Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 20
Tentiginous (a.) Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Tentmaker (n.) One whose occupation it is to make tents. -- Acts xviii. 3.
Tentmaker (n.) Someone who makes or repairs tents.
Tentorium (n.) (Anat.) A fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the skull called the bony tentorium.
Tentorium (n.) (Anatomy) A fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum.
Tentory (n.) The awning or covering of a tent. [Obs.] -- Evelyn.
Tentwort (n.) (Bot.) A kind of small fern, the wall rue. See under Wall.
Tenuated (imp. & p. p.) of Tenuate.
Tenuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tenuate.
Tenuate (v. t.) To make thin; to attenuate. [R.]
Tenuifolious (a.) (Bot.) Having thin or narrow leaves.
Tenuious (a.) Rare or subtile; tenuous; -- opposed to dense. [Obs.] -- Glanvill.
Tenuirosters (n. pl. ) of Tenuiroster.
Tenuiroster (n.) (Zool.) One of the Tenuirostres.
Tenuirostral (a.) (Zool.) Thin-billed; -- applied to birds with a slender bill, as the humming birds.
Tenuirostres (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) An artificial group of passerine birds having slender bills, as the humming birds.
Tenues (n. pl. ) of Tenuis.
Tenuis (Gr. Gram.) One of the three surd mutes [kappa], [pi], [tau]; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, [gamma], [beta], [delta], and their aspirates, [chi], [phi], [theta]. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.
Tenuity (n.) The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair.
Tenuity (n.) Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity of the air; the tenuity of the blood. -- Bacon.
Tenuity (n.) Poverty; indigence. [Obs.] -- Eikon Basilike.
Tenuity (n.) Refinement; delicacy.
Tenuity (n.) Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope" [syn: thinness, tenuity, slenderness] [ant: thickness].
Tenuity (n.) A rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" [syn: rarity, tenuity, low density].
Tenuity (n.) The quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: feebleness, tenuity].
Tenuous (a.) Thin; slender; small; minute.
Tenuous (a.) Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids.
Tenuous (a.) Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument.
Tenuous (a.) Having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid".
Tenuous (a.) Very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread".
Tenuous (a.) Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" [syn: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin].
Tenure (n.) The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
That the tenure of estates might rest on equity, the Indian title to lands was in all cases to be quieted. -- Bancroft.
Tenure (n.) (Eng. Law) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
Note: Tenure is inseparable from the idea of property in land, according to the theory of the English law; and this idea of tenure pervades, to a considerable extent, the law of real property in the United States, where the title to land is essentially allodial, and almost all lands are held in fee simple, not of a superior, but the whole right and title to the property being vested in the owner. Tenure, in general, then, is the particular manner of holding real estate, as by exclusive title or ownership, by fee simple, by fee tail, by courtesy, in dower, by copyhold, by lease, at will, etc.
Tenure (n.) The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
Tenure (n.) Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.
All that seems thine own, Held by the tenure of his will alone. -- Cowper.
Tenure by fee alms. (Law) See Frankalmoigne.
Tenure (n.) The term during which some position is held [syn: tenure, term of office, incumbency].
Tenure (n.) The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: tenure, land tenure].
Tenure (v.) Give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book".
Tenure, () estates. The manner in which lands or tenements are holden.
Tenure, () According to the English law, all lands are held mediately or immediately from the king, as lord paramount and supreme proprietor of all the lands in the kingdom. Co. Litt. 1 b, 65 a; 2 Bl. Com. 105.
Tenure, () The idea of tenure; pervades, to a considerable degree, the law of real property in the several states; the title to land is essentially allodial, and every tenant in fee simple has an absolute and perfect title, yet in technical language, his estate is called an estate in fee simple, and the tenure free and common socage. 3 Kent, Com. 289, 290. In the states formed out of the North Western Territory, it seems that the doctrine of tenures is not in force, and that real estate is owned by an absolute and allodial title. This is owing to the wise provisions on this subject contained in the celebrated ordinance of 1787. Am. Jur. No. 21, p. 94, 5. In New York, 1 Rev. St. 718; Pennsylvania, 5 Rawle, R. 112; Connecticut, 1 Rev. L. 348 and Michigan, Mich. L. 393, feudal tenures have been abolished, and lands are held by allodial titles. South Carolina has adopted the statute, 12 C. II., c. 24, which established in England the tenure of free and common socage. 1 Brev. Dig. 136. Vide Wright on Tenures; Bro. h.t.; Treatises of Feuds and Tenures by Knight's service; 20 Vin Ab. 201; Com. Dig. h.t.; Bac. Ab. h. Thom. Co. Litt. Index, h.t.; Sulliv. Lect. Index, h.t.
Teocallis (n. pl. ) of Teocalli.
Teocalli
(n.)
[Mexican.] 古代墨西哥與中美洲的神廟；土墩 Literally, God's house; a temple, usually of pyramidal form, such
as were built by the aborigines of
And Aztec priests upon their teocallis Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent's skin. -- Longfellow.
Teosinte (n.) (Bot.) A large grass
({Euchlaena luxurians) closely related to maize. It is native of
Tepal (n.) (Bot.) A division of a perianth. [R.]
Tepal (n.) An undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips).
Tepee (n.) An Indian wigwam or tent.
Compare: Wigwam
Wigwam (n.) An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; -- called also tepee. [Sometimes written also weekwam.]
Very spacious was the wigwam, Made of deerskin dressed and whitened, With the gods of the Dacotahs Drawn and painted on its curtains. -- Longfellow.
Note: "The wigwam, or Indian house, of a circular or oval shape, was made of bark or mats laid over a framework of branches of trees stuck in the ground in such a manner as to converge at the top, where was a central aperture for the escape of smoke from the fire beneath. The better sort had also a lining of mats. For entrance and egress, two low openings were left on opposite sides, one or the other of which was closed with bark or mats, according to the direction of the wind." -- Palfrey.
Tepee (n.) A Native American tent; usually of conical shape [syn: tepee, tipi, teepee].
Tepefaction (n.) Act of tepefying.
Tepefied (imp. & p. p.) of Tepefy.
Tepefying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tepefy.
Tepefy (v. t. & i.) To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. -- Goldsmith.
Tephramancy (n.) Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.
Tephrite (n.) (Geol.) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
Tephroite (n.) (Min.) A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray color.
Tephrosia (n.) (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name.
Note: The Tephrosia toxicaria is used in the West Indies and in Polynesia for stupefying fish. T. purpurea is used medicinally in the East Indies. T. Virginia is the goat's rue of the United States.
Tephrosia (n.) Genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas [syn: Tephrosia, genus Tephrosia].
Tepid (a.) Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors.
Tepidity (n.) The quality or state of being tepid; moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness.
Tepor (n.) Gentle heat; moderate warmth; tepidness.
Tequila (n.) An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico.
Ter- () A combining form from L. ter signifying three times, thrice. See Tri-, 2.
Teraconic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the distillation of terebic acid, and homologous with citraconic acid.
Teracrylic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic series, obtained by the distillation of terpenylic acid, as an only substance having a peculiar cheesy odor.
Teraphs (n. pl. ) of Teraph.
Teraph (n.) See Teraphim.
Teraphim (n. pl.) Images connected with the magical rites used by those Israelites who added corrupt practices to the patriarchal religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for oracular answers.
Terapin (n.) See Terrapin.
Teratical (a.) Wonderful; ominous; prodigious.
Teratogeny (n.) The formation of monsters.
Teratoid (a.) Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a pathological growth, exceedingly complex or highly organized.
Teratological (a.) Of or pertaining to teratology; as, teratological changes.
Teratology (n.) That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.
Teratology (n.) Affectation of sublimity; bombast.
Teratoma (n.) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.
Terbic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, terbium; also, designating certain of its compounds.
Terbium (n.) A rare metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150.
Terce (n.) See Tierce.
Tercel (n.) See Tiercel. Called also tarsel, tassel.
Tercelet (n.) A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet.
Tercellene (n.) A small male hawk.
Tercentenary (a.) Including, or relating to, an interval of three hundred years.
Tercentenary (n.) The three hundredth anniversary of any event; also, a celebration of such an anniversary.
Tercet (n.) A triplet.
Tercet (n.) A triplet; a group of three lines.
Tercine (n.) A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. Quintine.
Terebate (n.) A salt of terebic acid.
Terebene (n.) A polymeric modification of terpene, obtained as a white crystalline camphorlike substance; -- called also camphene. By extension, any one of a group of related substances.
Terebenthene (n.) Oil of turpentine. See Turpentine.
Terebic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance.
Terebilenic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid, C7H8O4, obtained as a white crystalline substance by a modified oxidation of terebic acid.
Terebinth (n.) The turpentine tree.
Terebinthic (a.) Of or pertaining to turpentine; resembling turpentine; terbinthine; as, terbinthic qualities.
Terebinthinate (a.) Impregnating with the qualities of turpentine; terbinthine.
Terebinthine (a.) Of or pertaining to turpentine; consisting of turpentine, or partaking of its qualities.
Terebras (n. pl. ) of Terebra.
Terebrae (n. pl. ) of Terebra.
Terebra (n.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell.
Terebra (n.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
Terebrant (a.) Boring, or adapted for boring; -- said of certain Hymenoptera, as the sawflies.
Terebrantia (n. pl.) A division of Hymenoptera including those which have an ovipositor adapted for perforating plants. It includes the sawflies.
Terebrate (v. t.) To perforate; to bore; to pierce.
Terebrating (a.) Boring; perforating; -- applied to molluskas which form holes in rocks, wood, etc.
Terebrating (a.) Boring; piercing; -- applied to certain kinds of pain, especially to those of locomotor ataxia.
Terebration (n.) The act of terebrating, or boring.
Terebratulae (n. pl. ) of Terebratula.
Terebratula (n.) A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak, through which projects a short peduncle for attachment. Called also lamp shell.
Terebratulid (n.) Any species of Terebratula or allied genera. Used also adjectively.
Terebratuliform (a.) Having the general form of a terebratula shell.
Teredine (n.) A borer; the teredo.
Teredos (n. pl. ) of Teredo.
Teredines (n. pl. ) of Teredo.
Teredo (n.) A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves, bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See Shipworm. See Illust. in App.
Terephthalate (n.) A salt of terephthalic acid.
Terephthalic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine; -- called also paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic.
Teret (a.) Round; terete.
Terete (a.) Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants.
Terete (a.) Especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering.