Webster's Dictionary 1913

5347

Trump (5)

Trump, v. t. To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick.

5348

Trump (6)

Trump, v. t. [F. tromper to deceive, in OF., to blow a trumpet, se tromper de to mock. See Trump a trumpet.] 1. To trick, or impose on; to deceive. “To trick or trump mankind.” ...

5349

Trumpery

Trump″er‐y (?), n. [F. tromperie deceit, fr. tromper to deceive. See Trump to trick.] 1. Deceit; fraud. Grenewey.2. Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; false...

5350

Trumpery (2)

Trump″er‐y, a. Worthless or deceptive in character. “A trumpery little ring.” Thackeray.

5351

Trumpet

Trump″et (?), n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See Trump a trumpet.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value...

5352

Trumpet (2)

Trump″et, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Trumpeted; p. pr. & vb. n.Trumpeting.] [Cf. F. trompeter.] To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet g...

5353

Trumpet (3)

Trump″et, v. i. To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.

5354

Trumpet-shaped

Trump″et–shaped′ (?), a. Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet creeper.

5355

Trumpet-tongued

Trump″et–tongued′ (?), a. Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech.

5356

Trumpeter

Trump″et‐er (?), n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet.2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.These men are good trumpeters. Bacon.3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of l...

5357

Trumpeting

Trump″et‐ing, n.(Mining) A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft. Raymond.

5358

Trumpets

Trump″ets (?), n. pl.(Bot.) A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves.

5359

Trumpetweed

Trump″et‐weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) An herbaceous composite plant (Eupatorium purpureum), often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads. (b) The s...

5360

Trumpetwood

Trump″et‐wood′ (?), n.(Bot.) A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for wind instruments; — called also snakew...

5361

Trumpie

Trum″pie (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Richardson's skua (Stercorarius parasiticus).

5362

Trumplike

Trump″like′ (?), a. Resembling a trumpet, esp. in sound; as, a trumplike voice. Chapman.

5363

Truncal

Trun″cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the trunk, or body.

5364

Truncate

Trun″cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Truncated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Truncating.] [L. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut off, mutilate, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See...

5365

Truncate (2)

Trun″cate (?), a. [L. truncatus, p. p.] Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.

5366

Truncated

Trun″ca‐ted (?), a. 1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge.3. (Z...

5367

Truncation

Trun‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. truncatio.] 1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.2. The state of being truncated.3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a p...

5368

Trunch

Trunch (?), n. [See Truncheon.] A stake; a small post.

5369

Truncheon

Trun″cheon (?), n. [OE. tronchoun the shaft of a broken spear, broken piece, OF. tronchon, tron�on, F. tron�on, fr. OF. & F. tronce, tronche, a piece of wood; cf. OF. trons, tro...

5370

Truncheon (2)

Trun″cheon, v. t. To beat with a truncheon. Shak.

5371

Truncheoned

Trun″cheoned (?), a. Having a truncheon.

5372

Truncheoneer

Trun′cheon‐eer″ (?), n. A person armed with a truncheon. [Written also truncheoner.]

5373

Truncus

‖Trun″cus (?), n.(Zoöl.) The thorax of an insect. See Trunk, n., 5.