Chapter 1717

Tet`ra*phar"ma*com (?) , Tet`ra*phar"ma*cum (?) , n. [NL. tetrapharmacon , L. tetrapharmacum , Gr. <?/; <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/ a drug.] (Med.) A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment.

Brande & C.

Tetraphenol <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*phe"nol (?) , n. [ Tetra- + phenol .] (Chem.) Furfuran. [Obs.]

Tetraphyllous <Xpage=1492>

Te*traph"yl*lous (?) , a. [ Tetra- + Gr. <?/ a leaf.] (Bot.) Having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets.

Tetrapla <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ra*pla (?) , n. ; etymologically pl. , but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr. tetraplo`os , tetraploy^s , fourfold.] A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged in four columns by Origen; hence, any version in four languages or four columns.

Tetraneumona <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*neu"mo*na (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Tetra- , and Pneumo- .] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Arachnida including those spiders which have four lungs, or pulmonary sacs. It includes the bird spiders (Mygale) and the trapdoor spiders. See Mygale .

Tetrapnuemonian <Xpage=1492>

Tet`rap*nue*mo"ni*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tetrapneumona.

Tetrapod <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ra*pod (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fourfooted; <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/, <?/, foot.] (Zo\'94l.) An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies.

Tetrapody <Xpage=1492>

Te*trap"o*dy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/.] A set of four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.

Tetrapteran <Xpage=1492>

Te*trap"ter*an (?) , n. [See Tetrapterous .] (Zo\'94l.) An insect having four wings.

Tetrapterous <Xpage=1492>

Te*trap"ter*ous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/ wing.] (Zo\'94l.) Having four wings.

Tetraptote <Xpage=1492>

Tet"rap*tote (?) , n. [L. tetraptotum , Gr. <?/.] (Gram.) A noun that has four cases only.

Andrews.

Tetrarch <Xpage=1492>

Te"trarch (?) , n. [L. tetrarches , Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/ a ruler, <?/ to lead; rule: cf. F. t\'82trarque . See Arch , a. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.

Tetrarch <Xpage=1492>

Te"trarch , a. Four. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Tetrarchate <Xpage=1492>

Te*trarch"ate (?) , n. [Cf. F. t\'82trarchat .] (Rom. Antiq.) A tetrarchy.

Tetrarchical <Xpage=1492>

Te*trarch"ic*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/.] Of or pertaining to a tetrarch or tetrarchy.

Bolingbroke.

Tetrarchy <Xpage=1492>

Tet"rarch*y (?) , n. ; pl. Tetrarchies (#) . [L. tetrarchia , Gr. <?/: cf. F. t\'82trarchie .] (Rom. Antiq.) The district under a Roman tetrarch; the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch; a tetrarchate.

Tetraschistic <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*schis"tic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ divided into four parts; <?/ tetra\'cf + <?/ to split.] (Biol.) Characterized by division into four parts.

Tetrasepalous <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*sep"al*ous (?) , a. [ Tetra- + sepal .] (Bot.) Having four sepals.

Tetraspaston <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*spas"ton (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/ to draw, pull.] (Mach.) A machine in which four pulleys act together.

Brande & C.

Tetraspermous <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*sper"mous (?) , a. [ Tetra- + Gr. <?/ a seed.] (Bot.) Having four seeds.

Tetraspermous plant , a plant which produces four seeds in each flower.

Tetraspore <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ra*spore (?) , n. [ Tetra- + spore .] (Bot.) A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly occurring in red seaweeds. -- Tet`ra*spor"ic (#) , a.

Tetrastich <Xpage=1492>

Te*tras"tich (?) , n. [L. tetrastichon , Gr. <?/; <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/ a row, verse.] A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines.

Pope.

Tetrastyle <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ra*style (?) , a. [L. tetrastylon , Gr. <?/ with four pillars in front; <?/ (see Tetra- ) + <?/ a column.] (Arch.) Having four columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or colonnade. -- n. A tetrastyle building.

Tetrasyllabic, Tetrasyllabical <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic (?) , Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. t\'82trasyllabique .] Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic.

Terrasyllable <Xpage=1492>

Ter"ra*syl`la*ble (?) , n. [ Tetra- + syllable : cf. Gr. <?/ of four syllables.] A word consisting of four syllables; a quadrisyllable.

Tetrathecal <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*the"cal (?) , a. [ Tetra- + thecal .] (Bot.) Having four loculaments, or thec\'91.

Tetrathionate <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*thi"on*ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of tetrathionic acid.

Tetrathionic <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*thi*on"ic (?) , a. [ Tetra- + thionic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a thionic derivative, H<?/S<?/O<?/, of sulphuric acid, obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid.

Tetratomic <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ra*tom"ic (?) , a. [ Tetra- + atomic .] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic. (b) Having a valence of four; quadrivalent; tetravalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having four hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic.

Tetravalence <Xpage=1492>

Te*trav"a*lence (?) , n. (Chem.) The quality or state of being tetravalent; quadrivalence.

Tetravalent <Xpage=1492>

Te*trav"a*lent (?) , a. [ Tetra- + L. valens , -entis , p.pr.] (Chem.) Having a valence of four; tetratomic; quadrivalent.

Tetraxile <Xpage=1492>

Te*trax"ile (?) , a. [ Tetra- + axile .] (Zo\'94l.) Having four branches diverging at right angles; -- said of certain spicules of sponges.

Tetrazo- <Xpage=1492>

Tet*raz"o- (?) , a. [ Tetra- + azo \'cf.] (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively), designating any one of a series of double derivatives of the azo and diazo compounds containing four atoms of nitrogen .

Tetrazone <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ra*zone (?) , n. (Chem.) Any one of a certain series of basic compounds containing a chain of four nitrogen atoms; for example, ethyl tetrazone , (C2H5)2N.N2.N(C2H5)2 , a colorless liquid having an odor of leeks .

Tetric, Tetrical <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ric (?) , Tet"ri*cal (?) , a. [L. tetricus , taetricus, from teter , taeter , offensive, foul.] Forward; perverse; harsh; sour; rugged. [Obs.] -- Tet"ric*al*ness , n.

Tetricity <Xpage=1492>

Te*tric"i*ty (?) , n. [L. tetricitas , taetricitas .] Crabbedness; perverseness. [Obs.]

Tetricous <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ric*ous (?) , a. Tetric. [Obs.]

Tetrinic <Xpage=1492>

Te*trin"ic (?) , a. [See Tetra- .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex ketonic acid, C5H6O3 , obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- so called because once supposed to contain a peculiar radical of four carbon atoms. Called also acetyl-acrylic acid .

Tetrodon <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ro*don (?) , n. [ Tetra- + Gr. <?/, <?/, tooth.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also tetradon .]

&hand; The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes the swellfish, puffer (a) , and similar species.

Tetrodont <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ro*dont (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the tetrodons. -- n. A tetrodon. [Written also tetradont , and tetraodont .]

Tetrol <Xpage=1492>

Tet"rol (?) , n. [ Tetra- + benz ol .] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C4H4 , analogous to benzene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Tetrol phenol , furfuran. [Obs.]

Tetrolic <Xpage=1492>

Tet*rol"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C3H3.CO2H , of the acetylene series, homologous with propiolic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Tetroxide <Xpage=1492>

Tet*rox"ide (?) , n. [ Tetr a\'cf + oxide .] (Chem.) An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide , OsO<?/ .

Tetryl <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ryl (?) , n. [ Tetr a\'cf + -yl .] (Chem.) Butyl; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Tetrylene <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ryl*ene (?) , n. [ Tetr a\'cf + eth ylene .] (Chem.) Butylene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Tetter <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ter (?) , n. [OE. teter , AS. teter , tetr ; akin to G. zitter , zitter mal, OHG. zittar och, Skr. dadru , dadruka , a sort of skin disease. \'fb63, 240.] (Med.) A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See Herpes .

Honeycomb tetter (Med.) , favus. -- Moist tetter (Med.) , eczema. -- Scaly tetter (Med.) , psoriasis. Tetter berry (Bot.) , the white bryony.

Tetter <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ter , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tettered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tettering .] To affect with tetter.

Shak.

Tetterous <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ter*ous (?) , a. Having the character of, or pertaining to, tetter.

Tetter-totter <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ter-tot`ter (?) , n. [See Teeter .] A certain game of children; seesaw; -- called also titter-totter , and titter-cum-totter .

Tetterwort <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ter*wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) A plant used as a remedy for tetter, -- in England the calendine, in America the bloodroot.

Tettigonian <Xpage=1492>

Tet`ti*go"ni*an (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/ a kind of grasshopper.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of Hemiptera belonging to Tettigonia and allied genera; a leaf hopper.

Tettish <Xpage=1492>

Tet"tish (?) , a. [Cf. Testy .] Captious; testy. [Written also teatish .] [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Tettix <Xpage=1492>

Tet"tix (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a kind of grasshopper.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The cicada. [Obs. or R.]

2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small grasshoppers.

Tetty <Xpage=1492>

Tet"ty (?) , a. Testy; irritable. [Obs.]

Burton.

Teufit <Xpage=1492>

Teu"fit (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The lapwing; -- called also teuchit . [Prov. Eng.]

Teuk <Xpage=1492>

Teuk (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The redshank. [Prov. Eng.]

Teuton <Xpage=1492>

Teu"ton (?) , n. ; pl. E. Teutons (#) , L. Teutones (#) . [L. Teutones , Teutoni , the name of a Germanic people, probably akin to E. Dutch . Cf. Dutch .] 1. One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race.

2. A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family.

Teutonic <Xpage=1492>

Teu*ton"ic (?) , a. [L. Teutonicus , from Teutoni , or Teutones . See Teuton .] 1. Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons; Germanic.

2. Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the peoples who speak these languages.

Teutonic languages , a group of languages forming a division of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family, and embracing the High German, Low German, Gothic, and Scandinavian dialects and languages. -- Teutonic order , a military religious order of knights, established toward the close of the twelfth century, in imitation of the Templars and Hospitalers, and composed chiefly of Teutons, or Germans. The order rapidly increased in numbers and strength till it became master of all Prussia, Livonia, and Pomerania. In its decay it was abolished by Napoleon; but it has been revived as an honorary order.

Teutonic <Xpage=1492>

Teu*ton"ic (?) , n. The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.

Teutonicism <Xpage=1492>

Teu*ton"i*cism (?) , n. A mode of speech peculiar to the Teutons; a Teutonic idiom, phrase, or expression; a Teutonic mode or custom; a Germanism.

Tew <Xpage=1492>

Tew (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tewed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tewing .] [OE. tewen , tawen . \'fb64. See Taw , v. ] 1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.

2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Tew <Xpage=1492>

Tew , v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]

Tew <Xpage=1492>

Tew , v. t. [Cf. Taw to tow, Tow , v. t. ] To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.]

Drayton.

Tew <Xpage=1492>

Tew , n. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Tewan <Xpage=1492>

Te"wan (?) , n. (Ethnol.) A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of New Mexico and adjacent regions.

Tewed <Xpage=1492>

Tewed (?) , a. Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. [Obs. or Local]

Mir. for Mag.

Tewel <Xpage=1492>

Tew"el (?) , n. [OE. tuel , OF. tuiel , tuel , F. tuyau ; of Teutonic origin; cf. Dan. tud , D. tuit , Prov. G. zaute . Cf. Tuy\'8are .] 1. A pipe, funnel, or chimney, as for smoke.

Chaucer.

2. The tuy\'8are of a furnace.

Tewhit <Xpage=1492>

Te"whit (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The lapwing; -- called also teewheep . [Prov. Eng.]

Tewtaw <Xpage=1492>

Tew"taw (?) , v. t. [See Tew , v. t. ] To beat; to break, as flax or hemp. [Obs.]

Mortimer.

Texas <Xpage=1492>

Tex"as (?) , n. A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. [Western U.S.]

Knight.

Text <Xpage=1492>

Text (?) , n. [F. texte , L. textus , texture, structure, context, fr. texere , textum , to weave, construct, compose; cf. Gr. <?/ carpenter, Skr. taksh to cut, carve, make. Cf. Context , Mantle , n. , Pretext , Tissue , Toil a snare.] 1. A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.

Chaucer.

2. (O. Eng. Law) The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence. [R.]

3. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

How oft, when Paul has served us with a text , Has Epictetus, Plato, Tully, preached! Cowper.

4. Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.

5. A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text .

<-- 6. That part of a document (printed or electronic) comprising the words, especially the main body of expository words, in contrast to the illustrations, pictures, charts, tables, or other formatted material which contain graphic elements as a major component.

7. Any communication composed of words.

8. A textbook. -->

Text blindness . (Physiol.) See Word blindness , under Word . -- Text letter , a large or capital letter. [Obs.] -- Text pen , a kind of metallic pen used in engrossing, or in writing text-hand.

Text <Xpage=1492>

Text , v. t. To write in large characters, as in text hand. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Text-book <Xpage=1492>

Text"-book` (?) , n. 1. A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.

2. A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a schoolbook.

Text-hand <Xpage=1492>

Text"-hand` (?) , n. A large hand in writing; -- so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.

Textile <Xpage=1492>

Tex"tile (?) , a. [L. textilis , fr. texere to weave: cf. F. textile . See Text .] Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts ; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics .

Textile cone (Zo\'94l.) , a beautiful cone shell ( Conus textilis ) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.

Textile <Xpage=1492>

Tex"tile , n. That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.

Bacon.

Textman <Xpage=1492>

Text"man (?) , n. ; pl. Textmen (<?/) . One ready in quoting texts. [R.]

Bp. Sanderston.

Textorial <Xpage=1492>

Tex*to"ri*al (?) , a. [L. textorius , fr. textor a weaver, fr. texere , textum , to weave.] Of or pertaining to weaving.

T. Warton.

Textrine <Xpage=1492>

Tex"trine (?) , a. [L. textrinus , for textorinus , fr. textor a weaver.] Of or pertaining to weaving, textorial; as, the textrine art .

Denham.

Textual <Xpage=1492>

Tex"tu*al (?) , a. [OE. textuel , F. textuel .] 1. Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text; as, textual criticism; a textual reading .

Milton.

2. Serving for, or depending on, texts.

Bp. Hall.