||To"hu*bo"hu (t"h-b"h), n. [F. tohu-bohu, fr. Heb. toh wa boh without form and void (Gen. i. 2).] Chaos; confusion.
Was ever such a tohubohu of people as there assembles?
Thuckeray.
||Toi`son" (tw`zôn"), n. [F.] A sheep's fleece.
||Toi`son" d'or" (dr"). [F.] Lit., the golden fleece; specif., the order of the Golden Fleece, or its jewel.
To"ken, n. (Weaving) In a Jacquard loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
Tol"er*ance, n. 1. (Forestry) Capability of growth in more or less shade.
2. Allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, etc., as in various mechanical operations; specif.: (Coinage) The amount which coins, either singly or in lots, are legally allowed to vary above or below the standard of weight or fineness.
{ Tol*stoy"an, Tol*stoi"an } (?), a. Of or pertaining to Tolstoy (1828- 1910). -- n. A follower of Tolstoy, who advocates and practices manual labor, simplicity of living, nonresistance, etc., holds that possession of wealth and ownership of property are sinful, and in religion rejects all teachings not coming from Christ himself.
Tom, n. 1. A familiar contraction of Thomas, a proper name of a man.
2. The male of certain animals; -- often used adjectively or in composition; as, tom turkey, tomcat, etc.
Tom and Jerry. A hot sweetened drink of rum and water spiced with cinnamon, cloves, etc., and beaten up with eggs.
Tom"my At"kins (?). Any white regular soldier of the British army; also, such soldiers collectively; -- said to be fictitious name inserted in the models given to soldiers to guide them in filling out account blanks, etc.
Tom o' Bed"lam (?). Formerly, a wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from Bethlehem Hospitel, Eng.; hence, a wandering mendicant, either mad or feigning to be so; a madman; a bedlamite.
Tom"tate (?), n. A Florida and West Indian grunt (Bathystoma, or Hæmulon, rimator); also, any of various allied species.
Tone, n. 1. (Physiol.) Quality, with respect to attendant feeling; the more or less variable complex of emotion accompanying and characterizing a sensation or a conceptual state; as, feeling tone; color tone.
2. Color quality proper; -- called also hue. Also, a gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or shade.
She was dressed in a soft cloth of a gray tone.
Sir G. Parker.
3. (Plant Physiol.) The condition of normal balance of a healthy plant in its relations to light, heat, and moisture.
Tong (?), n. [Chinese t'ang, lit., hall.] In China, an association, secret society, or organization of any kind; in the United States, usually, a secret association of Chinese such as that of the highbinders.
Ton"ga (?), n. [Hind. tng, Skr. tamagaka.] A kind of light two-wheeled vehicle, usually for four persons, drawn by ponies or bullocks. [India]
Tongu"ing (?), vb. n. (Music) Modification of tone for a rapid staccato effect by the performer's tongue, in playing a wind instrument, as a flute. In single tonguing only one kind of stroke is used, the tongue articulating a rapid "t;" in double tonguing, two strokes, as for "t" and "k," are alternated; in triple tonguing, "t, k, t," etc.
Ton"ic, a. (Med.) Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic convulsions.
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Ton mile. (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the freight transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the aggregate weight of each shipment in tons during the given period by the number of miles for which it is carried.
Ton mileage. (Railroads) Ton miles collectively; esp., the total ton miles performed by a railroad in a given period.
||Tonne (?), n. [F.] A metric ton.
||Ton`neau" (?), n.; pl. Tonneaux (#). [F.] 1. In France, a light-wheeled vehicle with square or rounded body and rear entrance.
2. (Automobiles) Orig., the after part of the body with entrance at the rear (as in vehicle in def. 1); now, one with sides closing in the seat or seats and entered by a door usually at the side, also, the entire body of an automobile having such an after part.