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   Tacca leontopetaloides
         n 1: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia;
               cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite
               arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca
               leontopetaloides}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]

English Dictionary: Tacca leontopetaloides by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tag along
v
  1. go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tag line
n
  1. the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tagalong
n
  1. someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
    Synonym(s): tagalong, hanger-on
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
take lying down
v
  1. suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Takelma
n
  1. a member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon
  2. a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma
    Synonym(s): Takilman, Takelma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Takilman
n
  1. a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma [syn: Takilman, Takelma]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Taklamakan Desert
n
  1. a desert in western China [syn: Taklimakan Desert, Taklamakan Desert]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Taklimakan Desert
n
  1. a desert in western China [syn: Taklimakan Desert, Taklamakan Desert]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tax lien
n
  1. lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Thessalian
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Thessaly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Thessalonian
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Thessalonica
n
  1. a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
    Synonym(s): Thessaloniki, Salonika, Salonica, Thessalonica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Thessaloniki
n
  1. a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
    Synonym(s): Thessaloniki, Salonika, Salonica, Thessalonica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tickling
adj
  1. exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
    Synonym(s): tickling, tingling, titillating
n
  1. the act of tickling [syn: tickle, tickling, titillation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tiglon
n
  1. offspring of a male tiger and a female lion [syn: tiglon, tigon]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tjalling Charles Koopmans
n
  1. United States economist (born in the Netherlands) (1910-1985)
    Synonym(s): Koopmans, Tjalling Koopmans, Tjalling Charles Koopmans
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tjalling Koopmans
n
  1. United States economist (born in the Netherlands) (1910-1985)
    Synonym(s): Koopmans, Tjalling Koopmans, Tjalling Charles Koopmans
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
touchline
n
  1. either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tackle \Tac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tackled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Tackling}.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See {Tackle}, n.]
      1. To supply with tackle. --Beau. & Fl.
  
      2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to
            tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]
  
      3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler
            tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
  
                     The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time
                     and strength in tackling windmills under conditions
                     the most fitted to insure her defeat. --Dublin Univ.
                                                                              Mag.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tackling \Tac"kling\, n. (Naut.)
      1. Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage,
            sails, etc.
  
      2. Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. --Walton.
  
      3. The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he
            draws a carriage, or the like; harness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Taglioni \Tagl*io"ni\, n.
      A kind of outer coat, or overcoat; -- said to be so named
      after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers.
  
               He ought certainly to exchange his taglioni, or
               comfortable greatcoat, for a cuirass of steel. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tassel \Tas"sel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tasseled}or {Tasselled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Tasseling} or {Tasselling}.]
      To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tassel \Tas"sel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tasseled}or {Tasselled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Tasseling} or {Tasselling}.]
      To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tea \Tea\, n. [Chin. tsh[be], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[82].]
      1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea, [or]
            Camellia, Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but
            has been introduced to some extent into some other
            countries.
  
      Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their
               color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also
               by various other characteristic differences, as of
               taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and
               quality are dependent upon the treatment which the
               leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for
               green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow
               pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being
               gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands
               upon a table, to free them from a portion of their
               moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly
               dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in
               the air for some time after being gathered, and then
               tossed about with the hands until they become soft and
               flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and
               rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a
               few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried
               slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting
               and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until
               the leaves have become of the proper color. The
               principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest
               kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,
               and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a
               choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in
               the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest
               kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest
               varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made
               chiefly from young spring buds. See {Bohea}, {Congou},
               {Gunpowder tea}, under {Gunpowder}, {Hyson}, {Oolong},
               and {Souchong}. --K. Johnson. Tomlinson.
  
      Note: [bd]No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached
               Europe till after the establishment of intercourse
               between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,
               however, did little towards the introduction of the
               herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch
               established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,
               that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the
               habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe.[b8]
               --Encyc. Brit.
  
      2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;
            as, tea is a common beverage.
  
      3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the
            dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;
            catnip tea.
  
      4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
  
      {Arabian tea}, the leaves of {Catha edulis}; also (Bot.), the
            plant itself. See {Kat}.
  
      {Assam tea}, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought
            there from China about the year 1850.
  
      {Australian}, [or] {Botany Bay}, {tea} (Bot.), a woody
            clambing plant ({Smilax glycyphylla}).
  
      {Brazilian tea}.
            (a) The dried leaves of {Lantana pseodothea}, used in
                  Brazil as a substitute for tea.
            (b) The dried leaves of {Stachytarpheta mutabilis}, used
                  for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for
                  preparing a beverage.
  
      {Labrador tea}. (Bot.) See under {Labrador}.
  
      {New Jersey tea} (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of
            which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.
            See {Redroot}.
  
      {New Zealand tea}. (Bot.) See under {New Zealand}.
  
      {Oswego tea}. (Bot.) See {Oswego tea}.
  
      {Paraguay tea}, mate. See 1st {Mate}.
  
      {Tea board}, a board or tray for holding a tea set.
  
      {Tea bug} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect which injures the
            tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.
  
      {Tea caddy}, a small box for holding tea.
  
      {Tea chest}, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with
            sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.
  
      {Tea clam} (Zo[94]l.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tea garden}, a public garden where tea and other
            refreshments are served.
  
      {Tea plant} (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used
            in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea
            Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.
  
      {Tea rose} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the
            rose ({Rosa Indica}, var. {odorata}), introduced from
            China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now
            cultivated.
  
      {Tea service}, the appurtenances or utensils required for a
            tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the
            teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.
  
      {Tea set}, a tea service.
  
      {Tea table}, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at
            which tea is drunk.
  
      {Tea taster}, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea
            by tasting.
  
      {Tea tree} (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See {Tea plant},
            above.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teasel \Tea"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teaseled}or {Teaselled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Teaseling} or {Teaselling}.]
      To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any
      substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teaseling \Tea"sel*ing\, n.
      The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.
      [Written also {teaselling}, {teazling}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teasel \Tea"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teaseled}or {Teaselled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Teaseling} or {Teaselling}.]
      To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any
      substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teaseling \Tea"sel*ing\, n.
      The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.
      [Written also {teaselling}, {teazling}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teasel \Tea"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teaseled}or {Teaselled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Teaseling} or {Teaselling}.]
      To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any
      substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teaseling \Tea"sel*ing\, n.
      The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.
      [Written also {teaselling}, {teazling}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teaseling \Tea"sel*ing\, n.
      The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.
      [Written also {teaselling}, {teazling}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thessalian \Thes*sa"li*an\, a. [Cf. L. Thessalius.]
      Of or pertaining to Thessaly in Greece. --Shak. -- n. A
      native or inhabitant of Thessaly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thessalonian \Thes`sa*lo"ni*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia. -- n.
      A native or inhabitant of Thessalonica.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ticklenburg \Tick"len*burg\, n.
      A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West
      Indies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tickleness \Tic"kle*ness\, n.
      Unsteadiness. [Obs.]
  
               For hoard hath hate, and climbing tickleness.
                                                                              --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tickle \Tic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tickled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Tickling}.] [Perhaps freq. of tick to beat; pat; but cf.
      also AS. citelian to tickle, D. kittelen, G. kitzlen, OHG.
      chizzil[d3]n, chuzzil[d3]n, Icel. kitla. Cf. {Kittle}, v. t.]
      1. To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling
            sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of
            spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.
  
                     If you tickle us, do we not laugh?      --Shak.
  
      2. To please; to gratify; to make joyous.
  
                     Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. --Pope.
  
                     Such a nature Tickled with good success, disdains
                     the shadow Which he treads on at noon. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Call \Call\ (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Called} (k[add]ld);
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Calling}] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to
      Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG.
      kall[omac]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry`ein to speak, sing, Skr.
      gar to praise. Cf. {Garrulous}.]
      1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon;
            as, to call a servant.
  
                     Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain --Shak.
  
      2. To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to
            designate for an office, or employment, especially of a
            religious character; -- often used of a divine summons;
            as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite;
            as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.
  
                     Paul . . . called to be an apostle      --Rom. i. 1.
  
                     The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul
                     for the work whereunto I have called them. --Acts
                                                                              xiii. 2.
  
      3. To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with
            together; as, the President called Congress together; to
            appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of
            Aldermen.
  
                     Now call we our high court of Parliament. --Shak.
  
      4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a
            specifed name.
  
                     If you would but call me Rosalind.      --Shak.
  
                     And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
                     called Night.                                    --Gen. i. 5.
  
      5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to
            denominate; to designate.
  
                     What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
                                                                              --Acts x. 15.
  
      6. To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to
            characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call
            the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.
  
                     [The] army is called seven hundred thousand men.
                                                                              --Brougham.
  
      7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality
            of. [Obs.]
  
                     This speech calls him Spaniard.         --Beau. & Fl.
  
      8. To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off;
            as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call
            the roll of a military company.
  
                     No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear. --Gay.
  
      9. To invoke; to appeal to.
  
                     I call God for a witness.                  --2 Cor. i. 23
                                                                              [Rev. Ver. ]
  
      10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
  
                     If thou canst awake by four o' the clock. I prithee
                     call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly. --Shak.
  
      {To call a bond}, to give notice that the amount of the bond
            will be paid.
  
      {To call a party} (Law), to cry aloud his name in open court,
            and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring
            his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him.
           
  
      {To call back}, to revoke or retract; to recall; to summon
            back.
  
      {To call down}, to pray for, as blessing or curses.
  
      {To call forth}, to bring or summon to action; as, to call
            forth all the faculties of the mind.
  
      {To call in},
            (a) To collect; as, to call in debts or money; ar to
                  withdraw from cirulation; as, to call in uncurrent
                  coin.
            (b) To summon to one's side; to invite to come together;
                  as, to call in neighbors.
  
      {To call (any one) names}, to apply contemptuous names (to
            any one).
  
      {To call off}, to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the
            attention; to call off workmen from their employment.
  
      {To call out}.
            (a) To summon to fight; to challenge.
            (b) To summon into service; as, to call out the militia.
                 
  
      {To call over}, to recite separate particulars in order, as a
            roll of names.
  
      {To call to account}, to demand explanation of.
  
      {To call to mind}, to recollect; to revive in memory.
  
      {To call to order}, to request to come to order; as:
            (a) A public meeting, when opening it for business.
            (b) A person, when he is transgressing the rules of
                  debate.
  
      {To call to the bar}, to admit to practice in courts of law.
           
  
      {To call up}.
            (a) To bring into view or recollection; as to call up the
                  image of deceased friend.
            (b) To bring into action or discussion; to demand the
                  consideration of; as, to call up a bill before a
                  legislative body.
  
      Syn: To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke;
               assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke;
               appeal to; designate.
  
      Usage: {To Call}, {Convoke}, {Summon}. Call is the generic
                  term; as, to call a public meeting. To convoke is to
                  require the assembling of some organized body of men
                  by an act of authority; as, the king convoked
                  Parliament. To summon is to require attendance by an
                  act more or less stringent anthority; as, to summon a
                  witness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Call \Call\ (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Called} (k[add]ld);
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Calling}] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to
      Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG.
      kall[omac]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry`ein to speak, sing, Skr.
      gar to praise. Cf. {Garrulous}.]
      1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon;
            as, to call a servant.
  
                     Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain --Shak.
  
      2. To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to
            designate for an office, or employment, especially of a
            religious character; -- often used of a divine summons;
            as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite;
            as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.
  
                     Paul . . . called to be an apostle      --Rom. i. 1.
  
                     The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul
                     for the work whereunto I have called them. --Acts
                                                                              xiii. 2.
  
      3. To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with
            together; as, the President called Congress together; to
            appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of
            Aldermen.
  
                     Now call we our high court of Parliament. --Shak.
  
      4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a
            specifed name.
  
                     If you would but call me Rosalind.      --Shak.
  
                     And God called the light Day, and the darkness he
                     called Night.                                    --Gen. i. 5.
  
      5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to
            denominate; to designate.
  
                     What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
                                                                              --Acts x. 15.
  
      6. To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to
            characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call
            the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.
  
                     [The] army is called seven hundred thousand men.
                                                                              --Brougham.
  
      7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality
            of. [Obs.]
  
                     This speech calls him Spaniard.         --Beau. & Fl.
  
      8. To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off;
            as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call
            the roll of a military company.
  
                     No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear. --Gay.
  
      9. To invoke; to appeal to.
  
                     I call God for a witness.                  --2 Cor. i. 23
                                                                              [Rev. Ver. ]
  
      10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
  
                     If thou canst awake by four o' the clock. I prithee
                     call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly. --Shak.
  
      {To call a bond}, to give notice that the amount of the bond
            will be paid.
  
      {To call a party} (Law), to cry aloud his name in open court,
            and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring
            his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him.
           
  
      {To call back}, to revoke or retract; to recall; to summon
            back.
  
      {To call down}, to pray for, as blessing or curses.
  
      {To call forth}, to bring or summon to action; as, to call
            forth all the faculties of the mind.
  
      {To call in},
            (a) To collect; as, to call in debts or money; ar to
                  withdraw from cirulation; as, to call in uncurrent
                  coin.
            (b) To summon to one's side; to invite to come together;
                  as, to call in neighbors.
  
      {To call (any one) names}, to apply contemptuous names (to
            any one).
  
      {To call off}, to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the
            attention; to call off workmen from their employment.
  
      {To call out}.
            (a) To summon to fight; to challenge.
            (b) To summon into service; as, to call out the militia.
                 
  
      {To call over}, to recite separate particulars in order, as a
            roll of names.
  
      {To call to account}, to demand explanation of.
  
      {To call to mind}, to recollect; to revive in memory.
  
      {To call to order}, to request to come to order; as:
            (a) A public meeting, when opening it for business.
            (b) A person, when he is transgressing the rules of
                  debate.
  
      {To call to the bar}, to admit to practice in courts of law.
           
  
      {To call up}.
            (a) To bring into view or recollection; as to call up the
                  image of deceased friend.
            (b) To bring into action or discussion; to demand the
                  consideration of; as, to call up a bill before a
                  legislative body.
  
      Syn: To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke;
               assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke;
               appeal to; designate.
  
      Usage: {To Call}, {Convoke}, {Summon}. Call is the generic
                  term; as, to call a public meeting. To convoke is to
                  require the assembling of some organized body of men
                  by an act of authority; as, the king convoked
                  Parliament. To summon is to require attendance by an
                  act more or less stringent anthority; as, to summon a
                  witness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Name \Name\, n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G.
      name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth.
      nam[omac], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere,
      to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n[be]man. [root]267. Cf.
      {Anonymous}, {Ignominy}, {Misnomer}, {Nominal}, {Noun}.]
      1. The title by which any person or thing is known or
            designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of
            an individual or a class.
  
                     Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that
                     was the name thereof.                        --Gen. ii. 19.
  
                     What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any
                     other name would smell as sweet.         --Shak.
  
      2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person
            or thing, on account of a character or acts.
  
                     His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
                     mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of
                     Peace.                                                --Is. ix. 6.
  
      3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation;
            fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable
            estimation; distinction.
  
                     What men of name resort to him?         --Shak.
  
                     Far above . . . every name that is named, not only
                     in this world, but also in that which is to come.
                                                                              --Eph. i. 21.
  
                     I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. --1
                                                                              Macc. iii. 14.
  
                     He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin.
                                                                              --Deut. xxii.
                                                                              19.
  
                     The king's army . . . had left no good name behind.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
      4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
  
                     The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his
                     name, came every day to pay their feigned
                     civilities.                                       --Motley.
  
      5. A person, an individual. [Poetic]
  
                     They list with women each degenerate name. --Dryden.
  
      {Christian name}.
            (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as
                  distinguished from {surname}; baptismal name.
            (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not.
  
      {Given name}. See under {Given}.
  
      {In name}, in profession, or by title only; not in reality;
            as, a friend in name.
  
      {In the name of}.
            (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. [bd] I charge you
                  in the duke's name to obey me.[b8]         --Shak.
            (b) In the represented or assumed character of. [bd]I'll
                  to him again in name of Brook.[b8]         --Shak.
  
      {Name plate}, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name
            upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.
  
      {Pen name}, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom
            de plume. --Bayard Taylor.
  
      {Proper name} (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person,
            place, or thing.
  
      {To call names}, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by
            reproachful appellations.
  
      {To take a name in vain}, to use a name lightly or profanely;
            to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. --Ex.
            xx. 7.
  
      Syn: Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination;
               epithet.
  
      Usage: {Name}, {Appellation}, {Title}, {Denomination}. Name
                  is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or
                  letters by which a person or thing is known and
                  distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for
                  name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive
                  term, used by way of marking some individual
                  peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold,
                  Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to
                  point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of
                  Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to
                  particular bodies what appellation is to individuals;
                  thus, the church of Christ is divided into different
                  denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians,
                  Presbyterians, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Call \Call\, v. i.
      1. To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; --
            sometimes with to.
  
                     You must call to the nurse.               --Shak.
  
                     The angel of God called to Hagar.      --Gen. xxi.
                                                                              17.
  
      2. To make a demand, requirement, or request.
  
                     They called for rooms, and he showed them one.
                                                                              --Bunyan.
  
      3. To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place
            designated, as for orders.
  
                     He ordered her to call at the house once a week.
                                                                              --Temple.
  
      {To call for}
            (a) To demand; to require; as, a crime calls for
                  punishment; a survey, grant, or deed calls for the
                  metes and bounds, or the quantity of land, etc., which
                  it describes.
            (b) To give an order for; to request. [bd]Whenever the
                  coach stopped, the sailor called for more ale.[b8]
                  --Marryat.
  
      {To call on}, {To call upon},
            (a) To make a short visit to; as, call on a friend.
            (b) To appeal to; to invite; to request earnestly; as, to
                  call upon a person to make a speech.
            (c) To solicit payment, or make a demand, of a debt.
            (d) To invoke or play to; to worship; as, to call upon
                  God.
  
      {To call out} To call or utter loudly; to brawl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Array \Ar*ray"\, n. [OE. arai, arrai, OF. arrai, arrei, arroi,
      order, arrangement, dress, F. arroi; a (L. ad) + OF. rai,
      rei, roi, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth.
      raidjan, garaidjan, to arrange, MHG. gereiten, Icel. rei[eb]i
      rigging, harness; akin to E. ready. Cf. {Ready}, {Greith},
      {Curry}.]
      1. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in
            regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in
            battle array.
  
                     Wedged together in the closest array. --Gibbon.
  
      2. The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly
            collection; hence, a body of soldiers.
  
                     A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers. --Prescott.
  
      3. An imposing series of things.
  
                     Their long array of sapphire and of gold. --Byron.
  
      4. Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or
            beautiful apparel. --Dryden.
  
      5. (Law)
            (a) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper
                  officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.
            (b) The panel itself.
            (c) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
  
      {To challenge the array} (Law), to except to the whole panel.
            --Cowell. --Tomlins. --Blount.
  
      {Commission of array} (Eng. Hist.), a commission given by the
            prince to officers in every county, to muster and array
            the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.
            --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Challenge \Chal"lenge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Challenged}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Challenging}.] [OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF.
      chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L.
      calumniar to attack with false accusations. See {Challenge},
      n., and cf. {Calumniate}.]
      1. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to
            defy.
  
                     I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by
                     right of fatherhood.                           --Locke.
  
      2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by
            personal combat.
  
                     By this I challenge him to single fight. --Shak.
  
      3. To claim as due; to demand as a right.
  
                     Challenge better terms.                     --Addison.
  
      4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.]
  
                     He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged
                     them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from
                     them.                                                --Holland.
  
      5. (Mil.) To question or demand the countersign from (one who
            attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged
            us, with [bd]Who comes there?[b8]
  
      6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the
            accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.
  
      7. (Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or
            member of a court.
  
      8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the
            ground that the person in not qualified as a voter. [U.
            S.]
  
      {To challenge to the} {array, favor, polls}. See under
            {Challenge}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clawed} (kl[add]d);
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Clawing}.] [AS. clawan. See {Claw}, n.]
      1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or
            nails.
  
      2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching;
            to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.]
  
                     Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor
                     they contemn and despise.                  --Holland.
  
      3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]
  
                     In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth
                     the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion,
                     thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed;
                     though he claweth them soon after in another
                     acceptation.                                       --T. Fuller
  
      {Claw me, claw thee}, stand by me and I will stand by you; --
            an old proverb. --Tyndale.
  
      {To claw away}, to scold or revile. [bd]The jade Fortune is
            to be clawed away for it, if you should lose it.[b8]
            --L'Estrange.
  
      {To claw (one) on the back}, to tickle; to express
            approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
  
      {To claw (one) on the gall}, to find fault with; to vex.
            [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clawed} (kl[add]d);
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Clawing}.] [AS. clawan. See {Claw}, n.]
      1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or
            nails.
  
      2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching;
            to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.]
  
                     Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor
                     they contemn and despise.                  --Holland.
  
      3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]
  
                     In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth
                     the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion,
                     thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed;
                     though he claweth them soon after in another
                     acceptation.                                       --T. Fuller
  
      {Claw me, claw thee}, stand by me and I will stand by you; --
            an old proverb. --Tyndale.
  
      {To claw away}, to scold or revile. [bd]The jade Fortune is
            to be clawed away for it, if you should lose it.[b8]
            --L'Estrange.
  
      {To claw (one) on the back}, to tickle; to express
            approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
  
      {To claw (one) on the gall}, to find fault with; to vex.
            [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clean \Clean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Cleaning}.] [See {Clean}, a., and cf. {Cleanse}.]
      To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or
      extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.
  
      {To clean out}, to exhaust; to empty; to get away from (one)
            all his money. [Colloq.] --De Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parnassus \Par*nas"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Anc. Geog. & Gr.
      Myth.)
      A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and
      famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
  
      {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}, and
            {Parnassia}.
  
      {To climb Parnassus}, to write poetry. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glaum \Glaum\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]
      To grope with the hands, as in the dark. [Scot.]
  
      {To glaum at}, to grasp or snatch at; to aspire to.
  
                     Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three.            --Burns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,
      probably fr. Gr. [?][?][?] a magic wheel, a whirling motion,
      hence applied to a point of the compass. See {Rhomb}.]
      (Navigation)
      A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant
      angle; -- called also {rhumb line}, and {loxodromic curve}.
      See {Loxodromic}.
  
      {To sail on a rhumb}, to sail continuously on one course,
            following a rhumb line.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sell \Sell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sold}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Selling}.] [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan, syllan, to give,
      to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries. sella, OHG. sellen,
      Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw. s[84]lja to sell, Dan.
      s[?]lge, Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice; all from a noun
      akin to E. sale. Cf. {Sale}.]
      1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a
            valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for
            something, especially for money.
  
                     If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast,
                     and give to the poor.                        --Matt. xix.
                                                                              21.
  
                     I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. --Shak.
  
      Note: Sell is corellative to buy, as one party buys what the
               other sells. It is distinguished usually from exchange
               or barter, in which one commodity is given for another;
               whereas in selling the consideration is usually money,
               or its representative in current notes.
  
      2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price
            or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the
            like; to betray.
  
                     You would have sold your king to slaughter. --Shak.
  
      3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of;
            to cheat. [Slang] --Dickens.
  
      {To sell one's life dearly}, to cause much loss to those who
            take one's life, as by killing a number of one's
            assailants.
  
      {To sell} (anything) {out}, to dispose of it wholly or
            entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in
            a business.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Slam \Slam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slammed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Slamming}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra,
      sl[?]ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl[84]mma.]
      1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he
            slammed the door.
  
      2. To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; --
            usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the
            pavement.
  
      3. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat
            or cuff. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks
            of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle.
  
      {To slam to}, to shut or close with a slam. [bd]He slammed to
            the door.[b8] --W. D. Howells.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
      bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
      African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
      Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and
      cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B.
            bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of
            the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
            larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
            marshy places and rivers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
            genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also
            {Cape buffalo}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America.
  
      5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below.
  
      {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
            ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.
  
      {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus
            {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon
            buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
  
      {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.
  
      {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
            fuel. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
            reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient
            grazing grounds of the American bison.
  
      {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
            ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --
            called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.
  
      {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water
            fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi
            valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the
            big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the
            small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important
            species used as food.
  
      {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small
            dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the
            black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
            the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
            injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
            cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
            species with similar habits.
  
      {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
            ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,
            covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
            feed. [U.S.]
  
      {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
            American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub
            itself; oilnut.
  
      {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,
            prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
            sleighs.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Texline, TX (town, FIPS 72476)
      Location: 36.37674 N, 103.01875 W
      Population (1990): 425 (204 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 79087

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   The Colony, TX (city, FIPS 72530)
      Location: 33.09094 N, 96.88712 W
      Population (1990): 22113 (7151 housing units)
      Area: 30.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75056

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tokeland, WA
      Zip code(s): 98590

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tusculum, TN (city, FIPS 75540)
      Location: 36.17556 N, 82.75088 W
      Population (1990): 1918 (526 housing units)
      Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Tackling
      (Isa. 33:23), the ropes attached to the mast of a ship. In Acts
      27:19 this word means generally the furniture of the ship or the
      "gear" (27:17), all that could be removed from the ship.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Thessalonians, Epistles to the
      The first epistle to the Thessalonians was the first of all
      Paul's epistles. It was in all probability written from Corinth,
      where he abode a "long time" (Acts 18:11, 18), early in the
      period of his residence there, about the end of A.D. 52.
     
         The occasion of its being written was the return of Timotheus
      from Macedonia, bearing tidings from Thessalonica regarding the
      state of the church there (Acts 18:1-5; 1 Thess. 3:6). While, on
      the whole, the report of Timothy was encouraging, it also showed
      that divers errors and misunderstandings regarding the tenor of
      Paul's teaching had crept in amongst them. He addresses them in
      this letter with the view of correcting these errors, and
      especially for the purpose of exhorting them to purity of life,
      reminding them that their sanctification was the great end
      desired by God regarding them.
     
         The subscription erroneously states that this epistle was
      written from Athens.
     
         The second epistle to the Thessalonians was probably also
      written from Corinth, and not many months after the first.
     
         The occasion of the writing of this epistle was the arrival of
      tidings that the tenor of the first epistle had been
      misunderstood, especially with reference to the second advent of
      Christ. The Thessalonians had embraced the idea that Paul had
      taught that "the day of Christ was at hand", that Christ's
      coming was just about to happen. This error is corrected
      (2:1-12), and the apostle prophetically announces what first
      must take place. "The apostasy" was first to arise. Various
      explanations of this expression have been given, but that which
      is most satisfactory refers it to the Church of Rome.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Thessalonica
      a large and populous city on the Thermaic bay. It was the
      capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia, and was
      ruled by a praetor. It was named after Thessalonica, the wife of
      Cassander, who built the city. She was so called by her father,
      Philip, because he first heard of her birth on the day of his
      gaining a victory over the Thessalians. On his second missionary
      journey, Paul preached in the synagogue here, the chief
      synagogue of the Jews in that part of Macedonia, and laid the
      foundations of a church (Acts 17:1-4; 1 Thes. 1:9). The violence
      of the Jews drove him from the city, when he fled to Berea (Acts
      17:5-10). The "rulers of the city" before whom the Jews "drew
      Jason," with whom Paul and Silas lodged, are in the original
      called politarchai, an unusual word, which was found, however,
      inscribed on an arch in Thessalonica. This discovery confirms
      the accuracy of the historian. Paul visited the church here on a
      subsequent occasion (20:1-3). This city long retained its
      importance. It is the most important town of European Turkey,
      under the name of Saloniki, with a mixed population of about
      85,000.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Thessalonica, victory against the Thessalians
  
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