Topek
To″pek (?), n. [Eskimo tupek.] An ESkimo house made of material other than snow, esp. one having walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of skins of the walrus or se...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Toper
To″per (tō″pẽr), n. One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot.
Topet
Top″et (?), n. [F. toupet tuft. See Touper.] (Zoöl.) The European crested titmouse.
Topful
Top″ful (?), a. Full to the top, ore brim; brimfull. “Topful of direst cruelty.” Shak.was so topful of himself, that he let it spill on all the company. I. Watts.
Topgallant
Top′gal″lant (?), a.1. (Naut.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast,...
Topgallant (2)
Top′gal″lant, n. 1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. Bacon.
Toph
Toph (?), n. [L. tophus, tofus, tufa, or tuft. Cf. Tufa, Tofus, Tophus.] (Min.) kind of sandstone.
Tophaceous
To‐pha″ceous (?), a. [L. tophaceus, tofaceus.] Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.
Tophet
To″phet (?), n. [Heb. tōphet, literally, a place to be spit upon, an abominable place, fr. tūph to spit out.] A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinn...
Tophin
Toph″in (?), n.(Min.) Same as Toph.
Tophus
To″phus (?), n.; pl.Tophi (#). [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See Toph.] [Written also tofus.] 1. (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints,...
Topi
To″pi (?), n. An antelope (Damaliscus corrigum jimela) having a glossy purplish brown coat. It is related to the blesbok and is native of British East Africa. Also, any of vario...
Topiarian
Top′i‐a″ri‐an (?), a. [See Toplary.] Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening. “The topiarian artist.” Sir...
Topiary
Top″i‐a‐ry (?), a. [L. topiarius belonging to ornamental gardening, fr. topia (sc. opera) ornamental gardening, fr. Gr. � a place.] Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; pro...
Topic
Top″ic (?), n. [F. topiques, pl., L. topica the title of a work of Aristotle, Gr. τοπικά, fr. τοπικόσ of or for place, concerning τόποι, or commonplaces, fr. τόποσ a place.] (a)...
Topic (2)
Top″ic, a. Topical. Drayton. Holland.
Topical
Top″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. �. See Topic, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or priv...
Topically
Top″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a topical manner; with application to, or limitation of, a particular place or topic.
Topknot
Top″knot′ (?), n. 1. A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.A great, stout servant girl, w...
Topless
Top″less, a. Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled. “ The topless Apennines.” “Topless fortunes.” Beau. & Fl.
Topman
Top″man (?), n.; pl.Topmem (�). 1. See Topsman, 2.2. (Naut.) A man stationed in the top.
Topmast
Top″mast (?), n.(Naut.) The second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast, and below the topgallant mast.
Topmost
Top″most′ (?), a. Highest; uppermost; as, the topmost cliff; the topmost branch of a tree.The nightngale may claim the topmost bough. Cowper.
Topographer
To‐pog″ra‐pher (?), n. [Cf. F. topographe, Cr. �.] One who is skilled in the science of topography; one who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of land.Dante is t...
Topographic
{ Top′o‐graph″ic (?), a.Top′o‐graph″ic‐al (?), }[Cf. F. topographique.] Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place. — Top′o‐graph″ic‐al‐ly, adv.Topographical map. Se...
Topographist
To‐pog″ra‐phist (?), n. A topographer.
Topography
To‐pog″ra‐phy (?), n. [F. topographie, Gr. �; � a place + � to write.] The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and sc...