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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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Tū'bā, n. p. 1421(Mus.) (a.) An ancient trumpet. (b.) A sax-tuba. See SAX-TUBA.Tūb'ber, n. p. 1421(Cornish Mining.) A certain mining instrument;—called also beele.Tŭb′ber-măn, n. p. 1421One who uses a tubber.Tŭb'bing, n. p. 1422The forming of a tub; materials for tubs. 2. Hence, a lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine; especially, a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used to enable those who sink…Tŭb'by, a. p. 1422Sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound.Tūbe, n. p. 1422A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe; a conduit. 2. A telescope. “Glazed optic tube.” Milton. 3. A vessel of animal bodies or…Tūbe, v. t. p. 1422To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a spring.Tūbe'fōrm, a. p. 1422In the form of a tube; tubular; tubiform.Tūbe'-plāte, n. p. 1422(Steam-boilers.) The same as FLUE-PLATE, q. v.Tūbe'-pouch, n. p. 1422(Mil.) A pouch containing priming tubes.Tū'ber, n. p. 1422(Bot.) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrow-root; a thickened root-stock or subterraneous portion of a stem. London. 2. (Anat.) A knob or…Tū'ber-ā'ted, a. p. 1422(Her.) Knotted or swelled out.Tū'ber-cle, n. p. 1422(Anal.) A natural small projection or mass. 2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of diseased matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard…Tū'ber-cled, a. p. 1422Having, or being affected with, tubercles; as, a tubercled lung. 2. (Bot.) Having, or covered with, small, wart-like prominences; tuberculate.Tu-bēr'eu-lar, a. p. 1422Having little knobs or tubercles; tuberculated. 2. Affected with tubercles; tuberculous.Tu-bêr'eu-late or Tu-bêr'eu-lā'ted, a. p. 1422Tubercular; tuberculose. 2. (Bot.) Having small knobs or tubercles, as a plant.Tūber-cūle, n. p. 1422(Bot.) A tuber, or root made up of tubers.Tu-bēr'cu-li-zā'tion, n. p. 1422(Med.) The development of tubercles; the condition of becoming affected with tubercles. Dunglison.Tu-bĕr'cu-lōse' or Tu-bĕr'cu-lōus, a. p. 1422Having, or being affected by, tubercles.Tū'ber-ĭf'er-oûs, a. p. 1422Producing or bearing tubers.Tū'berōse or Tū'ber-ōse, n. p. 1422A plant with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower; the Polianthes tuberosa. It is much cultivated for the beauty and exquisite fragrance of its flowers. See POLIANTHES.Tū'ber-ōse', a. p. 1422Tuberous.Tū'ber-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 1422The state of being tuberous; the state of being knobbed or protuberant. 2. (Anat.) A knob-like prominence on a bone, having a rough, uneven surface, to which muscles and ligaments are attached.…Tū'ber-ōus, a. p. 1422Covered with knobby or wart-like prominences; knobbed. 2. (Bot.) Consisting of, or containing, tubers; resembling a tuber.Tū′ber-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1422The state of being tuberous; tuberosity.Tŭb'-fāst, n. p. 1422An old mode of treatment for the venereal disease, by sweating in a close place, or tub, and fasting. [Obs.] Shak.Tūb'-fish, n. p. 1422(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Trigla (T. hirundo); sapphirine gurnard.Tŭb'ful, n. p. 1422As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub.Tu-bĭc'i-nāte, v. i. p. 1422To blow a trumpet.Tū'bi-cōle, n. p. 1422(Zoöl.) One of an order of annelides most of which live in shelly tubes. Baird.Tū'bi-cōrn, n. p. 1422(Zoöl.) One of a family of ruminant animals having horns composed of a horny axis, covered with a horny sheath.Tū'bi-côrn'ōus, a. p. 1422Of, or pertaining to, a tubicorn.Tū'bi-fer, n. p. 1422(Zoöl.) One of an order of polyps comprising those which are united upon a common substance fixed at its base, and whose surface is wholly or partially covered with retractile hollow tubes. Brande.Tū'bi-fōrm, a. p. 1422Having the form of a tube. “Tubiform cells.” Carpenter.Tūb'ing, n. p. 1422The act of making tubes. 2. A series of tubes; a length or piece of a tube; material for tubes; as, leather tubing.Tū'bi-pōre, n. p. 1422One of a genus of coral zoöphytes; organ-pipe coral. The coral consists of a cluster of small tubes, and has a red color. [Written also tubulipore.]Tū'bi-pō-rite, n. p. 1422A fossil tubipore.Tūb'-man, n. p. 1422One of the two most experienced barristers in the English exchequer. See POSTMAN.Tū'bu-lar, a. p. 1422Having the form of a tube or pipe; consisting of a pipe; fistular; as, a tubular snout; a tubular calyx. Tubular boiler, a steam-boiler in which the products of combustion pass from the fire-box…Tū'bu-lā'ri-an, n. p. 1422(Zoöl.) One of a family of polypoid acalephs, having simple or branched horny tubes, and terminating above in polyp-like extremities. The tubularians grow usually in delicate tufts. Dana.Tū'bu-lā'ri-an, a. p. 1422Of, or pertaining to, the tubularians. Dana.Tū'bu-late, a. p. 1422Tubular; tubulated; tubulous.Tū'bu-lā'ted, a. p. 1422Made in the form of a small tube. Fig. 2. Furnished with a tube. Tubulated retort, a retort with a tubular orifice at top, closed with a stopper for introducing materials to be subjected to operation.Tū'bu-lā'tion, n. p. 1422The act of making hollow like a tube; the formation of a tube. [Rare.] Bailey.Tū'būle, n. p. 1422A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.Tū'bū-li-cōle', n. p. 1422(Zoöl.) One of an order of polyps, including those which inhabit tubes of which the axis is traversed by the gelatinous flesh, and which are open at the summits or sides to give passage to the…Tu-bū'li-fōrm/, a. p. 1422Having the form of a small tube.Tu-bā'li-pōre, n. p. 1422The same as TUBIPORE, q. v.Tū'bu-lōse' or Tū'bu-lōus, a. p. 1422Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow. 2. Containing small tubes; composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a tubulous compound flower. 3. (Bot.) Having a bell-shaped border…Tū'bu-lāre, n. p. 1422(Chem.) A short tubular opening at the top of a retort.Tŭb'-wheel, n. p. 1422An horizontal water-wheel, usually in the form of a short cylinder, to the circumference of which floats, placed radially, are attached, turned by the impact of one or more streams of water…Tū'çet, n. p. 1422See TUCKET, 2.Tŭch, n. p. 1422A dark-colored kind of stone or marble; touchstone. [Obs.] The porch was all of porphyry and tuch. Harrington.Tŭck, n. p. 1422A long, narrow sword; a rapier. He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length. W. Scott. 2. [See infra.] A kind of net. See TUCK-NET. 3. (Naut.) The part of a…Tŭck, v. t. p. 1422To thrust or press in or together; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck up a bed; to tuck up a garment; to tuck in the skirt of any thing. 2. To inclose by pushing the clothes…Tŭck, v. i. p. 1422To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]Tŭck'a-hōe, n. p. 1422(Bot.) A curious vegetable of the Southern States bordering on the Atlantic, growing under the surface of the ground, like the truffle of Europe;—sometimes called Indian bread, or Indian loaf.Tŭck'er, n. p. 1422One who, or that which, tucks. 2. A small, thin piece of the dress for covering the breast of women or children. 3. A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]Tŭck'et, n. p. 1422A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [Obs.] 2. [Written also tucet.] [It. tocchetto, a ragout of fish, meat, fr. tocco, a bit; morsel; L. Lat. tucetum, tuccetum, a thick gravy.] A steak; a…Tŭck'et-sō'nançe, n. p. 1422The sound of the tucket. [Obs.] Let the trumpets Sound the tucket-sonance. Shak.