TITHYMAL
TITH'YMAL, noun [Gr. the breast.] A plant, milk thistle, of the genus Euphorbia.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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TITILLATE
TIT'ILLATE, verb intransitive [Latin titillo.] To tickle.The pungent grains of titillating dust.
TITILLATING
TIT'ILLATING, participle present tense Tickling.
TITILLATION
TITILLA'TION, noun [Latin titillatio.]1. The act of tickling; or the state of being tickled.2. Any slight pleasure.The products of those titillations that reach no higher than t...
TITLARK
TIT'L'ARK, noun [tit and lark.] A small bird, a species of Alauda or lark.
TITLE
TI'TLE, noun [Latin titulus. This may belong to the family of Gr. to set or put.]1. An inscription put over any thing as a name by which it is known.2. The inscription in the be...
TITLE-PAGE
TI'TLE-PAGE, noun [title and page.] The page of a book which contains its title.
TITLED
TI'TLED, participle passive Called; named.1.adjective Having a title.
TITLELESS
TI'TLELESS, adjective Not having a title or name. [Not in use.]
TITLING
TI'TLING, participle present tense Calling; denominating; entitling.
TITMOUSE
TIT'MOUSE, noun [tit, small, and mouse.] A small bird of the genus Parus.
TITTER
TIT'TER, verb intransitive To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint.TIT'TER, noun A restrained laugh.1. A weed.
TITTLE
TIT'TLE, noun [from tit, small.] A small particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota.
TITTLE-TATTLE
TIT'TLE-TATTLE, noun [tattle, doubled.]1. Idle trifling talk; empty prattle.2. An idle trifling talker. [Less proper.]TIT'TLE-TATTLE, verb intransitive To talk idly; to prate.
TITUBATION
TITUBA'TION, noun [Latin titubo, to stumble.] The act of stumbling.
TITULAR
TIT'ULAR, adjective [Latin titulus.]1. Existing in title or name only; nominal; having or conferring the title only; as a titular king or prince.2. Having the title to an office...
TITULARITY
TITULAR'ITY, noun The state of being titular.
TITULARLY
TIT'ULARLY, adverb Nominally; by title only.TIT'ULARY, adjective Consisting in a title.1. Pertaining to a title.
TITULARY
TIT'ULARY, noun 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.
TIVER
TIV'ER, noun A kind of ocher which is used in marking sheep in some parts of England. [Local.]TIV'ER, verb transitive To mark sheep with tiver in different ways and for differen...
TIVERING
TIV'ERING, participle present tense Marking with tiver. [Local.]TIV'ERING, noun The act or practice of marking with tiver. [Local.]
TIVY
TIV'Y, adverb [See Tantivy.] With great speed; a huntsman's word or sound.
TO
TO, preposition1. Noting motion towards a place; opposed to from, or placed after another word expressing motion towards. He is going to church.2. Noting motion towards a state ...
TO-MORROW
TO-MOR'ROW, noun [to and morrow.] The day after the present.One to-day is worth two to-morrows.TOM'PION, noun The stopper of a cannon. [See Tampion.]
TO-NIGHT
TO-NIGHT, noun [to and night.] The present night, or the night after the present day.
TOAD
TOAD, noun A paddoc, an animal of the genus Rana, the Rana Bufo of Linne; a small clumsy animal, the body warty, thick and disgusting to the sight, but perfectly harmless, and i...
TOAD-FLAX
TOAD-FLAX, noun [toad and flax.] A plant of the genus Antirrhinum; snap-dragon; calves'snout.