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Taas
A heap. See .
Taber
Same as .
Taciturn
Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
Tailboard
The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading.
Taint
To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
Taira
Same as .
Talewise
In a way of a tale or story.
Tally
Stoutly; with spirit.
Tam-o'-shanter
A kind of Scotch cap of wool, worsted, or the like, having a round, flattish top much wider than the band which fits the head, and usually having a tassel in the center.
Tannery
A place where the work of tanning is carried on.
Tare
Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc.
Target language
the language into which a text is to be translated; -- correlative of .
Tariff
To make a list of duties on, as goods.
Task wage
A wage paid by the day, or some fixed period, on condition that a minimum task be performed. When the workman is paid in proportion for excess over the minimum, the wage is one for piece-work.
Tattoo
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.
Teg
A sheep in its second year; also, a doe in its second year.
Telegrammic
Pertaining to, or resembling, a telegram; laconic; concise; brief.
Telegraphist
One skilled in telegraphy; a telegrapher.
Tellureted
Combined or impregnated with tellurium; tellurized.
Temperature
Constitution; state; degree of any quality.
Tennu
The tapir.
Tentaculocyst
One of the auditory organs of certain medus; -- called also .
Tepefaction
Act of tepefying.
Ter-
A combining form from L. signifying , . See , 2.
Terpenylic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, (called also ), homologous with terebic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with chromic acid.
Terret
One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass.
Tessellate
To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.
Testes
of , or of .
Testicond
Having the testicles naturally concealed, as in the case of the cetaceans.
Testudinata
An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the , and a lower or ventral shell, called the , each of which consists of several plates.
Tetrahexahedron
A solid in the isometric system, bounded by twenty-four equal triangular faces, four corresponding to each face of the cube.
There-anent
Concerning that.
Theriotomy
Zotomy.
Thermotaxic
Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; .
Thiophene
A sulphur hydrocarbon, , analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.
Thither
Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of ; .
Thousand
Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.
Thread
To pass a thread through the eye of; .
Three-pointed
Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.
Throne
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
Tick
A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.
Tilt hammer
A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used in iron works, which is lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a revolving shaft; a trip hammer.
Titi
Same as .
Tittle-tattle
To talk idly; to prate.
T lymphocyte
Same as .
Toleration
The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.
Tomentose
Covered with matted woolly hairs; .
Toponymy
A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms.
Torch song
a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or other form of unhappiness.
Torpid
Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; .
Toughen
To grow or make tough, or tougher.
Traditionalist
An advocate of, or believer in, traditionalism; a traditionist.
Tranquil
Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; .
Transcriptive
Done as from a copy; having the style or appearance of a transcription.
Transmigratory
Passing from one body or state to another.
Transmittible
Capable of being transmitted; transmissible.
Transporter
One who transports.
Transversal
A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced.
Transvertible
Capable of being transverted.
Trash
To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to the rattoons of sugar cane.
Traulism
A stammering or stuttering.
Treblet
Same as .
Trichoptera
A suborder of Neuroptera usually having the wings covered with minute hairs. It comprises the caddice flies, and is considered by some to be a distinct order.
Tricuspid
Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; .
Tride
Short and ready; fleet; ; -- a term used by sportsmen.
Trifler
One who trifles.
Trionyx
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also , , and .
Trip
To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by ; .
Trismus
The lockjaw.
Tritylene
Propylene.
Trochoid
Admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column.
Troilus
A large, handsome American butterfly (, ). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings; -- also called .
Troubler
One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; .
Troupe
A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.
Trudge
To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.
Tuft
A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; .
Tumultuarily
In a tumultuary manner.
Twelfth-night
The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches.
Twinge
To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
Two-decker
A vessel of war carrying guns on two decks.
Tympanic
The tympanic bone.