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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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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.Tree'-fĕrn, n. p. 1409(Bot.) An arborescent fern, having a straight trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. The existing species are confined to the tropics.Tree'-frŏg, n. p. 1409(Zoöl.) A frog of the genus Hyla, having the extremities of its toes expanded into rounded, viscous surfaces, by means of which it climbs trees, and adheres to the under side of smooth…Tree'ful, n. p. 1409As many as a tree will hold.Tree'-ger-măn'der, n. p. 1409A plant of the genus Teucrium.Tree'-gōose, n. p. 1409A barnacle;—so called because formerly supposed to be produced from trees. See BARNACLE. A soft and sappy gum, from which these tree-geese grow. Called “barnacles” by us. Drayton.Tree'hōod, n. p. 1409The quality, state, or condition of being a tree. H. Miller.Tree'-jôb'ber, n. p. 1409A woodpecker. [Obs.]Tree'-less, a. p. 1409Destitute of trees.Tree'-louse, n. p. 1409An insect of the genus Aphis, which infests plants.Tree'-măl'/ōw, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A handsome plant of the genus Lavatera (L. arborea), cultivated in shrubberies, and as an ornamental plant. Loudon.Tree'-mōss, n. p. 1409A species of lichen.Treen, a. p. 1409Made of wood; wooden. “Treen cups.” Camden. 2. Relating to, or drawn from, trees. “Treen liquors, especially that of the date.” Evelyn.Treen, n. p. 1409pl. of tree. See TREE. “Among the shady treen.” [Obs.] Fairfax.Tree’nail, n. p. 1409(Naut.) A long, wooden pin, used in fastening the planks of a ship to the timbers. [Written also trunnel.]Tree'-ôn'ion, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A species of garlic (Allium proliferum), which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or among its flowers.Tree'-prīm'rōse, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A certain plant.Tree'ship, n. p. 1409The state or condition of being a tree; treehood. Cowper.Tree'-sŏr'rel, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A plant of the genus Rumex (R. lunaria); a species of sorrel or dock.Tree'-tōad, n. p. 1409The same as TREE-FROG, q. v.Tré'fle, n. p. 1409(Fort.) A species of mine;—so called from its resemblance in form to a trefoil.Trē'foil, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A plant of many species of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, &c.; — applied also to the Medicago lupulina, or nonesuch, cultivated for fodder. 2. (Arch.) An…Trĕil'lage, n. p. 1409(Hort.) A sort of rail-work, consisting of light posts and rails for supporting espaliers, and sometimes for wall-trees. I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow. H. Walpole.Trēl'lis, n. p. 1409A structure or frame of cross-barred work, or lattice-work, used for various purposes, as for screens for supporting plants.Trĕl'lised, a. p. 1409Having a trellis or trellises. “Cottages trellised over with exotic plants.” Jeffrey.Tre-mūn'do, a. p. 1409Trembling; — applied, in music, to a general shaking of the whole chord.Trēm'a-tōde, n. p. 1409(Zöol.) An intestinal worm of the tribe Trematoda, having organs of imbibition and adhesion in the form of suckers. Dana.Trēm'ble, v. i. p. 1409To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; — said of a person. I tremble still with fear. Shak. Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. Dryden.…Trĕm'ble, n. p. 1409An involuntary shaking or quivering; as, to be all in a tremble. Dickens.Trēm'bler, n. p. 1409One who trembles.Trēm'bling-ly, adv. p. 1409In a trembling manner; shakingly. “Tremblingly she stood.” Shak.Trēm'bling-pōp'lar, n. p. 1409(Bot.) The aspen-tree; Populus tremula.Tre-mel'la, n. p. 1409(Bot.) A species of fungus of a gelatinous consistence found in moist grounds.Tre-mèn'dous, a. p. 1409Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall; a…Tre-mĕn'doŭs-ly, adv. p. 1409In a tremendous manner; terribly; awfully.Tre-mĕn'dŏŭs-ness, n. p. 1409The state or quality of being tremendous, terrible, or violent.Trēm'o-lite, n. p. 1409(Min.) A white variety of hornblende, in long, blade-like crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses. Dana.Trĕm'o-lo, n. p. 1409(Mus.) (a.) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect. (b.) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes to sound with rapid…Trē'mor or Trēm'or, n. p. 1409An involuntary trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old. He fell into a universal tremor of all his joints. Harvey.Trēm'ū-lant, a. p. 1409Tremulous. [Rare.]Trēm'ū-lōus, a. p. 1409Affected with fear or timidity; trembling. [Rare.] “The tender, tremulous Christian.” Decay of Piety. 2. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the…Trēm'ū-loŭs-ly, adv. p. 1409In a tremulous manner; tremblingly.Trĕm'ū-lōŭs-ness, n. p. 1409The state of being tremulous or quivering; as, the tremulousness of an aspen leaf.Trēn, n. p. 1409A fish-spear. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Trĕnch, v. t. p. 1409To cut or dig, as a ditch, a channel for water, or a long hollow in the earth; as, we trench land for draining. 2. To fortify by cutting a ditch and raising a rampart or breastwork of earth thrown…Trĕnch, v. i. p. 1410To encroach. See INTRENCH. Does it not seem as if for a creature to challenge to itself a boundless attribute, were to trench upon the prerogative of the divine nature? I. Taylor. 2. To have…Trēnch, n. p. 1410A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land. 2. (Fort.) An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged…Trēnch'and, a. p. 1410Trenchant. [Obs.]Trēnch'ant, a. p. 1410Fitted to trench or cut; cutting; sharp. “And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand.” Spenser. 2. Unsparing; severe; as, trenchant wit.Trĕnch′-cāv′-a-liēr′, n. p. 1410(Fort.) An elevation constructed, by a besieger, of gabions, fascines, earth, and the like, about half way up the glacis, in order to discover and enfilade the covered way.Trēnch'er, n. p. 1410One who trenches, or digs ditches. 2. A large wooden plate or platter. 3. The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food. Shak. It would be no ordinary declension that would bring some men to…Trĕnch'er-fly, n. p. 1410One that haunts the tables of others; a parasite. [Rare.] L'Estrange.Trĕnch'er-friend, n. p. 1410One who frequents the tables of others; a sponger.Trĕnch'er-man, n. p. 1410A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. 2. A cook. [Obs.] Palladius assuring him that he had already been more fed to his liking than he could be by the skillfullest trencher-men of Media. Sidney.Trĕnch'er-māte, n. p. 1410A table companion; a parasite; a trencher-fly. Hooker.Trĕnch'mōre, n. p. 1410A kind of lively dance in triple time, performed in a rude, boisterous manner. [Obs.] All the windows in the town dance a new trenchmore. Beau. & Fl.Trĕnch'mōre, v. i. p. 1410To perform the dance so called. [Obs.] Marston.Trĕnch'-plow or Trĕnch'-plough, n. p. 1410A kind of plow for opening land to a greater depth than that of common furrows.