Webster's Dictionary 1913

3322

Tomopteris

‖To‐mop″te‐ris (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked finlike organs (parapodia)...

3323

Tomorn

To‐morn″ (?), adv. [Prep. to + morn.] To-morrow. Chaucer.

3324

Tomorrow

To‐mor″row (?), adv. [Prep. to + morrow.] On the day after the present day; on the next day; on the morrow.Summon him to-morrow to the Tower. Shak.

3325

Tomorrow (2)

To‐mor″row (?), n. The day after the present; the morrow.“To-morrow is our wedding day.” Cowper.One today is worth two to-morrows. Franklin.

3326

Tompion

Tom″pi‐on (?), n. [See Tampios] 1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.2. (Mus.) A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the tone. Knight.3. The iron bottom t...

3327

Tompon

Tom″pon (?), n. [F. tampon. See Tampion.] An inking pad used in lithographic printing.

3328

Tomrig

Tom″rig′ (?), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + rig.)] A rude, wild, wanton girl; a hoiden; a tomboy. Dennis.

3329

Tomtate

Tom″tate (?), n. A Florida and West Indian grunt (Bathystoma, orHæmulon, rimator); also, any of various allied species.

3330

Tomtit

Tom″tit′ (?), n. [Tom (see Tomboy) + tit the bird.] (Zoöl.) (a) A titmouse, esp. the blue titmouse. (b) The wren.

3331

Ton

Ton (?), obs.pl. of Toe. Chaucer.

3332

Ton (2)

Ton (?), n. [Cf. Tunny.] (Zoöl.) The common tunny, or house mackerel.

3333

Ton (3)

‖Ton (?), n. [F. See Tone.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. Byron.If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. Thackeray.B...

3334

Ton (4)

Ton (?), n. [OE. tonne, tunne, a tun, AS. tunne a tun, tub, a large vessel; akin to G. & F. tonne a ton, tun, LL. tunna a tun; all perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. tunn...

3335

Ton mile

Ton mile. (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the freight transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum o...

3336

Ton mileage

Ton mileage. (Railroads) Ton miles collectively; esp., the total ton miles performed by a railroad in a given period.

3337

Tonality

To‐nal″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. tonalité.] (Mus.) The principle of key in music; the character which a composition has by virtue of the key in which it is written, or through the fa...

3338

Tonca bean

Ton″ca bean′ (?). (Bot.) See Tonka bean.

3339

Toncanet

Ton″can‐et (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small toucan.

3340

Tone

Tone (?), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. � a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch;...

3341

Tone (2)

Tone (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Toned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Toning.] 1. To utter with an affected tone.2. To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t.3. (Photog.)...

3342

Tone (3)

Tone, n. 1. (Physiol.) Quality, with respect to attendant feeling; the more or less variable complex of emotion accompanying and characterizing a sensation or a conceptual state...

3343

Toned

Toned (?), a. Having (such) a tone; — chiefly used in composition; as, high-toned; sweet-toned.Toned paper, paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is quite ...

3344

Toneless

Tone″less (?), a. Having no tone; unmusical.

3345

Tong

{ Tong (?), Tonge}, n. Tongue. Chaucer.

3346

Tong (2)

Tong (?), n. [Chinese t'ang, lit., hall.] In China, an association, secret society, or organization of any kind; in the United States, usually, a secret association of Chinese s...

3347

Tonga

Ton″ga (?), n.(Med.) A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum.

3348

Tonga (2)

Ton″ga (?), n. [Hind. tāngā, Skr. tamaṅgaka.] A kind of light two-wheeled vehicle, usually for four persons, drawn by ponies or bullocks.