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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'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.Tŭck'-nĕt, n. p. 1422A small net used to take out fish from a larger one. Simmonds.Tū'cum, n. p. 1422A fine, strong fiber obtained from the Astrocaryum vulgare, used for cordage, bow-strings, and other articles requiring strength and fineness;—called also tecum and tecum-fiber. Simmonds.Tū'dor Style p. 1422The latest Gothic style in England, under the Tudors, characterized by a flat arch, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the walls. Gwilt.Tūe'fall, n. p. 1422A building with a sloping roof on one side only. [Eng.]Tūe'-ī'ron, n. p. 1422See TWEER. 2. (pl.) A pair of blacksmith's tongs.Tūes'day, n. p. 1422The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday.Tū'fȧ or Tu'fȧ, n. p. 1422(Min.) (a.) A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous;—called also calcareous tufa. (b.) A volcanic sand-rock, rather friable, formed of agglutinated, volcanic earth…Tu-fā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1422Pertaining to tufa; consisting of, or resembling, tufa.Tŭff, n. p. 1422Tufa. See TUFA.Tuf-fōōn', n. p. 1422A typhoon. See TYPHOON. [Rare.]Tŭft, n. p. 1422A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers; a tuft of feathers; a tuft of grass or hair. 2. A cluster; a…Tŭft, v. t. p. 1423To separate into tufts. 2. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft. Thomson.Tŭft, v. i. p. 1423To grow in tufts; to form a tuft or tufts. [Obs.] Holland.Tuf-tăf'fe-tȧ, n. p. 1423A villous kind of silk. [Obs.]Tŭft'ed, p. a. p. 1423Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck. 2. Growing in a tuft or clusters. “The tufted crow-toe.” Milton. “Tufted trees and springing corn.” Pope.Tŭft'-hŭnt'er, n. p. 1423A hanger-on to noblemen and persons of quality, especially in English universities. See TUFT, 4. [Cant or colloq., Eng.] Halliwell.Tŭft'-hŭnt'ing, n. p. 1423The practice of seeking after and hanging on to noblemen, or persons of quality, in English universities. [Cant or colloq., Eng.]Tŭft'y, a. p. 1423Abounding with tufts. “The tufty frith and . . . mossy fell.” Drayton. 2. Growing in tufts or clusters. “Tufty daisies.” W. Browne.Tŭg, v. t. p. 1423To pull or draw with great effort; to drag along with continued exertion; to haul along. There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. Roscommon. 2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.] To ease the pain…Tŭg, v. i. p. 1423To pull with great effort; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream. He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton. 2. To labor; to strive; to struggle. He is left to tug and scramble.…Tŭg, n. p. 1423A pull with the utmost effort. At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. Dryden. 2. A sort of carriage, used in some parts of England for conveying timber, and various…Tŭg'ġer, n. p. 1423One who tugs or pulls with great effort.Tŭg'ġing-ly, adv. p. 1423In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.Tŭg'-ī'ron, n. p. 1423An iron to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.Tu-ĭ'tion, n. p. 1423Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship. 2. Especially, the act or business of teaching the various branches…Tu-ĭ'tion-a-ry, a. p. 1423Of, or pertaining to, tuition.Tū'lȧ-mĕt'al, n. p. 1423An alloy of silver, copper, and lead.Tū'lip, n. p. 1423A bulbous plant, of the genus Tulipa, producing flowers of great beauty and of a variety of colors, much cultivated as an ornamental plant.Tū'lip-ĭst, n. p. 1423One much engaged in cultivating tulips. Browne.Tū'lip-o-mā'ni-ȧ, n. p. 1423A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips;—a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage. ☞ In Holland, the cultivation of tulips, about two centuries ago, became a…Tū'lip-o-mā'ni-ac, n. p. 1423One who is affected with tulipomania.Tū'lip-tree, n. p. 1423(Bot.) An American tree, allied to the magnolia, growing to a large size, and bearing flowers resembling the tulip; Liriodendron tulipifera;—called also white-wood.Tŭl'lie, n. p. 1423A kind of silk open work or lace.Tūl'li-an, a. p. 1423Belonging to, or in the style of, Tully, or Cicero.Tūm'ble, v. i. p. 1423To roll about by turning one way and the other; to roll; as, a person in pain tumbles and tosses. 2. To roll down; to come down suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a…Tŭm'ble, v. t. p. 1423To turn over; to turn or throw about for examination or searching; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw headlong; to precipitate;—sometimes with over; as, to tumble…Tŭm'ble, n. p. 1423The act of tumbling or rolling over; a fall.Tŭm’ble-bŭg or Tŭm’ble-dŭng, n. p. 1423A kind of beetle that forms small balls of dung in which to conceal its eggs, and rolls the balls to a place of safety.Tūm'bler, n. p. 1423One who tumbles; one who plays the tricks of a mountebank. 2. That part of a lock which detains the shot-bolt in its place, until a key lifts it and leaves the bolt at liberty. 3. A large drinking…Tūm'bler-ful, n. p. 1423As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.Tŭm'bling-bāy, n. p. 1423An overfall or weir, in a canal.Tūm'brel or Tūm'bril, n. p. 1423A ducking-stool for the punishment of scolds. 2. A rough cart; a dung-cart. Tusser. Tatler. 3. A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, for conveying the tools of…Tū'/me-făc'tion, n. p. 1423The act or process of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumor; a tumor; a swelling.Tū'me-fy, v. t. p. 1423To swell; to cause to swell. “To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought.” De Quincey.Tū'me-fy, v. i. p. 1423To rise in a tumor; to swell.Tū'mid, a. p. 1423Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh. 2. Rising above the level; protuberant. “So high as heaved the tumid hills.” Milton. 3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy…Tu-mĭd'i-ty, n. p. 1423The state of being tumid, swelled, or puffed up; tumidness; turgidity.Tū'mid-ly, adv. p. 1423In a tumid manner; with tumidity.Tū'mid-ness, n. p. 1423The state or quality of being tumid; a swelling or swelled state.Tām'malā, n. p. 1423(Mining.) A great quantity or heap. Weale.Tū'mor, n. p. 1423(Med.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body. 2. Affected pomp; bombast in language; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity. [Rare.] Better…