The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1784
Tutsan <Xpage=1555>
Tut"san (?) , n. [F. toutesaine ; tout , toule , all (L. totus ) + sain , saine , sound, healthy, L. sanus .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hypericum ( H. Andros\'d2mum ), from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also parkleaves .
Tutti <Xpage=1555>
Tut"ti (?) , n. pl. [It., fr. L. totus , pl. toti , all.] (Mus.) All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Tutty <Xpage=1555>
Tut"ty (?) , n. [F. tutie ; cf. Sp. tutia , atutia , LL. tutia ; all from Per. t&umac;tiy\'be .] (Chem.) A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide.
Tut-work <Xpage=1555>
Tut"-work` (?) , n. (Mining) Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.
Tomlinson.
Tut-workman <Xpage=1555>
Tut"-work`man , n. ; pl. Tut-workmen (<?/) . (Mining) One who does tut-work.
Tomlinson.
Tu-whit, Tu-whoo <Xpage=1555>
Tu-whit" (?) , Tu-whoo" (?) , n. & interj. Words imitative of the notes of the owl.
Thy tu-whits are lulled, I wot, Thy tu-whoos of yesternight. Tennyson.
Tuy\'8are <Xpage=1555>
Tu`y\'8are" (?) , n. [F.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tweer , Tewel .] A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge. [Corruptly written also tweer, and twier.]
Tuy\'8are arch , the embrasure, in the wall of a blast furnace through which the tuy\'8are enters.
Tuz <Xpage=1555>
Tuz (?) , n. [Cf. W. tusw a wisp, a bunch, tus that binds or wraps, tusiaw to bind round, to wrap. Cf. Tussock .] A lock or tuft of hair. [Obs.]
Dryden.
Tuza <Xpage=1555>
Tu"za (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The tucan.
Twaddle <Xpage=1555>
Twad"dle (?) , v. i. & t. [See Twattle .] To talk a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle.
Stanyhurst.
Twaddle <Xpage=1555>
Twad"dle , n. Silly talk; gabble; fustian.
I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant and twaddle that's talked of boxing and fighting with fists now-a-days. T. Hughes.
Twaddler <Xpage=1555>
Twad"dler (?) , n. One who prates in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed.
Twaddling <Xpage=1555>
Twad"dling (?) , a. & n. from Twaddle , v.
Twaddy <Xpage=1555>
Twad"dy (?) , n. Idle trifling; twaddle.
Twagger <Xpage=1555>
Twag"ger (?) , n. A lamb. [Prov. Eng.]
Twain <Xpage=1555>
Twain (?) , a. & n. [OE. twein , tweien , tweyne , AS. tw&emac;gen , masc. See Two .] Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. "Children twain ."
Chaucer.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain . Matt. v. 41.
In twain , in halves; into two parts; asunder.
When old winder split the rocks in twain . Dryden.
-- Twain cloud . (Meteor.) Same as Cumulo-stratus .
Twaite <Xpage=1555>
Twaite (?) , n. [Prov. E.] (Zo\'94l.) A European shad; -- called also twaite shad . See Shad .
Twaite <Xpage=1555>
Twaite , n. (O. Eng. Law) A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite .
Twang <Xpage=1555>
Twang (?) , n. A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]
Twang <Xpage=1555>
Twang (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Twanged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging .] [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound, Tinkle .] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged .
Twang <Xpage=1555>
Twang , v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.
Twang <Xpage=1555>
Twang , n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring .
2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
He has such a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot.
Twangle <Xpage=1555>
Twan"gle (?) , v. i. & t. To twang.
While the twangling violin Struck up with Soldier-laddie. Tennyson.
Twank <Xpage=1555>
Twank (?) , v. t. To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or twangle.
Addison.
Twankay <Xpage=1555>
Twan"kay (?) , n. See Note under Tea , n. , 1.
'T was <Xpage=1555>
'T was (?) . A contraction of it was .
Twattle <Xpage=1555>
Twat"tle (?) , v. i. [Cf. Tattle , Twaddle .] To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip .
L'Estrange.
Twattle <Xpage=1555>
Twat"tle , v. t. To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov. Eng.]
Grose.
Twattle <Xpage=1555>
Twat"tle , n. Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.
Twattler <Xpage=1555>
Twat"tler (?) , n. One who twattles; a twaddler.
Tway <Xpage=1555>
Tway (?) , a. & n. [OE. twei . See Twain .] Two; twain. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Twayblade <Xpage=1555>
Tway"blade` (?) , n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis . [Written also twyblade .]
Tweag <Xpage=1555>
Tweag (?) , v. t. To tweak. [Obs.]
Tweag, Tweague <Xpage=1555>
Tweag , Tweague , n. A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
This put the old fellow in a rare tweague . Arbuthnot.
Tweak <Xpage=1555>
Tweak (?) , v. t. [OE. twikken , originally the same word as twicchen ; cf. LG. twikken . See Twitch .] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose .
Shak.
Tweak <Xpage=1555>
Tweak , n. 1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose .
Swift.
2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]
3. A prostitute. [Obs.]
Brathwait.
Tweed <Xpage=1555>
Tweed (?) , n. [Probably a corruption of twills . See Twill .] A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving.
Tweedle <Xpage=1555>
Twee"dle (?) , v. t. [Cf. Twiddle .] [Written also twidle .] 1. To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service. Addison.
2. To twist. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Tweel <Xpage=1555>
Tweel (?) , n. & v. See Twill .
Tweer <Xpage=1555>
Tweer (?) , n. Same as Tuy\'8are .
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Tweese, Tweeze <Xpage=1556>
Tweese , Tweeze (?) , n. [OE. tweeze , tweese , fr. F. \'82tuis , pl. of \'82tui a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in which articles could be carried, OHG. st\'d4hha , G. stauche a short and narrow muff. Cf Etui , Tweezers .] A surgeon's case of instruments.
Howell.
Tweezers <Xpage=1556>
Twee"zers (?) , n. pl. [See Tweese .] Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes.
Twelfth <Xpage=1556>
Twelfth (?) , a. [For twelft , OE. twelfte , AS. twelfta . See Twelve .] 1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -- the ordinal of twelve .
2. Consisting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.
Twelfth <Xpage=1556>
Twelfth , n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.
2. The next in order after the eleventh.
3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.
Twelfth -- cake <Xpage=1556>
Twelfth" -- cake` (?) , n. An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night.
Twelfth-day <Xpage=1556>
Twelfth"-day` (?) , n. See Twelfthtide .
Twelfth-night <Xpage=1556>
Twelfth"-night` (?) , n. The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches.
Twelfth-second <Xpage=1556>
Twelfth"-sec`ond (?) , n. (Physics) A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 10 12 (ten trillion) of these units make one second. <-- now picosecond. But-- should be thousand trillion, no??? -->
Twelfthtide <Xpage=1556>
Twelfth"tide` (?) , n. The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; -- called also Twelfth-day .
Twelve <Xpage=1556>
Twelve (?) , a. [OE. twelve , twelf , AS. twelf ; akin to OFries. twelf , twelef , twilif , OS. twelif , D. twaalf , G. zw\'94lf , OHG. zwelif , Icel. t<?/lf , Sw. tolf , Dan. tolv , Goth. twalif , from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second part of E. eleven . See Two , and Eleven .] One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
Twelve-men's morris . See the Note under Morris . -- Twelve Tables . (Rom. Antiq.) See under Table .
Twelve <Xpage=1556>
Twelve , n. 1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.
2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
The Twelve (Script.) , the twelve apostles.
Matt. xxvi. 20.
Twelvemo <Xpage=1556>
Twelve"mo (?) , a. & n. See Duodecimo .
Twelvemonth <Xpage=1556>
Twelve"month (?) , n. A year which consists of twelve calendar months.
I shall laugh at this a twelvemonth hence. Shak.
Twelvepence <Xpage=1556>
Twelve"pence (?) , n. A shilling sterling, being about twenty-four cents.
Twelvepenny <Xpage=1556>
Twelve"pen*ny (?) , Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.
Twelvescore <Xpage=1556>
Twelve"score` (?) , n. & a. Twelve times twenty; two hundred and forty.
Twentieth <Xpage=1556>
Twen"ti*eth (?) , a. [From Twenty ; cf. AS. twentigo<?/a . See Twenty .] 1. Next in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth; coming after nineteen others; -- the ordinal of twenty .
2. Consisting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into which anything is divided.
Twentieth <Xpage=1556>
Twen"ti*eth , n. 1. The next in order after the nineteen; one coming after nineteen others.
2. The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty equal parts of one whole.
Twenty <Xpage=1556>
Twen"ty (?) , a. [OE. twenty , AS. tw<?/ntig , twentig ; akin to OFris. twintich , OS. tw<?/ntig , D. & LG. twintig , OHG. zweinzug , G. zwanzig , Goth. twai tigjis ; that is, two tens. See Twain , Two , and Ten .] 1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men .
2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty.
Shak.
Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man. Bacon.
Twenty <Xpage=1556>
Twen"ty , n. ; pl. Twenties (<?/) . 1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.
2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
Twentyfold <Xpage=1556>
Twen"ty*fold` (?) , a. Twenty times as many.
Twenty-fourmo <Xpage=1556>
Twen`ty-four"mo (?) , a. Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a twenty-fourmo form, book, leaf, size, etc . -- n. A book composed of sheets, each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 24mo, or 24°.
Twey <Xpage=1556>
Twey (?) , a. [See Two .] Two. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Tweyfold <Xpage=1556>
Twey"fold` (?) , a. Twofold. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Twibil <Xpage=1556>
Twi"bil (?) , n. [AS. twibill ; twi- (in comp.) two + bill , bil , an ax hoe, bill. See Twice , and Bill a cutting instrument.] 1. A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but having, instead of the points, flat terminations, one of which is parallel to the handle, the other perpendicular to it. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A tool for making mortises. [Obs.]
3. A reaping hook.
Twibilled <Xpage=1556>
Twi"billed (?) , a. Armed or provided with a twibil or twibils.
Twice <Xpage=1556>
Twice (?) , adv. [OE. twies (where the s is the adverbial ending; see -wards ), twie , AS. twiges , twiwa ; akin to twi- (in comp.) two, G. zwie- , OHG. zwi- , Icel. tv\'c6- , L. bi- , Gr. <?/, Skr. dvi- , and E. two . See Two .]
1. Two times; once and again.
He twice essayed to cast his son in gold. Dryden.
2. Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor .
&hand; Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self-explaining; as, twice -horn, twice -conquered, twice -planted, twice -told, and the like .
Twiddle <Xpage=1556>
Twid"dle (?) , v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Tweedle .] To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle .]
Thackeray.
Twiddle <Xpage=1556>
Twid"dle , v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
Halliwell.
Twiddle <Xpage=1556>
Twid"dle (?) , n. 1. A slight twist with the fingers.
2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Twifallow <Xpage=1556>
Twi"fal`low (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Twifallowed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Twifallowing .] [AS. twi- (see Twice ) two + fallow .] To plow, or fallow, a second time (land that has been once fallowed).
Twifold <Xpage=1556>
Twi"fold` (?) , a. [AS. twifeadld . See Twice , and cf. Twofold .] Twofold; double. [Obs.]
Twig <Xpage=1556>
Twig (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Twigged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Twigging .] [Cf. Tweak .] To twitch; to pull; to tweak. [Obs. or Scot.]
Twig <Xpage=1556>
Twig , v. t. [Gael. tuig , or Ir. tuigim I understand.]
1. To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me? [Colloq.]
Marryat.
2. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. "Now twig him; now mind him."
Foote.
As if he were looking right into your eyes and twigged something there which you had half a mind to conceal. Hawthorne.
Twig <Xpage=1556>
Twig , n. [AS. twig ; akin to D. twijg , OHG. zwig , zwi , G. zweig , and probably to E. two .] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.
The Britons had boats made of willow twigs , covered on the outside with hides. Sir T. Raleigh.
Twig borer (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of small beetles which bore into twigs of shrubs and trees, as the apple-tree twig borer ( Amphicerus bicaudatus ). -- Twig girdler . (Zo\'94l.) See Girdler , 3. -- Twig rush (Bot.) , any rushlike plant of the genus Cladium having hard, and sometimes prickly-edged, leaves or stalks. See Saw grass , under Saw .
Twig <Xpage=1556>
Twig , v. t. To beat with twigs.
Twiggen <Xpage=1556>
Twig"gen (?) , a. Made of twigs; wicker. [Obs.]
Twigger <Xpage=1556>
Twig"ger (?) , n. A fornicator. [Eng.]
Halliwell.
Twiggy <Xpage=1556>
Twig"gy (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a twig or twigs; like a twig or twigs; full of twigs; abounding with shoots. " Twiggy trees."
Evelyn.
Twight <Xpage=1556>
Twight (?) , v. t. To twit. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Twight <Xpage=1556>
Twight , obs. p. p. of Twitch .
Chaucer.
Twighte <Xpage=1556>
Twight"e (?) , obs. imp. of Twitch .
Chaucer.
Twigless <Xpage=1556>
Twig"less (?) , a. Having no twigs.
Twigsome <Xpage=1556>
Twig"some (?) , a. Full of, or abounding in, twigs; twiggy. [R.] " Twigsome trees."
Dickens.
Twilight <Xpage=1556>
Twi"light` (?) , n. [OE. twilight , AS. twi- (see Twice ) + le\'a2ht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht , G. zwielicht . See Light .]
1. The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
2. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
As when the sun . . . from behind the moon, In dim eclipse. disastrous twilight sheds . Milton.
The twilight of probability. Locke.