Chapter XXIII: Front Matter (23)

THRILL, thril, _v.t._ to pierce: to affect strongly.--_v.i._ to pierce, as something sharp: to cause a tingling, shivering feeling to run through the body: to feel a sharp, shivering sensation.--_n._ a thrilling sensation.--_adjs._ THRILL'ANT (_Spens._), thrilling, piercing; THRILL'ING, causing to thrill.--_adv._ THRILL'INGLY, in a thrilling manner: with thrilling sensations.--_n._ THRILL'INGNESS. [A.S. _thyrlian_, to bore a hole--_thyrel_, a hole; Ger. _drillen_, to drill a hole.]

THRIPS, thrips, _n._ a genus of the family _Thripidæ_, which is the sole family of the order _Thysanoptera_, any member of the same, the corn-thrips, the jassid, the grape-vine thrips. [Gr. _thrips_, a wood-worm.]

THRIST, thrist, _v.i._ (_Spens._) same as _Thirst_.--_adj._ THRIST'Y=_Thirsty_.

THRIVE, thr[=i]v, _v.i._ to prosper: to increase in goods: to be successful: to grow: to flourish:--_pa.t._ thr[=o]ve and thr[=i]ved; _pa.p._ thriv'en.--_adj._ THRIVE'LESS, thriftless.--_n._ THR[=I]'VER, one who succeeds.--_p.adj._ THR[=I]'VING, flourishing, successful.--_adv._ THR[=I]'VINGLY, in a thriving or prosperous manner.--_n._ THR[=I]'VINGNESS. [Ice. _thrífa_, to grasp.]

THRO', THRO=_Through_.

THROAT, thr[=o]t, _n._ the forepart of the neck, in which are the gullet and windpipe: an entrance: a narrow part of anything: (_naut._) the widened and hollowed end of a gaff next the mast--opp. to Peak, the outer end.--_ns._ THROAT'-BAND, -STRAP, -LATCH, a band about the throat; THROAT'-BOLT, an eye-bolt to which to hook the throat-halyards.--_n.pl._ THROAT'-BRAILS, those which are attached to the gaff for trussing up the sail close to the gaff as well as the mast.--_adj._ THROAT'ED, with a throat of a specified kind.--_n.pl._ THROAT'-HAL'YARDS, those for hoisting the throat of a gaff.--_adj._ THROAT'Y, formed in the throat, guttural in sound.--CLERGYMAN'S SORE THROAT, an affection commonly arising from too prolonged or powerful exercise of the voice by persons in whom the mucous membrane of the throat is in a relaxed condition; CUT ONE'S OWN, or ANOTHER'S, THROAT, to pursue some course ruinous to one's own or to another's interests; GIVE ONE THE LIE IN HIS THROAT, to accuse one to his face of a lie. [A.S. _throte_; Dut. _strot_, Ger. _drossel_, the throat.]

THROB, throb, _v.i._ to beat or palpitate, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force:--_pr.p._ throb'bing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ throbbed.--_n._ a beat or strong pulsation.--_adv._ THROB'BINGLY.--_adj._ THROB'LESS. [M. E. _throbben_; cf. L. _trepidus_, trembling.]

THROE, thr[=o], _n._ suffering, pain: agony: the pains of childbirth.--_v.i._ to be in agony.--_v.t._ to put in agony. [A.S. _threá_, _threáw_, suffering--_threówan_, to suffer.]

THROMBOSIS, throm-b[=o]'sis, _n._ an affection of the blood--vessels (either veins or arteries), which essentially consists in a coagulation of blood, forming a true clot, at a certain fixed spot.--_adjs._ THROM'BOSED, THROMBOT'IC.--_n._ THROM'BUS, the blood-clot formed in thrombosis.

THRONE, thr[=o]n, _n._ a chair of state richly ornamented and covered with a canopy: seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese: sovereign power and dignity: (_pl._) the third order of angels in the first triad of the celestial hierarchy.--_v.t._ to place on a royal seat: to exalt.--_v.i._ to sit in state, as on a throne:--_pr.p._ thr[=o]n'ing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thr[=o]ned.--_adjs._ THR[=O]'NAL; THRONE'LESS. [O. Fr.,--L. _thronus_--Gr. _thronos_, a seat.]

THRONG, throng, _n._ a large number of people pressed or crowded together: a crowd: a great multitude.--_v.t._ to press or crowd: to annoy with numbers.--_v.i._ to crowd together: to come in multitudes.--_adj._ (_prov._) crowded: busy.--_adj._ THRONG'FUL, thronged. [A.S. _ge-thrang_--_thringan_, to press.]

THROPPLE. Same as THRAPPLE.

THROSTLE, thros'l, _n._ the song-thrush or mavis: a machine for twisting and winding fibres from roves, consisting of a set of drawing-rollers with bobbins and fliers--also _Water-frame_.--_n._ THROS'TLE-COOK, the missel-thrush. [A.S. _throstle_; Ger. _drossel_, L. _turdus_, a thrush.]

THROSTLING, thros'ling, _n._ a swelling on the throat of cattle causing strangulation.

THROTTLE, throt'l, _n._ the throat or windpipe.--_v.t._ to choke by pressure on the windpipe: to shut off the steam from a steam-pipe, engine, &c.--_v.i._ to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.--_ns._ THROTT'LE-PIPE, the vertical pipe between the throttle-valve and dry-pipe of a locomotive; THROTT'LER, one who throttles; THROTT'LE-VALVE, a valve regulating the supply of steam to the cylinder. [Dim. of _throat_.]

THROUGH, thr[=oo], _prep._ from end to end, or from side to side of: between the sides of: over the whole extent of: among: from beginning to end: by means of: in consequence of.--_adv._ from one end or side to the other: from beginning to end: to the end or purpose.--_adj._ clear, unobstructed, serving for an entire route.--_adv._ THROUGH'-AND-THROUGH, thoroughly.--_ns._ THROUGH'-BOLT, a bolt which passes through from side to side of what it fastens; THROUGH'FARE (_Shak._), same as THOROUGHFARE; THROUGH'-GANG (_Scot._), a thoroughfare.--_adj._ THROUGH'-GANG'ING, thorough-going.--_n._ THROUGH-G[=O]'ING (_Scot._), a scolding.--_adj._ active, energetic.--_adv._ THROUGH'LY (_obs._) same as THOROUGHLY.--_prep._ THROUGHOUT', through to the outside: in every part of: from one end to the other.--_adv._ in every part: everywhere.--_ns._ THROUGH'-STONE, a bonder or bond-stone in building: a grave-stone made so as to lie flat; THROUGH'-TICK'ET, a ticket for the whole of a journey; THROUGH'-TRAFF'IC, the traffic between two centres at a distance from each other--opp. to _Local traffic_; THROUGH'-TRAIN, a train which goes the whole length of a long route.--BE THROUGH, to be finished; CARRY THROUGH (see CARRY); GO THROUGH (see GO). [A.S. _þurh_; Ger. _durch_, Sans. _tiras_.]

THROVE, thr[=o]v, _pa.t._ of _thrive_.

THROW, thr[=o], _v.t._ to hurl: to fling: to wind or twist together, as yarn: to form on a wheel, as pottery: to venture at dice: to put off: to put on or spread carelessly: to cast down in wrestling.--_v.i._ to cast or hurl: to cast dice:--_pa.t._ threw (thr[=oo]); _pa.p._ thr[=o]wn.--_n._ the act of throwing; a cast, esp. of dice: the distance to which anything may be thrown: a violent effort.--_ns._ THROW'ER; THROW'ING-T[=A]'BLE, a potter's wheel.--_adj._ THROWN, twisted.--_ns._ THROWN'-SILK, organzine, silk thread formed by twisting together two or more threads or singles; THROW'STER, one who throws silk: a gambler; THROW'-STICK, a weapon thrown whirling from the hand, as the boomerang.--THROW ABOUT (_Spens._), to cast about or try expedients; THROW AWAY, to lose by neglect or folly, to spend in vain, to reject; THROW BACK, to retort, to refuse: to revert to some ancestral character, to show atavism; THROW BY, to reject, to lay aside as of no use; THROW DOWN, to destroy, to subvert: to depress; THROW IN, to inject, as a fluid, to put in or deposit along with others, to add as an extra; THROW LIGHT ON, to make clear; THROW OFF, to expel, to reject, to renounce: to give forth in an unpremeditated manner; THROW ON, to put on hastily; THROW ONE'S SELF INTO, to engage heartily in; THROW ONE'S SELF ON, or UPON, to cast one's confidence upon, to resign one's self to; THROW OPEN, to cause to swing wide open, to make freely accessible; THROW OUT, to cast out, to reject, to expel: to emit, to utter carelessly, to cause to project: to put into confusion, to confuse: to distance, leave behind; THROW OVER, to discard or desert; THROW UP, to hoist or raise, to raise hastily: to enlarge, as a picture reflected on a screen: to give up, to resign: to vomit. [A.S. _thráwan_, to turn, to twist; Ger. _drehen_, to twist, L. _torqu[=e]re_.]

THRUM, thrum, _n._ the end of a weaver's thread, any loose thread or fringe: coarse yarn.--_v.t._ to furnish with thrums: to fringe: to insert short pieces of rope-yarn in a mat or piece of canvas:--_pr.p._ thrum'ming; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thrummed.--_ns._ THRUM'-CAP, -HAT (_Shak._), a cap or hat made of thrums or of coarse, shaggy cloth.--_adj._ THRUM'MY, made of, or like, thrums. [Ice. _þrómr_, the edge; Ger. _trumm_, a fragment.]

THRUM, thrum, _v.i._ to play rudely or monotonously on an instrument with the fingers.--_n._ a monotonous sound, as that made by unskilled fingers on a harp, &c.--_n._ THRUM'MER.

THRUSH, thrush, _n._ a genus of Passerine birds of the family _Turdidæ_, specifically the throstle, song-thrush, or mavis of Europe. [A.S. _þrysce_, a thrush.]

THRUSH, thrush, _n._ an inflammatory and suppurating affection of the sensitive surfaces within the frog of the horse: an infantile disease of the mouth and throat. [Scand., Ice. _þurr_, dry.]

THRUST, thrust, _v.t._ to push or drive with force: to stab, pierce.--_v.i._ to make a push, esp. with a pointed weapon: to squeeze in: to intrude:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ thrust.--_n._ a stab: an assault: the horizontal outward pressure of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters, beams, &c. against the walls or bearings: the white whey, the last to be squeezed from the curd.--_ns._ THRUST'ER; THRUST'-HOE, a hoe worked by pushing.--THRUST ASIDE, to push away, to reject; THRUST OFF, to push away; THRUST ON, to urge or impel; THRUST ONE'S SELF INTO, to intrude; THRUST OUT, to drive out or away; THRUST THROUGH (_Shak._), to pierce, to stab; THRUST TO (_Spens._), to rush upon; THRUST TOGETHER, to compress; THRUST UPON, to force upon. [Ice. _thrýsta_, to press.]

THRUST, thrust, _v.i._ (_Spens._) to thirst.--_n._ thirst.

THUD, thud, _n._ a dull, hollow sound, caused by a blow or a heavy body falling: a loud noise, concussion, or blast.--_v.i._ to make a thudding sound: (_Scot._) to move quickly.--_v.t._ (_Scot._) to beat, strike. [A.S. _þóden_, noise.]

THUG, thug, _n._ one of a class of professional robbers and assassins in India--a kind of secret religious fraternity, murdering stealthily by strangling or poisoning with datura, extirpated 1826-35: any cut-throat ruffian.--_ns._ THUGGEE', THUG'GERY, THUG'GISM, the practice and superstition of the Thugs. [Hind., _thag_, _thug_, cheat.]

THULE, th[=u]'l[=e], _n._ the name generally given by the ancients to the most northerly part of Europe known to them, of which their want of knowledge was eked out by the imagination--the Orkney and Shetland groups, Iceland, &c. The usual Roman phrase was _Ultima Thule_. [L.,--Gr. _thyl[=e]_.]

THUMB, thum, _n._ the short, thick digit, consisting of two phalanges, on the radial side of the human hand: the corresponding member in other animals.--_v.t._ to handle awkwardly: to play or soil with the thumb or fingers.--_v.i._ to finger.--_adj._ THUMBED, having thumbs: marked by the thumb, worn.--_ns._ THUMB'KIN, THUMB'SCREW, an old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by means of a screw.--_adj._ THUMB'LESS.--_ns._ THUMB'-MARK, a mark left by the impression of the thumb on the pages of a book, &c.; THUMB'PIECE, a piece serving as a support for the thumb: a knob or projection by means of which a spring is worked by pressure of the thumb; THUMB'POT, a very small pot used by florists for starting slips or seedlings; THUMB'-RING (_Shak._), a ring worn on the thumb: a ring for the thumb fastened to the guard of a dagger or sword; THUMB'-STALL, a covering or sheath for the thumb.--BY RULE OF THUMB, in a rough-and-ready practical manner, found by experience to be convenient; UNDER ONE'S THUMB, under one's influence. [With intrusive _b_ from A.S. _þuma_; cog. with Ger. _daumen_.]

THUMMIM, thum'im, _n.pl._ perfection. [Heb., _tumm[=i]m_ (pl. of _t[=o]m_), perfection--_t[=a]mam_, to be perfect. Cf. _Urim_.]

THUMP, thump, _n._ a heavy blow.--_v.t._ to beat with something heavy.--_v.i._ to strike or fall with a dull, heavy blow.--_n._ THUMP'ER, one who, or that which, thumps: anything very big, a big lie, &c.--_adj._ THUMP'ING, unusually big. [Prob. imit., like Ice. _dumpa_, to thump.]

THUNDER, thun'd[.e]r, _n._ the deep rumbling sound after a flash of lightning, a thunderbolt: any loud noise: an alarming denunciation.--_v.i._ to make thunder: to sound as thunder.--_v.t._ to give out with noise and terror: to publish a denunciation.--_ns._ THUN'DERBOLT, a bolt or shaft of lightning preceding a peal of thunder: anything sudden and irresistible: a daring or irresistible hero: ecclesiastical denunciation; THUN'DER-CLAP, a sudden peal of thunder: the report of an explosion of electricity in the clouds; THUN'DER-CLOUD, a cloud charged with electricity, which generally produces lightning and thunder; THUN'DERER; THUN'DERING, the report of a discharge of electricity in the clouds: thunder.--_adj._ unusually big, tremendous.--_adv._ THUN'DERINGLY.--_adjs._ THUN'DERLESS, without thunder; THUN'DER-LIKE (_Shak._), like thunder, as a loud noise; THUN'DEROUS, giving forth a sound like thunder, awful.--_adv._ THUN'DEROUSLY.--_ns._ THUN'DER-PEAL, a clap of thunder; THUN'DER-PLUMP, a heavy fall of rain in a thunder-storm; THUN'DER-SHOWER, a shower accompanied with thunder, or a short heavy shower from a thunder-cloud; THUN'DER-STONE (_Shak._), a stone fabulously supposed to be hurled by thunder, and to do the damage of lightning, a thunderbolt: (_geol._) a belemnite, so called from its dart-like shape; THUN'DER-STORM, continued discharges of electricity from the clouds, producing lightning and thunder, and generally accompanied with heavy rain.--_v.t._ THUN'DER-STRIKE, to strike as by lightning.--_n._ THUN'DER-STROKE (_Shak._), a stroke or blast by lightning.--_adjs._ THUN'DER-STRUCK, struck by lightning: astonished: struck dumb; THUN'DERY, indicative of thunder, or attended by it. [With intrusive _d_ from A.S. _þunor_--_þunian_, to rattle; cog. with Ger. _donner_, Ice. _þorr_ for _þonr_, L. _ton[=a]re_.]

THURIBLE, th[=u]'ri-bl, _n._ a censer of metal for burning frankincense.--_n._ TH[=U]'RIFER, the server who carries the thurible.--_adjs._ THURIF'EROUS, producing or bearing frankincense; THURIF'ICATE, having offered incense.--_n._ THURIFIC[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ TH[=U]'RIFY, to cense.--_n._ THUS, frankincense. [L. _thuribulum_--_thus_, _thuris_, frankincense; akin to Gr. _thyos_, a sacrifice.]

THURSDAY, thurz'd[=a], _n._ the fifth day of the week, so called because originally sacred to _Thor_, the old Teutonic god of thunder. [A.S. _thunres dæg_--_thunres_, gen. of _thunor_, thunder, _dæg_, day; Ice. _Thórsdag-r_, Thor's day, Ger. _Donnerstag_.]

THUS, _th_us, _adv._ in this or that manner: to this degree or extent.--_n._ THUS'NESS, state of being thus.--_adv._ THUS'WISE, in this manner. [A.S. _ðus_, prob. _ðýs_, instrumental case of _ðes_, this.]

THWACK, thwak, _v.t._ to strike with something blunt and heavy, to thrash.--_n._ a heavy blow. [A.S. _thaccian_, to stroke.]

THWAITE, thw[=a]t, _n._ a piece of land reclaimed to tillage--common in place-names, as Bassen_thwaite_, Cross_thwaite_. [Ice. _thveit_.]

THWART, thwawrt, _adj._ cross: being crosswise.--_v.t._ to cross: to oppose; to defeat.--_n._ the bench for rowers placed athwart the boat.--_advs._ THWART; THWAR'TEDLY.--_n._ THWAR'TER.--_adj._ THWAR'TING, perverse.--_advs._ THWAR'TINGLY, perversely; THWART'LY; THWART'SHIPS, across the ship. [Ice. _thvert_, neut. of _thverr_; perverse; cog. with A.S. _thweorh_, Ger. _zwerch_.]

THY, _th_[=i], _poss. adj._ thine, of or pertaining to thee. [Short for _thine_, A.S. _ðín_, gen. of _ðu_, thou.]

THYINE-WOOD, th[=i]'in-w[=oo]d, _n._ a wood named in Rev. xviii. 12, probably that of the sandarac-tree. [Gr.]

THYLACINE, th[=i]'la-s[=e]n, _n._ the largest of the extant predaceous marsupials, represented by one species, now restricted to Tasmania.

THYME, t[=i]m, _n._ a genus of humble half-shrubby plants of the natural order _Labiatæ_, the common garden-thyme, cultivated for its fragrance, wild-thyme, &c.--_n._ THY'MOL, an antiseptic phenol, obtained from oil of thyme by distillation.--_adj._ THY'MY. [Fr.,--L. L. _thymum_--Gr. _thyein_, to fill with sweet smells, to burn in sacrifice.]

THYMUS, th[=i]'mus, _n._ a ductless gland near the root of the neck, of no known function, vestigial in adult man--that of veal and lamb called _neck-sweetbread_. [Gr. _thymos_, sweet thyme.]

THYROID, th[=i]'roid, _adj._ in the form of a shield: denoting a cartilage constituting the anterior, upper part of the larynx, popularly called Adam's apple: denoting a vascular or ductless gland which arises in the earlier human embryo as an ingrowth from the lower part of the pharynx (see Myxoedema). [Gr. _thyreos_, a shield, _eidos_, form.]

THYRSUS, th[.e]r'sus, _n._ (_bot._) an inflorescence consisting of a panicle with the lower branches shorter than the middle ones: the wand of Bacchus, a staff wreathed with ivy--also THYRSE.--_adjs._ THYR'SOID, -AL, having the form of a thyrsus. [Gr. _thyrsos_.]

THYSANURA, this-a-n[=u]'ra, _n._ an order of wingless insects of small size, undergoing no metamorphosis, the abdomen usually bearing peculiar structures which seem to be abortive limbs, the spring-tails or bristle-tails.--_adjs._ THYSAN[=U]'RIAN; THYSAN[=U]'RIFORM. [Gr. _thysanos_, a fringe, _oura_, a tail.]

THYSELF, _th_[=i]-self, _pron._ thou or thee, in person--used for emphasis.

TI, t[=e], _n._ a small Pacific tree of the lily family whose fleshy roots are eaten, and yield sugar and spirit.

TIARA, t[=i]-[=a]'ra, _n._ the lofty ornamental head-dress of the ancient Persians: a head-dress: the mitre of the Jewish high-priest: the pope's triple crown, the papal dignity--also (_poet._) TIAR.--_adj._ TI[=A]'RAED, wearing a tiara. [Fr. _tiare_--L. _tiara_--Gr. _tiara_.]

TIB, tib, _n._ (_Shak._) a punk, whore.

TIBET, THIBET, ti-bet', _n._ a woollen stuff generally printed in colours: a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat's hair, black and finely curled--also TIBET CLOTH.--_adj._ TIB'ETAN, pertaining to _Tibet_, its language or people.--_n._ the language or people of Tibet.

TIBIA, tib'i-a, _n._ the large shinbone.--_adj._ TIB'IAL, pertaining to the tibia: pertaining to a pipe or flute.--_ns._ TIBI[=A]'LIS, a tibial muscle; TIB[=I]'CEN, a flute-player. [L., the shinbone, hence a flute.]

TIC, tik, _n._ a convulsive motion of certain muscles, esp. of the face.--_n._ TIC'-DOUL'OUREUX, painful convulsive motion of a nerve, usually in the face. [Fr. _tic_, a twitching; cf. Low Ger. _tukken_, to twitch.]

TICE, t[=i]s, _v.t._ (_Shak._) to entice.

TICK, tik, _n._ the popular name for several acaridan arachnids which infest dogs, sheep, &c. [M. E. _teke_; Dut. _teek_, Ger. _zecke_.]

TICK, tik, _n._ the case or cover in which feathers, &c., are put for bedding.--_ns._ TICK'EN, TICK'ING, the cloth of which ticks are made. [L. _theca_---Gr. _th[=e]k[=e]_, a case--_tith[=e]mi_, I put.]

TICK, tik, _v.i._ to make a small, quick noise: to beat, as a watch.--_ns._ TICK'ER, anything which ticks, a watch; TICK'-TACK, a noise like that made by a clock: (_Shak._) a game somewhat like backgammon--_adv._ with a recurring ticking sound. [Imit.; cf. Ger. _ticken_.]

TICK, tik, _v.i._ to get or give credit.--_n._ credit: trust.--_n._ TICK'-SHOP, a shop where goods are given on credit.--BUY ON TICK, to buy on credit. [_Ticket_.]

TICK, tik, _v.i._ to touch lightly.--_n._ a tap or light touch: a slight speck.--_adj._ TICKED, speckled.--_v.t._ TICK'LE, to touch lightly and cause to laugh: to please by slight gratification.--_v.i._ to feel titillation or tickling.--_ns._ TICK'LER; TICK'LING. [_Tickle_ is a dim. of _tick_, to touch lightly, M. E. _teck_, a touch; Dut. _tik_.]

TICKET, tik'et, _n._ a marked card: a token of any right or debt, as for admission, &c.: a list of candidates put forward by a party for election: (_obs._) a visiting-card.--_v.t._ to mark by a ticket.--_ns._ TICK'ET-DAY, the day before settling day on the Stock Exchange; TICK'ET-OF-LEAVE, a license to be at large, granted to a convict for good conduct; TICK'ET-POR'TER, a licensed porter wearing a badge or ticket; COU'PON-TICK'ET (see COUPON); STRAIGHT'-TICKET, a ticket bearing the names of the nominees of a political party, and them only.--SEASON TICKET, a ticket entitling the holder to admission to lectures, &c., or to travel between certain places on a line of railway, for a certain specified period; THE TICKET, the correct thing. [Short for O. Fr. _etiquet_, a label, from Teut.; Ger. _stecken_, to stick.]

TICKLE, tik'l, _adj._ (_Spens._) uncertain, insecure: (_Shak._) tottering, insecure, easily tickled, ticklish.--_n._ TICK'LER, something difficult, a puzzle: a banker's memorandum-book: a dram of spirits.--_adj._ TICK'LISH, easily tickled: easily affected: nice: critical.--_adv._ TICK'LISHLY.--_n._ TICK'LISHNESS.--_adj._ TICK'LY, ticklish.--_n._ TICKLY-BEND'ER, risky ice that bends under a skater: (_pl._) any game, as tag, played on such ice. [M. E. _tikel_, unstable, _tikelen_, freq. of _tick_, to touch lightly.]

TID, tid, _n._ (_Scot._) fit time or condition.

TIDBIT. Same as TITBIT.

TIDDLE, tid'l, _v.t._ to fondle--also TID'DER.--_v.i._ to potter, trifle.

TIDDLYWINK, tid'ly-wingk, _n._ (_prov._) an unlicensed pawn-shop or beer-house.--_n.pl._ TIDD'LEDYWINKS, a parlour-game in which small discs of ivory, &c., are snapped from the level of the table into a cup in the centre of it--also TIDD'LY-WINKS.

TIDDY, tid'i, _n._ (_prov._) the European wren.

TIDE, t[=i]d, _n._ time: season: the regular flux and reflux or rhythmic ebb and flow of the sea: course: a tide, time, or season, a feast-day, festival, a certain time, a day of twelve hours: commotion: turning-point.--_v.t._ to drive with the stream.--_v.i._ to pour a tide or flood: to work in or out of a river or harbour with the tide.--_adj._ T[=I]'DAL, pertaining to tides: flowing and ebbing periodically.--_ns._ TIDE'-GATE, a gate through which the water flows into a basin or dock with the tide, and which is shut to keep it from flowing out again when the tide ebbs: a place where the tide runs with great velocity; TIDE'-GAUGE, an instrument for registering the state of the tide continuously.--_adj._ TIDE'LESS, having no tides.--_ns._ TIDE'-LOCK, a lock placed between an entrance-basin and a harbour, canal, or river, and furnished with double gates, so that vessels can pass either out or in at all times of the tide; TIDE'MILL, a mill moved by tide-water: a mill for clearing lands of tide-water; TIDES'-MAN, TIDE'-WAIT'ER, an officer who waits the arrival of vessels, to secure the payment of the duties: one who watches public opinion before declaring his own; TIDE'-T[=A]'BLE, a table giving the time of high-tide at any place; TIDE'-WA'TER, the water of the portion of a river affected by the tide, the seaboard; TIDE'-WAVE, the great wave which follows the apparent motion of the moon; TIDE'-WAY, the channel in which the tide sets; NEAP'-TIDE (see Neap); SPRING'-TIDE (see SPRING).--TIDE OVER, to surmount difficulties, for the time at least, by favourable accidents or by skill. [A.S. _tíd_; Dut. _tijd_, Ger. _zeit_.]

TIDINGS, t[=i]'dingz, _n.pl._ news: intelligence. [Ice. _tiðindi_--_tið_, time; cf. Ger. _zeit-ung_, news, from _zeit_.]

TIDY, t[=i]'di, _adj._ neat: in good order: fairly large: (_coll._) comfortable.--_n._ a cover for chairs, &c.: a child's pinafore.--_v.t._ to make neat: to put in good order:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ t[=i]'died.--_adv._ T[=I]'DILY, in a tidy manner.--_n._ TI'DINESS, state or quality of being tidy: neatness.--TID'IVATE (_coll._) (see TITIVATE). [M. E. _tidy_, seasonable--_tid_, _tide_, time: Ger. _zeitig_.]

TIE, t[=i], _v.t._ to bind: to fasten with a cord: to unite: to constrain: (_mus._) to unite notes with a tie: to score equally with: to bind with a ligature.--_v.i._ to make an exactly equal number of points with:--_pr.p._ ty'ing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ tied (t[=i]d).--_n._ a knot, bow, &c.: a bond: something for tying: a necktie: a member fastening parts together, one of a set of timbers laid crosswise: an equality in numbers, as of votes, or of points in a game: (_mus._) a curved line drawn over two or more notes on the same degree of the stave, signifying that the second note is not to be sounded separately, but is to sustain the first.--_ns._ TIE'-BEAM, a beam resting on the walls and stretching across, keeping the rafters fast; T[=I]'ER, one who ties: a child's apron; TIE'-ROD, a rod serving as a tie between two pieces; TIE'-WIG, a court-wig tied with ribbon at the back.--PLAY OFF A TIE, to take part in a final contest to decide a tie in a game. [M. E. _teyen_--_teye_, a band--A.S. _teág_, _teáh_, _týge_, a rope.]

TIER, t[=e]r, _n._ a row or rank, especially when several rows are placed one above another. [Fr. _tire_--_tirer_, to draw.]

TIERCE, t[=e]rs, _n._ a cask containing one-third of a pipe--that is, 42 gallons: a sequence of three cards of the same colour: (_mus._) a third: a thrust, in fencing: (_her._) a field tripartitely divided in three different tinctures: the third hour of the day, or the office of that hour, the terce.--_ns._ TIER'CERON (_archit._), in vaulting, a rib springing from the intersection of two other ribs; TIER'CET, a stanza of three rhymed verses, a triplet. [O. Fr. _tiers_, _tierce_--L. _tertia (pars)_, a third (part)--_tres_, three.]

TIERCEL, t[=e]rs'el, _n._ a male hawk.--Also TIERCE'LET. [O. Fr. _tiercelet_--_tiers_, _tierce_, third.]

TIERS ÉTAT, ty[=a]rz [=a]-tä', _n._ the third estate of the realm, the common people in relation to political power. See ESTATE. [Fr.]

TIFF, tif, _v.t._ to sip, quaff.--_n._ a dram.

TIFF, tif, _v.t._ (_obs._) to dress, trick out. [O. Fr. _tiffer_, _atiffer_, to adorn; of Teut. origin.]

TIFF, tif, _v.i._ to be in a pet---n: a display of irritation, a pet, huff.--Also TIFT. [Orig. a _sniff_. Norw. _tev_, a drawing in of the breath, _teva_, to sniff.]

TIFFANY, tif'a-ni, _n._ a silk-like gauze.--_adj._ made of tiffany, transparent. [_Tiff_, to adorn.]

TIFFIN, tif'in, _n._ the East Indian name for luncheon.--_v.i._ TIFF, to take lunch--TIFF'IN is less correct. [From Prov. Eng. _tiff_, a draught of beer.]

TIG, tig, _n._ a game in which one tries to tag or touch another.

TIG, tig, _n._ an old four-handed drinking-cup.

TIGE, t[=i]zh, _n._ a stalk: the shaft of a column. [Fr.--L. _tibia_, a pipe.]

TIGELLUS, tij-el'us, _n._ the internode of a stem. [Fr.]

TIGER, t[=i]'g[.e]r, _n._ a fierce and rapacious feline quadruped, nearly as large as a lion: the jaguar: a servant in livery who rides with his master: a swaggering bully, a low ruffian: (_U.S._) one more cheer after a round of cheers: a tiger-beetle:--_fem._ T[=I]'GRESS.--_ns._ TI'GER-BEE'TLE, a cicindela; T[=I]'GER-CAT, a wild-cat: the margay, ocelot, and serval; T[=I]'GER-FLOW'ER, a Mexican plant cultivated in flower-gardens for its streaked flowers.--_adjs._ T[=I]'GER-FOOT'ED (_Shak._), hastening to devour, fierce and rapacious; T[=I]'GERISH, like a tiger in disposition.--_ns._ T[=I]'GERISM; T[=I]'GER-LIL'Y, a species of lily with spotted flowers; T[=I]'GER-MOTH, any one of the _Arctiidæ_, whose larvæ are called woolly bears; T[=I]'GER-WOLF, a name given to the spotted hyena and to the Thylacine.--_adj._ T[=I]'GRINE, like a tiger. [Fr. _tigre_--L. _tigris_--Gr. _tigris_--Zend. _tighri_, an arrow, whence the river Tigris.]

TIGHT, t[=i]t, _adj._ close: compact: rigid: hampered from want of money: snug, trim: not leaky: fitting closely, also too closely: scarce, not easily obtainable: (_coll._) unwilling to part with money: tipsy: not loose or free in treatment.--_v.t._ TIGHT'EN, to make tight or tighter: to straiten.--_v.i._ to grow tight or tighter.--_n._ TIGHT'ENER, one who, or that which, tightens: (_anat._) a tensor: (_slang_) a heavy meal.--_adv._ TIGHT'LY.--_ns._ TIGHT'NESS; TIGHT'ROPE, a tightly-stretched rope on which rope-dancers perform.--_n.pl._ TIGHTS, a garment often of silk, closely fitting the body, or at least the legs, worn by acrobats, dancers, &c. [Scand., Ice. _þéitr_; cf. Dan. _tæt_, Dut. _digt_, Ger. _dicht_.]

TIGHT, t[=i]t (_Spens._), _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of _tie_.

TIKE, t[=i]k, _n._ (_Shak._) a dog, a cur, a boor: an uncouth fellow: a Yorkshireman. [Ice. _tík_, a bitch.]

TILBURY, til'ber-i, _n._ a kind of gig for two. [Said to be so named from its first maker.]

TILDE, til'd[=e], _n._ the diacritical sign over _n_ in Spanish--thus _ñ_. [Sp.,--L. _titulus_, a title.]

TILE, t[=i]l, _n._ a piece of baked clay used for covering roofs, floors, &c.: a tube or pipe of baked clay used in drains: (_slang_) a tall cylindrical silk hat.--_v.t._ to cover with tiles: to drain by means of tiles: to secure against the intrusion of unauthorised persons by placing a person at the door of a lodge or close meeting.--_ns._ T[=I]'LER, one who makes or who lays tiles: the keeper of the door in a Freemasons' lodge--also TY'LER; TILE'-RED, a brownish-red, the colour of baked tiles; T[=I]'LERY, a place where tiles are made; TILE'-STONE, a tile: (_pl._, _geol._) the uppermost group of the Silurian period, consisting of a reddish, thin-bedded, slightly micaceous sandstone; T[=I]'LING, a roof of tiles: tiles in general.--DUTCH TILES, enamelled earthenware tiles, usually blue, with scriptural subjects, for chimney pieces, &c. [A.S. _tigele_--L. _tegula_--_teg[)e]re_, to cover.]

TILIACEÆ, til-i-[=a]'se-[=e], _n.pl._ a natural order of exogenous trees and shrubs, mostly native to the tropics--the linden family. [L. _tilia_, a lime-tree.]

TILKA, til'ka, _n._ the caste-mark on the forehead of Hindus. [Sans.]

TILL, til, _n._ a money-box or drawer in a desk, counter, or trunk. [M. E. _tillen_, to draw out--A.S. _tyllan_, in _for-tyllan_, to draw aside.]

TILL, til, _prep._ to the time of.--_adv._ to the time when: to the degree that. [Old Northumbrian _til_--Scand., Ice. _til_.]

TILL, til, _v.t._ to cultivate.--_adj._ TILL'ABLE, arable.--_ns._ TILL'AGE, act or practice of tilling: husbandry: a place tilled; TILL'ER; TILL'ING. [A.S. _tilian_, to till--_til_, good, a limit; Ger. _zielen_, to arrange.]

TILL, til, _n._ the usual name in Scotland for _Boulder-clay_, a widely-distributed stony clay, usually tough and hard, unquestionably the result of glaciation, probably being merely the bottom-moraine or ground-moraine of extinct glaciers.

TILLANDSIA, ti-land'zi-a, _n._ a genus of mainly epiphytic plants of the pine-apple family (_Bromeliaceæ_). [From the Swedish botanist, _Tillands_.]

TILLER, til'[.e]r, _n._ the handle or lever for turning a rudder.--_ns._ TILL'ER-CHAIN, -ROPE, the chain or rope uniting the fore-end of the tiller with the steering-wheel. [M. E. _tillen_, to draw out--A.S. _tyllan_. Cf. _Till_ (1).]

TILLY-VALLY, til'i-val'i, _n._ (_Shak._) an expression of contempt at what has been said.--Also TILL'IE-VALL'IE.

TILT, tilt, _n._ the canvas covering of a cart or wagon: an awning in a boat.--_v.t._ to cover with an awning. [A.S. _teld_--_teldan_, to cover; cog. with Ger. _zelt_.]

TILT, tilt, _v.i._ to ride against another and thrust with a lance: to thrust or fight with a lance or rapier: to fall into a sloping posture, to heel over.--_v.t._ to point or thrust with, as a lance: to slant: to raise one end of: to forge with a tilt-hammer.--_n._ a thrust: in the Middle Ages, an exercise in which combatants rode against each other with lances: inclination forward, dip, slant.--_ns._ TILT'ER; TILT'-HAMM'ER, a heavy hammer used in ironworks, which is tilted or lifted by means of projections on the axis of a wheel; TILT'ING; TILT'-YARD, a place for tilting. [A.S. _tealt_, tottering; Ice. _tölta_, to trot; Ger. _zelter_.]

TILTH, tilth, _n._ cultivation: cultivated land: the depth of soil turned up in cultivation. [From _till_ (3).]

TIMARIOT, ti-mä'ri-ot, _n._ a soldier of the Turkish feudal militia. [Turk. _t[=i]m[=a]r_.]

TIMBAL, tim'bal, _n._ a kettledrum. [Fr.,--It. _timballo_.]

TIMBALE, tang-bal', _n._ a dish of fowl or fish pounded and mixed with white of egg, sweet cream, &c., poured into a mould. [Fr.]

TIMBER, tim'b[.e]r, _n._ wood for building purposes: the trunk of a tree: material for any structure: one of the larger pieces of the framework of a house, ship, &c.: one of the planks forming the sides and roof of a gallery in a mine.--_v.t._ to furnish with timber or beams.--_p.adj._ TIM'BERED, furnished with timber: (_Shak._) built, formed, contrived: (_Spens._) made like timber, massive.--_ns._ TIM'BERING, timber materials; TIM'BER-MAN, one responsible for the timbers in a mine; TIM'BER-TOES, a person with a wooden leg; TIM'BER-TREE, a tree suitable for timber; TIM'BER-YARD, a yard or place where timber is stored. [A.S. _timber_, building, wood; Ger. _zimmer_, an apartment.]

TIMBRE, tim'b[.e]r, _n._ tone, character, or quality of a musical sound. [O. Fr.,--L. _tympanum_, a drum.]

TIMBREL, tim'brel, _n._ an ancient musical instrument, carried in the hand, apparently like a tambourine.--_adj._ TIM'BRELLED (_Milt._), sung to the sound of the timbrel. [O. Fr. _timbre_--L. _tympanum_, a drum.]

TIMBROLOGY, tim-brol'[=o]-ji, _n._ the study of postage-stamps.--_n._ TIMBROPH'ILY, love for this harmless pursuit. [Fr. _timbre_, postage-stamp, _-ology_.]

TIME, t[=i]m, _n._ a point at which, or period during which, things happen: a season or proper time: an opportunity: absolute duration: an interval: past time: the duration of one's life: allotted period: repetition of anything or mention with reference to repetition: musical measure, or rate of movement: a measured interval in verse: (_gram._) the relation of a verb with regard to tense: the umpire's call in prize-fights, &c.: hour of travail: the state of things at any period, usually in _pl._: the history of the world, as opposed to eternity: addition of a thing to itself.--_v.t._ to do at the proper season: to regulate as to time: (_mus._) to measure.--_v.i._ to keep or beat time.--_ns._ TIME'-BALL, a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a pole at a particular time; TIME'-BARGAIN, a contract to buy or sell merchandise or stock at a certain time in the future.--_adjs._ TIME'-BEGUIL'ING, making the time pass quickly; TIME'-BETT'ERING, improving the state of things as time goes on; TIME'-BEWAST'ED (_Shak._), wasted or worn by time.--_ns._ TIME'-BILL, a time-table; TIME'-BOOK, a book for keeping an account of the time men have worked; TIME'-CARD, a card bearing a time-table: a card with blank spaces for workmen's hours, &c., being filled in; TIME'-FUSE, a fuse calculated to burn a definite length of time; TIME'-GUN, a gun which is fired by means of a mechanical contrivance and a current of electricity at a particular time.--_adj._ TIME'-HON'OURED, honoured for a long time: venerable on account of antiquity.--_ns._ TIME'IST, TIM'IST, a musical performer in relation to his sense for time; TIME'-KEEP'ER, a clock, watch, or other instrument for keeping or marking time: one who keeps the time of workmen.--_adj._ TIME'LESS, done at an improper time, unseasonable: (_Shak._) done before the proper time.--_adv._ TIME'LESSLY, before the proper time: unseasonably.--_n._ TIME'LINESS.--_adj._ TIME'LY, in good time: sufficiently early: (_obs._) keeping time.--_adv._ early, soon.--_adjs._ TIME'LY-PART'ED (_Shak._), having died in time--i.e. at a natural time; TIME'OUS, in Scot. legal phraseology, in good time: seasonable.--_adv._ TIME'OUSLY, in good time.--_ns._ TIME'PIECE, a piece of machinery for keeping time, esp. a clock for a mantel-piece; TIME'-PLEAS'ER (_Shak._), one who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they be; TIME'-SERV'ER, one who serves or meanly suits his opinions to the times.--_adj._ TIME'-SERVING, complying with the spirit of the times or with present power.--_n._ mean compliance with the spirit of the times or with present power.--_ns._ TIME'-T[=A]'BLE, a table or list showing the times of certain things, as trains, steamers, &c.; TIME'-THRUST, a thrust made in fencing at the moment the opponent draws breath for his thrust; TIME'-WORK, labour paid for by the hour or the day--opp. to _Piece-work_.--_adjs._ TIME'-WORN, worn or decayed by time; TIM'OUS (_Bacon_), timely.--TIME OUT OF MIND, from time immemorial.--APPARENT TIME, true solar time as shown by a carefully adjusted sun-dial; ASTRONOMICAL TIME, the time past mean noon of that day, and reckoned on to twenty-four hours in mean time; AT TIMES, at distinct intervals: occasionally; BE MASTER OF ONE'S TIME, to be free to do what one likes; CIVIL TIME, common time, or mean time, in which the day begins at midnight, and is divided into equal portions of twelve hours each; FILL TIME, to book vacant dates; IN TIME, TIME ENOUGH, in good season, sufficiently early; KEEP TIME, to indicate the time correctly: to make any regular rhythmical movements at the same time with others; LOSE TIME, to let time pass without making use of it: to run slow--of a watch, &c.; MAKE TIME, to recover lost time: to perform in a certain time; MEAN TIME, the mean or average of apparent time, as shown by a good clock; SIDEREAL TIME, the portion of a sidereal day which has elapsed since the transit of the first point of Aries; SOLAR TIME, time as shown by the sun or sun-dial; THE TIME BEING, the present time. [A.S. _tíma_; cf. Ice. _tími_; and _Tide_.]

TIMENOGUY, t[=i]-men'[=o]-g[=i], _n._ (_naut._) a rope stretched so as to prevent gear from getting fouled.

TIMID, tim'id, _adj._ fearful: wanting courage: faint-hearted.--_n._ TIMID'ITY, quality or state of being timid: want of courage.--_adv._ TIM'IDLY.--_n._ TIM'IDNESS.--_adv._ TIMOR[=O]'SO (_mus._), timid, hesitating, to be so rendered.--_adj._ TIM'OROUS, timid: indicating fear.--_adv._ TIM'OROUSLY.--_n._ TIM'OROUSNESS.--_adj._ TIM'ORSOME (_Scot._), easily frightened. [Fr.,--L. _timidus_--_tim[=e]re_, to fear.]

TIMOCRACY, t[=i]-mok'r[=a]-si, _n._ a form of government in which a certain amount of property is a necessary qualification for office.--_adj._ TIMOCRAT'IC. [Gr. _timokratia_--_tim[=e]_, honour, _kratein_, to rule.]

TIMON, t[=i]'mon, _n._ (_obs._) a helm.--_n._ TIMONEER', a helmsman. [L. _temo_, a beam.]

TIMONIST, t[=i]'mon-ist, _n._ a misanthrope--from _Timon_ of Athens, the hero of Shakespeare's play so named which was based upon the story in Plutarch's Life of Alcibiades, as in North's translation.--_v.i._ T[=I]'MONISE, to play the misanthrope.

TIMOTHY, tim'[=o]-thi, _n._ timothy-grass, the name commonly given to _Phleum pratense_, a grass much valued for feeding cattle--called also _Cat's-tail grass_ or _Meadow cat's-tail_. [So named from _Timothy_ Hanson, who introduced it to America about 1720.]

TIMPANO, tim'pa-n[=o], _n._ an orchestral kettledrum:--_pl._ TIM'PANI.--Also TYM'PANO. [It.]

TIM-WHISKY, tim'-hwis'ki, _n._ a kind of light one-horse chaise.

TIN, tin, _n._ a silvery-white, non-elastic, easily fusible, and malleable metal: (_slang_) money: a vessel of tin, a can, &c.--_adj._ made of tin.--_v.t._ to cover or overlay with tin or tinfoil: to pack in tins:--_pr.p._ tin'ning; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ tinned.--_ns._ TIN'MAN, TIN'NER, a tinsmith; TIN'NING, the art of coating with tin, or of repairing tin-ware: the act of packing in tin cans for preservation.--_adj._ TIN'NY, like tin.--_n._ a small vessel of tin.--_ns._ TIN'-PLATE, thin sheet-iron coated with tin; TIN'-SMITH, a manufacturer of tin vessels: a worker in tin: a dealer in tin-ware; TIN'-TYPE, a ferrotype; TIN'-WARE, articles made of tin.--_ns.pl._ TIN'WITTS, dressed tin ore containing pyrites, &c.; TIN'-WORKS, works for working tin. [A.S. _tin_; Ice. _tin_, Ger. _zinn_.]

TINAMOU, tin'a-m[=oo], _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.--Also TIN'CHIL. [Gael. _timchioll_, a circuit.]

TINCTURE, tingk't[=u]r, _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._ TINCT[=O]'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'd[.e]r, _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, t[=i]n, _n._ the spike of a fork or harrow, or of a deer's antler.--_adj._ T[=I]NED, furnished with spikes. [A.S. _tind_, a point; cog. with Ice. _tind-r_, a tooth, a prickle; and prob. conn. with _tooth_.]

TINE, t[=i]n, _v.t._ (_Spens._) same as TIND.--_v.i._ (_Spens._) to rage, to smart.

TINE, t[=i]n, _n._ (_Spens._). Same as TEEN.

TINE, t[=i]n, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to lose.--_v.i._ to be lost, to perish. [M. E. _tinen_, _tynen_--Scand., Ice. _týna_, to lose.]

TINE, t[=i]n, _v.t._ and _v.i._ (_prov._) to enclose. [A.S. _týnan_, to surround.]

TINE, t[=i]n, _n._ (_prov._) a wild vetch or tare.

TINEA, tin'[=e]-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 family _Tineidæ_ and superfamily _Tineina_.--_adj._ TIN'[=E]ID, 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._ and _v.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. _ting[)e]re_, _tinctum_; conn. with Gr. _tenggein_, to wet, to stain.]

TINGI, ting'gi, _n._ a Brazilian tree whose seeds yield soap.--Also TIN'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 of _tinklen_, itself a freq. of _tinken_, to tink.]

TINKER, tingk'[.e]r, _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-n[=i]'tus, _n._ a ringing in the ears. [L. 'a ringing'--_tinn[=i]re_, 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._ and _pa.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-[=u]-l[=a]'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:--_tintinn[=a]re_, to jingle, reduplicated from _tinn[=i]re_, to jingle.]

TINY, t[=i]'ni, _adj._ (_comp._ T[=I]'NIER, _superl._ T[=I]'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._ and _pa.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'[.e]r, _n._ a kind of ale--from Thomas _Tipper_, 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. of _tip_, 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't[=o], _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'[=u]-la, _n._ a genus of crane-flies.--_n._ TIPUL[=A]'RIA, a genus of fossil crane-flies: a genus of terrestrial orchids, including the American crane-fly orchis.--_adj._ TIPUL[=A]'RIAN. [L., a water-spider.]

TIRADE, ti-r[=a]d', _n._ a strain of censure or reproof; a long vehement reproof. [Fr.,--It. _tirata_--_tirare_, to pull.]

TIRAILLEUR, ti-ra-ly[.e]r', _n._ a skirmisher, sharpshooter.

TIRASSE, ti-ras', _n._ a pedal-coupler in organ-building.

TIRAZ, t[=e]'raz, _n._ an ancient Moorish silk fabric.

TIRE, t[=i]r, _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 for _attire_.]

TIRE, t[=i]r, _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. [From _tie_.]

TIRE, t[=i]r, _n._ (_Spens._, _Milt._) rank or row, esp. of guns, train. [Same as _tier_.]

TIRE, t[=i]r, _v.i._ (_Shak._) to rend as a bird of prey: to feed: to dwell upon, gloat over:--_pr.p._ t[=i]r'ing; _pa.p._ t[=i]red. [O. Fr. _tirer_, to draw--Low L. _tir[=a]re_, to draw; prob. Teut., Goth. _tairan_, to tear.]

TIRE, t[=i]r, _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 of _twirl_.]

TIRO. See TYRO.

TIROCINIUM, t[=i]-r[=o]-sin'i-um, _n._ the first service of a soldier, any novitiate. [L.,--_tiro_, a raw soldier.]

TIRONIAN, t[=i]-r[=o]'ni-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Tiro_, 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-v[=e], _n._ (_Scot._) a tantrum or fit of passion.--Also TIRR'IVIE.

'TIS, tiz, a contraction of _it is_.

TISANE, t[=e]-zan', _n._ a medicinal decoction. See PTISAN.

TISIC, tiz'ik, _n._ (_Shak._) an obsolete spelling of _phthisic_.

TISIPHONE, ti-sif'[=o]-n[=e], _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'[=u], _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-P[=A]'PER, a thin, soft, semi-transparent kind of paper. [Fr. _tissu_, woven, pa.p. of _tistre_--L. _tex[)e]re_, 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 phrase TIT FOR TAT, properly _tip for tap_, blow for blow.

TITAN, t[=i]'tan, TITANIC, t[=i]-tan'ik, _adj._ relating to the _Titans_, giants of mythology, sons and daughters of Uranus (heaven) and Gæa (earth), enormous in size and strength: gigantic, huge generally.--_n._ T[=I]'TAN, any of the descendants of the Titans, as Prometheus: the sun personified: any one of commanding forces or ability:--_fem._ T[=I]'TANESS.--_adj._ TITANESQUE', like the Titans, Titanic in character.--_n._ TITANOM'ACHY, the battle of the Titans with the gods.

TITANIA, t[=i]-t[=a]'ni-a, _n._ the queen of Fairyland, wife of Oberon. [L., applied to Diana.]

TITANIUM, t[=i]-t[=a]'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._ TIT[=A]'NIAN, TITAN'IC, TITANIT'IC; TITANIF'EROUS, containing titanium.--_n._ T[=I]'TANITE, or _Sphene_, a soft greenish mineral often present in syenite.

TITBIT, tit'bit, _n._ a choice little bit.

TITELY, t[=i]t'li, _adv._ (_Shak._) quickly--sometimes TITHE'LY, and erroneously _Tightly_. [M. E. _tytly_--Scand., Ice. _tídhr_, frequent.]

TITHE, t[=i]th, _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._ T[=I]'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; T[=I]'THER, one who collects tithes; T[=I]'THING, an old Saxon district containing ten householders, each responsible for the behaviour of the rest; T[=I]'THING-MAN, the chief man of a tithing. [A.S. _teóða_, tenth--_teón_, or _týn_, 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 painter _Titian_ (Tiziano Vecellio), 1477-1576, a combination of the richest surface with the most magnificent colour.

TITILLATE, tit'il-l[=a]t, _v.t._ to tickle.--_n._ TITILL[=A]'TION, act of titillating: state of being titillated: a pleasant feeling.--_adj._ TIT'ILLATIVE. [L. _titill[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_.]

TITIVATE, TITTIVATE, tit'i-v[=a]t, _v.i._ and _v.t._ (_slang_) to smarten up, by dress or otherwise. [Most prob. a factitious word, perh. based on _tidy_.]

TITLARK, tit'lärk, _n._ a titling, a pipit. [_Tit_ and _lark_.]

TITLE, t[=i]'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._ T[=I]'TLED, having a title.--_ns._ T[=I]'TLE-DEED, a deed or document that proves a title or just right to exclusive possession; T[=I]'TLE-LEAF, the leaf on which is the title of a book.--_adj._ T[=I]'TLELESS (_Shak._), wanting a title or name.--_ns._ T[=I]'TLE-PAGE, the page of a book containing its title and usually the author's name; T[=I]'TLE-RÔLE, the part in a play which gives its name to it, as 'Macbeth;' T[=I]'TLE-SHEET, the first sheet of a book as printed, containing title, bastard-title, &c.; T[=I]'TLING, the act of impressing the title on the back of a book; T[=I]'TLONYM, a title taken as a pseudonym; BAS'TARD-T[=I]'TLE (see BASTARD). [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'm[=i]s). [Obs. Eng. _tit_, anything small; A.S. _máse_; Ger. _meise_, a small bird.]

TITRATE, tit'r[=a]t, _v.t._ to subject to titration.--_n._ TITR[=A]'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, t[=e]'-tr[=e], _n._ a palm-lily, a tea-tree or manuka.

TIT-TAT-TO, tit'-tat-t[=oo] (or -t[=o]), _n._ a child's game, same as _Criss-cross_ (q.v.).

TITTER, tit'[.e]r, _v.i._ to giggle, snicker, or laugh with the tongue striking the teeth: to laugh restrainedly.--_n._ a restrained laugh.--_ns._ TITTER[=A]'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'[=u]-bant, _adj._ staggering, stumbling.--_v.i._ TIT'[=U]BATE, to stagger, stumble.--_n._ TITUB[=A]'TION, reeling, stumbling; restlessness. [L. _titub[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to stagger.]

TITULAR, tit'[=u]-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'[.e]r, _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, tm[=e]'sis, _n._ (_gram._) the separation of the parts of a compound word by one or more words inserted between them, as 'Saxo _cere-_comminuit-_brum_;' 'of whom _be_ thou _ware_ also' (2 Tim. iv. 15). [L.,--Gr. _tm[=e]sis_--_temnein_, to cut.]

TO, t[=oo], _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, t[=o]d, _n._ a genus of amphibians, typical of the family _Bufonidæ_, 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._ and _pa.p._ toad'ied.--_adj._ TOAD'YISH.--_n._ TOAD'YISM, the practice of a toady. [A.S. _tádige_, _tádie_, a toad.]