Gay Lussac's tower (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used in the
sulphuric acid process, to absorb (by means of concentrated acid) the
spent nitrous fumes that they may be returned to the Glover's tower to
be reemployed. See Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric, and Glover's tower,
below. — Glover's tower (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used in the
manufacture of sulphuric acid, to condense the crude acid and to
deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous fumes. These fumes, as a
catalytic, effect the conversion of sulphurous to sulphuric acid. See
Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric, and Gay Lussac's tower, above. — Round
tower. See under Round, a. — Shot tower. See under Shot. — Tower
bastion (Fort.), a bastion of masonry, often with chambers beneath,
built at an angle of the interior polygon of some works. — Tower
mustard (Bot.), the cruciferous plant Arabis perfoliata. — Tower of
London, a collection of buildings in the eastern part of London,
formerly containing a state prison, and now used as an arsenal and
repository of various objects of public interest.
Tow"er (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. towered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. towering.]
To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to
soar.
On the other side an high rock towered still.
Spenser.
My lord protector's hawks do tower so well.
Shak.
Tow"er, v. t. To soar into. [Obs.] Milton.
Tow"ered (?), a. Adorned or defended by towers.
Towered cities please us then.
Milton.
Tow"er*ing (?), a. 1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering
height. Pope.