TURRICULATE; TURRICULATED Tur*ric"u*late, Tur*ric"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. turricula small tower, turret.]
Defn: Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted.
TURRILITETur"ri*lite, n. Etym: [L. turris tower + Gr. turrilite.] (Paleon.)
Defn: Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
TURRITELLATur`ri*tel"la, n. Etym: [NL., dim fr. L. turris tower.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
TURRITELLOIDTur`ri*tel"loid, a. Etym: [Turritella + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the turritellas.
TURTLE Tur"tle, n. Etym: [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin. Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The turtledove.
TURTLE Tur"tle, n. Etym: [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.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles.
2. (Printing)
Defn: 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), a large, handsome cowrie (Cypræa 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.
TURTLEBACKTur"tle*back`, n.
1. (Archæol.) A rude stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle.
2. (Naut.) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, so made to shed the seas quickly.
TURTLEDOVETur"tle*dove`, n. Etym: [See 1ts Turtle.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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: The South African turtledove (T. albiventris), and the ashy turtledove of India (T. rubicolus), are similar to the European species in their habits.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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: The turtledove 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-FOOTEDTur"tle-foot`ed, a.
Defn: Slow-footed. [R.] "Turtle-footed Peace." Ford.
TURTLEHEADTur"tle*head`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
TURTLE PEGTur"tle peg.
Defn: A sharp steel spear attached to a cord, used in taking sea turtles. — Turtle pegging.
TURTLERTur"tler, n.
Defn: One who catches turtles or tortoises. "The Jamaica turtlers."Dampier.
TURTLE-SHELLTur"tle-shell`, n.
Defn: The turtle cowrie.
TURTLINGTur"tling, n.
Defn: The act, practice, or art of catching turtles. Marryat.
TURVESTurves, obs.
Defn: pl. of Turf.
TUSCANTus"can, a. Etym: [L. Tyscanus, Tuscus.]
Defn: 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.
TUSCANTus"can, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
TUSCARORASTus`ca*ro"ras, n. pl.; sing. Tuscarora (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: 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.
TUSCHE; TUSHE; TOUSCHE Tusch"e, n. Also Tushe, Tousche, etc.[G. tusche, fr. F. toucher to touch.]
Defn: A lithographic drawing or painting material of the same nature as lithographic ink. It is also used as a resistant in the biting-in process.
TUSCORTus"cor, n. Etym: [See Tusk.]
Defn: A tush of a horse.
TUSHTush, interj.
Defn: 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. Etym: [OE. tusch, AS. tusc; akin to OFries. tusk, tusch, and probably to AS. toedh tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Tusk.]
Defn: A long, pointed tooth; a tusk; — applied especially to certain teeth of horses.
TUSKTusk, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Torsk.
TUSK Tusk, n. Etym: [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See Tush a tooth.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A toothshell, or Dentalium; — called also tusk-shell.
3. (Carp.)
Defn: 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.
TUSKTusk, v. i.
Defn: To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]
TUSKEDTusked, a.
Defn: Furnished with tusks.The tusked boar out of the wood. Milton.
TUSKERTusk"er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An elephant having large tusks.
TUSK-SHELLTusk"-shell`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See 2d Tusk, n., 2.
TUSKYTusk"y, a.
Defn: Having tusks. "The scar indented by the tusky oar." Dryden.
TUSSAC GRASSTus"sac grass`.
Defn: Tussock grass.
TUSSAH; TUSSEH Tus"sah Tus"seh (tus"sa), n. [Also tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]
Defn: An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheræa mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
TUSSAH SILK Tus"sah silk`. Etym: [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.]
TUSSALTus"sal, a. [L. tussis cough.] (Med.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or manifested by, cough.
TUSSICULAR Tus*sic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. tussicularis, fr. tussicula, dim. of tussis a cough.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a cough. Dunglison.
TUSSISTus"sis, n. [L.] (Med.)
Defn: A cough.
TUSSIVETus"sive, a. (Med.)
Defn: Pertaining to a cough; caused by coughing.
TUSSLETus"sle, v. i. & t. Etym: [See Tousle.]
Defn: To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.[Colloq.]
TUSSLETus"sle, n.
Defn: A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.]
TUSSOCKTus"sock, n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: Same as Tussock grass, below.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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. cæspitosa), valuable for fodder, introduced into Scotland from the Falkland Islands. (b) A tufted grass (Aira cæspitosa). (c) Any kind of sedge (Carex) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy place. — Tussock moth (Zoöl.), the imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera.
TUSSOCKYTus"sock*y, a.
Defn: Having the form of tussocks; full of, or covered with, tussocks, or tufts.
TUSSUCKTus"suck, n.
Defn: See Tussock. Grew.
TUTTut.
Defn: Be still; hush; — an exclamation used for checking or rebuking.
TUTTut, n. Etym: [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. Etym: [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; TUTELARYTu"te*lar, Tu"te*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. tutelaris: cf. F. tutélaire. SeeTutelage.]
Defn: 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.
TUTELETu"tele, n. Etym: [L. tutela: cf. F. tutelle. See Tutelage.]
Defn: Tutelage. [Obs.] Howell.
TUTENAG Tu"te*nag, n. Etym: [F. toutenague; cf. Pg. tutenaga, tutanaga. See Tutty.] (Metal.) (a) Crude zinc. [India] (b) Packfong. [Written also tutenague.]
TUT-MOUTHEDTut"-mouthed`, a.
Defn: Having a projecting under jaw; prognathous. [Obs.] Holland.
TUT-NOSETut"-nose`, n.
Defn: A snub nose. [Prov. Eng.]
TUTOR Tu"tor, n. Etym: [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch, defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. Tuition.]
Defn: 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.
TUTORTu"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.
TUTORAGETu"tor*age (; 48), n.
Defn: The office or occupation of a tutor; tutorship; guardianship.
TUTORESSTu"tor*ess, n.
Defn: A woman who performs the duties of a tutor; an instructress. E.Moore.
TUTORIALTu*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. tutorius.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.
TUTORISMTu"tor*ism, n.
Defn: Tutorship. [R.]
TUTORIZETu"tor*ize, v. t.
Defn: To teach; to instruct.I . . . shall tutorize him some day. J. H. Newman.
TUTORSHIPTu"tor*ship, n.
Defn: The office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage.Hooker.
TUTORYTu"tor*y, n.
Defn: Tutorage. [Obs.] Holinshed.
TUTRESSTu"tress, n.
Defn: Tutoress. [Obs.] Selden.
TUTRIXTu"trix, n. Etym: [L. See Tutor.]
Defn: A female guardian; a tutoress. [R.] Smollett.
TUTSAN Tut"san, n. Etym: [F. toutesaine; tout, toule, all (L. totus) + sain, saine, sound, healthy, L. sanus.] (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the genus Hypericum (H. Androsoemum), from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; — called also parkleaves.
TUTTITut"ti, n. pl. Etym: [It., fr. L. totus, pl. toti, all.] (Mus.)
Defn: All; — a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
TUTTI-FRUTTITut"ti-frut`ti, n. [It., lit., all fruits.]
Defn: A confection of different kinds of preserved fruits. — a.
Defn: Flavored with, or containing, various fruits.
TUTTY Tut"ty, n. Etym: [F. tutie; cf. Sp. tutia, atutia, LL. tutia; all from Per. tutiya.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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-WORKTut"-work`, n. (Mining)
Defn: Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. Tomlinson.
TUT-WORKMANTut"-work`man, n.; pl. Tut-workmen (. (Mining)
Defn: One who does tut-work. Tomlinson.
TUUMTu"um, n. [L.]
Defn: Lit., thine; that which is thine; — used in meum and tuum. See 2d Meum.
TU-WHIT; TU-WHOOTu-whit", Tu-whoo", n. & interj.
Defn: Words imitative of the notes of the owl.Thy tu-whits are lulled, I wot, Thy tu-whoos of yesternight.Tennyson.
TUXEDO COAT; TUXEDOTux*e"do coat`, or Tux*e"do, n.
Defn: A kind of black coat for evening dress made without skirts; — so named after a fashionable country club at Tuxedo Park, New York. [U. S.]
TUYERETu`yère", n. Etym: [F.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic origin. Cf.Tweer, Tewel.]
Defn: 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.] Tuyère arch, the embrasure, in the wall of a blast furnace through which the tuyère enters.
TUZ Tuz, n. Etym: [Cf. W. tusw a wisp, a bunch, tus that binds or wraps, tusiaw to bind round, to wrap. Cf. Tussock.]
Defn: A lock or tuft of hair. [Obs.] Dryden.
TUZATu"za, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The tucan.
TWADDELL; TWADDELL'S HYDROMETER Twad"dell, n., Twad"dell's hy*drom"e*ter. [After one Twaddell, its inventor.]
Defn: A form of hydrometer for liquids heavier than water, graduated with an arbitrary scale such that the readings when multiplied by .005 and added to unity give the specific gravity.
TWADDLETwad"dle, v. i. & t. Etym: [See Twattle.]
Defn: To talk a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle. Stanyhurst.
TWADDLETwad"dle, n.
Defn: Silly talk; gabble; fustian.I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant andtwaddle that's talked of boxing and fighting with fists now-a-days.T. Hughes.
TWADDLERTwad"dler, n.
Defn: One who prates in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed.
TWADDLINGTwad"dling,
Defn: a. & n. from Twaddle, v.
TWADDYTwad"dy, n.
Defn: Idle trifling; twaddle.
TWAGGERTwag"ger, n.
Defn: A lamb. [Prov. Eng.]
TWAINTwain, a. & n. Etym: [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twegen, masc.See Two.]
Defn: Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetryand 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.
TWAITETwaite, n. Etym: [Prov. E.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A European shad; — called also twaite shad. See Shad.
TWAITETwaite, n. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.
TWANGTwang, n.
Defn: A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]
TWANGTwang, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging.] Etym:[Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound, Tinkle.]
Defn: To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
TWANGTwang, v. t.
Defn: To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting itgo suddenly.Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.
TWANGTwang, 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.
TWANGLETwan"gle, v. i. & t.
Defn: To twang.While the twangling violin Struck up with Soldier-laddie. Tennyson.
TWANKTwank, v. t.
Defn: To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or twangle.Addison.
TWANKAYTwan"kay, n.
Defn: See Note under Tea, n., 1.
'T WAS'T was.
Defn: A contraction of it was.
TWATTLETwat"tle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Tattle, Twaddle.]
Defn: To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip. L'Estrange.
TWATTLETwat"tle, v. t.
Defn: To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov. Eng.]Grose.
TWATTLETwat"tle, n.
Defn: Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.
TWATTLERTwat"tler, n.
Defn: One who twattles; a twaddler.
TWAYTway, a. & n. Etym: [OE. twei. See Twain.]
Defn: Two; twain. [Obs.] Spenser.
TWAYBLADETway"blade`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis. [Written also twyblade.]
TWEAGTweag, v. t.
Defn: To tweak. [Obs.]
TWEAG; TWEAGUETweag, Tweague, n.
Defn: A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress. [Obs. orProv. Eng.]This put the old fellow in a rare tweague. Arbuthnot.
TWEAK Tweak, v. t. Etym: [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.]
Defn: To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.
TWEAKTweak, 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.
TWEEDTweed, n. Etym: [Probably a corruption of twills. See Twill.]
Defn: 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.
TWEEDLETwee"dle, v. t. Etym: [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.
TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEETwee"dle*dum` and Twee"dle*dee`.
Defn: Two things practically alike; — a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire "On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini."
TWEELTweel, n. & v.
Defn: See Twill.
TWEERTweer, n.
Defn: Same as Tuyère.
TWEESE; TWEEZE Tweese, Tweeze, n. Etym: [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr. F. étuis, pl. of étui a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in which articles could be carried, OHG. stuhha, G. stauche a short and narrow muff. Cf Etui, Tweezers.]
Defn: A surgeon's case of instruments. Howell.
TWEEZERSTwee"zers, n. pl. Etym: [See Tweese.]
Defn: Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes.
TWELFTHTwelfth, a. Etym: [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.
TWELFTHTwelfth, 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.)
Defn: An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
TWELFTH-CAKETwelfth" — cake`, n.
Defn: An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night.
TWELFTH-DAYTwelfth"-day`, n.
Defn: See Twelfthtide.
TWELFTH-NIGHTTwelfth"-night`, n.
Defn: The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches.
TWELFTH-SECONDTwelfth"-sec`ond, n. (Physics)
Defn: A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make one second.
TWELFTHTIDETwelfth"tide`, n.
Defn: The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; — called alsoTwelfth-day.
TWELVE Twelve, a. Etym: [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zwölf, 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.]
Defn: 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.
TWELVETwelve, 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.
TWELVEMOTwelve"mo, a. & n.
Defn: See Duodecimo.
TWELVEMONTHTwelve"month, n.
Defn: A year which consists of twelve calendar months.I shall laugh at this a twelvemonth hence. Shak.
TWELVEPENCETwelve"pence, n.
Defn: A shilling sterling, being about twenty-four cents.
TWELVEPENNYTwelve"pen*ny
Defn: , Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.
TWELVESCORETwelve"score`, n. & a.
Defn: Twelve times twenty; two hundred and forty.
TWENTIETHTwen"ti*eth, a. Etym: [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.
TWENTIETHTwen"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. Etym: [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.
TWENTYTwen"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.
TWENTYFOLDTwen"ty*fold`, a.
Defn: Twenty times as many.
TWENTY-FOURMOTwen`ty-four"mo, a.
Defn: Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a twenty-fourmo form, book, leaf, size, etc. — n.
Defn: 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 24º.
TWEYTwey, a. Etym: [See Two.]
Defn: Two. [Obs.] Chaucer.
TWEYFOLDTwey"fold`, a.
Defn: Twofold. [Obs.] Chaucer.
TWIBIL Twi"bil, n. Etym: [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.
TWIBILLEDTwi"billed, a.
Defn: Armed or provided with a twibil or twibils.
TWICE Twice, adv. Etym: [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. tvi-, 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: Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self- explaining; as, twice-horn, twice-conquered, twice-planted, twice- told, and the like.
TWIDDLETwid"dle, v. t. Etym: [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Tweedle.]
Defn: 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.
TWIDDLETwid"dle, v. i.
Defn: To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.Halliwell.
TWIDDLETwid"dle, n.
1. A slight twist with the fingers.
2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
TWIFALLOWTwi"fal`low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twifallowed; p. pr. & vb. n.Twifallowing.] Etym: [AS. twi- (see Twice) two + fallow.]
Defn: To plow, or fallow, a second time (land that has been once fallowed).
TWIFOLDTwi"fold`, a. Etym: [AS. twifeadld. See Twice, and cf. Twofold.]
Defn: Twofold; double. [Obs.]
TWIGTwig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Twigging.] Etym:[Cf. Tweak.]
Defn: To twitch; to pull; to tweak. [Obs. or Scot.]
TWIGTwig, v. t. Etym: [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. Etym: [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.]
Defn: 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 (Zoöl.), 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. (Zoöl.) 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.
TWIGTwig, v. t.
Defn: To beat with twigs.
TWIGGENTwig"gen, a.
Defn: Made of twigs; wicker. [Obs.]
TWIGGERTwig"ger, n.
Defn: A fornicator. [Eng.] Halliwell.
TWIGGYTwig"gy, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a twig or twigs; like a twig or twigs; full of twigs; abounding with shoots. " Twiggy trees." Evelyn.
TWIGHTTwight, v. t.
Defn: To twit. [Obs.] Spenser.
TWIGHTTwight, obs.
Defn: p. p. of Twitch. Chaucer.
TWIGHTETwight"e, obs.
Defn: imp. of Twitch. Chaucer.
TWIGLESSTwig"less, a.
Defn: Having no twigs.
TWIGSOMETwig"some, a.
Defn: Full of, or abounding in, twigs; twiggy. [R.] " Twigsome trees." Dickens.
TWILIGHTTwi"light`, n. Etym: [OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see Twice) + leóhtlight; 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 18º 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.
TWILIGHTTwi"light`, a.
1. Seen or done by twilight. Milton.
2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure. O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Pope.
TWILLTwill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Twilling.] Etym:[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.]
Defn: To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
TWILLTwill, n. Etym: [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. Etym: [Perhaps fr. guill.]
Defn: A quill, or spool, for yarn.
TWILLYTwil"ly, n. Etym: [C. Willy.]
Defn: 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.
TWILTTwilt, n. Etym: [See Quilt.]
Defn: A quilt. [Prov. Eng.]
TWIN Twin, a. Etym: [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.)
Defn: Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.
4. (Crystallog.)
Defn: 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 (Linnæa 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.
TWINTwin, 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.)
Defn: A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini.
3. A person or thing that closely resembles another.
4. (Crystallog.)
Defn: A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other.
Note: The relative position of the parts of a twin may be explained by supposing one part to be revolved 180º 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.
TWINTwin, 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.
TWINTwin, 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.
TWINTwin, v. i.
Defn: To depart from a place or thing. [Obs.] "Ere that we farther twin." Chaucer.
TWINBORNTwin"born`, a.
Defn: Born at the same birth.
TWINE Twine, n. Etym: [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.
TWINETwine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined; p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] Etym:[OE. twinen, fr. AS. twin a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen totwine, 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.
TWINETwine, 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.
TWINERTwin"er, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant which twines about a support.
TWINGE Twinge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Twinging.] Etym: [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. þün to press, OHG. duhen, 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.
TWINGETwinge, v. i.
Defn: To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
TWINGETwinge, 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.
TWININGTwin"ing, a.
Defn: Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant.
TWININGTwin"ing, a.
Defn: The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally.
TWINKTwink, v. i. Etym: [OE. twinken. See Twinkle.]
Defn: To twinkle. [Obs.]
TWINKTwink, n.
1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
TWINKLETwin"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twinkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Twinkling.]Etym: [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.
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.
TWINKLETwin"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.
TWINKLERTwin"kler, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, twinkles, or winks; a winker; an eye.
TWINKLINGTwin"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.
TWINLEAFTwin"leaf`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Jeffersonia.
TWINLIKETwin"like`, a.
Defn: Closely resembling; being a counterpart.— Twin"like`ness, n.
TWINLINGTwin"ling, n. Etym: [Twin + 1st -ling.]
Defn: A young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.
TWINNEDTwinned, a. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Composed of parts united according to a law of twinning. SeeTwin, n., 4.
TWINNERTwin"ner, n.
Defn: One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins. Tusser.
TWINNINGTwin"ning, n. (Crystallog.)
Defn: 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 lamellæ, 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.
TWINTERTwin"ter, n. Etym: [AS. twi- + winter winter. See Twice, and Winter.]
Defn: A domestic animal two winters old. [Prov. Eng.]
TWIRETwire, n. Etym: [Cf. D. tweern, G. zwirn, and E. twine.]
Defn: A twisted filament; a thread. [Obs.] Locke.
TWIRETwire, v. i. Etym: [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.
TWIRETwire, v. i.
Defn: To sing, or twitter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
TWIRE-PIPETwire"-pipe`, n.
Defn: 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.] Etym: [Cf. AS. þwiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, þweran, aþweran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. Trowel.]
Defn: 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.
TWIRLTwirl, v. i.
Defn: To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.
TWIRLTwirl, n.
1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation.
2. A twist; a convolution. Woodward.
TWISTTwist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Twisting.] Etym:[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. SeeTwice, 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; towreathe; to make up.Was it not to this end That thou began'st to twist so fine a storyShak.
8. To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
TWISTTwist, 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.
TWISTTwist, 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)
Defn: 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. Etym: [OE.; — so called as being a two-forked branch. See Twist, v. t.]
Defn: 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.
TWISTETwist"e, obs.
Defn: imp. of Twist. Chaucer.
TWISTEDTwist"ed, a.
Defn: 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.
TWISTERTwist"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.)
Defn: A girder. Craig.
4. (Man.)
Defn: The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. Craig.
TWISTICALTwist"ic*al, a.
Defn: Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest. [Slang,U. S.] Bartlett.
TWISTINGTwist"ing,
Defn: 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.] Etym: [OE. atwiten, AS. ætwitan to reproach, blame; æt at + witan 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. firwizan, Goth. traweitan to avenge, L. videre to see. See Vision, Wit.]
Defn: 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. Æsop 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.] Etym: [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.]
Defn: 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.
TWITCHTwitch, 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.)
Defn: 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.
TWITCHERTwitch"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, twitches.
TWITCH GRASSTwitch" grass`. (Bot.)
Defn: See Quitch grass.
TWITE Twite, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The European tree sparrow. (b) The mountain linnet (Linota flavirostris). [Prov. Eng.]
TWITLARKTwit"lark`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
TWITTERTwit"ter, n. Etym: [From Twit.]
Defn: One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
TWITTERTwit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Twittering.]Etym: [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. Etym: [Perhaps influenced by twitch.]
Defn: To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
TWITTERTwit"ter, v. t.
Defn: To utter with a twitter. Cowper.
TWITTERTwit"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.
TWITTERINGTwit"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.
TWITTINGLYTwit"ting*ly, adv.
Defn: In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.
TWITTLE-TWATTLETwit"tle-twat`tle, n. Etym: [See Twattle.]
Defn: Tattle; gabble. L'Estrange.
'TWIXT'Twixt.
Defn: An abbreviation of Betwixt, used in poetry, or in colloquial language.
'TWIXT-BRAIN'Twixt"-brain`, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The thalamen
TWO Two, a. Etym: [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. twa, fem. & neut., tw, masc., t, neut.; akin to OFries. tw, masc., twa, fem. & neut., OS. tw, masc., twa, fem., tw, neut., D. twee, OHG. zw, zw, zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir, tvær, tvau, Sw. två, 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.]
Defn: One and one; twice one. "Two great lights." Gen. i. 16. "Two black clouds." Milton.
Note: Two is often joined with other words, forming 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.
TWOTwo, 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.