Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
Trăn'sçend-ĕnt'al-ism, n. p. 1402(Kantian Philos.) The transcending or going beyond empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge. ☞ As Schelling and Hegel claim to have discovered the absolute…Trăn'sçend-ĕnt'al-ĭst, n. p. 1402One who believes in transcendentalism.Trän'scend-en-täl'i-ty, n. p. 1402The state or quality of being transcendental.Trān'scend-ěnt'al-ly, adv. p. 1402In a transcendental manner.Tran-scĕnd'ent-ly, adv. p. 1402In a transcendent manner; very excellently; supereminently; by way of eminence. The law of Christianity is eminently and transcendently called "the word of truth."Tran-scĕnd’ent-ness, n. p. 1402The state or quality of being transcendent; superior or unusual excellence.Tran-scĕn'sion, n. p. 1402The act of transcending or surpassing; passage over. [Obs.]Träns'co-lāte, v. t. p. 1402To cause to pass through a sieve or colander; to strain. [Obs.]Trāns'-co-lā'tion, n. p. 1402The act of transcolating, or straining; the state of being transcolated. [Obs.]Trans-côr'po-rāte, v. i. p. 1402To pass or be transferred from one body to another. [Obs.]Tran-scrib'bler, n. p. 1402A transcriber; — in contempt. He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity necessarily must. Gray.Tran-scribe', v. t. p. 1402To write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter.Tran-scrib'er, n. p. 1402One who transcribes or writes from a copy; a copier; a copyist.Trän'script, n. p. 1403That which has been transcribed; a writing made from and according to an original; a writing or composition consisting of the same words with the original; a written copy. The decalogue of Moses was…Tran-scrip'tion, n. p. 1403The act of transcribing or copying; as, corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions. 2. (Mus.) A kind of free translation of a vocal into a piano-forte or an orchestral work; an…Tran-scrip'tive, a. p. 1403Done as from a copy; having the style or appearance of a transcription. [Rare.]Trans-cript'ive-ly, adv. p. 1403In a transcriptive manner. [Rare.] Browne.Trans-cûr', v. i. p. 1403To run or rove to and fro. [Obs.] Bacon.Trans-cŭr'rence, n. p. 1403A roving hither and thither.Trans-cür'sion, n. p. 1403A rambling or ramble; a passage beyond certain limits; extraordinary deviation; excursion. [Obs.] I am to make often transcursions into the neighboring forests as I pass along. Howell.Trans-dĭ’a-lect, v. t. p. 1403To transfer or translate from one dialect into another. [Very rare.] Warburton.Trans-dŭc'tion, n. p. 1403The act of conveying over. Entick.Tränse, n. p. 1403The same as TRANSE. [Obs.]Trans-él'e-ment or Trans-él'e-ment'äte, v. t. p. 1403To change or transpose the elements of; to transubstantiate. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Taylor.Trans-él'e-men-tā'tion, n. p. 1403(Eccl.) The change of the elements of one body into those of another, as of the bread and wine into the actual body and blood of Christ; transubstantiation. Burnet.Trän'senne, n. p. 1403The same as TRANSOM, q. v. [Obs.]Trăn'sept, n. p. 1403(Arch.) Any part of a church that projects at right angles to the body (that is, the high central portion of either nave or choir), and is of equal, or nearly equal, height to this; in a cruciform…Tran-sĕx'ion, n. p. 1403Change of sex. [Obs.]Trans-fēm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 1403To change into a woman, as a man. [Obs. and rare.] Browne.Trans-fér', v. t. p. 1403To convey from one place or person to another; to transport or remove to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another. 2. To make over the possession or control of; to…Trāns'fer, n. p. 1403The act of transferring, or of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another. 2. The conveyance of right, title, or property, either real or personal…Trans-fêr/a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1403The quality of being transferable.Trans-fér'a-ble, a. p. 1403Capable of being transferred or conveyed from one place or person to another. 2. Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to…Trāns'fer-book, n. p. 1403A register of changes of ownership in stocks, bonds, and the like. Simmonds.Trāns'fer-dāy, n. p. 1403One of certain regular days at the Bank of England for registering transfers of bank-stock and government funds in the books of the corporation. Simmonds.Trans'fer-ee', n. p. 1403The person to whom a transfer is made.Trans'fer-ence, n. p. 1403Act of transferring; transfer.Trāns'fer-ōf'fice, n. p. 1403An office or department where transfers of stocks, &c., are made.Trāns/fer-ōg'ra-phy, n. p. 1403The act or process of copying inscriptions, and the like, by making transfers.Trāns'fer-pā'per, n. p. 1403A prepared paper used in lithography or copying-presses, for transferring impressions. Simmonds.Trans-fê'rence, n. p. 1403See TRANSFERENCE.Trans-fér'rer, n. p. 1403One who makes a transfer or conveyance.Trans-fêr'ri-ble, a. p. 1403Capable of being transferred; transferable. See TRANSFERABLE.Trans-fig'ü-rāte, v. t. p. 1403To transfigure; to transform. [Obs.]Trans-fig'ü-rā'tion, n. p. 1403A change of form; especially, the supernatural change in the personal appearance of our Savior on the mount. 2. A feast held by some branches of the Christian church on the 6th of August, in…Trans-fig'üre, v. t. p. 1403To change the outward form or appearance of; to transform. 2. Especially, to change to something very elevated and glorious; to give an ideal form to. “And was transfigured before them.” Matt. xvii.…Trans-fix', v. t. p. 1403To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; as, to transfix one with a dart or spear.Trans-fix'ion, n. p. 1403The act of transfixing, or piercing through. 2. The state of being transfixed, or pierced. Christ shed blood in his scourging, his affixion, his transfixion. Bp. Hall.Trans'flu-ent, a. p. 1403Flowing or running across or through; as, a transfluent stream. 2. (Her.) Passing or flowing through a bridge;— said of water. Wright.Trāns'flūx, n. p. 1403A flowing through, across, or beyond. [Rare.]Trans'fo-rāte, v. t. p. 1403To bore through. [Obs.]Trans-fōrm′, v. t. p. 1403To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar transformed into a butterfly. Love may transform me to an oyster. Shak. 2. To change into another…Trans-fôrm', v. i. p. 1403To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [Rare.] His hair transforms to down. Addison.Trans-fôrm'a-ble, a. p. 1403Capable of being transformed.Trăns-for-mā'tion, n. p. 1403The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition; as, (a.) Change of form in insects, as from a caterpillar to a butterfly; metamorphosis. (b.) The change of…Trans-fôrm'a-tīve, a. p. 1403Having power, or a tendency, to transform.Trans-fôrm'ing, p. a. p. 1403Effecting, or able to effect, a change of form or state; as, the transforming power of true religion.Trans-freight', v. i. p. 1403To pass over the sea. [Obs.] Waterland.Trāns/fre-tā'tion, n. p. 1403The passing over a strait or narrow sea. [Obs.] Davies.Trāns'fūge or Trans-fū'gi-tive, n. p. 1403One who flees from one side to another; a turncoat; a deserter; an apostate. [Rare.]