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   Taricha
         n 1: Pacific newts [syn: {Taricha}, {genus Taricha}]

English Dictionary: teres by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Taurus
n
  1. Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
    Synonym(s): Sanchez, Ilich Sanchez, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Carlos, Carlos the Jackal, Salim, Andres Martinez, Taurus, Glen Gebhard, Hector Hevodidbon, Michael Assat
  2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
    Synonym(s): Taurus, Bull
  3. a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini
  4. the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
    Synonym(s): Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tea rose
n
  1. any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): tea rose, Rosa odorata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tears
n
  1. the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
    Synonym(s): crying, weeping, tears
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
teras
n
  1. (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
    Synonym(s): monster, teras
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
terce
n
  1. the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: terce, tierce]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
teres
n
  1. either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms
    Synonym(s): teres, teres muscle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Teresa
n
  1. Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
    Synonym(s): Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
teriyaki
n
  1. beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
terrace
n
  1. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: patio, terrace]
  2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
    Synonym(s): terrace, bench
  3. a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"
v
  1. provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"
    Synonym(s): terrace, terrasse
  2. make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
terrasse
v
  1. provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"
    Synonym(s): terrace, terrasse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
terse
adj
  1. brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
    Synonym(s): crisp, curt, laconic, terse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theorise
v
  1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
    Synonym(s): speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theorize
v
  1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
    Synonym(s): speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
  2. construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"
  3. form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Theresa
n
  1. Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
    Synonym(s): Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theurgy
n
  1. the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
  2. white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thorax
n
  1. the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
  2. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    Synonym(s): thorax, chest, pectus
  3. part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thorough
adj
  1. painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"
  2. performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"
    Synonym(s): exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Thrace
n
  1. an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thrash
n
  1. a swimming kick used while treading water
v
  1. give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: thrash, thresh, lam, flail]
  2. move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
    Synonym(s): convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
  3. dance the slam dance
    Synonym(s): slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash
  4. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
  5. move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
  6. beat the seeds out of a grain
    Synonym(s): thrash, thresh
  7. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
    Synonym(s): cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thresh
v
  1. move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
    Synonym(s): convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
  2. move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
    Synonym(s): flail, thresh
  3. beat the seeds out of a grain
    Synonym(s): thrash, thresh
  4. give a thrashing to; beat hard
    Synonym(s): thrash, thresh, lam, flail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thrice
adv
  1. three times; "I called you thrice last night"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
throes
n
  1. violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
through
adv
  1. from beginning to end; "read this book through"
  2. over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
  3. to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
  4. in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
  5. throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"
    Synonym(s): through, through and through
adj
  1. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"
    Synonym(s): done, through, through with(p)
  2. (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
throughway
n
  1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thrush
n
  1. candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
  2. a woman who sings popular songs
  3. songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thyrse
n
  1. a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
    Synonym(s): thyrse, thyrsus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tie rack
n
  1. a rack for storing ties
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tierce
n
  1. the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: terce, tierce]
  2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    Synonym(s): three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace
  3. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
    Synonym(s): one-third, third, tierce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torch
n
  1. a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
  2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
    Synonym(s): common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus
  3. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
    Synonym(s): flashlight, torch
  4. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
    Synonym(s): blowtorch, torch, blowlamp
v
  1. burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torque
n
  1. a twisting force
    Synonym(s): torsion, torque
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torsk
n
  1. large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
    Synonym(s): cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torso
n
  1. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
    Synonym(s): torso, trunk, body
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torus
n
  1. a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
    Synonym(s): torus, toroid
  2. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
    Synonym(s): torus, tore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
touraco
n
  1. large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: touraco, turaco, turacou, turakoo]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tours
n
  1. an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trace
n
  1. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
    Synonym(s): trace, hint, suggestion
  2. an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
    Synonym(s): trace, vestige, tincture, shadow
  3. a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
    Synonym(s): touch, trace, ghost
  4. a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
    Synonym(s): tracing, trace
  5. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
  6. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
v
  1. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
    Synonym(s): trace, follow
  2. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
    Synonym(s): trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
  3. to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
    Synonym(s): trace, retrace
  4. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
    Synonym(s): hound, hunt, trace
  5. discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
  6. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
  7. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
  8. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
    Synonym(s): decipher, trace
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trachea
n
  1. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
    Synonym(s): trachea, windpipe
  2. one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
track
n
  1. a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
    Synonym(s): path, track, course
  2. evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
    Synonym(s): lead, track, trail
  3. a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
  4. a course over which races are run
    Synonym(s): racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track
  5. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
    Synonym(s): cut, track
  6. an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
    Synonym(s): track, caterpillar track, caterpillar tread
  7. (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
    Synonym(s): track, data track
  8. a groove on a phonograph recording
  9. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
    Synonym(s): track, rail, rails, runway
  10. any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
    Synonym(s): track, cart track, cartroad
  11. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
    Synonym(s): track, running
v
  1. carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house"
  2. observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile"
  3. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
    Synonym(s): chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
  4. travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
    Synonym(s): traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
  5. make tracks upon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tracy
n
  1. United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
    Synonym(s): Tracy, Spencer Tracy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trash
n
  1. worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: rubbish, trash, scrap]
  2. worthless people
    Synonym(s): trash, scum
  3. nonsensical talk or writing
    Synonym(s): folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop
  4. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
    Synonym(s): methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash
v
  1. dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
    Synonym(s): trash, junk, scrap
  2. express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"
    Synonym(s): pan, tear apart, trash
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trashy
adj
  1. cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise"
    Synonym(s): rubbishy, trashy
  2. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
    Synonym(s): brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tree house
n
  1. a playhouse built in the branches of a tree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trek
n
  1. a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
  2. any long and difficult trip
v
  1. journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"
  2. make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tress
n
  1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: braid, plait, tress, twist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trews
n
  1. tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
triage
n
  1. sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trice
n
  1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
    Synonym(s): blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
v
  1. raise with a line; "trice a window shade" [syn: trice, trice up]
  2. hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
    Synonym(s): trice, trice up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trick
n
  1. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
    Synonym(s): trick, fast one
  2. a period of work or duty
  3. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
  4. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    Synonym(s): antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
  5. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
    Synonym(s): magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
  6. a prostitute's customer
    Synonym(s): whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick
  7. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
v
  1. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
    Synonym(s): flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tricksy
adj
  1. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
    Synonym(s): crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tricky
adj
  1. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
    Synonym(s): slippery, tricky
  2. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
    Synonym(s): catchy, tricky
  3. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
    Synonym(s): crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trig
adj
  1. neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"
    Synonym(s): clean-cut, trig, trim
n
  1. the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
    Synonym(s): trigonometry, trig
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Triga
n
  1. type genus of the Triglidae
    Synonym(s): Triga, genus Triga
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trike
n
  1. a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
    Synonym(s): tricycle, trike, velocipede
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
triose
n
  1. any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
troche
n
  1. a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: {cough drop}, troche, pastille, pastil]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trochee
n
  1. a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
troika
n
  1. a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
  2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    Synonym(s): three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace
  3. a modern Russian triumvirate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trough
n
  1. a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
  2. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
    Synonym(s): gutter, trough
  3. a concave shape with an open top
    Synonym(s): bowl, trough
  4. a treasury for government funds
    Synonym(s): public treasury, trough, till
  5. a long narrow shallow receptacle
  6. a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
    Synonym(s): manger, trough
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trousseau
n
  1. the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
truce
n
  1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
    Synonym(s): armistice, cease-fire, truce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
truck
n
  1. an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling [syn: truck, motortruck]
  2. a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
    Synonym(s): hand truck, truck
v
  1. convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
truss
n
  1. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
  2. a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
  3. (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
    Synonym(s): corbel, truss
v
  1. tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
  2. secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
    Synonym(s): tie down, tie up, bind, truss
  3. support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tuareg
n
  1. a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara
  2. the dialect of Berber spoken by the Tuareg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turaco
n
  1. large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: touraco, turaco, turacou, turakoo]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turacou
n
  1. large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: touraco, turaco, turacou, turakoo]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turakoo
n
  1. large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: touraco, turaco, turacou, turakoo]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Turk
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turkey
n
  1. large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
    Synonym(s): turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
  2. a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
    Synonym(s): Turkey, Republic of Turkey
  3. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"
    Synonym(s): joker, turkey
  4. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
  5. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
    Synonym(s): turkey, bomb, dud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Turki
n
  1. any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
  2. a subfamily of Altaic languages
    Synonym(s): Turki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic language
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Targe \Targe\, n. [F. Cf. {Target}.]
      A shield or target. [Obs. or Poetic] [bd]A buckler on a
      targe.[b8] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tarot \Tar"ot\, n. [F.; cf. It. tarocco.]
      A game of cards; -- called also {taroc}. --Hoyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tarrace \Tar"race\, n.
      See {Trass}. [Obs.]

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   Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
      terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)
      A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
      cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
      of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
      cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
      also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]
  
      Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
               grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

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   Tarrace \Tar"race\, n.
      See {Trass}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
      terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)
      A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
      cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
      of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
      cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
      also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]
  
      Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
               grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

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   Tarras \Tar"ras\, n.
      See {Trass}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
      terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)
      A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
      cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
      of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
      cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
      also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]
  
      Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
               grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

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   Tarras \Tar"ras\, n.
      See {Trass}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
      terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)
      A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
      cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
      of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
      cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
      also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]
  
      Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
               grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

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   Taring \Tar"ing\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The common tern; -- called also {tarret}, and {tarrock}.
      [Prov. Eng.]

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   Tarrock \Tar"rock\, n. [Greenland tattarock.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The young of the kittiwake gull before the first molt.
      (b) The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]
      (c) The common tern.

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   Taring \Tar"ing\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The common tern; -- called also {tarret}, and {tarrock}.
      [Prov. Eng.]

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   Tarrock \Tar"rock\, n. [Greenland tattarock.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The young of the kittiwake gull before the first molt.
      (b) The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]
      (c) The common tern.

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   Tarse \Tarse\, n. [Cf. {Tassel}, {Tiercel}.] (Falconry)
      The male falcon.

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   Tarse \Tarse\, n. [Cf. F. tarse.] (Anat.)
      tarsus.

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   Tarsus \Tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Tarsi}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the flat of
      the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d {Tarse}.]
      1. (Anat.)
            (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the
                  foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in
                  man of seven short bones.
            (b) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the
                  eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also {tarsal
                  cartilage}, and {tarsal plate}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It
            usually consists of form two to five joints.

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   Tarso- \Tar"so-\
      A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,
      or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.

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   Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a
      sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign},
      {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.]
      That by which anything is made known or represented; that
      which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a
      proof. Specifically:
      (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as
            indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.
      (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine
            will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine
            power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.
  
                     Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of
                     the Spirit of God.                           --Rom. xv. 19.
  
                     It shall come to pass, if they will not believe
                     thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first
                     sign, that they will believe the voice of the
                     latter sign.                                    --Ex. iv. 8.
      (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve
            the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.
  
                     What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty
                     men, and they became a sign.            --Num. xxvi.
                                                                              10.
      (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or
            represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.
  
                     The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely
                     significative; but what they represent is as
                     certainly delivered to us as the symbols
                     themselves.                                       --Brerewood.
  
                     Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory.
                                                                              --Spenser.
      (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward
            manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of
            ideas.
      (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is
            expressed, or a command or a wish made known.
  
                     They made signs to his father, how he would have
                     him called.                                       --Luke i. 62.
      (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language
            of a signs such as those used by the North American
            Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.
  
      Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural
               signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and
               methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the
               dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word
               by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished
               from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on
               the fingers.
      (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.
            --Milton.
      (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed
            upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to
            advertise the business there transacted, or the name of
            the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed
            token or notice.
  
                     The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted
                     signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the
                     streets.                                          --Macaulay.
      (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
  
      Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection
               of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and
               are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus}
               ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo}
               ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]),
               {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]),
               {Capricornus   ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]),
               {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the
               names of the constellations occupying severally the
               divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still
               retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the
               equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become
               separated about 30 degrees from these constellations,
               and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in
               advance, or to the east of the one which bears its
               name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus,
               etc.
      (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities,
            or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign +
            (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6],
            and the like.
      (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one
            appreciable by some one other than the patient.
  
      Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used
               synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign
               differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived
               only by the patient himself. The term sign is often
               further restricted to the purely local evidences of
               disease afforded by direct examination of the organs
               involved, as distinguished from those evidence of
               general disturbance afforded by observation of the
               temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often
               called physical sign.
      (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.
      (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or
            signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term
            used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance
            considered with reference to that which it represents.
  
                     An outward and visible sign of an inward and
                     spiritual grace.                              --Bk. of
                                                                              Common Prayer.
  
      Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924.
  
      {Sign manual}.
      (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of
            bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed
            with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be,
            to complete their validity.
      (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting.
            --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton.
  
      Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol;
               type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See
               {Emblem}.

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   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.

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   Terce \Terce\, n.
      See {Tierce}.

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   Terek \Ter"ek\, n. [Because found on the Terek River in the
      Caucasus.]
      A sandpiper ({Terekia cinerea}) of the Old World, breeding in
      the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to
      South Africa and Australia. It frequents rivers.

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   d8Tergum \[d8]Ter"gum\, n.; pl. {Terga}. [L., the back.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The back of an animal.
      (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal.
      (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.

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   Terrace \Ter"race\, n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It.
      terrazza), fr. L. terra the earth, probably for tersa,
      originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch,
      E. torrid, and thirst. See {Thirst}, and cf. {Fumitory},
      {Inter}, v., {Patterre}, {Terrier}, {Trass}, {Tureen},
      {Turmeric}.]
      1. A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth,
            supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft,
            or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.
  
      2. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
  
      3. A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental
            nations are covered with terraces.
  
      4. A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a
            hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
  
      5. (Geol.) A level plain, usually with a steep front,
            bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.
  
      Note: Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at
               different levels, indicating the flood plains at
               successive periods in their history.
  
      {Terrace epoch}. (Geol.) See {Drift epoch}, under {Drift}, a.

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   Terrace \Ter"race\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terraced}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Terracing}.]
      To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace
      or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. --Sir H.
      Wotton.
  
               Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves.
                                                                              --Thomson.

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   Terras \Ter"ras\, n. (Min.)
      See {[?]rass}.

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   Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
      terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)
      A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
      cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
      of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
      cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
      also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]
  
      Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
               grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

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   Terras \Ter"ras\, n. (Min.)
      See {[?]rass}.

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   Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
      terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)
      A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
      cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
      of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
      cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
      also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]
  
      Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
               grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

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   Terreous \Ter"re*ous\, a. [L. terreus, fr. terra the earth. See
      {Terrace}.]
      Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances;
      terreous particles. [Obs.]

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   Terse \Terse\, a. [Compar. {Terser}; superl. {Tersest}.] [L.
      tersus, p. p. of tergere to rub or wipe off.]
      1. Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth;
            polished. [Obs.]
  
                     Many stones, . . . although terse and smooth, have
                     not this power attractive.                  --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      2. Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons. [R. & Obs.]
            [bd]Your polite and terse gallants.[b8] --Massinger.
  
      3. Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to
            smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.
  
                     Terse, luminous, and dignified eloquence.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
                     A poet, too, was there, whose verse Was tender,
                     musical, and terse.                           --Longfellow.
  
      Syn: Neat; concise; compact.
  
      Usage: {Terse}, {Concise}. Terse was defined by Johnson
                  [bd]cleanly written[b8], i. e., free from blemishes,
                  neat or smooth. Its present sense is [bd]free from
                  excrescences,[b8] and hence, compact, with smoothness,
                  grace, or elegance, as in the following lones of
                  Whitehead:
  
                           [bd]In eight terse lines has Ph[91]drus told (So
                           frugal were the bards of old) A tale of goats;
                           and closed with grace, Plan, moral, all, in that
                           short space.[b8] It differs from concise in not
                  implying, perhaps, quite as much condensation, but
                  chiefly in the additional idea of [bd]grace or
                  elegance.[b8] -- {Terse"ly}, adv. -- {Terse"ness}, n.

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   Tharos \Tha"ros\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small American butterfly ({Phycoides tharos}) having the
      upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black,
      the outer margins black with small white crescents; -- called
      also {pearl crescent}.

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   Thearchy \The"ar*chy\, n. [Gr. [?] god + -archy: cf. Gr. [?] the
      supreme deity.]
      Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy.

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   She \She\, pron. [sing. nom. {She}; poss. {Her}. or {Hers}; obj.
      {Her}; pl. nom. {They}; poss. {Their}or {Theirs}; obj.
      {Them}.] [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. se[a2], fem. of the
      definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS.
      siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, s[c6], si, Icel. s[umac],
      sj[be], Goth. si she, s[omac], fem. article, Russ. siia,
      fem., this, Gr. [?], fem. article, Skr. s[be], sy[be]. The
      possessive her or hers, and the objective her, are from a
      different root. See {Her}.]
      1. This or that female; the woman understood or referred to;
            the animal of the female sex, or object personified as
            feminine, which was spoken of.
  
                     She loved her children best in every wise.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --Gen.
                                                                              xviii. 15.
  
      2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [R.]
  
                     Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --Shak.
  
      Note: She is used in composition with nouns of common gender,
               for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as,
               a she-bear; a she-cat.

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   He \He\ (h[emac]), pron. [nom. {He}; poss. {His} (h[icr]z); obj.
      {Him} (h[icr]m); pl. nom. {They} ([th][amac]); poss. {Their}
      or {Theirs} ([th][acir]rz or [th][amac]rz); obj. {Them}
      ([th][ecr]m).] [AS. h[?], masc., he[a2], fem., hit, neut.;
      pl. h[c6], or hie, hig; akin to Ofries. hi, D. hij, OS. he,
      hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,
      accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his
      this. [root]183. Cf. {It}.]
      1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the
            masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a
            pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
            specified subject already indicated.
  
                     Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
                     rule over thee.                                 --Gen. iii.
                                                                              16.
  
                     Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
                     serve.                                                --Deut. x. 20.
  
      2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
            usually followed by a relative pronoun.
  
                     He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
                                                                              xiii. 20.
  
      3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
            substantively. --Chaucer.
  
                     I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of
                     thy sort.                                          --Shak.
  
      Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
               of common gender. In early English, he referred to a
               feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
               well as to noun in the masculine singular. In
               composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.

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   Theoric \The"o*ric\, n. [OF. theorique; cf. L. theorice.]
      Speculation; theory. [Obs.] --Shak.

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   Theoric \The*or"ic\, a. [Cf. F. th[82]orique. See {Theory}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the theorica.
  
      2. (pron. [?]) Relating to, or skilled in, theory;
            theoretically skilled. [Obs.]
  
                     A man but young, Yet old in judgment, theoric and
                     practic In all humanity.                     --Massinger.

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   Theory \The"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Theories}. [F. th[82]orie, L.
      theoria, Gr. [?] a beholding, spectacle, contemplation,
      speculation, fr. [?] a spectator, [?] to see, view. See
      {Theater}.]
      1. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in
            speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice;
            hypothesis; speculation.
  
      Note: [bd]This word is employed by English writers in a very
               loose and improper sense. It is with them usually
               convertible into hypothesis, and hypothesis is commonly
               used as another term for conjecture. The terms theory
               and theoretical are properly used in opposition to the
               terms practice and practical. In this sense, they were
               exclusively employed by the ancients; and in this
               sense, they are almost exclusively employed by the
               Continental philosophers.[b8] --Sir W. Hamilton.
  
      2. An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any
            science; as, the theory of music.
  
      3. The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory
            and practice of medicine.
  
      4. The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either
            physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion;
            Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
  
      {Atomic theory}, {Binary theory}, etc. See under {Atomic},
            {Binary}, etc.
  
      Syn: Hypothesis, speculation.
  
      Usage: {Theory}, {Hypothesis}. A theory is a scheme of the
                  relations subsisting between the parts of a systematic
                  whole; an hypothesis is a tentative conjecture
                  respecting a cause of phenomena.

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   Theorize \The"o*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Theorized}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Theorizing}.] [Cf. F. th[82]oriser.]
      To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by
      theory; to speculate.

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   Theriac \The"ri*ac\, d8Theriaca \[d8]The*ri"a*ca\, n. [L.
      theriaca an antidote against the bite of serpents, Gr. [?]:
      cf. F. th[82]riaque. See {Treacle}.]
      1. (Old Med.) An ancient composition esteemed efficacious
            against the effects of poison; especially, a certain
            compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and
            reduced by means of honey to an electuary; -- called also
            {theriaca Andromachi}, and {Venice treacle}.
  
      2. Treacle; molasses. --British Pharm.

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   Theriac \The"ri*ac\, Theriacal \The*ri"a*cal\, a. [Cf. F.
      th[82]riacal.]
      Of or pertaining to theriac; medicinal. [bd]Theriacal
      herbs.[b8] --Bacon.

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   Theurgy \The"ur*gy\ (th[emac]"[ucr]r*j[ycr]), n. [L. theurgia,
      Gr. qeoyrgi`a, fr. qeoyrgo`s doing the works of God; qeo`s
      God + 'e`rgon work: cf. F. th[82]urgie. See {Theism}, and
      {Work}.]
      1. A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic; sorcery.
  
      2. A kind of magical science or art developed in Alexandria
            among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to
            influence the will of the gods by means of purification
            and other sacramental rites. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
  
      3. In later or modern magic, that species of magic in which
            effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency,
            in distinction from natural magic.

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   Thorax \Tho"rax\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].]
      1. (Anat.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the
            abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls
            of which are supported by the dorsal vertebr[91], the
            ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are
            situated; the chest.
  
      Note: In mammals the thoracic cavity is completely separated
               from the abdominal by the diaphragm, but in birds and
               many reptiles the separation is incomplete, while in
               other reptiles, and in amphibians and fishes, there is
               no marked separation and no true thorax.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The middle region of the body of an insect, or that
                  region which bears the legs and wings. It is composed
                  of three united somites, each of which is composed of
                  several distinct parts. See Illust. in Appendix. and
                  Illust. of {Coleoptera}.
            (b) The second, or middle, region of the body of a
                  crustacean, arachnid, or other articulate animal. In
                  the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include
                  under the term thorax only the three segments bearing
                  the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments
                  bearing the legs. See Illust. in Appendix.
  
      3. (Antiq.) A breastplate, cuirass, or corselet; especially,
            the breastplate worn by the ancient Greeks.

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   Thoric \Thor"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to thorium; designating the compounds of
      thorium.

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   Thorough \Thor"ough\, prep. [See {Through}.]
      Through. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.

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   Thorough \Thor"ough\, a.
      1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.]
  
      2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect;
            as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough
            translator; a thorough poet.

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   Thorough \Thor"ough\, adv.
      1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Chaucer.
  
      2. Through. [Obs.] --Shak.

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   Thorough \Thor"ough\, n.
      A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

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   Thrack \Thrack\, v. t.
      To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property. [Obs.]
      --South.

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   Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Thrashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrashing}.] [OE.
      [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan,
      [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G.
      dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. [thorn]reskja, Sw. tr[94]ska,
      Dan. t[91]rske, Goth. [thorn]riskan, Lith. traszketi to
      rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash,
      OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. {Thresh}.]
      1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the
            straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the
            kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to
            thrash over the old straw.
  
                     The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by
                     machines.                                          --H. Spencer.
  
      2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.

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   Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t.
      1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the
            business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who
            thrashes well.
  
      2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
  
                     I rather would be M[91]vius, thrash for rhymes, Like
                     his, the scorn and scandal of the times. --Dryden.

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   Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Thrashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrashing}.] [OE.
      [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan,
      [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G.
      dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. [thorn]reskja, Sw. tr[94]ska,
      Dan. t[91]rske, Goth. [thorn]riskan, Lith. traszketi to
      rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash,
      OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. {Thresh}.]
      1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the
            straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the
            kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to
            thrash over the old straw.
  
                     The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by
                     machines.                                          --H. Spencer.
  
      2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.

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   Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t.
      1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the
            business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who
            thrashes well.
  
      2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
  
                     I rather would be M[91]vius, thrash for rhymes, Like
                     his, the scorn and scandal of the times. --Dryden.

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   Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Threshed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Threshing}.]
      Same as {Thrash}.
  
               He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. --Chaucer.

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   Thrice \Thrice\, adv. [OE. thries; thrie thrice (AS.
      [thorn]riga, [thorn]riwa) + -s, the adverbal suffix. See
      {Three}, and {-wards}.]
      1. Three times. [bd]Thrice in vain.[b8] --Spenser.
  
                     Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the
                     cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. --Matt. xxvi.
                                                                              34.
  
      2. In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.
  
                     Thrice noble lord, let me entreat of you To pardon
                     me.                                                   --Shak.
  
                     Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Note: Thrice is often used, generally with an intensive
               force, to form compounds which are usually of obvious
               meaning; as, in thrice-blessed, thrice-favored,
               thrice-hallowed, thrice-happy, thrice-told, and the
               like.

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   Through \Through\, a.
      Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from
      the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through
      line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of
      passage through; as, a through bridge.
  
      {Through bolt}, a bolt which passes through all the thickness
            or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is
            fixed.
  
      {Through bridge}, a bridge in which the floor is supported by
            the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so
            that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf.
            {Deck bridge}, under {Deck}.
  
      {Through cold}, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Through stone}, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also
            {through stane}.] --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Through ticket}, a ticket for the whole journey.
  
      {Through train}, a train which goes the whole length of a
            railway, or of a long route.

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   Through \Through\, prep. [OE. thurgh, [thorn]urh, [thorn]uruh,
      [thorn]oruh, AS. [thorn]urh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru,
      OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth.
      [thorn]a[a1]rh; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. [fb]53. Cf.
      {Nostril}, {Thorough}, {Thrill}.]
      1. From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one
            surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at
            the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a
            piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through
            the side of a ship.
  
      2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through
            a door; to go through an avenue.
  
                     Through the gate of ivory he dismissed His valiant
                     offspring.                                          --Dryden.
  
      3. By means of; by the agency of.
  
                     Through these hands this science has passed with
                     great applause.                                 --Sir W.
                                                                              Temple.
  
                     Material things are presented only through their
                     senses.                                             --Cheyne.
  
      4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through
            the country; to look through an account.
  
      5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a
            fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a
            thicket.
  
      6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion
            of; as, through life; through the year.

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   Through \Through\, adv.
      1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing
            through.
  
      2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
  
      3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as,
            to carry a project through.
  
      Note: Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives
               where we now use thorough; as, through-bred;
               through-lighted; through-placed, etc.
  
      {To drop through}, to fall through; to come to naught; to
            fail.
  
      {To fall through}. See under {Fall}, v. i.

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   Thrush \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin
      to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf.
      {Throstle}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds
            belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted
            for the sweetness of their songs.
  
      Note: Among the best-known European species are the song
               thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus}), the missel
               thrush (see under {Missel}), the European redwing, and
               the blackbird. The most important American species are
               the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}), Wilson's thrush
               ({T. fuscescens}), the hermit thrush (see under
               {Hermit}), Swainson's thrush ({T. Alici[91]}), and the
               migratory thrush, or American robin (see {Robin}).
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds
            more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or
            habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush
            (or thrasher). See {Brown thrush}.
  
      {Ant thrush}. See {Ant thrush}, {Breve}, and {Pitta}.
  
      {Babbling thrush}, any one of numerous species of Asiatic
            timaline birds; -- called also {babbler}.
  
      {Fruit thrush}, any species of bulbul.
  
      {Shrike thrush}. See under {Shrike}.
  
      {Stone thrush}, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called
            from its marbled breast.
  
      {Thrush nightingale}. See {Nightingale}, 2.
  
      {Thrush tit}, any one of several species of Asiatic singing
            birds of the genus {Cochoa}. They are beautifully colored
            birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size
            and habits.
  
      {Water thrush}.
            (a) The European dipper.
            (b) An American warbler ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).

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   Thrush \Thrush\, n. [Akin to Dan. tr[94]ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan.
      t[94]r dry, Sw. torr, Icel. [thorn]urr, AS. [thorn]yrr, OE.
      thrust thrist, E. thrist.]
      1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in
            newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called
            aphth[91]. See {Aphth[91]}.
  
      2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the
            feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.

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   Frush \Frush\, n. [Cf. OE. frosch, frosk, a frog (the animal),
      G. frosch frog (the animal), also carney or lampass of
      horses. See {Frog}, n., 2.]
      1. (Far.) The frog of a horse's foot.
  
      2. A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of
            a horse's foot; -- also caled {thrush.}

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   Thrush \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin
      to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf.
      {Throstle}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds
            belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted
            for the sweetness of their songs.
  
      Note: Among the best-known European species are the song
               thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus}), the missel
               thrush (see under {Missel}), the European redwing, and
               the blackbird. The most important American species are
               the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}), Wilson's thrush
               ({T. fuscescens}), the hermit thrush (see under
               {Hermit}), Swainson's thrush ({T. Alici[91]}), and the
               migratory thrush, or American robin (see {Robin}).
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds
            more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or
            habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush
            (or thrasher). See {Brown thrush}.
  
      {Ant thrush}. See {Ant thrush}, {Breve}, and {Pitta}.
  
      {Babbling thrush}, any one of numerous species of Asiatic
            timaline birds; -- called also {babbler}.
  
      {Fruit thrush}, any species of bulbul.
  
      {Shrike thrush}. See under {Shrike}.
  
      {Stone thrush}, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called
            from its marbled breast.
  
      {Thrush nightingale}. See {Nightingale}, 2.
  
      {Thrush tit}, any one of several species of Asiatic singing
            birds of the genus {Cochoa}. They are beautifully colored
            birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size
            and habits.
  
      {Water thrush}.
            (a) The European dipper.
            (b) An American warbler ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).

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   Thrush \Thrush\, n. [Akin to Dan. tr[94]ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan.
      t[94]r dry, Sw. torr, Icel. [thorn]urr, AS. [thorn]yrr, OE.
      thrust thrist, E. thrist.]
      1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in
            newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called
            aphth[91]. See {Aphth[91]}.
  
      2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the
            feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.

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   Frush \Frush\, n. [Cf. OE. frosch, frosk, a frog (the animal),
      G. frosch frog (the animal), also carney or lampass of
      horses. See {Frog}, n., 2.]
      1. (Far.) The frog of a horse's foot.
  
      2. A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of
            a horse's foot; -- also caled {thrush.}

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   Thryes \Thryes\, a.
      Thrice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Thurgh \Thurgh\, prep.
      Through. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Thurrok \Thur"rok\, n. [AS. [thorn]urruc a boat.]
      The hold of a ship; a sink. [Obs.]
  
               Small drops of water that enter through a little
               crevice into the thurrok and into the bottom of a ship.
                                                                              --Chaucer.

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   Thyrse \Thyrse\ (th[etil]rs), n. [Cf. F. thyrse.]
      A thyrsus.

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   d8Thyrsus \[d8]Thyr"sus\, n.; pl. {Thyrsi}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].
      Cf. {Torso}.]
      1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone,
            or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or
            berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs
            and others engaging in Bacchic rites.
  
                     A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus.
                                                                              --Mrs.
                                                                              Browning.
  
                     In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant
                     cones of pine.                                    --Longfellow.
  
      2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in
            the lilac and horse-chestnut.

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   Tierc82 \Tier*c[82]"\, a. [F.] (Her.)
      Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures;
      -- said of an escutcheon.

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   Tierce \Tierce\, n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce,
      third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See
      {Third}, {Three}, and cf. {Terce}, {Tercet}, {Tertiary}.]
      1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is,
            forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of
            forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.
  
      2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead
            or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are
            packed for shipment.
  
      3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See {Mediant}.
  
      4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce
            of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
  
      5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the
            wrist and nails are turned downward.
  
      6. (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one
            of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for
            that hour.

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   Hear \Hear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi[82]ran, h[?]ran, h[?]ran;
      akin to OS. h[?]rian, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG.
      h[?]ren, G. h[94]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw: h[94]ra, Dan. hore,
      Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. [?], E. acoustic. Cf. {Hark},
      {Hearken}.]
      1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of
            by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear
            one call.
  
                     Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou
                     canst hear the tread of travelers.      --Shak.
  
                     He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed;
            to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine;
            to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to
            hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.
  
      3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as,
            to hear a concert; to hear Mass.
  
      4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.
  
                     Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man
                     deputed of the king to hear thee.      --2 Sam. xv.
                                                                              3.
  
                     I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and
            answer favorably; to favor.
  
                     I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.
                                                                              --Ps. cxvi. 1.
  
                     They think that they shall be heard for their much
                     speaking.                                          --Matt. vi. 7.
  
      {Hear him}. See Remark, under {Hear}, v. i.
  
      {To hear a bird sing}, to receive private communication.
            [Colloq.] --Shak.
  
      {To hear say}, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to
            receive by rumor. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Torace \To*race"\, Torase \To*rase"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + {OE}.
      r[?]sen to rage.]
      To scratch to pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Torace \To*race"\, Torase \To*rase"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + {OE}.
      r[?]sen to rage.]
      To scratch to pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Torc \Torc\ (t[ocir]rk), n.
      Same as {Torque}, 1.

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   Torch \Torch\ (t[ocir]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch,
      rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere,
      tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher
      to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist,
      OF. torse a torse. Cf. {Torture}.]
      A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as
      of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp
      giving a large, flaring flame.
  
               They light the nuptial torch.                  --Milton.

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   Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
      anciently served for torches. Called also {torch}, and
      {hig-taper}.

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   Torch \Torch\ (t[ocir]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch,
      rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere,
      tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher
      to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist,
      OF. torse a torse. Cf. {Torture}.]
      A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as
      of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp
      giving a large, flaring flame.
  
               They light the nuptial torch.                  --Milton.

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   Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
      anciently served for torches. Called also {torch}, and
      {hig-taper}.

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   Tory \To"ry\, n.; pl. {Tories}. [ Properly used of the Irish
      bogtrotters who robbed and plundered during the English civil
      wars, professing to be in sympathy with the royal cause;
      hence transferred to those who sought to maintain the extreme
      prerogatives of the crown; probably from Ir. toiridhe, tor, a
      pursuer; akin to Ir. & Gael. toir a pursuit.]
      1. (Eng.Politics) A member of the conservative party, as
            opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called
            the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest
            supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.
  
      Note: The word Tory first occurs in English history in 1679,
               during the struggle in Parliament occasioned by the
               introduction of the bill for the exclusion of the duke
               of York from the line of succession, and was applied by
               the advocates of the bill to its opponents as a title
               of obloquy or contempt. The Tories subsequently took a
               broader ground, and their leading principle became the
               maintenance of things as they were. The name, however,
               has for several years ceased to designate an existing
               party, but is rather applied to certain traditional
               maxims of public policy. The political successors of
               the Tories are now commonly known as Conservatives.
               --New Am. Cyc.
  
      2. (Amer. Hist.) One who, in the time of the Revolution,
            favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against
            the colonies; an adherent tothe crown.

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   Torose \To*rose"\, a. [L. torosus full of muscle, brawny,
      fleshy. See {Torus}.]
      Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having
      the surface covered with rounded prominences.

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   Torous \Torous\, a.
      Torose.

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   Torque \Torque\, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr.
      torquere to twist.]
      1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as
            worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans,
            and Britons.
  
      2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to
            produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.
  
      3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,
            or cause to turn, about an axis.

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   Torrock \Tor"rock\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A gull. [Prov. Eng.]

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   Torse \Torse\, n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. tors, torse, twisted,
      wreathed, p. p. of tordre to twist, L. torquere. See
      {Torture}.]
      1. (Her.) A wreath.
  
      2. [F. tors, torse, twisted.] (Geom.) A developable surface.
            See under {Developable}.

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   Torso \Tor"so\, n.; pl. E. {Torsos}, It. {Torsi}. [It. torso,
      probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. [?]; cf.
      OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk.
      Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Truss}.]
      The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in
      sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and
      limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

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   Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish,
      G. dorsch.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The cusk. See {Cusk}.
      (b) The codfish. Called also {tusk}.

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   Cusk \Cusk\ (k?sk), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to
      the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America;
      -- called also {tusk} and {torsk}.

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   Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish,
      G. dorsch.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The cusk. See {Cusk}.
      (b) The codfish. Called also {tusk}.

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   Cusk \Cusk\ (k?sk), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to
      the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America;
      -- called also {tusk} and {torsk}.

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   Torso \Tor"so\, n.; pl. E. {Torsos}, It. {Torsi}. [It. torso,
      probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. [?]; cf.
      OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk.
      Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Truss}.]
      The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in
      sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and
      limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

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   Touraco \Tou*ra"co\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Turacou}.

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   Turacou \Tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus
      {Turacus}, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the
      peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers.
      [Written also {touraco}, and {touracou}.]

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   Touraco \Tou*ra"co\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Turacou}.

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   Turacou \Tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus
      {Turacus}, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the
      peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers.
      [Written also {touraco}, and {touracou}.]

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   Turacou \Tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus
      {Turacus}, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the
      peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers.
      [Written also {touraco}, and {touracou}.]

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   Trace \Trace\, n. (Mech.)
      A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of
      another piece, for transmitting motion, esp. from one plane
      to another; specif., such a piece in an organ-stop action to
      transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the
      stop slider.

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   Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the
      first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early
            times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,
            primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our
            primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;
            characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of
            dress.
  
      3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive
            verb in grammar.
  
      {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of
            axes to which the points of a magnitude are first
            referred, with reference to a second set or system, to
            which they are afterward referred.
  
      {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of
            which is of the same literal denomination as the
            fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.
            --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
  
      {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut
            from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.
           
  
      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under
            {Color}.
  
      {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian
            writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.
            325. --Shipley.
  
      {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the
            epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with
            the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of
            it.
  
      {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon
            which the projections are made, generally coinciding with
            some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a
            meridian.
  
      {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under
            {Primary}.
  
      {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.
  
      {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and
            thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the
            vertebrate blastoderm.
  
      Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;
               antiquated; old-fashioned.

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   Trace \Trace\, v. i.
      To walk; to go; to travel. [Obs.]
  
               Not wont on foot with heavy arms to trace. --Spenser.

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   Trace \Trace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {traced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {tracing}.] [OF. tracier, F. tracer, from (assumed) LL.
      tractiare, fr.L. tractus, p. p. of trahere to draw. Cf.
      {Abstract}, {Attract}, {Contract}, {Portratt}, {Tract},
      {Trail}, {Train}, {Treat}. ]
      1. To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially,
            to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines
            and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which
            they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced
            drawing.
  
                     Some faintly traced features or outline of the
                     mother and the child, slowly lading into the
                     twilight of the woods.                        --Hawthorne.
  
      2. To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or
            thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks,
            or tokens. --Cowper.
  
                     You may trace the deluge quite round the globe. --T.
                                                                              Burnet.
  
                     I feel thy power . . . to trace the ways Of highest
                     agents.                                             --Milton.
  
      3. Hence, to follow the trace or track of.
  
                     How all the way the prince on footpace traced.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      4. To copy; to imitate.
  
                     That servile path thou nobly dost decline, Of
                     tracing word, and line by line.         --Denham.
  
      5. To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
  
                     We do tracethis alley up and down.      --Shak.

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   Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trais. pl. of trait. See {Trait}.]
      One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending
      from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a
      vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

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   Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trace. See {Trace}, v. t. ]
      1. A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a
            course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a
            carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.
            --Milton.
  
      2. (Chem. & Min.) A very small quantity of an element or
            compound in a given substance, especially when so small
            that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an
            analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often
            contracted to tr.
  
      3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left
            when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token;
            vestige.
  
                     The shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or
                     blood, but in the sylvan chase.         --Pope.
  
      4. (Descriptive Geom. & Persp.) The intersection of a plane
            of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate
            plane.
  
      5. (Fort.) The ground plan of a work or works.
  
      {Syn}.-Vestige; mark; token. See {Vestige}.

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   Trace \Trace\, n. (Mech.)
      A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of
      another piece, for transmitting motion, esp. from one plane
      to another; specif., such a piece in an organ-stop action to
      transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the
      stop slider.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the
      first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early
            times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,
            primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our
            primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;
            characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of
            dress.
  
      3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive
            verb in grammar.
  
      {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of
            axes to which the points of a magnitude are first
            referred, with reference to a second set or system, to
            which they are afterward referred.
  
      {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of
            which is of the same literal denomination as the
            fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.
            --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
  
      {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut
            from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.
           
  
      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under
            {Color}.
  
      {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian
            writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.
            325. --Shipley.
  
      {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the
            epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with
            the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of
            it.
  
      {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon
            which the projections are made, generally coinciding with
            some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a
            meridian.
  
      {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under
            {Primary}.
  
      {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.
  
      {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and
            thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the
            vertebrate blastoderm.
  
      Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;
               antiquated; old-fashioned.

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   Trace \Trace\, v. i.
      To walk; to go; to travel. [Obs.]
  
               Not wont on foot with heavy arms to trace. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {traced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {tracing}.] [OF. tracier, F. tracer, from (assumed) LL.
      tractiare, fr.L. tractus, p. p. of trahere to draw. Cf.
      {Abstract}, {Attract}, {Contract}, {Portratt}, {Tract},
      {Trail}, {Train}, {Treat}. ]
      1. To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially,
            to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines
            and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which
            they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced
            drawing.
  
                     Some faintly traced features or outline of the
                     mother and the child, slowly lading into the
                     twilight of the woods.                        --Hawthorne.
  
      2. To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or
            thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks,
            or tokens. --Cowper.
  
                     You may trace the deluge quite round the globe. --T.
                                                                              Burnet.
  
                     I feel thy power . . . to trace the ways Of highest
                     agents.                                             --Milton.
  
      3. Hence, to follow the trace or track of.
  
                     How all the way the prince on footpace traced.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      4. To copy; to imitate.
  
                     That servile path thou nobly dost decline, Of
                     tracing word, and line by line.         --Denham.
  
      5. To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
  
                     We do tracethis alley up and down.      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trais. pl. of trait. See {Trait}.]
      One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending
      from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a
      vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trace. See {Trace}, v. t. ]
      1. A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a
            course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a
            carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.
            --Milton.
  
      2. (Chem. & Min.) A very small quantity of an element or
            compound in a given substance, especially when so small
            that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an
            analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often
            contracted to tr.
  
      3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left
            when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token;
            vestige.
  
                     The shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or
                     blood, but in the sylvan chase.         --Pope.
  
      4. (Descriptive Geom. & Persp.) The intersection of a plane
            of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate
            plane.
  
      5. (Fort.) The ground plan of a work or works.
  
      {Syn}.-Vestige; mark; token. See {Vestige}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, n. (Mech.)
      A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of
      another piece, for transmitting motion, esp. from one plane
      to another; specif., such a piece in an organ-stop action to
      transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the
      stop slider.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the
      first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]
      1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early
            times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,
            primitive innocence; the primitive church. [bd]Our
            primitive great sire.[b8] --Milton.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;
            characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of
            dress.
  
      3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive
            verb in grammar.
  
      {Primitive axes of co[94]rdinate} (Geom.), that system of
            axes to which the points of a magnitude are first
            referred, with reference to a second set or system, to
            which they are afterward referred.
  
      {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of
            which is of the same literal denomination as the
            fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.
            --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
  
      {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut
            from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.
           
  
      {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under
            {Color}.
  
      {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian
            writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.
            325. --Shipley.
  
      {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the
            epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with
            the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of
            it.
  
      {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon
            which the projections are made, generally coinciding with
            some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a
            meridian.
  
      {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under
            {Primary}.
  
      {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.
  
      {Primitive streak} [or] {trace} (Anat.), an opaque and
            thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the
            vertebrate blastoderm.
  
      Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;
               antiquated; old-fashioned.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, v. i.
      To walk; to go; to travel. [Obs.]
  
               Not wont on foot with heavy arms to trace. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {traced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {tracing}.] [OF. tracier, F. tracer, from (assumed) LL.
      tractiare, fr.L. tractus, p. p. of trahere to draw. Cf.
      {Abstract}, {Attract}, {Contract}, {Portratt}, {Tract},
      {Trail}, {Train}, {Treat}. ]
      1. To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially,
            to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines
            and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which
            they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced
            drawing.
  
                     Some faintly traced features or outline of the
                     mother and the child, slowly lading into the
                     twilight of the woods.                        --Hawthorne.
  
      2. To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or
            thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks,
            or tokens. --Cowper.
  
                     You may trace the deluge quite round the globe. --T.
                                                                              Burnet.
  
                     I feel thy power . . . to trace the ways Of highest
                     agents.                                             --Milton.
  
      3. Hence, to follow the trace or track of.
  
                     How all the way the prince on footpace traced.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      4. To copy; to imitate.
  
                     That servile path thou nobly dost decline, Of
                     tracing word, and line by line.         --Denham.
  
      5. To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
  
                     We do tracethis alley up and down.      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trais. pl. of trait. See {Trait}.]
      One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending
      from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a
      vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trace. See {Trace}, v. t. ]
      1. A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a
            course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a
            carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.
            --Milton.
  
      2. (Chem. & Min.) A very small quantity of an element or
            compound in a given substance, especially when so small
            that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an
            analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often
            contracted to tr.
  
      3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left
            when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token;
            vestige.
  
                     The shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or
                     blood, but in the sylvan chase.         --Pope.
  
      4. (Descriptive Geom. & Persp.) The intersection of a plane
            of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate
            plane.
  
      5. (Fort.) The ground plan of a work or works.
  
      {Syn}.-Vestige; mark; token. See {Vestige}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trachea \Tra"che*a\, n.; pl. {Trache[91]}. [NL.,from L. trachia,
      Gr. trachei^a (sc. [?] windpipe), from [?] rough, rugged: cf.
      F. trach[82]e.]
      1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of {Lung}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and
            arachnids.
  
      3. (Bot.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have
            spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected
            longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trachea \Tra"che*a\, n.; pl. {Trache[91]}. [NL.,from L. trachia,
      Gr. trachei^a (sc. [?] windpipe), from [?] rough, rugged: cf.
      F. trach[82]e.]
      1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of {Lung}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and
            arachnids.
  
      3. (Bot.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have
            spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected
            longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Track \Track\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tracked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {tracking}.]
      To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the
      marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in
      the snow.
  
               It was often found impossible to track the robbers to
               their retreats among the hills and morasses.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a
            line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to
            tow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Track \Track\, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of
      animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to
      draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. {Trick}.]
      1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the
            track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the
            track of a sled or a wheel.
  
                     The bright track of his fiery car.      --Shak.
  
      2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or
            beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
  
                     Far from track of men.                        --Milton.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said
            of birds, etc.
  
      4. A road; a beaten path.
  
                     Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden.
  
      5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
  
      6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
  
      7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails.
  
      8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of
            land. [Obs.] [bd]Small tracks of ground.[b8] --Fuller.
  
      {Track scale}, a railway scale. See under {Railway}.

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   Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]
      1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to
            determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.
  
                     This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and
                     groove to equal breadth by.               --Moxon.
  
                     There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.
                                                                              --I. Taylor.
  
      2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.
  
                     The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and
                     contempt.                                          --Burke.
  
      3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or
            regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or
            template; as, a button maker's gauge.
  
      4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the
            state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical
            elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some
            particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.
  
      5. (Naut.)
            (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with
                  reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather
                  gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and
                  the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
            (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
                  --Totten.
  
      6. The distance between the rails of a railway.
  
      Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is
               four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,
               gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,
               seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard
               gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called
               narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six
               inches.
  
      7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with
            common plaster to accelerate its setting.
  
      8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which
            is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of
            such shingles, slates, or tiles.
  
      {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the
            wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}.
  
      {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining
            the height of the water level in a steam boiler.
  
      {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel
            flange striking the edge of the rail.
  
      {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge.
  
      {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object
            having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,
            to a templet or gauge.
  
      {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is
            one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given
            measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of
            barrels, casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of
            cut. --Knight.
  
      {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making
            cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.
  
      {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to
            determine the depth of the furrow.
  
      {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line
            parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.
  
      {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of
            the page.
  
      {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of
            rain at any given place.
  
      {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance
            for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its
            specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.
  
      {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.
           
  
      {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with
            mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the
            degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air
            pump or other vacuum; a manometer.
  
      {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.)
            (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted
                  dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,
                  as screws, railway-car axles, etc.
            (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,
                  and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the
                  working gauges.
            (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5.
  
      {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the
            diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its
            length.
  
      {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of
            steam, as in a boiler.
  
      {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the
            tides.
  
      {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the
            relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a
            steam engine and the air.
  
      {Water gauge}.
            (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water
                  surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or
                  glass.
            (b) The height of the water in the boiler.
  
      {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the
            wind on any given surface; an anemometer.
  
      {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or
            the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.
            See under {Wire}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Track \Track\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tracked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {tracking}.]
      To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the
      marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in
      the snow.
  
               It was often found impossible to track the robbers to
               their retreats among the hills and morasses.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a
            line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to
            tow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Track \Track\, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of
      animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to
      draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. {Trick}.]
      1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the
            track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the
            track of a sled or a wheel.
  
                     The bright track of his fiery car.      --Shak.
  
      2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or
            beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
  
                     Far from track of men.                        --Milton.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said
            of birds, etc.
  
      4. A road; a beaten path.
  
                     Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden.
  
      5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
  
      6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
  
      7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails.
  
      8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of
            land. [Obs.] [bd]Small tracks of ground.[b8] --Fuller.
  
      {Track scale}, a railway scale. See under {Railway}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]
      1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to
            determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.
  
                     This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and
                     groove to equal breadth by.               --Moxon.
  
                     There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.
                                                                              --I. Taylor.
  
      2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.
  
                     The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and
                     contempt.                                          --Burke.
  
      3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or
            regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or
            template; as, a button maker's gauge.
  
      4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the
            state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical
            elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some
            particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.
  
      5. (Naut.)
            (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with
                  reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather
                  gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and
                  the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
            (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
                  --Totten.
  
      6. The distance between the rails of a railway.
  
      Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is
               four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,
               gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,
               seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard
               gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called
               narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six
               inches.
  
      7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with
            common plaster to accelerate its setting.
  
      8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which
            is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of
            such shingles, slates, or tiles.
  
      {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the
            wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}.
  
      {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining
            the height of the water level in a steam boiler.
  
      {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel
            flange striking the edge of the rail.
  
      {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge.
  
      {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object
            having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,
            to a templet or gauge.
  
      {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is
            one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given
            measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of
            barrels, casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of
            cut. --Knight.
  
      {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making
            cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.
  
      {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to
            determine the depth of the furrow.
  
      {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line
            parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.
  
      {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of
            the page.
  
      {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of
            rain at any given place.
  
      {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance
            for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its
            specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.
  
      {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.
           
  
      {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with
            mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the
            degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air
            pump or other vacuum; a manometer.
  
      {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.)
            (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted
                  dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,
                  as screws, railway-car axles, etc.
            (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,
                  and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the
                  working gauges.
            (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5.
  
      {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the
            diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its
            length.
  
      {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of
            steam, as in a boiler.
  
      {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the
            tides.
  
      {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the
            relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a
            steam engine and the air.
  
      {Water gauge}.
            (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water
                  surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or
                  glass.
            (b) The height of the water in the boiler.
  
      {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the
            wind on any given surface; an anemometer.
  
      {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or
            the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.
            See under {Wire}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trackway \Track"way`\, n.
      Any of two or more narrow paths, of steel, smooth stone, or
      the like, laid in a public roadway otherwise formed of an
      inferior pavement, as cobblestones, to provide an easy way
      for wheels.

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   Trais \Trais\, Trays \Trays\, n. pl.
      Traces. [Obs.]
  
               Four white bulls in the trays.               --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trash \Trash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Trashing}.]
      1. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to
            crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. --B.
            Edwards.
  
      2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn,
            humiliate, or crush. [Obs.]
  
      3. To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing
            game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to
            hinder vexatiously. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trash \Trash\, v. i.
      To follow with violence and trampling. [R.] --The Puritan
      (1607).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trash \Trash\, n. [Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs
      picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a
      rag, tatter.]
      1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
  
                     Who steals my purse steals trash.      --Shak.
  
                     A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.
                                                                              --Landor.
  
      2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar
            cane, or the like.
  
      Note: In the West Indies, the decayed leaves and stems of
               canes are called field trash; the bruised or macerated
               rind of canes is called cane trash; and both are called
               trash. --B. Edwards.
  
      3. A worthless person. [R.] --Shak.
  
      4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in
            pursuing game. --Markham.
  
      {Trash ice}, crumbled ice mixed with water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trashy \Trash"y\, a. [Compar. {Trashier}; superl. {Trashiest}.]
      Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected;
      worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
      terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)
      A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
      cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
      of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
      cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
      also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]
  
      Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
               grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.

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   Trais \Trais\, Trays \Trays\, n. pl.
      Traces. [Obs.]
  
               Four white bulls in the trays.               --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tray \Tray\, n.; pl. {Trays}. [OE. treye, AS. treg. Cf.
      {Trough}.]
      1. A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of
            a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making
            bread, chopping meat, etc.
  
      2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are
            carried; a waiter; a salver.
  
      3. A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within
            a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for
            small or light articles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trays \Trays\, n. pl. [Obs.]
      See {Trais}. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Treague \Treague\, n. [It. tregua; of Teutonic origin, and akin
      to E. true.]
      A truce. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trek \Trek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trekked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Trekking}.] [Written also {treck}.] [D. trekken. See
      {Track}, n.] [South Africa]
      1. To draw or haul a load, as oxen.
  
      2. To travel, esp. by ox wagon; to go from place to place; to
            migrate. [Chiefly South Africa]
  
                     One of the motives which induced the Boers of 1836
                     to trek out of the Colony.                  --James Bryce.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trek \Trek\, n. [Written also {treck}.] [D. Cf. {Track}, n.]
      The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a
      migration. [Chiefly South Africa]
  
               To the north a trek was projected, and some years later
               was nearly carried out, for the occupation of the
               Mashonaland.                                          --James Bryce.
  
      {Great Trek}, the great emigration of Boers from Cape Colony
            which began in 1836, and resulted in the founding of the
            South African Republic and Orange Free State.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trek \Trek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trekked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Trekking}.] [Written also {treck}.] [D. trekken. See
      {Track}, n.] [South Africa]
      1. To draw or haul a load, as oxen.
  
      2. To travel, esp. by ox wagon; to go from place to place; to
            migrate. [Chiefly South Africa]
  
                     One of the motives which induced the Boers of 1836
                     to trek out of the Colony.                  --James Bryce.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trek \Trek\, n. [Written also {treck}.] [D. Cf. {Track}, n.]
      The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a
      migration. [Chiefly South Africa]
  
               To the north a trek was projected, and some years later
               was nearly carried out, for the occupation of the
               Mashonaland.                                          --James Bryce.
  
      {Great Trek}, the great emigration of Boers from Cape Colony
            which began in 1836, and resulted in the founding of the
            South African Republic and Orange Free State.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tress \Tress\, n. [OE. tresse, OF. trece, F. tresse, LL. tricia,
      fr. Gr. tri`cha threefold, because a tress is usually formed
      by interlacing three pieces; akin to trei^s three. See
      {Three}.]
      1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
  
                     Her yellow hair was braided in a tress. --Chaucer.
  
                     Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare. --Pope.
  
      2. Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers. --Keats.

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   Tressy \Tress"y\, a.
      Abounding in tresses. --J. Baillie.

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   Trews \Trews\, n. pl.
      Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders. [bd]He
      wore the trews, or close trowsers, made of tartan.[b8] --Sir
      W. Scott.

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   Trias \Tri"as\, n. [L., triad. See {Triad}.] (Geol.)
      The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so
      named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of
      strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein,
      Muschelkalk, and Keuper.

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   d8Trica \[d8]Tri"ca\, n.; pl. {Tric[91]}. [NL.] (Bot.)
      An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface
      marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.

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   Trice \Trice\, n. [Sp. tris the noise made by the breaking of
      glass, an instant, en un tris in an instant; probably of
      imitative origin.]
      A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in
      the phrase in a trice. [bd]With a trice.[b8] --Turbervile.
      [bd] On a trice.[b8] --Shak.
  
               A man shall make his fortune in a trice. --Young.

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   Trice \Trice\, v. t. [OE. trisen; of Scand. or Low German
      origin; cf. Sw. trissa a sheave, pulley, triss a spritsail
      brace, Dan. tridse a pulley, tridse to haul by means of a
      pulley, to trice, LG. trisse a pulley, D. trijsen to hoist.]
      [Written also {trise}.]
      1. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. [Obs.]
  
                     Out of his seat I will him trice.      --Chaucer.
  
      2. (Naut.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

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   Trick \Trick\, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken
      to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan.
      tr[91]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. {Track}, {Trachery},
      {Trig}, a., {Trigger}.]
      1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly
            procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in
            trade.

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   Trick \Trick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tricked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Tricking}.]
      1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to
            defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a
            horse.
  
      2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically;
            -- often followed by up, off, or out. [bd] Trick her off
            in air.[b8] --Pope.
  
                     People lavish it profusely in tricking up their
                     children in fine clothes, and yet starve their
                     minds.                                                --Locke.
  
                     They are simple, but majestic, records of the
                     feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the
                     public eye as his diary would have been. --Macaulay.
  
      3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or
            distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
  
                     They forget that they are in the statutes: . . .
                     there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees.
                                                                              --B. Jonson.

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   Tricksy \Trick"sy\, a. [From {Trick}.]
      Exhibiting artfulness; trickish. [bd]My tricksy spirit![b8]
      --Shak.
  
               he tricksy policy which in the seventeenth century
               passed for state wisdom.                        --Coleridge.

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   Tricky \Trick"y\, a.
      Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

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   Trigonometry \Trig`o*nom"e*try\, n.; pl. {-tries}. [Gr. [?] a
      triangle + -metry: cf. F. trigonom[82]trie. See {Trigon}.]
      1. That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations
            of the sides and angles of triangles, which the methods of
            deducing from certain given parts other required parts,
            and also of the general relations which exist between the
            trigonometrical functions of arcs or angles.
  
      2. A treatise in this science.
  
      {Analytical trigonometry}, that branch of trigonometry which
            treats of the relations and properties of the
            trigonometrical functions.
  
      {Plane trigonometry}, and {Spherical trigonometry}, those
            branches of trigonometry in which its principles are
            applied to plane triangles and spherical triangles
            respectively.

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   Baptistery \Bap"tis*ter*y\,Baptistry \Bap"tis*try\, n.; pl.
      {Baptisteries}, {-tries} ([?]). [L. baptisterium, Gr. [?]:
      cf. F. baptist[8a]re.] (Arch.)
            (a) In early times, a separate building, usually
                  polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches
                  were often changed into baptisteries when larger
                  churches were built near.
            (b) A part of a church containing a font and used for
                  baptismal services.

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   Trig \Trig\, n. [See {Trigger}.]
      A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a
      wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. [Eng.]
      --Wright.

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   Trig \Trig\, v. t. [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.]
      To fill; to stuff; to cram. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.

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   Trig \Trig\, a. [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to
      dress.]
      Full; also, trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
  
               To sit on a horse square and trig.         --Brit. Quart.
                                                                              Rev.

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   Trig \Trig\, v. t. [See {Trigger}.]
      To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to
      scotch; to skid.

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   Triose \Tri"ose\, n. [Tri- + -ose.] (Chem.)
      (a) A sugar derived from a trihydric alcohol.
      (b) A trisaccharide.

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   Trice \Trice\, v. t. [OE. trisen; of Scand. or Low German
      origin; cf. Sw. trissa a sheave, pulley, triss a spritsail
      brace, Dan. tridse a pulley, tridse to haul by means of a
      pulley, to trice, LG. trisse a pulley, D. trijsen to hoist.]
      [Written also {trise}.]
      1. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. [Obs.]
  
                     Out of his seat I will him trice.      --Chaucer.
  
      2. (Naut.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

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   Tablet \Ta"blet\, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.]
      1. A small table or flat surface.
  
      2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint,
            draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an
            inscription or a picture.
  
      3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]
  
      4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.
  
      5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were
            formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
  
      6. (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly
            made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed
            into little flat squares; -- called also {lozenge}, and
            {troche}, especially when of a round or rounded form.

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   Troche \Tro"che\ (tr[omac]"k[emac]), n. [Gr. trocho`s anything
      round or circular, a wheel, properly, a runner, fr. tre`chein
      to run. Cf. {Trochee}.] (Pharm.)
      A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular
      form.

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   Tablet \Ta"blet\, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.]
      1. A small table or flat surface.
  
      2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint,
            draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an
            inscription or a picture.
  
      3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]
  
      4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.
  
      5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were
            formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
  
      6. (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly
            made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed
            into little flat squares; -- called also {lozenge}, and
            {troche}, especially when of a round or rounded form.

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   Troche \Tro"che\ (tr[omac]"k[emac]), n. [Gr. trocho`s anything
      round or circular, a wheel, properly, a runner, fr. tre`chein
      to run. Cf. {Trochee}.] (Pharm.)
      A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular
      form.

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   Trochee \Tro"chee\, n. [L. trochaeus, Gr. [?] (sc.[?]), from [?]
      running, from [?] to run. Cf. {Troche}, {Truck} a wheel.]
      (Pros.)
      A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short,
      as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the
      second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus.

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   d8Trochus \[d8]Tro"chus\, n.; pl. {Trochi}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a
      wheel.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells
      belonging to {Trochus} and many allied genera of the family
      {Trochid[91]}. Some of the species are called also
      {topshells}.

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   Troco \Tro"co\, n.
      An old English game; -- called also {lawn billiards}.

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   Trogue \Trogue\, n. [Cf. G. trog trough, E. trough.] (Mining)
      A wooden trough, forming a drain. --Raymond.

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   Troic \Tro"ic\, a. [L. Troicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?]. See {Trojan}.]
      Pertaining to Troy; Trojan. --Gladstone.

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   Trough \Trough\, n. (Meteor.)
      The transverse section of a cyclonic area where the
      barometric pressure, neither rising nor falling, has reached
      its lowest point.

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   Trough \Trough\, n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to
      D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tr[86]g, Dan. trug; probably
      originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. [?] &
      241. See {Tree}, and cf. {Trug}.]
      1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or
            other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log
            longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden
            channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.
  
      2. Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and
            narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc.
  
      {Trough gutter} (Arch.), a rectangular or V-shaped gutter,
            usually hung below the eaves of a house.
  
      {Trough of the sea}, the depression between two waves.

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   Trouse \Trouse\, n.
      Trousers. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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   Truage \Tru"age\, n. [Cf. OF. truage a tax. See {True}.]
      1. A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax.
            [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.
  
      2. A tax or impost; tribute. [Obs.] --R. of Gloucester.

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   Truce \Truce\, n. [OE. trewes, triwes, treowes, pl. of trewe a
      truce, properly, pledge of fidelity, truth, AS. tre[a2]w
      fidelity, faith, troth. See {True}.]
      1. (Mil.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders
            of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities,
            for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.
  
      2. Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary
            cessation; short quiet.
  
                     Where he may likeliest find Truce to his restless
                     thoughts.                                          --Milton.
  
      {Flag of truce} (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by
            one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which
            hostilities are suspended.
  
      {Truce of God}, a suspension of arms promulgated by the
            church, which occasionally took place in the Middle Ages,
            putting a stop to private hostilities at or within certain
            periods.

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   Truck \Truck\, n. [Cf. F. troc.]
      1. Exchange of commodities; barter. --Hakluyt.
  
      2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade;
            small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden
            vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]
  
      3. The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; --
            called also {truck system}.
  
      {Garden truck}, vegetables raised for market. [Colloq.] [U.
            S.]
  
      {Truck farming}, raising vegetables for market: market
            gardening. [Colloq. U. S.]

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   Truck \Truck\, v. t.
      To transport on a truck or trucks.

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   Truck \Truck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {trucking}.] [OE. trukken,F. troquer; akin to Sp. & Pg.
      trocar; of uncertain origin.]
      To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck
      knives for gold dust.
  
               We will begin by supposing the international trade to
               be in form, what it always is in reality, an actual
               trucking of one commodity against another. --J. S.
                                                                              Mill.

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   Truck \Truck\, n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. [?] a wheel, fr.
      [?] to run. See {Trochee}, and cf. {Truckle}, v. i.]
      1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a
            small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun
            carriage.
  
      2. A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods,
            stone, and other heavy articles.
  
                     Goods were conveyed about the town almost
                     exclusively in trucks drawn by dogs.   --Macaulay.
  
      3. (Railroad Mach.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a
            frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary
            boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a
            locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England.
            Trucks usually have four or six wheels.
  
      4. (Naut.)
            (a) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a
                  masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards
                  through.
            (b) A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or
                  disk-shaped, used for various purposes.
  
      5. A freight car. [Eng.]
  
      6. A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for various
            purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.

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   Truck \Truck\, v. i.
      To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.
  
               A master of a ship, who deceived them under color of
               trucking with them.                                 --Palfrey.
  
               Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
               To truck and higgle for a private good.   --Emerson.

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   Hose \Hose\ (h[omac]z), n.; pl. {Hose}, formerly {Hosen}
      (h[omac]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches,
      OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking;
      cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]
      1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn,
            reaching to the knee.
  
                     These men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
                     and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan.
                                                                              iii. 21.
  
                     His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For
                     his shrunk shank.                              --Shak.
  
      2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a
            stocking or stockings.
  
      3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other
            material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water,
            from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.
  
      {Hose carriage}, {cart}, [or] {truck}, a wheeled vehicle
            fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
  
      {Hose company}, a company of men appointed to bring and
            manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.]
  
      {Hose coupling}, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting
            hose, end to end.
  
      {Hose wrench}, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite
            or disconnect them.

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   Truck \Truck\, n. [Cf. F. troc.]
      1. Exchange of commodities; barter. --Hakluyt.
  
      2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade;
            small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden
            vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]
  
      3. The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; --
            called also {truck system}.
  
      {Garden truck}, vegetables raised for market. [Colloq.] [U.
            S.]
  
      {Truck farming}, raising vegetables for market: market
            gardening. [Colloq. U. S.]

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   Truck \Truck\, v. t.
      To transport on a truck or trucks.

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   Truck \Truck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {trucking}.] [OE. trukken,F. troquer; akin to Sp. & Pg.
      trocar; of uncertain origin.]
      To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck
      knives for gold dust.
  
               We will begin by supposing the international trade to
               be in form, what it always is in reality, an actual
               trucking of one commodity against another. --J. S.
                                                                              Mill.

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   Truck \Truck\, n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. [?] a wheel, fr.
      [?] to run. See {Trochee}, and cf. {Truckle}, v. i.]
      1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a
            small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun
            carriage.
  
      2. A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods,
            stone, and other heavy articles.
  
                     Goods were conveyed about the town almost
                     exclusively in trucks drawn by dogs.   --Macaulay.
  
      3. (Railroad Mach.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a
            frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary
            boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a
            locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England.
            Trucks usually have four or six wheels.
  
      4. (Naut.)
            (a) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a
                  masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards
                  through.
            (b) A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or
                  disk-shaped, used for various purposes.
  
      5. A freight car. [Eng.]
  
      6. A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for various
            purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.

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   Truck \Truck\, v. i.
      To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.
  
               A master of a ship, who deceived them under color of
               trucking with them.                                 --Palfrey.
  
               Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
               To truck and higgle for a private good.   --Emerson.

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   Hose \Hose\ (h[omac]z), n.; pl. {Hose}, formerly {Hosen}
      (h[omac]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches,
      OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking;
      cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]
      1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn,
            reaching to the knee.
  
                     These men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
                     and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan.
                                                                              iii. 21.
  
                     His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For
                     his shrunk shank.                              --Shak.
  
      2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a
            stocking or stockings.
  
      3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other
            material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water,
            from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.
  
      {Hose carriage}, {cart}, [or] {truck}, a wheeled vehicle
            fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
  
      {Hose company}, a company of men appointed to bring and
            manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.]
  
      {Hose coupling}, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting
            hose, end to end.
  
      {Hose wrench}, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite
            or disconnect them.

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   Trug \Trug\, n. [Cf. {Trough}.]
      1. A trough, or tray. Specifically:
            (a) A hod for mortar.
            (b) An old measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a
                  bushel. --Bailey.
  
      2. A concubine; a harlot. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630).

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   Truss \Truss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trussed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Trussing}.] [F. trousser. See {Truss}, n.]
      1. To bind or pack close; to make into a truss. --Shak.
  
                     It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      2. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce
            upon. [Obs.]
  
                     Who trussing me as eagle doth his prey. --Spenser.
  
      3. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of
            a brace or braces.
  
      4. To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the
            body in cooking it.
  
      5. To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.
            [Slang.] --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {To truss a person} [or] {one's self}, to adjust and fasten
            the clothing of; especially, to draw tight and tie the
            laces of garments. [Obs.] [bd]Enter Honeysuckle, in his
            nightcap, trussing himself.[b8] --J. Webster (1607).
  
      {To truss up}, to strain; to make close or tight.
  
      {Trussed beam}, a beam which is stiffened by a system of
            braces constituting a truss of which the beam is a chord.

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   Truss \Truss\, n. [OE. trusse, F. trousse, OF. also tourse;
      perhaps fr. L. tryrsus stalk, stem. Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Torso},
      {Trousers}, {Trousseau}.]
      1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. --Fabyan.
  
                     Bearing a truss of trifles at his back. --Spenser.
  
      Note: A truss of hay in England is 56 lbs. of old and 60 lbs.
               of new hay; a truss of straw is 36 lbs.
  
      2. A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the
            body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a
            woman's dress; a stomacher. [Obs.] --Nares.
  
                     Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which
                     bore The stains of ancient arms.         --Drayton.
  
      3. (Surg.) A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to
            keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion,
            and for other purposes.
  
      4. (Bot.) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main
            stalk, or stem, of certain plants.
  
      5. (Naut.) The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard
            to the mast.
  
      6. (Arch. & Engin.) An assemblage of members of wood or
            metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit
            pressure vertically to those points, with the least
            possible strain across the length of any member.
            Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber
            roofs, often contain members not needed for construction,
            or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite,
            or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with
            the exigencies of style.
  
      {Truss rod}, a rod which forms the tension member of a
            trussed beam, or a tie rod in a truss.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turacou \Tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus
      {Turacus}, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the
      peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers.
      [Written also {touraco}, and {touracou}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turko \Turk"o\, n.; pl. {Turkos}. [F. turco.]
      One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French
      army, dressed as a Turk. [Written also {Turco}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
               the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the
               {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or
               {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are
               some of the best known.
  
      Note: Among the true plums are;
  
      {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or
            purple globular drupes,
  
      {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.
  
      {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its
            round red drupes.
  
      {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
            much grown in England for sale in the markets.
  
      {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or
            yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several
            other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other
            genera than {Prunus}, are;
  
      {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of
            the same family with the persimmon.
  
      {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.
  
      {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.
           
  
      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.
  
      {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium
            macrophyllum}.
  
      {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.
  
      {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.
  
      {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.
  
      2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
  
      3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
            language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the
            person possessing it.
  
      {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European
            bullfinch.
  
      {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
            scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
            in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
            bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
  
      {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very
            destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other
            stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
            incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
            pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum
            curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turk \Turk\, n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F.
      Turc.]
      1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia,
            etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.
  
      2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
  
      3. A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey.
  
                     It is no good reason for a man's religion that he
                     was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would
                     have as much reason to be a Turk as a Christian to
                     be a Christian.                                 --Chillingworth.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The plum weevil. See {Curculio}, and {Plum
            weevil}, under {Plum}.
  
      {Turk's cap}. (Bot.)
            (a) Turk's-cap lily. See under {Lily}.
            (b) A tulip.
            (c) A plant of the genus {Melocactus}; Turk's head. See
                  {Melon cactus}, under {Melon}.
  
      {Turk's head}.
            (a) (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope
                  with a piece of small line. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
            (b) (Bot.) See {Turk's cap}
            (c) above.
  
      {Turk's turban} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Ranunculus};
            crowfoot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
               the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the
               {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or
               {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are
               some of the best known.
  
      Note: Among the true plums are;
  
      {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or
            purple globular drupes,
  
      {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.
  
      {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its
            round red drupes.
  
      {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
            much grown in England for sale in the markets.
  
      {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or
            yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several
            other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other
            genera than {Prunus}, are;
  
      {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of
            the same family with the persimmon.
  
      {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.
  
      {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.
           
  
      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.
  
      {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium
            macrophyllum}.
  
      {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.
  
      {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.
  
      {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.
  
      2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
  
      3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
            language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the
            person possessing it.
  
      {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European
            bullfinch.
  
      {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
            scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
            in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
            bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
  
      {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very
            destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other
            stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
            incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
            pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum
            curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turk \Turk\, n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F.
      Turc.]
      1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia,
            etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.
  
      2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
  
      3. A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey.
  
                     It is no good reason for a man's religion that he
                     was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would
                     have as much reason to be a Turk as a Christian to
                     be a Christian.                                 --Chillingworth.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The plum weevil. See {Curculio}, and {Plum
            weevil}, under {Plum}.
  
      {Turk's cap}. (Bot.)
            (a) Turk's-cap lily. See under {Lily}.
            (b) A tulip.
            (c) A plant of the genus {Melocactus}; Turk's head. See
                  {Melon cactus}, under {Melon}.
  
      {Turk's head}.
            (a) (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope
                  with a piece of small line. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
            (b) (Bot.) See {Turk's cap}
            (c) above.
  
      {Turk's turban} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Ranunculus};
            crowfoot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turkey \Tur"key\, n. [Cf. 2d {Turkey}.]
      An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.
  
      {Turkey carpet}, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor
            and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed
            of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is
            distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar
            carpets made in India and elsewhere.
  
      {Turkey oak}. (Bot.) See {Cerris}.
  
      {Turkey red}.
      (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes,
            etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously
            with oil or other fatty matter.
      (b) Cloth dyed with this red.
  
      {Turkey sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Toilet sponge}, under
            {Sponge}.
  
      {Turkey stone}, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite;
            -- called also {Turkey oilstone}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turkey \Tur"key\, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was
      formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from
      Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus
      {Meleagris}, especially the North American wild turkey
      ({Meleagris gallopavo}), and the domestic turkey, which was
      probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been
      domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of
      America.
  
      Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of
               the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tall feathers
               and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish
               chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American,
               or ocellated, turkey ({M. ocellata}) is more elegantly
               colored than the common species. See under {Ocellated}.
               The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard
               ({Choriotis australis}). See under {Native}.
  
      {Turkey beard} (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial
            liliaceous herbs of the genus {Xerophyllum}. They have a
            dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a
            long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called
            {turkey's beard}.
  
      {Turkey berry} (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of
            certain kinds of nightshade ({Solanum mammosum}, and {S.
            torvum}).
  
      {Turkey bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. So called because it
            erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when
            disturbed. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Turkey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a black or nearly black buzzard
            ({Cathartes aura}), abundant in the Southern United
            States. It is so called because its naked and warty head
            and neck resemble those of a turkey. Its is noted for its
            high and graceful flight. Called also {turkey vulture}.
  
      {Turkey cock} (Zo[94]l.), a male turkey.
  
      {Turkey hen} (Zo[94]l.), a female turkey.
  
      {Turkey pout} (Zo[94]l.), a young turkey. [R.]
  
      {Turkey vulture} (Zo[94]l.), the turkey buzzard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turko \Turk"o\, n.; pl. {Turkos}. [F. turco.]
      One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French
      army, dressed as a Turk. [Written also {Turco}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tyro \Ty"ro\, n.; pl. {Tyros}. [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a
      beginner.]
      A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any
      branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a
      subject; a novice. [Written also {tiro}.]
  
               The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult.
                                                                              --Cowper.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tarkio, MO (city, FIPS 72340)
      Location: 40.44306 N, 95.38377 W
      Population (1990): 2243 (909 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64491

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tarrs, PA
      Zip code(s): 15688

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   The Rock, GA (town, FIPS 76112)
      Location: 32.96375 N, 84.24213 W
      Population (1990): 88 (33 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30285

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Theresa, NY (village, FIPS 73517)
      Location: 44.21481 N, 75.79717 W
      Population (1990): 889 (353 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13691
   Theresa, WI (village, FIPS 79375)
      Location: 43.51782 N, 88.45273 W
      Population (1990): 771 (291 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 53091

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Three Oaks, MI (village, FIPS 79720)
      Location: 41.79933 N, 86.61274 W
      Population (1990): 1786 (744 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49128

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tracy, CA (city, FIPS 80238)
      Location: 37.73695 N, 121.43187 W
      Population (1990): 33558 (12174 housing units)
      Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 95376
   Tracy, IA
      Zip code(s): 50256
   Tracy, MN (city, FIPS 65308)
      Location: 44.23727 N, 95.61692 W
      Population (1990): 2059 (986 housing units)
      Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56175
   Tracy, MO (city, FIPS 73690)
      Location: 39.37857 N, 94.79300 W
      Population (1990): 287 (111 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Treece, KS (city, FIPS 71350)
      Location: 37.00019 N, 94.84349 W
      Population (1990): 172 (73 housing units)
      Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66778

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Trees, LA
      Zip code(s): 71082

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Trego, WI
      Zip code(s): 54888

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tresckow, PA (CDP, FIPS 77424)
      Location: 40.91542 N, 75.96523 W
      Population (1990): 1033 (419 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Trosky, MN (city, FIPS 65542)
      Location: 43.88835 N, 96.25568 W
      Population (1990): 120 (45 housing units)
      Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Truckee, CA (CDP, FIPS 80588)
      Location: 39.32637 N, 120.20230 W
      Population (1990): 3484 (1664 housing units)
      Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 96161, 96162

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Turkey, NC (town, FIPS 68740)
      Location: 34.99319 N, 78.18537 W
      Population (1990): 234 (102 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28393
   Turkey, TX (city, FIPS 73964)
      Location: 34.39419 N, 100.89546 W
      Population (1990): 507 (282 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 79261

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   thrash vi.   To move wildly or violently, without accomplishing
   anything useful.   Paging or swapping systems that are overloaded
   waste most of their time moving data into and out of core (rather
   than performing useful computation) and are therefore said to
   thrash.   Someone who keeps changing his mind (esp. about what to
   work on next) is said to be thrashing.   A person frantically trying
   to execute too many tasks at once (and not spending enough time on
   any single task) may also be described as thrashing.   Compare
   {multitask}.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   trash vt.   To destroy the contents of (said of a data
   structure).   The most common of the family of near-synonyms
   including {mung}, {mangle}, and {scribble}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   targa
  
      A graphics data format for {bitmap}
      {images}.   It uses 24 bits per {pixel} and is a common output
      format for {ray tracing} programs.
  
      (1995-01-05)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Terse
  
      Language for decryption of hardware logic.
  
      ["Hardware Logic Simulation by Compilation", C. Hansen, 25th
      ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conf, 1988].
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   thrash
  
      To move wildly or violently, without accomplishing anything
      useful.   {Paging} or {swapping} systems that are overloaded
      waste most of their time moving data into and out of {core}
      (rather than performing useful computation) and are therefore
      said to thrash.   Thrashing can also occur in a {cache} due to
      {cache conflict} or in a {multiprocessor} (see {ping-pong}).
  
      Someone who keeps changing his mind (especially about what to
      work on next) is said to be thrashing.   A person frantically
      trying to execute too many tasks at once (and not spending
      enough time on any single task) may also be described as
      thrashing.
  
      Compare {multitask}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   TRAC
  
      {Text Reckoning And Compiling}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   track
  
      The part of a {disk} which passes under one
      read/write head while the head is stationary.   The number of
      tracks on a disk surface therefore corresponds to the number
      of different radial positions of the head(s).   The collection
      of all tracks on all surfaces at a given radial position is
      known a {cylinder} and each track is divided into {sectors}.
  
      (1997-07-15)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   trash
  
      To destroy, e.g. the contents of a data structure.   The most
      common of the family of near-synonyms including {mung},
      {mangle}, and {scribble}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-11-03)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Trash-80
  
      Derogatory name for {Tandy}'s {TRS-80}.
  
      (1994-11-03)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   TRS
  
      {term rewriting system}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   TRS-80
  
      A series of {personal computers} sold by {Tandy
      Radio Shack}.   The '80' refers to the use of {Zilog Z-80}
      processor (NOT {Intel 80x8x}).
  
      There were 7.5 computers in the TRS-80 line: Models I, II,
      III, 4, 100, 102, 200.   The Model 4P was a portable version of
      the Model 4 with no tape drive -- only 2 1/2-height single
      sided disk drives.
  
      Later models that Radio Shack produced were not TRS-80
      machines -- they were based on the {Intel 80x8x} architecture.
      These included Tandy 1000, Tandy 2000, Tandy 3000, and others.
      The 1000 had a proprietary Color card.   The 2000 was a
      powerful machine for its time, but was based on the {Intel
      80186}, so when {IBM} didn't build a computer based on this
      chip, it failed.   It was used to design a boat for the
      America's Cup.
  
      The TRS-80 {GUI}, DeskMate, was proprietary, but no more than
      {Windoze} at the time.
  
      Many joke about "{TRaSh-80}" machines but several models were
      in fact classics of their time.
  
      (1996-02-18)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Tares
      the bearded darnel, mentioned only in Matt. 13:25-30. It is the
      Lolium temulentum, a species of rye-grass, the seeds of which
      are a strong soporific poison. It bears the closest resemblance
      to wheat till the ear appears, and only then the difference is
      discovered. It grows plentifully in Syria and Palestine.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Teresh
      severe, a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus, who
      conspired with another to murder him. The plot was detected by
      Mordecai, and the conspirators were put to death (Esther 2:21;
      6:2).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Tiras
      the youngest of the sons of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Tires
      "To tire" the head is to adorn it (2 Kings 9:30). As a noun the
      word is derived from "tiara," and is the rendering of the Heb.
      p'er, a "turban" or an ornament for the head (Ezek. 24:17; R.V.,
      "headtire;" 24:23). In Isa. 3:18 the word _saharonim_ is
      rendered "round tires like the moon," and in Judg. 8:21, 26
      "ornaments," but in both cases "crescents" in the Revised
      Version.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Tirhakah
      the last king of Egypt of the Ethiopian (the fifteenth) dynasty.
      He was the brother-in-law of So (q.v.). He probably ascended the
      throne about B.C. 692, having been previously king of Ethiopia
      (2 Kings 19:9; Isa. 37:9), which with Egypt now formed one
      nation. He was a great warrior, and but little is known of him.
      The Assyrian armies under Esarhaddon, and again under
      Assur-bani-pal, invaded Egypt and defeated Tirhakah, who
      afterwards retired into Ethiopia, where he died, after reigning
      twenty-six years.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Tirza
      pleasantness. (1.) An old royal city of the Canaanites, which
      was destroyed by Joshua (Josh. 12:24). Jeroboam chose it for his
      residence, and he removed to it from Shechem, which at first he
      made the capital of his kingdom. It remained the chief residence
      of the kings of Israel till Omri took Samaria (1 Kings 14:17;
      15:21; 16:6, 8, etc.). Here Zimri perished amid the flames of
      the palace to which in his despair he had set fire (1 Kings
      16:18), and here Menahem smote Shallum (2 Kings 15:14, 16).
      Solomon refers to its beauty (Cant. 6:4). It has been identified
      with the modern mud hamlet Teiasir, 11 miles north of Shechem.
      Others, however, would identify it with Telluza, a village about
      6 miles east of Samaria.
     
         (2.) The youngest of Zelophehad's five daughters (Num. 26:33;
      Josh. 17:3).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Towers
      of Babel (Gen. 11:4), Edar (Gen. 35:21), Penuel (Judg. 8:9, 17),
      Shechem (9:46), David (Cant. 4:4), Lebanon (7:4), Syene (Ezek.
      29:10), Hananeel (Zech. 14:10), Siloam (Luke 13:4). There were
      several towers in Jerusalem (2 Chr. 26:9; Ps. 48:12). They were
      erected for various purposes, as watch-towers in vineyard (Isa.
      5:2; Matt. 21:33) and towers for defence.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Troas
      a city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor,
      named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from
      it (about 4 miles) to the north. Here Paul, on his second
      missionary journey, saw the vision of a "man of Macedonia," who
      appeared to him, saying, "Come over, and help us" (Acts
      16:8-11). He visited this place also on other occasions, and on
      one of these visits he left his cloak and some books there (2
      Cor. 2:12; 2 Tim. 4:13). The ruins of Troas extend over many
      miles, the site being now mostly covered with a forest of oak
      trees. The modern name of the ruins is Eski Stamboul i.e., Old
      Constantinople.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Tirhakah, inquirer; examiner; dull observer
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Tirzah, benevolent; complaisant; pleasing
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Troas, penetrated
  

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   Turkey
  
   Turkey:Geography
  
   Location: Southwestern Asia (that part west of the Bosporus is
   sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between
   Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the
   Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
  
   Map references: Middle East
  
   Area:
   total area: 780,580 sq km
   land area: 770,760 sq km
   comparative area: slightly larger than Texas
  
   Land boundaries: total 2,627 km, Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km,
   Bulgaria 240 km, Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 331
   km, Syria 822 km
  
   Coastline: 7,200 km
  
   Maritime claims:
   exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only - to the maritime boundary
   agreed upon with the former USSR
   territorial sea: 6 nm in the Aegean Sea, 12 nm in the Black Sea and in
   the Mediterranean Sea
  
   International disputes: complex maritime, air and territorial disputes
   with Greece in Aegean Sea; Cyprus question; Hatay question with Syria;
   ongoing dispute with downstream riparians (Syria and Iraq) over water
   development plans for the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  
   Climate: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher
   in interior
  
   Terrain: mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau
   (Anatolia)
  
   Natural resources: antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate,
   sulphur, iron ore
  
   Land use:
   arable land: 30%
   permanent crops: 4%
   meadows and pastures: 12%
   forest and woodland: 26%
   other: 28%
  
   Irrigated land: 22,200 sq km (1989 est.)
  
   Environment:
   current issues: water pollution from dumping of chemicals and
   detergents; air pollution, particularly in urban areas; deforestation
   natural hazards: very severe earthquakes, especially in northern
   Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van
   international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Hazardous Wastes,
   Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands;
   signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Desertification,
   Environmental Modification
  
   Note: strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits (Bosporus,
   Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link Black and Aegean Seas
  
   Turkey:People
  
   Population: 63,405,526 (July 1995 est.)
  
   Age structure:
   0-14 years: 35% (female 10,815,288; male 11,203,723)
   15-64 years: 60% (female 18,723,772; male 19,391,037)
   65 years and over: 5% (female 1,764,363; male 1,507,343) (July 1995
   est.)
  
   Population growth rate: 1.97% (1995 est.)
  
   Birth rate: 25.33 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Death rate: 5.64 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Infant mortality rate: 45.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
  
   Life expectancy at birth:
   total population: 71.48 years
   male: 69.11 years
   female: 73.96 years (1995 est.)
  
   Total fertility rate: 3.12 children born/woman (1995 est.)
  
   Nationality:
   noun: Turk(s)
   adjective: Turkish
  
   Ethnic divisions: Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20%
  
   Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian and
   Jews)
  
   Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic
  
   Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
   total population: 79%
   male: 90%
   female: 68%
  
   Labor force: 20.4 million
   by occupation: agriculture 44%, services 41%, industry 15%
   note: between 1.5 million and 1.8 million Turks work abroad (1994)
  
   Turkey:Government
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: Republic of Turkey
   conventional short form: Turkey
   local long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
   local short form: Turkiye
  
   Digraph: TU
  
   Type: republican parliamentary democracy
  
   Capital: Ankara
  
   Administrative divisions: 73 provinces (iller, singular - il); Adana,
   Adiyaman, Afyon, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Artvin,
   Aydin, Balikesir, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu,
   Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Edirne,
   Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gazi Antep, Giresun, Gumushane,
   Hakkari, Hatay, Icel, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahraman Maras,
   Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir,
   Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mugla, Mus,
   Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanli Urfa, Siirt,
   Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Usak, Van,
   Yozgat, Zonguldak
  
   Independence: 29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)
  
   National holiday: Anniversary of the Declaration of the Republic, 29
   October (1923)
  
   Constitution: 7 November 1982
  
   Legal system: derived from various continental legal systems; accepts
   compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
  
   Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
  
   Executive branch:
   chief of state: President Suleyman DEMIREL (since 16 May 1993)
   head of government: Prime Minister Tansu CILLER (since 5 July 1993);
   Deputy Prime Minister Hikmet CETIN (since 27 March 1995)
   National Security Council: advisory body to the President and the
   Cabinet
   cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on
   nomination of the prime minister
  
   Legislative branch: unicameral
   Grand National Assembly of Turkey: (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi)
   elections last held 20 October 1991 (next to be held NA October 1996);
   results - DYP 27.03%, ANAP 24.01%, SHP 20.75%, RP 16.88%, DSP 10.75%,
   SBP 0.44%, independent 0.14%; seats - (450 total) DYP 178, ANAP 115,
   SHP 86, RP 40, MCP 19, DSP 7, other 5
   note: seats held by various parties are subject to change due to
   defections, creation of new parties, and ouster or death of sitting
   deputies; present seats by party are as follows: DYP 183, ANAP 97, RP
   38, CHP 65, MHP 17, BBP 7, DSP 10, YP 3, MP 2, independents 6, vacant
   22
  
   Judicial branch: Court of Cassation
  
   Political parties and leaders: True Path Party (DYP), Tansu CILLER;
   Motherland Party (ANAP), Mesut YILMAZ; Welfare Party (RP), Necmettin
   ERBAKAN; Democratic Left Party (DSP), Bulent ECEVIT; Nationalist
   Action Party (MHP - members also regroup under the name of National
   Labor Party or MCP), Alparslan TURKES; Socialist Unity Party (SBP),
   Sadun AREN; New Party (YP), Yusuf Bozkurt OZAL; Republican People's
   Party (CHP), Hikmet CETIN; note - Social Democrat Populist Party (SHP)
   has merged with CHP; Workers Party (IP), Dogu PERINCEK; Nation Party
   (MP), Aykut EDIBALI; Democrat Party (DP), Aydin MENDERES; Grand Unity
   Party (BBP), Muhsin YAZICIOGLU; Rebirth Party (YDP), Hasan Celal
   GUZEL; People's Democracy Party (HADEP), Murat BOZLAK; Main Path Party
   (ANAYOL), Gurcan BASER; Democratic Target Party (DHP), Abdulkadir
   Yasar TURK; Liberal Party (LP), Besim TIBUK; New Democracy Movement
   (YDH), Cem BOYNER; Democracy and Change Party (DDP), Ibrahim AKSOY
  
   Other political or pressure groups: Turkish Confederation of Labor
   (TURK-IS), Bayram MERAL; Confederation of Revolutionary Workers Unions
   (DISK), Ridvan BUDAK; Moral Rights Workers Union (HAK-IS), Negati
   CECIK; Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD),
   Halis KOMILI; Turkish Union of Chambers of Commerce and Commodity
   Exchanges (TOBB), Yalim EREZ; Turkish Confederation of Employers'
   Unions (TISK), Refik BAYDUR
  
   Member of: AsDB, BIS, BSEC, CCC, CE, CERN (observer), EBRD, ECE, ECO,
   FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IEA, IFAD,
   IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM
   (observer), ISO, ITU, NACC, NATO, NEA, OECD, OIC, OSCE, PCA, UN,
   UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNRWA, UPU, WEU (associate),
   WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
  
   Diplomatic representation in US:
   chief of mission: Ambassador Nuzhet KANDEMIR
   chancery: 1714 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
   telephone: [1] (202) 659-8200
   consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York
  
   US diplomatic representation:
   chief of mission: Ambassador Marc GROSSMAN
   embassy: 110 Ataturk Boulevard, Ankara
   mailing address: PSC 93, Box 5000, Ankara; APO AE 09823
   telephone: [90] (312) 468-6110 through 6128
   FAX: [90] (312) 467-0019
   consulate(s) general: Istanbul
   consulate(s): Adana
  
   Flag: red with a vertical white crescent (the closed portion is toward
   the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the
   crescent opening
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: In early 1995, after an impressive economic performance
   through most of the 1980s, Turkey continues to suffer through its most
   damaging economic crisis in the last 15 years. Sparked by the
   downgrading in January 1994 of Turkey's international credit rating by
   two US credit rating agencies, the crisis stems from years of loose
   fiscal and monetary policies that had exacerbated inflation and
   allowed the public debt, money supply, and current account deficit to
   explode. In April 1994, Prime Minister CILLER introduced an austerity
   package aimed at restoring domestic and international confidence in
   her fragile coalition government. Three months later the IMF endorsed
   the program, paving the way for a $740 million IMF standby loan.
   Although the economy showed signs of improvement following the
   stabilization measures, CILLER has been unable to overcome the
   political obstacles to tough structural reforms necessary for
   sustained, longer-term growth. As a consequence, the economy is
   suffering the worst of both worlds: at the end of 1994, inflation hit
   a record 126% (annual rate), and real GDP dropped an estimated 5% for
   the year as a whole, the worst decline in Turkey's post-war history.
   At the same time, the government missed key 1994 targets stipulated in
   the IMF agreement: the budget deficit is estimated to have overshot
   the government's goal by 47%; the total public sector borrowing
   requirement likely reached 10%-12% of GDP, rather than 8.5% called for
   in the program; and the Turkish lira's value fell 5% to 7% more than
   expected. The unprecedented effort by the Kurdistan Workers' Party
   (PKK) to raise the economic costs of its insurgency against the
   Turkish state is adding to Turkey's economic problems. Attacks against
   tourists have jeopardized tourist revenues, which account for about 3%
   of GDP, while economic activity in southeastern Turkey, where most of
   the violence occurs, has dropped considerably. Turkish officials are
   now negotiating a new letter of intent with the IMF that will
   stipulate more realistic macroeconomic goals for 1995 and allow the
   release of remaining funds of the standby agreement.
  
   National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $305.2 billion (1994
   est.)
  
   National product real growth rate: -5% (1994 est.)
  
   National product per capita: $4,910 (1994 est.)
  
   Inflation rate (consumer prices): 106% (1994)
  
   Unemployment rate: 12.6% (1994)
  
   Budget:
   revenues: $28.3 billion
   expenditures: $33.3 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.2
   billion (1995)
  
   Exports: $15.3 billion (f.o.b., 1993)
   commodities: manufactured products 72%, foodstuffs 23%, mining
   products 4% (1993)
   partners: Germany 24%, Russia 7%, US 7%, UK 6% (1993)
  
   Imports: $27.6 billion (f.o.b., 1993)
   commodities: manufactured products 71%, fuels 14%, foodstuffs 6%
   (1993)
   partners: Germany 15%, US 11%, Italy 9%, Russia 8% (1993)
  
   External debt: $66.6 billion (1994)
  
   Industrial production: growth rate 6.7% (1993); accounts for 26% of
   GDP
  
   Electricity:
   capacity: 18,710,000 kW
   production: 71 billion kWh
   consumption per capita: 1,079 kWh (1993)
  
   Industries: textiles, food processing, mining (coal, chromite, copper,
   boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper
  
   Agriculture: accounts for 16% of GDP; products - tobacco, cotton,
   grain, olives, sugar beets, pulses, citrus fruit, variety of animal
   products; self-sufficient in food most years
  
   Illicit drugs: major transit route for Southwest Asian heroin and
   hashish to Western Europe and the US via air, land, and sea routes;
   major Turkish, Iranian, and other international trafficking
   organizations operate out of Istanbul; laboratories to convert
   imported morphine base into heroin are in remote regions of Turkey as
   well as near Istanbul; government maintains strict controls over areas
   of legal opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate
  
   Economic aid:
   recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $2.3 billion;
   Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
   (1970-89), $10.1 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $665 million;
   Communist countries (1970-89), $4.5 billion
   note: aid for Persian Gulf war efforts from coalition allies (1991),
   $4.1 billion; aid pledged for Turkish Defense Fund, $2.5 billion
  
   Currency: 1 Turkish lira (TL) = 100 kurus
  
   Exchange rates: Turkish liras (TL) per US$1 - 37,444.1 (December
   1994), 29,608.7 (1994), 10,984.6 (1993), 6,872.4 (1992), 4,171.8
   (1991), 2,608.6 (1990)
  
   Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Turkey:Transportation
  
   Railroads:
   total: 10,413 km
   standard gauge: 10,413 km 1.435-m gauge (1,033 km electrified)
  
   Highways:
   total: 320,611 km
   paved: 29,915 km (including 862 km of expressways)
   unpaved: 290,696 km (1992)
  
   Inland waterways: about 1,200 km
  
   Pipelines: crude oil 1,738 km; petroleum products 2,321 km; natural
   gas 708 km
  
   Ports: Gemlik, Hopa, Iskenderun, Istanbul, Izmir, Izmit, Mersin,
   Samsun, Trabzon
  
   Merchant marine:
   total: 423 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,014,004 GRT/8,695,636
   DWT
   ships by type: bulk 113, cargo 203, chemical tanker 14, combination
   bulk 7, combination ore/oil 12, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 4,
   livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 46, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated
   cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9, short-sea passenger 7, specialized
   tanker 2
  
   Airports:
   total: 116
   with paved runways over 3,047 m: 16
   with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 20
   with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
   with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 21
   with paved runways under 914 m: 34
   with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2
   with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 11
  
   Turkey:Communications
  
   Telephone system: 3,400,000 telephones; fair domestic and
   international systems
   local: NA
   intercity: trunk radio relay microwave network; limited open wire
   network
   international: 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 EUTELSAT earth
   station; 1 submarine cable
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM 15, FM 94, shortwave 0
   radios: NA
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: 357
   televisions: NA
  
   Turkey:Defense Forces
  
   Branches: Land Forces, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry),
   Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie
  
   Manpower availability: males age 15-49 16,519,152; males fit for
   military service 10,067,089; males reach military age (20) annually
   625,476 (1995 est.)
  
   Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $6.9 billion, 4.1% of
   GDP (1993); note - figures do not include about $7 billion for the
   government's counterinsurgency efforts against the separatist
   Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
  
  
  
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