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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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Tox-ōph'i-lite, n. p. 1398A lover of archery; one addicted to archery. Thackeray.T’ox’o-tēs, n. p. 1398(Ichth.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes, of which the only species known, T. jaculator, is remarkable for its power of spurting water so as to bring down insects from aquatic plants within its…Toy, n. p. 1398A plaything for children; a bawble. 2. A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle. They exchange gold and pearl for toys. Abbot. 3. Matter of no…Toy, v. i. p. 1398To dally amorously; to trifle; to play; to wanton.Toy, v. t. p. 1398To treat foolishly. [Obs.] Sir E. Dering.Toy, n. p. 1398A head-dress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes. [Scot.] “Having put on her clean toy, rokelay, and scarlet plaid.” W. Scott.Toy'er, n. p. 1398One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks.Toy'ful, a. p. 1398Full of trifling play. [Obs.] Donne.Toy'ing-ly, adv. p. 1398In a playful or toying manner.Toy'ish, a. p. 1398Trifling; wanton. [Obs.] Crowley.Toy'ish-ly, adv. p. 1398In a toyish manner. Baxter.Toy'ish-ness, n. p. 1398Quality or state of being toyish.Toy'man, n. p. 1398One who deals in toys.Toy'-shōp, n. p. 1398A shop where toys are sold.Toy'sōme, a. p. 1398Disposed to toy; trifling; wanton. [Rare.] Ford.Tōze, v. t. p. 1398To pull by violence. See TOUSE.Tō'zi-ness, n. p. 1398The state or quality of being tozy.Tō'zy, a. p. 1398Soft, like wool that has been teased.Trā'bē-ā, n. p. 1398(Rom. Antiq.) A toga ornamented with purple horizontal stripes, worn by kings, consuls, and augurs. W. Smith.Trā'be-ā'ted, a. p. 1398Furnished with an entablature.Trā'be-ā'tion, n. p. 1398(Arch.) The same as ENTABLATURE.Trāçe, n. p. 1398A mark left by any thing passing; a footprint; a track; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a man or of a deer. 2. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of any thing left…Trāçe, n. p. 1398One of the two straps, chains, or ropes, by which a carriage or sleigh is drawn by horses.Trāçe, v. t. p. 1398To walk over; to pass through. We do trace this alley up and down. Shak. 2. To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and…Trāçe, v. i. p. 1398To walk; to go; to travel. [Obs.]Trāçe'a-ble, a. p. 1398Capable of being traced.Trāçe'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1398The state of being traceable.Trāçe'a-bly, adv. p. 1398In a traceable manner.Trā'çer, n. p. 1398One who, or that which, traces.Trā'cer-y, n. p. 1398(Goth. Arch.) (a.) An ornamental divergency of the mullions, in the head of a window, into arches, curves, and flowing lines, enriched with foliations. (b.) The subdivisions of groined vaults, and…Trā'che-ā, n. p. 1398(Anat.) The windpipe, or canal conveying air to the lungs in vertebrates; the weasand. 2. Hence, the air-tubes of the body in insects, and similar animals. 3. (Bot.) A hollow cell, or spiral vessel…Trā'che-al, a. p. 1398Of, or pertaining to, the trachea, or windpipe; as, the tracheal artery. Coxe.Tra-chēl'i-dan, n. p. 1398(Entom.) One of a family of coleopterous insects, including those which have the head supported on a kind of pedicle, or neck. Brande.Tra-chēl'i-pŏd, n. p. 1399(Zoöl.) A univalve mollusk with a spiral shell, having the foot attached to the head.Trā'che-lĭp'o-dōus, a. p. 1399(Zoöl.) Having the foot united with the neck; having the characters of a trachelipod.Trā’che-o-cēle, n. p. 1399(Med.) An enlargement of the thyroid gland; bronchocele, or goiter.Trā'che-ōt'o-my, n. p. 1399(Surg.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.Tra-chĕ'tis, n. p. 1399(Med.) Inflammation of the trachea or windpipe. Dunglison.Trā'chȳte, n. p. 1399A nearly compact, feldspathic, volcanic rock, breaking with a rough surface, and often containing crystals of glassy feldspar, with sometimes hornblende and mica. Dana.Tra-chyt'ic, a. p. 1399Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, trachyte.Trā'cing, n. p. 1399The act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying by marking on thin paper the lines of a pattern, and the like, placed beneath. 2. A regular path or track; a course. 3. A mechanical copy of…Trā'cing-pā'per, n. p. 1399A transparent paper, which enables a drawing or print to be clearly seen through it when laid over the drawing, and so allows the use of a pen or pencil to produce a fac-simile by following the lines…Trăck, n. p. 1399A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track of a ship, a wake; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or sleigh. “The bright track of his fiery car.” Shak. 2. A mark or…Trăck, v. t. p. 1399To follow when guided by a trace, or by the footsteps, or marks of the feet; as, to track a deer in the snow. Even with such auxiliaries it was found impossible to track the robbers to their retreats…Trăck'age, n. p. 1399A drawing or towing, as of a boat.Track'er, n. p. 1399One who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a dog that follows game. And of the trackers of the deer Scarce half the lessening pack were near. W. Scott.Track'less, a. p. 1399Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a trackless desert. “To climb the trackless mountain all unseen.” Byron.Träck'less-ly, adv. p. 1399In a trackless manner; so as to leave no track.Track'less-ness, n. p. 1399The state of being trackless, or without a track.Trăck'-rōad, n. p. 1399A towing-path.Trăck'-scout, n. p. 1399A boat or vessel employed on the canals in Holland, usually drawn by a horse. See TRECK-SCHUYT.Trāct, n. p. 1399Something drawn out or extended. 2. A region, or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent. “A high mountain joined to the main land by a narrow tract of earth.” Addison. 3. Traits; features…Trăct,, v. t. p. 1399To trace out; to track; to draw out; also, to protract. [Obs.]Trāct'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1399The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.Trăct'a-ble, a. p. 1399Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner. I shall find them tractable enough. Shak. 2. Capable of being handled…Trāct'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1399The state or quality of being tractable or manageable; docility; as, the tractable-ness of children.Trăct'a-bly, adv. p. 1399In a tractable manner; with ready compliance.Tract-ā'ri-an, n. p. 1399One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called “Tracts for the Times” [1833-1835], in favor of Puseyism. See PUSEYISM.Tract-ā'ri-an-īsm, n. p. 1399The principles of the Tractarians, or Puseyites.Trāct'ate, n. p. 1399A treatise; a tract. [Obs.] “Agreeing in substance with Augustin’s, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated.” Hare.