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Chapter 1778
Tudor style (Arch.) , the latest development of Gothic architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized by flat four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a profusion of paneling on the walls.
Tue <Xpage=1549>
Tu"e (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The parson bird.
Tuefall <Xpage=1549>
Tue"fall (?) , n. (Arch.) See To-fall . [Eng.]
Tue-iron <Xpage=1549>
Tue"-i`ron (?) , n. See Tuy\'8are .
Tue-irons <Xpage=1549>
Tue"-i`rons , n. pl. A pair of blacksmith's tongs.
Tuesday <Xpage=1549>
Tues"day (?) , n. [OE. Tewesday , AS. Tiwes d\'91g the day of Tiw the god of war; akin to OHG. Zio , Icel. T<?/r , L. Ju piter, Gr. <?/;, cf. OHG. Ziostac Tuesday, G. Dienstag , Icel. T<?/sdagr . <?/<?/<?/<?/ See Deity , Day , and cf. Jovial .] The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday.
Tuet <Xpage=1549>
Tu"et (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]
Tufa <Xpage=1549>
Tu"fa (?) , [It. fufo soft, sandy stone, L. tofus , tophus . Cf. Tofus , Toph , and Tophin .] (Min.) (a) A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; -- called also calcareous tufa . (b) A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of consolidated cinders, or scoria.
Tufaceous <Xpage=1549>
Tu*fa"ceous (?) , a. [Cf. It. tufaceo , L. tofaceus , tofacius . See Tufa .] (Min.) Pertaining to tufa; consisting of, or resembling, tufa.
Tuff <Xpage=1549>
Tuff (?) , n. (Min.) Same as Tufa .
Tuffoon <Xpage=1549>
Tuf*foon" (?) , n. See Typhoon . [R.]
Tuft <Xpage=1549>
Tuft (?) , n. [Prov. E. tuff , F. touffe ; of German origin; cf. G. zopf a weft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree. See Top summit.] 1. A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers .
2. A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants .
Under a tuft of shade. Milton.
Green lake, and cedar fuft , and spicy glade. Keble.
3. A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the English universities; -- so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them. [Cant, Eng.]
Several young tufts , and others of the faster men. T. Hughes.
Tuft <Xpage=1549>
Tuft , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tufted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tufting .] 1. To separate into tufts.
2. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
Thomson.
Tuft <Xpage=1549>
Tuft , v. i. To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.
Tuf-taffeta <Xpage=1549>
Tuf-taf"fe*ta (?) , n. A silk fabric formerly in use, having a nap or pile. [Written also tuft-taffeta .]
Tufted <Xpage=1549>
Tuft"ed (?) , a. 1. Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck .
2. Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty.
The tufted crowtoe, and pale jessamine. Milton.
Tufted trees and springing corn. Pope.
Tufted duck (Zo\'94l.) , the ring-necked duck. [Local, U.S.]
Tufthunter <Xpage=1549>
Tuft"hunt`er (?) , n. A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft , 3. [Cant, Eng.]
Halliwell.
Tufthunting <Xpage=1549>
Tuft"hunt`ing , n. The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities. [Cant, Eng.]
Tufty <Xpage=1549>
Tuft"y (?) , a. 1. Abounding with tufts.
Both in the tufty frith and in the mossy fell. Drayton.
2. Growing in tufts or clusters.
Where tufty daisies nod at every gale. W. Browne.
Tug <Xpage=1549>
Tug (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tugged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tugging .] [OE. toggen ; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t\'82on , p. p. togen , to draw, G. ziehen , OHG. ziohan , Goth. tiuhan , L. ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke , Team , Tie , v. t. , Touch , Tow , v. t. , Tuck to press in, Toy a plaything.] 1. To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. Roscommon.
2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
To ease the pain, His tugged cars suffered with a strain. Hudibras.
Tug <Xpage=1549>
Tug , v. i. 1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream .
He tugged , he shook, till down they came. Milton.
2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.
England now is left To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. Shak.
Tug <Xpage=1549>
Tug , n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war ; a supreme effort.
At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. Dryden.
2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug , tugboat , and towboat .
4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
Tug iron , an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
Tugan <Xpage=1549>
Tu*gan" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tucan .
Tugboat <Xpage=1549>
Tug"boat` (?) , n. See Tug , n. , 3.
Tugger <Xpage=1549>
Tug"ger (?) , n. One who tugs.
Tuggingly <Xpage=1549>
Tug"ging*ly (?) , adv. In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.
Tulle <Xpage=1549>
Tulle (?) , n. [Cf. F. tuile a tile.] In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust . of Tasses .
Tuition <Xpage=1549>
Tu*i"tion (?) , n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri , p. p. tuitus , to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition . Cf. Tutor .] 1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.
2. Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching; instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition ; his tuition was thorough.
3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for instruction.
Tuitionary <Xpage=1549>
Tu*i"tion*a*ry (?) , a. Of or pertaining to tuition.
Tuko-tuko <Xpage=1549>
Tu"ko-tu*ko (?) , n. [From the native name .] (Zo\'94l.) A burrowing South American rodent ( Ctenomys Braziliensis ). It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It resembles the pocket gopher in size, form, and habits, but is more nearly allied to the porcupines. [Written also tucu-tuco .]
Tula metal <Xpage=1549>
Tu"la met`al (?) . An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia. [Written also toola metal .]
Tule <Xpage=1549>
Tu"le (?) , n. [Mex.] (Bot.) A large bulrush ( Scirpus lacustris , and S. Tatora ) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere.
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Tulip <Xpage=1550>
Tu"lip (?) , n. [F. tulipe , OF. also tulipan , It. tulipano , tulipa , from Turk. tulbend , dulbend , literally, a turban, Per. dulband ; -- so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban. See Turban .] (Bot.) Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa . Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
Tulip tree . (a) A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See Liriodendron . (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree ( Paritium, ∨ Hibiscus, tiliaceum ).
Tulip-eared <Xpage=1550>
Tu"lip-eared` (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs.
Tulipist <Xpage=1550>
Tu"lip*ist , n. A person who is especially devoted to the cultivation of tulips.
Sir T. Browne.
Tulipomania <Xpage=1550>
Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a (?) , n. [ Tulip + mania .] A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.
&hand; In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about the year 1634, and, like a violent epidemic, seized upon all classes of the community, leading to disasters and misery such as the records of commerce or of bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip marts had been established in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks are on the Stock Exchange of London.
Baird.
Tulipomaniac <Xpage=1550>
Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*ac (?) , n. One who is affected with tulipomania.
Tulip-shell <Xpage=1550>
Tu"lip-shell` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell ( Fasciolaria tulipa ) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to other species of Fasciolaria .
Tulipwood <Xpage=1550>
Tu"lip*wood` (?) , n. The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree ( Physocalymna floribunda ), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying.
Queensland tulipwood , the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree ( Harpullia pendula ).
J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tull <Xpage=1550>
Tull (?) , v. t. [OE. tullen . See Tole .] To allure; to tole. [Obs.]
With empty hands men may no hawkes tull . Chaucer.
Tulle <Xpage=1550>
Tulle (?) , n. [F.; -- so called from the town of Tulle , in France.] A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.
Tullian <Xpage=1550>
Tul"li*an (?) , a. [L. Tullianus , from Tullius , the name of a Roman gens.] Belonging to, or in the style of, Tully (Marcus Tullius Cicero).
Tullibee <Xpage=1550>
Tul"li*bee (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A whitefish ( Coregonus tullibee ) found in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called also mongrel whitefish .
Tumble <Xpage=1550>
Tum"ble (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tumbled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumbling (?) .] [OE. tumblen , AS. tumbian to turn heels over head, to dance violently; akin to D. tuimelen to fall, Sw. tumla , Dan. tumle , Icel. tumba ; and cf. G. taumeln to reel, to stagger.] 1. To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses .
2. To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold .
He who tumbles from a tower surely has a greater blow than he who slides from a molehill. South.
3. To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
Rowe.
To tumble home (Naut.) , to incline inward, as the sides of a vessel, above the bends or extreme breadth; -- used esp. in the phrase tumbling home . Cf. Wall-sided .
Tumble <Xpage=1550>
Tum"ble , v. t. 1. To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over , about , etc.; as, to tumble books or papers .
2. To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed .
Tumble <Xpage=1550>
Tum"ble , n. Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.
Tumblebug <Xpage=1550>
Tum"ble*bug` (?) , n. See Tumbledung .
Tumble-down <Xpage=1550>
Tum"ble-down` (?) , a. Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house . [Colloq.]
Tumbledung <Xpage=1550>
Tum"ble*dung` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to Scarab\'91us , Copris , Phan\'91us , and allied genera. The female lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung which she rolls by means of her hind legs to a burrow excavated in the earth in which she buries it.
Tumbler <Xpage=1550>
Tum"bler (?) , n. 1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
2. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
3. (Firearms) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
4. A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure.
5. (Zo\'94l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
6. (Zo\'94l.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.
7. A kind of cart; a tumbrel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Tumblerful <Xpage=1550>
Tum"bler*ful (?) , n. ; pl. Tumblerfuls (<?/) . As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.
Tumbleweed <Xpage=1550>
Tum"ble*weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus , etc.
Tumbling <Xpage=1550>
Tum"bling (?) , a. & vb. n. from Tumble , v .
Tumbling barrel . Same as Rumble , n. , 4. -- Tumbling bay , an overfall, or weir, in a canal.
Tumbrel, Tumbril <Xpage=1550>
Tum"brel (?) , Tum"bril (?) n. [OF. tomberel , F. tombereau , fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tumble .] 1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.
2. A rough cart.
Tusser. Tatler.
3. (Mil.) A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like.
4. A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like, to hold hay and other food for sheep. [Eng.]
Tumefaction <Xpage=1550>
Tu`me*fac"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. tum\'82faction .] The act or process of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumor; a swelling.
Arbuthnot.
Tumefy <Xpage=1550>
Tu"me*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tumefied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumefying .] [F. tum\'82fier , fr. L. tumere to swell + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See Tumid , and -fy .] To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.
To swell, tumefy , stiffen, not the diction only, but the tenor of the thought. De Quincey.
Tumefy <Xpage=1550>
Tu"me*fy , v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell.
Tumid <Xpage=1550>
Tu"mid (?) , a. [L. tumidus , fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. Thumb .] 1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.
2. Rising above the level; protuberant.
So high as heaved the tumid hills. Milton.
3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style .
-- Tu"mid*ly , adv. -- Tu"mid*ness , n.
Tumidity <Xpage=1550>
Tu*mid"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being tumid.
Tummals <Xpage=1550>
Tum"mals (?) , n. (Mining) A great quantity or heap.
Weale.
Tumor <Xpage=1550>
Tu"mor (?) , n. [L., fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. tume\'a3r . See Tumid .] 1. (Med.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm.
2. Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity. [R.]
Better, however, to be a flippant, than, by a revolting form of tumor and perplexity, to lead men into habits of intellect such as result from the modern vice of English style. De Quincey.
Encysted tumor , a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a cyst , connected with the surrounding parts by the neighboring cellular substance. -- Fatty tumor . See under Fatty . -- Innocent tumor , ∨ Benign tumor , one which does not of itself threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation. -- Malignant tumor , a tumor which tends continually to spread, to become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur after extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.
Tumored <Xpage=1550>
Tu"mored (?) , a. Distended; swelled. [R.] "His tumored breast."
R. Junius.
Tumorous <Xpage=1550>
Tu"mor*ous (?) , a. [L. tumorosus inflated.]
1. Swelling; protuberant. [R.]
Sir H. Wotton.
2. Inflated; bombastic. [R.]
B. Jonson.
Tump <Xpage=1550>
Tump (?) , n. [W. twmp , twm , a round mass or heap, a hillock.] A little hillock; a knoll.
Ainsworth.
Tump <Xpage=1550>
Tump , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tumped (?; 215) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumping .] 1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump teasel .
2. To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed. [Local, U. S.]
Bartlett.
Tumpline <Xpage=1550>