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Terylene
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English Dictionary: trailing arbutus	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
three-lane adj having a lane for traffic in each direction and a center lane for passing
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thrilling adj causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" Synonym(s): electrifying, thrilling causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"
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Tiarella unifoliata n plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana Synonym(s): false miterwort, false mitrewort, Tiarella unifoliata
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tirolean n soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade [syn: tyrolean, tirolean]
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trailing n the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind Synonym(s): trailing, tracking
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trailing arbutus n low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers Synonym(s): trailing arbutus, mayflower, Epigaea repens
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trailing edge n the rear edge of an airfoil
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trailing four o'clock n trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico Synonym(s): trailing four o'clock, trailing windmills, Allionia incarnata
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trailing windmills n trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico Synonym(s): trailing four o'clock, trailing windmills, Allionia incarnata
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trawl line n a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) Synonym(s): trawl, trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline
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trawl net n a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths Synonym(s): trawl, dragnet, trawl net
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tree line n line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes Synonym(s): timber line, timberline, tree line
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trial and error n experimenting until a solution is found
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trial impression n (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn: proof, test copy, trial impression]
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trial-and-error adj trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated; "he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution" relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory; "they adopted a trial-and-error procedure"
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trilingual adj using or knowing three languages; "trilingual speakers"
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Trilling n United States literary critic (1905-1975) [syn: Trilling, Lionel Trilling]
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trillion adj one quintillion in Great Britain one million million in the United States n a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" Synonym(s): million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" Synonym(s): trillion, one million million million the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" Synonym(s): trillion, one million million, 1000000000000
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trillion floating point operations per second n (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system Synonym(s): teraflop, trillion floating point operations per second
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trillionth adj the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order n one part in a trillion equal parts [syn: one-trillionth, trillionth]
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trillium n any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three- petaled flower Synonym(s): trillium, wood lily, wake-robin
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Trillium erectum n trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth Synonym(s): purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum
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trillium family n small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae Synonym(s): Trilliaceae, family Trilliaceae, trillium family
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Trillium recurvatum n trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers Synonym(s): prairie wake-robin, prairie trillium, Trillium recurvatum
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Trillium sessile n trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor Synonym(s): red trillium, toadshade, sessile trillium, Trillium sessile
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triolein n a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils Synonym(s): triolein, olein
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trolling n angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn: troll, trolling]
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twirlingly adv doing twirls; "they had a most twirlingly magnificent time"
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Tyrolean adj of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people; "Tyrolean yodeling" Synonym(s): Tyrolean, Tyrolese n a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade Synonym(s): tyrolean, tirolean
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Tyrolean Alps n a popular tourist area in the Tyrol
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]:
Thirl \Thirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thirling}.] [See {Thrill}.] To bore; to drill or thrill. See {Thrill}. [Obs. or Prov.] That with a spear was thirled his breast bone. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrillant \Thrill"ant\, a. Piercing; sharp; thrilling. [Obs.] [bd]His thrillant spear.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrill \Thrill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore. [fb]53. See {Through}, and cf. {Drill} to bore, {Nostril}, {Trill} to trickle.] 1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. [Obs.] He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. --Spenser. 2. Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate. To bathe in flery floods, or to reside In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. --Shak. Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the [?]eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold. The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did run through every vein. --Spenser. 3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.] I'll thrill my javelin. --Heywood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrilling \Thrill"ing\, a. Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- {Thrill"ingly}, adv. -- {Thrill"ingness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrilling \Thrill"ing\, a. Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- {Thrill"ingly}, adv. -- {Thrill"ingness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrilling \Thrill"ing\, a. Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- {Thrill"ingly}, adv. -- {Thrill"ingness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thurling \Thurl"ing\, n. (Mining) Same as {Thurl}, n., 2 (a) .
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Tireling \Tire"ling\, a. Tired; fatigued. [Obs.]
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{To roll one's self}, to wallow. {To roll the eye}, to direct its axis hither and thither in quick succession. {To roll one's r's}, to utter the letter r with a trill. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{To roll one's self}, to wallow. {To roll the eye}, to direct its axis hither and thither in quick succession. {To roll one's r's}, to utter the letter r with a trill. [Colloq.]
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]:
Trail \Trail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line; probably from a derivative of L. trahere to draw; cf. L. traha a drag, sledge, tragula a kind of drag net, a small sledge, Sp. trailla a leash, an instrument for leveling the ground, D. treilen to draw with a rope, to tow, treil a rope for drawing a boat. See {Trace}, v. t.] 1. To hunt by the track; to track.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trailing \Trail"ing\, a. & vb. n. from {Trail}. {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}. {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale. {Trailing wheel}, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trailing \Trail"ing\, a. & vb. n. from {Trail}. {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}. {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale. {Trailing wheel}, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. {Trailing arbutus} (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of the Heath family ({Epig[91]a repens}), having white or usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance, growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in the spring; in New England known as {mayflower}; -- called also {ground laurel}. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trailing edge \Trail"ing edge\ (A[89]ronautics) A following edge. See {Advancing edge}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trailing \Trail"ing\, a. & vb. n. from {Trail}. {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}. {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale. {Trailing wheel}, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trailing \Trail"ing\, a. & vb. n. from {Trail}. {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}. {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale. {Trailing wheel}, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tralineate \Tralin"eate\, v. i. [L. trans across + linea a line: cf. It tralineare, tralignare.] To deviate; to stray; to wander. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trawlnet \Trawl"net`\, n. Same as {Trawl}, n., 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lungwort \Lung"wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) An herb of the genus {Pulmonaria} ({P. officinalis}), of Europe; -- so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a diseased lung. (b) Any plant of the genus {Mertensia} (esp. {M. Virginica} and {M. Sibirica}) plants nearly related to {Pulmonaria}. The American lungwort is {Mertensia Virginica}, Virginia cowslip. --Gray. {Cow's lungwort} mullein. {Sea lungwort}, {Mertensia maritima}, found on the seacoast of Northern Europe and America. {Tree lungwort}, a lichen ({Sticta pulmonacea}) growing on trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of which it was once thought a remedy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilemma \Tri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (see {Tri-}) + {[?]} any thing received, in logic, an assumption. Cf. {Dilemma}.] 1. (Logic) A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See {Dilemma}. 2. A state of things in which it is difficult to determine which one of three courses to pursue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilinear \Trilin"ear\, a. (Math.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, three lines; as, trilinear co[94]rdinates.
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Note: Co[94]rdinates are of several kinds, consisting in some of the different cases, of the following elements, namely: (a) (Geom. of Two Dimensions) The abscissa and ordinate of any point, taken together; as the abscissa PY and ordinate PX of the point P (Fig. 2, referred to the co[94]rdinate axes AY and AX. (b) Any radius vector PA (Fig. 1), together with its angle of inclination to a fixed line, APX, by which any point A in the same plane is referred to that fixed line, and a fixed point in it, called the pole, P. (c) (Geom. of Three Dimensions) Any three lines, or distances, PB, PC, PD (Fig. 3), taken parallel to three co[94]rdinate axes, AX, AY, AZ, and measured from the corresponding co[94]rdinate fixed planes, YAZ, XAZ, XAY, to any point in space, P, whose position is thereby determined with respect to these planes and axes. (d) A radius vector, the angle which it makes with a fixed plane, and the angle which its projection on the plane makes with a fixed line line in the plane, by which means any point in space at the free extremity of the radius vector is referred to that fixed plane and fixed line, and a fixed point in that line, the pole of the radius vector. {Cartesian co[94]rdinates}. See under {Cartesian}. {Geographical co[94]rdinates}, the latitude and longitude of a place, by which its relative situation on the globe is known. The height of the above the sea level constitutes a third co[94]rdinate. {Polar co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates made up of a radius vector and its angle of inclination to another line, or a line and plane; as those defined in (b) and (d) above. {Rectangular co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates the axes of which intersect at right angles. {Rectilinear co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates made up of right lines. Those defined in (a) and (c) above are called also {Cartesian co[94]rdinates}. {Trigonometrical} [or] {Spherical co[94]rdinates}, elements of reference, by means of which the position of a point on the surface of a sphere may be determined with respect to two great circles of the sphere. {Trilinear co[94]rdinates}, co[94]rdinates of a point in a plane, consisting of the three ratios which the three distances of the point from three fixed lines have one to another.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilingual \Tri*lin"gual\, a. [L. trilinguis; tri- (see {Tri-}) + lingua tongue, language. See {Lingual}.] Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in three languages. The much-noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its surface a trilingual inscription. --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilinguar \Tri*lin"guar\, a. See {Trilingual}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trill \Trill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trilling}.] [It. trillare; probably of imitative origin.] To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note. The sober-suited songstress trills her lay. --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trilling \Tril"ling\, n. [Cf. G. drilling.] 1. One of tree children born at the same birth. --Wright. 2. (Crystallog.) A compound crystal, consisting of three individuals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trillion \Tril"lion\, n. [F. trillion, formed from the pref. tri- in imitation of million a million. Cf. {Billion}.] According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note under {Numeration}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Birthroot \Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant ({Trillium erectum}), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Triluminar \Trilu"minar\, Triluminous \Trilu"minous\, a. [Pref. tri- + L. lumen, luminis, light.] Having three lights [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Triluminar \Trilu"minar\, Triluminous \Trilu"minous\, a. [Pref. tri- + L. lumen, luminis, light.] Having three lights [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olein \O"le*in\, n. [L. oleum oil: cf. F. ol[82]ine.] (Physiol. Chem.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0[f8] C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see {Palmitin}). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40[f8] C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as {triolein}. It is also called {elain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Triolein \Trio"lein\ (tr[isl][omac]"l[esl][icr]n), n. [Pref. tri- + olein.] (Physiol. Chem.) See {Olein}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olein \O"le*in\, n. [L. oleum oil: cf. F. ol[82]ine.] (Physiol. Chem.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0[f8] C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see {Palmitin}). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40[f8] C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as {triolein}. It is also called {elain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Triolein \Trio"lein\ (tr[isl][omac]"l[esl][icr]n), n. [Pref. tri- + olein.] (Physiol. Chem.) See {Olein}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Troll \Troll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trolling}.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[93]ler, Of. troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. {Trot}.). Cf. {Trawl}.] 1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn. To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye. --Milton. 2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking. Then doth she troll to the bowl. --Gammer Gurton's Needle. Troll the brown bowl. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely. Will you troll the catch ? --Shak. His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd, By wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud. --Hudibras. 4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure. 5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from. With patient angle trolls the finny deep. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trollmydames \Troll"my*dames`\, n. [F. trou-madame pigeon holes.] The game of nineholes. [Written also {trolmydames}.] [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trollmydames \Troll"my*dames`\, n. [F. trou-madame pigeon holes.] The game of nineholes. [Written also {trolmydames}.] [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twirl \Twirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [be][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. {Trowel}.] To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers. See ruddy maids, Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel. --Dodsley. No more beneath soft eve's consenting star Fandango twirls his jocund castanet. --Byron.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Troll-O-Meter n. Common Usenet jargon for a notional instrument used to measure the quality of a Usenet {troll}. "Come on, everyone! If the above doesn't set off the Troll-O-Meter, we're going to have to get him to run around with a big blinking sign saying `I am a troll, I'm only in it for the controversy and flames' and shooting random gobs of Jell-O(tm) at us before the point is proven." Mentions of the Troll-O-Meter are often accompanied by an ASCII picture of an arrow pointing at a numeric scale. Compare {bogometer}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
twirling baton n. [PLATO] The overstrike sequence -/\|\-/\|\- which produces an animated twirling baton. If you output it with a single backspace between characters, the baton spins in place. If you output the sequence BS SP between characters, the baton spins from left to right. If you output BS SP BS BS between characters, the baton spins from right to left. This is also occasionally called a twiddle prompt. The twirling baton was a popular component of animated signature files on the pioneering PLATO educational timesharing system. The `archie' Internet service is perhaps the best-known baton program today; it uses the twirling baton as an idler indicating that the program is working on a query. The twirling baton is also used as a boot progress indicator on several BSD variants of Unix; if it stops you're probably going to have a long and trying day.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
trillion In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12. [Elsewhere?] (1996-10-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
twirling baton The overstrike sequence -/\|\-/\|\- which produces an animated twirling baton. If you output it with a single {backspace} between characters, the baton spins in place. If you output the sequence BS SP between characters, the baton spins from left to right. If you output BS SP BS BS between characters, the batton spins from right to left. The twirling baton was a popular component of animated signature files on the pioneering {PLATO} educational {time-sharing} system. The "{archie}" {Internet} service is perhaps the best-known baton program today; it uses the twirling baton as an idler indicating that the program is working on a query. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-23)