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   tamale pie
         n 1: a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that
               resembles a Mexican dish

English Dictionary: Tineola bisselliella by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thin-leaved bilberry
n
  1. erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
    Synonym(s): bilberry, thin- leaved bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium membranaceum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thin-leaved stringybark
n
  1. stringybark having white wood [syn: white stringybark, thin-leaved stringybark, Eucalyptusd eugenioides]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thyme-leaved sandwort
n
  1. Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America
    Synonym(s): thyme-leaved sandwort, Arenaria serpyllifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thyme-leaved speedwell
n
  1. perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World
    Synonym(s): thyme-leaved speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tineola bisselliella
n
  1. moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing clothes moth}, webbing moth, Tineola bisselliella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tom Wolfe
n
  1. United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
    Synonym(s): Wolfe, Tom Wolfe, Thomas Wolfe, Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tonal pattern
n
  1. the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
    Synonym(s): melody, tonal pattern
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tunnel vision
n
  1. visual impairment involving a loss of peripheral vision
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: The
  
      {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is
            now found over most of temperate Europe, but was
            introduced from Asia. The
  
      {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the
  
      {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into
            Oregon. The
  
      {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most
            beautiful species. The
  
      {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and
            several related species from Southern Asia, are very
            beautiful.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]
  
      Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as
               the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.
  
      {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.
  
      {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese
            pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.
            The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and
            the under parts are scarlet.
  
      {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local,
            U.S.]
  
      {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo
            ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with
            chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant
            cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
           
  
      {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The pintail.
            (b) The hooded merganser.
  
      {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful
            Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The
            male has the back black, the feathers margined with
            yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing
            coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the
            neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.
  
      {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)
            (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the
                  Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye
                  Adonis}.
            (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also
                  {Pheasant's-eye pink}.
  
      {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the
            genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found
            in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly
            colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a
            pheasant.
  
      {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}
            (a), under {Partridge}.
  
      {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail.
  
      {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The sheldrake.
            (b) The hooded merganser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tunnel \Tun"nel\, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
      vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
      a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
      See {Ton}.]
      1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
            the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
            bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
  
      2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
            a funnel.
  
                     And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
                     smoke forth threw.                              --Spenser.
  
      3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
            railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
            roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
            sewers, drains, and the like.
  
      4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
            right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
            distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
            along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
  
      {Tunnel head} (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
            the materials are put in.
  
      {Tunnel kiln}, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
            distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
            used.
  
      {Tunnel net}, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
            at the other.
  
      {Tunnel pit}, {Tunnel shaft}, a 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Twinleaf \Twin"leaf`\, n. (Bot.)
      See {Jeffersonia}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA (CDP, FIPS 77805)
      Location: 37.88835 N, 122.53900 W
      Population (1990): 9601 (4251 housing units)
      Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tinley Park, IL (village, FIPS 75484)
      Location: 41.57477 N, 87.80043 W
      Population (1990): 37121 (13222 housing units)
      Area: 27.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60477
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