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Defn: Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift.

TATTLER Tat"tler, n.

1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.

Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale (T. melanoleucus), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes), the solitary tattler (T. solitarius), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper.

TATTLERY Tat"tler*y, n.

Defn: Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.

TATTLING Tat"tling, a.

Defn: Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- Tat"tling*ly, adv.

TATTOO Tat*too", n. Etym: [Earlier taptoo, D. taptoe; tap a tap, faucet + toe to, shut (i. e., the taps, or drinking houses, shut from the soldiers).] (Mil.)

Defn: A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp. The Devil's tattoo. See under Devil.

TATTOO Tat*too", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tattooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tattooing.] Etym: [Of Polynesian origin; cf. New Zealand ta to tattoo, tatu puncturation (in Otaheite).]

Defn: To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.

TATTOO Tat*too", n.; pl. Tattoos (.

Defn: An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors.

TATTY Tat"ty, n.; pl. Tatties (#). [Hind. tsatstsi.]

Defn: A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]

TATU Ta*tu", n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as Tatou.

TATUSIID Ta*tu"si*id, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any armadillo of the family Tatusiidæ, of which the peba and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively.

TAU Tau, n. Etym: [Gr. tay^ the letter t (English T).] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter tau (t). Tau cross. See Illust. 6, of Cross.

TAUGHT Taught, a.

Defn: See Taut. Totten.

TAUGHT Taught,

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Teach. Etym: [AS. imp. tæhte, p.p. getæht.]

Note: See Teach.

TAUNT Taunt, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. tant so great, F. tant so much, L. tantus of such size, so great, so much.] (Naut.)

Defn: Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. Totten.

TAUNT Taunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Taunting.] Etym: [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to tempt, to try, for tenter. See Tempt.]

Defn: To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout. When I had at my pleasure taunted her. Shak.

Syn. -- To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See Deride.

TAUNT Taunt, n.

Defn: Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts. Shak. With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest. Prior.

TAUNTER Taunt"er, n.

Defn: One who taunts.

TAUNTING Taunt"ing, a. & n.

Defn: from Taunt, v. Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. Burke.

TAUNTINGLY Taunt"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: In a taunting manner.

TAUNTRESS Taunt"ress, n.

Defn: A woman who taunts.

TAUPIE; TAWPIE Tau"pie, Taw"pie, n. [Cf. Icel. topi fool, Dan. taabe, Sw. tåp.]

Defn: A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman. [Scot.] Burns.

TAUR Taur, n. Etym: [L. Taurus.]

Defn: The constellation Taurus. [Obs.] Chaucer.

TAURICORNOUS Tau`ri*cor"nous, a. Etym: [L. tauricornis; taurus a bull + cornu a horn.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having horns like those of a bull. Sir T. Browne.

TAURID Tau"rid, n. [Taurus + 1st -id.] (Astron.)

Defn: Any of a group of meteors appearing November 20-23; -- so called because they appear to radiate from a point in Taurus.

TAURIDOR Tau`ri*dor", n. Etym: [See Toreador.]

Defn: A bull Sir W. Scott.

TAURIFORM Tau"ri*form, a. Etym: [L. tauriformis; taurus a bull + -form: cf. F. tauriforme.]

Defn: Having the form of a bull.

TAURINE Tau"rine, a. Etym: [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.

TAURINE Tau"rine, n. Etym: [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: A body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido- isethionic acid, C

TAUROCHOLATE Tau`ro*cho"late, n. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium taurocholate, which occurs in human bile.

TAUROCHOLIC Tau`ro*chol"ic, a. Etym: [Taurine + cholic.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called taurocholic acid) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste.

TAUROCOL; TAUROCOLLA Tau"ro*col, Tau`ro*col"la, n. Etym: [NL. taurocolla, fr. Gr. taurocolle.]

Defn: Glue made from a bull's hide.

TAUROMACHIAN Tau`ro*ma"chi*an, a. Etym: [See Tauromachy.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to bullfights. -- n.

Defn: A bullfighter.

TAUROMACHY Tau*rom"a*chy, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Bullfighting.

TAURUS Tau"rus, n. Etym: [L., akin to Gr. steer. See Steer a young ox.]

1. (Astron.) (a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [taurus] in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A genus of ruminants comprising the common domestic cattle.

TAURYLIC Tau*ryl"ic, a. Etym: [L. taurus a bull + E. phenylic.] (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found of a urine of neat cattle, and probably identical with cresol.

TAUT Taut, a. Etym: [Dan. tæt; akin to E. tight. See Tight.]

1. (Naut.)

Defn: Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

2. Sung; close; firm; secure. Taut hand (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is severe in discipline.

TAUTAUG Tau*taug", n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as Tautog.

TAUTEGORICAL Tau`te*gor"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. Allegory.]

Defn: Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to allegorical. [R.] Coleridge.

TAUTOCHRONE Tau"to*chrone, n. Etym: [Gr. tautochrone.] (Math.)

Defn: A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.

TAUTOCHRONOUS Tau*toch"ro*nous, a. (Math.)

Defn: Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the properties of, a tautochrone.

TAUTOG Tau*tog", n. Etym: [The pl. of taut, the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written by him tautaúog.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]

TAUTOLOGIC Tau`to*log"ic, a.

Defn: Tautological.

TAUTOLOGICAL Tau`to*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tautologique.]

Defn: Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv. Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.

TAUTOLOGIST Tau*tol"o*gist, n.

Defn: One who uses tautological words or phrases.

TAUTOLOGIZE Tau*tol"o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tautologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tautologizing.]

Defn: To repeat the same thing in different words.

TAUTOLOGOUS Tau*tol"o*gous, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological. [R.] Tooke.

TAUTOLOGY Tau*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. tautologia, Gr. tautologie.] (Rhet.)

Defn: A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: -- The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison.

Syn. -- Repetition. -- Tautology, Repetition. There may be frequent repetitions (as in legal instruments) which are warranted either by necessity or convenience; but tautology is always a fault, being a sameness of expression which adds nothing to the sense or the sound.

TAUTOMERIC Tau`to*mer"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.

TAUTOMERISM Tau*tom"er*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)

Defn: The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.

TAUTOOUSIAN; TAUTOOUSIOUS Tau`to*ou"si*an, Tau`to*ou"si*ous, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Having the same essence; being identically of the same nature. [R.] Cudworth.

TAUTOPHONICAL Tau`to*phon"ic*al, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound.

TAUTOPHONY Tau*toph"o*ny, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Repetition of the same sound.

TAUTOZONAL Tau`to*zon"al, a. Etym: [Gr. zonal.] (Crystallog.)

Defn: Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.

TAVERN Tav"ern, n. Etym: [OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.]

Defn: A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.

TAVERNER Tav"ern*er, n. Etym: [F. tavernier, L. tabernarius.]

Defn: One who keeps a tavern. Chaucer. Camden.

TAVERNING Tav"ern*ing, n.

Defn: A feasting at taverns. [Obs.] "The misrule of our tavernings." Bp. Hall.

TAVERNMAN Tav"ern*man, n.; pl. Tavernmen (.

Defn: The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler. [Obs.]

TAW Taw, n.

Defn: Tow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

TAW Taw, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Tew to tow, Tow, v. t.]

Defn: To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] Drayton.

TAW Taw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tawing.] Etym: [OE. tawen, tewen, AS. tawian to prepare; cf. D. touwen, Goth. tewa order, taujan to do, and E. tool. *64. Cf. 1st Tew, Tow the coarse part of flax.]

1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

2. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.

TAW Taw, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. taw instrument.]

1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.

2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles. [Colloq. U.S.]

TAWDRILY Taw"dri*ly, adv.

Defn: In a tawdry manner.

TAWDRINESS Taw"dri*ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being tawdry. A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more ungraceful by tawdriness of dress. Richardson.

TAWDRY Taw"dry, a. [Compar. Tawdrier; superl. Tawdriest.] Etym: [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts were sold. This fair was held in Isle Ely, and probably at other places, on the day of the saint, which was the 17th of October.]

1. Bought at the festival of St. Audrey. [Obs.] And gird in your waist, For more fineness, with a tawdry lace. Spenser.

2. Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors. He rails from morning to night at essenced fops and tawdry courtiers. Spectator.

TAWDRY Taw"dry, n.; pl. Tawdries (.

Defn: A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general. [Obs.] Of which the Naiads and the blue Nereids make Them tawdries for their necks. Drayton.

TAWER Taw"er, n.

Defn: One who taws; a dresser of white leather.

TAWERY Taw"er*y, n.

Defn: A place where skins are tawed.

TAWNINESS Taw"ni*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being tawny.

TAWNY Taw"ny, a. [Compar. Tawnier; superl. Tawniest.] Etym: [F. tanné, p.p. of tanner to tan. See Tan, v. t. & n. Cf. Tenné.]

Defn: Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion. "A leopard's tawny and spotted hide." Longfellow.

TAWS Taws, n. Etym: [See Taw to beat.]

Defn: A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster. [Written also tawes, tawis, and tawse.] [Scot.] Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn. Ramsay.

TAX Tax, n. Etym: [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Task, Taste.]

1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. Specifically: -- (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors, proverbially the most rapacious. Macaulay.

(b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.

Note: Taxes are annual or perpetual, direct or indirect, etc. (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.

2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.

3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health.

4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] Clarendon.

5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] Johnson. Tax cart, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.]

Syn. -- Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate; assessment; exaction; custom; demand.

TAX Tax, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Taxing.] Etym: [Cf. F. taxer. See Tax, n.]

1. To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government. We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride, and folly than we are taxed by government. Franklin.

2. (Law)

Defn: To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court.

3. To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride. I tax you, you elements, with unkindness. Shak. Men's virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes. Dryden. Fear not now that men should tax thine honor. M. Arnold.

TAXABILITY Tax`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness.

TAXABLE Tax"a*ble, a.

1. Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.

2. (Law)

Defn: That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff of defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs. -- Tax"a*ble*ness, n. -- Tax"a*bly, adv.

TAXASPIDEAN Tax`as*pid"e*an, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.

TAXATION Tax*a"tion, n. Etym: [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See Tax.]

1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.

2. (Law)

Defn: The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.

3. Tax; sum imposed. [R.] Daniel.

4. Charge; accusation. [Obs.] Shak.

TAX CERTIFICATE Tax certificate. (Law)

Defn: The certificate issued to the purchaser of land at a tax sale certifying to the sale and the payment of the consideration thereof, and entitling the purchaser upon certain conditions and at a certain time thereafter to a deed or instrument of conveyance (called a tax deed) of the land, to be executed by the proper officer.

TAXEL Tax"el, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The American badger.

TAXEOPODA Tax`e*op"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -poda.] (Paleon.)

Defn: An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.

TAXER Tax"er, n.

1. One who taxes.

2. One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. [Camb. Univ., Eng.] [Written also taxor.]

TAXGATHERER Tax"gath`er*er, n.

Defn: One who collects taxes or revenues. -- Tax"gath`er*ing, n.

TAXIARCH Tax"i*arch, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Defn: An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. Milford.

TAXICORN Tax"i*corn, n. Etym: [L. taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F. taxicorne.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antennæ are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.

TAXIDERMIC Tax`i*der"mic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. taxidermique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.

TAXIDERMIST Tax"i*der`mist, n.

Defn: A person skilled in taxidermy.

TAXIDERMY Tax"i*der`my, n. Etym: [Gr. taxidermie. See Tactics, Tear, v. t.]

Defn: The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.

TAXINE Tax"ine, n. Etym: [L. taxus a yew.] (Chem.)

Defn: A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata). Called also taxia.C35H47NO10

TAXIS Tax"is, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.)

Defn: Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it. Dunglison.

TAXLESS Tax"less, a.

Defn: Free from taxation.

TAXOLOGY Tax*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Biol.)

Defn: Same as Taxonomy.

TAXONOMIC Tax`o*nom"ic, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and principles of classification; classificatory.

TAXONOMIST Tax*on"o*mist, n.

Defn: One skilled in taxonomy.

TAXONOMY Tax*on"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.

TAXOR Tax"or, n. Etym: [NL.]

Defn: Same as Taxer, n., 2.

TAXPAYER Tax"pay`er, n.

Defn: One who is assessed and pays a tax.

TAYLOR-WHITE PROCESS Tay"lor-White" proc`ess. (Metal.)

Defn: A process (invented about 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor and Maunsel B. White) for giving toughness to self-hardening steels. The steel is heated almost to fusion, cooled to a temperature of from 700º to 850º C. in molten lead, further cooled in oil, reheated to between 370º and 670º C., and cooled in air.

TAYRA Tay"ra, n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet. [Written also taira.]

TAZEL Ta"zel, n. (Bot.)

Defn: The teasel. [Obs.]

TAZZA Taz"za, n. Etym: [It.]

Defn: An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.

T CART T" cart`.

Defn: See under T.

TCHAWYTCHA Tcha*wy"tcha, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The quinnat salmon. [Local, U.S.]

TCHICK Tchick, n. [Imitative.]

Defn: A slight sound such as that made by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and explosively sucking out the air at one side, as in urging on a horse. -- v. i.

Defn: To make a tchick.

T CONNECTION T connection. (Elec.)

Defn: The connection of two coils diagrammatically as a letter T, chiefly used as a connection for passing transformers. When the three free ends are connected to a source of three-phase current, two-phase current may be derived from the secondary circuits. The reverse arrangement may be used to transform from two-phase. -- T"-connected, a.

TEA Tea, n. Etym: [Chin. tsha, Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. thé.]

1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, or Camellia, Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries.

Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also by various other characteristic differences, as of taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and quality are dependent upon the treatment which the leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands upon a table, to free them from a portion of their moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in the air for some time after being gathered, and then tossed about with the hands until they become soft and flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until the leaves have become of the proper color. The principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made chiefly from young spring buds. See Bohea, Congou, Gunpowder tea, under Gunpowder, Hyson, Oolong, and Souchong. K. Johnson. Tomlinson.

Note: "No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached Europe till after the establishment of intercourse between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese, however, did little towards the introduction of the herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century, that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe." Encyc. Brit.

2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water; as, tea is a common beverage.

3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea.

4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper. Arabian tea, the leaves of Catha edulis; also (Bot.), the plant itself. See Kat. -- Assam tea, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought there from China about the year 1850. -- Australian, or Botany Bay, tea (Bot.), a woody clambing plant (Smilax glycyphylla). -- Brazilian tea. (a) The dried leaves of Lantana pseodothea, used in Brazil as a substitute for tea. (b) The dried leaves of Stachytarpheta mutabilis, used for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for preparing a beverage. -- Labrador tea. (Bot.) See under Labrador. -- New Jersey tea (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot. See Redroot. -- New Zealand tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand. -- Oswego tea. (Bot.) See Oswego tea. -- Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st Mate. -- Tea board, a board or tray for holding a tea set. -- Tea bug (Zoöl.), an hemipterous insect which injures the tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves. -- Tea caddy, a small box for holding tea. -- Tea chest, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China. -- Tea clam (Zoöl.), a small quahaug. [Local, U.S.] -- Tea garden, a public garden where tea and other refreshments are served. -- Tea plant (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, Thea Chinensis, from which the tea of commerce is obtained. -- Tea rose (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced from China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now cultivated. -- Tea service, the appurtenances or utensils required for a tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish. -- Tea set, a tea service. -- Tea table, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at which tea is drunk. -- Tea taster, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea by tasting. -- Tea tree (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant, above. -- Tea urn, a vessel generally in the form of an urn or vase, for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing, tea.

TEA Tea, v. i.

Defn: To take or drink tea. [Colloq.]

TEABERRY Tea"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)

Defn: The checkerberry.

TEACH Teach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaching.] Etym: [OE. techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. t, imp. t, to show, teach, akin to tacn token. See Token.]

1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals. If some men teach wicked things, it must be that others should practice them. South.

2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class. "He taught his disciples." Mark ix. 31. The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith.

3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish. I shall myself to herbs teach you. Chaucer. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. Jer. ix. 5.

Note: This verb is often used with two objects, one of the person, the other of the thing; as, he taught me Latin grammar. In the passive construction, either of these objects may be retained in the objective case, while the other becomes the subject; as, I was taught Latin grammar by him; Latin grammar was taught me by him.

Syn. -- To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel; admonish. See the Note under Learn.

TEACH Teach, v. i.

Defn: To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor. And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. Chaucer. The priests thereof teach for hire. Micah iii. 11.

TEACHABLE Teach"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile. We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and teachable, to learn our religion from the Word of God. I. Watts.

TEACHABLENESS Teach"a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Willingness to be taught.

TEACHE Teache, n. Etym: [Cf. Ir. teaghaim, Gael. teasaich, to heat.] (Sugar Works)

Defn: One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series. Ure.

TEACHER Teach"er, n.

1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.

2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination. The teachers in all the churches assembled. Sir W. Raleigh.

TEACHING Teach"ing, n.

Defn: The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.

Syn. -- Education; instruction; breeding. See Education.

TEACHLESS Teach"less, a.

Defn: Not teachable. [R.] Shelley.

TEACUP Tea"cup`, n.

Defn: A small cup from which to drink tea.

TEACUPFUL Tea"cup`ful, n.; pl. Teacupfuls (.

Defn: As much as a teacup can hold; enough to fill a teacup.

TEAD; TEADE Tead, Teade, n. Etym: [L. taeda, teda.]

Defn: A torch. [Obs.] "A burning teade." Spenser.

TEAGLE Tea"gle, n. Etym: [Cf. Tackle.]

Defn: A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift. [Prov. Eng.]

TEAGUE Teague, n. Etym: [Cf. W. taeog, taeawg, adj., rustic, rude, n., a vassal, villain, pleasant, clown, Ir. th rural, boorish.]

Defn: An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt. Johnson.

TEAK Teak, n. Etym: [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)

Defn: A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree. [Written also teek.] African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called also African oak. -- New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.

TEAKETTLE Tea"ket`tle, n.

Defn: A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea, coffee, etc.

TEAL Teal, n. Etym: [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or flock. See Till to cultivate.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings.

Note: The common European teal (Anas crecca) and the European blue- winged teal, or garganey (A. querquedula or A. circia), are well- known species. In America the blue-winged teal (A. discors), the green-winged teal (A. Carolinensis), and the cinnamon teal (A. cynaoptera) are common species, valued as game birds. See Garganey. Goose teal, a goslet. See Goslet. -- Teal duck, the common European teal.

TEAM Team, n. Etym: [OE. tem, team, AS. teám, offspring, progeny, race of descendants, family; akin to D. toom a bridle, LG. toom progeny, team, bridle, G. zaum a bridle, zeugen to beget, Icel. taumr to rein, bridle, Dan. tömme, Sw. töm, and also to E. tow to drag, tug to draw. *64. See Tug, and cf. Teem to bear.]

1. A group of young animals, especially of young ducks; a brood; a litter. A team of ducklings about her. Holland.

2. Hence, a number of animals moving together. A long team of snowy swans on high. Dryden.

3. Two or more horses, oxen, or other beasts harnessed to the same vehicle for drawing, as to a coach, wagon, sled, or the like. "A team of dolphins." Spenser. To take his team and till the earth. Piers Plowman. It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighboring farm to tug them out of the slough. Macaulay.

4. A number of persons associated together in any work; a gang; especially, a number of persons selected to contend on one side in a match, or a series of matches, in a cricket, football, rowing, etc.

5. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A flock of wild ducks.

6. (O. Eng. Law)

Defn: A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto. Burrill.

TEAM Team, v. i.

Defn: To engage in the occupation of driving a team of horses, cattle, or the like, as in conveying or hauling lumber, goods, etc.; to be a teamster. team up, to form one or more teams, either for a common endeavor, or to compete in a contest.

TEAM Team, v. t.

Defn: To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber. [R.] Thoreau.

TEAMED Teamed, a.

Defn: Yoked in, or as in, a team. [Obs.] Let their teamed fishes softly swim. Spenser.

TEAMING Team"ing, n.

1. The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.

2. (Manuf.)

Defn: Contract work. [R.] Knight.

TEAMSTER Team"ster, n.

Defn: One who drives a team.

TEAMWORK Team"work`, n.

Defn: Work done by a team, as distinguished from that done by personal labor.

TEAPOT Tea"pot`, n.

Defn: A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.

TEAPOY Tea"poy, n. Etym: [Hind. tipai; Hind. tin there + Per. pae foot.]

Defn: An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.

TEAR Tear, n. Etym: [AS. teár; akin to G. zärhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. & Icel. tar, Sw. tår, Dan. taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. der, W. dagr, OW. dacr, L. lacrima, lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. Lachrymose.]

1. (Physiol.)

Defn: A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids. And yet for thee ne wept she never a tear. Chaucer.

2. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins. Let Araby extol her happy coast, Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears. Dryden.

3. That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge. [R.] "Some melodous tear." Milton.

Note: Tear is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, tear-distilling, tear-drop, tear-filled, tear-stained, and the like.

TEAR Tear, v. t. [imp. Tore, ((Obs. Tare) (; p. p. Torn; p. pr. & vb. n. Tearing.] Etym: [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to consume, Icel. tæra, Goth. gataíran to destroy, Lith. dirti to flay, Russ. drate to pull, to tear, Gr. dar to burst. *63. Cf. Darn, Epidermis, Tarre, Tirade.]

1. To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh. Tear him to pieces; he's a conspirator. Shak.

2. Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions.

3. To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home. The hand of fate Hath torn thee from me. Addison.

4. To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair.

5. To move violently; to agitate. "Once I loved torn ocean's roar." Byron. To tear a cat, to rant violently; to rave; -- especially applied to theatrical ranting. [Obs.] Shak. -- To tear down, to demolish violently; to pull or pluck down. -- To tear off, to pull off by violence; to strip. -- To tear out, to pull or draw out by violence; as, to tear out the eyes. -- To tear up, to rip up; to remove from a fixed state by violence; as, to tear up a floor; to tear up the foundation of government or order.

TEAR Tear, v. i.

1. To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily.

2. To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence; hence, to rage; to rave.

TEAR Tear, n.

Defn: The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure. Macaulay. Wear and tear. See under Wear, n.

TEARER Tear"er, n.

Defn: One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages or raves with violence.

TEAR-FALLING Tear"-fall`ing, a.

Defn: Shedding tears; tender. [Poetic] "Tear-falling pity." Shak.

TEARFUL Tear"ful, a.

Defn: Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes. -- Tear"ful*ly, adv. -- Tear"ful*ness, n.

TEARLESS Tear"less, a.

Defn: Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling. -- Tear"less*ly, adv. -- Tear"less*ness, n.

TEARPIT Tear"pit`, n. (Anat.)

Defn: A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.

TEAR-THUMB Tear"-thumb`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles.

TEARY Tear"y, a.

1. Wet with tears; tearful.

2. Consisting of tears, or drops like tears.

TEA-SAUCER Tea"-sau`cer, n.

Defn: A small saucer in which a teacup is set.

TEASE Tease, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teased; p. pr. & vb. n. Teasing.] Etym: [AS. t to pluck, tease; akin to OD. teesen, MHG. zeisen, Dan. tæse, tæsse. *58. Cf. Touse.]

1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. "Teasing matted wool." Wordsworth.

2. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.

3. (Anat.)

Defn: To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.

4. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague. Cowper. He . . . suffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations. Macaulay.

Syn. -- To vex; harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague; torment; mortify; tantalize; chagrin. -- Tease, Vex. To tease is literally to pull or scratch, and implies a prolonged annoyance in respect to little things, which is often more irritating, and harder to bear, than severe pain. Vex meant originally to seize and bear away hither and thither, and hence, to disturb; as, to vex the ocean with storms. This sense of the term now rarely occurs; but vex is still a stronger word than tease, denoting the disturbance or anger created by minor provocations, losses, disappointments, etc. We are teased by the buzzing of a fly in our eyes; we are vexed by the carelessness or stupidity of our servants. Not by the force of carnal reason, But indefatigable teasing. Hudibras. In disappointments, where the affections have been strongly placed, and the expectations sanguine, particularly where the agency of others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into vexation and chagrin. Cogan. Tease tenon (Joinery), a long tenon at the top of a post to receive two beams crossing each other one above the other.

TEASE Tease, n.

Defn: One who teases or plagues. [Colloq.]

TEASEL Tea"sel, n. Etym: [OE. tesel, AS. t, t, the fuller's herb. See Tease.] [Written also tassel, tazel, teasle, teazel, and teazle.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.

Note: Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is D. sylvestris.

2. A bur of this plant.

3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth. Teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.

TEASEL Tea"sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseled or Teaselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaseling or Teaselling.]

Defn: To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

TEASELER Tea"sel*er, n.

Defn: One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth. [Written also teaseller, teasler.]

TEASELING Tea"sel*ing, n.

Defn: The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]

TEASER Teas"er, n.

1. One who teases or vexes.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A jager gull. [Prov. Eng.]

TEASLE Tea"sle, n. & v. t.

Defn: See Teasel.

TEASPOON Tea"spoon`, n.

Defn: A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other purposes.

TEASPOONFUL Tea"spoon`ful, n.; pl. Teaspoonfuls (.

Defn: As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon; -- usually reckoned at a fluid dram or one quarter of a tablespoonful.

TEAT Teat, n. Etym: [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin to LG. & OD. titte, D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably of Teutonic origin.]

1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a tit.

2. (Mach.)

Defn: A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat of an animal.

TEATED Teat"ed, a.

Defn: Having protuberances resembling the teat of an animal.

TEATHE Teathe, n. & v.

Defn: See Tath. [Prov. Eng.]

TEATISH Teat"ish, a.

Defn: Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

TEAZE-HOLE Teaze"-hole`, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. tisard fire door.] (Glass Works)

Defn: The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced.

TEAZEL Tea"zel, n. & v. t.

Defn: See Teasel.

TEAZER Tea"zer, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. tiser to feed a fire.]

Defn: The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glass works. Tomlinson.

TEAZLE Tea"zle, n. & v. t.

Defn: See Teasel.

TEBETH Te"beth, n. Etym: [Heb.]

Defn: The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of December with a part of January. Esther ii. 16.

TECHILY Tech"i*ly, adv.

Defn: In a techy manner.

TECHINESS Tech"i*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being techy.

TECHNIC Tech"nic, a.

Defn: Technical.

TECHNIC Tech"nic, n. Etym: [See Technical, a.]

1. The method of performance in any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique. They illustrate the method of nature, not the technic of a manlike Artificer. Tyndall.

2. pl.

Defn: Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.

TECHNICAL Tech"nic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. text: cf. F. technique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical. Blackstone.

TECHNICALITY Tech`ni*cal"i*ty, n.; pl. Technicalities (.

1. The quality or state of being technical; technicalness.

2. That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like. The technicalities of the sect. Palfrey.

TECHNICALLY Tech"nic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession.

TECHNICALNESS Tech"nic*al*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being technical; technicality.

TECHNICALS Tech"nic*als, n. pl.

Defn: Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics.

TECHNICIAN Tech*ni"cian, n.

Defn: A technicist; esp., one skilled particularly in the technical details of his work.

TECHNICIST Tech"ni*cist, n.

Defn: One skilled to technics or in one or more of the practical arts.

TECHNICOLOGICAL Tech`ni*co*log"ic*al, a.

Defn: Technological; technical. [R.] Dr. J. Scott.

TECHNICOLOGY Tech`ni*col"o*gy, n.

Defn: Technology. [R.]

TECHNICS Tech"nics, n.

Defn: The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning as respect the arts.

TECHNIPHONE Tech"ni*phone, n. [Gr. art + -phone.] (Music)

Defn: A dumb gymnastic apparatus for training the hands of pianists and organists, as to a legato touch.

TECHNIQUE Tech`nique", n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: Same as Technic, n.

TECHNISM Tech"nism, n.

Defn: Technicality.

TECHNOGRAPHY Tech*nog"ra*phy, n. [Gr. art, skill, craft + graph.]

Defn: Description of the arts and crafts of tribes and peoples. -- Tech`no*graph"ic, Tech`no*graph"ic*al (#), a.

TECHNOLOGIC Tech`no*log"ic, a.

Defn: Technological.

TECHNOLOGICAL Tech`no*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. technologique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to technology.

TECHNOLOGIST Tech*nol"o*gist, n.

Defn: One skilled in technology; one who treats of arts, or of the terms of arts.

TECHNOLOGY Tech*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy; cf. Gr. technologie.]

Defn: Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.

Note: Technology is not an independent science, having a set of doctrines of its own, but consists of applications of the principles established in the various physical sciences (chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes. Internat. Cyc.

TECHY Tech"y, a. Etym: [From OE. tecche, tache, a habit, bad habit, vice, OF. tache, teche, a spot, stain, blemish, habit, vice, F. tache a spot, blemish; probably akin to E. tack a small nail. See Tack a small nail, and cf. Touchy.]

Defn: Peevish; fretful; irritable.

TECTIBRANCH Tec`ti*branch, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used adjectively.

TECTIBRANCHIA Tec`ti*bran"chi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.]

Defn: Same as Tectibranchiata.

TECTIBRANCHIATA Tec`ti*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. tectus (p.p. of tegere to cover) + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples.

TECTIBRANCHIATE Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate, a. Etym: [L. tectus (p.p. of tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata. -- n.

Defn: A tectibranchiate mollusk.

TECTLY Tect"ly, adv. Etym: [L. tectus covered, fr. tegere to cover.]

Defn: Covertly; privately; secretly. [Obs.] Holinshed.

TECTOLOGY Tec*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Biol.)

Defn: A division of morphology created by Haeckel; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual. See Promorphology, and Morphon.

TECTONIC Tec*ton"ic, a. Etym: [L. tectonicus, Gr.

Defn: Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

TECTONICS Tec*ton"ics, n.

Defn: The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.

TECTORIAL Tec*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. tectorius.] (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to covering; -- applied to a membrane immediately over the organ of Corti in the internal ear.

TECTRICES Tec"tri*ces, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. tegere, tectum, to cover.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The wing coverts of a bird. See Covert, and Illust. of Bird.

TECUM Te"cum, n. (Bot.)

Defn: See Tucum.

TED Ted, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Tedding.] Etym: [Prob. fr. Icel. te to spread manure, fr. ta manure; akin to MHG. zetten to scatter, spread. *58. Cf. Teathe.]

Defn: To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past participle. The smell of grain or tedded grass. Milton. The tedded hay and corn sheaved in one field. Coleridge.

TEDDER Ted"der, n.

Defn: A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to expedite its drying.

TEDDER Ted"der, n. Etym: [OE. *64. See Tether.]

Defn: Same as Tether.

TEDDER Ted"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teddered; p. pr. & vb. n. Teddering.]

Defn: Same as Tether.

TEDESCO Te*des"co, a.; pl. Tedeschi (#). [It., of Germanic origin. See Dutch.]

Defn: German; -- used chiefly of art, literature, etc.

TE DEUM Te` De"um. Etym: [L., from te (accus. of tu thou) + Deum, accus. of Deus God. See Thou, and Deity.]

1. An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words "Te Deum laudamus." It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, "We praise thee, O God," it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America.

2. A religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms a principal part.

TEDGE Tedge, n. (Founding)

Defn: The gate of a mold, through which the melted metal is poured; runner, geat.

TEDIOSITY Te`di*os"i*ty, n.

Defn: Tediousness. [Obs.]

TEDIOUS Te"di*ous, a. Etym: [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See Tedium.]

Defn: Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- Te"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Te"di*ous*ness, n. I see a man's life is a tedious one. Shak. I would not be tedious to the court. Bunyan.

Syn. -- Wearisome; fatiguing. See Irksome.

TEDIUM Te"di*um, n. Etym: [L. taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one.]

Defn: Irksomeness; wearisomeness; tediousness. [Written also tædium.] Cowper. To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. Prof. Wilson. The tedium of his office reminded him more strongly of the willing scholar, and his thoughts were rambling. Dickens.

TEE Tee, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. tja to show, mark.] (a) The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits. (b) The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.

TEE Tee, n.

Defn: A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with the line; -- so called because it resembles the letter T in shape.

TEEING GROUND Teeing ground. (Golf)

Defn: The space from within which the ball must be struck in beginning the play for each hole.

TEE IRON Tee" i`ron.

Defn: See T iron, under T.

TEEK Teek, n. (Bot.)

Defn: See Teak. [Obs.]

TEEL Teel, n.

Defn: Sesame. [Sometimes written til.] Teel oil, sesame oil.

TEELSEED Teel"seed`, n.

Defn: The seed of sesame.

TEEM Teem, v. t. Etym: [Icel. tæma to empty, from tomr empty; akin to Dan. tömme to empty, Sw. tömma. See Toom to empty.]

1. To pour; -- commonly followed by out; as, to teem out ale. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Swift.

2. (Steel Manuf.)

Defn: To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mold, with molten metal.

TEEM Teem, v. t. Etym: [See Tame, a., and cf. Beteem.]

Defn: To think fit. [Obs. or R.] G. Gifford.

TEEM Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Teemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Teeming.] Etym: [OE. temen, AS. teman, t, from teám. See Team.]

1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply. If she must teem, Create her child of spleen. Shak.

2. To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound. His mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to cover former villainy. Sir W. Scott. The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which teem in our time. F. Harrison.

TEEM Teem, v. t.

Defn: To produce; to bring forth. [R.] That [grief] of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker; Each minute teems a new one. Shak.

TEEMER Teem"er, n.

Defn: One who teems, or brings forth.

TEEMFUL Teem"ful, a.

1. Pregnant; prolific. [Obs.]

2. Brimful. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

TEEMING Teem"ing, a.

Defn: Prolific; productive. Teeming buds and cheerful appear. Dryden.

TEEMLESS Teem"less, a.

Defn: Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as, a teemless earth. [Poetic] Dryden.

TEEN Teen, n. Etym: [OE. tene, AS. teóna reproach, wrong, fr. teón to accuse; akin to G. zeihen, Goth. gateihan to tell, announce, L. dicere to say. See Token.]

Defn: Grief; sorrow; affiction; pain. [Archaic] Chaucer. Spenser. With public toil and private teen Thou sank'st alone. M. Arnold.

TEEN Teen, v. t. Etym: [AS. teónian, t, to slander, vex. *64. See Teen, n.]

Defn: To excite; to provoke; to vex; to affict; to injure. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

TEEN Teen, v. t. Etym: [See Tine to shut.]

Defn: To hedge or fence in; to inclose. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

TEENAGE Teen"age, n.

Defn: The longer wood for making or mending fences. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

TEEND Teend, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Tinder.]

Defn: To kindle; to burn. [Obs.] Herrick.

TEENFUL Teen"ful, a.

Defn: Full of teen; harmful; grievous; grieving; afflicted. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

TEENS Teens, n. pl. Etym: [See Ten.]

Defn: The years of one's age having the termination -teen, beginning with thirteen and ending with nineteen; as, a girl in her teens.

TEENY Tee"ny, a.

Defn: Very small; tiny. [Colloq.]

TEENY Teen"y, a. Etym: [See Teen grief.]

Defn: Fretful; peevish; pettish; cross. [Prov. Eng.]

TEEONG Tee*ong", n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The mino bird.

TEEST Teest, n.

Defn: A tinsmith's stake, or small anvil.

TEESWATER Tees"wa`ter, n. [From the river Tees, northern England.]

1. A breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed to have originated in Holland and to have been the principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived.

2. An old English breed of sheep allied to the Leicester.

TEETAN Tee"tan, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

TEETEE Tee"tee, n. Etym: [Sp. tití.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of several species of small, soft-furred South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix, Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee (Callithrix torquatus), and the squirrel teetee (Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A diving petrel of Australia (Halodroma wrinatrix).

TEETER Tee"ter, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Teetered; p. pr. & vb. n. Teetering.] Etym: [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel. titra to tremble, OHG. zittaron, G. zittern.]

Defn: To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter- totter. [U. S.] [The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and teetered up and down. H. W. Beecher.

TEETER-TAIL Tee"ter-tail`, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The spotted sandpiper. See the Note under Sandpiper.

TEETH Teeth, n.,

Defn: pl. of Tooth.

TEETH Teeth, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Teethed; p. pr. & vb. n. Teething.]

Defn: To breed, or grow, teeth.

TEETHING Teeth"ing, n.

Defn: The process of the first growth of teeth, or the phenomena attending their issue through the gums; dentition.

TEETOTAL Tee*to"tal, a.

Defn: Entire; total. [Colloq.]

TEETOTALER Tee*to"tal*er, n.

Defn: One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.

TEETOTALISM Tee*to"tal*ism, n.

Defn: The principle or practice of entire abstinence, esp. from intoxicating drinks.

TEETOTALLY Tee*to"tal*ly, adv.

Defn: Entirely; totally. [Colloq.]