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   terra alba
         n 1: finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment
         2: fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and
            in whitening leather [syn: {pipeclay}, {terra alba}]
         3: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of
            aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an
            absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china
            clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain clay},
            {terra alba}]

English Dictionary: terra alba	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
three-lipped adj having three lips
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three-lobed adj (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes [syn: trilobate, trilobated, trilobed, three-lobed] having three lobes
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thrillful adj full of excitement; thrilled
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trail bike n a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground Synonym(s): trail bike, dirt bike, scrambler
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trail boss n the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle
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trailblazer n someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art Synonym(s): pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tree lupine n evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia Synonym(s): tree lupine, Lupinus arboreus
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tree wallaby n arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length Synonym(s): tree wallaby, tree kangaroo
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tree-living adj inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: arboreal, arboreous, tree-living] Antonym(s): nonarboreal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trial balance n a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality
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trial balloon n a test of public opinion a balloon sent up to test air currents
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trial by ordeal n a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence Synonym(s): ordeal, trial by ordeal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trial period n a period of time during which someone or something is tested Synonym(s): trial period, test period
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Trilby n singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali a hat made of felt with a creased crown Synonym(s): fedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trilobate adj (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes [syn: trilobate, trilobated, trilobed, three-lobed]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trilobated adj (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes [syn: trilobate, trilobated, trilobed, three-lobed]
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trilobed adj (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes [syn: trilobate, trilobated, trilobed, three-lobed]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trilobite n an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts
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trolleybus n a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires Synonym(s): trolleybus, trolley coach, trackless trolley
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trollop n a dirty untidy woman [syn: slattern, slut, {slovenly woman}, trollop] a woman adulterer Synonym(s): adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop
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Trollope n English writer of novels (1815-1882) [syn: Trollope, Anthony Trollope]
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true lobster n large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs
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true lover's knot n a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love Synonym(s): love knot, lovers' knot, lover's knot, true lovers' knot, true lover's knot a knot for tying the ends of two lines together Synonym(s): fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
true lovers' knot n a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love Synonym(s): love knot, lovers' knot, lover's knot, true lovers' knot, true lover's knot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
truelove n a person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
truelove knot n a knot for tying the ends of two lines together [syn: fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knot]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Terra \[d8]Ter"ra\, n. [It. & L. See {Terrace}.] The earth; earth. {Terra alba} [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc. {Terra cotta}. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See {Cook}, n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like. {Terr[91] filius} [L., son of the earth], formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England. {Terra firma} [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to {water}. {Terra Japonica}. [NL.] Same as {Gambier}. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan. {Terra Lemnia} [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under {Lemnian}. {Terra ponderosa} [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar. {Terra di Sienna}. See {Sienna}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Three-leafed \Three"-leafed`\, Three-leaved \Three"-leaved`\, a. (Bot.) (a) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade. (b) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes. {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Three-leafed \Three"-leafed`\, Three-leaved \Three"-leaved`\, a. (Bot.) (a) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade. (b) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes. {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nightshade \Night"shade`\, n. [AS. nichtscadu.] (Bot.) A common name of many species of the genus {Solanum}, given esp. to the {Solanum nigrum}, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous. {Deadly nightshade}. Same as {Belladonna} (a) . {Enchanter's nightshade}. See under {Enchanter}. {Stinking nightshade}. See {Henbane}. {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Three-leafed \Three"-leafed`\, Three-leaved \Three"-leaved`\, a. (Bot.) (a) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade. (b) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes. {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Three-lobed \Three"-lobed`\, a. Having three lobes. {Three-lobed leaf} (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts, the sinuses extending not more than half way to the middle, and either the parts of the sinuses being rounded.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Three-lobed \Three"-lobed`\, a. Having three lobes. {Three-lobed leaf} (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts, the sinuses extending not more than half way to the middle, and either the parts of the sinuses being rounded.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roll \Roll\, v. i. 1. To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane. And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls. --Shak. 2. To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street. [bd]The rolling chair.[b8] --Dryden. 3. To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well. 4. To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice. 5. To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away. 6. To turn; to move circularly. And his red eyeballs roll with living fire. --Dryden. 7. To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression. What different sorrows did within thee roll. --Prior. 8. To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about. Twice ten tempestuous nights I rolled. --Pope. 9. To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls. 10. To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well. 11. To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear. 12. To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls. {To roll about}, to gad abroad. [Obs.] Man shall not suffer his wife go roll about. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Torulaform \Tor"ulaform`\, a. (Biol.) Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trail \Trail\, n. 1. A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail. They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no dangerous trail. --Cooper. How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! --Shak. 2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains. 3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke. When lightning shoots in glittering trails along. --Rowe. 4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. [bd]A radiant trail of hair.[b8] --Pope. 5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.] 6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.] 7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep. The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served with its trail in, is a delicious dish. --Baird. 8. (Mil.) That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of {Gun carriage}, under {Gun}. 9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. [Prov. Eng.] {Trail boards} (Shipbuilding), the carved boards on both sides of the cutwater near the figurehead. {Trail net}, a net that is trailed or drawn behind a boat. --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spillet fishing \Spil"let fish`ing\, Spilliard fishing \Spil"liard fish`ing\, A system or method of fishing by means of a number of hooks set on snoods all on one line; -- in North America, called {trawl fishing}, {bultow}, or {bultow fishing}, and {long-line fishing}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trawlboat \Trawl"boat`\, n. A boat used in fishing with trawls or trawlnets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2], tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad}, {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.] 1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk. Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case, is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree, fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc. 2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a genealogical tree. 3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like. 4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree. [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts x. 39. 5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer. In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 20). 6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution. See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}. {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.] {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the goldsmith beetle. {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma}, {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera. {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus musang}). {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus alba}). See {Melilot}. {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}. {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris}, and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3. {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}. {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera, intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth. {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit. {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most of the existing species are tropical. {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys serriceps}). {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Same as {Tree toad}. (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog (see under {Flying}) is an example. {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose. {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a spine or crest. {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.] {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}. {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.] {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the chameleons. {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above. {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse. {Tree moss}. (Bot.) (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees. (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree. {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have long claws and habitually live in trees. {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}. {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame. {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor. {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor vit[91]. {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or among its flowers. {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree; -- called also {raccoon oyster}. {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the magpie. {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga}, and allied genera. {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}. {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus}) is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is called also {c[oe]ndou}. {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the porcupines. {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake. {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike. {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among the branches of trees, and are not venomous. {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria}) which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and Teneriffe. {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species ({Passer montanus}). {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia. {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard. {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog}, under {Cricket}. {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied genera. {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of pine trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tossing \Toss"ing\, n. 1. The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling. 2. (Mining) (a) A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earhy particles; -- called also {tozing}, and {treloobing}, in Cornwall. --Pryce. (b) A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trial balance \Tri"al bal`ance\ (Bookkeeping) The testing of a ledger to discover whether the debits and credits balance, by finding whether the sum of the personal credits increased by the difference between the debit and credit sums in the merchandise and other impersonal accounts equals the sum of personal debits. The equality would not show that the items were all correctly posted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Certificate \Certif"icate\, n. [F. certificat, fr. LL. certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See {tify}.] 1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior. 2. A written declaration legally authenticated. {Trial by certificate}, a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duel \Du"el\, n. [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest between two, which passed into the common form bellum war, fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See {Bellicose}, {Two}, and cf. {Duello}.] A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other. {Trial by duel} (Old Law), a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by battel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inspecttion \In*spect"tion\, n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.] 1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. --Spenser. With narrow search, and with inspection deep, Considered every creature. --Milton. 2. The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence. {Trial by inspection} (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which the case was settled by the individual observation and decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own senses, without the intervention of a jury. --Abbott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
6. That which has been publicly achieved in any kind of competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race. {Court of record} (pron. r[?]*k[?]rd" in Eng.), a court whose acts and judicial proceedings are written on parchment or in books for a perpetual memorial. {Debt of record}, a debt which appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment or a cognizance. {Trial by record}, a trial which is had when a matter of record is pleaded, and the opposite party pleads that there is no such record. In this case the trial is by inspection of the record itself, no other evidence being admissible. --Blackstone. {To beat}, [or] {break}, {the record} (Sporting), to surpass any performance of like kind as authoritatively recorded; as, to break the record in a walking match.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyx \Pyx\, n. [L. pyxis a box, Gr. pyxi`s a box, especially of boxwood, fr. py`xos the box tree or boxwood. See {Box} a receptacle.] [Written also {pix}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved. 2. A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint. --Mushet. 3. (Naut.) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle. --Weale. 4. (Anat.) Same as {Pyxis}. {Pyx cloth} (R. C. Ch.), a veil of silk or lace covering the pyx. {Trial of the pyx}, the annual testing, in the English mint, of the standard of gold and silver coins. --Encyc. Brit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilobate \Tri*lo"bate\, a. [Pref. tri- + lobate.] Having three lobes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilobation \Tri`lo*ba"tion\, n. The state of being trilobate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilobed \Tri"lobed\, a. [Pref. tri- + lobe.] Same as {Trilobate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilobite \Tri"lobite\ (tr[imac]"l[osl]b[imac]t), n. [Cf. F. trilobite. See {Trilobate}.] (Paleon.) Any one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging to the order Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the Silurian and Devonian periods, but became extinct at the close of the Paleozoic. So named from the three lobes usually seen on each segment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilobitic \Tri`lo*bit"ic\, a. Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as, trilobitic rocks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Troll \Troll\, n. [Icel. troll. Cf. {Droll}, {Trull}.] (Scand. Myth.) A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch. {Troll flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Globeflower} (a) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Troll \Troll\, n. 1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition. --Burke. 2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round. Thence the catch and troll, while [bd]Laughter, holding both his sides,[b8] sheds tears to song and ballad pathetic on the woes of married life. --Prof. Wilson. 3. A trolley. {Troll plate} (Mach.), a rotative disk with spiral ribs or grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck, can be brought together or spread radially.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trollop \Trol"lop\, n. [From {Troll} to roll, to stroll; but cf. also {Trull}.] A stroller; a loiterer; esp., an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trollopee \Trol`lop*ee"\, n. A kind of loose dress for women. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spade \Spade\, n. [AS. sp[91]d; spada; akin to D. spade, G. spaten, Icel. spa[edh]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf. {Epaulet}, {Spade} at cards, {Spathe}, {Spatula}.] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel. [bd]With spade and pickax armed.[b8] --Milton. 2. [Sp. espada, literally, a sword; -- so caused because these cards among the Spanish bear the figure of a sword. Sp. espada is fr. L. spatha, Gr. spa`qh. See the Etymology above.] One of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade. [bd]Let spades be trumps![b8] she said. --Pope. 3. A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale. {Spade bayonet}, a bayonet with a broad blade which may be used digging; -- called also {trowel bayonet}. {Spade handle} (Mach.), the forked end of a connecting rod in which a pin is held at both ends. See Illust. of {Knuckle joint}, under {Knuckle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trowel \Trow"el\, n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. [?] a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG. dwiril, Icel. [thorn]vara, AS. [thorn]wiril. Cf. {Twirl}.] 1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. 2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring the earth, etc. 3. (Founding) A tool used for smoothing a mold. {Trowel bayonet}. See {Spade bayonet}, under {Spade}. {Fish trowel}. See {Fish slice}, under {Fish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spade \Spade\, n. [AS. sp[91]d; spada; akin to D. spade, G. spaten, Icel. spa[edh]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf. {Epaulet}, {Spade} at cards, {Spathe}, {Spatula}.] 1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel. [bd]With spade and pickax armed.[b8] --Milton. 2. [Sp. espada, literally, a sword; -- so caused because these cards among the Spanish bear the figure of a sword. Sp. espada is fr. L. spatha, Gr. spa`qh. See the Etymology above.] One of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade. [bd]Let spades be trumps![b8] she said. --Pope. 3. A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale. {Spade bayonet}, a bayonet with a broad blade which may be used digging; -- called also {trowel bayonet}. {Spade handle} (Mach.), the forked end of a connecting rod in which a pin is held at both ends. See Illust. of {Knuckle joint}, under {Knuckle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trowel \Trow"el\, n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. [?] a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG. dwiril, Icel. [thorn]vara, AS. [thorn]wiril. Cf. {Twirl}.] 1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. 2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring the earth, etc. 3. (Founding) A tool used for smoothing a mold. {Trowel bayonet}. See {Spade bayonet}, under {Spade}. {Fish trowel}. See {Fish slice}, under {Fish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trowelful \Trow"el*ful\, n.; pl. {Trowelfuls}. As much as a trowel will hold; enough to fill a trowel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trowelful \Trow"el*ful\, n.; pl. {Trowelfuls}. As much as a trowel will hold; enough to fill a trowel.
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Truelove \True"love`\, n. 1. One really beloved. 2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}. 3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. --T. R. Lounsbury. Under his tongue a truelove he bore. --Chaucer. {Truelove knot}, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also {true-lover's knot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Truelove \True"love`\, n. 1. One really beloved. 2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}. 3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. --T. R. Lounsbury. Under his tongue a truelove he bore. --Chaucer. {Truelove knot}, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also {true-lover's knot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Truelove \True"love`\, n. 1. One really beloved. 2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}. 3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. --T. R. Lounsbury. Under his tongue a truelove he bore. --Chaucer. {Truelove knot}, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also {true-lover's knot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turlupin \Tur"lu*pin\, n. [F.] (Fr. Eccl. Hist.) One of the precursors of the Reformation; -- a nickname corresponding to Lollard, etc.