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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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Tou-rā'co, n. p. 1397(Ornith.) A genus of African birds, having an erectile tuft on the head. Currier.Tour-bill'ion, n. p. 1397An ornamental firework, peculiar for turning round, when in the air, so as to present the appearance of a scroll of fire.Tour'ist, n. p. 1397One who makes a tour, or performs a journey in a circuit.Tour'ma-line, n. p. 1397(Min.) A mineral occurring usually in black three-sided or six-sided prisms, terminated by three-sided pyramids. It also presents brown, blue, green, and red colors. ☞ The blue has been called…Toûrn, n. p. 1397The sheriff’s turn or court. 2. A spinning-wheel. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Toûr'na-ment, n. p. 1397A mock-fight or military sport, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery. With cruel tournament the squadrons join. Milton. ☞ It differed from the…Tōurn'er-y, n. p. 1397Work turned on a lathe; turnery. [Obs.] See TURNERY. Evelyn.Tōür'ney, n. p. 1397A tournament.Toür'ney, v. i. p. 1397To perform tournaments; to tilt. Well could he tourney, and in the lists debate. Spenser.Toûr'ni-quĕt, n. p. 1397A surgical instrument or bandage which is tightened or relaxed with a screw, and used to check the flow of blood as from wounds, by external pressure.Tōurnois, n. p. 1397A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.Tōur-nure', n. p. 1397Turn; contour; figure. 2. A part of the dress of a lady used for expanding the skirt; a bustle.Touse, n. p. 1397A pulling; a disturbance. Halliwell.Touse, v. t. & i. p. 1397To pull; to haul; to tear; to rave. As a bear, whom angry curs have toused. Spenser.Tous'el, v. t. p. 1397The same as TOUSLE, q. v.Tous'er, n. p. 1397One who touses.Tou'sle, v. t. p. 1397To put into disorder; to tumble; to tangle; to touse. [Colloq. and low.]Tōut, v. i. p. 1397To toot. 2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]Tout-ensemble, n. p. 1397All together; hence, in the fine arts, the general effect of a work as a whole, without regard to the execution of the separate parts.Tōut'er, n. p. 1397One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance, for stores, and the like; hence, sometimes, an obtrusive candidate for office. The prey of ring-droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or any…Tōw, v. t. p. 1397To drag, as a boat or ship, through the water by means of a rope.Tōw, n. p. 1397The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle. 2. A rope by which any thing is towed. [Obs.] 3. The act of towing, or the state of being towed; —…Tōw'a'ge, n. p. 1397The act of towing. 2. The price paid for towing.Tōw'ar, n. p. 1397A rope-maker. [Scot.] Simmonds.Tō'ward or Tō'wards, prep. p. 1397In the direction of. He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1. 2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect to; regarding. His eye shall be evil toward his brother. Deut. xxviii.…Tō'ward, a. p. 1397Ready to do or learn; not froward; apt; as, a toward youth.Tō'ward-li-ness, n. p. 1397The quality of being toward; readiness to do or learn; aptness; docility. The beauty and towardliness of these children moved her brethren to envy. Raleigh.Tō'ward-ly, a. p. 1397Ready to do or learn; apt; docile; tractable; compliant with duty.Tō'ward-ness, n. p. 1397The state or quality of being toward; docility; towardliness.Tō'wards, prep. & adv. p. 1398Same as TOWARD.Tōw'-bōat, n. p. 1398A boat which is towed, or drawn by a tow-line. 2. A steamer used for towing other vessels.Tow'el, n. p. 1398A cloth used for wiping the hands, and for other purposes; a napkin.Tow'el, v. t. p. 1398To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]Tow'el-ing, n. p. 1398Cloth for towels. [Written also towelling.]Tow'er, n. p. 1398A lofty building much higher than it is broad, and variously shaped, as round, square, or polygonal, standing alone or forming part of another edifice, as of a church, castle, and the like. “Stately…Tow'er, v. i. p. 1398To rise and hang over other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar. On the other side a high rock towered still. Spencer. My lord protector's hawks do tower so well. Shak.Tow'ered, a. p. 1398Adorned or defended by towers. Towered cities please us then. Milton.Tow'er-ing, p. a. p. 1398Very high; elevated; as, a towering height. 2. Extreme; violent; surpassing. “A man agitated by a towering passion.” W. Scott.Tow'er-mūs'tard, n. p. 1398An annual plant of the genus Turritis, whose leaves and seeds give the stem a pyramidal form.Tow'er-y, a. p. 1398Having towers; adorned or defended by towers. “Towery cities.” Pope.Tōw'-ing-pāth, n. p. 1398See TOW-PATH.Tōw'-līne, n. p. 1398(Naut.) A small hawser, used to tow a ship, &c.Tōw'-pāth, n. p. 1398A path used by men or horses that tow boats;—called also towing-path.Town, n. p. 1398An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor; and hence, the whole of the land which constituted the domain; a collection of houses inclosed by fences or…Town'-clerk, n. p. 1398An officer who keeps the records of a town, and enters all its official proceedings. See CLERK.Town'-cri'er, n. p. 1398A public crier; one who makes proclamation.Towned, a. p. 1398Having, or consisting of, towns. [Obs.]Town'-hall, n. p. 1398A public room or building for transacting the business of a town.Town'-house, n. p. 1398The house where the public business of the town is transacted by the inhabitants in legal meeting. [U. S.] 2. A house in town, in opposition to a house in the country.Town'ish, a. p. 1398Of, or pertaining to, the inhabitants of a town; like the town. [Rare.] Turberville.Town'less, a. p. 1398Having no town. Howell.Town'let, n. p. 1398A small town. North Brit. Rev.Town'-meet'ing, n. p. 1398A legal meeting of the inhabitants of a town for the transaction of business.Towns'-folk, n. p. 1398The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country people.Town'ship, n. p. 1398The district or territory of a town. ☞ In the U. S., many of the States are divided into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square, and the inhabitants of such townships are invested…Towns'man, n. p. 1398An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another. 2. A selectman; an officer of the town, in New England, who assists in managing the affairs of the town. See SELECTMAN.Towns'-pēo'ple, n. p. 1398The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; towns-folk.Town'-talk, n. p. 1398The common talk of a place, or the subject of common conversation.Town'ward or Town'wards, adv. p. 1398Toward a town. Longfellow.Tōw'-rōpe, n. p. 1398Any rope used in towing ships or boats.