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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Tech-nŏl'o-ġist, n. p. 1358One who discourses or treats of arts, or of the terms of art.Tech-nŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 1358A description of, or a treatise on, the useful arts. 2. An explanation of technical terms, especially of such terms as are employed in the mechanic or useful arts. 3. A collection and explanation of…Tēch'y, a. p. 1358Peevish; fretful; irritable. Shak.Tĕc'ti-brăn'chi-ate, a. p. 1358(Zoöl.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; as, the tectibranchiate mollusks.Tēe'ti-brān'chi-ate, n. p. 1358(Zoöl.) One of an order of gastropodous mollusks, having the gills covered by the mantle.Tēet'ly, adv. p. 1358Covertly; privately; secretly. [Obs.] Holinshed.Tec-tŏn'ic, a. p. 1358Of, or pertaining to, building or construction.Tee-tŏn'ics, n. sing. or pl. p. 1358The 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 sentiments and…Tēc'tri-cēs, n. pl. p. 1358(Ornith.) The feathers of a bird which cover the quill-feathers and other parts of the wing; the coverts. Brande.Tē'eum, n. p. 1358A fibrous substance, somewhat resembling green wool, brought from Brazil. See Tucum. Simmonds.Tĕd, v. t. p. 1359To spread, or turn, as new-mowed grass from the swath, and scatter it for drying; — chiefly used in the past participle. “The smell of grain or tedded grass.” Milton. “The tedded hay and corn sheaves…Tĕd'der, n. p. 1359A rope or chain by which an animal is tied that he may feed on the ground to the extent of the rope, and no further; a tether. 2. Hence, that by which one is restrained.Tĕd'der, v. t. p. 1359To tie with a tedder; to permit to feed to the length of a rope or chain. 2. To restrain to certain limits.Tēle, n. p. 1359A torch; a tead. [Obs.]Te Dē'um p. 1359An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, composed by St. Ambrose, and often sung in churches on Sundays, or days of special worship or thanksgiving; — so called from the first words, “Te Deum…Tĕdge, n. p. 1359(Founding.) The pipe of the flask-mold through which the melted metal is poured; ingate; runner; git.Tē'di-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 1359Tediousness. [Obs.]Tē'di-oŭs, a. p. 1359Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, or slowness which causes prolixity; wearisome. I see, a man's life is a tedious one. Shak. 2. Slow; as, a tedious course. Harte. Syn.,—Irksome…Tē'di-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1359In a tedious manner; so as to weary.