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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'-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.Trĕnch'-plow or Trĕnch'-plough, v. t. p. 1410To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.Trĕnd, v. i. p. 1410To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the south-west.Trĕnd, v. t. p. 1410To cause to turn; to bend. [Rare.] Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends Her silver stream. Browne.Trĕnd, n. p. 1410Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; direction; as, the trend of a coast. Trend of an anchor. (Naut.) (a.) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank…Trĕnd, v. t. p. 1410To cleanse, as wool. [Prov. Eng.]Trĕnd, n. p. 1410Clean wool. [Prov. Eng.] Simmonds.Trĕn'del, n. p. 1410A weight, or post, in a mill. Crabb.Trĕnd'er, n. p. 1410One whose business it is to free wool from its filth. [Prov. Eng.]Trĕn'dle, n. p. 1410Any thing round used in turning or rolling; a little wheel; the hoop of a wheel; a trundle. The shaft the wheel, the wheel the trindle turns. Sylvester.