Tinamides
‖Ti‐nam″i‐des (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of struthious birds, including the tinamous.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Tinamou
Tin″a‐mou (?), n. [From the native name: cf. F. tinamous.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera.☞ In general appeara...
Tincal
Tin″cal (?), n. [Ar., Per. & Hind. tinkār; cf. Malay tingkal; all fr. Skr. �a�ka�a. Cf. Altincar.] (Chem.) Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chi...
Tinchel
Tin″chel (?), n. [Written also tinchill.] [Gael. timchioll a circuit, compass.] A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a n...
Tinct
Tinct (?), a. [L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.] Tined; tinged. Spenser.
Tinct (2)
Tinct, n. [See Tint.] Color; tinge; tincture; tint. “Blue of heaven's own tinct.” Shak.All the devices blazoned on the shield,In their own tinct. Tennyson.
Tinct (3)
Tinct, v. t. [See Tinge.] To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. Bacon.
Tinctorial
Tinc‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [L. tinctorius, from tinctor a dyer, tingere, tinctum, to dye: cf. F. tinctorial. See Tinge.] Of or relating to color or colors; imparting a color; as, tin...
Tincture
Tinc″ture (?), n. [L. tinctura a dyeing, from tingere, tinctum, to tinge, dye: cf. OE. tainture, teinture, F. teinture, L. tinctura. See Tinge.] 1. A tinge or shade of color; a ...
Tincture (2)
Tinc″ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tinctured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tincturing.] 1. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.A littl...
Tind
Tind (?), v. t. [OE. tenden, AS. tendan; akin to G. zünden, OHG. zunten, Icel. tendra, Sw. tända, Dan. tænde, Goth. tandjan to kindle, tundnan to be kindled, to burn. Cf. Tinder...
Tindal
Tin″dal (?), n. [From the native name: cf. Malayalam ta��al.] 1. A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain. Malcom.2. An atte...
Tinder
Tin″der (?), n. [OE. tinder, tunder, AS. tynder, tyndre; akin to tendan to kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG. zuntara, zuntra, Icel. tundr, Sw. tunder, Dan. tönder. See T...
Tine
Tine (?), n. [See Teen affliction.] Trouble; distress; teen. “Cruel winter's tine.” Spenser.
Tine (2)
Tine, v. t. [See Tind.] To kindle; to set on fire. See Tind. “To tine the cloven wood.” Dryden.Coals of contention and hot vengeance tind. Spenser.
Tine (3)
Tine, v. i. [Cf. Tine distress, or Tine to kindle.] To kindle; to rage; to smart.Ne was there slave, ne was there medicineThat mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine. S...
Tine (4)
Tine, v. t. [AS. t�nan, from t�n an inclosure. See Town.] To shut in, or inclose. Halliwell.
Tine (5)
Tine, n. [OE. tind, AS. tind; akin to MHG. zint, Icel. tindr, Sw. tinne, and probably to G. zinne a pinnacle, OHG. zinna, and E. tooth. See Tooth.] A tooth, or spike, as of a fo...
Tinea
‖Tin″e‐a (?), n. 1. (Med.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.2. (Zoöl.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the ...
Tinean
Tin″e‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of Tinea, or of the family Tineidæ, which includes numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to woolen and fur goods and to cultivate...
Tined
Tined (?), a. Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork.
Tineid
Tin″e‐id (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Tinean.
Tineman
Tine″man (?), n.; pl.Tinemen (#). [Probably akin to tine to shut or inclose.] (O. Eng. Forest Law) An officer of the forest who had the care of vert and venison by night.
Tinet
Ti″net (?), n. [From Tine to shut in, inclose.] Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges.
Ting
Ting (?), n. [An imitative word. Cf. Tink.] A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.
Ting (2)
Ting, v. i. To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle. Holland.
Ting (3)
‖Ting, n. The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.