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6. (Steam Boilers) A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases to pass through.

7. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A more or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case secreted or constructed by many annelids, crustaceans, insects, and other animals, for protection or concealment. See Illust . of Tubeworm . (b) One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk.

Capillary tube , a tube of very fine bore. See Capillary . -- Fire tube (Steam Boilers) , a tube which forms a flue. -- Tube coral . (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tubipore . -- Tube foot (Zo\'94l.) , one of the ambulacral suckers of an echinoderm. -- Tube plate , ∨ Tube sheet (Steam Boilers) , a flue plate. See under Flue . -- Tube pouch (Mil.) , a pouch containing priming tubes. -- Tube spinner (Zo\'94l.) , any one of various species of spiders that construct tubelike webs. They belong to Tegenaria , Agelena , and allied genera. -- Water tube (Steam Boilers) , a tube containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases.

Tube <Xpage=1548>

Tube , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tubed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tubing .] To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well .

Tubeform <Xpage=1548>

Tube"form (?) , a. In the form of a tube; tubular; tubiform.

Tube-nosed <Xpage=1548>

Tube"-nosed` (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; -- said of certain sea birds. (b) Belonging to the Tubinares.

Tuber <Xpage=1548>

Tu"ber (?) , n. [L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to swell. Cf. Tumid .] 1. (Bot.) (a) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust . of Tuberous . (b) A genus of fungi. See Truffle .

2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle.

Tubercle <Xpage=1548>

Tu"ber*cle (?) , n. [L. tuberculum , dim. of tuber : cf. F. tubercule , OF. also tubercle . See Tuber .]

1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy.

2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.

Tubercle bacillus (Med.) , a minute vegetable organism ( Bacillus tuberculosis ) discovered by Koch, a German physician, in the sputum of consumptive patients and in tuberculous tissue, and believed to be the exciting cause of tubercles and tuberculosis. <-- Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Koch's bacillus. -->

Tubercled <Xpage=1548>

Tu"ber*cled (?) , a. Having tubercles; affected with, tubercles; tuberculate; as, a tubercled lung or stalk .

Tubercular <Xpage=1548>

Tu*ber"cu*lar (?) , a. 1. Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.

2. Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence .

3. (Med.) Characterized by the development of tubercles; as, tubercular diathesis .

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Tu*ber"cu*late (?) , Tu*ber"cu*la`ted (?) , a. [NL. tuberculatus : cf. F. tubercul\'82 .] Tubercled; tubercular.

Tuberculin <Xpage=1548>

Tu*ber"cu*lin (?) , n. [See Tubercle .] A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium.

Tuberculization <Xpage=1548>

Tu*ber`cu*li*za"tion (?) , n. (Med.) The development of tubercles; the condition of one who is affected with tubercles.

Tuberculose, Tuberculous <Xpage=1548>

Tu*ber"cu*lose` (?) , Tu*ber"cu*lous (?) , a. Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

Tuberculosis <Xpage=1548>

Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis (?) , n. [NL. See Tubercle .] (Med.) A constitutional disease characterized by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary consumption. <-- caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. See Tubercle bacillus. -->

Tuberculum <Xpage=1548>

Tu*ber"cu*lum (?) , n. ; pl. Tubercula (#) . [L., dim. of tuber a swelling.] (Zo\'94l.) A tubercle.

Tuberiferous <Xpage=1548>

Tu`ber*if"er*ous (?) , a. [ Tuber + -ferous .] Producing or bearing tubers.

Tuberose <Xpage=1548>

Tube"rose` (?) , n. [Cf. G. tuberose , F. tub\'82reuse , NL. Polianthes tuberosa . See Tuberous .] (Bot.) A plant ( Polianthes tuberosa ) with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant white blossoms.

Tuberose <Xpage=1548>

Tu"ber*ose` (?) , a. Tuberous.

Tuberosity <Xpage=1548>

Tu`ber*os"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Tuberosities (#) . [Cf. F. tub\'82rosit\'82 .] 1. The state of being tuberous.

2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.

Tuberous <Xpage=1548>

Tu"ber*ous (?) , a. [L. tuberosus : cf. F. tub\'82reux . See Tuber , and cf. also Tuberose .]

1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.

2. (Bot.) Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a tuber.

-- Tu"ber*ous*ness , n.

Tube-shell <Xpage=1548>

Tube"-shell` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell.

Tubeworm <Xpage=1548>

Tube"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any annelid which constructs a tube; one of the Tubicol\'91.

Tubfish <Xpage=1548>

Tub"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The sapphirine gurnard ( Trigla hirundo ). See Illust . under Gurnard . [Prov. Eng.]

Tubful <Xpage=1548>

Tub"ful (?) , n. ; pl. Tubfuls (<?/) . As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub.

Tubicinate <Xpage=1548>

Tu*bic"i*nate (?) , v. i. [L. tubicen trumpeter.] To blow a trumpet.

Tubicol\'91 <Xpage=1548>

Tu*bic"o*l\'91 (?) , n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to inhabit.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of annelids including those which construct, and habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria , and Capitibranchiata . See Serpula , and Sabella .

Tubicolar <Xpage=1548>

Tu*bic"o*lar (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Tubicolous.

Tubicole <Xpage=1548>

Tu"bi*cole (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Tubicol\'91.

Tubicolous <Xpage=1548>

Tu*bic"o*lous (?) , a. [See Tubicol\'91 .] (Zo\'94l.) Inhabiting a tube; as, tubicolous worms .

Tubicorn <Xpage=1548>

Tu"bi*corn (?) , n. [L. tubus tube + cornu horn: cf. F. tubicorne .] (Zo\'94l.) Any ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered with a horny sheath; a hollow-horned ruminant.

Tubicornous <Xpage=1548>

Tu"bi*corn`ous (?) , a. Having hollow horns.

Tubiform <Xpage=1548>

Tu"bi*form (?) , a. Having the form of a tube; tubeform. " Tubiform cells."

Carpenter.

Tubinares <Xpage=1548>

Tu`bi*na"res (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tubus tube + nares the nostrils.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, hagdons, and allied birds having tubular horny nostrils.

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Tubing <Xpage=1549>

Tub"ing (?) , n. 1. The act of making tubes.

2. A series of tubes; tubes, collectively; a length or piece of a tube; material for tubes; as, leather tubing .

Tubipora <Xpage=1549>

Tu*bip"o*ra (?) , n. [NL., from L. tubus tube + porus passage, pore.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral (called organ-pipe coral ), consists of a mass of parallel cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates. These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses. They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Tubipore <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bi*pore (?) , n. [Cf. F. tubipore .] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of the genus Tubipora.

Tubiporite <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bi*po*rite (?) , n. (Paleon.) Any fossil coral of the genus Syringopora consisting of a cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse tubules.

Tubivalve <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bi*valve (?) , n. [See Tube , Valve .] (Zo\'94l.) A shell or tube formed by an annelid, as a serpula.

Tubman <Xpage=1549>

Tub"man (?) , n. ; pl. Tubmen (<?/) . (Eng. Law) One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer. Cf. Postman , 2.

Tubular <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*lar (?) , a. [L. tubulus , dim. of tubus a tube, or pipe. See Tube .] Having the form of a tube, or pipe; consisting of a pipe; fistular; as, a tubular snout; a tubular calyx. Also, containing, or provided with, tubes.

Tubular boiler . See under Boiler . -- Tubular breathing (Med.) , a variety of respiratory sound, heard on auscultation over the lungs in certain cases of disease, resembling that produced by the air passing through the trachea. -- Tubular bridge , a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or tube, made of iron plates riveted together, as the Victoria bridge over the St. Lawrence, at Montreal, Canada, and the Britannia bridge over the Menai Straits. -- Tubular girder , a plate girder having two or more vertical webs with a space between them.

Tubularia <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*la"ri*a (?) , n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of hydroids having large, naked, flowerlike hydranths at the summits of long, slender, usually simple, stems. The gonophores are small, and form clusters at the bases of the outer tentacles.

Tubulari\'91 <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*la"ri*\'91 (?) , n. pl. [NL.] See Tubularida .

Tubularian <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*la"ri*an (?) , n. (Zool.) Any hydroid belonging to the suborder Tubularida.

&hand; These hydroids usually form tufts of delicate tubes, and both gonophores and hydranths are naked. The gonophores of many of the species become free jellyfishes; those of other species remain permanently attached as medusoid buds or sporosacs. See Illust . under Gonosome , and Cymnoblastea .

Tubularian <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*la"ri*an , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the tubularians.

Tubularida <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*lar`i*da (?) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; -- called also Athecata , Gymnoblastea , and Tubulari\'91 .

Tubulate <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*late (?) , a. [L. tubulatus . See Tubular .] Tubular; tubulated; tubulous.

Tubulated <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*la`ted (?) , a. Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening.

Tubulated bottle &or; retort (Chem.) , a bottle or retort having a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.

Tubulation <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*la"tion (?) , n. (Chem.) The act of shaping or making a tube, or of providing with a tube; also, a tube or tubulure; as, the tubulation of a retort .

Tubulature <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*la`ture (?) , n. (Chem.) A tubulure.

Tubule <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bule (?) , n. [F. tubule , or L. tubulus , dim. of tubus a tube, a pipe.] 1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

2. (Anat.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney .

Tubulibranchian <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*li*bran"chi*an (?) , n. (Zool.) One of the Tubulibranchiata.

Tubulibranchiata <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*li*bran`chi*a"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., from L. tubulus a little tube + branchia a gill.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of gastropod mollusks having a tubular shell. Vermetus is an example.

Tubulicole <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*li*cole` (?) , n. [L. tubulus little tube + colere to inhabit.] (Zo\'94l.) Any hydroid which has tubular chitinous stems.

Tubulidentate <Xpage=1549>

Tu`bu*li*den"tate (?) , a. [ Tubule + dentate .] (Zo\'94l.) Having teeth traversed by canals; -- said of certain edentates.

Tubuliform <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*li*form` (?) , a. [Cf. F. tubuliforme .] Having the form of a small tube.

Tubulipore <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*li*pore" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to Tubulipora and allied genera, having tubular calcareous calicles.

Tubulose, Tubulous <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*lose` (?) , Tu"bu*lous (?) , a. [Cf. F. tubuleux . See Tubule .] 1. Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.) , having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower .

2. Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically (Bot.) , composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a tubulous compound flower .

Tubulous boiler , a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; -- sometimes distinguished from tubular boiler .

Tubulure <Xpage=1549>

Tu"bu*lure (?) , n. [Cf. F. tubulure .] (Chem.) A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at the top or side of a bottle; a tubulation.

Tucan <Xpage=1549>

Tu*can" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The Mexican pocket gopher ( Geomys Mexicanus ). It resembles the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also tugan , and tuza .

Tucet <Xpage=1549>

Tu"cet (?) , n. See Tucket , a steak. [Obs.]

Tuch <Xpage=1549>

Tuch (?) , n. [See Touchstone .] A dark-colored kind of marble; touchstone. [Obs.]

Sir J. Harrington.

Tuck <Xpage=1549>

Tuck (?) , n. [F. estoc ; cf. It. stocco ; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock . See Stock .] A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.]

Shak.

He wore large hose, and a tuck , as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length. Sir W. Scot.

Tuck <Xpage=1549>

Tuck , n. [Cf. Tocsin .] The beat of a drum.

Scot.

Tuck <Xpage=1549>

Tuck , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tucked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tucking .] [OE. tukken , LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug . See Tug .] 1. To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves.

2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress .

3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.

4. [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin .] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]

Tuck <Xpage=1549>

Tuck , v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]

Tuck <Xpage=1549>

Tuck , n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.

2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net .

3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See Tug .

Life of A. Wood .

4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang]

T. Hughes.

Tuckahoe <Xpage=1549>

Tuck"a*hoe (?) , n. [North American Indian, bread.] (Bot.) A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also Indian bread , and Indian loaf .

Tucker <Xpage=1549>

Tuck"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made.

2. A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.

3. [See Tuck , v. t. , 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]

Tucker <Xpage=1549>

Tuck"er , v. t. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out . [Colloq. U. S.]

Tucket <Xpage=1549>

Tuck"et (?) , n. [It toccata a prelude, fr. toccare to touch. See Toccata , Touch .] A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [Obs.]

Tucket sonance , the sound of the tucket. [Obs.]

Let the trumpets sound The tucket sonance and the note to mount. Shak.

Tucket <Xpage=1549>

Tuck"et , n. [Cf. It. tocchetto a ragout of fish, meat, fr. tocco a bit, morsel, LL. tucetum , tuccetum , a thick gravy.] A steak; a collop. [Obs.]

Jer. Taylor.

Tuck-net <Xpage=1549>

Tuck"-net` (?) , n. See Tuck , n. , 2.

Tucum <Xpage=1549>

Tu"cum (?) , n. [So called by the Indians of Brazil.] A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm ( Astrocaryum vulgare ), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum , and tecum fiber .

Tucuma <Xpage=1549>

Tu*cu"ma (?) , n. (Bot.) A Brazilian palm ( Astrocaryum Tucuma ) which furnishes an edible fruit.

Tudor <Xpage=1549>

Tu"dor (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth.