From endeavoring universally to top their parts, they will go
universally beyond them.
Jeffrey.
6. (Naut.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes
higher than the other.
To top off, to complete by putting on, or finishing, the top or
uppermost part of; as, to top off a stack of hay; hence, to complete;
to finish; to adorn.
To"parch (?), n. [L. toparcha, Gr. &?;; &?; a place + &?; to govern, to
rule.] The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor
of a toparchy.
The prince and toparch of that country.
Fuller.
To"parch*y (?), n.; pl. Toparchies (#). [L. toparchia, Gr. &?;. See
Toparch.] A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty
country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten
toparchies. Fuller.
Top"-ar`mor (?), n. (Naut.) A top railing supported by stanchions and
equipped with netting.
To"pau (?), n. (Zoöl.) The rhinocerous bird (a).
To"paz (?), n. [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind
of precious stone, Gr. to`pazos, topa`zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap
to glow (cf. Tepid). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a
small island in the Red Sea, where the Romans obtained a stone which
they called by this name, but which is the chrysolite of the moderns.]
1. (Min.) A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish
and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish
shades. It sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate of
alumina, and is used as a gem.
2. (Zoöl.) Either one of two species of large, brilliantly colored
humming birds of the Topaza, of South America and the West Indies.
The two tail feathers next to the central ones are much longer that the
rest, curved, and crossed. The Throat is metallic yellowish-green, with
a tint like topaz in the center, the belly is bright crimson, the back
bright red. Called also topaz hummer.
False topaz. (Min.) See the Note under Quartz.
To*paz"o*lite (?), n. [Topaz + - lite; cf. F. topazolithe.] (Min.) A
topaz-yellow variety of garnet.
Top"-block` (?), n. (Naut.) A large ironbound block strapped with a
hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, — used in swaying
and lowering the topmast. Totten.
Top"-boots (?), n. pl. High boots, having generally a band of some kind
of light-colored leather around the upper part of the leg; riding
boots.
Top"-chain` (?), n. (Naut.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in
time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they
are hung are shot away.
Top"-cloth (?), n. (Naut.) A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks
which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.
Top"coat` (?), n. An outer coat; an overcoat.
Top"-drain` (?), v. t. To drain the surface of, as land; as, to
top-drain a field or farm.
Top"-drain`ing, n. The act or practice of drining the surface of land.
Top"-dress` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Top-dressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Top-dressing.] To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.
Top"-dress`ing, n. The act of applying a dressing of manure to the
surface of land; also, manure so applied.
Tope (tp), n. [Probably from Skr. stpa a tope, a stupa, through Prakrit
thpo.] A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often
erected over a Buddhist relic.
Tope, n. [Tamil tppu.] A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope.
[India] Whitworth.
Tope, n. 1. (Zoöl.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, or Galeus,
galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California
and Tasmania; — called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny
dog.