Webster's Dictionary 1913

1756

Tetty

Tet″ty (?), a. Testy; irritable. Burton.

1757

Teufit

Teu″fit (?), n.(Zoöl.) The lapwing; — called also teuchit.

1758

Teuk

Teuk (?), n.(Zoöl.) The redshank.

1759

Teuton

Teu″ton (?), n.; pl. E. Teutons (#), L. Teutones (#). [L. Teutones, Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably akin to E. Dutch. Cf. Dutch.] 1. One of an ancient German tr...

1760

Teutonic

Teu‐ton″ic (?), a. [L. Teutonicus, from Teutoni, or Teutones. See Teuton.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons; Germanic.2. Of or pertaining to any of t...

1761

Teutonic (2)

Teu‐ton″ic (?), n. The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.

1762

Teutonicism

Teu‐ton″i‐cism (?), n. A mode of speech peculiar to the Teutons; a Teutonic idiom, phrase, or expression; a Teutonic mode or custom; a Germanism.

1763

Tew

Tew (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tewing.] [OE. tewen, tawen. √64. See Taw, v.] 1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.2. Hence, to ...

1764

Tew (2)

Tew, v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse.

1765

Tew (3)

Tew, v. t. [Cf. Taw to tow, Tow, v. t.] To tow along, as a vessel. Drayton.

1766

Tew (4)

Tew, n. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.

1767

Tewan

Te″wan (?), n.(Ethnol.) A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of New Mexico and adjacent regions.

1768

Tewed

Tewed (?), a. Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. Mir. for Mag.

1769

Tewel

Tew″el (?), n. [OE. tuel, OF. tuiel, tuel, F. tuyau; of Teutonic origin; cf. Dan. tud, D. tuit, Prov. G. zaute. Cf. Tuyère.] 1. A pipe, funnel, or chimney, as for smoke. Chaucer...

1770

Tewhit

Te″whit (?), n.(Zoöl.) The lapwing; — called also teewheep.

1771

Tewtaw

Tew″taw (?), v. t. [See Tew, v. t.] To beat; to break, as flax or hemp. Mortimer.

1772

Texas

Tex″as (?), n. A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. Knight.

1773

Texas Leaguer

Tex″as Leagu″er (?). (Baseball) A short fly that falls too far out to be handled by an infielder and too close in to be caught by an outfielder.

1774

Text

Text (?), n. [F. texte, L. textus, texture, structure, context, fr. texere, textum, to weave, construct, compose; cf. Gr. � carpenter, Skr. taksh to cut, carve, make. Cf. Contex...

1775

Text (2)

Text, v. t. To write in large characters, as in text hand. Beau. & Fl.

1776

Text hand

Text hand. A large hand in writing; — so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.

1777

Text-book

Text″–book′ (?), n. 1. A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.2. A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments; hence...

1778

Text-hand

Text″–hand′ (?), n. A large hand in writing; — so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.

1779

Textile

Tex″tile (?), a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F. textile. See Text.] Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed...

1780

Textile (2)

Tex″tile, n. That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving. Bacon.

1781

Textman

Text″man (?), n.; pl.Textmen (�). One ready in quoting texts. Bp. Sanderston.

1782

Textorial

Tex‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [L. textorius, fr. textor a weaver, fr. texere, textum, to weave.] Of or pertaining to weaving. T. Warton.