Webster's Dictionary 1913

946

Teetee

Tee″tee (?), n. [Sp. tití.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small, soft-furred South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix, Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the c...

947

Teeter

Tee″ter (?), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.Teetered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Teetering.] [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel. titra to tremble, OHG. zittarōn, G. zittern.] To ...

948

Teeter-tail

Tee″ter–tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The spotted sandpiper. See the Note under Sandpiper.

949

Teeth

Teeth (?), n., pl. of Tooth.

950

Teeth (2)

Teeth (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Teethed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Teething.] To breed, or grow, teeth.

951

Teething

Teeth″ing (?), n. The process of the first growth of teeth, or the phenomena attending their issue through the gums; dentition.

952

Teetotal

Tee‐to″tal (?), a. Entire; total.

953

Teetotaler

Tee‐to″tal‐er (?), n. One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.

954

Teetotalism

Tee‐to″tal‐ism (?), n. The principle or practice of entire abstinence, esp. from intoxicating drinks.

955

Teetotally

Tee‐to″tal‐ly (?), adv. Entirely; totally.

956

Teetotum

Tee‐to″tum (?), n. [For T-totum. It was used for playing games of chance, and was four-sided, one side having the letter T on it, standing for Latin totum all, meaning, take all...

957

Teetuck

Tee″tuck (?), n. The rock pipit.

958

Teeuck

Tee″uck (?), n. The lapwing.

959

Teewit

Tee″wit (?), n.(Zoöl.) The pewit.

960

Teg

Teg (?), n. A sheep in its second year; also, a doe in its second year. Halliwell.

961

Tegmen

‖Teg″men (?), n.; pl.Tegmina (#). [L., fr. tegere, tectum, to cover.] 1. A tegument or covering.2. (Bot.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; th...

962

Tegmental

Teg‐men″tal (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to a tegument or tegmentum; as, the tegmental layer of the epiblast; the tegmental cells of the taste buds.

963

Tegmentum

‖Teg‐men″tum (?), n.; pl.Tegmenta (#). (Anat.) A covering; — applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.

964

Teguexin

Te‐guex″in (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large South American lizard (Tejus teguexin). It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of various sizes...

965

Tegula

‖Teg″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Tegulæ (#). [L., a tile, dim. fr. tegere to cover.] (Zoöl.) A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the meson...

966

Tegular

Teg″u‐lar (?), a. [LL. tegularis, from L. tegula a tile. See Tile.] Of or pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile, or arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles; as, a tegular pav...

967

Tegulated

Teg′u‐la″ted (?), a. Composed of small plates, as of horn or metal, overlapping like tiles; — said of a kind of ancient armor. Fairholt.

968

Tegument

Teg″u‐ment (?), n. [L. tegumentum, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, n., and cf. Detect, Protect.] 1. A cover or covering; an integument.2. Especially, the covering of a living ...

969

Tegumentary

Teg′u‐men″ta‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. tégumentaire.] Of or pertaining to a tegument or teguments; consisting of teguments; serving as a tegument or covering.

970

Teil

Teil (?), n. [OF. teil, til, L. tilia.] (Bot.) The lime tree, or linden; — called also teil tree.

971

Teind

Teind (?), n. [Cf. Icel. tīund. See Tithe.] A tithe. Jamieson.

972

Teine

Teine (?), n. See Teyne. Chaucer.