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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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Tĕn'on, n. p. 1364(Carp. & Join.) The end of a piece of wood cut into form, for insertion into a cavity in another piece called a mortise, in order to unite the two pieces. The form of a tenon is various, as square…Tĕn'on, v. t. p. 1364To fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.Tĕn'on-saw, n. p. 1364A saw with a thin blade usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. Gwilt.Tēn'or, n. p. 1364Stamp; character. 2. That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift, course, or direction of thought; purport; intent; general meaning; understanding. Bid me tear the…Te-nŏt'o-my, n. p. 1364(Surg.) The division of a tendon, or the act of dividing a tendon.Tĕn'pen-ny, a. p. 1364Valued or sold at ten pence. See PENNY.Tĕn'-pĭns, n. p. 1364A game played with ten pins, usually of wood, and a ball; nine-pins. See NINE-PINS.Tĕn'ree, n. p. 1364(Zoöl.) A small insectivorous quadruped, of the genus Centetes, allied to the hedge-hog, found in Madagascar and the Isle of France. [Written also tanrec and tendrac.]Tĕnse, a. p. 1364Stretched; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber. The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her. Goldsmith.Ténse, n. p. 1364(Gram.) One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the variation which verbs undergo for the…Ténse'ly, adv. p. 1364In a tense manner; with tension.Ténse'ness, n. p. 1364The state of being tense, or stretched to stiffness; stiffness; — opposed to laxness; as, the tenseness of a string or fiber; tenseness of the skin.Tĕn'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1364The state of being tensile.Tĕn'si-ble, a. p. 1364Capable of being extended or drawn out; ductile. [Rare.] Bacon.Tĕn′/sile, a. p. 1364Of, or pertaining to, extension; as, tensile strength. 2. Capable of extension: tensible. Bacon.Tēn'siled, a. p. 1364Made tensile; rendered capable of tension. [Rare.]Ten-sil'i-ty, n. p. 1364The quality of being tensile, or capable of extension; as, the tensility of the muscles.Tĕn’sion, n. p. 1364The act of stretching or straining; as, the tension of the muscles. 2. The state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent or strained; hence, high intellectual effort…Tĕn'si-ty, n. p. 1364The state of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension.Tĕn'sive, a. p. 1364Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction. “A tensive pain from distention of the parts.” Floyer.Tĕn'sōme, a. p. 1364See TENDSOME.Tĕn'sor, n. p. 1364(Anat.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.Tĕn′sūre, n. p. 1364The same as TENSION. [Obs.]Tĕnt, n. p. 1364A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of canvas or other coarse cloth, stretched and sustained by poles;—used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp. 2. [Fr. tente…Tĕnt, n. p. 1364A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.Tĕnt, v. i. p. 1364To lodge as in a tent; to tabernacle. [Rare.] Shak.Tĕnt, v. t. p. 1364To cover with tents; to pitch tents upon; as, a tented plain. 2. To probe; to search as with a tent; as, to tent a wound. I'll tent him to the quick. Shak. 3. To keep open with a tent, or pledget.…Tĕn’ta-cle, n. p. 1364(Zoöl.) A filiform process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic extremity of an invertebrate animal, as polyp, snail, insect, crab, and the like, being either an organ…Ten-tăc'ū-lar, a. p. 1364Of, or pertaining to, tentacles; in the nature of a tentacle or tentacles.Ten-tăc'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 1364Having tentacles.Ten'ta-cu-lif'er-oŭs, a. p. 1364Producing or bearing tentacles.Tĕn’ta-cŭ’li-fōrm, a. p. 1364Shaped like a tentacle.Ten-tăc'ū-lum, n. p. 1364(Zoöl.) A tentacle.Tĕn'tage, n. p. 1364An encampment. [Obs.]Ten-tā'tion, n. p. 1364Trial; temptation. [Obs.] Browne.Tĕn'ta-tive, a. p. 1364Trying; essaying; experimental. “A slow, tentative manner.” Carlyle.Tĕn′ta-tive, n. p. 1364An essay; trial. Berkeley.Tĕn'ta-tive-ly, adv. p. 1364In a tentative manner; by way of experiment.Tĕnt'-bĕd, n. p. 1364A high-post bedstead, having curtains in an arched form above.Tĕnt'ed, p. a. p. 1364Covered or furnished with tents, as soldiers. 2. Covered with tents; as, a tented field.Tĕn’ter, n. p. 1364A machine or frame for stretching cloth, by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. To be on the tenters, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or…Tĕn'ter, v. i. p. 1364To admit extension. Bacon. Woolen cloths will tenter. Bacon.Tĕn'ter, v. t. p. 1364To hang or stretch on tenters.Tĕn’ter-ground, n. p. 1364Ground on which tenters are erected.Tĕn'ter-hōōk, n. p. 1364A sharp, hooked nail, used in stretching cloth on a tenter.Tĕnt'ful, n. p. 1364As much or many as a tent will hold.Tĕnth, a. p. 1364Next in order after the ninth. 2. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which any thing is divided.Tēnth, n. p. 1364The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts. 2. The tenth part of any thing, as of annual produce or increase; tithe. 3. (Mus.) The interval between any tone and the tone…Tēnth'ly, adv. p. 1364In the tenth place.Ten-tĭg'i-noŭs, a. p. 1364Stiff; stretched; strained. 2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. B. Jonson.Tēnt'o-ry, n. p. 1364The awn-Tēnt'wŏrt, n. p. 1364(Bot.) A plant of the genus Asplenium.Tēn'ū-āte, v. t. p. 1364To make thin. [Rare.]Tēn'ū-i-fō'li-oūs, a. p. 1364(Bot.) Having thin or narrow leaves.Te-nū'i-oŭs, a. p. 1364Rare or subtile; tenuous; — opposed to dense. [Obs.] Glanville.Tēn'ū-i-rōs'ter, n. p. 1364(Ornith.) One of a tribe of insessorial or perching birds, including those which have a long and slender bill.Tēn'ū-i-rōs'tral, a. p. 1364(Ornith.) Thin-billed; — applied to birds with a slender bill, as the humming-birds. Swainson.Tēn'ū-is, n. p. 1364(Gr. Gram.) One of the three letters κ, π, τ; — so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, γ, β, δ, and their aspirates, φ, χ, θ. These terms are applied also to the…Te-nū'i-ty, n. p. 1364The state of being tenuous; smallness in diameter; exility; thinness, applied to a broad substance, and slenderness, applied to one that is long; as, the tenuity of paper or of a leaf; the tenuity of…Tĕn'ū-oŭs, a. p. 1364Thin; slender; small; minute. 2. Rare; subtle; not dense.