T
T is the twentieth letter of the English Alphabet, and a close consonant. It represents a close joining of the end of the tongue to the root of the upper teeth, as may be percei...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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AZ'ERIT, 'TA,TAB'ARD, noun A short gown; a herald's coat. [Not used in the U. States.]
TABARD
TAB'ARD, n. A short gown; a herald's coat. [Not used in the U. States.]
TABARDER
TAB'ARDER, noun One who wears a tabard.
TABASHEER
TABASHEER, noun A persian word signifying a concretion found in the joints of the bamboo, said by Dr. Russel to be the juice of the plant thickened and hardened; by others, to b...
TABBIED
TAB'BIED, participle passive Watered; made wavy.
TABBY
TAB'BY, adjective [See the Noun.] Brinded; brindled; diversified in color; as a tabby cat.TAB'BY, noun1. A kind of waved silk, usually watered. It is manufactured like taffeta, ...
TABBYING
TAB'BYING, noun The passing of stuffs under a calendar to give them a wavy appearance.
TABEFACTION
TABEFAC'TION, noun [Latin tabeo, to waste, and facio, to make. See Tabefy.] A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.
TABEFY
TAB'EFY, verb intransitive [Heb. to pine] To consume; to waste gradually; to lose flesh. [Little used.]
TABERD
TABERD. [See Tabard.]
TABERNACLE
TAB'ERNACLE, noun [Latin tabernaculum, a tent, from taberna, a shop or shed, from tabula, a board; or rather from its root. See Table.]1. A tent. Numbers 24:5. Matthew 17:4.2. A...
TABERNACULAR
TABERNAC'ULAR, adjective Latticed.
TABID
TAB'ID, adjective [Latin tabidus, from tabeo, to waste.] Wasted by disease; consumptive.In tabid persons, milk is the best restorative.
TABIDNESS
TAB'IDNESS, noun State of being wasted by disease; consumptiveness.
TABLATURE
TAB'LATURE, noun [from table.] Painting on walls and ceilings; a single piece comprehended in one view, and formed according to one design.1. In music, the expression of sounds ...
TABLE
TA'BLE, noun [Latin tabula.]1. A flat surface of some extent, or a thing that has a flat surface; as a table of marble.2. An article of furniture, consisting usually of a frame ...
TABLE-BED
TA'BLE-BED, noun [table and bed.] A bed in the form of a table.
TABLE-BEER
TA'BLE-BEER, noun [table and beer.] Beer for the table, or for common use; small beer.
TABLE-BOOK
TA'BLE-BOOK, noun [table and book.] A book on which any thing is engraved or written without ink.Put into your table-book whatever you judge worthy.
TABLE-CLOTH
TA'BLE-CLOTH, noun [table and cloth.] A cloth for covering a table, particularly for spreading on a table before the dishes are set for meals.
TABLE-LAND
TA'BLE-LAND, noun [table and land.] Elevated flat land.
TABLE-MAN
TA'BLE-MAN, noun [table and man.] A man at draughts; a piece of wood.
TABLE-TALK
TA'BLE-TALK, noun [table and talk.] Conversation at table or at meals.He improves by the table-talk
TABLED
TA'BLED, participle passive Formed into a table.
TABLER
TA'BLER, noun One who boards.
TABLES
TA'BLES, nounplural A board used for backgammon.