of Cat 24038 t tted imp. & p. p. 471 See under Compound, v. t. 49470 T To compound a felony 439 A fit of yawning. 55899 T The gapes 383 of Rurality 118322 t ties pl. 472 the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180. 128616 T T 431 To take. 128617 T Ta v. t. 403 A heap. See Tas. 128618 T Taas n. 421 The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle. 128619 T Tab n. 427 Tobacco. 128624 T Tabacco n. 489 A genus of blood sucking flies, including the horseflies. 128625 T Tabanus n. 411 A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this the name was given to the garment adopted for heralds. 128626 T Tabard n. 434 One who wears a tabard. 128627 T Tabarder n. 435 A stout silk having satin stripes, -- used for furniture. 128629 T Tabaret n. 386 A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases. 128630 T Tabasheer n. 655 A fabric like poplin, with a watered surface. 128631 T Tabbinet n. 405 of Tabby 128632 T Tabbies pl. 381 A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering. 128633 T Tabby n. 429 of Tabby 128639 T Tabbied imp. & p. p. 403 of Tabby 128640 T Tabbying p. pr. & vb. n. 449 A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease. 128642 T Tabefaction n. 418 of Tabefy 128643 T Tabefied imp. & p. p. 415 of Tabefy 128644 T Tabefying p. pr. & vb. n. 692 To cause to waste gradually, to emaciate. 128645 T Tabefy v. t. 395 A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in France during the old monarchy. 128646 T Tabellion n. 390 Same as Tabor. 128647 T Taber v. i. 482 See Tabard. 128648 T Taberd n. 380 A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent. 128649 T Tabernacle n. 517 of Tabernacle 128660 T Tabernacled imp. & p. p. 380 of Tabernacle 128661 T Tabernacling p. pr. & vb. n. 380 Of or pertaining to a tabernacle, especially the Jewish tabernacle. 128663 T Tabernacular a. 355 Progressive emaciation of the body, accompained with hectic fever, with no well-marked logical symptoms. 128666 T Tabes n. 544 Withering, or wasting away. 128667 T Tabescent a. 389 Of or pertaining to tabes; of the nature of tabes; affected with tabes; tabid. 128668 T Tabetic a. 411 Affected by tabes; tabetic. 128670 T Tabid a. 439 Alt. of Tabifical 128671 T Tabific a. 340 Producing tabes; wasting; tabefying. 128672 T Tabifical a. 335 See Tabbinet. 128673 T Tabinet n. 303 A painting on a wall or ceiling; a single piece comprehended in one view, and formed according to one design; hence, a picture in general. 128674 T Tablature n. 319 A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. 128677 T Table n. 393 of Table 128698 T Tableed imp. & p. p. 239 of Table 128699 T Tableing p. pr. & vb. n. 304 of Tableau 128709 T Tableaux pl. 251 A striking and vivid representation; a picture. 128710 T Tableau n. 279 of Tableau vivant 128712 T Tableaux vivants pl. 303 Same as Tableau, n., 2. 128713 T Tableau vivant 296 A tablet; a notebook. 128714 T Tablebook n. 258 A cloth for covering a table, especially one with which a table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for meals. 128715 T Tablecloth n. 282 of Table d'hote 128716 T Tables d'hote pl. 286 A common table for guests at a hotel; an ordinary. 128717 T Table d'hote 268 A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau. 128718 T Table-land n. 309 of Tableman 128719 T Tablemen pl. 290 A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See Table, n., 10. 128720 T Tableman n. 330 A table. 128721 T Tablement n. 291 One who boards. 128722 T Tabler n. 442 A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; -- distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc. 128724 T Tablespoon n. 278 of Tablespoonful 128725 T Tablespoonfuls pl. 237 As much as a tablespoon will hold; enough to fill a tablespoon. It is usually reckoned as one half of a fluid ounce, or four fluid drams. 128726 T Tablespoonful n. 296 A small table or flat surface. 128727 T Tablet n. 331 Ware, or articles collectively, for table use. 128733 T Tableware n. 257 A forming into tables; a setting down in order. 128734 T Tabling n. 266 A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. 128739 T Taboo n. 335 of Taboo 128740 T Tabooed imp. & p. p. 272 of Taboo 128741 T Tabooing p. pr. & vb. n. 231 A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both being played by the same person. 128743 T Tabor n. 322 of Tabor 128744 T Tabored imp. & p. p. 260 of Tabor 128745 T Taboring p. pr. & vb. n. 267 One who plays on the tabor. 128749 T Taborer n. 264 A small tabor. 128750 T Taboret n. 297 A small, shallow drum; a tabor. 128751 T Taborine n. 245 One of certain Bohemian reformers who suffered persecution in the fifteenth century; -- so called from Tabor, a hill or fortress where they encamped during a part of their struggles. 128752 T Taborite n. 239 See Tabor. 128753 T Tabour n. & v. 253 Same as Taboret. 128754 T Tabouret n. 251 A taborer. 128757 T Tabrere n. 258 A taboret. 128758 T Tabret n. 264 See Taboo. 128759 T Tabu n. & v. 262 of Tabula 128760 T Tabulae pl. 237 A table; a tablet. 128761 T Tabula n. 254 Having the form of, or pertaining to, a table (in any of the uses of the word). 128763 T Tabular a. 253 The act of tabularizing, or the state of being tabularized; formation into tables; tabulation. 128769 T Tabularization n. 245 of Tabularize 128770 T Tabularized imp. & p. p. 237 of Tabularize 128771 T Tabularizing p. pr. & vb. n. 241 To tabulate. 128772 T Tabularize v. t. 257 An artificial group of stony corals including those which have transverse septa in the calicles. The genera Pocillopora and Favosites are examples. 128773 T Tabulata n. pl. 249 of Tabulate 128774 T Tabulated imp. & p. p. 247 of Tabulate 128775 T Tabulating p. pr. & vb. n. 274 To form into a table or tables; to reduce to tables or synopses. 128776 T Tabulate v. t. 263 The act of forming into a table or tables; as, the tabulation of statistics. 128778 T Tabulation n. 231 A kind of customary payment by a tenant; -- a word used in old records. 128779 T Tac n. 251 Alt. of Tacamahaca 128780 T Tacamahac n. 253 A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam poplar. 128781 T Tacamahaca n. 258 The bib, or whiting pout. 128783 T Tacaud n. 236 The cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under Cross, n. 128784 T Tace n. 271 It is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement. 128786 T Tacet v.impers. 337 Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button. 128787 T Tache n. 270 A hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium occurring in yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon exposure. It is found in the salt mines at Stassfurt. 128789 T Tachhydrite n. 242 of Tachina 128790 T Tachinae pl. 288 Any one of numerous species of Diptera belonging to and allied genera. Their larvae are external parasites of other insects. 128791 T Tachina n. 234 An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance. 128792 T Tachometer n. 294 A short or rapid method of instructing. 128796 T Tachydidaxy n. 254 A division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under Echidna. 128797 T Tachyglossa n. pl. 318