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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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Tick'ler, n. p. 1383One who, or that which, tickles or pleases. 2. A book containing a memorandum of notes and debts, arranged in the order of their maturity. [Commercial cant, U. S.] Bartlett. 3. An instrument used by…Tick'lish, a. p. 1383Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the bottom of the foot is very ticklish; the palm of the hand, hardened by use, is not ticklish. 2. Standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at…Tick'lish-ly, adv. p. 1383In a ticklish manner.Tick'lish-ness, n. p. 1383The state or quality of being ticklish or very sensitive. 2. The state of being tottering, or liable to fall. 3. Criticalness of condition or state.Tick'-seed, n. p. 1383(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Corispermum. (b.) A plant of the genus Coreopsis. Loudon. Tick-seed sunflower (Bot.), a plant of the genus Coreopsis (C. trichosperma). Gray.Tick'-tăck, n. p. 1383A noise like that made by a clock or watch. 2. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; trick-track. “A game at tick-tack with words.” Milton.Tick'-tăck, adv. p. 1383With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.Tīd, a. p. 1383Tender; soft; nice. [Obs.]Tid'al, a. p. 1383Of, or pertaining to, tides; periodically rising and falling, or flowing and ebbing; as, tidal waters. [Recent.] The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out…Tid'bit, n. p. 1383A delicate or tender piece of any thing eatable. [Written also titbit.]Tid'der or Tid'del, v. t. p. 1383To use with tenderness; to fondle.Tide, n. p. 1383Time; season. [Obs.] “At the tide of Christ his birth.” Fuller. Which, at the appointed tide, Each one did make his bride. Spenser. 2. The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and…Tide, v. t. p. 1383To drive with the tide or stream.Tide, v. i. p. 1383To betide; to happen. [Obs.] 2. To pour a tide or flood. 3. (Naut.) To work in or out of a river or harbor by favor of the tide, and anchor when it becomes adverse. Totten.Tid'ed, a. p. 1383Affected by the tide; having a tide. “The tided Thames.” Bp. Hall.Tide'-dāy, n. p. 1383The interval between the occurrences of two consecutive maxima of the resultant wave at the same place. ☞ Its length varies as the components of sun and moon waves approach to, or recede from, one…Tide'-di'al, n. p. 1383A dial to exhibit the state of the tides at any time.Tide'-gāte, n. p. 1383A gate through which water passes into a basin when the tide flows, and which is shut to keep the water from flowing back at the ebb. 2. (Naut.) A place where the tide runs with great velocity, as…Tide'-gāuge, n. p. 1383A contrivance for registering the state of the tide continuously at every instant of time. Brande.Tide'less, a. p. 1383Having no tide.Tide'-lŏck, n. p. 1383A lock situated between an entrance-basin and a canal, harbor, or river, and forming a communication between them, being furnished with double gates, so that craft can pass either way at all times of…Tide'-mill, n. p. 1383A mill that is moved by tide-water. 2. A mill for clearing lands from tide-water.Tide'-rīp, n. p. 1383An agitation of the waters of the ocean, produced by the conflict of opposing tides or currents.Tide'-rōde, n. p. 1383(Naut.) The situation of a vessel at anchor when she is caused to swing by the force of the tide;—in opposition to wind-rode. Dana.Tīdes'-măn, n. p. 1383An officer who remains on board of a merchant ship till the goods are landed, to prevent the evasion of the duties.Tide'-tā'ble, n. p. 1383A table giving the time of high water at any place. Wright.Tide'-wāit'er, n. p. 1383An officer who watches the landing of goods, to secure the payment of duties.Tide'-wa'ter, n. p. 1383Water affected by the flow of the tide;—an expression used to denote the sea-board.Tide'-wāve, n. p. 1383The swell of water as the tide moves. That of the ocean is called the primitive; that of bays or channels the derivative. Whewell.Tide'-wāy, n. p. 1383The channel in which the tide sets.Tide'-wheel, n. p. 1383A water-wheel so constructed as to be moved by the flow of the tide.Tī'di-ly, adv. p. 1383In a tidy manner; with neat simplicity; as, a woman tidily dressed.Tī'di-ness, n. p. 1383The state or quality of being tidy; neatness; as, the tidiness of dress or of rooms.Tī'ding-less, a. p. 1383Having no tidings. [Rare.]Tī'dings, n. pl. p. 1383Account of what has taken place, and was not before known; news. I shall make my master glad with these tidings. Shak. Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he…Tīd-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 1383A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of science which treats of tides. [Rare.]Tī'dy, a. p. 1383Being in proper time; seasonable; favorable. [Obs.] “If weather be fair and tidy.” Tusser. 2. Arranged in good order; neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things so; as…Tī'dy, n. p. 1383A cover, often of ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, and the like. 2. A child's pinafore. [Eng.] Wright. 3. A kind of singing-bird, probably the gold-crested wren, but…Tī'dy, v. t. p. 1383To make neat; to put in good order.Tī'dy, v. i. p. 1383To put things in order, or make them neat. [Colloq.] I have tidied and tidied over and over again, but it's useless. Dickens.Tīe, v. t. p. 1383To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. My son, keep thy father's commandments . . . bind them continually upon thy heart, and tie them about thy neck. Prov. vi. 20, 21. 2. To fold and make…Tie, n. p. 1383A knot; fastening. 2. Bond; obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance. 3. A knot of hair. Young. 4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, and the…Tie'-beam, n. p. 1384(Arch.) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, and preventing them from thrusting out the wall. [See Illust. of Timber.]Tie'-rōd, n. p. 1384A wrought-iron bar or rod used to hold parts of structures together.Ti'er, n. p. 1384One who, or that which, ties. 2. A child's apron without sleeves, and covering the upper part of the body; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]Tiēr, n. p. 1384A row or rank, especially when two or more rows are placed one above another; as, a tier of seats in a church or theater. 2. (Mus.) A row of pipes in an organ, in the front of the instrument, or in…Tierce, n. p. 1384<br>1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe, that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.<br>2. A cask for packing salt…Tièr'cel or Tièrçe'let, n. p. 1384The male hawk, or goshawk. See TERCEL.Tièrçe'-mā'jor, n. p. 1384(Card-playing.) The same as TIERCE, def. 4, q. v.Tier'cet, n. p. 1384(Poetry.) A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.Tiers-état, n. p. 1384The third estate, or commonalty, answering to the commons in Great Britain;—so called in distinction from, and as inferior to, the nobles and clergy. [France.] ☞ The refusal of the clergy and…Tie'-wig, n. p. 1384A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of the curls tied up; also, a wig tied upon the head. Wright. Knox.Tiff, n. p. 1384Liquor, or rather a small draught of liquor. “Sipping his tiff of brandy punch.” W. Scott. 2. A fit of anger or peevishness; altercation; contention. See TIFT.Tiff, v. i. p. 1384To be in a pet. [Rare.] She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. W. S. Landor.Tiff, v. t. p. 1384To dress. [Obs.]Tif'fa-ny, n. p. 1384A species of gauze, or very thin silk.Tif'fin, n. p. 1384A lunch or slight repast between breakfast and dinner;—a word introduced into England from India. Malcolm.Tiff'ish, a. p. 1384Inclined to peevishness; petulant.Tift, n. p. 1384A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff. After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church. Blackwood's Mag.Tig, n. p. 1384A kind of game among children; tag. See TAG. 2. A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking-cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainments.