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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Te-trăl'o-gy, n.p. 1369(Gr. Drama.) A collection of four dramatic pieces, of which three were tragedies and one a satiric piece, represented on the same occasion at Athens.
  2. Te-trăm'er-ōŭs, a.p. 1369(Bot.) Divided into four parts; having four parts or pieces. Gray.
  3. Te-trăm'e-ter, n.p. 1369(Anc. Poet.) A verse consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet. Liddell & Scott.
  4. Tĕt'ra-môrph, n.p. 1369(Christian Art.) The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. It is the symbol of…
  5. Tē-trăn'drĭ-ā, n.p. 1369(Bot.) A class of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants, according to the Linnæan system, having four stamens.
  6. Te-trăn'dri-an or Te-trăn'droŭs, a.p. 1369(Bot.) Belonging to the class Tetrandria; monoclinous or hermaphrodite, and having four stamens.
  7. Te-trā'o-nīd, n.p. 1369(Ornith.) A bird belonging to the tribe of which the Tetrao is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like;— used also as an adjective.
  8. Tĕt'ra-pĕt'al-oŭs, a.p. 1369(Bot.) Containing four distinct petals or flower leaves; as, a tetrapetalous corol.
  9. Tĕt'ra-phār'ma-cōn or Tĕt'ra-phār'ma-cēum, n.p. 1369(Med.) A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment. Brande.
  10. Te-trăph'yl-lōus or Tĕt'ra-phy̆l'lōus, a.p. 1369(Bot.) Having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets.
  11. Tĕt'ra-plā, n.p. 1369A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged in four columns, as by Origen; hence, a version in four languages or four columns.
  12. Tĕt'ra-pŏd, n.p. 1369(Entom.) An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the Lepidoptera.
  13. Te-trāp'o-dy, n.p. 1369A series or set of four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.
  14. Te-trăp’ter-an, n.p. 1369(Entom.) An insect having four wings. Brande.
  15. Te-trăp’ter-oŭs, a.p. 1369Having four wings.
  16. Tĕt'rap-tōte or Te-trāp'tōte, n.p. 1369(Gram.) A noun that has four cases only, as the Latin ast(us).
  17. Tē'trārch, n.p. 1369(Rom. Antiq.) A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince; hence, any petty king or sovereign.
  18. Tē'trarch, a.p. 1369Four. [Obs. and rare.] “Tetrarch elements.” Fuller.
  19. Te-trār'eh/ate, n.p. 1369(Rom. Antiq.) The fourth part of a province under a Roman tetrarch; the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch.
  20. Te-trärch'ie-al, a.p. 1369Of, or pertaining to, a tetrarchy.
  21. Tĕt'rarch-y, n.p. 1369A tetrarchate. See TETRARCHATE.
  22. Tēt'ra-sēp'al-ōus, a.p. 1369(Bot.) Having four sepals.
  23. Tēt'ra-spăs'ton, n.p. 1369A machine in which four pulleys act together. Brande.
  24. Tēt'ra-spĕrm'ous, a.p. 1369(Bot.) Having four seeds. Tetraspermous plant (Bot.), a plant which produces four seeds in each flower.
  25. Tĕt'ra-spōre, n.p. 1369(Bot.) A collection of spores, generally four in number, as in some sea-weeds. Dana.
  26. Te-träs'tich, n.p. 1369A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses.
  27. Te-träs'to-ōn, n.p. 1369(Arch.) A four-sided court with porticoes on each side.
  28. Tĕt'ra-stȳle, n.p. 1369(Anc. Arch.) A building with four columns in front. Oxf. Gloss.
  29. Tĕt'ra-syl-lăb'ic or Tĕt'ra-syl-lăb'ic-al, a.p. 1369Consisting of, or having, four syllables.
  30. Tĕt'ra-sȳl'la-ble, n.p. 1369A word consisting of four syllables.
  31. Tĕt'rie or Tĕt'rie-al or Tĕt'rie-ōus, a.p. 1369Froward; perverse; harsh; sour; rugged. [Obs.]
  32. Tēt'ri-cal-ness, n.p. 1369The quality or state of being tetrical; frowardness; perverseness. [Obs.]
  33. Te-trĭc'i-ty, n.p. 1369Crabbedness; perverseness. [Obs.]
  34. Tĕt'ter, n.p. 1369A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See HERPES. 2. (Far.) A cutaneous disease of animals, which spreads on the body in different directions, and occasions a troublesome itching.
  35. Tĕt'ter, v. t.p. 1369To affect with tetter.
  36. Tēt'ter-tōt'ter, n.p. 1369A certain game of children; seesaw;—called also titter-totter, and titter-cum-totter. [Eng.] See SEESAW.
  37. Tēt'tish or Tēt'ty, a.p. 1369Captious; testy. [Obs.]
  38. Teū'ton, n.p. 1369(Anc. Geog.) One of the ancient inhabitants of Germany.
  39. Teu-tōn'ic, a.p. 1369Of, or pertaining to, the Teutons, a people of ancient Germany; of, or pertaining to, the ancient Germans in the general, and to their descendants, among whom are included the Dutch and all who are…
  40. Teutonic Orderp. 1369a military religious order of knights, established toward the close of the twelfth century, in imitation of the Templars and Hospitallers. It was composed chiefly of Teutons, or Germans, and…
  41. Teū-tōn'ie, n.p. 1369The language of the ancient Germans;—improperly so used, there being no language known that is now so designated.
  42. Teū-tōn'i-ēism, n.p. 1369A Teutonic idiom or mode of speaking; a Teutonic phrase; a Germanism.
  43. Tew, v. t.p. 1369To work at; to prepare by working; to be actively employed about; hence, to work hard; to fatigue. Halliwell. 2. Hence, to pull about; to discompose; to tease. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. To beat or…
  44. Tew, n.p. 1370Materials for any thing. [Obs.] Skinner. 2. A rope or chain for towing a boat; a cord; a string. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  45. Tew, v. t.p. 1370To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.]
  46. Tew'el, n.p. 1370A pipe or funnel, as for smoke. Chaucer. 2. An iron pipe in a forge to receive the pipe of a bellows. Moxon.
  47. Tew'taw, v. t.p. 1370To beat; to break. [Obs.] See TEW. Mortimer.
  48. Tëxt, n.p. 1370A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase or commentary. 2. A verse or passage of Scripture quoted as the…
  49. Tëxt, v. t.p. 1370To write, as a text. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  50. Tĕxt'-bōōk, n.p. 1370A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for the observations or notes. [Obs.] 2. A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments; hence, any manual of…
  51. Tĕxt'-hănd, n.p. 1370A large hand in writing; — so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand, and the notes in a smaller hand.
  52. Tĕxt'ile, a.p. 1370Woven, or capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.
  53. Tĕxt'ile, n.p. 1370That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving. [Obs.] Bacon.
  54. Tĕxt'-lĕt'ter, n.p. 1370A large or capital letter. [Obs.]
  55. Tĕxt'-măn, n.p. 1370A man ready in the quotation of texts; a textualist, or textuary. [Rare.] Saunderson.
  56. Tex-tō'ri-al, a.p. 1370Of, or pertaining to, weaving.
  57. Tĕxt'-pĕn, n.p. 1370A kind of metallic pen used in engrossing. Simmonds.
  58. Tĕxt'rine, a.p. 1370Of, or pertaining to, weaving; textorial; as, the textrine art. Derham.
  59. Tëxt'ū-al, a.p. 1370Pertaining to, or contained in, the text; as, textual criticism; a textual reading. 2. Serving for, or depending on, texts. Bp. Hall.
  60. Tĕxt'ū-al-ist, n.p. 1370A textualist; a textuary.