TEAGLE, t[=e]'gl, _n._ (_prov._) a hoist or lift. [Prob. a form of
_tackle_.]
TEAGUE, t[=e]g, _n._ an Irishman.
TEAK, t[=e]k, _n._ a tree in the East Indies and Africa, also its wood,
remarkable for its hardness and durability. [Malayalam _tekka_.]
TEAL, t[=e]l, _n._ a web-footed water-fowl allied to the duck, but smaller.
[Dut. _teling_, _taling_.]
TEAM, t[=e]m, _n._ a number of animals moving together or in order: two or
more oxen or other animals harnessed to the same vehicle; a number of
persons associated for doing anything conjointly, playing a game,
&c.--_v.t._ to join together in a team: to give work to a gang under a
sub-contractor.--_adj._ TEAMED (_Spens._), arranged in a team.--_n._
TEAM'STER, one who drives a team.--_adv._ TEAM'WISE, like a team, harnessed
together. [A.S. _teám_, offspring; prob. _teón_, to draw.]
TEAPOY, t[=e]'poi, _n._ a small table for the tea-service, &c. [Hind.
_t[=i]p[=a]i_--Pers. _s[=i]p[=a]i_.]
TEAR, t[=e]r, _n._ a drop of the fluid secreted by the lachrymal gland,
appearing in the eyes: anything like a tear.--_ns._ TEAR'-DROP, a tear;
TEAR'-DUCT, the lachrymal or nasal duct.--_adjs._ TEAR'-FALL'ING (_Shak._),
shedding tears, tender; TEAR'FUL, abounding with or shedding tears:
weeping.--_adv._ TEAR'FULLY.--_n._ TEAR'FULNESS.--_adjs._ TEAR'LESS,
without tears: unfeeling; TEAR'-STAINED (_Shak._), stained with tears;
TEAR'Y, tearful, [A.S. _teár_, _t['æ]r_; Goth. _tagr_; cf. L. _lacrima_,
Gr. _dakru_.]
TEAR, t[=a]r, _v.t._ to draw asunder or separate with violence: to make a
violent rent in: to lacerate.--_v.i._ to move or act with violence: to
rage:--_pa.t._ t[=o]re, (_B._) t[=a]re; _pa.p._ t[=o]rn.--_n._ something
torn, a rent: (_slang_) a spree.--_n._ TEAR'ER, one who, or that which,
tears: (_slang_) a boisterous person.--_p.adj._ TEAR'ING, great, terrible,
rushing.--TEAR AND WEAR (see WEAR); TEAR ONE'S SELF AWAY, to go off with
great unwillingness; TEAR THE HAIR, to pull the hair in a frenzy of grief
or rage; TEAR UP, to remove from a fixed state by violence: to pull to
pieces. [A.S. _teran_; cf. Ger. _zehren_.]
TEASE, t[=e]z, _v.t._ to comb or card, as wool: to scratch, as cloth: to
raise a nap: to vex with importunity, jests, &c.: to torment,
irritate.--_n._ one who teases or torments.--_n._ TEAS'ER, one who teases
out anything: the stoker of a glass-works furnace.--_adj._ TEAS'ING,
vexatious.--_adv._ TEAS'INGLY. [A.S. _t['æ]san_, to pluck; Dut. _teezen_,
Ger. _zeisen_.]
TEASEL, t[=e]z'l, _n._ a plant with large burs or heads covered with stiff,
hooked awns, which are used in raising a nap on cloth--also TEAZ'EL,
TEAZ'LE.--_v.t._ to raise a nap on with the teasel:--_pr.p._ teas'eling;
_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ teas'eled.--_ns._ TEAS'ELER; TEAS'ELING, the act of
raising a nap on cloth. [A.S. _tæsel_, _tæsl_--_t['æ]san_, to pluck.]
TEAT, t[=e]t, _n._ the nipple of the female breast through which the young
suck the milk.--_adj._ TEAT'ED, mammiferous. [A.S. _tit_; cog. with Ger.
_zitze_; or perh. through O. Fr. _tete_, from Teut.]
TEBETH, teb'eth, _n._ the tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical, and
fourth of the secular, year, corresponding to parts of December and
January.
TECHNIC, -AL, tek'nik, -al, _adj._ pertaining to art, esp. the useful arts:
belonging to a particular art or profession.--_n._ TECHNICAL'ITY, state or
quality of being technical: that which is technical.--_adv._
TECH'NICALLY.--_ns._ TECH'NICALNESS; TECHNI'CIAN; TECH'NICIST, one skilled
in the practical arts.--_n.pl._ TECH'NICS, the doctrine of arts in general:
the branches that relate to the arts; TECHNIQUE (tek-n[=e]k'), method of
performance, manipulation, esp. everything concerned with the mechanical
part of a musical performance.--_adjs._ TECHNOLOG'IC, -AL, relating to
technology.--_ns._ TECHNOL'OGIST, one skilled in technology; TECHNOL'OGY,
the systematic knowledge of the industrial arts: a discourse or treatise on
the arts: an explanation of terms employed in the arts; TECHNON'OMY, the
principles underlying technology. [Gr. _technikos_--_techn[=e]_, art, akin
to _tekein_, to produce.]
TECHY. See TETCHY.
TECNOLOGY, tek-nol'[=o]-ji, _n._ a treatise on children. [Gr. _teknon_, a
child, _logia_, discourse.]
TECTARIA, tek-t[=a]'ri-a, _n._ a genus of univalves with a turbinate or
conic shell.--_adjs._ TECTIBRANCH'IATE, having the gills covered;
TEC'TIFORM, roof-like: (_entom._) ridged in the middle and sloping down on
the sides. [L. _tectum_, a roof.]
TECTOLOGY, tek-tol'[=o]-ji, _n._ structural morphology according to which
an organism is regarded as composed of individuals of different
orders.--_adj._ TECTOLOG'ICAL. [Gr. _tekt[=o]n_, a builder.]
TECTONIC, tek-ton'ik, _adj._ pertaining to building.--_n.sing._ and _pl._
TECTON'ICS, building as an art: the shaping and ornamentation of furniture,
weapons, &c. [Gr. _tekt[=o]n_, a builder.]
TECTORIAL, tek-t[=o]'ri-al, _adj._ covering.--_n._ TECT[=O]'RIUM, a
covering: the coverts of the wing or tail of birds taken collectively.
TECTRICES, tek-tr[=i]'sez, _n.pl._ wing or tail coverts of birds:--_sing._
TEC'TRIX.--_adj._ TECTRI'CIAL.
TED, ted, _v.t._ to spread or turn, as new-mown grass, for drying:--_pr.p._
ted'ding; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ ted'ded.--_n._ TED'DER, an implement for
spreading hay. [Scand.; Ice. _tedhja_, spread manure.]