Webster's Dictionary 1913

892

Techy

Tech″y (?), a. [From OE. tecche, tache, a habit, bad habit, vice, OF. tache, teche, a spot, stain, blemish, habit, vice, F. tache a spot, blemish; probably akin to E. tack a sma...

893

Tectibranch

Tec′ti‐branch (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used adjectively.

894

Tectibranchia

‖Tec′ti‐bran″chi‐a (?), n. pl. Same as Tectibranchiata.

895

Tectibranchiata

‖Tec′ti‐bran′chi‐a″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + Gr. � a gill.] (Zoöl.) An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usu...

896

Tectibranchiate

Tec′ti‐bran″chi‐ate (?), a. [L. tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zoöl.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata. — n....

897

Tectly

Tect″ly (?), adv. [L. tectus covered, fr. tegere to cover.] Covertly; privately; secretly. Holinshed.

898

Tectology

Tec‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � a carpenter + -logy.] (Biol.) A division of morphology created by Haeckel; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural po...

899

Tectonic

Tec‐ton″ic (?), a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. �, fr. �, �, a carpenter, builder.] Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

900

Tectonic (2)

Tec‐ton″ic (?), a. 1. (Biol.) Structural.2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) Of, pert. to, or designating, the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the eart...

901

Tectonics

Tec‐ton″ics (?), n. The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, ...

902

Tectonics (2)

Tec‐ton″ics (?), n. The science or art by which implements, vessels, buildings, etc., are constructed, both in relation to their use and to their artistic design.

903

Tectorial

Tec‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [L. tectorius.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to covering; — applied to a membrane immediately over the organ of Corti in the internal ear.

904

Tectrices

‖Tec″tri‐ces (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tegere, tectum, to cover.] (Zoöl.) The wing coverts of a bird. See Covert, and Illust. of Bird.

905

Tecum

Te″cum (?), n.(Bot.) See Tucum.

906

Ted

Ted (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tedded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tedding.] [Prob. fr. Icel. te�ja to spread manure, fr. ta� manure; akin to MHG. zetten to scatter, spread. √58. Cf. Teathe...

907

Tedder

Ted″der (?), n. A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to expedite its drying.

908

Tedder (2)

Ted″der, n. [OE. √64. See Tether.] Same as Tether.

909

Tedder (3)

Ted″der, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Teddered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Teddering.] Same as Tether.

910

Tedesco

‖Te‐des″co (?), a.; pl. Tedeschi (#). [It., of Germanic origin. See Dutch.] German; — used chiefly of art, literature, etc.

911

Tedge

Tedge (?), n.(Founding) The gate of a mold, through which the melted metal is poured; runner, geat.

912

Tediosity

Te′di‐os″i‐ty (?), n. Tediousness.

913

Tedious

Te″di‐ous (?), a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See Tedium.] Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. — Te″di‐ous‐ly, adv. — Te″di...

914

Tedium

Te″di‐um (?), n. [L. taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one.] Irksomeness; wearisomeness; tediousness. [Written also tædium.] Cowper.To relieve the tedium, he kept plyi...

915

Tee

Tee (?), n. [Cf. Icel. tjā to show, mark.] (a) The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits. (b) The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.

916

Tee (2)

Tee, n. A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with the line; — so called because it resembles the letter T i...

917

Tee (3)

Tee, n. The letter T, t; also, something shaped like, or resembling in form, the letter T.

918

Tee (4)

Tee (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Teed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Teeing.] (Golf) To place (the ball) on a tee.