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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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Tĕs'ti-fī'er, n. p. 1368One who testifies; one who gives testimony or bears witness to prove any thing.Tēs'ti-fȳ, v. t. p. 1368To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them. Jesus, . . . needed…Tĕs'ti-fy, v. t. p. 1368To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemnly. 2. (Law.) To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, for the purpose of proving some…Tĕs'ti-ly, adv. p. 1368In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.Tēs'ti-mō'ni-al, n. p. 1368A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character or good conduct.Tĕs'ti-mō'ni-al, a. p. 1368Relating to, or containing, testimony.Tĕs'ti-mo-ny, n. p. 1368A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. ☞ Such affirmation, in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or written, but must be under oath or…Tĕs'ti-mo-ny, v. t. p. 1368To witness. [Obs.] Shak.Tĕs'ti-ness, n. p. 1368The state of being testy; fretfulness; peevishness; petulance. Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry. Locke.Tĕst'ing, n. p. 1368The act of trying for proof. 2. (Metal.) The operation of refining gold or silver by means of lead, in the vessel called a test; cupellation.Tēs'ton, n. p. 1368The same as TESTER, q. v.Tes-tōne’, n. p. 1368A silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or about eleven cents. Homans.Tes-tōon’, n. p. 1368An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about 30 cents. Homans.Tĕst'-pā'per, n. p. 1368See TEST.Tes-tū'di-nal, a. p. 1368Of, or pertaining to, the tortoise, or resembling it.Tes-tū'di-nā'ri-ōus, a. p. 1368Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the shell of a tortoise; having the color of a tortoise-shell; covered with red, black, or yellow spots or patches, like a tortoise-shell.Tes-tū'di-nate or Tes-tū'di-nā'ted, a. p. 1368Shaped like the back of a tortoise; roofed; arched; vaulted.Tĕs'tu-dīn'e-ōūs, a. p. 1368Resembling the shell of a tortoise.Tes-tū'do, n. p. 1368(Zool.) A genus of animals, in the Linnean system, now represented by the genus Chelonia; the tortoise. 2. Among the ancient Romans, a cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields…Tĕs'ty, a. p. 1368Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated. Must I stand and crouch under your testy humor? Shak. I was displeased with myself; I was testy. Latimer.Te-tān'ic, a. p. 1368Pertaining to, or denoting, tetanus.Te-tăn'ie, n. p. 1368(Med.) A remedy which acts on the nerves, and through them on the muscles, occasioning, in large doses, convulsions. Dunglison.Tēt′a-noid, a. p. 1368Resembling tetanus.Tĕt'a-nŭs, n. p. 1368(Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, of which the principal symptom is persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are…Te-tär'to-hē'dral, a. p. 1368(Crystallog.) Having one fourth the number of planes requisite to complete symmetry.Te-tär'to-hē'dral-ly, adv. p. 1368In a tetartohedral manner.Te-tär'to-hē'drism, n. p. 1368(Crystallog.) The property of being tetartohedrally modified. Dana.Te-tär'to-pris-mät'ic, a. p. 1368Triclinic. See Crystallography.Te-taug′, n. p. 1368(Ichth.) A kind of fish found on the coast of New England; the tautog. See TAUTOG.Tēteh'i-ness, n. p. 1368The same as TECHINESS, q. v.Tēteh'y, a. p. 1368The same as TECHY. See TECHY.Tête, n. p. 1368False hair; a kind of wig of false hair.Tête-à-tête, n. p. 1368Private conversation; familiar interview or conference. 2. A form of sofa for two persons, so curved that they are brought face to face while sitting on different sides of the sofa.Tête-à-tête, adv. p. 1368Face to face; vis-à-vis; privately or confidentially; familiarly.Tête-de-pont, n. p. 1368(Mil.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communication across a river. CampbellTēth'er, n. p. 1369A rope or chain by which a beast is confined for feeding within certain limits.Tēth'er, v. t. p. 1369To confine, as a beast, with a rope or chain, for feeding within certain limits. And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. Wordsworth.Te-thy'dan, n. p. 1369(Zoöl.) An acephalous mollusk covered by a tunic, and not by a shell.Tē'thys, n. p. 1369(Zoöl.) A gelatinous, nudibranchiate, gastropodous animal, having an envelope or mantle that extends above and beyond the head, fringed or undulated at the margin.Tĕt'ra p. 1369A prefix from the Greek τέτρα (a prefix signifying four), from τέσσαρες, τέτταρες, four. (See TETRACHORD);—much used in composition, signifying four-fold, four times, four.Tět'ra-brănch'i-ate, a. p. 1369(Zoöl.) Having four gills; as, the tetrabranchiate cephalopods.Tĕt'ra-chōrd, n. p. 1369(Anc. Mus.) A series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable: the two middle sounds were changeable.Tět'ra-chōt'o-mōŭs, a. p. 1369Having a division by fours; separated into four parts or series, or into series of fours.Tět'ra-cŏc'cous, a. p. 1369Having four cocci, or carpels. Gray.Tĕt'ra-cō'lon, n. p. 1369(Pros.) A stanza or division, in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses. Crabb.Tĕt'rad, n. p. 1369The number four; a collection of four things.Tĕt'ra-dăc'tyl, n. p. 1369(Zoöl.) An animal having four toes. Kirby.Tēt'ra-dăc'tyl-ōus, a. p. 1369Having four toes.Tĕt'ra-dī-a-pā'son, n. p. 1369(Anc. Mus.) A quadruple diapason, or octave; a musical chord;—called also quadruple eighth, or twenty-ninth.Tĕt'ra-dīte, n. p. 1369A person in some way remarkable with regard to the number four, as one born in the fourth month or on the fourth day of the month, or who reverences four persons in the Godhead, and the like. Smart.Tět'ra-drăchm or Tět'ra-drăch'mă, n. p. 1369(Anc. Coinage.) A silver coin worth four drachmas. The Attic tetradrachm was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or about 79 cents.Tĕt'ra-dy-nā'mi-ă, n. p. 1369(Bot.) An order of plants, according to the Linnæan system, having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others.Tĕt’ra-dy-nā’mī-an, n. p. 1369(Bot.) A plant of the order Tetradynamia.Tĕt'ra-dy-nā'mi-an or Tĕt'ra-dy-n'a-mous, a. p. 1369(Bot.) Belonging to the order Tétradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than the others.Tĕt'ra-gŏn, n. p. 1369(Geom.) A plane figure having four angles; a quadrangle, as a square, a rhombus, and the like. Tetragons. (Geom.) 2. (Astrol.) An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth, when they are distant…Te-trā'g'o-nal, a. p. 1369Of, or pertaining to, a tetragon; having four angles or sides; thus, a square, a parallelogram, a rhombus, and a trapezium, are tetragonal figures. 2. (Bot.) Having prominent longitudinal angles, as…Te-trăg'o-nĭsm, n. p. 1369The quadrature of the circle. [Rare.]Tĕt’ra-grăm’ma-tŏn, n. p. 1369Among some ancient nations, the mystic number four, which was often symbolized to represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters. Brande.Tĕt'ra-ġy̆n'i-ȧ, n. p. 1369(Bot.) An order of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants, according to the Linnæan system, having four styles.Tĕt'ra-ġy̆n'i-an or Te-trăġ'y-noŭs, a. p. 1369(Bot.) Belonging to the order Tetragynia; having four styles.