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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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Tēine, n. p. 1359A disease in hawks.Thēin'land, n. p. 1359(O. Eng. Law.) Land of a thane or Anglo-Saxon noble; land granted by the crown to a thane or lord. [Obs.] Burrell.Tein'o-scōpe, n. p. 1359An instrument, called also the prism telescope, formed by combining prisms so that the chromatic aberration of the light is corrected, and the linear dimensions of objects seen through them increased…Teĭnt, n. p. 1359Color; tinge. [Obs.] See TINT.Teint'ure, n. p. 1359The same as TEINT. [Obs.] Holland.Tĕl'a-mō'nēs, n. pl. p. 1359(Arch.) Figures of men, usually of colossal size, supporting entablatures; atlantes.Tēl'ar-ly, adv. p. 1359In a web-like manner. [Obs.] “Telarly interwoven.” Browne.Tĕl'a-ry, a. p. 1359Of, or pertaining to, a web. 2. Spinning webs. [R.] “Telary spider.” Browne.Tĕl'e-dū, n. p. 1359(Zool.) A Javanese quadruped (Mydaus meliceps of F. Cuvier, allied to the skunk, and equal to it in its capacity of diffusing stench.Tĕl'e-grăm, n. p. 1359A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic despatch. This word is of recent American origin, its first occurrence being in the following passage from the Albany Evening Journal for April 6, 1852…Tĕl'e-grām'mic, a. p. 1359Of, or pertaining to, a telegram or telegrams; in the nature of a telegram; hence, laconic; concise; brief; succinct. [Rare.]Tél'e-grāph, n. p. 1359An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and…Tĕl'e-grăph, v. t. p. 1359To convey or announce by telegraph.Tél'e-grăph'ie or Tél'e-grăph'ie-al, a. p. 1359Of, or pertaining to, the telegraph; made by a telegraph; as, telegraphic movements or signals; telegraphic art. 2. Communicated by a telegraph; as, telegraphic intelligence.Tēl'e-grāph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1359In a telegraphic manner; by means of the telegraph.Te-lĕg'ra-phist, n. p. 1359One who operates on a telegraph; a telegraphic operator.Te-lĕg'ra-phy, n. p. 1359[Fr. télégraphie, It. telegrafia. The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy. Ed. Review.Tē-le-o-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 1359Of, or pertaining to, teleology.Tē-le-o-lōg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1359In a teleological manner.Tē/le-ōl'o-gĭst, n. p. 1359One versed in teleology; one who treats of final causes.Tē-le-ŏl'o-g'y, n. p. 1359The science or doctrine of the final causes of things; the philosophical consideration of final causes in general.Tē'le-o-saur', n. p. 1360(Paleon.) A fossil saurian reptile of the genus Teleosaurus.Tē'le-o-sau'rus, n. p. 1360(Paleon.) A genus of fossil saurians of the secondary epoch, with long and narrow snouts.Tē'le-öst, n. p. 1360(Zoöl.) One of the osseous fishes; in the plural, the order of osseous fishes, or those having a bony skeleton, membranous scales, gills free at one margin, and the optic nerve decussating, as the…Tēl'e-phōn'-ic, a. p. 1360Conveying or sending sound to a great distance; far-sounding.Tēl'e-scōpe, n. p. 1360An optical instrument employed in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies. It assists the eye chiefly in two ways: first, by enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object is seen…Tĕl'e-scōpe-cārp, n. p. 1360(Ichth.) A certain Chinese fish; the scarlet-fish. See SCARLET.Tĕl'e-scōpe-shĕll, n. p. 1360(Conch.) A species of Turbo, with numerous plane, striated spires.Tèl'e-scōp'ie or Tèl'e-scōp'ie-al, a. p. 1360Of, or pertaining to, a telescope; performed by a telescope; as, a telescopic view. 2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars. 3. Able to discern objects at a distance…Tĕl'e-scōp'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 1360In a telescopical manner; by or with the telescope.Tĕl'e-scōp'i-fōrm, a. p. 1360Having the form or construction of a telescope.Te-lē'si-ā, n. p. 1360(Min.) Sapphire. Ure.Tĕl'esm, n. p. 1360A kind of amulet or magical charm. [Obs. and rare.] Gregory.Tĕl'es-māt'ic or Tĕl'es-māt'ic-al, a. p. 1360Of, or pertaining to, telesms; magical. [Obs.] Gregory.Tĕl'e-stĕ're-o-scōpe, n. p. 1360A stereoscope adapted to view distant natural objects or landscapes; a telescopic stereoscope.Te-lēs'tic, a. p. 1360Tending or serving to finish or end. [Rare.] Cudworth.Te-lēs'tich, n. p. 1360A poem in which the final letters of the lines make a name; — the reverse of an acrostic.Tēl'ic, a. p. 1360(Gram.) Denoting the final end or purpose. Thus ἵνα, ὅπως, &c., when translated “in order that,” are said to be telic, as distinguished from their ecbatic use, when they denote “so that.” J. W. Gibbs.Tē'li-ōst, n. p. 1360See TELEOST.Tĕll, v. t. p. 1360To mention one by one; to recount; to enumerate; to number; to count; as, to tell money. Tell the joints of thy body. Bp. Taylor. 2. To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.…Tĕll, v. i. p. 1360To give an account; to make report. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. xxvi. 7. 2. To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot…Tĕll, n. p. 1360That which is told; narration; story; tale; account. [Rare.] I am at the end of my tell. H. Walpole.Tēll, n. p. 1360A mound of earth. [Rare.]Tēll'a-ble, a. p. 1360Capable of being told.Tēll'er, n. p. 1360One who tells, relates, or communicates; as, (a.) A recounter; an enumerator. (b.) A narrator or describer. 2. Especially, in the English exchequer, one of four officers whose business it is to…Tēll'er-ship, n. p. 1360The office or employment of a teller.Tel-lī'na, n. p. 1360(Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve mollusks, having somewhat thin and delicate shells.Tēll'ing, p. a. p. 1360Operating with great effect; highly effective; as, a telling speech.Tel'li-nite, n. p. 1360(Palæon.) A petrified or fossil bivalve shell of the genus Tellina. [Obs.]Tēll'-tāle, a. p. 1360Telling tales; babbling.Tĕll'-tāle, n. p. 1360One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of individuals; one who tells that which prudence should suppress. 2. (Mus.) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material…Tel-lū'ral, a. p. 1360Of, or pertaining to, the earth. [Rare.]Tēl'iu-rate, n. p. 1360(Chem.) A compound of telluric acid and a base.Tĕl'lu-rĕt, n. p. 1360(Chem.) Any non-acid compound of tellurium with another element;—called also telluride.Tēl'iu-rēt'ed, a. p. 1360(Chem.) Combined with tellurium. [Written also telluretted.] Tellureted hydrogen, a gaseous compound of tellurium and hydrogen, resembling sulphureted hydrogen in its properties.Tel-lū'ri-an, n. p. 1360An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [Written also tellurium.] Francis.Tel-lū'rie, a. p. 1360Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the earth. “Amid these hot, telluric flames.” Carlyle. 2. Pertaining to, or containing, tellurium; as, telluric silver. Telluric acid, an acid composed of one…Tēl'lu-rīde, n. p. 1360(Chem.) See TELLURET.Tĕl'lu-rĭsm, n. p. 1360A phase or hypothesis of animal magnetism, propounded by Dr. Kieser, in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence. Thompson.Tēl'iu-rīte, n. p. 1360(Chem.) A compound of tellurous acid and a base. 2. (Min.) A mineral found in small yellowish or whitish spherical masses, having a radiated structure, occurring with native tellurium. Dana.