Chapter 1739

4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps the same as teat . Cf. Titmouse , Tittle .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to the families Parid\'91 and Leiotrichid\'91 ; a titmouse. (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.

Ground tit . (Zo\'94l.) See Wren tit , under Wren . -- Hill tit (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to Siva , Milna , and allied genera. -- Tit babbler (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of small East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus Trichastoma . -- Tit for tat . [Probably for tip for tap . See Tip a slight blow.] An equivalent; retaliation. -- Tit thrush (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of Asiatic and Esat Indian birds belonging to Suthora and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice.

Titan <Xpage=1512>

Ti"tan (?) , a. Titanic.

The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise. I. Taylor.

Titanate <Xpage=1512>

Ti"tan*ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of titanic acid.

Titanic <Xpage=1512>

Ti*tan"ic (?) , a. Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures .

Titanic <Xpage=1512>

Ti*tan"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. titanique .] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing, titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with the titanous compounds.

Titanic acid (Chem.) , a white amorphous powder, Ti.(OH)4 , obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also normal titanic acid . By extension, any one of a series of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid , polytitanic acid , etc. -- Titanic iron ore . (Min.) See Menaccanite .

Titaniferous <Xpage=1512>

Ti`tan*if"er*ous (?) , a. [ Titanium + -ferous : cf. F. titanif\'8are .] Containing or affording titanium; as, titaniferous magnetite .

Titanite <Xpage=1512>

Ti"tan*ite (?) , n. [Cf. F. titanite ; -- so called from containing titanic acid.] (Min.) See Sphene .

Titanitic <Xpage=1512>

Ti`tan*it"ic (?) , a. Pertaining to, or containing, titanium; as, a titanitic mineral .

Titanium <Xpage=1512>

Ti*ta"ni*um (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. Titani or Titanes , Gr. <?/, the sons of the earth.] (Chem.) An elementary substance found combined in the minerals manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an infusible iron-gray amorphous powder, having a metallic luster. It burns when heated in the air. Symbol Ti. Atomic weight 48.1.

Titano- <Xpage=1512>

Ti"tan*o- (?) . (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) designating certain double compounds of titanium with some other elements; as, titano -cyanide, titano -fluoride, titano -silicate, etc .

Titanotherium <Xpage=1512>

Ti`tan*o*the"ri*um (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a Titan + <?/, dim. of <?/ a beast.] (Paleon.) A large American Miocene mammal, allied to the rhinoceros, and more nearly to the extinct Brontotherium.

Titanous <Xpage=1512>

Ti"tan*ous (?) , a. Designating certain compounds of titanium in which that element has a lower valence as contrasted with titanic compounds.

Titbit <Xpage=1512>

Tit"bit` (?) , n. Same as Tidbit .

Tith <Xpage=1512>

Tith (?) , a. [See Tight , a. ] Tight; nimble. [Obs.]

Of a good stirring strain too, she goes tith . Beau. & Fl.

Tithable <Xpage=1512>

Tith"a*ble (?) , a. Subject to the payment of tithes; as, tithable lands .

Tithe <Xpage=1512>

Tithe (?) , n. [OE. tithe , tethe , properly an adj., tenth, AS. te\'a2<?/a the tenth; akin to ti\'82n , t<?/n , t\'c7n , ten, G. zehnte , adj., tenth, n., a tithe, Icel. t\'c6und the tenth; tithe, Goth. ta\'a1hunda tenth. See Ten , and cf. Tenth , Teind .] 1. A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.

The tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil. Neh. xiii. 5.

&hand; Tithes are called personal when accuring from labor, art, trade, and navigation; predial , when issuing from the earth, as hay, wood, and fruit; and mixed , when accuring from beaste fed from the ground.

Blackstone.

2. Hence, a small part or proportion.

Bacon.

Great tithes , tithes of corn, hay, and wood. -- Mixed tithes , tithes of wool, milk, pigs, etc. -- Small tithes , personal and mixed tithes. -- Tithe commissioner , one of a board of officers appointed by the government for arranging propositions for commuting, or compounding for, tithes. [Eng.] Simmonds .

Tithe <Xpage=1512>

Tithe , a. Tenth. [Obs.]

Every tithe soul, 'mongst many thousand. Shak.

Tithe <Xpage=1512>

Tithe , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tithed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tithing .] [As. te\'a2<?/ian .] To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.

Ye tithe mint and rue. Luke xi. 42.

Tithe <Xpage=1512>

Tithe , v. i. Tp pay tithes. [R.]

Tusser.

Tither <Xpage=1512>

Tith"er (?) , n. 1. One who collects tithes.

Milton.

2. One who pays tithes. [R.]

Chaucer.

Tithing <Xpage=1512>

Tith"ing , n. [AS. te\'a2<?/ung .] 1. The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe.

To take tithing of their blood and sweat. Motley.

2. (O. Eng. Law) A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary.

Blackstone.

Tithingman <Xpage=1512>

Tith"ing*man (?) , n. ; pl. Tithingmen (<?/) . 1. (O. Eng. Law) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.

2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable.

3. A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath. [Local, U.S.]

Tithly <Xpage=1512>

Tith"ly (?) , a. [From Tith .] Tightly; nimbly. [Obs.] "I have seen him trip it tithly ."

Beau. & Fl.

Tithonic <Xpage=1512>

Ti*thon"ic (?) , a. [L. Tithonius belonging to Tithonus , the consort of Aurora, Gr. <?/.] Of, pertaining to, or denoting, those rays of light which produce chemical effects; actinic. [R.]

Tithonicity <Xpage=1512>

Tith`o*nic"i*ty (?) , n. (Chem. & Physics) The state or property of being tithonic; actinism. [R.]

Tithonographic <Xpage=1512>

Ti*thon`o*graph"ic (?) , a. [ Tithon ic + -graph + -ic .] Of, relating to, or produced by, the chemical action of rays of light; photographic.

Tithonometer <Xpage=1512>

Tith`o*nom"e*ter (?) , n. [ Tithon ic + -meter .] An instrument or apparatus for measuring or detecting tithonicity; an actinometer. [R.]

Tithymal <Xpage=1512>

Tith"y*mal (?) , n. [L. tithymalus a plant with a milklike sap, Gr. <?/: cf. F. tithymale .] (Bot.) Any kind of spurge, esp. Euphorbia Cyparissias .

Titi <Xpage=1512>

Ti"ti (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Teetee .

Titillate <Xpage=1512>

Tit"il*late (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Titillated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Titillating .] [L. titillatus , p.p. of titillare .] To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather .

The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.

Titillation <Xpage=1512>

Tit`il*la"tion (?) , n. [L. titillatio : cf. F. titillation .] 1. The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation.

A. Tucker.

2. Any pleasurable sensation.

Those titillations that reach no higher than the senses. Glanvill.

Titillative <Xpage=1512>

Tit"il*la*tive (?) , a. Tending or serving to titillate, or tickle; tickling.

Titlark <Xpage=1512>

Tit"lark` (?) , n. [ Tit a small bird + lark .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to Anthus , Corydalla , and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis ).

Title <Xpage=1512>

Ti"tle (?) , n. [OF. title , F. titre , L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. Tilde , Titrate , Titular .] 1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.

2. The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.

3. (Bookbindng) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.

4. A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws) , a chapter or division of a law book.

5. An appellation of dignity, distinction, or pre\'89minence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.

With his former title greet Macbeth. Shak.

6. A name; an appellation; a designation.

7. (Law) (a) That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title . (b) The instrument which is evidence of a right. (c) (Canon Law) That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

8. (Anc. Church Records) A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.

Title deeds (Law) , the muniments or evidences of ownership; as, the title deeds to an estate.

Syn. -- Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See epithet , and Name .

<page="1513"> Page 1513

Title <Xpage=1513>

Ti"tle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Titled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Titling (?) .] [Cf. L. titulare , F. titrer . See Title , n. ] To call by a title; to name; to entitle.

Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain." Milton.

Titled <Xpage=1513>

Ti"tled (?) , a. Having or bearing a title.

Titleless <Xpage=1513>

Ti"tle*less (?) , a. Not having a title or name; without legitimate title. "A titleless tyrant."

Chaucer.

Title-page <Xpage=1513>

Ti"tle-page` (?) , n. The page of a book which contains it title.

The world's all title-page ; there's no contents. Young.

Titler <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ler (?) , n. A large truncated cone of refined sugar.

Titling <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ling (?) , n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene . Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs.

The titling , . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird. Holland.

(b) The meadow pipit.

2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.

Titmal <Xpage=1513>

Tit"mal (?) , n. The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

Titmouse <Xpage=1513>

Tit"mouse` (?) , n. ; pl. Titmice (#) . [OE. titemose , titmase ; tit small, or a small bird + AS. m\'bese a kind of small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise , OHG. meisa , Icel. meisingr . The English form has been influenced by the unrelated word mouse . Cf. Tit a small bird.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also tit , and tomtit .

&hand; The blue titmouse ( Parus c\'d2ruleus ), the marsh titmouse ( P. palustris ), the crested titmouse ( P. cristatus ), the great titmouse ( P. major ), and the long tailed titmouse ( \'92githalos caudatus ), are the best-known European species. See Chickadee .

Titrate <Xpage=1513>

Ti"trate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Titrated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Titrating .] [F. titrer , from titre standard, title. See Title , n. ] (Chem.) To analyse, or determine the strength of, by means of standard solutions. Cf. Standardized solution , under Solution .

Titrated <Xpage=1513>

Ti"tra*ted (?) , a. (Chem.) Standardized; determined or analyzed by titration; as, titrated solutions .

Titration <Xpage=1513>

Ti*tra"tion (?) , n. (Chem.) The act or process of titrating; a substance obtained by titrating.

Titter <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ter (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tittered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tittering .] [Probably of imitative origin.] To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise; to giggle.

A group of tittering pages ran before. Longfellow.

Titter <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ter , n. A restrained laugh. "There was a titter of . . . delight on his countenance."

Coleridge.

Titter <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ter , v. i. To seesaw. See Teeter .

Titterel <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ter*el (?) , n. The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]

Titter-totter <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ter-tot`ter (?) , v. i. See Teeter .

Tittimouse <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ti*mouse` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

Tittle <Xpage=1513>

Tit"tle (?) , n. [OE. titel , titil , apparently a dim. of tit , in the sense of small; cf. G. t\'81ttel a tittle, dim. of OHG. tutta teat. Perhaps, however, the same word as title , n.] A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota.

It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Luke xvi. 17.

Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified. South.

Tittlebat <Xpage=1513>

Tit"tle*bat (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The three-spined stickleback. [Prov. Eng.]

Tittle-tattle <Xpage=1513>

Tit"tle-tat`tle (?) , n. [A reduplication of tattle .] 1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle.

Arbuthnot.

2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.]

Tatler.

Tittle-tattle <Xpage=1513>

Tit"tle-tat`tle , v. i. To talk idly; to prate.

Shak.

Tittle-tattling <Xpage=1513>

Tit"tle-tat`tling (?) , n. The act or habit of parting idly or gossiping.

Titty <Xpage=1513>

Tit"ty (?) , n. A little teat; a nipple. [Familiar]

Titubate <Xpage=1513>

Tit"u*bate (?) , v. i. [L. titubatus , p.p. of titubare to stagger, totter.] 1. To stumble. [Obs.]

2. To rock or roll, as a curved body on a plane.

Titubation <Xpage=1513>

Tit`u*ba"tion (?) , n. [L. titubatio : cf. F. titubation .] The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling.

Quain.

Titular <Xpage=1513>

Tit"u*lar (?) , a. [F. titulaire , fr. L. titulus . See Title .] Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate duties; as, a titular prince .

If these magnificent titles yet remain Not merely titular . Milton.

Titular bishop . See under Bishop .

Titular <Xpage=1513>

Tit"u*lar , n. A titulary. [R.]

Titularity <Xpage=1513>

Tit`u*lar"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being titular. [R.]

Sir T. Browne.

Titularly <Xpage=1513>

Tit"u*lar*ly (?) , adv. In a titular manner; nominally; by title only.

Titulary <Xpage=1513>

Tit"u*la*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Titularies (#) . [Cf. F. titulaire .] A person invested with a title, in virtue of which he holds an office or benefice, whether he performs the duties of it or not.

Titulary <Xpage=1513>

Tit"u*la*ry , a. 1. Consisting in a title; titular.

2. Of or pertaining to a title.

Tituled <Xpage=1513>

Tit"uled (?) , a. Having a title. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Tiver <Xpage=1513>

Tiv"er (?) , n. [AS. te\'a0for , te\'a0fur .] A kind of ocher which is used in some parts of England in marking sheep. [Prov. Eng.]

Tiver <Xpage=1513>

Tiv"er , v. t. To mark with tiver. [Prov. Eng.]

Tivy <Xpage=1513>

Tiv"y (?) , adv. [See Tantivy .] With great speed; -- a huntsman's word or sound.

Dryden.

Tiza <Xpage=1513>

Ti"za (?) , n. [CF. Sp. tiza whitening, a kind of chalk or pipe clay.] (Chem.) See Ulexite .

Tmesis <Xpage=1513>

Tme"sis (?) , n. [L., from Gr. <?/ a cutting, fr. <?/ to cut.] (Gram.) The separation of the parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words; as, in what place soever , for whatsoever place .

To- <Xpage=1513>

To- (?, see To , prep. ) [AS. to- asunder; akin to G. zer- , and perhaps to L. dis- , or Gr. <?/.] An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to -beat, to -break, to -hew, to -rend, to -tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to , or All-to , under All , adv .