Tinamou, tin′a-mōō,n.a South American genus of birds sometimes called partridges, but really more akin to bustards, and having affinities with the rhea and emu. [Fr.,—native name.]
Tincal,Tinkal, ting′kal,n.crude borax. [Malay.]
Tinchel, tin′chel,n.a circle of men who close in round a herd of deer.—AlsoTin′chil. [Gael.timchioll, a circuit.]
Tincture, tingk′tūr,n.a tinge or shade of colour: a slight taste added to anything: (med.) a solution of any substance in or by means of spirit of wine: (her.) one of the metals, colours, or furs in achievements.—v.t.to tinge: to imbue: to mix with anything foreign.—adj.Tinct(Spens.), tinged, coloured.—n.(Tenn.) colour, stain, spot.—adj.Tinctō′rial, giving a tinge: colouring. [L.tinctura.]
Tind, tind,v.t.(Spens.) to kindle. [A.S.tendan.]
Tindal, tin′dal,n.a native petty-officer of lascars.
Tinder, tin′dėr,n.anything used for kindling fire from a spark.—n.Tin′der-box, a box in which tinder is kept.—adjs.Tin′der-like(Shak.), inflammable as tinder;Tin′dery, irascible. [A.S.tynder; Ice.tundr, Ger.zunder. The root is found in A.S.tendan, Ger.zünden, to kindle.]
Tine, tīn,n.the spike of a fork or harrow, or of a deer's antler.—adj.Tīned, furnished with spikes. [A.S.tind, a point; cog. with Ice.tind-r, a tooth, a prickle; and prob. conn. withtooth.]
Tine, tīn,v.t.(Spens.) same asTind.—v.i.(Spens.) to rage, to smart.
Tine, tīn,n.(Spens.). Same asTeen.
Tine, tīn,v.t.(Scot.) to lose.—v.i.to be lost, to perish. [M. E.tinen,tynen—Scand., Ice.týna, to lose.]
Tine, tīn,v.t.andv.i.(prov.) to enclose. [A.S.týnan, to surround.]
Tine, tīn,n.(prov.) a wild vetch or tare.
Tinea, tin′ē-ä,n.the generic name of certain diseases of the skin caused by the growth of microscopic fungi: a genus of small moths of the familyTineidæand superfamilyTineina.—adj.Tin′ēid, relating to these moths. [L., a worm.]
Tinewald=Tynewald(q.v.).
Tinfoil, tin′foil,n.tin in thin leaves for wrapping articles.—v.t.to cover with such.
Ting, ting,v.t.andv.i.to tinkle like a bell.—n.a sharp sound, a tinkling.—n.Ting′-a-ling, the sound of a bell tinkling—used adverbially.
Tinge, tinj,v.t.to tint or colour: to mix with something: to give in some degree the qualities of a substance.—n.a small amount of colour or taste infused into another substance. [L.tingĕre,tinctum; conn. with Gr.tenggein, to wet, to stain.]
Tingi, ting′gi,n.a Brazilian tree whose seeds yield soap.—AlsoTin′guy.
Tingis, tin′jis,n.a genus of heteropterous insects.
Tingle, ting′gl,v.i.to feel a thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound: to feel a sharp, thrilling pain: to tinkle.—v.t.to cause to tingle, to ring.—n.a tingling sensation.—adj.Ting′lish, capable of tingling or thrilling. [M. E.tinglen, a variant oftinklen, itself a freq. oftinken, to tink.]
Tinker, tingk′ėr,n.a mender of brazen or tin kettles, pans, &c.—(Scot.)Tink′ler: the act of doing tinker's work: a botcher or bungler: a botch or bungle: a young mackerel.—v.t.to repair, esp. unskilfully.—v.i.to do tinker's work: to make a botch or mess of anything. [M. E.tinkere—tinken, to tink, to make a sharp, shrill sound; cf. Scot.tinkler, a worker in tin.]
Tinkle, tingk′l,v.i.to make small, sharp sounds: to clink: to jingle: to clink repeatedly or continuously.—v.t.to cause to make quick, sharp sounds.—n.a sharp, clinking sound.—ns.Tink′ler, a small bell;Tink′ling, a tinkling noise. [A freq. of M. E.tinken.]
Tinnitus, ti-nī′tus,n.a ringing in the ears. [L. 'a ringing'—tinnīre, to ring.]
Tinsel, tin′sel,n.something sparkling or shining: glittering metallic sheets, as of burnished brass, copper, or tin, almost as thin as foil, and used in discs, patches, strips, or threads, for giving clothing, &c., a striking appearance: anything showy, but of little value: anything having a false lustre.—adj.like tinsel: gaudy: superficial.—v.t.to adorn with, or as with, tinsel: to make glittering or gaudy:—pr.p.tin′selling:pa.t.andpa.p.tin′selled.—adj.Tin′selly, like tinsel, gaudy, showy.—n.Tin′selry, glittering and tawdry material. [O. Fr.estincelle—L.scintilla, a spark.]
Tint, tint,n.a slight tinge distinct from the principal colour: a series of parallel lines in engraving, producing a uniform shading.—v.t.to give a slight colouring to.—ns.Tin′tage, the colouring or shading of anything;Tint′-block, a surface prepared for printing a background;Tint′-draw′ing, drawing in a wash of uniform tint;Tin′ter, one who, or that which, tints: a special kind of slide used with the magic-lantern to give moonlight effects, &c.;Tin′tiness, state of being tinty;Tin′ting, the method of producing a uniform shading.—adj.Tint′less, having no tint or colour.—ns.Tintom′eter, an appliance for determining tints;Tint′-tool, an implement for producing a tint by parallel lines.—adj.Tin′ty, inharmoniously tinted. [L.tinctus.]
Tintinnabulation, tin-tin-ab-ū-lā′shun,n.the tinkling sound of bells.—adjs.Tintinnab′ulant,Tintinnab′ular,Tintinnab′ulary,Tintinnab′ulous.—n.Tintinnab′ulum, a bell:—pl.Tintinnab′ula. [L.tintinnabulum, a bell:—tintinnāre, to jingle, reduplicated fromtinnīre, to jingle.]
Tiny, tī′ni,adj.(comp.Tī′nier,superl.Tī′niest) thin: very small. [Prob.teen, and therefore 'fretful,' 'peevish.']
Tip, tip,n.the top or point of anything small: the end, as of a billiard-cue, &c.—v.t.to form a point to: to cover the tip or end of:—pr.p.tip′ping;pa.t.andpa.p.tipped.—On the tip of the tongue, on the very point of being spoken. [A variant of top; cf. Dut.tip; Ger.zipf-el, point.]
Tip, tip,v.t.to strike lightly: to cause to slant: (slang) to communicate, give: (slang) to give private information to, about betting, &c.: (coll.) to give a small gift of money to, as a gratuity.—v.i.to slant: to give tips.—n.a tap or light stroke: a place for tipping any refuse into, a dump: a tram for expeditiously transferring coal: private information about horse-racing, stock speculations, &c.: a gratuity.—ns.Tip′-cart, a cart emptied by being canted up;Tip′-cat, a game in which a pointed piece of wood called a cat is made to rebound from the ground by being struck on the tip with a stick;Tip′-cheese, a boys' game in which a small stick is struck forward;Tip′per, a means of tipping, esp. an arrangement for dumping coal: one who tips: one who gives gratuities: one who gives private hints about speculation, racing, &c.;Tip′ping, act of tilting: the habit of giving gratuities to servants;Tip′ster, one whose business is to give private hints about racing, the rise and fall of stocks, &c.—adj.Tip′-tilt′ed, having the tip tilted up.—Tip off liquor, to turn up the vessel till quite empty;Tip one the wink, to wink as a caution, or in mutual understanding;Tip over, to overturn by tipping;Tip the scale, to depress one end of the scales.—Foul tip, a foul hit in baseball;Straight tip, a reliable hint about betting, &c. [Scand., Sw.tippa, to tap; Ger.tupfen.]
Tipper, tip′ėr,n.a kind of ale—from ThomasTipper, who brewed it in Sussex.
Tippet, tip′et,n.the cape of a coat: a cape of fur, &c.: the stuff cape worn in the English Church by a literate or non-graduate: a bird's ruffle: one of the patagia, or pieces at the side of the pronotum of a moth.—ns.Tipp′et-grebe,-grouse, a ruffed grebe or grouse. [A.S.tæppet—L.tapete, cloth.]
Tipple, tip′l,v.i.to drink in small quantities: to drink strong liquors often or habitually.—v.t.to drink, as strong liquors, to excess.—n.liquor tippled.—ns.Tipp′ler, a constant toper;Tipp′ling-house.—adj.Tipp′y, unsteady: smart, fine. [A freq. oftip, to tilt up a vessel in drinking; Norw.tipla; Ger.zipfeln.]
Tipstaff, tip′staf,n.a staff tipped with metal, or an officer who carries it: a constable.
Tipsy, tip′si,adj.partially intoxicated.—v.t.Tip′sify, to fuddle.—adv.Tip′sily.—ns.Tip′siness;Tip′sy-cake, a cake made of pastry and almonds, with wine, served with custard-sauce;Tip′sy-key, a watch-key in which the head is released if an attempt is made to turn it backward. [Tipple.]
Tiptoe, tip′tō,n.the end of the toe.—adv.on tiptoe, literally or figuratively, through excitement, expectation, &c.—v.i.to walk on tiptoe, to go lightly and slyly.
Tiptop, tip′top,n.the extreme top: the height of excellence.—adj.first-rate.—adv.in a first-rate manner.
Tipula, tip′ū-la,n.a genus of crane-flies.—n.Tipulā′ria, a genus of fossil crane-flies: a genus of terrestrial orchids, including the American crane-fly orchis.—adj.Tipulā′rian. [L., a water-spider.]
Tirade, ti-rād′,n.a strain of censure or reproof; a long vehement reproof. [Fr.,—It.tirata—tirare, to pull.]
Tirailleur, ti-ra-lyėr′,n.a skirmisher, sharpshooter.
Tirasse, ti-ras′,n.a pedal-coupler in organ-building.
Tiraz, tē′raz,n.an ancient Moorish silk fabric.
Tire, tīr,n.attire, apparel: furniture: a head-dress.—v.t.to dress, as the head.—ns.Tire′-val′iant(Shak.), a kind of fanciful head-dress;Tire′-wom′an, a lady's-maid;Tir′ing-house,-room, the place where actors dress. [Short forattire.]
Tire, tīr,n.the hoop of iron that ties or binds the fellies of wheels.—ns.Tire′-meas′urer,-press,-roll′er,-set′ter,-shrink′er,-smith. [Fromtie.]
Tire, tīr,n.(Spens.,Milt.) rank or row, esp. of guns, train. [Same astier.]
Tire, tīr,v.i.(Shak.) to rend as a bird of prey: to feed: to dwell upon, gloat over:—pr.p.tīr′ing;pa.p.tīred. [O. Fr.tirer, to draw—Low L.tirāre, to draw; prob. Teut., Goth.tairan, to tear.]
Tire, tīr,v.t.to harass, to vex: to exhaust the strength of: to weary.—v.i.to become weary: to be fatigued: to have the patience exhausted.—adj.Tired, wearied: fatigued.—n.Tired′ness.—adj.Tire′less, untiring.—adv.Tire′lessly.—n.Tire′lessness.—adj.Tire′some, that tires: fatiguing: tedious.—adv.Tire′somely.—n.Tire′someness. [A.S.teorian, to be tired—teran, to tear.]
Tirl, tirl,v.i.(Scot.) to quiver, vibrate: to make a twirling noise.—v.t.to twist: to strip, unroof.—n.a twirl, vibration: a substitute for a trundle or lantern wheel in a mill.—n.Tir′lie-whir′lie, a whirligig: an ornamental combination of irregular lines.—adj.irregular, twisting. [A variant oftwirl.]
Tiro. SeeTyro.
Tirocinium, tī-rō-sin′i-um,n.the first service of a soldier, any novitiate. [L.,—tiro, a raw soldier.]
Tironian, tī-rō′ni-an,adj.pertaining toTiro, Cicero's amanuensis.—Tironian notes, the shorthand signs of the ancient Romans.
Tirr, tir,v.t.(Scot.) to tear or strip off.
Tirra-lirra, tir′ra-lir′ra,n.(Shak.,Tenn.) an imitation of a musical sound.
Tirret, tir′et,n.(her.) a manacle.
Tirrit, tir′it,n.(Shak.) Mrs Quickly's word for terror.
Tirrivee, tir′i-vē,n.(Scot.) a tantrum or fit of passion.—AlsoTirr′ivie.
'Tis, tiz, a contraction ofit is.
Tisane, tē-zan′,n.a medicinal decoction. SeePtisan.
Tisic, tiz′ik,n.(Shak.) an obsolete spelling ofphthisic.
Tisiphone, ti-sif′ō-nē,n.one of the Furies. [Gr.tinein, to avenge,phonos, murder.]
Tisri, tiz′ri,n.the first month of the Jewish civil year, and the seventh of the ecclesiastical year, corresponding to part of September and October.
Tissue, tish′ū,n.cloth interwoven with gold or silver, or with figured colours: (anat.) the substance of which organs are composed: a connected series.—v.t.to form, as tissue: to interweave: to variegate.—n.Tis′sue-pā′per, a thin, soft, semi-transparent kind of paper. [Fr.tissu, woven, pa.p. oftistre—L.texĕre, to weave.]
Tit, tit,n.a teat.
Tit, tit,n.one of various small birds, a pipit, tomtit, or titmouse. [Ice.tittr, a little bird, Norw.tita.]
Tit, tit,n.in phraseTit for tat, properlytip for tap, blow for blow.
Titan, tī′tan,Titanic,tī-tan′ik,adj.relating to theTitans, giants of mythology, sons and daughters of Uranus (heaven) and Gæa (earth), enormous in size and strength: gigantic, huge generally.—n.Tī′tan, any of the descendants of the Titans, as Prometheus: the sun personified: any one of commanding forces or ability:—fem.Tī′taness.—adj.Titanesque′, like the Titans, Titanic in character.—n.Titanom′achy, the battle of the Titans with the gods.
Titania, tī-tā′ni-a,n.the queen of Fairyland, wife of Oberon. [L., applied to Diana.]
Titanium, tī-tā′ni-um,n.a comparatively rare metal, occurring as a gray heavy iron-like powder, burning with brilliant scintillations in the air, forming titanium dioxide and nitride.—adjs.Titā′nian,Titan′ic,Titanit′ic;Titanif′erous, containing titanium.—n.Tī′tanite, orSphene, a soft greenish mineral often present in syenite.
Titbit, tit′bit,n.a choice little bit.
Titely, tīt′li,adv.(Shak.) quickly—sometimesTithe′ly, and erroneouslyTightly. [M. E.tytly—Scand., Ice.tídhr, frequent.]
Tithe, tīth,n.a tenth part, hence any indefinitely small part: the tenth of the produce of land and stock allotted for the maintenance of the clergy and other church purposes: any rateable tax payable in kind or by commutation of its value in money.—v.t.to tax to a tenth.—adjs.Tī′thable, subject to the payment of tithes;Tithe′-free, exempt from paying tithes.—n.Tithe′-gath′erer, one who collects tithes.—adj.Tithe′-pay′ing, subjected to pay tithes.—ns.Tithe′-pig, one pig out of ten paid as a tithe;Tithe′-proc′tor, a levier or collector of tithes;Tī′ther, one who collects tithes;Tī′thing, an old Saxon district containing ten householders, each responsible for the behaviour of the rest;Tī′thing-man, the chief man of a tithing. [A.S.teóða, tenth—teón, ortýn, ten; cog. with Ger.zehnte—zehn.]
Tithonic, ti-thon′ik,adj.denoting such rays of light as produce chemical effects.—n.Tithonic′ity, actinism.—adj.Tithonograph′ic, fixed by the tithonic rays of light.—n.Tithonom′eter, an instrument for measuring the tithonicity of light-rays.
Titianesque, tish-an-esk′,adj.in the manner of the Venetian painterTitian(Tiziano Vecellio), 1477-1576, a combination of the richest surface with the most magnificent colour.
Titillate, tit′il-lāt,v.t.to tickle.—n.Titillā′tion, act of titillating: state of being titillated: a pleasant feeling.—adj.Tit′illative. [L.titillāre,-ātum.]
Titivate,Tittivate, tit′i-vāt,v.i.andv.t.(slang) to smarten up, by dress or otherwise. [Most prob. a factitious word, perh. based ontidy.]
Titlark, tit′lärk,n.a titling, a pipit. [Titandlark.]
Title, tī′tl,n.an inscription set over or at the beginning of a thing by which it is known, a title-page: a name of distinction: that which gives a just right to possession: ownership: the writing that proves a right: (B.) a sign: a fixed sphere of work required as a condition for ordination, a parish in Rome—of these fifty give titles to cardinal-priests: in bookbinding, the panel on the back on which the name of the book is printed.—adj.Tī′tled, having a title.—ns.Tī′tle-deed, a deed or document that proves a title or just right to exclusive possession;Tī′tle-leaf, the leaf on which is the title of a book.—adj.Tī′tleless(Shak.), wanting a title or name.—ns.Tī′tle-page, the page of a book containing its title and usually the author's name;Tī′tle-rôle, the part in a play which gives its name to it, as 'Macbeth;'Tī′tle-sheet, the first sheet of a book as printed, containing title, bastard-title, &c.;Tī′tling, the act of impressing the title on the back of a book;Tī′tlonym, a title taken as a pseudonym;Bas′tard-tī′tle(seeBastard). [O. Fr.title(Fr.titre)—L.titulus.]
Titling, tit′ling,n.the hedge-sparrow.—ns.Tit′man, a puny man;Tit′mouse, a genus of little birds, which feed on insects, &c.:—pl.Titmice(tit′mīs).[Obs. Eng.tit, anything small; A.S.máse; Ger.meise, a small bird.]
Titrate, tit′rāt,v.t.to subject to titration.—n.Titrā′tion, volumetric analysis, the process of ascertaining the quantity of any given constituent present in a compound by observing it under the application of standard solutions.
Ti-tree, tē′-trē,n.a palm-lily, a tea-tree or manuka.
Tit-tat-to, tit′-tat-tōō (or-tō),n.a child's game, same asCriss-cross(q.v.).
Titter, tit′ėr,v.i.to giggle, snicker, or laugh with the tongue striking the teeth: to laugh restrainedly.—n.a restrained laugh.—ns.Titterā′tion, a fit of giggling;Titt′erer, one who titters. [M. E.titeren, to tattle. Prob. imit.]
Tittle, tit′l,n.a small particle: an iota.—n.Titt′lebat, the stickleback. [O. Fr.title—titulus, a title.]
Tittle, tit′l,v.t.(Scot.) to chatter.—n.Titt′le-tatt′le, idle, empty talk.—v.i.to prate idly.—ns.Titt′le-tatt′ler, a trifling tattler;Titt′le-tatt′ling, the act of talking idly.
Tittup,Titup, tit′up,v.i.to skip about gaily.—n.a light springy step, a canter.—adjs.Titt′uppy,Tit′uppy, gay, lively: unsteady.
Titty, tit′i,n.a teat, the breast.
Titty, tit′i,n.(Scot.) sister.
Titubant, tit′ū-bant,adj.staggering, stumbling.—v.i.Tit′ūbate, to stagger, stumble.—n.Titubā′tion, reeling, stumbling; restlessness. [L.titubāre,-ātum, to stagger.]
Titular, tit′ū-lar,adj.existing in name or title only: nominal: having the title without the duties of an office.—n.one who enjoys the bare title of an office, without the actual possession of that office: a person invested with a title in virtue of which he holds a benefice, whether he performs its duties or not.—n.Titular′ity.—adv.Tit′ularly.—adj.Tit′ulary, consisting in, or pertaining to, a title.—n.one having the title of an office whether he performs its duties or not.—Titular bishop, in R.C. usage, a bishop without a diocese, taking his title from a place where there is no longer a bishop's see, as in the countries once conquered by Crusaders in the East—before 1882 called 'bishop in partibus infidelium;'Titular church, one of the parish churches of Rome supplying a title to cardinal-priests;Titular of a church, that from which a church takes its special name—distinguished from a patron, who must be a canonised person or an angel;Titulars of the tithes, laymen invested with church lands after the Reformation in Scotland.
Tiver, tiv′ėr,n.a kind of ochre for marking sheep.—v.t.to mark with such.
Tivy, tiv′i,adv.with speed.
Tizzy, tiz′i,n.(slang) a sixpence.
Tmesis, tmē′sis,n.(gram.) the separation of the parts of a compound word by one or more words inserted between them, as 'Saxocere-comminuit-brum;' 'of whombethouwarealso' (2 Tim. iv. 15). [L.,—Gr.tmēsis—temnein, to cut.]
To, tōō,prep.in the direction of: in order to: as far as; in accordance with, in the character of: regarding, concerning, in connection with: expressing the end or purpose of an action, as in many uses of the gerundial infinitive, the sign of the infinitive mood: (B.) sometimes=for.—adv.to a place in view, forward: to its place, together.—To and fro, backwards and forwards. [A.S.tó; Ger.zu, Goth.du.]
Toad, tōd,n.a genus of amphibians, typical of the familyBufonidæ, represented in Britain by two species—the Common Toad and the Natterjack.—ns.Toad′-eat′er, a fawning sycophant—originally a mountebank's assistant, whose duty was to swallow, or pretend to swallow, any kind of garbage;Toad′-eat′ing, sycophancy.—adj.sycophantic.—ns.Toad′-fish, the sapo of the United States Atlantic coast;Toad′-flax, a genus of herbaceous plants, closely allied to the Snapdragon;Toad′-in-a-hole, a piece of beef baked in batter;Toad′-spit, cuckoo-spit.—adj.Toad′-spot′ted, thickly stained or spotted like a toad.—ns.Toad′-stone, a soft and earthy variety of trap-rock of a brownish-gray colour, looking like an argillaceous deposit;Toad′stool, a poisonous kind of mushroom;Toad′y, a mean hanger-on and flatterer.—v.t.to fawn as a sycophant:—pa.t.andpa.p.toad′ied.—adj.Toad′yish.—n.Toad′yism, the practice of a toady. [A.S.tádige,tádie, a toad.]
Toast, tōst,v.t.to dry and scorch at the fire: to name when a health is drunk: to drink to the health of.—v.i.to drink toasts.—n.bread toasted: a slice of such dipped in liquor: the person or thing named whose health is to be drunk.—ns.Toast′er, one who, or that which, toasts;Toast′ing-fork,-ī′ron, a long-handled fork for toasting bread: a sword;Toast′-mas′ter, the master and announcer of toasts at public dinners;Toast′-rack, a stand, with partitions for slices of toast, for setting on the table. [O. Fr.toster—L.tostus, roasted, pa.p. oftorrēre.]
Tobacco, to-bak′ō,n.a plant of genusNicotiana, orderSolanaceæ, esp. one of several species, the most generally cultivated being the stately NicotianaTabacum, a native of America—the dried leaves used for the sedative effects for smoking in pipes, &c., and also in the form of snuff.—ns.Tobaccanā′lian, a smoker;Tobacc′o-heart, a functional disorder of the heart, due to excessive use of tobacco;Tobacc′onist, one who sells or manufactures tobacco;Tobacc′o-pipe, a pipe used for smoking tobacco;Tobacc′o-pouch, a small pouch for holding tobacco;Tobacc′o-stop′per, an instrument for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe. [Through Sp.tabaco, from the Haytian.]
Tobit, tō′bit,n.an apocryphal Old Testament book, containing the story ofTobit.
Toboggan, tō-bog′gan,n.a kind of sled turned up at the front, much used in Canada for sliding down snow-covered slopes.—v.i.to slide down over snow on such.—Earlier alsoTobog′gin,Tabog′gan,Tarbog′gin.—ns.Tobog′ganer;Tobog′ganing;Tobog′ganist. [A native word.]
To-brake, tōō-brāk′,v.t.(Judges ix. 53) broke in pieces. [A.S.tóbrecan—pfx.tó-, asunder, andbrecan, to break.]
Toby, tō′bi,n.a beer-mug shaped like an old man with three-cornered hat.
Toccata, tok-kä′tä,n.(mus.) a work primarily intended to display the performer's touch.—ns.Toccatel′la,Toccatina(-tē′na),a short toccata. [It.,—toccare, to touch.]
Tocher, toh′ėr,n.(Scot.) a woman's dowry.—v.t.to give a dowry to.—adj.Toch′erless, without a marriage portion. [Ir.tochar, Gael.tochradh.]
Toco, tō′kō,n.(slang) punishment.—AlsoTō′ko. [Gr.tokos, interest.]
Tocology, tō-kol′ō-ji,n.obstetrics.—AlsoTokol′ogy. [Gr.tokos, birth,logia—legein, to speak.]
Tocsin, tok′sin,n.an alarm-bell, or the ringing of it. [O. Fr.toquesin(Fr.tocsin)—toquer, to strike; O. Fr.sing(Fr.signe), a sign.]
Tod, tod,n.(Scot.), a fox.—n.Todlow′rie, a fox, a crafty fellow.
Tod, tod,n.an ivy-bush—(Spens.)Todde: an old weight of about 28 lb.—v.i.to weigh a tod.
To-day, too-dā′,n.this or the present day. [A.S.tó dæge.]
Toddle, tod′l,v.i.to walk with short feeble steps, as a child.—n.a toddling gait: an aimless stroll.—n.Todd′ler, one who toddles.—adj.Todd′ling. [Prob. a by-form oftotter.]
Toddy, tod′i,n.the fermented juice of various palms of the East Indies: a mixture of whisky, sugar, and hot water.—ns.Todd′y-lā′dle, a small ladle like a punch-ladle for use in mixing or serving out toddy;Todd′y-palm, a palm yielding toddy, as the jaggery-palm;Todd′y-stick, a small stick used in mixing toddy. [Hind.tāri—tār, a palm-tree.]
To-do, tōō-dōō′,n.bustle: stir: commotion.
Tody, tō′di,n.a small West Indian insectivorous bird—thegreen sparrow,green humming-bird, &c.
Toe, tō,n.one of the five small members at the point of the foot: the corresponding member of a beast's foot: the front of an animal's hoof.—v.t.to touch or reach with the toes: to furnish with a toe, as a stocking.—v.i.to place the toes in any particular way.—n.Toe′-cap, a cap of leather, &c., covering the toe of a shoe.—adj.Toed(tōd), having toes.—ns.Toe′-nail;Toe′-piece. [A.S.tá(pl.tán); Ice.tá, Ger.zehe.]
Toff, tof,n.(slang) a dandy, a swell. [Ety. dub.]
Toffee,Toffy, tof′i,n.a hard-baked sweetmeat, made of sugar and butter.—AlsoTaff′y. [Ety. unknown.]
Tofore, tōō-fōr′,adv.,prep.(Shak.) before: formerly. [A.S.tóforan.]
Toft, toft,n.a hillock: a messuage with right of common.—ns.Toft′man;Toft′stead. [Ice.]
Tog, tog,n.(slang) a garment—generally inpl.—v.t.to dress.—n.Tog′gery, clothes.—n.pl.Long′-togs(naut.), shore clothes. [Prob. through Fr. from L.toga, a robe.]
Toga, tō′ga,n.the mantle or outer garment of a Roman citizen.—adjs.Togā′ted,Tō′ged, dressed in a toga or gown.—n.Toge(Shak.), a robe.—Toga prætexta, the purple-hemmed toga worn by curule magistrates and censors, and by freeborn boys till fourteen;Toga virilis, the garb of manhood, put on by boys at fourteen. [L.,—tegĕre, to cover.]
Together, tōō-geth′ėr,adv.gathered to one place: in the same place, time, or company: in or into union: in concert. [A.S.tógædere—tó, to,geador, together.]
Toggle.
Toggle, tog′l,n.(naut.) a short bar of wood, tapering from the middle towards each end, placed in an eye at the end of a rope, to keep the end from passing through a loop or knot: an appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.—v.t.to fix like a toggle-iron: to fix fast.—ns.Togg′le-ī′ron, a whaler's harpoon with movable blade instead of barbs;Togg′le-joint, an elbow or knee joint. [Conn. withtugandtow.]
Togue, tōg,n.the mackinaw or great lake-trout.
Toho, tō-hō′,interj.a call to pointers to stop.
Tohu bohu, tō′hōōbō′hōō,n.chaos. [From the Heb. words in Gen. i. 2, 'without form' and 'void.']
Toil, toil,n.a net or snare. [O. Fr.toile, cloth—L.tela, fromtexĕre, to weave.]
Toil, toil,v.i.to labour: to work with fatigue.—n.labour, esp. of a fatiguing kind.—n.Toil′er.—adjs.Toil′ful,Toil′some, full of fatigue: wearisome;Toil′less.—adv.Toil′somely.—n.Toil′someness.—adj.Toil′-worn, worn out with toil. [O. Fr.touiller, to entangle; of dubious origin—prob., acc. to Skeat, from a freq. form of Old High Ger.zucchen(Ger.zucken), to twitch; cf. Old High Ger.zocchón, to pull,zogón, to tear; all derivatives from Old High Ger.zíhan(Ger.ziehen), to pull.]
Toile, twol,n.cloth.—n.Toilinet′,-te′, a fabric with silk and cotton chain and woollen filling: a kind of German quilting. [Fr.]
Toilet,Toilette, toil′et,n.a dressing-table with a mirror: also a cover for such a table: the whole articles used in dressing: mode or operation of dressing: the whole dress and appearance of a person, any particular costume.—ns.Toil′et-cloth,-cov′er, a cover for a dressing-table.—adj.Toil′eted, dressed.—ns.Toil′et-glass, a mirror set on the dressing-table;Toil′et-set,-serv′ice, the utensils collectively used in dressing;Toil′et-soap, a fine kind of soap made up in cakes;Toil′et-tā′ble, a dressing-table.—Make one's toilet, to dress. [Fr.toilette, dim. oftoile, cloth; cf.Toil(1).]
Toise, toiz,n.an old French lineal measure=6.395 Eng. feet. [Fr.,—L.tendĕre,tensum, to stretch.]
Toison, toi′zon,n.the fleece of a sheep.—Toison d'or, the golden fleece. [Fr.,—Low L.tonsion-em—L.tondēre, to shear.]
Toit, toit,n.(prov.) a cushion.
Tokay, tō-kā′,n.a sweetish and heavy wine with an aromatic flavour, produced atTokayin Hungary: a variety of grape.
Token, tō′kn,n.a mark: something representing another thing or event: a sign: a memorial of friendship: a coin issued by a private person or civic authority redeemable in current money: in old Presbyterian use, a voucher of lead or tin, inscribed with the name of the church or parish, admitting a qualified communicant to the celebration of the Lord's Supper: a measure of press-work, 250 impressions on one form: a thin bed of coal showing the vicinity of a thicker seam.—v.t.(obs.) to set a mark upon.—By the same token, further in corroboration;More by token(seeMore). [A.S.tácen; Ger.zeichen, a mark.]
Tola, tō′la,n.the Indian unit of weight=180 grains troy. [Hind.]
Told, tōld,pa.t.andpa.p.oftell.
Tole,Toll, tōl,v.t.to draw as with a lure, to attract, entice.—ns.Tō′ling,Tō′lling, the use of toll-bait to allure fish: a method of decoying ducks. [SeeToll(1).]
Toledo, tō-lē′dō,n.a sword-blade made atToledoin Spain.—adj.Tol′letan, of Toledo. [L.Toletum.]
Tolerable, tol′ėr-a-bl,adj.that may be tolerated or endured: moderately good or agreeable: not contemptible.—ns.Tolerabil′ity,Tol′erableness.—adv.Tol′erably.—n.Tol′erance, the tolerating or enduring of offensive persons or opinions, charity, patience, indulgence.—adj.Tol′erant, tolerating: enduring: indulgent: favouring toleration.—adv.Tol′erantly.—v.t.Tol′erāte, to bear: to endure: to allow by not hindering.—ns.Tolerā′tion, act of tolerating: allowance of what is not approved: liberty given to a minority to hold and express their own political or religious opinions, and to be admitted to the same civil privileges as the majority;Tolerā′tionist;Tol′erator. [L.tolerāre,-ātum, fromtollĕre, to lift up.]
Toll, tōl,n.a tax for the liberty of passing over a bridge or road, selling goods in a market, &c.: a portion of grain taken by a miller for grinding.—v.t.(Shak.) to exact as a tribute.—adj.Toll′able, subject to toll.—ns.Toll′age, payment of toll: the amount paid as toll;Toll′bar, a movable bar across a road, &c., to stop passengers liable to toll;Toll′booth, a booth where tolls are collected;Toll′bridge, a bridge where toll is taken;Toll′dish, a dish for measuring the toll in mills;Toll′er,Toll′-gath′erer;Toll′gate, a gate where toll is taken;Toll′house, the house of a toll-gatherer;Toll′man, the man who collects toll: a toll-gatherer;Tol′sey(obs.), a tollbooth: an exchange. [A.S.tol,toll; cf. Dut.tol, Ger.zoll; andtell, to count.]
Toll, tōl,v.i.to sound, as a large bell, esp. with a measured sound, as a funeral bell.—v.t.to cause to sound, as a bell: to strike, or signal by striking.—n.the sound of a bell when tolling.—n.Toll′er. [M. E.tollen, to pull—A.S.tyllan, infor-tyllan, to allure.]
Toll, tōl,v.t.(law) to take, annul. [L.tollĕre, to take away.]
Tol-lol, tol-lol′,adj.(slang) pretty good.—adj.Tol-lol′ish, tolerable.
Tolt, tōlt,n.an old English writ removing a court-baron cause to a county-court. [O. Fr.tolte—Low L.tolta—L.tollĕre, to take away.]
Toltec, tol′tek,n.a member of the earlier race who occupied Mexico, their power passing later into the hands of the Aztecs.—adj.Tol′tecan.
Tolter, tol′tėr,v.i.(prov.) to flounder about.
Tolu, tō′lū,n.Tolu balsam, yielded byMyroxylon Toluifera, a native of Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil, employed in medicine and perfumery.—n.Tol′ūēne, methyl benzene.—adj.Tol′ūic. [From Santiago deToluin Columbia.]
Tom, tom,n.a dim. ofThomas—used generically for man in 'tomfool,' &c.: a male, esp. a male cat: (prov.) a close-stool.—ns.Tom′-and-Jer′ry, a drink of hot rum and eggs, spiced and sweetened;Tom′-trot, a toffee made with treacle, sugar, and butter.—Tom, Dick, and Harry, any persons taken at random.—Long Tom, a long gun, as distinguished from a carronade, a gun carried amidships on a swivel-carriage.
Tomahawk, tom′a-hawk,n.a light war-hatchet of the North American Indians, either wielded or thrown.—v.t.to cut or kill with a tomahawk. [The Indian name.]
Tomalley, to-mal′i,n.the so-called liver of the lobster.—AlsoTomall′y. [Prob.tourmalin, from the greenish colour.]
Toman, tō-män′,n.a Persian gold coin worth 7s. 2d.—AlsoTomaun′. [Pers.]
Tomato, tō-mä′tō, ortō-mā′tō,n.the pulpy edible fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family (Solanaceæ), or the plant itself, native to South America, but now much cultivated in Europe—earlier called the 'love-apple':—pl.Toma′toes. [Sp.tomate—Mex.tomate.]
Tomb, tōōm,n.a pit or vault in the earth, in which a dead body is placed: a tombstone.—adjs.Tomb′ic;Tomb′less, without a tomb.—n.Tomb′stone, a stone erected over a tomb to preserve the memory of the dead. [Fr.tombe—L.tumba—Gr.tymbos.]
Tombac, tom′bak,n.a name given to an alloy of copper and zinc like Prince's metal, or to an alloy of copper and arsenic.—AlsoTom′bak. [Malaytāmbaga, copper.]
Tomboc, tom′bok,n.a Javanese long-handled weapon.
Tombola, tom′bō-la,n.a kind of lottery game played in France and the southern United States. [It.,—tombolare, to tumble.]
Tomboy, tom′boi,n.a wild romping girl, a hoyden: (Shak.) a strumpet. [Tomandboy.]
Tomcat, tom′kat,n.a full-grown male cat. [Tom.]
Tome, tōm,n.part of a book: a volume of a large work: a book. [Fr.,—L.tomus—Gr.tomos—temnein, to cut.]
Tomentum, tō-men′tum,n.(bot.) a species of pubescence.—adjs.Tomen′tose,Tomen′tous. [L.]
Tomfool, tom′fōōl,n.a great fool: a trifling fellow.—v.i.to act foolishly.—n.Tomfool′ery, foolish trifling or jesting: buffoonery.—adj.Tom′foolish. [Tom.]
Tomium, tō′mi-um,n.the cutting edge of a bird's bill.—adj.Tō′mial. [Gr.tomos,temnein, to cut.]
Tommy, tom′i,n.a penny roll, bread, provisions: the system of giving food as part wages.—v.t.to oppress by the tommy or truck-system.—ns.Tomm′y-shop, a truck-shop;Tom′-nod′dy, the puffin or sea-parrot: a fool.—Tommy Atkins, orTomm′y, a generic name for the English private soldier.—Soft tommy, soft bread, as opposed to hard tack or sea-biscuit.
To-morrow, tōō-mor′ō,n.the morrow after this.—adv.on the morrow. [A.S.tó morgen.]
Tompion, tom′pi-on,n.the inking-pad of the lithographic printer.—AlsoTom′pon. [Tampion.]
Tompion, tom′pi-on,n.(obs.) a watch.
Tomtit, tom′tit,n.the titmouse. [Tom, a common name like Jack, andtit, as intitmouse.]