Surely princes had need, in tender matters and ticklish times, to
beware what they say.
Bacon.
— Tic"klish*ly, adv. — Tic"klish*ness, n.
Tick"seed` (?), n. [Tick the insect + seed; cf. G. wanzensamen,
literally, bug seed.] 1. A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect,
as that of certain plants.
2. (Bot.) (a) Same as Coreopsis. (b) Any plant of the genus
Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family.
Tick"tack` (?), n. [See Tick to beat, to pat, and (for sense 2) cf.
Tricktrack.] 1. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.