Webster's Dictionary 1828

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TETRICITY

TETRIC'ITY, n. Crabbedness; perverseness. [Not in use.]

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TETRICOUS

TET'RICOUS, adjective [Latin tetricus.] Froward; perverse; harsh, sour; rugged. [Not in use.]

732

TETTER

TET'TER, noun [Latin titillo.]1. In medicine, a common name of several cutaneous diseases, consisting of an eruption of vesicles or pustules, in distinct or confluent clusters, ...

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TETTISH

TET'TISH, adjective Captious; testy. [Not in use.]

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TEUTONIC

TEUTON'IC, adjective Pertaining to the Teutons, a people of Germany, or to their language; as a noun, the language of the Teutons, the parent of the German Dutch, and Anglo Saxo...

735

TEW

TEW, verb transitive To work; to soften. [Not in use.] [See Taw.]1. To work; to pull or tease; among seamen.TEW, noun [probably tow.] Materials for any thing. [Not in use.]1. An...

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TEWEL

TEW'EL, noun An iron pipe in a forge to receive the pipe of a bellows.

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TEWTAW

TEW'TAW, verb transitive To beat; to break. [Not in use.] [See Tew.]

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TEXT

TEXT, noun [Latin textus, woven. See Texture.]1. A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written. Thus we speak of the text or original of the Scripture, in ...

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TEXT-HAND

TEXT-HAND, noun 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.

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TEXTILE

TEXT'ILE, adjective [Latin textilis.] Woven, or capable of being woven.TEXT'ILE, noun That which is or may be woven.TEXT'-MAN, noun A man ready in the quotation of texts.

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TEXTORIAL

TEXTO'RIAL, adjective [Latin textor.] Pertaining to weaving.

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TEXTRINE

TEXT'RINE, adjective Pertaining to weaving; as the textrine art.

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TEXTUAL

TEXT'UAL, adjective Contained in the text.1. Serving for texts.

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TEXTUALIST

TEXT'UALISTTEXT'UARY, noun One who is well versed in the Scriptures, and can readily quote texts.1. One who adheres to the text.TEXT'UARY, adjective Textual; contained in the te...

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TEXTUARY

TEXT'UARY, n. One who is well versed in the Scriptures, and can readily quote texts.1. One who adheres to the text.TEXT'UARY, a. Textual; contained in the text.1. Serving as a t...

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TEXTUIST

TEXT'UIST, noun One ready in the quotation of texts.

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TEXTURE

TEX'TURE, noun [Latin textura, textus, from texo, to weave.]1. The act of weaving.2. A web; that which is woven.Others, far in the grassy dale,Their humble texture weave.3. The ...

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THACK

THACK, for thatch, is local. [See Thatch.]

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THALLITE

THAL'LITE, noun [Gr. a green twig.] In mineralogy, a substance variously denominated by different authors. It is the epidote of Hauy, the delphinite of Saussure, and the pistaci...

750

THAMMUZ

THAM'MUZ, noun The tenth month of the Jewish civil year, containing 29 days, and answering to a part of June and a part of July.1. The name of a deity among the Phenicians.

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THAN

THAN, adverb This word is placed after some comparative adjective or adverb, to express comparison between what precedes and what follows. Thus Elijah said, I am not better than...

752

THANE

THANE, noun The thanes in England were formerly persons of some dignity; of these there were two orders, the king's thanes, who attended the Saxon and Danish kings in their cour...

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THANE-LANDS

THA'NE-LANDS, noun Lands granted to thanes.

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THANESHIP

THA'NESHIP, noun The state or dignity of a thane; or his seignory.

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THANK

THANK, verb transitive1. To express gratitude for a favor; to make acknowledgments to one for kindness bestowed.We are bound to thank God always for you. 2 Thessalonians 1:3.Joa...

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THANKED

THANK'ED, participle passive Having received expression of gratitude.