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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Tïge, n. p. 1384(Arch.) The shaft of a column from the astragal to the capital.Tĭ-gĕl'la, n. p. 1384(Bot.) That part of an embryo between the radicle and the cotyledons; radicle. Henslow.Ti-gĕl'le, n. p. 1384(Bot.) The same as TIGELLA.Ti’ger, n. p. 1384(Zoöl.) A fierce and rapacious animal of the genus Tigris, which includes but a single species, T. regalis (Felis tigris of Linnæus), found in the warmer parts of Asia, chiefly in India, and the…Ti'ger-bit/tern, n. p. 1384(Ornith.) A bird of the sub-genus Tigrisoma, found in South America;—so called because of its dark reddish-brown color, marked with black, somewhat like a tiger.Ti'ger-căt, n. p. 1384(Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal resembling the tiger, but of smaller size, as the ocelot. There are several species in both continents.Ti'ger-flow'er, n. p. 1384(Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Tigridia, having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like a tiger.Tī’ger-foot, n. p. 1384(Bot.) The same as TIGER’S-FOOT.Ti'ger-foot'ed, a. p. 1384Hastening to devour; furious.Tī'ger-ine, a. p. 1384Tigrish; tigrine. [Rare.]Ti'ger-ish, a. p. 1384Like a tiger; tigrish.Ti'ger-lil'y, n. p. 1384A species of lily having spotted flowers (Lilium tigrinum);—called also tiger-spotted lily. Gray.Ti'ger-mōth, n. p. 1384(Entom.) A moth with hairy variegated covering, like the fur of a tiger.Ti’ger’s-foot, n. p. 1384(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Ipomœa. (b.) A plant of the genus Convolvulus.Ti'ger-shell, n. p. 1384(Conch.) A red shell, with large, white spots (Cypræa tigris of Linnaeus);—called also tiger-cowry.Ti'ger-spŏt/ted, a. p. 1384Spotted like a tiger.Ti’ger-wood, n. p. 1384A valuable wood for cabinet-work, obtained from the heart of a tree found in Guiana. Simmonds.Tigh, n. p. 1384A close or inclosure. [Prov. Eng.]Tight, a. p. 1384Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. 2. Close so as not to admit the passage of a fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship, or a tight cask. 3. Close so as not to admit the entrance of air…Tight, imp. & p. p. p. 1384of tie. See TIE. [Obs.]Tight, v. t. p. 1384To grow tight or tighter; to tighten. [Rare.]Tight'en, v. t. p. 1384To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. With tightened rein I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes.Tight'er, n. p. 1384A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. [Obs.]Tight'ly, adv. p. 1384In a tight manner; closely; compactly; adroitly.Tight'ness, n. p. 1384The quality or condition of being tight; closeness; compactness; neatness; parsimoniousness. 2. Stringency; as, the tightness of the money market. 3. Partial intoxication. [Colloq. U. S.]Tights, n. pl. p. 1384Close-fitting pantaloons.