Webster's Dictionary 1913

5509

Tubman

Tub″man (?), n.; pl.Tubmen (�). (Eng. Law) One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer. Cf. Postman, 2.

5510

Tubular

Tu″bu‐lar (?), a. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, or pipe. See Tube.] Having the form of a tube, or pipe; consisting of a pipe; fistular; as, a tubular snout; a tubular calyx...

5511

Tubularia

‖Tu′bu‐la″ri‐a (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of hydroids having large, naked, flowerlike hydranths at the summits of long, slender, usually simple, stems. The gonophores are small, and...

5512

Tubulariæ

‖Tu′bu‐la″ri‐æ (?), n. pl. See Tubularida.

5513

Tubularian

Tu′bu‐la″ri‐an (?), n.(Zool.) Any hydroid belonging to the suborder Tubularida.☞ These hydroids usually form tufts of delicate tubes, and both gonophores and hydranths are naked...

5514

Tubularian (2)

Tu′bu‐la″ri‐an, a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the tubularians.

5515

Tubularida

‖Tu″bu‐lar′i‐da (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; — called also Athecata, Gymnoblastea, and Tubulariæ.

5516

Tubulate

Tu″bu‐late (?), a. [L. tubulatus. See Tubular.] Tubular; tubulated; tubulous.

5517

Tubulated

Tu″bu‐la′ted (?), a. Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening.Tubulated bottleorretort(Chem.), a bottle or retort having a stoppered opening ...

5518

Tubulation

Tu′bu‐la″tion (?), n.(Chem.) The act of shaping or making a tube, or of providing with a tube; also, a tube or tubulure; as, the tubulation of a retort.

5519

Tubulature

Tu″bu‐la′ture (?), n.(Chem.) A tubulure.

5520

Tubule

Tu″bule (?), n. [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, a pipe.] 1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.2. (Anat.) A minute tube lined with glandular epitheliu...

5521

Tubulibranchian

Tu′bu‐li‐bran″chi‐an (?), n.(Zool.) One of the Tubulibranchiata.

5522

Tubulibranchiata

‖Tu′bu‐li‐bran′chi‐a″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. tubulus a little tube + branchia a gill.] (Zoöl.) A group of gastropod mollusks having a tubular shell. Vermetus is an example.

5523

Tubulicole

Tu″bu‐li‐cole′ (?), n. [L. tubulus little tube + colere to inhabit.] (Zoöl.) Any hydroid which has tubular chitinous stems.

5524

Tubulidentate

Tu′bu‐li‐den″tate (?), a. [Tubule + dentate.] (Zoöl.) Having teeth traversed by canals; — said of certain edentates.

5525

Tubuliform

Tu″bu‐li‐form′ (?), a. [Cf. F. tubuliforme.] Having the form of a small tube.

5526

Tubulipore

Tu″bu‐li‐pore″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to Tubulipora and allied genera, having tubular calcareous calicles.

5527

Tubulose

{ Tu″bu‐lose′ (?), Tu″bu‐lous (?), } a. [Cf. F. tubuleux. See Tubule.] 1. Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cyli...

5528

Tubulure

Tu″bu‐lure (?), n. [Cf. F. tubulure.] (Chem.) A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at the top or side of a bottle; a tubulation.

5529

Tucan

Tu‐can″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also tugan, and tuza.

5530

Tucet

Tu″cet (?), n. See Tucket, a steak.

5531

Tuch

Tuch (?), n. [See Touchstone.] A dark-colored kind of marble; touchstone. Sir J. Harrington.

5532

Tuck

Tuck (?), n. [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock. See Stock.] A long, narrow sword; a rapier. Shak.He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was t...

5533

Tuck (2)

Tuck, n. [Cf. Tocsin.] The beat of a drum. Scot.

5534

Tuck (3)

Tuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tucking.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short a...

5535

Tuck (4)

Tuck, v. i. To contract; to draw together.