Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity.
Shak.
Tongue"worm` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any species of Linguatulina.
Tongu"y (?), a. Ready or voluble in speaking; as, a tonguy speaker.
[Written also tonguey.] [Colloq.]
Ton"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. tonigue, Gr. &?;. See Tone.] 1. Of or relating
to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing,
a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such
sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James
Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material
of intonation."
2. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing
strength; as, tonic power.
3. (Med.) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system;
obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.
Tonic spasm. (Med.) See the Note under Spasm.
Ton"ic, n. [Cf. F. tonique, NL. tonicum.] 1. (Phon.) A tonic element or
letter; a vowel or a diphthong.