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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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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.Trāde'-wind, n. p. 1399A wind in the torrid zone, and often a little beyond it, which blows from the same quarter throughout the year, unless when affected by local causes; — so called because of great advantage to…Tra-dĭ'tion, n. p. 1399The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery. Blackstone. 2. The unwritten or oral delivery of opinions, doctrines, practices…Tra-dĭ'tion, v. t. p. 1400To transmit by way of tradition. [Obs. and rare.] The following story is traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics. Fuller.Tra-dĭ'tion-al, a. p. 1400Of, pertaining to, or derived from, tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional evidence…Tra-dĭ'tion-al-ism, n. p. 1400A system of faith founded on tradition. 2. The doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is delivered from competent authority, exclusive of rational processes.Tra-dĭ'tion-al-ist, n. p. 1400An advocate of, or believer in, traditionalism; a traditionist.Tra-dĭ'tion-al-ly, adv. p. 1400In a traditional manner; by tradition; as, an opinion or doctrine traditionally derived from the apostles is of no authority.Tra-dĭ'tion-a-ri-ly, adv. p. 1400In a traditional manner; by tradition. Dwight.Tra-dĭ'tion-a-ry, a. p. 1400Of, pertaining to, or derived from, tradition; traditional. The reveries of the Talmud, a collection of Jewish traditionary interpolations, are unrivaled in the regions of absurdity. Buckminster.Tra-dĭ'tion-a-ry, n. p. 1400One, among the Jews, who acknowledges the authority of traditions, and explains the Scriptures by them.Tra-dĭ'tion-er or Tra-dĭ'tion-ist, n. p. 1400One who adheres to tradition.Tra-dĭ'tion-ĭsm, n. p. 1400Traditionalism.Trād'ĭ-tive, a. p. 1400Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from age to age, by oral communication. Suppose we on things traditive divide. Dryden.Trād'-i-tor, n. p. 1400(Eccl. Hist.) A deliverer;—a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures or the goods of the church to their persecutors to save their lives. Milner.Tra-dūçe', v. t. p. 1400To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of. [Obs.] 2. To represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame; willfully to misrepresent; to expose to contempt. The…Tra-dūçe'ment, n. p. 1400The act of traducing; misrepresentation; ill-founded censure; defamation; calumny. [Rare.] Shak.Tra-dū'çent, a. p. 1400Slanderous. Entick.Tra-dū'çer, n. p. 1400One who traduces; a slanderer; a calumniator. 2. One who derives or deduces. [Obs.] Fuller.Tra-dū'cian, n. p. 1400A believer in Traducianism.Tra-dū'cian-ism, n. p. 1400(Theol.) The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act of generation.Tra-dū'çi-ble, a. p. 1400Capable of being traduced. [R.]Tra-dū'cing-ly, adv. p. 1400In a traducing manner.Tra-dūct', v. t. p. 1400To derive or deduce; also, to transfer. [Obs.] Fotherby.Tra-dūct’, n. p. 1400That which is traducted; that which is transferred; a translation. [Obs.]Tra-dūc'tion, n. p. 1400Derivation from one of the same kind; propagation. If by traduction came thy mind, Our wonder is the less to find A soul so charming from a stock so good. Dryden. 2. Transmission from one to another…Tra-dŭc'tive, a. p. 1400Capable of being deduced; derivable. [Rare.] Warburton.Trāf'fic, n. p. 1400Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling; trade. A merchant of great traffic through the world. Shak. The traffic in honors, places, and pardons was incessant. Macaulay. ☞ This word, like…Trāf'fic, v. i. p. 1400To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to barter; to trade. 2. To trade meanly or mercenarily.Trāf'fic, v. t. p. 1400To exchange in traffic.Trāf'fic-a-ble, a. p. 1400Capable of being disposed of in traffic; marketable. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Trăf'fic-ker, n. p. 1400One who traffics, or carries on commerce; a trader; a merchant.Trāf'īe-less, a. p. 1400Destitute of trade.Trăg′a-cănth, n. p. 1400The concrete juice or gum of several species of shrubby or herbaceous plants of the genus Astragalus, especially A. Creticus, A. verus, and A. gummifer, found in various parts of the northern…Trăg'a-līsm, n. p. 1400Goatish character or quality resulting from high feeding; salacity; salaciousness. [Rare.] Qu. Rev.Tra·gē′di·an, n. p. 1400A writer of tragedy. [Obs. or rare.] Thence what the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic, teachers best Of moral prudence. Milton. 2. A tragic actor or actress.Tra-gēd'i-ēnne, n. p. 1400A female actor of tragedy.Tra-gē'di-oŭs, a. p. 1400Like tragedy; tragical. [Obs.] “Tragedious history.” Fabyan.Trăg'ē-dy, n. p. 1400A dramatic poem representing some signal action performed by illustrious persons, and generally having a fatal issue. All our tragedies are of kings and princes. Bp. Taylor. Tragedy is poetry in its…Trāg'ic or Trāg'ic-al, a. p. 1400Pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation. 2. Fatal to life; mournful; sorrowful; calamitous; as, the tragic scenes of the…Trāg'ĭe, n. p. 1400A writer of tragedy. 2. A tragedy; a tragic drama.Träg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1400In a tragical manner; mournfully; sorrowfully.Träg'ic-al-ness, n. p. 1400The quality of being tragical; mournfulness; sadness. We moralize the fable in the tragicalness of the event. Decay of Piety.Träg'i-cōm'e-dy, n. p. 1400A kind of dramatic piece representing some action passed among eminent persons, the event of which is not unhappy, in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the nature…Träg'i-cōm'ie or Träg'i-cōm'ie-al, a. p. 1400Of, or pertaining to, tragicomedy; partaking of a mixture of grave and comic scenes. Julian felt toward him that tragic-comic sensation which makes us pity the object which excites it not the less…Träg'i-cōm'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1400In a tragi-comical manner.Träg'i-cōm'i-păs'to-ral, a. p. 1400Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy, and pastorals. [Rare.] Gray.Trāil, v. t. p. 1400To hunt by the track. Halliwell. 2. To draw along the ground, “And hung his head, and trailed his legs along.” Dryden. They shall not trail me through the streets Like a wild beast. Milton. Long…Trāil, v. i. p. 1400To be drawn out in length. “When his brother saw the red blood trail.” Spencer. 2. To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.Trailing arbutus p. 1400a creeping or trailing plant of the genus Epigæa (E. repens), having white or usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance, growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in the…Trāil, n. p. 1400Track followed by the hunter; scent left on the ground by the animal pursued. How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! Shak. 2. Any thing drawn to length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of…Trail-boards p. 1400the carved work between the cheeks of the head, at the heel of the figure.Trāil'ing-sprīng, n. p. 1400A spring fixed in the axle-box of the trailing-wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. Wade.Trāil'ing-wheel, n. p. 1400A hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving-wheel; also, the hind wheel of a carriage.Trāil'-nĕt, n. p. 1400A net trailed or drawn behind a boat. Wright.Train, v. t. p. 1400To draw along; to trail. In hollow cube Training his devilish enginery. Milton. 2. To draw by persuasion, artifice, and the like; to entice; to allure. If but twelve French Were there in arms, they…Trāin, v. i. p. 1401To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company. [Collog.]Trāin, n. p. 1401That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement. Now to my charms, And to my wily trains. Milton. 2. Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an…Trāin'a-ble, a. p. 1401Capable of being trained or educated.