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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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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.Tel-lū'ri-ūm, n. p. 1360(Chem.) A metal discovered by Müller in 1782, combined with gold and silver in the ores, and received from the Bannat of Temeswar. It is of a silver-white color, and in its chemical properties…Tĕl'lu-roŭs, a. p. 1361(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, an acid composed of one equivalent of tellurium and two of oxygen.Tēl'-o-tȳpe, n. p. 1361An electric telegraph which prints the messages. Simmonds.Tē'men, n. p. 1361A grain-measure of Tripoli, containing nearly six gallons. Simmonds.Tĕm'e-rā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 1361Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; careless; heedless. [Obs.] I spoke against temerarious judgment. Latimer.Tĕm'e-rā'ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1361In a temerarious manner; rashly; with excess of boldness.Tēm’er-ā’tiōn, n. p. 1361Defilement. [Obs.]Te-mĕr'i-ty, n. p. 1361Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war. Syn.—Rashness; precipitancy; heedlessness; venturesomeness.—TEMERITY, RASHNESS. These words…Tēm'er-oŭs, a. p. 1361Rash; temerarious. [Obs.]Tem-pē'an, a. p. 1361Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Tempe, a valley in Thessaly; hence, beautiful; delightful; charming.