Webster's Dictionary 1913

2836

Tilley

{ Til″ley (?), n., orTil″ley seed′ (?) }. (Bot.) The seeds of a small tree (Croton Pavana) common in the Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those of Croton ...

2837

Tillman

Till″man (?), n.; pl.Tillmen (�). A man who tills the earth; a husbandman. Tusser.

2838

Tillodont

Til″lo‐dont (?), n. One of the Tillodontia.

2839

Tillodontia

‖Til′lo‐don″ti‐a (?), n. pl.(Paleon.) An extinct group of Mammalia found fossil in the Eocene formation. The species are related to the carnivores, ungulates, and rodents. Calle...

2840

Tillow

Til″low (?), v. i. See 3d Tiller.

2841

Tilly-vally

Til″ly–val′ly (?), interj., adv., or a. A word of unknown origin and signification, formerly used as expressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as trifling or impe...

2842

Tilmus

‖Til″mus (?), n.(Med.) Floccillation.

2843

Tilt

Tilt (?), n. [OE. telt (perhaps from the Danish), teld, AS. teld, geteld; akin to OD. telde, G. zelt, Icel. tjald, Sw. tält, tjäll, Dan. telt, and ASThe beteldan to cover.] 1. A...

2844

Tilt (2)

Tilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tilted; p. pr. & vb. n.Tilting.] To cover with a tilt, or awning.

2845

Tilt (3)

Tilt, v. t. [OE. tilten, tulten, to totter, fall, AS. tealt unstable, precarious; akin to tealtrian to totter, to vacillate, D. tel amble, ambling pace, G. zelt, Icel. tölt an a...

2846

Tilt (4)

Tilt, v. i. 1. To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figurat...

2847

Tilt (5)

Tilt (?), n. 1. A thrust, as with a lance. Addison.2. A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.3. See Tilt hammer,...

2848

Tilt hammer

Tilt″ ham′mer (?). A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used in iron works, which is lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a revolving shaft; a trip hammer.

2849

Tilt-mill

Tilt″–mill′ (?), n. A mill where a tilt hammer is used, or where the process of tilting is carried on.

2850

Tilt-up

Tilt″–up′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Tip-up.

2851

Tilt-yard

Tilt″–yard′ (?), n. A yard or place for tilting. “The tilt-yard of Templestowe.” Sir W. Scott.

2852

Tilter

Tilt″er (?), n. 1. One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights.Let me alone to match your tilter. Glanville.2. One who operates a tilt hammer.

2853

Tilth

Tilth (?), n. [AS. til�, fr. tilian to till. See Till to cultivate.] 1. The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land is good tilth.The tilth and rank fer...

2854

Tilting

Tilt″ing (?), n. 1. The act of one who tilts; a tilt.2. The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by being forged with a tilt hammer.Tilting helmet, a helmet of lar...

2855

Tim-whiskey

Tim″–whis′key (?), n. A kind of carriage. See Whiskey. Southery.

2856

Timal

Ti″mal (?), n.(Zoöl.) The blue titmouse.

2857

Timaline

Tim″a‐line (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Timalus or family Timalidæ, which includes the babblers thrushes, and bulbuls.

2858

Timbal

Tim″bal (?), n. A kettledrum. See Tymbal.

2859

Timbale

‖Tim′bale″ (?), n. [F., prop., a kettledrum; — so named from the form of the mold used. Cf. Timbal.] (Cookery) A seasoned preparation, as of chicken, lobster, cheese, or fish, c...

2860

Timber

Tim″ber (?), n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F. timbre, LL. timbrium. Cf. Timmer.] (Com.) A certain quanti...

2861

Timber (2)

Tim″ber, n. [F. timbre. See Timbre.] (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also timbre.]

2862

Timber (3)

Tim″ber, v. t. To surmount as a timber does.