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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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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…Encysted tumor p. 1423a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a cyst, connected with the surrounding parts by the neighboring cellular substance.Tā'mored, a. p. 1423Distended; swelled. [Rare.] Junius.Tū'mor-oūs, a. p. 1423Swelling; protuberant. [Rare.] Wotton. 2. Vainly pompous; bombastic, as language or style. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Tŭmp, n. p. 1423A little hillock; a knoll. Ainsworth.Tūmp, v. t. p. 1423To form a mass of earth or a hillock round, as a plant; as, to tump teasel. 2. To draw or drag, as an animal after it has been killed. [Local U. S.] Bartlett.Tŭmp'-līne, n. p. 1423A strap placed across the forehead to assist a man in carrying a pack on his back. [Local U. S.] Bartlett.Tūm'-tūm, n. p. 1423A dish made in the West Indies, by beating boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar. Bartlett.Tū'mu-lar, a. p. 1423Consisting in a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock. Pinkerton.Tū'mu-lāte, v. i. p. 1423To swell. [Obs.]Tū'mu-lāte, v. t. p. 1423To cover with a mound or tomb; to bury. [Obs.]Tū'mu-lōse, a. p. 1423Tumulous. [Rare.] Bailey.Tū'mu-lŏs'i-ty, n. p. 1423The state or quality of being tumulous; hilliness. Bailey.Tū'mu-lōūs, a. p. 1423Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose. [Rare.] Bailey.Tū'mult, n. p. 1423The commotion, disturbance, or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion. What meaneth the noise of this tumult? 1…Tū'mult, v. i. p. 1423To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. [Obs.] “Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt.” Milton.Tāʹmult-er, n. p. 1423A maker of tumults; a rioter. [Obs.] He severely punished the tumultters. Milton.Tu-mūlt'ū-a-ri-ly, adv. p. 1423In a tumultuary or disorderly manner.Tu-mŭlt/ū-a-ri-ness, n. p. 1423The state or quality of being tumultuary; disorderly or tumultuous conduct; turbulence; disposition to tumult. K. Charles.Tu-mült'ü-a-ry, a. p. 1423Attended by or producing a tumult; disorderly; riotous; promiscuous; confused; tumultuous. “A tumultuary conflict.” K. Charles. “Works sufficient to protect the inhabitants against a tumultuary…Tu-mült'ū-āte, v. i. p. 1423To make a tumult. [Obs.] He will murmur, and tumultuate, and blaspheme the God that afflicts him. South.Tu-mŭlt'ū-ā'tion, n. p. 1423Irregular or disorderly movement; commotion; as, the tumultuation of the parts of a fluid. [Obs.] Boyle.Tu-mŭlt'ū-ōūs, a. p. 1423Full of tumult; conducted with tumult; disorderly. The flight became wild and tumultuous. Macaulay. 2. Greatly agitated; irregular; noisy; confused; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting. 3. Agitated…Tu-mŭlt'ū-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1424In a tumultuous or disorderly manner; by a disorderly multitude.Tu-mŭlt/ŭ-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1424The state of being tumultuous; disorder; commotion.Tū'mu-lŭs, n. p. 1424An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.Tŭn, n. p. 1424A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops. 2. A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, consisting of two pipes or four hogsheads, or 252…Tūn, v. t. p. 1424To put into tuns or casks. Boyle.Tūn'a-ble, a. p. 1424Capable of being tuned, or made harmonious; hence, harmonious; musical; tuneful. “And tunable as sylvan pipe or song.” Milton.Tūn'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1424The state or quality of being tunable or tuneful; harmony; melodiousness.Tūn'a-bly, adv. p. 1424In a tunable manner; harmoniously; musically.Tûn'-bĕl'lied, a. p. 1424Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun.Tûn'-dish, n. p. 1424A tunnel. [Obs.] Shak.Tūne, n. p. 1424Sound; note; tone. Shak. 2. (Mus.) (a.) A rhythmical, melodious series of musical tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series…Tūne, v. t. p. 1424To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize; to cause to be in tune; as, to tune a piano-forte; to tune a violin. “Tune your harps.” Dryden. 2. Hence, to put into a proper…Tūne, v. i. p. 1424To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds. While tuning to the waters’ fall, The small birds sang to her. Drayton. 2. To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice: to sing…Tūne'fūl, a. p. 1424Harmonious; melodious; musical; as, tuneful notes. “Tuneful birds.” Milton.Tūne'ful-ly, adv. p. 1424In a tuneful manner; harmoniously; musically.Tūne'less, a. p. 1424Without tune; unharmonious; unmusical. How often have I led thy sportive choir, With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire! Goldsmith. 2. Not employed in making music.