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   Tar Heel State
         n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the original
               13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Old North State}, {Tar
               Heel State}, {NC}]

English Dictionary: Trilisa by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tearless
adj
  1. free from tears
    Synonym(s): tearless, dry-eyed [ant: tearful]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
three-legged
adj
  1. having or as if having three legs; "a three-legged stool"; "a three-legged race"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tiarella cordifolia
n
  1. stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
    Synonym(s): foamflower, coolwart, false miterwort, false mitrewort, Tiarella cordifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tireless
adj
  1. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"
    Synonym(s): indefatigable, tireless, unflagging, unwearying
  2. characterized by hard work and perseverance
    Synonym(s): hardworking, industrious, tireless, untiring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tirelessly
adv
  1. with indefatigable energy; "she watched the show indefatigably"
    Synonym(s): indefatigably, tirelessly, inexhaustibly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tirelessness
n
  1. tireless determination [syn: indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torulose
adj
  1. of a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tree lizard
n
  1. a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico
    Synonym(s): tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
treeless
adj
  1. not wooded
    Synonym(s): unwooded, treeless
    Antonym(s): wooded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
treelike
adj
  1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
    Synonym(s): arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
treillage
n
  1. latticework used to support climbing plants [syn: trellis, treillage]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trellis
n
  1. latticework used to support climbing plants [syn: trellis, treillage]
v
  1. train on a trellis, as of a vine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trial court
n
  1. the first court before which the facts of a case are decided
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trial judge
n
  1. a judge in a trial court
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Trilisa
n
  1. genus of herbs of southern United States [syn: Trilisa, genus Trilisa]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Trilisa odoratissima
n
  1. perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla
    Synonym(s): wild vanilla, Trilisa odoratissima
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Trilliaceae
n
  1. small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    Synonym(s): Trilliaceae, family Trilliaceae, trillium family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trilogy
n
  1. a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trolley car
n
  1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    Synonym(s): streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trolley coach
n
  1. a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
    Synonym(s): trolleybus, trolley coach, trackless trolley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Trollius
n
  1. perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers
    Synonym(s): Trollius, genus Trollius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tyrolese
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people; "Tyrolean yodeling"
    Synonym(s): Tyrolean, Tyrolese
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Taurylic \Tau*ryl"ic\, a. [L. taurus a bull + E. phenylic.]
      (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found of a urine of
      neat cattle, and probably identical with cresol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tearless \Tear"less\, a.
      Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling. --
      {Tear"less*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tearless \Tear"less\, a.
      Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling. --
      {Tear"less*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tearless \Tear"less\, a.
      Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling. --
      {Tear"less*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"less*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thereology \The`re*ol"o*gy\, n.
      Therapeutios.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thirlage \Thirl"age\, n. [Cf. {Thrall}.] (Scots Law)
      The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or
      law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his
      sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.
      --Erskine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thrall-less \Thrall"-less\, a.
      (a) Having no thralls.
      (b) Not enslaved; not subject to bonds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thrall-like \Thrall"-like`\, a.
      Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like;
      slavish.
  
               Servile and thrall-like fear.                  --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miterwort \Mi"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Mitella}, -- slender, perennial herbs
      with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's
      cap.
  
      {False miterwort}, a white-flowered perennial herb of the
            United States ({Tiarella cardifolia}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tireless \Tire"less\, a.
      Untiring.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Torulose \Tor"u*lose\, a. [L. torulus, dim. of torus: cf. F.
      toruleux. See {Torus}] (Bot.)
      Same as {Torose.}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Torulous \Tor"u*lous\, a.
      Same as {Torose.}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trailer \Trail"er\, n.
      A car coupled to, and drawn by, a motor car in front of it;
      -- used esp. of such cars on street railroads. Called also
      {trail car}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tralucency \Tra*lu"cen*cy\, n.
      Translucency; as, the tralucency of a gem. [Obs.] --Sir T.
      Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tralucent \Tra*lu"cent\, a. [L. tralucens, translucens, p. pr.
      See {Translucent}.]
      Translucent. [Obs.]
  
               The air's tralucent gallery.                  --Sir. J.
                                                                              Davies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Traulism \Trau"lism\, n. [Gr. [?] a lisping, fr. [?] to lisp, to
      mispronounce.]
      A stammering or stuttering. [Obs.] --Dalgarno.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2],
      tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo,
      trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth.
      triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr.
      dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru
      tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad},
      {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]
      1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
            (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
            trunk.
  
      Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
               is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
               fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
  
      2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
            resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
            branches; as, a genealogical tree.
  
      3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
            -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
            chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
  
      4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
  
                     [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
                                                                              x. 39.
  
      5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
                     In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
                     silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
                                                                              Tim. ii. 20).
  
      6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
            forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
            See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.
  
      {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of
            beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as
            the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
            goldsmith beetle.
  
      {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
            trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},
            {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.
  
      {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
            musang}).
  
      {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
            alba}). See {Melilot}.
  
      {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.
  
      {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},
            and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.
  
      {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American
            cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud
            stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.
  
      {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old
            World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,
            intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
            is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
  
      {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East
            Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and
            allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
            arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
  
      {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks
            belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks
            have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
            arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
            parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  
      {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
            trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
            higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
            of the existing species are tropical.
  
      {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish
            ({Sebastichthys serriceps}).
  
      {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Same as {Tree toad}.
            (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
                  belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied
                  genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are
                  furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
                  (see under {Flying}) is an example.
  
      {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose.
  
      {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on
            the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by
            sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the
            prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the
            form of a spine or crest.
  
      {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
  
      {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}.
  
      {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World
            arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the
            chameleons.
  
      {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.
  
      {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.
  
      {Tree moss}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
            (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
                 
  
      {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have
            long claws and habitually live in trees.
  
      {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.
  
      {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.
  
      {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
            glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
            greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
  
      {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
            vit[91].
  
      {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
            proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
            among its flowers.
  
      {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
            folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
            -- called also {raccoon oyster}.
  
      {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the
            genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the
            magpie.
  
      {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
            Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},
            and allied genera.
  
      {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}.
  
      {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
            to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an
            elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
            the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
            with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus})
            is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is
            called also {c[oe]ndou}.
  
      {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
            {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the
            porcupines.
  
      {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake.
  
      {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike.
  
      {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among
            the branches of trees, and are not venomous.
  
      {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})
            which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
            greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
            Teneriffe.
  
      {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small
            arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
            ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species
            ({Passer montanus}).
  
      {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs
            in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
            adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.
  
      {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts
            of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East
            Indies and Southern Asia.
  
      {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard.
  
      {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the
            family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs
            and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into
            suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and
            leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is
            found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
            Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
            States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with
            which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See
            also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},
            under {Cricket}.
  
      {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied
            genera.
  
      {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
            pine trees.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2],
      tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo,
      trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth.
      triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr.
      dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru
      tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad},
      {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]
      1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
            (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
            trunk.
  
      Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
               is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
               fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
  
      2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
            resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
            branches; as, a genealogical tree.
  
      3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
            -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
            chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
  
      4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
  
                     [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
                                                                              x. 39.
  
      5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
                     In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
                     silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
                                                                              Tim. ii. 20).
  
      6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
            forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
            See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.
  
      {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of
            beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as
            the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
            goldsmith beetle.
  
      {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
            trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},
            {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.
  
      {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
            musang}).
  
      {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
            alba}). See {Melilot}.
  
      {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.
  
      {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},
            and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.
  
      {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American
            cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud
            stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.
  
      {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old
            World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,
            intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
            is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
  
      {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East
            Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and
            allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
            arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
  
      {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks
            belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks
            have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
            arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
            parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  
      {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
            trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
            higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
            of the existing species are tropical.
  
      {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish
            ({Sebastichthys serriceps}).
  
      {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Same as {Tree toad}.
            (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
                  belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied
                  genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are
                  furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
                  (see under {Flying}) is an example.
  
      {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose.
  
      {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on
            the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by
            sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the
            prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the
            form of a spine or crest.
  
      {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
  
      {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}.
  
      {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World
            arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the
            chameleons.
  
      {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.
  
      {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.
  
      {Tree moss}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
            (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
                 
  
      {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have
            long claws and habitually live in trees.
  
      {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.
  
      {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.
  
      {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
            glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
            greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
  
      {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
            vit[91].
  
      {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
            proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
            among its flowers.
  
      {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
            folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
            -- called also {raccoon oyster}.
  
      {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the
            genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the
            magpie.
  
      {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
            Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},
            and allied genera.
  
      {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}.
  
      {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
            to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an
            elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
            the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
            with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus})
            is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is
            called also {c[oe]ndou}.
  
      {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
            {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the
            porcupines.
  
      {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake.
  
      {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike.
  
      {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among
            the branches of trees, and are not venomous.
  
      {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})
            which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
            greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
            Teneriffe.
  
      {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small
            arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
            ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species
            ({Passer montanus}).
  
      {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs
            in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
            adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.
  
      {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts
            of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East
            Indies and Southern Asia.
  
      {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard.
  
      {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the
            family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs
            and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into
            suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and
            leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is
            found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
            Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
            States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with
            which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See
            also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},
            under {Cricket}.
  
      {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied
            genera.
  
      {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
            pine trees.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Treeless \Tree"less\, a.
      Destitute of trees. --C. Kingsley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mycose \My"cose\, n. [Gr. [?] a mushroom.] (Chem.)
      A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from
      certain lichens and fungi. Called also {trehalose}. [Written
      also {mykose}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trehalose \Tre"ha*lose`\, n. (Chem.)
      Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mycose \My"cose\, n. [Gr. [?] a mushroom.] (Chem.)
      A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from
      certain lichens and fungi. Called also {trehalose}. [Written
      also {mykose}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trehalose \Tre"ha*lose`\, n. (Chem.)
      Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Treillage \Treil"lage\, n. [F. treillage. See {Trellis}.]
      Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a
      trellis. --Spectator.
  
               I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow.
                                                                              --Walpole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trellis \Trel"lis\, n. [OE. relis, F. treillis, fr. treille vine
      arbor, fr. L. tricla, triclea, triclia, a bower, arbor,
      summer house.]
      A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework,
      used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting
      plants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trellised \Trel"lised\, a.
      Having a trellis or trellises.
  
               Cottages trellised over with exotic plants. --Jeffrey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trialogue \Tri"a*logue\, n. [LL. trialogus; tri- (see {Tri-}) +
      -logus as, in L. dialogus, E. dialogue.]
      A discourse or colloquy by three persons.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trillachan \Tril"la*chan\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trilocular \Tri*loc"u*lar\, a. [Pref. tri- + locular: cf. F.
      triloculaire.]
      Having three cells or cavities; as, a trilocular capsule; a
      trilocular heart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trilogy \Tril"o*gy\, n. [Gr. trilogi`a; pref. tri- (see {Tri-})
      + lo`gos speech, discourse: cf. F. trilogie.]
      A series of three dramas which, although each of them is in
      one sense complete, have a close mutual relation, and form
      one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare's [bd] Henry
      VI.[b8] is an example.
  
               On the Greek stage, a drama, or acted story, consisted
               in reality of three dramas, called together a trilogy,
               and performed consecutively in the course of one day.
                                                                              --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Troilus \Tro"i*lus\, n.; pl. L. {Troili}, E. {Troiluses}. [NL.,
      fr. L. Troilus, Gr. [?], the son of Priam.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, handsome American butterfly ({Euph[oe]ades, [or]
      Papilio, troilus}). It is black, with yellow marginal spots
      on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Troilus butterfly \Tro"i*lus butterfly\
      A large American butterfly ({Papilio troilus}). It is black,
      with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on
      the rear.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Troilus \Tro"i*lus\, n.; pl. L. {Troili}, E. {Troiluses}. [NL.,
      fr. L. Troilus, Gr. [?], the son of Priam.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, handsome American butterfly ({Euph[oe]ades, [or]
      Papilio, troilus}). It is black, with yellow marginal spots
      on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trolley car \Trol"ley car\ (Elec.)
      A motor car to which the current is conveyed by means of a
      trolley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Globeflower \Globe"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
      (a) A plant of the genus {Trollius} ({T. Europ[91]us}), found
            in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing
            handsome globe-shaped flowers.
      (b) The American plant {Trollius laxus}.
  
      {Japan globeflower}. See {Corchorus}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trullization \Trul`li*za"tion\, n. [L. trullissatio, from
      trullissare to trowel, to plaster, fr. trulla a trowel.]
      The act of laying on coats of plaster with a trowel.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tara Hills, CA (CDP, FIPS 77924)
      Location: 37.99360 N, 122.31748 W
      Population (1990): 4998 (1825 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Terrell County, GA (county, FIPS 273)
      Location: 31.77555 N, 84.43589 W
      Population (1990): 10653 (4069 housing units)
      Area: 868.9 sq km (land), 5.6 sq km (water)
   Terrell County, TX (county, FIPS 443)
      Location: 30.22601 N, 102.06691 W
      Population (1990): 1410 (810 housing units)
      Area: 6107.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Three Lakes, WI
      Zip code(s): 54562

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tower Lakes, IL (village, FIPS 75874)
      Location: 42.23022 N, 88.15579 W
      Population (1990): 1333 (434 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Trail City, SD
      Zip code(s): 57657

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Trail Creek, IN (town, FIPS 76328)
      Location: 41.69640 N, 86.85618 W
      Population (1990): 2463 (980 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Traill County, ND (county, FIPS 97)
      Location: 47.44733 N, 97.16621 W
      Population (1990): 8752 (3770 housing units)
      Area: 2232.4 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tri-Lakes, IN (CDP, FIPS 76526)
      Location: 41.22101 N, 85.48423 W
      Population (1990): 3299 (1450 housing units)
      Area: 91.1 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Turlock, CA (city, FIPS 80812)
      Location: 37.50491 N, 120.85040 W
      Population (1990): 42198 (15400 housing units)
      Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 95380

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tyrrell County, NC (county, FIPS 177)
      Location: 35.87039 N, 76.16513 W
      Population (1990): 3856 (1907 housing units)
      Area: 1009.9 sq km (land), 544.9 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Trellis
  
      1. An {object-oriented} language from the University of
      Karlsruhe(?) with {static type-checking} and {encapsulation}.
  
      2. An {object-oriented} application development system from
      {DEC}, based on the {Trellis} language.   (Formerly named Owl).
  
      E-mail: Jerry Smith
  
      ["Persistent and Shared Objects in trellis/owl", P. O'Brien et
      al, Proc 1986 IEEE Workshop on Object-Oriented Database
      Systems, IEEE, NY 1986].
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Trellis Code Modulation
  
      (TCM) A modulation technique with hardware {error detection
      and correction}.
  
      [Details?]
  
      (1995-02-22)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Trilogy
  
      A {strongly typed} {logic programming} language
      with numerical {constraint}-solving over the {natural
      numbers}, developed by Paul Voda
      at {UBC} in 1988.   Trilogy is syntactically a blend of
      {Prolog}, {Lisp}, and {Pascal}.   It contains three types of
      {clauses}: {predicates} ({backtracking} but no assignable
      variables), procedures (if-then-else but no backtracking;
      assignable variables), and {subroutines} (like procedures, but
      with input and {system calls}; callable only from top level or
      from other subroutines).
  
      Development of Trilogy I stopped in 1991.   Trilogy II,
      developed by Paul Voda 1988-92, was a {declarative} general
      purpose programming language, used for teaching and to write
      {CL}.
  
      {(http://www.fmph.uniba.sk/~voda)}.
  
      ["The Constraint Language Trilogy: Semantics and
      Computations", P. Voda, Complete Logic Systems, 741 Blueridge
      Ave, North Vancouver BC, V7R 2J5].
  
      (2000-04-08)
  
  
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