Webster's Dictionary 1913

5320

Trudgeman

Trudge″man (?), n. A truchman.

5321

Trudgen stroke

Trudg″en stroke (?). (Swimming) A racing stroke in which a double over-arm motion is used; — so called from its use by an amateur named Trudgen, but often erroneously written tr...

5322

True

True (?), a. [Compar.Truer (?); superl.Truest.] [OE. trewe, AS. treówe faithful, true, from treów fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, a...

5323

True (2)

True, adv. In accordance with truth; truly. Shak.

5324

True (3)

True (tro͞o), a.(Biol.) Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.

5325

True-blue

True″–blue′ (?), a. Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; — a term derived from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See True blue, under Blue.

5326

True-blue (2)

True″–blue′, n. A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity.

5327

True-born

True″–born′ (?), a. Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman.

5328

True-bred

True″–bred′ (?), a. 1. Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast. Shak.2. Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman.

5329

True-hearted

True″–heart′ed (?), a. Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. — True″–heart′ed‐ness, n.

5330

True-penny

True″–pen′ny (?), n. An honest fellow. Shak. Bacon.

5331

Truelove

True″love′ (?), n. 1. One really beloved.2. (Bot.) A plant. See Paris.3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the bre...

5332

Trueness

True″ness, n. The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

5333

Truffle

Truf″fle (?; 277), n. [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to Sp. trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. Tuber, Trifle.] Any one of sever...

5334

Truffled

Truf″fled (?), a. Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey.

5335

Trug

Trug (?), n. [Cf. Trough.] 1. A trough, or tray. Specifically: (a) A hod for mortar. (b) An old measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a bushel. Bailey.2. A concubine; a harlot...

5336

Trugging-house

Trug″ging–house′ (?), n. [See Trug, n., 2.] A brothel. Robert Greene.

5337

Truism

Tru″ism (?), n. [From True.] An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or argument; — opposed to falsism.Trifling tr...

5338

Truismatic

Tru′is‐mat″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to truisms; consisting of truisms.

5339

Truité

‖Trui′té″ (?), a. [F., fr. truite trout.] Having a delicately crackled surface; — applied to porcelian, etc.

5340

Trull

Trull (?), n. [G. trolle, trulle; cf. OD. drol a jester, Dan. trold an elf, imp, Sw. troll a goblin, Icel. troll, tröll, a giant, fiend, demon. Cf. Droll, Troll.] 1. A drab; a s...

5341

Trullization

Trul′li‐za″tion (?), n. [L. trullissatio, from trullissare to trowel, to plaster, fr. trulla a trowel.] The act of laying on coats of plaster with a trowel.

5342

Truly

Tru″ly (?), adv. [From True.] 1. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.I can not truly say how...

5343

Trump

Trump (?), n. [OE. trumpe, trompe, F. trompe; probably fr. L. triumphare to triumph, to exult, hence, probably, to make a joyous sound or noise. See Triumph, v. i. & n., and cf....

5344

Trump (2)

Trump, v. i. [Cf. OF. tromper. See Trump a trumpet.] To blow a trumpet. Wyclif (Matt. vi. 2).

5345

Trump (3)

Trump, n. [A corruption of triumph, F. triomphe. See Triumph, and cf. Trump a trumpet.] 1. A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually determined by chance for each deal) ...

5346

Trump (4)

Trump, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Trumped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Trumping.] To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.