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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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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.Tūn'er, n. p. 1424One who tunes; especially one whose occupation is to tune musical instruments.Tüng'state, n. p. 1424(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of tungstic acid with a base.Tŭng'sten, n. p. 1424A metal of a grayish-white color, and considerable luster, discovered by D’Elhuyart in 1781. It is brittle, nearly as hard as steel, and is fused with extreme difficulty. Its specific gravity is near…Tung-stēn'ic, a. p. 1424Pertaining to, or procured from, tungsten. [Obs. or rare.]Tūng'stic, a. p. 1424(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, tungsten;—said of an acid composed of one equivalent of the metal tungsten, and two equivalents of oxygen; and also of an acid consisting of one…Tūn'hōof, n. p. 1424Ground ivy; alehoof. Simmonds.Tū'nic, n. p. 1424(Antiq.) An under garment worn by both sexes in ancient Rome and the East, reaching to or below the knees. 2. (Rom. Cath. Church.) A long under-garment worn by the officiating clergy. 3. (Anat.) A…Tū'ni-e-a-ry, n. p. 1424(Zoöl.) A molluscous animal enveloped with a double tunic; one of the tunicated mollusks.Tū'nĭ-cate or Tū'nĭ-cā'ted, a. p. 1424(Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicate bulb. 2. (Zoöl.) Having a tunic or an envelope so called; as, the tunicate mollusks.Tū'ni-cle, n. p. 1424A natural covering; an integument. [Rare.] “The tunicles that make the ball or apple of the eye.” Holland. 2. (Eccl.) A kind of long robe; a dalmatica. See DALMATICA.Tūn'ing-fōrk, n. p. 1424(Mus.) A steel instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain fixed tone;— used for tuning instruments, or for ascertaining the pitch of tunes. Tuning-fork.Tūn'ing-hăm'mer, n. p. 1424(Mus.) A tool for tuning instruments of music. Busby.Tūn'ing-kēy, n. p. 1424The same as TUNING-HAMMER, q. v.Tu-nĭs'i-an, a. p. 1424(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tunis, or to the people of Tunis.Tu-nīs'i-an or Tū'nis-īne', n. p. 1424(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Tunis.Tūnk, n. p. 1424A sharp blow; a thump. Wright.Tŭnk'er, n. p. 1424(Eccl.) One of a denomination of Seventh-day Baptists, in Pennsylvania, originating in 1724, and taking its name from the mode of baptizing converts by plunging;—called also Dunkards. They wear a…Tūn'nāge, n. p. 1424See TONNAGE.Tūn'nel, n. p. 1424A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, and a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel. And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The…Tŭn'nel, v. t. p. 1424To form into a tunnel, or like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. 2. To catch in a tunnel-net. 3. To form with net-work. [Rare.] Derham. 4. To make an opening or way for passage…Tūn'nel-kĭln, n. p. 1424A lime-kiln in which coal is burned, as distinguished from a flame-kiln, in which wood or peat is used.Tŭn'nel-nĕt, n. p. 1424A net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at the other.Tŭn'nel-pĭt or Tŭn'nel-shāft, n. p. 1424A pit or shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the like.Tŭn'ny, n. p. 1424(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Thynnus, of the mackerel family, similar, in form, to the mackerel, but much larger, rounder, and with a shorter snout. It is one of the largest of fishes, tunnies…Tūp, n. p. 1424A ram. [Prov. Eng.]Tŭp, v. t. & i. p. 1424To butt, as a ram. Hallowell. 2. To cover, as a ram. Browne.Tū'pe-lō, n. p. 1424(Bot.) A North American tree of the dogwood family, and of the genus Nyssa: pepperidge; sour-gum. Gray.Tŭp'măn, n. p. 1424A man who breeds or deals in tups. [Prov. Eng.]Tār'ban, n. p. 1424A head-dress worn by some Orientals, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck. 2. A head-dress worn by…Tûr'ban-ed, a. p. 1424Wearing a turban. “A turbaned Turk. Shak.Tār'ban-shĕll, n. p. 1424An echinus, or sea-urchin, when deprived of its spines;—popularly so called from some resemblance to a turban. Dana.Tār'bant, n. p. 1424A turban. [Obs.]Tār’-ban-tōp, n. p. 1424(Bot.) A plant of the genus Helvella; a kind of fungus or mushroom.Tûr'ba-ry, n. p. 1424(Eng. Law.) A right of digging turf on another man's land; the ground where turf is dug. Common of turbar-y, the liberty which a tenant enjoys of digging turf on the lord's waste.Tār'beth, n. p. 1424See TURPETH.Tŭr'bid, a. p. 1424Having the lees disturbed; foul with extraneous matter; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear;—used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine. On that strong, turbid water, a small boat, Guided…Tur-bid'i-ty, n. p. 1424The state of being turbid. [R.]Tûr'bid-ly, adv. p. 1424In a turbid manner; with confusion or muddiness. 2. Proudly; haughtily. [A Latinism.] [Rare.] One of great merit turbidly resents them. Young.Tŭr'bid-ness, n. p. 1424The state or quality of being turbid; muddiness; foulness.Tur-bil'ion, n. p. 1424A whirl; a vortex. [Rare.] Spectator.Tŭr'bi-nā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1424Relating to, or of the nature of, peat or turf. W. Scott.Tŭr'bi-nal, n. p. 1424The nasal capsule in the head of a fish. R. Owen.Tār'bi-nāte, v. i. p. 1424To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [Rare.]Tûr'bi-nate or Tûr'bi-nā'ted, a. p. 1424Whirling in the manner of a top. [Rare.] “A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole moved body.” Bentley. 2. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or cone inverted; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex…Tăr'bi-nā'tion, n. p. 1424The act of spinning or whirling, as a top.Tûr'bîne, n. p. 1425An horizontal water-wheel, variously constructed, but usually with a series of curved floats or buckets upon the periphery, against which the water strikes with direct impulse, as it rushes from all…Tûr'bi-nite, n. p. 1425A petrified shell of the genus Turbo. [Obs.]Tûr'bit, n. p. 1425A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for its short beak. 2. The turbot.Tûr'bite, n. p. 1425The same as TURBINITE, q. v.Tûr'bith, n. p. 1425Turpeth. See TURPETH.