The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1738
Tin`tin*nab`u*la"tion (?) , n. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
Poe.
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Tin`tin*nab"u*lous (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular.
De Quincey.
Tinto <Xpage=1511>
Tin"to (?) , n. [Pg., tinged, fr. L. tinctus , p.p. of tingere to tinge. See Tint , n. ] A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port.
Tintype <Xpage=1511>
Tin"type` (?) , n. Same as Ferrotype .
Tinware <Xpage=1511>
Tin"ware` (?) , n. Articles made of tinned iron.
Tiny <Xpage=1511>
Ti"ny (?) , a. [ Compar. Tinier (?) ; superl. Tiniest .] [Probably fr. tine , teen , trouble, distress, vexation.] Very small; little; puny.
When that I was and a little tiny boy. Shak.
Tip <Xpage=1511>
Tip (?) , n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip , LG. & Sw. tipp , G. zipfel , and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.] 1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear .
To the very tip of the nose. Shak.
2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
Tip <Xpage=1511>
Tip (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tipped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tipping .] To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver .
With truncheon tipped with iron head. Hudibras.
Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press. Thomson.
Tip <Xpage=1511>
Tip , v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa , and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap.
A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift.
2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant . [Colloq.]
Thackeray.
3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart .
To tip off , to pour out, as liquor. -- To tip over , to overturn. -- To tip the wink , to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang] Pope . -- To tip up , to turn partly over by raising one end.
Tip <Xpage=1511>
Tip , v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side.
Bunyan.
To tip off , to fall off by tipping.
Tip <Xpage=1511>
Tip , n. [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a slight blow.] 1. A light touch or blow; a tap.
2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.]
3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like. [Sporting Cant]
Tipcart <Xpage=1511>
Tip"cart` (?) , n. A cart so constructed that the body can be easily tipped, in order to dump the load.
Tipcat <Xpage=1511>
Tip"cat` (?) , n. A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat , is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air.
In the middle of a game at tipcat , he paused, and stood staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand. Macaulay.
Tipper <Xpage=1511>
Tip"per (?) , n. A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper . [Eng.]
Tippet <Xpage=1511>
Tip"pet (?) , n. [OE. tipet , tepet , AS. t\'91ppet , probably fr. L. tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf. Tape , Tapestry , Tapet .] 1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material.
Chaucer. Bacon.
2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [Scot.]
3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
Tippet grebe (Zo\'94l.) , the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species. -- Tippet grouse (Zo\'94l.) , the ruffed grouse. -- To turn tippet , to change. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Tipping <Xpage=1511>
Tip"ping (?) , n. (Mus.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
Tipple <Xpage=1511>
Tip"ple (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tippled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tippling (?) .] [From tip a small end, or a word akin to it; cf. Norw. tipla to tipple, to drip, Prov. E. tip , tiff , tift , a draught of liquor, dial. G. zipfeln to eat and drink in small parts. See Tip a point, and cf. Tipsy .] To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness.
Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets. Macaulay.
Tipple <Xpage=1511>
Tip"ple , v. t. 1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.
Himself, for saving charges, A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden.
2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.
Tipple <Xpage=1511>
Tip"ple , n. Liquor taken in tippling; drink.
Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin.
Tippled <Xpage=1511>
Tip"pled (?) , a. Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. [R.]
Dryden.
Tippler <Xpage=1511>
Tip"pler (?) , n. 1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [Obs.]
Latimer.
2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.
Tippling-house <Xpage=1511>
Tip"pling-house` (?) , n. A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.
Tipsify <Xpage=1511>
Tip"si*fy (?) , v. t. [ Tipsy + -fy .] To make tipsy. [Colloq.]
Thackeray.
Tipsily <Xpage=1511>
Tip"si*ly , adv. In a tipsy manner; like one tipsy.
Tipsiness <Xpage=1511>
Tip"si*ness , n. The state of being tipsy.
Tipstaff <Xpage=1511>
Tip"staff` (?) , n. ; pl. Tipstaff (<?/) . 1. A staff tipped with metal.
Bacon.
2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable.
Macaulay.
Tipsy <Xpage=1511>
Tip"sy (?) , a. [ Compar. Tipsier (?) ; superl. Tipsiest .] [Akin to tipple ; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, be tipst drunk, tipsy. See Tipple .] 1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated.
2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling.
Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity. Milton.
Tiptoe <Xpage=1511>
Tip"toe` (?) , n. ; pl. Tiptoes (<?/) . The end, or tip, of the toe.
He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer.
Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser.
To be , ∨ To stand , a tiptoe ∨ on tiptoe , to be awake or alive to anything; to be roused; to be eager or alert; as, to be a tiptoe with expectation .
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Tiptoe <Xpage=1512>
Tip"toe` (?) , a. 1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak.
Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory. Byron.
2. Noiseless; stealthy. "With tiptoe step."
Cowper.
Tiptoe mirth , the highest degree of mirth.
Sir W. Scott.
Tiptoe <Xpage=1512>
Tip"toe` , v. i. To step or walk on tiptoe.
Tiptop <Xpage=1512>
Tip"top` (?) , n. [ Tip end + top .] The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything. [Colloq.]
Tiptop <Xpage=1512>
Tip"top` , a. Very excellent; most excellent; perfect. [Colloq.] "Four tiptop voices." Gray . "Sung in a tiptop manner." Goldsmith .
Tipula <Xpage=1512>
Tip"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. L. Tipul\'91 (#) , E. Tipulas (#) . [L., the water spider, or water spinner.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera. They have long and slender bodies. See Crane fly , under Crane .
Tipulary <Xpage=1512>
Tip"u*la*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. tipulaire .] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the tipulas.
Tip-up <Xpage=1512>
Tip"-up` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The spotted sandpiper; -- called also teeter-tail . See under Sandpiper .
Tirade <Xpage=1512>
Ti*rade" (?) , n. [F., fr. It. tirada , properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See Tear to rend, and cf. Tire to tear.] A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.
Here he delivers a violent tirade against persons who profess to know anything about angels. Quarterly Review.
Tirailleur <Xpage=1512>
Ti`rail`leur" (?) , n. [F., from tirailler to skirmish, wrest, from tirer to draw.] (Mil.) Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.
Tire <Xpage=1512>
Tire (?) , n. A tier, row, or rank. See Tier . [Obs.]
In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton.
Tire <Xpage=1512>
Tire , n. [Aphetic form of attire ; OE. tir , a tir . See Attire .] 1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] "Having rich tire about you."
Shak.
2. A covering for the head; a headdress.
On her head she wore a tire of gold. Spenser.
3. A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
4. Furniture; apparatus; equipment. [Obs.] "The tire of war."
Philips.
5. [Probably the same word, and so called as being an attire or covering for the wheel.] A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear.
&hand; The iron tire of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the fellies together. The tire of a locomotive or railroad-car wheel is a heavy hoop of iron or steel shrunk tightly upon an iron central part. The wheel of a bicycle has a tire of India rubber.
Tire <Xpage=1512>
Tire , v. t. To adorn; to attire; to dress. [Obs.]
[Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.
Tire <Xpage=1512>
Tire , v. i. [F. tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to rend. See Tirade .] 1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. [Obs.]
Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone. Shak.
Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire upon the hearts of generous spirits. B. Jonson.
2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything. [Obs.]
Thus made she her remove, And left wrath tiring on her son. Chapman.
Upon that were my thoughts tiring . Shak.
Tire <Xpage=1512>
Tire , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tired (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tiring .] [OE. teorien to become weary, to fail, AS. teorian to be tired, be weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E. tear to rend, the intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear out; or cf. E. tarry .] To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires .
Tire <Xpage=1512>
Tire , v. t. To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade.
Shak.
Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. Dryden.
To tire out , to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass.
Syn. -- To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See Jade .
Tired <Xpage=1512>
Tired (?) , a. Weary; fatigued; exhausted.
Tiredness <Xpage=1512>
Tired"ness , n. The state of being tired, or weary.
Tireless <Xpage=1512>
Tire"less (?) , a. Untiring.
Tireling <Xpage=1512>
Tire"ling (?) , a. Tired; fatigued. [Obs.]
Tiresome <Xpage=1512>
Tire"some (?) , a. Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing; tedious; as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse. -- Tire"some*ly , adv. -- Tire"some*ness , n.
Tire-woman <Xpage=1512>
Tire"-wom`an (?) , n. ; pl. Tire-women (#) . [See Tire attire, Attire .] 1. A lady's maid.
Fashionableness of the tire-woman's making. Locke.
2. A dresser in a theater.
Simmonds.
Tiring-house <Xpage=1512>
Tir"ing-house` (?) , n. [For attiring house .] A tiring-room. [Obs.]
Shak.
Tiring-room <Xpage=1512>
Tir"ing-room` (?) , n. [For attiring room .] The room or place where players dress for the stage.
Tirma <Xpage=1512>
Tir"ma (?) , n. The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]
Tiro <Xpage=1512>
Ti"ro (?) , n. [L.] Same as Tyro .
T iron <Xpage=1512>
T" i`ron (?) . See under T .
Tironian <Xpage=1512>
Ti*ro"ni*an (?) , a. [L. Tironianus , fr. Tiro , the learned freedman and amanuensis of Cicero.] Of or pertaining to Tiro, or a system of shorthand said to have been introduced by him into ancient Rome.
Tirralirra <Xpage=1512>
Tir"ra*lir`ra (?) , n. A verbal imitation of a musical sound, as of the note of a lark or a horn.
The lark, that tirra lyra chants. Shak.
" Tirralira , " by the river, Sang Sir Lancelot. Tennyson.
Tirrit <Xpage=1512>
Tir"rit (?) , n. A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror .
Tirwit <Xpage=1512>
Tir"wit (?) , n. [Cf. Pewit .] (Zo\'94l.) The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]
'T is <Xpage=1512>
'T is (?) . A common contraction of it is .
Tisane <Xpage=1512>
Ti*sane" (?) , n. [F.] (Med.) See Ptisan .
Tisar <Xpage=1512>
Ti"sar (?) , n. [F. tisard .] (Glass Manuf.) The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven.
Knight.
Tisic, Tisical <Xpage=1512>
Tis"ic (?) , Tis"ic*al (?) , a. [For phthisic , phthisical .] Consumptive, phthisical.
Tisic <Xpage=1512>
Tis"ic , n. Consumption; phthisis. See Phthisis .
Tisicky <Xpage=1512>
Tis"ick*y (?) , a. Consumptive, phthisical.
Tisri <Xpage=1512>
Tis"ri (?) , n. [Heb. tishr\'c6 , fr. Chald. sher\'be' to open, to begin.] The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October.
Tissue <Xpage=1512>
Tis"sue (?) , n. [F. tissu , fr. tissu , p.p. of tisser , tistre , to weave, fr. L. texere . See Text .] 1. A woven fabric.
2. A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
A robe of tissue , stiff with golden wire. Dryden.
In their glittering tissues bear emblazed Holy memorials. Milton.
3. (Biol.) One of the elementary materials or fibres, having a uniform structure and a specialized function, of which ordinary animals and plants are composed; a texture; as, epithelial tissue ; connective tissue .
&hand; The term tissue is also often applied in a wider sense to all the materials or elementary tissues, differing in structure and function, which go to make up an organ; as, vascular tissue , tegumentary tissue , etc.
4. Fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series; as, a tissue of forgeries, or of falsehood .
Unwilling to leave the dry bones of Agnosticism wholly unclothed with any living tissue of religious emotion. A. J. Balfour.
Tissue paper , very thin, gauzelike paper, used for protecting engravings in books, for wrapping up delicate articles, etc.
Tissue <Xpage=1512>
Tis"sue , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tissued (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tissuing .] To form tissue of; to interweave.
Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Bacon.
Tissued <Xpage=1512>
Tis"sued (?) , a. Clothed in, or adorned with, tissue; also, variegated; as, tissued flowers .
Cowper.
And crested chiefs and tissued dames Assembled at the clarion's call. T. Warton.
Tit <Xpage=1512>
Tit (?) , n. 1. A small horse.
Tusser.
2. A woman; -- used in contempt.
Burton.
3. A morsel; a bit.
Halliwell.