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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Tēak, n. p. 1357(Bot.) A tree of the East Indies, which furnishes very excellent ship timber; Tectonia grandis; also, the timber of the tree. [Written also teek.]Tēa'-kēt'tle, n. p. 1357A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea.Tēal, n. p. 1357(Ornith.) A web-footed water-fowl, nearly allied to the common duck, but smaller. The common teal is the Boschas (Anas, Linnaeus) crecca. Swainson.Tēam, n. p. 1358A group of young animals; a brood; a litter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “A team of ducklings about her.” Holland. 2. Hence, a number of animals moving together. “A long team of snowy swans on high.”…Tēamed, p. a. p. 1358Arranged in a team; yoked or harnessed together. [Obs.] Let their teamed fishes softly swim. Spencer.Tēam'ster, n. p. 1358One who drives a team.Tēam'-work, n. p. 1358Work done by a team, as distinguished from personal labor.Tēa'-plānt, n. p. 1358(Bot.) Any plant, the leaves of which are used in making a beverage by infusion; especially, Thea viridis and Thea bohea, from which the tea of commerce is obtained. Baird.Tēa'-pŏt, n. p. 1358A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into tea-cups.Tēa'-poy, n. p. 1358An ornamental table with a lifting top, inclosing caddies for holding tea, or a small stand for holding a cup of tea, milk-pitcher, sugar-bowl, &c.Tēar, n. p. 1358A drop of the limpid fluid secreted by the lachrymal gland, and appearing in the eyes, or flowing from them. 2. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid…Teâr, v. t. p. 1358To 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. The women beat their breasts, their cheeks they tear. Shak. 2.…Teâr, v. i. p. 1358To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence; hence, to rage; to rave.Teār, n. p. 1358A rent; a fissure.Teār'er, n. p. 1358One who tears or rends any thing. 2. One who rages or raves with violence.Tĕar'-fall'ing, a. p. 1358Shedding tears; tender. “Tear-falling pity.” Shak.Tēar'ful, a. p. 1358Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes.Tēar'ful-ly, adv. p. 1358In a tearful manner.Tēar'less, a. p. 1358Shedding no tears; without tears; unfeeling.Tēar'less-ly, adv. p. 1358Without tears.Tēar'y, a. p. 1358Wet with tears; tearful. 2. Consisting of tears, or drops like tears; resembling tears.Tēa'-sau'cer, n. p. 1358A small saucer in which a tea-cup is set.Tēase, v. t. p. 1358To comb or card, as wool or flax. “Teasing matted wool.” Wordsworth. 2. To scratch, as cloth in dressing, for the purpose of raising a nap. 3. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass…Tea'sel, n. p. 1358(Bot.) A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large burr or flower-head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked awns or bracts, which, when dried, is used for raising a…Tēa'sel, v. t. p. 1358To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or that which has an effect to raise a nap.Tēa'sel-er, n. p. 1358One who uses the teasel for raising a nap on cloth. [Also teaseller, teazler.]Tēa'sel-frāme, n. p. 1358A frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for carding woolen cloth. Simmonds.Tēa'sel-ing, n. p. 1358The cutting and gathering of teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]Tēas'er, n. p. 1358One who teases or vexes.Tēa'-sēr'vice, n. p. 1358The appurtenances or utensils required for a tea-table, — when of silver, usually confined to the tea-pot, milk-cup, and sugar-dish.Tēa'-sēt, n. p. 1358A tea-service.Tēa'sle, n. & v. t. p. 1358See TEASEL.Tēa'-spoon, n. p. 1358A small spoon used in drinking tea and other beverages.Tēa'-spōon/ful, n. p. 1358As much as a tea-spoon will hold; enough to fill a tea-spoon.Tēat, n. p. 1358That organ, in females of the mammalia, through which their young draw the milk from the breast or the udder. 2. (Mach.) A small nozzle resembling a teat.Tēa'-tā'ble, n. p. 1358A table on which tea furniture is set, or at which tea is drunk.Tēa'-tāst'er, n. p. 1358One who tests or ascertains the quality of tea by tasting. Simmonds.Tēathe, n. p. 1358The soil, manure, or fertilizing substance, left on lands by live stock while feeding. [Prov. Eng.]Tēathe, v. t. p. 1358To enrich, as land, by the excrements of live stock, dropped while feeding upon it. [Prov. Eng.]Tēa'-thīngs, n. pl. p. 1358Utensils used in drinking tea; a tea-service, or tea-set.Tēat'ish, a. p. 1358Peevish; tettish; fretful;—said of a child. [Obs.] See TETTISH.Tēa-tō'tal, a. p. 1358See TEE'TOTAL.Tēa'-tree, n. p. 1358(Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Thea, that produces the leaves which are imported, and called tea. It is a native of China, Japan, and Tonquin, but has been introduced also into some other…Tēa'-ûrn, n. p. 1358A vessel in the form of an urn or vase, for supplying heated water for tea.Tēaze'-hōle, n. p. 1358(Glass Works.) The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced. Simmonds.Tēa'zer, n. p. 1358The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glass works. Tomlinson.Tēa'zle, n. & v. t. p. 1358The same as TEASEL. See TEASEL.Tē'beth, n. p. 1358The tenth month of the year among the Hebrews, commencing with the new moon in December, and ending with it in January.Tēch'i-ly, adv. p. 1358In a techy manner; peevishly; fretfully.Tĕch'i-ness, n. p. 1358The quality or state of being techy; peevishness; fretfulness.Tēch'nic or Tēch'nic-al, a. p. 1358Of, or pertaining to, the useful or mechanic arts; also, to any science, business, or the like; as, technical phrases; technical language. 2. Specially appropriate to any art, science, or business…Tēch'ni-căl'i-ty, n. p. 1358The state or quality of being technical; technicalness. 2. That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like. “The technicalities of his sect.” Palfrey.Tēch'ni-cal-ly, adv. p. 1358In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms of art or the professions.Tēch'nie-al-ness, n. p. 1358The quality or state of being technical, or peculiar to the arts; technicality.Tĕch'nic-als, n. pl. p. 1358Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art or science; technical terms; technics.Tĕch'ni-çist, n. p. 1358One skilled in the practical arts.Tĕch'ni-cŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 1358Same as TECHNOLOGY, q. v.Tĕch'nics, n. sing. or pl. p. 1358The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning as respect the arts; in the plural, technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science. [See Note under…Tĕch'nism, n. p. 1358Technicality in art, and the like.Tĕch'no-lŏġ'ic or Tĕch'no-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 1358Of, or pertaining to, technology.