English Dictionary: tolerable | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tailor \Tai"lor\, n. [OF. tailleor, F. tailleur, fr. OF. taillier, F. tailler to cut, fr. L. talea a rod, stick, a cutting, layer for planting. Cf. {Detail}, {Entail}, {Retail}, {Tally}, n.] 1. One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer garments. Well said, good woman's tailor . . . I would thou wert a man's tailor. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The mattowacca; -- called also {tailor herring}. (b) The silversides. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The goldfish. [Prov. Eng.] {Salt-water tailor} (Zo[94]l.), the bluefish. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. {Tailor bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small Asiatic and East Indian singing birds belonging to {Orthotomus}, {Prinia}, and allied genera. They are noted for the skill with which they sew leaves together to form nests. The common Indian species are {O. longicauda}, which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail coverts yellowish green, and the under parts white; and the golden-headed tailor bird ({O. coronatus}), which has the top of the head golden yellow and the back and wings pale olive-green. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Linden \Lin"den\ (l[icr]n"d[eit]n), n. [Orig. an adj. from lind linden tree, AS. lind; akin to D. & G. linde, OHG. linta, Icel., Sw., & Dan. lind. Cf. {Lime} linden.] (Bot.) (a) A handsome tree ({Tilia Europ[91]a}), having cymes of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe. (b) In America, the basswood, or {Tilia Americana}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Russia \Rus"sia\, n. A country of Europe and Asia. {Russia iron}, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface. {Russia leather}, a soft kind of leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being subject to mold, and being proof against insects. {Russia matting}, matting manufactured in Russia from the inner bark of the linden ({Tilia Europ[91]a}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of {Rudder}. Cf. 2d {Helm}, 1. 2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. [Obs.] You can shoot in a tiller. --Beau. & Fl. 3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.] 4. A small drawer; a till. --Dryden. {Tiller rope} (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end of the tiller and the steering wheel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tolerable \Tol"er*a*ble\, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol[82]rable. See {Tolerate}.] 1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. --Milton. 2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden. -- {Tol"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tol"er*a*bly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tolerable \Tol"er*a*ble\, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol[82]rable. See {Tolerate}.] 1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. --Milton. 2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden. -- {Tol"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tol"er*a*bly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tolerable \Tol"er*a*ble\, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol[82]rable. See {Tolerate}.] 1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. --Milton. 2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden. -- {Tol"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tol"er*a*bly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tolerabolity \Tol`er*a*bol"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being tolerable. [R.] --Fuller. Wordsworth. | |
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Taylorville, IL (city, FIPS 74574) Location: 39.52147 N, 89.26216 W Population (1990): 11133 (5019 housing units) Area: 18.3 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water) |