Webster's Dictionary 1828

1621

TOWN-CRIER

TOWN-CRI'ER, noun [town and cry.] A public crier; one who makes proclamation.

1622

TOWN-HOUSE

TOWN'-HOUSE, noun [town and house.] The house where the public business of the town is transacted by the inhabitants in legal meeting.1. A house in town; in opposition to a hous...

1623

TOWNISH

TOWN'ISH, adjective Pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the town.

1624

TOWNLESS

TOWN'LESS, adjective Having no town.

1625

TOWNSHIP

TOWN'SHIP, noun The district or territory of a town. In New England, the states are divided into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square, and the inhabitants ...

1626

TOWNSMAN

TOWNS'MAN, noun [town and man.] An inhabitant of a place; or one of the same town with another.1. A selectman; an officer of the town in New England, who assists in managing the...

1627

TOWSER

TOWS'ER, noun [from touse.] The name of a dog.

1628

TOXICAL

TOX'ICAL, adjective [Latin toxicum.] Poisonous. [Little used.]

1629

TOXICOLOGY

TOXICOL'OGY, noun [Gr. poison, and discourse.] A discourse on poisons; or the doctrine of poisons.

1630

TOY

TOY, noun1. A plaything for children; a bauble.2. A trifle; a thing for amusement, but of no real value.3. An article of trade of little value.They exchange gold and pearl for t...

1631

TOYER

TOY'ER, noun One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks.

1632

TOYFUL

TOY'FUL, adjective Full of trifling play.

1633

TOYING

TOY'ING, participle present tense Dallying; trifling.

1634

TOYISH

TOY'ISH, adjective Trifling; wanton.

1635

TOYISHNESS

TOY'ISHNESS, noun Disposition to dalliance or trifling.

1636

TOYMAN

TOY'MAN, noun [toy and man.] One that deals in toys.

1637

TOYSHOP

TOY'SHOP, noun [toy and shop.] A shop where toys are sold.

1638

TOZE

TOZE, verb transitive To pull by violence. [See Touse.]

1639

TRACE

TRACE, noun [Latin tractus, tracto. See Track, and the verb trace]1. A mark left by any thing passing; a footstep; a track; a vestige; as the trace of a carriage or sled; the tr...

1640

TRACEABLE

TRA'CEABLE, adjective That may be traced.

1641

TRACED

TRA'CED, participle passive Marked out; delineated; followed.

1642

TRACER

TRA'CER, noun One that traces or follows by marks.

1643

TRACERY

TRA'CERY, noun Ornamental stone work.

1644

TRACHEA

TRA'CHEA, noun [Low Latin from Gr. rough.] In anatomy, the windpipe.

1645

TRACHEAL

TRA'CHEAL, adjective Pertaining to the trachea or windpipe; as the tracheal artery.

1646

TRACHEOCELE

TRA'CHEOCELE, noun [trachea and a tumor.] An enlargement of the thyroid gland; bronchocele or goiter.

1647

TRACHEOTOMY

TRACHEOT'OMY, noun [trachea and to cut.] In surgery, the operation of making an opening into the windpipe.