  handle  lightly;  --  said with reference to awkward fiddling;
   hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.

     A  fiddler  brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom
     he had tweedled into the service. Addison.

   2. To twist. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                     Tweel

   Tweel (?), n. & v. See Twill.

                                     Tweer

   Tweer (?), n. Same as Tuy\'8are.
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                                Tweese, Tweeze

   Tweese,  Tweeze  (?),  n. [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr. F. \'82tuis, pl. of
   \'82tui  a  case,  sheath,  box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG.
   stuche  a  wide  sleeve  in  which  articles  could  be  carried, OHG.
   st\'d4hha,  G.  stauche a short and narrow muff. Cf Etui, Tweezers.] A
   surgeon's case of instruments. Howell.

                                   Tweezers

   Twee"zers  (?),  n. pl. [See Tweese.] Small pinchers used to pluck out
   hairs, and for other purposes.

                                    Twelfth

   Twelfth (?), a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS. twelfta. See Twelve.]

   1.  Next  in  order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; --
   the ordinal of twelve.

   2. Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything
   is divided.

                                    Twelfth

   Twelfth, n.

   1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts
   of one whole.

   2. The next in order after the eleventh.

   3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.

                                Twelfth -- cake

   Twelfth" -- cake` (?), n. An ornamented cake distributed among friends
   or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night.

                                  Twelfth-day

   Twelfth"-day` (?), n. See Twelfthtide.

                                 Twelfth-night

   Twelfth"-night`  (?),  n.  The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day
   after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches.

                                Twelfth-second

   Twelfth"-sec`ond (?), n. (Physics) A unit for the measurement of small
   intervals  of  time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make
   one  second.<--  now  picosecond.  But--  should be thousand trillion,
   no??? -->

                                  Twelfthtide

   Twelfth"tide`  (?),  n.  The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; --
   called also Twelfth-day.

                                    Twelve

   Twelve  (?),  a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf,
   twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zw\'94lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel.
   t,  Sw.  tolf,  Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the
   same element as in the second part of E. eleven. See Two, and Eleven.]
   One  more  that  eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen. Twelve-men's
   morris. See the Note under Morris. -- Twelve Tables. (Rom. Antiq.) See
   under Table.

                                    Twelve

   Twelve, n.

   1.  The  number  next  following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of
   twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.

   2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
   The Twelve (Script.), the twelve apostles. Matt. xxvi. 20.

                                   Twelvemo

   Twelve"mo (?), a. & n. See Duodecimo.

                                  Twelvemonth

   Twelve"month (?), n. A year which consists of twelve calendar months.

     I shall laugh at this a twelvemonth hence. Shak.

                                  Twelvepence

   Twelve"pence  (?),  n.  A  shilling  sterling, being about twenty-four
   cents.

                                  Twelvepenny

   Twelve"pen*ny (?), Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.

                                  Twelvescore

   Twelve"score` (?), n. & a. Twelve times twenty; two hundred and forty.

                                   Twentieth

   Twen"ti*eth (?), a. [From Twenty; cf. AS. twentigo. See Twenty.]

   1.  Next  in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth; coming
   after nineteen others; -- the ordinal of twenty.

   2. Consisting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into which anything
   is divided.

                                   Twentieth

   Twen"ti*eth, n.

   1.  The  next  in  order after the nineteen; one coming after nineteen
   others.

   2. The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty equal parts
   of one whole.

                                    Twenty

   Twen"ty (?), a. [OE. twenty, AS. tw, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich,
   OS.  tw,  D.  &  LG.  twintig,  OHG.  zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai
   tigjis; that is, two tens. See Twain, Two, and Ten.]

   1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.

   2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty. Shak.

     Maximilian,  upon  twenty  respects,  could  not have been the man.
     Bacon.

                                    Twenty

   Twen"ty, n.; pl. Twenties (.

   1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or
   twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.

   2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.

                                  Twentyfold

   Twen"ty*fold` (?), a. Twenty times as many.

                                 Twenty-fourmo

   Twen`ty-four"mo  (?),  a.  Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a
   twenty-fourmo  form,  book,  leaf, size, etc. -- n. A book composed of
   sheets,  each  of  which  is  folded  into  twenty-four leaves; hence,
   indicating  more or less definitely a size of book whose sheets are so
   folded; -- usually written 24mo, or 24°.

                                     Twey

   Twey (?), a. [See Two.] Two. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                   Tweyfold

   Twey"fold` (?), a. Twofold. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                    Twibil

   Twi"bil  (?),  n. [AS. twibill; twi- (in comp.) two + bill, bil, an ax
   hoe, bill. See Twice, and Bill a cutting instrument.]

   1.  A  kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but having,
   instead  of the points, flat terminations, one of which is parallel to
   the handle, the other perpendicular to it. [Prov. Eng.]

   2. A tool for making mortises. [Obs.]

   3. A reaping hook.

                                   Twibilled

   Twi"billed (?), a. Armed or provided with a twibil or twibils.

                                     Twice

   Twice  (?),  adv. [OE. twies (where the s is the adverbial ending; see
   -wards),  twie,  AS.  twiges,  twiwa;  akin to twi- (in comp.) two, G.
   zwie-,  OHG.  zwi-,  Icel.  tv\'c6-, L. bi-, Gr. dvi-, and E. two. See
   Two.]

   1. Two times; once and again.

     He twice essayed to cast his son in gold. Dryden.

   2.  Doubly;  in  twofold  quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is
   twice as fortunate as his neighbor.

     NOTE: &hand;Twice is  us ed in  th e formation of compounds, mostly
     self-explaining;  as,  twice-horn,  twice-conquered, twice-planted,
     twice-told, and the like.

                                    Twiddle

   Twid"dle  (?),  v.  t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Tweedle.] To
   touch  lightly,  or  play  with;  to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle
   one's   thumbs;  to  twiddle  a  watch  key.  [Written  also  twidle.]
   Thackeray.

                                    Twiddle

   Twid"dle,  v.  i.  To  play  with  anything;  hence,  to be busy about
   trifles. Halliwell.

                                    Twiddle

   Twid"dle (?), n.

   1. A slight twist with the fingers.

   2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

                                   Twifallow

   Twi"fal`low  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twifallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Twifallowing.]  [AS.  twi-  (see  Twice)  two  +  fallow.] To plow, or
   fallow, a second time (land that has been once fallowed).

                                    Twifold

   Twi"fold`  (?),  a.  [AS.  twifeadld.  See  Twice,  and  cf. Twofold.]
   Twofold; double. [Obs.]

                                     Twig

   Twig  (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twigged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twigging.]
   [Cf. Tweak.] To twitch; to pull; to tweak. [Obs. or Scot.]

                                     Twig

   Twig, v. t. [Gael. tuig, or Ir. tuigim I understand.]

   1.  To  understand  the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me?
   [Colloq.] Marryat.

   2.  To  observe  slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. "Now twig him;
   now mind him." Foote.

     As  if  he  were looking right into your eyes and twigged something
     there which you had half a mind to conceal. Hawthorne.

                                     Twig

   Twig,  n.  [AS.  twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and
   probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant,
   of no definite length or size.

     The  Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the outside
     with hides. Sir T. Raleigh.

   Twig  borer  (Zo\'94l.),  any  one of several species of small beetles
   which  bore  into  twigs  of  shrubs and trees, as the apple-tree twig
   borer   (Amphicerus  bicaudatus).  --  Twig  girdler.  (Zo\'94l.)  See
   Girdler,  3.  --  Twig  rush  (Bot.),  any rushlike plant of the genus
   Cladium  having  hard,  and sometimes prickly-edged, leaves or stalks.
   See Saw grass, under Saw.

                                     Twig

   Twig, v. t. To beat with twigs.

                                    Twiggen

   Twig"gen (?), a. Made of twigs; wicker. [Obs.]

                                    Twigger

   Twig"ger (?), n. A fornicator. [Eng.] Halliwell.

                                    Twiggy

   Twig"gy  (?),  a.  Of or pertaining to a twig or twigs; like a twig or
   twigs; full of twigs; abounding with shoots. " Twiggy trees." Evelyn.

                                    Twight

   Twight (?), v. t. To twit. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                    Twight

   Twight, obs. p. p. of Twitch. Chaucer.

                                    Twighte

   Twight"e (?), obs. imp. of Twitch. Chaucer.

                                   Twigless

   Twig"less (?), a. Having no twigs.

                                   Twigsome

   Twig"some  (?),  a.  Full  of,  or abounding in, twigs; twiggy. [R.] "
   Twigsome trees." Dickens.

                                   Twilight

   Twi"light`  (?),  n.  [OE.  twilight,  AS. twi- (see Twice) + le\'a2ht
   light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G.
   zwielicht. See Light.]

   1.  The  light  perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of
   the  sun,  or  when  the  sun  is  less  than  18°  below the horizon,
   occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct
   rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.

   2.  faint  light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything
   is viewed.

     As  when  the  sun  .  .  .  from  behind the moon, In dim eclipse.
     disastrous twilight sheds. Milton.

     The twilight of probability. Locke.

                                   Twilight

   Twi"light`, a.

   1. Seen or done by twilight. Milton.

   2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.

     O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Pope.

                                     Twill

   Twill (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twilling.]
   [Scotch  tweel;  probably  from  LG. twillen to make double, from twi-
   two;  akin to AS. twi-, E. twi- in twilight. See Twice, and cf. Tweed,
   Tweel.]  To  weave,  as  cloth,  so  as  to  produce the appearance of
   diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.

                                     Twill

   Twill, n. [Scotch tweel. See Twill, v. t.]

   1. An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics
   by  causing  the  weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over
   one  and  under  three  or more, warp threads, instead of over one and
   under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving.

   2. A fabric women with a twill.

   3. [Perhaps fr. guill.] A quill, or spool, for yarn.

                                    Twilly

   Twil"ly  (?), n. [C. Willy.] A machine for cleansing or loosening wool
   by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or
   teeth;  a  willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and
   devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy. Tomlinson.

                                     Twilt

   Twilt (?), n. [See Quilt.] A quilt. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Twin

   Twin  (?),  a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and two, pl., twins;
   akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling, OHG. zwiniling, Icel. tvennr,
   tvinnr, two and two, twin, and to AS. twi- two. See Twice, Two.]

   1. Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister.

   2.  Being  one  of  a  pair  much resembling one another; standing the
   relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with.
   Shak.

   3. (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.

   4.  (Crystallog.)  Composed of parts united according to some definite
   law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
   Twin  boat,  OR Twin ship (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and upper works
   rest  on two parallel hulls. -- Twin crystal. See Twin, n., 4. -- Twin
   flower  (Bot.),  a  delicate  evergreen  plant (Linn\'91a borealis) of
   northern climates, which has pretty, fragrant, pendulous flowers borne
   in  pairs  on  a  slender stalk. -- Twin-screw steamer, a steam vessel
   propelled by two screws, one on either side of the plane of the keel.

                                     Twin

   Twin, n.

   1.  One  of  two  produced  at  a  birth, especially by an animal that
   ordinarily  brings  forth  but  one at a birth; -- used chiefly in the
   plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young.

   2.  pl.  (Astron.) A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See
   Gemini.

   3. A person or thing that closely resembles another.

   4.  (Crystallog.) A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals,
   or  parts  of  crystals,  in  reversed position with reference to each
   other.

     NOTE: &hand; Th e re lative po sition of the parts of a twin may be
     explained by supposing one part to be revolved 180° about a certain
     axis  (called the twinning axis), this axis being normal to a plane
     (called the twinning plane) which is usually one of the fundamental
     planes  of  the  crystal. This revolution brings the two parts into
     parallel  position,  or  vice versa. A contact twin is one in which
     the  parts  are  united  by a plane surface, called the composition
     face,   which  is  usually  the  same  as  the  twinning  plane.  A
     penetration  twin  is  one  in  which the parts interpenetrate each
     other,  often very irregularly. Twins are also called, according to
     form, cruciform, geniculated, etc.

                                     Twin

   Twin (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twinning.]

   1. To bring forth twins. Tusser.

   2. To be born at the same birth. Shak.

                                     Twin

   Twin, v. t.

   1. To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way. Shak.

     Still we moved Together, twinned, as horse's ear and eye. Tennyson.

   2.  To  separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove;
   also, to strip; to rob. [Obs.]

     The life out of her body for to twin. Chaucer.

                                     Twin

   Twin,  v.  i.  To  depart  from  a place or thing. [Obs.] "Ere that we
   farther twin." Chaucer.

                                   Twinborn

   Twin"born` (?), a. Born at the same birth.

                                     Twine

   Twine (?), n. [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to
   D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.]

   1. A twist; a convolution.

     Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. Milton.

   2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands
   twisted  together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small
   parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

   3. The act of twining or winding round. J. Philips.
   Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or
   spinning machine.

                                     Twine

   Twine,  v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] [OE.
   twinen,  fr.  AS.  tw&imac;n  a  twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to
   twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, n.]

   1.  To  twist  together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to
   wreathe; as, fine twined linen.

   2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance
   around another body.

     Let me twine Mine arms about that body. Shak.

   3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

     Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. Pope.

   4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] Fairfax.

   5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] Crashaw.

                                     Twine

   Twine, v. i.

   1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.

   2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

     As  rivers,  though  they  bend  and  twine, Still to the sea their
     course incline. Swift.

   3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] Chapman.

   4.  To  ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as,
   many plants twine.

                                    Twiner

   Twin"er (?), n. (Bot.) Any plant which twines about a support.

                                    Twinge

   Twinge  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Twinged  (?);  p. pr. & vb. n.
   Twinging.]  [OE.  twengen,  AS.  twengan; akin to OE. twingen to pain,
   afflict,  OFries.  thwinga,  twinga, dwinga, to constrain, D. dwingen,
   OS.  thwingan,  G. zwingen, OHG. dwingan, thwingan, to press, oppress,
   overcome,  Icel. þvinga, Sw. tvinga to subdue, constrain, Dan. twinge,
   and  AS.  þ\'81n  to press, OHG. d&umac;hen, and probably to E. thong.
   Perhaps influenced by twitch. Cf. Thong.]

   1. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.

     When  a man is past his sense, There's no way to reduce him thence,
     But  twinging him by the ears or nose, Or laying on of heavy blows.
     Hudibras.

   2.  To  affect  with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or
   sharp pains.

     The  gnat  .  .  .  twinged  him  [the  lion] till he made him tear
     himself, and so mastered him. L'Estrange.

                                    Twinge

   Twinge,  v.  i. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to
   suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.

                                    Twinge

   Twinge, n.

   1. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.

     A master that gives you . . . twinges by the ears. L' Estrange.

   2. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance;
   as, a twinge in the arm or side. " A twinge for my own sin." Dryden.

                                    Twining

   Twin"ing  (?),  a.  Winding  around  something;  twisting;  embracing;
   climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant.

                                    Twining

   Twin"ing, a. The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act
   of climbing spirally.

                                     Twink

   Twink (?), v. i. [OE. twinken. See Twinkle.] To twinkle. [Obs.]

                                     Twink

   Twink (?), n.

   1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.]

   2. (Zo\'94l.) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Twinkle

   Twin"kle  (?),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Twinkled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Twinkling  (?).]  [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to OE. twinken to
   blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps to E. twitch.]

   1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

     The owl fell a moping and twinkling. L' Estrange.
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   2. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash
   at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.

     These  stars  not  twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have
     large apertures. Sir I. Newton.

     The western sky twinkled with stars. Sir W. Scott.

                                    Twinkle

   Twin"kle (?), n.

   1.  A  closing  or  opening,  or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or
   sparkle of the eye.

     Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye, The damsel broke his misintended
     dart. Spenser.

   2. A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.

   3. The time of a wink; a twinkling. Dryden.

                                   Twinkler

   Twin"kler  (?),  n.  One  who,  or  that  which, twinkles, or winks; a
   winker; an eye.

                                   Twinkling

   Twin"kling (?), n.

   1. The act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick movement of
   the eye; a wink; a twinkle. Holland.

   2. A shining with intermitted light; a scintillation; a sparkling; as,
   the twinkling of the stars.

   3. The time of a wink; a moment; an instant.

     In  a  moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, . . .
     the dead shall be raised incorruptible. 1 Cor. xv. 52.

                                   Twinleaf

   Twin"leaf` (?), n. (Bot.) See Jeffersonia.

                                   Twinlike

   Twin"like`  (?),  a.  Closely  resembling;  being  a  counterpart.  --
   Twin"like`ness, n.

                                   Twinling

   Twin"ling  (?),  n.  [Twin  +  1st  -ling.]  A  young  or little twin,
   especially a twin lamb.

                                    Twinned

   Twinned  (?), a. (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to a
   law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.

                                    Twinner

   Twin"ner  (?),  n.  One  who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins.
   Tusser.

                                   Twinning

   Twin"ning  (?),  n.  (Crystallog.)  The  assemblage  of  two  or  more
   crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to
   each  other  in  accordance  with  some definite law; also, rarely, in
   artificial  twinning  (accomplished  for  example  by  pressure),  the
   process  by  which  this  reversal  is  brought  about.  Polysynthetic
   twinning,  repeated  twinning  of  crystal  lamell\'91, as that of the
   triclinic  feldspars.  -- Repeated twinning, twinning of more than two
   crystals,  or parts of crystals. -- Twinning axis, Twinning plane. See
   the Note under Twin, n.

                                    Twinter

   Twin"ter  (?), n. [AS. twi- + winter winter. See Twice, and Winter.] A
   domestic animal two winters old. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Twire

   Twire  (?),  n.  [Cf.  D.  tweern,  G. zwirn, and E. twine.] A twisted
   filament; a thread. [Obs.] Locke.

                                     Twire

   Twire, v. i. [Cf. MHG. zwieren, E. thwart, and queer.]

   1. To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer. [Obs.]

     Which maids will twire 'tween their fingers. B. Jonson.

     I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee. Beau. & Fl.

   2. To twinkle; to glance; to gleam. [Obs.]

     When sparkling stars twire not. Shak.

                                     Twire

   Twire, v. i. To sing, or twitter. [Obs.] Chaucer.

                                  Twire-pipe

   Twire"-pipe` (?), n. A vagabond musician. [Obs.]

     You are an ass, a twire-pipe. Beau. & Fl.

     You looked like Twire-pipe, the taborer. Chapman.

                                     Twirl

   Twirl (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twirled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twirling.]
   [Cf.  AS.  þwiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, þweran, \'beþweran,
   to  agitate,  twirl,  G.  zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or
   about,  quirl  a  twirling  stick,  OHG.  dweran  to  twirl, stir. Cf.
   Trowel.]  To  move  or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and
   turn rapidly with the fingers.

     See  ruddy  maids,  Some  taught  with  dexterous hand to twirl the
     wheel. Dodsley.

     No  more  beneath  soft  eve's  consenting star Fandango twirls his
     jocund castanet. Byron.

                                     Twirl

   Twirl, v. i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.

                                     Twirl

   Twirl, n.

   1.  The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling;
   quick rotation.

   2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward.

                                     Twist

   Twist  (?),  v.  t.  [imp. & p. p. Twisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Twisting.]
   [OE.  twisten, AS. twist a rope, as made of two (twisted) strands, fr.
   twi- two; akin to D. twist a quarrel, dissension, G. zwist, Dan. & Sw.
   tvist,  Icel. twistr the deuce in cards, tvistr distressed. See Twice,
   Two.]

   1.  To  contort;  to  writhe;  to  complicate;  to  crook spirally; to
   convolve.

     Twist it into a serpentine form. Pope.

   2.  Hence,  to  turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to
   twist a passage cited from an author.

   3.  To  distort,  as  a  solid body, by turning one part relatively to
   another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as,
   to twist a shaft.

   4.  To  wreathe;  to  wind;  to  encircle; to unite by intertexture of
   parts. "Longing to twist bays with that ivy." Waller.

     There  are  pillars  of  smoke  twisted  about wreaths of flame. T.
     Burnet.

   5. To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists
   itself into all human concerns.

   6.  To  unite  by  winding  one  thread,  strand,  or  other  flexible
   substance,  round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate
   things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread. Shak.

   7.  Hence,  to  form  as  if  by  winding  one part around another; to
   wreathe; to make up.

     Was it not to this end That thou began'st to twist so fine a story?
     Shak.

   8.  To  form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool
   or cotton.

                                     Twist

   Twist, v. i.

   1.  To  be  contorted;  to  writhe;  to be distorted by torsion; to be
   united  by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some
   strands will twist more easily than others.

   2. To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.

                                     Twist

   Twist, n.

   1.  The  act  of  twisting;  a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a
   bending.

     Not  the  least turn or twist in the fibers of any one animal which
     does  not  render them more proper for that particular animal's way
     of life than any other cast or texture. Addison.

   2. The form given in twisting.

     [He]  shrunk  at first sight of it; he found fault with the length,
     the thickness, and the twist. Arbuthnot.

   3.  That  which  is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.
   Specifically:  --  (a) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by
   winding  strands  or  separate  things round each other. (b) A kind of
   closely  twisted,  strong  sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and
   the  like. (c) A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties. (d) A roll
   of  twisted  dough,  baked.  (e) A little twisted roll of tobacco. (f)
   (Weaving)  One  of  the  threads  of  a  warp, -- usually more tightly
   twisted  than  the filling. (g) (Firearms) A material for gun barrels,
   consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus
   twist. (h) (Firearms & Ord.) The spiral course of the rifling of a gun
   barrel or a cannon. (i) A beverage made of brandy and gin. [Slang]

   4.  [OE.; -- so called as being a two-forked branch. See Twist, v. t.]
   A twig. [Obs.] Chaucer. Fairfax.
   Gain  twist,  OR Gaining twist (Firearms), twist of which the pitch is
   less,  and  the inclination greater, at the muzzle than at the breech.
   --  Twist  drill, a drill the body of which is twisted like that of an
   auger.  See  Illust. of Drill. -- Uniform twist (Firearms), a twist of
   which the spiral course has an equal pitch throughout.

                                    Twiste

   Twist"e (?), obs. imp. of Twist. Chaucer.

                                    Twisted

   Twist"ed, a. Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence,
   perverted.  Twisted  curve  (Geom.),  a curve of double curvature. See
   Plane  curve,  under  Curve.  --  Twisted  surface  (Geom.), a surface
   described by a straight line moving according to any law whatever, yet
   so  that  the  consecutive  positions  of the line shall not be in one
   plane; a warped surface.

                                    Twister

   Twist"er (?), n.

   1.  One  who  twists;  specifically, the person whose occupation is to
   twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.

   2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.

     He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine. Wallis.

   3. (Carp.) A girder. Craig.

   4.  (Man.)  The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon
   when on horseback. Craig. <-- 5. (Colloq.) A tornado. -->

                                   Twistical

   Twist"ic*al  (?),  a.  Crooked;  tortuous;  hence,  perverse;  unfair;
   dishonest. [Slang, U. S.] Bartlett.

                                   Twisting

   Twist"ing,  a.  & n. from Twist. Twisting pair. (Kinematics) See under
   Pair, n., 7.

                                     Twit

   Twit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Twitting.] [OE.
   atwiten,  AS. \'91tw\'c6tan to reproach, blame; \'91t at + w\'c6tan to
   reproach,  blame;  originally, to observe, see, hence, to observe what
   is  wrong  (cf. the meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to
   censure,  OHG.  firw\'c6zan,  Goth.  traweitan to avenge, L. videre to
   see.  See Vision, Wit.] To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of,
   a  fault,  defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to
   upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.

     This these scoffers twitted the Christian with. Tillotson.

     \'92sop  minds  men of their errors, without twitting them for what
     is amiss. L'Estrange.

                                    Twitch

   Twitch  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Twitched  (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Twitching.]  [OE.  twicchen,  fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian; akin to AS.
   angeltwicca  a  worm  used  for  bait, literally, a hook twitcher, LG.
   twikken  to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf. Tweak.] To pull with a sudden jerk;
   to  pluck  with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by
   the  sleeve;  to  twitch  a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off
   clusters of grapes.

     Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. Pope.

                                    Twitch

   Twitch, n.

   1.  The  act  of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick
   pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.

   2.  A  short,  spastic  contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple
   muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.

   3.  (Far.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop,
   which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By
   twisting  the  stick  the  compression is made sufficiently painful to
   keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation. J. H. Walsh.

                                   Twitcher

   Twitch"er (?), n. One who, or that which, twitches.

                                 Twitch grass

   Twitch" grass` (?). (Bot.) See Quitch grass.

                                     Twite

   Twite  (?),  n.  (Zo\'94l.)  (a)  The  European  tree sparrow. (b) The
   mountain linnet (Linota flavirostris). [Prov. Eng.]

                                   Twitlark

   Twit"lark` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

                                    Twitter

   Twit"ter  (?),  n.  [From  Twit.]  One  who  twits,  or reproaches; an
   upbraider.

                                    Twitter

   Twit"ter,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  Twittered  (?);  p.  pr. & vb. n.
   Twittering.]  [OE.  twiteren;  of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern,
   OHG. zwizzir, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.]

   1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises.

     The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. Gray.

   2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
   J. Fletcher.

   3.  [Perhaps  influenced by twitch.] To have a slight trembling of the
   nerves; to be excited or agitated.

                                    Twitter

   Twit"ter, v. t. To utter with a twitter. Cowper.

                                    Twitter

   Twit"ter, n.

   1.  The  act  of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as
   that made by a swallow.

   2.  A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a
   titter; a giggle. Hudibras.

   3. A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.

                                  Twittering

   Twit"ter*ing, n.

   1. The act of one who, or that which, twitters.

   2.  A  slight  nervous  excitement  or agitation, such as is caused by
   desire, expectation, or suspense.

     A  widow,  who  had  a  twittering towards a second husband, took a
     gossiping companion to manage the job. L'Estrange.

                                  Twittingly

   Twit"ting*ly (?), adv. In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.

                                Twittle-twattle

   Twit"tle-twat`tle (?), n. [See Twattle.] Tattle; gabble. L'Estrange.

                                    'Twixt

   'Twixt  (?).  An  abbreviation  of  Betwixt,  used  in  poetry,  or in
   colloquial language.

                                 'Twixt-brain

   'Twixt"-brain` (?), n. (Anat.) The thalamen

                                      Two

   Two (?), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien,
   properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. tw\'be, fem. & neut., tw, masc.,
   t,  neut.;  akin  to  OFries. tw, masc., tw\'be, fem. & neut., OS. tw,
   masc.,  tw\'be,  fem., tw, neut., D. twee, OHG. zw, zw, zwei, G. zwei,
   Icel.  tveir, tv\'91r, tvau, Sw. tv\'86, Dan. to, Goth. twai, tw, twa;
   Lith.  du,  Russ.  dva,  Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr. dva.
   Balance,  Barouche, Between, Bi-, Combine, Deuce two in cards, Double,
   Doubt,   Dozen,  Dual,  Duet,  Dyad,  Twain,  Twelve,  Twenty,  Twice,
   Twilight,  Twig, Twine, n., Twist.] One and one; twice one. "Two great
   lights." Gen. i. 16. "Two black clouds." Milton.

     NOTE: &hand; Tw  o is  of ten jo ined wi th ot her wo rds, fo rming
     compounds  signifying  divided  into, consisting of, or having, two
     parts,  divisions,  organs, or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled,
     two-eared, two-flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed
     or   two-leaved,   two-legged,  two-lobed,  two-masted,  two-named,
     two-part,    two-petaled,   two-pronged,   two-seeded,   two-sided,
     two-story,  two-stringed,  two-foothed, two-valved, two-winged, and
     the like.

   One or two, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number.

                                      Two

   Two (?), n.

   1.  The  sum  of  one; the number next greater than one, and next less
   than three; two units or objects.

   2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
   In two, asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain; as, cut in two.
   
                                 Two-capsuled
                                       
   Two"-cap`suled   (?),   a.   (Bot.)   Having  two  distinct  capsules;
   bicapsular. 

                                   Two-cleft

   Two"-cleft`  (?),  a. (Bot.) Divided about half way from the border to
   the base into two segments; bifid.

                                  Two-decker

   Two"-deck`er (?), n. A vessel of war carrying guns on two decks.

                                   Two-edged

   Two"-edged`  (?),  a.  Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as, a
   two-edged sword.

                                    Twofold

   Two"fold` (?), a. [Cf. Twifold.] Double; duplicate; multiplied by two;
   as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument.

                                    Twofold

   Two"fold`, adv. In a double degree; doubly.

                                   Two-foot

   Two"-foot`  (?), a. Measuring two feet; two feet long, thick, or wide;
   as, a two-foot rule.

                                  Two-forked

   Two"-forked` (?), a. Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner
   of a fork; dichotomous.

                                   Two-hand

   Two"-hand` (?), a. Employing two hangs; as, the two-hand alphabet. See
   Dactylology.

                                  Two-handed

   Two"-hand`ed (?), a.

   1.  Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent to large,
   stout, strong, or powerful. "Two-handed sway." Milton.

   2. Used with both hands; as, a two-nanded sword.

     That two-handed engine [the sword]. Milton.

   3. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.

                                  Two-lipped

   Two"-lipped` (?), a.

   1. Having two lips.

   2.  (Bot.)  Divided  in such a manner as to resemble the two lips when
   the mouth is more or less open; bilabiate.

                                  Two-parted

   Two"-part`ed  (?), a. (Biol.) Divided from the border to the base into
   two distinct parts; bipartite.

                                  Two-parted

   Two"-part`ed  (?),  a. (Bot.) Divided from the border to the base into
   two distinct parts; bipartite.

                                   Twopence

   Two"pence (?; 277), n. A small coin, and money of account, in England,
   equivalent  to  two  pennies,  -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for
   almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday.

                                   Twopenny

   Two"pen*ny (?), a. Of the value of twopence.

                                    Two-ply

   Two"-ply` (?), a.

   1. Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.

   2.  Woven  double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two sets of
   warp thread and two of weft.

                                  Two-ranked

   Two"-ranked`  (?),  a. (Bot.) Alternately disposed on exactly opposite
   sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous.

                                   Two-sided

   Two"-sid`ed (?), a.

   1. Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical.

   2. (Biol.) Symmetrical.

                                  Two-tongued

   Two"-tongued` (?), a. Double-tongued; deceitful. Sandys.

                                   Twyblade

   Twy"blade` (?), n. See Twayblade.

                                    Ty-all

   Ty"-all` (?), n. Something serving to tie or secure. [Obs.] Latimer.

                                 Tyburn ticket

   Ty"burn  tick`et  (?).  [So  called  in allusion to Tyburn, formerly a
   place  of  execution in England.] (O. Eng. Law) A certificate given to
   one  who  prosecutes a felon to conviction, exempting him from certain
   parish and ward offices.

                                   Tychonic

   Ty*chon"ic  (?),  a. Of or pertaining to Tycho Brahe, or his system of
   astronomy.

                                    Tycoon

   Ty*coon"  (?),  n.  [Chinese tai-kun great prince.] The title by which
   the  shogun,  or  former  commander in chief of the Japanese army, was
   known to foreigners.

                                     Tydy

   Ty"dy (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tidy.

                                      Tye

   Tye (?), n.

   1. A knot; a tie. [R.] See Tie.

   2.  (Naut.) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast,
   and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to
   a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.

   3. (Mining) A trough for washing ores. Knight.

                                      Tye

   Tye, v. t. See Tie, the proper orthography.

                                     Tyer

   Ty"er (?), n. One who ties, or unites. [R.]

                                    Tyfoon

   Ty*foon" (?), n. See Typhoon.

                                     Tyger

   Ty"ger (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A tiger. [Obs.]

                                     Tying

   Ty"ing (?), p. pr. of Tie.

                                     Tying

   Ty"ing, n. (Mining) The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.

                                     Tyke

   Tyke (?), n. See 2d Tike.

                                    Tylarus

   Ty"la*rus  (?), n.; pl. Tylari (#). [NL., fr.Gr. (Zo\'94l.) One of the
   pads on the under surface of the toes of birds.
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                                     Tyler

   Ty"ler (?), n. See 2d Tiler.

                                   Tylopoda

   Ty*lop"o*da  (?),  n.  pl.  [NL.,  from  -poda.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of
   ungulates comprising the camels.

                                    Tylosis

   Ty*lo"sis  (?), n.; pl. Tyloses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) An intrusion
   of  one  vegetable  cell into the cavity of another, sometimes forming
   there an irregular mass of cells. Goodale.

                                    Tymbal

   Tym"bal  (?),  n.  [F.  timbale,  Sp.  timbal; cf. atabal; probably of
   Arabic  origin.  Cf.  Atabal, Timbrel.] A kind of kettledrum. [Written
   also trimbal.]

     A tymbal's sound were better than my voice. Prior.

                                     Tymp

   Tymp  (?), n. [Cf. Tympan.] (Blast Furnace) A hollow water-cooled iron
   casting in the upper part of the archway in which the dam stands.

                                    Tympan

   Tym"pan (?), n. [F., fr. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel of a door. See
   Tympanum, and cf. Tymp.]

   1. A drum. [Obs.]

   2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum.

   3.  (Print.)  A  frame  covered  with parchment or cloth, on which the
   blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed.
   Tympan sheet (Print.), a sheet of paper of the same size as that to be
   printed,  pasted  on  the tympan, and serving as a guide in laying the
   sheets evenly for printing. W. Savage.

                                   Tympanal

   Tym"pa*nal (?), n. Tympanic.

                                   Tympanic

   Tym*pan"ic (?; 277), a. [See Tympanum.]

   1.  Like  a  tympanum  or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic
   membrane.

   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum.
   Tympanic  bone  (Anat.),  a bone of the skull which incloses a part of
   the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. -- Tympanic membrane.
   (Anat.) See the Note under Ear.

                                   Tympanic

   Tym*pan"ic, n. (Anat.) The tympanic bone.

                                   Tympanist

   Tym"pa*nist (?), n. [L. tympaniste, Gr. One who beats a drum. [R.]

                                  Tympanites

   Tym`pa*ni"tes  (?),  n.  [L., fr. Gr. (Med.) A flatulent distention of
   the belly; tympany.

                                  Tympanitic

   Tym`pa*nit"ic (?), a. [L. tympaniticus one afflicted with tympanites.]
   (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites.

                                  Tympanitis

   Tym`pa*ni"tis   (?),   n.   [NL.  See  Tympanum,  and  -itis.]  (Med.)
   Inflammation of the lining membrane of the middle ear.

                                   Tympanize

   Tym"pa*nize  (?),  v.  i. [L. tympanizare to beat a drum, Gr. To drum.
   [R.] Coles.

                                   Tympanize

   Tym"pa*nize,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Tympanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tympanizing  (?).]  To  stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to
   make  into  a  drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum.
   [Obs.] "Tympanized, as other saints of God were." Oley.

                                    Tympano

   Tym"pa*no  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tympani  (#).  [It. timpano. See Tympanum.]
   (Mus.)  A  kettledrum;  --  chiefly  used  in the plural to denote the
   kettledrums of an orchestra. See Kettledrum. [Written also timpano.]

                                   Tympano-

   Tym"pa*no-   (?).  A  combining  form  used  in  anatomy  to  indicate
   connection  with,  or  relation  to,  the tympanum; as in tympanohyal,
   tympano-Eustachian.

                                  Tympanohyal

   Tym`pa*no*hy"al  (?),  a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum and
   the  hyoidean  arch.  -- n. The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch,
   becoming  a  part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in adult
   man.

                                   Tympanum

   Tym"pa*num  (?),  n.;  pl.  E.  Tympanums  (#), L. Tympana (#). [L., a
   kettledrum,  a  drum  or  wheel  in machines, the triangular area in a
   pediment, the panel of a door, Gr. Type, and cf. Timbrel.]

   1.  (Anat.)  (a)  The  ear  drum,  or  middle  ear.  Sometimes applied
   incorrectly  to  the  tympanic membrane. See Ear. (b) A chamber in the
   anterior part of the syrinx of birds.

   2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the naked, inflatable air sacs on the neck of the
   prairie chicken and other species of grouse.

   3.  (Arch.)  (a) The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made
   by  the  upper and lower cornices, being usually a triangular space or
   table.  (b)  The  space  within  an  arch,  and  above  a  lintel or a
   subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.

   4.  (Mech.)  A  drum-shaped  wheel  with spirally curved partitions by
   which  water  is  raised  to the axis when the wheel revolves with the
   lower  part of the circumference submerged, -- used for raising water,
   as for irrigation.

                                    Tympany

   Tym"pa*ny (?), n. [Gr. Tympanites.]

   1. (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites. Fuller.

   2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. "Thine 's a tympany
   of sense." Dryden.

     A plethoric a tautologic tympany of sentence. De Quincey.

                                     Tynd

   Tynd  (?),  v.  t.  [See  Tine  to shut in.] To shut; to close. [Obs.]
   Wyclif.

                                     Tyne

   Tyne  (?), v. t. [Icel. t.] To lose. [Obs. or Scot.] "His bliss gan he
   tyne." Piers Plowman. Sir W. Scott.

                                     Tyne

   Tyne, v. i. To become lost; to perish. [Obs.] Spenser.

                                     Tyne

   Tyne, n. [See Tine a prong.] (Zo\'94l.) A prong or point of an antler.

                                     Tyne

   Tyne,  n.  [See  Teen,  n.] Anxiety; tine. [Obs.] "With labor and long
   tyne." Spenser.

                                     Tyny

   Ty"ny (?), a. [See Tiny.] Small; tiny. [Obs.]

                                     Typal

   Typ"al  (?),  a.  Relating  to  a  type  or types; belonging to types;
   serving as a type; typical. Owen.

                                     -type

   -type  (?). [See Type, n.] A combining form signifying impressed form;
   stamp;  print;  type;  typical  form; representative; as in stereotype
   phototype, ferrotype, monotype.

                                     Type

   Type  (?), n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus a figure, image, a
   form, type, character, Gr. tup to hurt.]

   1. The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

     The  faith they have in tennis, and tall stockings, Short blistered
     breeches, and those types of travel. Shak.

   2. Form or character impressed; style; semblance.

     Thy father bears the type of king of Naples. Shak.

   3. A figure or representation of something to come; a token; a sign; a
   symbol; -- correlative to antitype.

     A  type  is  no  longer  a type when the thing typified comes to be
     actually exhibited. South.

   4.  That  which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities; the
   representative.  Specifically: (a) (Biol.) A general form or structure
   common  to a number of individuals; hence, the ideal representation of
   a   species,   genus,   or   other   group,  combining  the  essential
   characteristics;  an  animal  or  plant possessing or exemplifying the
   essential characteristics of a species, genus, or other group. Also, a
   group   or   division   of   animals   having  a  certain  typical  or
   characteristic structure of body maintained within the group.

     Since  the  time  of Cuvier and Baer . . . the whole animal kingdom
     has  been  universally  held to be divisible into a small number of
     main divisions or types. Haeckel.

   (b) (Fine Arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face,
   or  conception,  which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design
   on  the face of a medal or a coin. (c) (Chem.) A simple compound, used
   as  a  mode  or  pattern  to  which  other  compounds are conveniently
   regarded  as  being  related,  and  from which they may be actually or
   theoretically derived.

     NOTE: &hand; The fundamental types used to express the simplest and
     most  essential  chemical  relations  are  hydrochloric  acid, HCl;
     water, H2O; ammonia, NH3; and methane, CH4.

   5.  (Typog.)  (a) A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character,
   cast  in  metal  or cut in wood, used in printing. (b) Such letters or
   characters,  in  general,  or  the  whole  quantity  of  them  used in
   printing,  spoken  of collectively; any number or mass of such letters
   or characters, however disposed.

     NOTE: &hand; Ty pe are mostly made by casting type metal in a mold,
     though  some  of the larger sizes are made from maple, mahogany, or
     boxwood. In the cut, a is the body; b, the face, or part from which
     the  impression  is  taken; c, the shoulder, or top of the body; d,
     the  nick  (sometimes two or more are made), designed to assist the
     compositor  in  distinguishing the bottom of the face from the top;
     e,  the  groove  made  in the process of finishing, -- each type as
     cast  having  attached  to  the  bottom of the body a jet, or small
     piece  of metal (formed by the surplus metal poured into the mold),
     which,  when  broken  off,  leaves  a roughness that requires to be
     removed.  The  fine  lines  at  the  top and bottom of a letter are
     technically called ceriphs, and when part of the face projects over
     the  body, as in the letter f, the projection is called a kern. The
     type which compose an ordinary book font consist of Roman CAPITALS,
     small  capitals,  and  lower-case  letters, and Italic CAPITALS and
     lower-case   letters,   with   accompanying  figures,  points,  and
     reference  marks, -- in all about two hundred characters. Including
     the various modern styles of fancy type, some three or four hundred
     varieties  of face are made. Besides the ordinary Roman and Italic,
     some of the most important of the varieties are --

   Old English. Black Letter. Old Style. French Elzevir. Boldface.
   Antique. Clarendon. Gothic. Typewriter. Script.

     The smallest body in common use is diamond; then follow in order of
     size,  pearl,  agate,  nonpareil,  minion,  brevier,  bourgeois (or
     two-line  diamond), long primer (or two-line pearl), small pica (or
     two-line agate), pica (or two-line nonpareil), English (or two-line
     minion),  Columbian  (or  two-line brevier), great primer (two-line
     bourgeois),  paragon  (or  two-line long primer), double small pica
     (or  two-line  small  pica), double pica (or two-line pica), double
     English  (or  two-line  English),  double great primer (or two-line
     great  primer),  double  paragon  (or  two-line paragon), canon (or
     two-line  double  pica). Above this, the sizes are called five-line
     pica,  six-line pica, seven-line pica, and so on, being made mostly
     of  wood.  The  following  alphabets show the different sizes up to
     great primer.

   Brilliant . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- brilliant l = 1.0 mm -->
   Diamond . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = 1.1 mm --> Pearl . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = mm --> Agate . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = mm --> Nonpareil . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = mm --> Minion . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = mm --> Brevier . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = mm --> Bourgeois . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = mm --> Long primer . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = mm --> Small pica . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- small pica l = 2.5 mm --> Pica . . . .
   . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = 2.9 mm --> English . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = 3.3 mm --> Columbian . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- l = 3.6 mm --> Great primer . . .
   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz <-- Great primer l = 4.0 mm --> The
   foregoing account is conformed to the designations made use of by
   American type founders, but is substantially correct for England.
   Agate, however, is called ruby, in England, where, also, a size
   intermediate between nonpareil and minion is employed, called emerald.
   Point system of type bodies

     (Type  Founding),  a  system  adopted  by  the type founders of the
     United  States  by  which  the  various  sizes of type have been so
     modified  and  changed  that  each size bears an exact proportional
     relation  to  every  other  size. The system is a modification of a
     French  system,  and  is  based on the pica body. This pica body is
     divided  into  twelfths,  which are termed "points," and every type
     body  consist  of  a given number of these points. Many of the type
     founders  indicate  the  new sizes of type by the number of points,
     and  the old names are gradually being done away with. By the point
     system  type  founders  cast  type  of  a  uniform size and height,
     whereas  formerly  fonts  of  pica  or other type made by different
     founders  would  often vary slightly so that they could not be used
     together.  There  are  no  type  in actual use corresponding to the
     smaller theoretical sizes of the point system. In some cases, as in
     that  of  ruby, the term used designates a different size from that
     heretofore  so  called. <-- Here is inserted a two-column table, in
     which  the sizes of the bodies of the various types are represented
     by  a  2.5 cm long bar of the corresponding height; the two columns
     are  separated by a thin vertical line. --> <-- pica (12 pt.) = 4.3
     mm tall --> 

   1 American 9 Bourgeois &bar; &bar; 1 German &bar; 2 Saxon 10 Long
   Primer &bar; &bar; 2 Norse &bar; 3 Brilliant 11 Small Pica &bar; &bar;
   3 Ruby 12 Pica &bar; &bar; 4 Excelsior &bar; 4 Diamond 14 English
   &bar; &bar; 5 Pearl 16 Columbian &bar; &bar; 5 Agate &bar; 6 Nonpareil
   18 Great Primer &bar; &bar; 7 Minion &bar; 8 Brevier 20 Paragon &bar;
   &bar;

   CAPTION: Diagram of the "points" by which sizes of Type are graduated
   in the "Point System".

     Type founder

   , one who casts or manufacture type. -- Type foundry, Type foundery, a
   place  for  the  manufacture  of type. -- Type metal, an alloy used in
   making  type,  stereotype  plates, etc., and in backing up electrotype
   plates.  It  consists  essentially  of lead and antimony, often with a
   little  tin,  nickel,  or copper. -- Type wheel, a wheel having raised
   letters  or  characters  on  its  periphery,  and used in typewriters,
   printing  telegraphs,  etc. -- Unity of type (Biol.), that fundamental
   agreement  in  structure  which  is seen in organic beings of the same
   class, and is quite independent of their habits of life. Darwin.

                                     Type

   Type (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Typed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Typing.]

   1.  To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
   [R.] White (Johnson).

   2. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify. [R.]

     Let us type them now in our own lives. Tennyson.

                                  Typesetter

   Type"set`ter  (?), n. One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor;
   a machine for setting type.

                                  Typesetting

   Type"set`ting, n. The act or art of setting type.

                                   Typewrite

   Type"write` (?), v. t. & i. To write with a typewriter. [Recent]

                                  Typewriter

   Type"writ`er (?), n.

   1.  An  instrument  for  writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the
   like,  in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order
   to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper.

   2. One who uses such an instrument.

                                  Typewriting

   Type"writ`ing,  n. The act or art of using a typewriter; also, a print
   made with a typewriter.

                                   Typhlitis

   Typh*li"tis  (?),  n. [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the
   c\'91cum.

                                  Typhlosole

   Typh"lo*sole (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A fold of the wall which projects
   into  the  cavity  of  the  intestine  in  bivalve  mollusks,  certain
   annelids, starfishes, and some other animals.

                                  Typho\'89an

   Ty*pho"\'89*an  (?),  a.  [L.  Typhoius,  from  Typhoeus,  Gr.  Of  or
   pertaining  to  Typhoeus (t&isl;*f&omac;"&umac;s), the fabled giant of
   Greek mythology, having a hundred heads; resembling Typhoeus.

     NOTE: &hand; So  metimes in  correctly wr  itten an  d pr  onounced
     Ty-ph&oe;\'b6an (, or Ty-phe\'b6 an.

                                    Typhoid

   Ty"phoid  (?),  a.  [Typhus  +  -oid: cf. F. typho\'8bde, Gr. Typhus.]
   (Med.)  Of  or pertaining to typhus; resembling typhus; of a low grade
   like  typhus;  as, typhoid symptoms. Typhoid fever, a disease formerly
   confounded  with typhus, but essentially different from the latter. It
   is  characterized  by  fever,  lasting  usually  three  or more weeks,
   diarrh\'91a  with  evacuations  resembling pea soup in appearance, and
   prostration  and  muscular  debility,  gradually  increasing and often
   becoming  profound at the acme of the disease. Its local lesions are a
   scanty  eruption  of  spots,  resembling  flea  bites,  on  the belly,
   enlargement  of  the spleen, and ulceration of the intestines over the
   areas  occupied  by  Peyer's  glands. The virus, or contagion, of this
   fever   is  supposed  to  be  a  microscopic  vegetable  organism,  or
   bacterium. Called also enteric fever. See Peyer's glands.<-- caused by
   the   gram-negative  bacillus,  Salmonella  typhosa  (syn.  Salmonella
   typhi),  also  called typhoid bacillus. The organism is often ingested
   by  drinking  contaminated  water.  -->  -- Typhoid state, a condition
   common  to  many  diseases,  characterized by profound prostration and
   other symptoms resembling those of typhus.
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                                 Typhomalarial

   Ty`pho*ma*la"ri*al  (?),  a.  (Med.)  Pertaining  to typhoid fever and
   malaria; as, typhomalarial fever, a form of fever having symptoms both
   of malarial and typhoid fever.

                                  Typhomania

   Ty`pho*ma"ni*a  (?),  n.  [NL.  See  Typhus,  and Mania.] (Med.) A low
   delirium common in typhus fever.

                                    Typhon

   Ty"phon (?), n. [Gr. Typhoon.] (Class. Mythol.)

   1.  According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of the winds,
   but  later  identified  with him. <-- father of Cerberus, the Chimera,
   and the Sphinx -->

     NOTE: &hand; By  mo dern wr iters, Ty phon is  id entified with the
     Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. Encyc. Brit.

   2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.]

     The circling typhon whirled from point to point. Thomson.

                                    Typhoon

   Ty*phoon"  (?),  n.  [Earlier  tuffoon,  tuffon,  Pg.  tuf&atil;o, Ar.
   tuf\'ben  a  violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent
   whirlwind,  that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust
   (cf.  Typhus);  or  perhaps  from  Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.] A
   violent  whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the
   Chinese seas. <-- 2. a tropical cyclone of the Chinese seas. (2 senses
   confounded in W1913) -->

                                    Typhos

   Ty"phos (?), n. [NL.] (Med.) Typhus. [Obs.]

                                  Typhotoxin

   Ty`pho*tox"in  (?),  n.  [Typhoid  + -toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.) A basic
   substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the typhoid bacillus on
   meat  pulp.  It  induces  in  small  animals lethargic conditions with
   liquid dejecta.

                                    Typhous

   Ty"phous  (?), a. [Cf. F. typheux.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to typhus;
   of the nature of typhus.

                                    Typhus

   Ty"phus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. dh smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued
   fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration
   and  cerebral  disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots
   upon  the  body.  Also  called jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever,
   spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail. <-- caused by various
   species of Rickettsia -->

                                     Typic

   Typ"ic (?), a. Typical. "Typic shades." Boyle.

                                    Typical

   Typ"ic*al (?), a. [L. typicus, Gr. typique. See Type.]

   1.  Of  the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model,
   or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.

     The  Levitical  priesthood  was  only  typical  of  the  Christian.
     Atterbury.

   2.  (Nat. Hist.) Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics
   of   a   group;   as,  a  typical  genus.  --  Typ"ic*al*ly,  adv.  --
   Typ"ic*al*ness, n.

                                 Typification

   Typ`i*fi*ca"tion  (?),  n.  The act of typifying, or representing by a
   figure.

                                   Typifier

   Typ"i*fi`er (?), n. One who, or that which, typifies. Bp. Warburton.

                                    Typify

   Typ"i*fy  (?),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p. Typified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Typifying.]  [Type  +  -fy.] To represent by an image, form, model, or
   resemblance.

     Our  Savior  was  typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and
     the scapegoat in the wilderness. Sir T. Browne.

                                     Typo

   Ty"po   (?),  n.  [An  abbreviation  of  typographer.]  A  compositor.
   [Colloq.]

                                   Typocosmy

   Typ"o*cos`my (?), n. [Gr. A representation of the world. [R.]

                                  Typographer

   Ty*pog"ra*pher  (?;  277),  n.  [Cf. F. typographe. See Typography.] A
   printer. T. Warton.

                        Typographic; 277, Typographical

   Ty`po*graph"ic  (?;  277),  Ty`po*graph"ic*al  (?;  277),  a.  [Cf. F.
   typographique.]

   1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the act or act of representing by types or
   symbols; emblematic; figurative; typical. [Obs.] Johnson.

   2.  Of  or  pertaining  to typography or printing; as, the typographic
   art. -- Ty`po*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.

                                  Typography

   Ty*pog"ra*phy (?), n. [Type + -graphy: cf. F. typographie.]

   1.  The  act  or  art  of  expressing  by  means  of types or symbols;
   emblematical or hieroglyphic representation. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

   2.  The  art  of  printing  with  types;  the  use of types to produce
   impressions on paper, vellum, etc.

                                   Typolite

   Typ"o*lite  (?),  n.  [Gr. -lite: cf. F. typolithe.] (Min.) A stone or
   fossil which has on it impressions or figures of plants and animals.

                                   Typology

   Ty*pol"o*gy (?), n. [Type + -logy.]

   1. (Theol.) A discourse or treatise on types.

   2. (Theol.) The doctrine of types.

                                 Typothet\'91

   Ty*poth"e*t\'91  (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. E. type + Gr. Printers; -- used
   in  the  name  of  an association of the master printers of the United
   States and Canada, called The United Typothet\'91 of America.

                                     Tyran

   Ty"ran (?), n. [See Tyrant.] A tyrant. [Obs.]

     Lordly love is such a tyran fell. Spenser.

                                   Tyranness

   Ty"ran*ness  (?),  n.  A female tyrant. [Obs.] "That proud tyranness."
   Spenser. Akenside.

                           Tyrannic; 277, Tyrannical

   Ty*ran"nic  (?;  277),  Ty*ran"nic*al  (?),  a.  [L.  tyrannicus,  Gr.
   tyrannique.  See  Tyrant.]  Of  or  pertaining  to a tyrant; suiting a
   tyrant;  unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic;
   cruel;  arbitrary;  as,  a  tyrannical  prince;  a  tyrannical master;
   tyrannical government. "A power tyrannical." Shak.

     Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. Roscommon.

     The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. Pope.

   -- Ty*ran"nic*al*ly, adv. -- Ty*ran"nic*al*ness, .

                                 Tyrannicidal

   Ty*ran"ni*ci`dal  (?),  a.  Of  or  pertaining  to tyrannicide, or the
   murder of a tyrant. Booth.

                                  Tyrannicide

   Ty*ran"ni*ci`de  (?),  n.  [L.  tyrannicidium the killing of a tyrant,
   tyrannicida  the  killer  of  a tyrant; tyrannus a tyrant + caedere to
   kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.]

   1. The act of killing a tyrant. Hume.

   2. One who kills a tyrant.

                                   Tyrannish

   Tyr"an*nish  (?),  a.  Like  a  tyrant;  tyrannical. [Obs.] "The proud
   tyrannish Roman." Gower.

                                   Tyrannize

   Tyr"an*nize  (?),  v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tyrannized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tyrannizing  (?).]  [Cf.  F.  tyranniser,  Gr.  To  act the tyrant; to
   exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity;
   to  exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice,
   or  with  a  severity  not  necessary  to  the  ends  of  justice  and
   government;  as,  a  prince  will  often  tyrannize over his subjects;
   masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.

                                   Tyrannize

   Tyr"an*nize,  v. t. To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical
   treatment; to oppress.

                                   Tyrannous

   Tyr"an*nous  (?), a. Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic.
   Sir P. Sidney. -- Tyr"an*nous*ly, adv.

                                    Tyranny

   Tyr"an*ny  (?),  n.  [OE. tirannye, OF. tirannie, F. tyrannie; cf. It.
   tirannia; Gr. tyrannis. See Tyrant.]

   1.  The  government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an
   absolute  ruler;  hence,  arbitrary  or  despotic  exercise  of power;
   exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized
   by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.

     "Sir," would he [Seneca] say, "an emperor mote need Be virtuous and
     hate tyranny." Chaucer.

   2. Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.

   3. Severity; rigor; inclemency.

     The  tyranny  of  the  open night's too rough For nature to endure.
     Shak.

                                    Tyrant

   Tyr"ant  (?),  n.  [OE.  tirant,  tiraunt,  tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant
   (probably  from  confusion  with  the  p.  pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L.
   tyrannus, Gr.

   1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution;
   a usurper of sovereignty.

     NOTE: &hand; Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old
     hereditary  sovereignties  (basilei^ai),  all who obtained absolute
     power in a state were called ty\rannoi, tyrants, or rather despots;
     -- for the term rather regards the irregular way in which the power
     was  gained,  whether  force or fraud, than the way in which it was
     exercised,  being  applied  to the mild Pisistratus, but not to the
     despotic  kings  of  Persia.  However,  the word soon came to imply
     reproach, and was then used like our tyrant.

   Liddell & Scott.

   2.  Specifically,  a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power
   to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or
   lawful   authority  in  an  unlawful  manner;  one  who  by  taxation,
   injustice,   or  cruel  punishment,  or  the  demand  of  unreasonable
   services,  imposes  burdens  and hardships on those under his control,
   which  law  and  humanity  do  not authorize, or which the purposes of
   government  do  not require; a cruel master; an oppressor. "This false
   tyrant, this Nero." Chaucer.

     Love,  to  a  yielding  heart,  is a king, but to a resisting, is a
     tyrant. Sir P. Sidney.

   3.  (Zo\'94l.)  Any  one  of  numerous species of American clamatorial
   birds  belonging  to  the  family  Tyrannid\'91; -- called also tyrant
   bird.

     NOTE: &hand; Th ese bi rds ar e no ted fo r th eir irritability and
     pugnacity,  and  for  the  courage with which they attack rapacious
     birds  far  exceeding  them  in  size and strength. They are mostly
     plain-colored birds, but often have a bright-colored crown patch. A
     few  species,  as  the  scissorstail,  are  handsomely colored. The
     kingbird and pewee are familiar examples.

   Tyrant  flycatcher  (Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species of tyrants
   which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip, and resemble the true
   flycatchers in habits. The Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax Acadicus) and
   the  vermilion  flycatcher  (Pyrocephalus  rubineus)  are examples. --
   Tyrant  shrike  (Zo\'94l.),  any  one  of numerous species of American
   tyrants  of  the  genus  Tyrannus  having  a  strong  toothed bill and
   resembling the strikes in habits. The kingbird is an example.

                                    Tyrant

   Ty"rant  (?),  v.  i.  To  act  like  a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to
   tyrannical. [Obs.] Fuller.

                                     Tyre

   Tyre (?), [Tamil tayir.] Curdled milk. [India]

                                     Tyre

   Tyre, n. & v. Attire. See 2d and 3d Tire. [Obs.]

                                     Tyre

   Tyre, v. i. To prey. See 4th Tire. [Obs.]

                                    Tyrian

   Tyr"i*an (?), a. [L. Tyrius, from Tyrus Tyre, Gr.

   1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.

   2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple.

     The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye. Pope.

   Tyrian  purple,  OR  Tyrian  dye,  a celebrated purple dye prepared in
   ancient  Tyre  from  several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and
   Purpura.  See  the  Note  under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca,
   under Purple, n.

                                    Tyrian

   Tyr"i*an, n. [L. Tyrius.] A native of Tyre.

                                     Tyro

   Ty"ro  (?),  n.;  pl.  Tyros  (#).  [L.  tiro a newlylevied soldier, a
   beginner.]  A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any
   branch  of  study;  a  person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a
   novice. [Written also tiro.]

     The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. Cowper.

                                   Tyrociny

   Ty"ro*cin*y  (?),  n. [L. tirocinium first service or trial, fr. tiro.
   See  Tyro.]  The  state  of being a tyro, or beginner; apprenticeship.
   [Obs.] Blount.

                                   Tyrolite

   Tyr"o*lite (?), n. [From Tyrol, where it occurs.] (Min.) A translucent
   mineral  of  a  green  color  and  pearly  or vitreous luster. It is a
   hydrous arseniate of copper.

                                   Tyronism

   Ty"ro*nism  (?),  n.  The state of being a tyro, or beginner. [Written
   also tironism.]

                                    Tyrosin

   Tyr"o*sin   (?),   n.   [Gr.  (Physiol.  Chem.)  A  white  crystalline
   nitrogenous  substance<--amino  acid--> present in small amount in the
   pancreas   and   spleen,   and  formed  in  large  quantity  from  the
   decomposition  of proteid matter by various means, -- as by pancreatic
   digestion,  by  putrefaction  as  of  cheese, by the action of boiling
   acids,  etc.  Chemically,  it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic
   acid,  and  by  decomposition  yields  oxybenzoic  acid, or some other
   benzol derivative. [Written also tyrosine.]

                                  Tyrotoxicon

   Tyr`o*tox"i*con  (?),  n.  [NL.,  fr.  Gr.  Toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.) A
   ptomaine  discovered  by  Vaughan  in  putrid  cheese  and other dairy
   products,   and   producing  symptoms  similar  to  cholera  infantum.
   Chemically,   it   appears  to  be  related  to,  or  identical  with,
   diazobenzol.

                                  Tyrotoxine

   Tyr`o*tox"ine (?), n. Same as Tyrotoxicon.

                                   Tysonite

   Ty"son*ite  (?),  n.  [After  S.  T.  Tyson.] (Min.) A fluoride of the
   cerium  metals occurring in hexagonal crystals of a pale yellow color.
   Cf. Fluocerite.

                                    Tystie

   Ty"stie (?), n. [Cf. Icel. þeisti, Norw. teiste.] (Zo\'94l.) The black
   guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]

                                     Tythe

   Tythe (?), n. See Tithe.

                                    Tything

   Tyth"ing (?), n. See Tithing.

                                     Tzar

   Tzar (?), n. The emperor of Russia. See Czar.

                               Tzarina, Tzaritza

   Tza*ri"na (?), Tza*rit"za (?), n. The empress of Russia. See Czarina.

                                    Tzetze

   Tzet"ze (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tsetse.
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