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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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Tink'le, v. i. p. 1387To make small, quick, sharp sounds, as by striking on metal; to clink. The sprightly horse Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. Dodsley. 2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound. And…Tink'le, v. t. p. 1387To cause to clink, or make sharp, quick sounds.Tink'le, n. p. 1387A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.Tink'ler, n. p. 1387A tinker. [Prov. Eng.]Tĭnk'le-tānk'ling, n. p. 1387Noise; clamor. [Obs.]Tin'-liq'uor, n. p. 1387A solution of tin used by dyers. Simmonds.Tin'man, n. p. 1387A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer in tin ware.Tin'-môr'dant, n. p. 1387A preparation of tin used as a mordant in dyeing, and printing calico.Tin'men, a. p. 1387Made or consisting of tin. [Obs.]Tin’ner, n. p. 1387One who works in the tin-mines. Bacon. 2. One who works in tin ware; a tinman.Tin'ni-ent, a. p. 1387Emitting a clear sound. [Obs.]Tin'ning, n. p. 1387The act, art, or process of covering or lining any thing with melted tin, or with tin-foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like. 2. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.Tĭn'ny, a. p. 1387Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. Drayton.Tin′-pĕn′ny, n. p. 1387A customary duty in England, formerly paid to tithing-men. [Obs.] Bailey.Tin'-plāte, n. p. 1387Thin sheet-iron coated with tin.Tin'-pÿ-rï'tes, n. p. 1387(Min.) A native sulphuret of tin, usually containing some copper, and sometimes iron. Buchanan.Tin'sel, n. p. 1387A shining material used for ornamental purposes, and consisting either of cloth, or of very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass leaf or foil, and the like. Who can…Tin'sel, a. p. 1387Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. “Tinsel trappings.” Milton.Tin'sel, v. t. p. 1387To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. “She, tinseled o’er in robes of varying hues.” Pope.Tin'sel-ly, a. p. 1387Like tinsel; gaudy; showy; but cheap.Tin'sel-ly, adv. p. 1387In a showy and cheap manner; gaudily.Tin'smith, n. p. 1387One who works in tin; a tinner.Tin'-stōne, n. p. 1387(Min.) A native oxide of tin.Tĭnt, n. p. 1387A slight coloring or tincture distinct from the ground or principal color; a color; a feeble dye; as, red with a blue tint, or tint of blue. Or blend in beauteous tint the colored mass. Pope. Their…Tĭnt, v. t. p. 1387To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.Tin'ta-mār', n. p. 1387A hideous or confused noise; confusion. [Obs. and rare.] Howell.Tin'ter-nell, n. p. 1387A certain old dance. [Obs.]Tin'/tin-năb'ū-la-ry, a. p. 1387Having or making the sound of a bell.Tin'tin-năb'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1387A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells. E. A. Poe.Tin'tin-năb'ū-lōus, a. p. 1387Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound. De Quincey.Tīn-tin-nāb'ū-lūm, n. p. 1387A bell. [Rare.] Cooper.Tîn’to, n. p. 1387A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port. Simmonds.Tĭnt'-tōol, n. p. 1387(Engraving.) A species of graver, having its point of different degrees of width, to cut lines of certain breadths in copper or wood.Tĭn'-wâre, n. p. 1387Articles made of tinned iron;—popularly so called.Tĭn'-worm, n. p. 1387A certain insect. Bailey.Tī'ny, a. p. 1387Very small; little; puny. “When that I was a little, tiny boy.” Shak.Tĭp, n. p. 1387The point or extremity of any thing small; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear. “To the very tip of the nose.” Shak. 2. One part of the play at nine-pins. Dryden. 3. A light touch…Tĭp, v. t. p. 1387<p>1. To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip any thing with gold or silver.</p><p>With truncheon tipped with iron head. Hudibras.</p><p>Tipped with jet,<br>Fair ermines…Tĭp, v. i. p. 1387To fall on or toward one side; to throw off; to fall headlong; to die;—with off.Tip'-cāt, n. p. 1387A game in which a small piece of wood, called a cat, is tipped or struck with a club or bat. In the middle of a game at tip-cat, he [Bunyan] paused, and stood staring wildly upward with his stick in…Tip’per, n. p. 1387A kind of ale;—so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper. [Eng.] ☞ “The peculiarity of this beverage arises from its being brewed from brackish water, which is obtainable from one well…Tĭp'pet, n. p. 1387A narrow garment or covering for the neck, made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. Bacon. 2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish-line. [Scot.] Simmonds. 3. A handful of straw bound together…Tĭp'ping, n. p. 1388(Mus.) A distinct articulation given in playing the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; tonguing.Tip'ple, v. i. p. 1388To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper use of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently, without absolute drunkenness. Few of those who…Tip'ple, v. t. p. 1388To drink, as strong liquors, in luxury or excess. Himself, for saving charges. A peeled, sliced onion eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden. 2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.Tip'ple, n. p. 1388Liquor taken in tippling; drink. L'Estrange.Tip'pled, a. p. 1388Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. Dryden.Tĭp'pler, n. p. 1388One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors; often, a person who habitually drinks strong liquors, without absolute drunkenness.Tip'pling-house, n. p. 1388A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, and where men are accustomed to tipple.Tip'si-ly, adv. p. 1388In a tipsy manner.Tip'si-ness, n. p. 1388The state of being tipsy.Tip’staff, n. p. 1388An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. 2. A staff tipped with metal. Bacon.Tip'sy, a. p. 1388Overpowered with strong drink; rendered foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated. 2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling. “Tipsy dance and jollity.”…Tip′-tōe, n. p. 1388The end of the toe. Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spencer. Tiptoe mirth, the highest degree of mirth. W. Scott. — To be or to stand a tiptoe or on tiptoe, to be awake or alive to any thing…Tip′/tŏp, n. p. 1388The highest or utmost degree. 2. The best of any thing; the highest excellence. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Tĭp′-tŏp, a. p. 1388Very excellent; most excellent or perfect. “Four tip-top voices.” Gray. “Sung in a tip-top manner.” Goldsmith.Tĭp'ū-lā, n. p. 1388(Entom.) A genus of dipterous insects, having long and slender bodies and legs; crane-fly. See CRANE-FLY.Tip'ū-la-ry, a. p. 1388(Entom.) Of, or pertaining to, insects of the genus Tipula, or the crane-flies.Tī-rāde’, n. p. 1388Formerly, in French music, the filling of an interval by the intermediate diatonic notes. 2. Hence, a strain or flight, especially of censure or invective; a series of violent declamation. Here he…Tirailleur, n. p. 1388(Mil.) A skirmisher, often put in front of the line to annoy the enemy. Smart.