Webster's Dictionary 1913

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T

T (tē), the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Gu...

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T cart

T″ cart′ (?). See under T.

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T connection

T connection. (Elec.) The connection of two coils diagrammatically as a letter T, chiefly used as a connection for passing transformers. When the three free ends are connected t...

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T iron

T″ i′ron (?). See under T.

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T rail

T″ rail′ (?). See under T.

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T square

T″ square′ (?). See under T.

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T'other

T'oth″er (?). A colloquial contraction of the other, and formerly a contraction for that other. See the Note under That, 2.The tothir that was crucifield with him. Wyclif(John x...

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Ta

Ta (?), v. t. To take. Cursor Mundi.☞ Used by Chaucer to represent a peculiarity of the Northern dialect.

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Taas

Taas (?), n. A heap. See Tas. Chaucer.

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Tab

Tab (?), n. 1. The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.2. A tag. See Tag, 2.3. A loop for pulling or lifting something.4. A border of lace or other mate...

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Tabacco

Ta‐bac″co (?), n. Tobacco. B. Jonson.

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Tabanus

‖Ta‐ba″nus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of blood sucking flies, including the horseflies.

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Tabard

Tab″ard (?), n. [OE. tabard, tabart; cf. Sp. & Pg. tabardo, It. tabarro, W. tabar, LGr. ταμπάριον, LL. tabardum.] A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the...

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Tabarder

Tab″ard‐er (?), n. 1. One who wears a tabard.2. A scholar on the foundation of Queen's College, Oxford, England, whose original dress was a tabard. Nares.

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Tabaret

Tab″a‐ret (?), n. [Cf. Tabby.] A stout silk having satin stripes, — used for furniture.

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Tabasco sauce

Ta‐bas″co sauce (?). [So named after Tabasco, a river and state of Mexico.] A kind of very pungent sauce made from red peppers.

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Tabasheer

Tab′a‐sheer″ (?), n. [Per. tabāshīr: cf. Skr. tvakkshīrā, tvakshīrā.] A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly va...

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Tabbinet

Tab″bi‐net (?), n. [Cf. Tabby.] A fabric like poplin, with a watered surface. [Written also tabinet.]

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Tabby

Tab″by (?), n.; pl.Tabbies (#). [F. tabis (cf. It. tabì, Sp. & Pg. tabí, LL. attabi), fr. Ar. 'attābī, properly the name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter be...

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Tabby (2)

Tab″by (?), a. 1. Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat. Pepys.2. Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.Tabby moth(Zoöl.), the grease moth. See un...

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Tabby (3)

Tab″by, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tabbied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tabbying (?).] To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, rib...

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Tabefaction

Tab′e‐fac″tion (?), n. [See Tabefy.] A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.

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Tabefy

Tab″e‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tabefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tabefying (?).] [L. tabere to waste away + -fy: cf. L. tabefacere to melt.] To cause to waste gradually, to emaciat...

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Tabellion

Ta‐bel″lion (?), n. [L. tabellio, fr. tabella a tablet, a writing, document, dim. of tabula a board: cf. F. tabellion. See Table.] A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; ...

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Taber

Ta″ber (?), v. i. Same as Tabor. Nahum ii. 7.

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Taberd

Tab″erd (?), n. See Tabard.

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Tabernacle

Tab″er‐na‐cle (?), n. [F., fr. L. tabernaculum, dim. of taberna nut. See Tabern.] 1. A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent.Dwelling in tabernacles with Is...