Webster's Dictionary 1913

1621

Testudo

‖Tes‐tu″do (?), n.; pl.Testudines (#). [L., from testa the shell of shellfish, or of testaceous animals.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number ...

1622

Testy

Tes″ty (?), a. [Compar.Testier (?); superl.Testiest.] [OF. testu obstinate, headstrong, F. têtu, fr. OF. teste the head, F. tête. See Test a cupel.] Fretful; peevish; petulant; ...

1623

Tetanic

Te‐tan″ic (?), a. [Cf. L. tetanicus suffering from tetanus, Gr. �, F. tétanique.] 1. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state...

1624

Tetanic (2)

Te‐tan″ic (?), n.(Physiol. & Med.) A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and which,...

1625

Tetanin

Tet″a‐nin (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; —...

1626

Tetanization

Tet′a‐ni‐za″tion (?), n.(Physiol.) The production or condition of tetanus.

1627

Tetanize

Tet″a‐nize (?), v. t.(Physiol.) To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in. See Tetanus, n., 2.

1628

Tetanoid

Tet″a‐noid (?), a. [Tetanus + -oid.] (Med. & Physiol.) Resembling tetanus.

1629

Tetanomotor

Tet′a‐no‐mo″tor (?), n.(Physiol.) An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks.

1630

Tetanus

‖Tet″a‐nus (?), n. 1. (Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles...

1631

Tetany

Tet″a‐ny (?), n.(Med.) A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.

1632

Tetard

Te‐tard″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A gobioid fish (Eleotris gyrinus) of the Southern United States; — called also sleeper.

1633

Tetartohedral

Te‐tar′to‐he″dral (?), a.(Crystallog.) Having one fourth the number of planes which are requisite to complete symmetry. — Te‐tar′to‐he″dral‐ly, adv.

1634

Tetartohedrism

Te‐tar′to‐he″drism (?), n.(Crystallog.) The property of being tetartohedral.

1635

Tetaug

Te‐taug″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Tautog.

1636

Tetchiness

Tetch″i‐ness, n. See Techiness.

1637

Tetchy

Tetch″y (?), a. See Techy. Shak.

1638

Tête

‖Tête (?), n. [F., the head. See Tester a covering.] A kind of wig; false hair.

1639

Tête-à-tête

‖Tête′–à–tête″ (tāt′ȧ‐tāt″), n. [F., head to head. See Tester a covering, Test a cupel.] 1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.2. A short sofa...

1640

Tête-à-tête (2)

‖Tête′–à–tête″, a. Private; confidential; familiar.She avoided tête-à-tête walks with him. C. Kingsley.

1641

Tête-à-tête (3)

‖Tête′–à–tête″, adv. Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly. Prior.

1642

Tête-de-pont

‖Tête′–de–pont″ (tāt′de‐pôN″), n.; pl.Têtes-de-pont (#). (Mil.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a brid...

1643

Tetel

Te‐tel″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.

1644

Tether

Teth″er (tĕt͡h″ẽr), n. [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tjōðr, Sw. tjūder, Dan. töir. √64.] A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to...

1645

Tether (2)

Teth″er, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tethered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tethering.] To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits.And by a slender c...

1646

Tether-ball

Teth″er–ball′, n. A game played with rackets and a ball suspended by a string from an upright pole, the object of each side being to wrap the string around the pole by striking ...

1647

Tethydan

Te‐thy″dan (?), n. [See Tethys.] (Zoöl.) A tunicate.