Te"whit (?), n. (Zoöl.) The lapwing; — called also teewheep. [Prov.
Eng.]
Tew"taw (?), v. t. [See Tew, v. t.] To beat; to break, as flax or hemp.
[Obs.] Mortimer.
Tex"as (?), n. A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer,
containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. [Western U. S.]
Knight.
Text (tkst), n. [F. texte, L. textus, texture, structure, context, fr.
texere, textum, to weave, construct, compose; cf. Gr. te`ktwn
carpenter, Skr. taksh to cut, carve, make. Cf. Context, Mantle, n.,
Pretext, Tissue, Toil a snare.] 1. A discourse or composition on which
a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in
distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary. Chaucer.
2. (O. Eng. Law) The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.
[R.]
3. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the
subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
How oft, when Paul has served us with a text, Has Epictetus, Plato,
Tully, preached!
Cowper.
4. Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary
composition, or the like; topic; theme.
5. A style of writing in large characters; text- hand also, a kind of
type used in printing; as, German text.
Text blindness. (Physiol.) See Word blindness, under Word. — Text
letter, a large or capital letter. [Obs.] — Text pen, a kind of
metallic pen used in engrossing, or in writing text- hand.
Text, v. t. To write in large characters, as in text hand. [Obs.] Beau.
& Fl.
Text"-book` (?), n. 1. A book with wide spaces between the lines, to
give room for notes.
2. A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures
or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a schoolbook.
Text"-hand` (?), n. A large hand in writing; — so called because it was
the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes
in a smaller hand.
Tex"tile (?), a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F. textile. See
Text.] Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts;
woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.
Textile cone (Zoöl.), a beautiful cone shell (Conus textilis) in which
the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.
Tex"tile, n. That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.
Bacon.
Text"man (?), n.; pl. Textmen (&?;). One ready in quoting texts. [R.]
Bp. Sanderston.
Tex*to"ri*al (?), a. [L. textorius, fr. textor a weaver, fr. texere,
textum, to weave.] Of or pertaining to weaving. T. Warton.
Tex"trine (?), a. [L. textrinus, for textorinus, fr. textor a weaver.]
Of or pertaining to weaving, textorial; as, the textrine art. Denham.
Tex"tu*al (?), a. [OE. textuel, F. textuel.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or
contained in, the text; as, textual criticism; a textual reading.
Milton.