Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tribasic

Tri‐ba″sic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + basic.] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable of replaceme...

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Tribble

Trib″ble (?), n.(Paper Manuf.) A frame on which paper is dried. Knight.

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Tribe

Tribe (?), n. [L. tribus, originally, a third part of the Roman people, afterwards, a division of the people, a tribe; of uncertain origin: cf. F. tribu.]1. A family, race, or s...

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Tribe (2)

Tribe, v. t. To distribute into tribes or classes.Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed. Abp. Nicolson.

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Triblet

{ Trib″let (?), Trib″o‐let (?) }, n.} [F. triboulet.] 1. A goldsmith's tool used in making rings. Ainsworth.2. A steel cylinder round which metal is drawn in the process of form...

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Tribometer

Tri‐bom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � to rub + -meter: cf. F. tribomètre.] An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces. Brande & C.

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Tribrach

Tri″brach (?), n. [L. tribrachys, Gr. � consisting of three short syllables; � (see Tri-) + � short.] (Gr. & L. Pros.) A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, mĕlĭŭs.

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Tribracteate

Tri‐brac″te‐ate (?), a. [Pref. tri- + bracteate.] (Bot.) Having three bracts.

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Tribromophenol

{ Tri‐bro′mo‐phe″nol (?), Tri′brom‐phe″nol (?) }, n.(Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance prepared by the reaction of carbolic acid with bromine.

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Tribual

{ Trib″u‐al (?), Trib″u‐lar (?), } a. Of or relating to a tribe; tribal; as, a tribual characteristic; tribular worship.The tribual lispings of the Ephraimites. Fuller.

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Tribulation

Trib′u‐la″tion (?), n. [OE. tribulacium, F. tribulation, L. tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict, fr. tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to rub. See Tr...

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Tribunal

Tri‐bu″nal (?), n. [L. tribunal, fr. tribunus a tribune who administered justice: cf. F. tribunal. See Tribune.] 1. The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his assoc...

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Tribunal (2)

‖Tri′bu‐nal″ (?), n. In villages of the Philippine Islands, a kind of townhall. At the tribunal the head men of the village met to transact business, prisoners were confined, an...

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Tribunary

Trib″u‐na‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to tribunes; as, tribunary powers or authority.

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Tribunate

Trib″u‐nate (?), n. [L. tribunatus: cf. F. tribunat.] The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship.

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Tribune

Trib″une (?), n. [L. tribunus, properly, the chief of a tribe, fr. tribus tribe: cf. F. tribun. See Tribe.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to pr...

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Tribuneship

Trib″une‐ship, n. The office or power of a tribune.

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Tribunician

{ Trib′u‐ni″cian (?), Trib′u‐ni″tial (?), Trib′u‐ni‐tian (?), } a. [L. tribunicius, tribunitius: cf. F. tribunitien.] Of or pertaining to tribunes; befitting a tribune; as, trib...

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Tribunitious

Trib′u‐ni″tious (?), a. Tribunician; tribunitial. Bacon.

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Tributariness

Trib″u‐ta‐ri‐ness, n. The quality or state of being tributary.

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Tributary

Trib″u‐ta‐ry (?), a. [OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L. tributarius. See Tribute.] 1. Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or t...

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Tributary (2)

Trib″u‐ta‐ry (?), n.; pl.Tributaries (�). 1. A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as ...

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Tribute

Trib″ute (?), n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See Tribe, and...

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Tribute (2)

Trib″ute, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Tributed; p. pr. & vb. n.Tributing.] To pay as tribute. Whitlock (1654).

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Tributer

Trib″u‐ter (?), n.(Mining) One who works for a certain portion of the ore, or its value.☞ Tributers generally work in gangs, and have a limited portion of a lode set them, calle...

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Trica

‖Tri″ca (?), n.; pl.Tricæ (#). (Bot.) An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.

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Tricarballylic

Tri‐car′bal‐lyl″ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + carboxyl + allyl + -ic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic acid, C3H5.(CO2H)3 occurring naturally in...