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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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To-rōse', a. p. 1395(Bot.) Swelling in knobs, like the veins and muscles; protuberant; as, a torose pericarp.To-rŏs'i-ty, n. p. 1395The state or quality of being torose.Tō'roŭs, a. p. 1395(Bot.) The same as TOROSE, q. v.Tor-pĕd'i-noŭs, a. p. 1395Pertaining to, or resembling, a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid. Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner. De Quincey.Tor-pē'do, n. p. 1395(Ichth.) A species of ray (Torpedo vulgaris), having electric power. It is found in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and was anciently used, according to Galen, to cure headaches. It is also called…Tōr'pent, a. p. 1395Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed; torpid. [Obs. or rare.] A frail and torpent memory. Evelyn.Tor-pĕs'cence, n. p. 1395The state of being torpescent; torpidness; numbness; stupidity.Tor-pēs'cent, a. p. 1395Becoming torpid or numb. Shenstone.Tōr'pid, a. p. 1395Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; as, a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray. 2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Syn.—Dull; stupid; sluggish…Tor-pĭd'i-ty, n. p. 1395Torpidness.Tōr'pīd-ly, adv. p. 1395In a torpid manner; sluggishly.Tôr'pid-ness or Tôr'pi-tūde, n. p. 1395The state of being torpid; numbness. 2. Dullness; inactivity; sluggishness; stupidity.Tōr'pi-fy, v. t. p. 1395To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.Tōr'por, n. p. 1395Loss of motion, or of the power of motion; numbness; inactivity. 2. Dullness; laziness; sluggishness; stupidity.Tōr′por-īf′ic, a. p. 1395Tending to produce torpor.Tōr'quā-ted, a. p. 1395Having or wearing a torque.Tōrque, n. p. 1395A collar or neck-chain, formed of thick gold wires twisted together, worn originally by the Persians, and afterward by other nations, particularly the Gauls, Germans, and Britons. Fairholt.Tōr'qued, a. p. 1395Wreathed; twisted. 2. (Her.) Twisted; bent; — said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S.Tōr're-fäct'ed, a. p. 1395Dried by a fire. [Obs.]Tŏr're-făc'tion, n. p. 1395The operation of torrefying, or the state of being torrefied.Tŏr're-fy, v. t. p. 1395To dry by a fire. Browne. 2. (Metall.) To roast or scorch, as metallic ores. 3. (Pharmacy.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.Tŏr'rent, n. p. 1395A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. The roaring torrent is deep and wide. Longfellow. 2. A violent or rapid flow; a…Tŏr'rent, a. p. 1395Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. “Waves of torrent fire.” Milton.Tor-rĕn′tial, a. p. 1395Having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent. [Rare.]Tor-rĕn′tĭne, a. p. 1395Pertaining to, or resembling, a torrent; running like a torrent. [Rare.]Tŏr'ri-çĕl'li-an, a. p. 1395Of, or pertaining to, Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who discovered the principle on which the barometer is constructed. Torricellian tube, a glass tube thirty or more inches…Tŏr'rid, a. p. 1395Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert. “Barca or Cyrene’s torrid soil.” Milton. 2. Violently hot; burning or parching. “Torrid heat.” Milton. Torrid zone (Geog.), that space or broad…Tor-rĭd'ĭ-ty, n. p. 1395Torridness. [Rare.]Tŏr'rid-ness, n. p. 1395The state of being torrid or parched.Tōr'ril, n. p. 1395A worthless woman, or horse. Halliwell.Tŏr'rock, n. p. 1395(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Larus, and of the gull kind. [Prov. Eng.]Tôrse, n. p. 1395(Her.) A wreath.Tôr'sel, n. p. 1395Any thing in a twisted form; as, torsels for mantel-trees. Moxon.Tôr'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1395The disposition to untwist after being twisted; as, the torsibility of a rope.Tôr'sion, n. p. 1395The act of turning or twisting; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or…Torsion balance p. 1395an instrument for estimating very minute forces, as electric or magnetic attractions and repulsions, by the torsion of a very slender wire conveying at its lower extremity an horizontal bar or…Tōr'sion-al, a. p. 1395Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.Tōrsk, n. p. 1395(Ichth.) A species of cod (Brosmius vulgaris); it is found among the North British islands.Tôr'so, n. p. 1395(Sculp.) The trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.Tōrt, n. p. 1395Mischief: calamity. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. (Law.) Any wrong or injury; a wrongful act, for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some States, for a wrong or injury. Blackstone.Tôr/teau, n. p. 1395(Her.) A roundel of a red color.Tōrt'-fēas'or, n. p. 1395(Law.) A wrong-doer; a trespasser. Wharton.Tôr'ti-cŏl'lis, n. p. 1395(Med.) A rheumatic affection of the muscles of one side of the neck; wry-neck.Tōrt'ile, a. p. 1395Twisted; wreathed; coiled. 2. (Bot.) Coiled like a rope; as, a tortile awn.Tor-tĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1395The state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed.Tortillā, n. p. 1395A thin, unleavened cake of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone. Velasquez.Tōr'tion, n. p. 1395Torment: pain. [Obs.]Tōr'tious, a. p. 1395Injurious; done wrongfully, or by wrong. “Tortious wrong.” Spenser. 2. (Law.) Implying tort, or injury for which the law gives damages.Tôr'tiōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1395In a tortious manner; injuriously.Tōrt'ive, a. p. 1395Twisted; wreathed. Shak.Tōr'toise, n. p. 1395(Zoöl.) A reptile more or less flattened from above, and inclosed in a case formed by two leathery or scaly shields, and having horny jaws in the place of teeth. The upper shield is called the…Tôr'toise-shĕll, n. p. 1395The shell, or horny scutes or plates of the tortoise, used in inlaying and in various manufactures; especially, the shell of a species of sea-turtle, the hawk's-bill turtle (Chelōnia imbricata).…Tōr'trix, n. p. 1395(Zoöl.) A genus of serpents found in the tropical regions of America. Eng. Cyc. 2. (Entom.) A genus of lepidopterous insects, the larvæ of which live in cylindrical tubes, formed by rolling up the…Tōrt'ū-lōŭs, a. p. 1395(Nat. Hist.) Bulged out at intervals, like a cord having knots upon it. Buchanan.Tōrt'ū-ōse', a. p. 1395Wreathed; twisted; winding. London.Tōrt-ū-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 1395The state of being tortuous or twisted.Tôrt'ū-oŭs, a. p. 1395Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla. The badger made his dark and tortuous hole on the side of every hill where the copse-wood…Tōrt'ū-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1395In a tortuous or winding manner.Tōrt'ū-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1395The state of being tortuous or twisted.Tōrt'ūr-a-ble, a. p. 1395Capable of being tortured.