3. A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the
church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly
conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath. [Local, U. S.]
Tith"ly (?), a. [From Tith.] Tightly; nimbly. [Obs.] "I have seen him
trip it tithly." Beau. & Fl.
Ti*thon"ic (?), a. [L. Tithonius belonging to Tithonus, the consort of
Aurora, Gr. &?;.] Of, pertaining to, or denoting, those rays of light
which produce chemical effects; actinic. [R.]
Tith`o*nic"i*ty (?), n. (Chem. & Physics) The state or property of
being tithonic; actinism. [R.]
Ti*thon`o*graph"ic (?), a. [Tithonic + -graph + -ic.] Of, relating to,
or produced by, the chemical action of rays of light; photographic.
Tith`o*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Tithonic + -meter.] An instrument or
apparatus for measuring or detecting tithonicity; an actinometer. [R.]
Tith"y*mal (?), n. [L. tithymalus a plant with a milklike sap, Gr. &?;:
cf. F. tithymale.] (Bot.) Any kind of spurge, esp. Euphorbia
Cyparissias.
Ti"ti (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Teetee.
Tit"il*late (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titillated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Titillating.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.] To tickle; as, to
titillate the nose with a feather.
The pungent grains of titillating dust.
Pope.
Tit`il*la"tion (?), n. [L. titillatio: cf. F. titillation.] 1. The act
of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation. A.
Tucker.