Tempt"er (?), n. One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the
Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil. "Those who are bent to do
wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on." Tillotson.
So glozed the Tempter, and his proem tuned.
Milton.
Tempt"ing, a. Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring;
seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures. — Tempt"ing*ly, adv. —
Tempt"ing*ness, n.
Tempt"ress (?), n. A woman who entices.
She was my temptress, the foul provoker.
Sir W. Scott.
Temse (?), n. [F. tamis, or D. tems, teems. Cf. Tamine.] A sieve.
[Written also tems, and tempse.] [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Temse bread, Temsed bread, Temse loaf, bread made of flour better
sifted than common fluor. [Prov. Eng.]
{ Tem"u*lence (?), Tem"u*len*cy (?), } n. [L. temulentia.]
Intoxication; inebriation; drunkenness. [R.] "Their temulency." Jer.
Taylor.