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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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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.Trac-tā'tion, n. p. 1399Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Trac-tā'tor, n. p. 1399One who writes tracts. [Obs.]Tract-ā'trix, n. p. 1399(Geom.) The same as TRACTORY.Trăc'tile, a. p. 1399Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile. Bodies are tractile or intractile. Bacon.Trac-tĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1399The quality of being tractile; ductility.Trā'c̆tion, n. p. 1399The act of drawing, or state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle. 2. Attraction; a drawing toward. Angle of traction (Mech.), the angle made with a given plane by the line of direction in…Trac-ti'tiōüs, a. p. 1399Treating of; handling. [Rare.]Trăct'ite, n. p. 1399The same as TRACTARIAN, q. v.Trăct'ive, a. p. 1399Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive power.Trac'tor, n. p. 1399That which draws, or is used for drawing. 2. (pl.) (Med.) Two small, pointed bars of brass and steel, which, being drawn over diseased parts of the body, were, at one time, supposed to give relief…Trac/to-rā'tion, n. p. 1399The act or process of employing metallic tractors for the cure of diseases.Trāct'o-ry or Trāct'rix, n. p. 1399(Geom.) The curve described on a plane by a heavy point attached to a string, and drawn along by moving the other end of the string.Trāde, n. p. 1399The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter; the business of buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic; barter. Trade comprehends every species of exchange or dealing, either in the…Trāde, v. i. p. 1399To barter, or to buy and sell; to deal in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, or any thing else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business. “A free…Trāde, v. t. p. 1399To sell or exchange in commerce. They traded the persons of men. Ezek. xxvii. 13. 2. To barter; to exchange. “Ready to dicker and to swap, to trade rifles and watches.” Cooper.Trād'ed, a. p. 1399Versed; practiced. [Obs.] Shak.Trāde'ful, a. p. 1399Commercial; busy in traffic. Spenser.Trāde'less, a. p. 1399Having no trade or traffic.Trāde'-märk, n. p. 1399A distinguishing mark or device used by a manufacturer on his goods or labels, the legal right in which is recognized by law. Simmonds.Trāde'-prīce, n. p. 1399A lower price allowed to members of the same trade, or by wholesale dealers to retailers. Simmonds.Trād'er, n. p. 1399One engaged in trade or commerce; a dealer in buying and selling, or barter; as, a trader to the East Indies; a trader to Canada; a country trader.Trāde'-sāle, n. p. 1399An auction by and for the trade, especially that of the booksellers.Trādes'-folk, n. p. 1399People employed in trade; tradesmen. [Rare.] Swift.Trādes'man, n. p. 1399One who trades; a shopkeeper. 2. Any mechanic or artificer whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands. Burrill. 3. A handicraftsman in a borough. [Scot.]Trādes'-ūn'ion, n. p. 1399A combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights and privileges, with respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, and the like. Simmonds.Trādes'wom-an, n. p. 1399A woman who trades, or is skilled in trade.