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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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Trāy'ful, n. p. 1408As much as a tray will hold; enough to fill a tray.Trāy'-trĭp, n. p. 1408An old game played with dice, and probably on the same kind of tables that the backgammon is. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Trēach'er, n. p. 1408A traitor. [Obs.] Spenser.Trĕach'er-ōus, a. p. 1408Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; faithless; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust. Syn.—Faithless; perfidious…Trĕach'er-ōus-ly, adv. p. 1408In a treacherous manner; faithlessly; perfidiously. You treacherously practiced to undo me. Otway.Trĕach'er-ōūs-ness, n. p. 1408The quality or state of being treacherous; breach of allegiance or of faith; faithlessness; perfidiousness.Trēach'er-y, n. p. 1408Violation of allegiance, or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct. In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted a deep taint of treachery and corruption. Macaulay.Trēach'e-toûr or Trēach'oûr, n. p. 1408A traitor. [Obs.]Trēa'cle, n. p. 1408A medicinal compound of various ingredients, formerly used as a preventive of, or cure for, the effects of poison or the bites of venomous animals; a theriac. See THERIAC. We kill the viper, and make…Treacle mustard or Treacle water p. 1408a cruciferous plant of several species of the genus Erysimum, found in Europe and North America;—so called because one species (E. cheiranthoides) was formerly used as an ingredient in Venice…Trēa'cly, a. p. 1408Like, or composed of, treacle.Tréad, v. i. p. 1408To set the foot. Where'er you tread, the blushing flowers shall rise. Pope. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Pope. 2. To walk or go. “Ye that stately tread, or lowly creep.” Milton. 3. To…Trēad, v. t. p. 1408To step or walk on. “Forbid to tread the promised land he saw.” Prior. He thought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dryden. 2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land…Tread, n. p. 1408A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; as, a nimble tread; cautious tread; doubtful tread. She is coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her. Tennyson. 2.…Trĕad'er, n. p. 1408One who treads.Tread'le, n. p. 1408The part of a loom, or other machine, which is moved by the foot. 2. The albuminous cords which unite the yolk of the egg to the white; — so called because formerly supposed to be the sperm of the…Tread'-mill, n. p. 1408A mill worked by persons treading on steps upon the periphery of a wide horizontal wheel. It is used chiefly as a means of prison discipline.Trēad'-wheel, n. p. 1408An horizontal wheel furnished on its exterior surface with foot-boards on which persons may tread, and so cause the wheel to revolve.Trēague, n. p. 1408A truce. [Obs.] Spenser.Tréa'son, n. p. 1408The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery. In…Trêa'son-a-ble, a. p. 1408Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason; involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt. Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations of plots and treasonable practices.…Trēa'son-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1408The state or quality of being treasonable.Trēa'son-a-bly, adv. p. 1408In a treasonable manner.Trēa'son-oüs, a. p. 1408The same as TREASONABLE. I sat all the afternoon in the coach, reading the treasonous book of the Court of King James, printed a great while ago, and worth reading, though ill intended. Pepys.Trēas'ūre, n. p. 1408Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock or store of money in reserve. 2. A great quantity of any thing collected for future use; abundance. We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and…Trēas'ūre, v. t. p. 1408To collect and reposit, as money or other things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; as, to treasure gold and silver;—usually with up.Trēas'ūre-cit'y, n. p. 1408A city for stores and magazines.Trēas'ūre-house, n. p. 1408A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.Trēas'ūr-er, n. p. 1408One who has the care of a treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and disburses it upon…Trēas'ūr-er-shĭp, n. p. 1408The office of treasurer.Trēas'ŭr-ess, n. p. 1408A female who has charge of a treasure.Trēas’ure-trōve, n. p. 1408Any money, bullion, and the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known.Trēas'ūr-y, n. p. 1408The same as TREASURE. [Obs.] Marston. 2. A place or building in which stores of wealth are reposted; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to…Trēat, v. t. p. 1408To handle; to manage; to use; as, to treat prisoners ill is the characteristic of barbarians. 2. To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject…Trēat, v. i. p. 1408To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussions; as, Cicero treats of the nature of the gods; he also treats of old age and of duties. Now of love they treat.mMilton.…Trēat, n. p. 1408Parley; conference. [Obs.] Bid him battle without further treat. Spencer. 2. An entertainment given as an expression of regard; as, a parting treat. 3. Something given for entertainment; something…Trēat'a-ble, a. p. 1409Moderate; not violent. “A kind of treatable dissolution.” [Obs.] The heats or the colds of seasons are less treatable than with us. Sir W. Temple. 2. Tractable. “A treatable disposition.” Parr.Trēat'a-bly, adv. p. 1409In a treatable manner; moderately. [Obs.] Hooker.Trēat'er, n. p. 1409One who treats; one who handles or discourses on a subject; one who entertains.Trēa'tise, n. p. 1409A written composition on a particular subject, in which the principles of it are discussed or explained; a tract. He published a treatise in which he maintained that a marriage between a member of…Trēa'tis-er, n. p. 1409One who writes a treatise. [Obs.]Trēat'ment, n. p. 1409The manner in which a subject is treated; management; manipulation; manner of mixing or combining, of decomposing, and the like; as, the treatment of substances in chemical experiments. 2. Manner of…Trēat'āre, n. p. 1409Treatment. [Obs.] Fabyan.Trēa'ty, n. p. 1409The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation. He cast by treaty and by trains Her to persuade. Spenser. 2. An agreement, league, or contract…Trēa'ty-māk'ing, a. p. 1409Authorized to make or form treaties; as, in the United States, the treaty-making power is lodged in the executive government.Trĕb'le, a. p. 1409Threefold; triple. A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls. Dryden. 2. (Mus.) (a.) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. Bacon. (b.) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute…Trĕb'le, n. p. 1409(Mus.) The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by females; soprano. ☞ This is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto…Trēb'le, v. t. p. 1409To make thrice as much; to make threefold. 2. To utter in a treble key or tone; to whine. [Obs.] He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply. Chapman.Trēb'le, v. i. p. 1409To become threefold.Trēb'le-ness, n. p. 1409The state of being treble; as, the trebleness of tones. Bacon.Trēb'let, n. p. 1409The same as TRIBLET, q. v.Trĕb'ly, adv. p. 1409In a treble manner; with a threefold number or quantity; as, a good deed trebly recompensed.Trĕb'ū-chet or Trē'buck-et, n. p. 1409A cucking-stool; a tumbrel. Cowell. 2. A kind of trap. 3. A machine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, &c., acting by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which…Tre-chōm'e-ter, n. p. 1409A contrivance for reckoning the distance run, especially by vehicles. Simmonds.Trĕck'-schuyt, n. p. 1409A covered boat for goods and passengers on the Dutch and Flemish canals. Brande.Trēd'dle, n. p. 1409The same as TREADLE, 1. 2. The same as TREADLE, 2. Browne. 3. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] Ford. 4. The dung of sheep. Holland.Tre-dille', n. p. 1409A game at cards played by three persons. W. Scott.Tree, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A plant which is woody, branched, and perennial, like a shrub, but of larger size, generally exceeding ten feet in height, and of a single stock instead of a cluster. ☞ Trees are of various…Tree, v. t. p. 1409To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel. 2. To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See TREE, 3.Tree'-bēard, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A lichen of the genus Usnea, so called from its resemblance to hair.