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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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Tŏm′-tŏm, n. p. 1392A large, flat drum, used by the Hindoos; tam-tam.Tōn, n. p. 1392The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue.Tōn, n. p. 1392(Com.) (a.) The weight of twenty hundred gross, or 2240 pounds. In the United States the ton is commonly estimated at 2000 pounds, this being sometimes called the short ton. (b.) A certain weight or…Tō'-nāme, n. p. 1392A surname, or family name; a cognomen. [Rare.] W. Scott.Tŏn'ca-bēan, n. p. 1392See TONKA-BEAN.Ton-dī'no, n. p. 1392(Arch.) The same as ASTRAGAL. See ASTRAGAL.Tōne, n. p. 1392Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low tone, high tone, or loud tone; a grave tone; an acute tone; a sweet tone; a harsh tone. 2. (Rhet.)…Tōne, v. t. p. 1392To utter with an affected tone. 2. To tune. See TUNE.To tone down or To tone up p. 1392To cause to give a lower tone or sound; to give a lower tone to; hence, to moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften. “The best method for the purpose in…Tōned, a. p. 1392Having a tone;—chiefly used in composition; as, high-toned; sweet-toned.Tōne'less, a. p. 1392Having no tone; unmusical.Tōne'-sŷl'la-ble, n. p. 1392An accented syllable. Stuart.Tŏng, n. p. 1392The catch of a buckle; tongue. Spenser.Tōng'kāng, n. p. 1392A kind of boat or junk used in the seas of the Eastern Archipelago. Simmonds.Tōn'go, n. p. 1392The mangrove;—so called in the Pacific. Simmonds.Tōngs, n. pl. p. 1392An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, joined at one end, used for handling things, especially fire or heated metals;—often called a pair of tongs.Tōngue (tŭng), n. p. 1392(Anat.) A muscular organ, free at one extremity, and attached by the other to the floor of the mouth, subserving the purposes of taste, prehension of aliments, deglutition, and in man of articulation…Tōngue, v. t. p. 1392(Mus.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments. 2. To chide; to scold. [Obs.] How might she tongue me. Shak. 3. To join by means of a…Tōngue, v. i. p. 1392To talk; to prate. Shak. 2. (Mus.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute, and some other wind instruments.Tōngued, a. p. 1392Having a tongue. “Tongued like the night-crow.” Donne.Tōngue'-grāft'ing, n. p. 1392A mode of grafting by inserting the end of a cion in a particular manner. [See Illust. of Graft.]Tōngue'less, a. p. 1392Having no tongue. 2. Hence, speechless; mute. “Tongueless blocks.” Shak. 3. Unnamed; not spoken of. [Obs.] “One good deed dying tongueless.” Shak.Tōngue'let, n. p. 1392A little tongue, or tongue-like process.Tōngue'-pād, n. p. 1392A great talker. [Obs.]Tōngue'-shāped, a. p. 1392Shaped like a tongue; especially, (Bot.) Linear and fleshy, blunt at the end, convex underneath, and having usually a cartilaginous border; as, a tongue-shaped leaf.Tōngue'-tīe, n. p. 1392(Med.) Impeded motion of the tongue in consequence of the shortness of the frænum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums. Dunglison.Tōngue'-tīe, v. t. p. 1392To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.Tōngue'-tied, a. p. 1392Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech. 2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause. “Love and tongue-tied simplicity.” Shak.Tōngu'y, a. p. 1392Ready or voluble in speaking; as, a tonguy speaker. [Colloq. and low.]Tōn'ic, a. p. 1392See TONE. 1. Of, or relating to, tones or sounds. 2. Extensive, or causing extension, as muscular action. [Obs.] Browne. 3. Increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power. 4. (Med.)…Tŏn'ic, n. p. 1392(Med.) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system. 2. (Mus.) The key-tone, or first tone of the scale.Tōn'ic-al, a. p. 1392Tonic. [Rare.]To-nic'i-ty, n. p. 1392(Physiol.) A state of healthy tension of muscular fibers while at rest.To-night', n. p. 1392The present night, or the night after the present day.To-nīght', adv. p. 1392On this night.Tōn'nish, a. p. 1392In the ton; fashionable; modish.Tōn'nish-ness, n. p. 1392The quality of being in the ton, or prevailing fashion; modishness. [Colloq.] “Famed for tonnishness.” Mad. D’Arblay.Tōn'ka-bēan, n. p. 1392(Bot.) The fruit of the Coumarouna (Dipterix) odorata, a shrubby plant of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. [Written also tonca-bean, tonga-bean…Tŏn'nage, n. p. 1392The weight of goods carried in a boat or ship. 2. The cubical content or burden of a ship in tons; or the amount of weight which one or several ships may carry. A fleet . . . with an aggregate…To-nŏm'e-ter, n. p. 1392An instrument for measuring tones or sounds.Tōn'ōus, a. p. 1392Abounding in tone or sound.Tōn'quin-bēan, n. p. 1392See TONKA-BEAN.Tōn'quin-ēse', n. sing. or pl. p. 1392(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Tonquin; in the plural, the people of Tonquin.Tōŋ'quin-ēse', a. p. 1392(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tonquin, or the people of Tonquin.Tōn'sil, n. p. 1392(Anat.) One of two glandular bodies in the throat or fauces; — called also, from their shape, amygdalæ, and, in popular language, almonds. They have several excretory ducts opening into the mouth.Tōn'sile, a. p. 1392Capable of being clipped.Tōn'sil-ar, a. p. 1392(Med.) Of, or pertaining to, the tonsils; tonsilitic.Tōn'sil-īt'ic, a. p. 1392(Med.) Of, or pertaining to, the tonsils.Tōn'sil-ī'tis, n. p. 1392(Med.) Inflammation of the tonsils; quinsy. Dunglison.Tōn'sor, n. p. 1392A barber. W. Scott.Ton-sō'ri-al, a. p. 1392Of, or pertaining to, a barber, or to shaving.Tōn’sure, n. p. 1392The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; or the state of being shorn. 2. (Rom. Cath. Church.) (a.) The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and…Tōn'shured, a. p. 1392Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald. Bowing o'er the book A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson.Ton-tīne', n. p. 1392An annuity or survivorship; or a loan raised on life-annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of each, at his death, is…Tō'ny, n. p. 1393A simpleton. [Ludicrous.] Dryden.Tōo, adv. p. 1393Over; more than enough;—noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much. His will, too strong to bend, too proud to learn. Cowley. 2. Likewise; also; in…Took, imp. p. 1393of take. See TAKE.Tōōl, n. p. 1393An instrument, such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement…Tōol, v. t. p. 1393To shape, form, or finish with a tool. “Elaborately tooled.” Bulwer.Tool'ing, n. p. 1393Workmanship performed with a tool. The fine tooling and delicate tracery of the cabinet artist is lost upon a building of colossal proportions. De Quincey.