TINDAL, tin'dal, _n._ a native petty-officer of lascars.
TINDER, tin'd[.e]r, _n._ anything used for kindling fire from a
spark.--_n._ TIN'DER-BOX, a box in which tinder is kept.--_adjs._
TIN'DER-LIKE (_Shak._), inflammable as tinder; TIN'DERY, irascible. [A.S.
_tynder_; Ice. _tundr_, Ger. _zunder_. The root is found in A.S. _tendan_,
Ger. _zünden_, to kindle.]
TINE, t[=i]n, _n._ the spike of a fork or harrow, or of a deer's
antler.--_adj._ T[=I]NED, furnished with spikes. [A.S. _tind_, a point;
cog. with Ice. _tind-r_, a tooth, a prickle; and prob. conn. with _tooth_.]
TINE, t[=i]n, _v.t._ (_Spens._) same as TIND.--_v.i._ (_Spens._) to rage,
to smart.
TINE, t[=i]n, _n._ (_Spens._). Same as TEEN.
TINE, t[=i]n, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to lose.--_v.i._ to be lost, to perish. [M.
E. _tinen_, _tynen_--Scand., Ice. _týna_, to lose.]
TINE, t[=i]n, _v.t._ and _v.i._ (_prov._) to enclose. [A.S. _týnan_, to
surround.]
TINE, t[=i]n, _n._ (_prov._) a wild vetch or tare.
TINEA, tin'[=e]-ä, _n._ the generic name of certain diseases of the skin
caused by the growth of microscopic fungi: a genus of small moths of the
family _Tineidæ_ and superfamily _Tineina_.--_adj._ TIN'[=E]ID, relating to
these moths. [L., a worm.]
TINEWALD=_Tynewald_ (q.v.).
TINFOIL, tin'foil, _n._ tin in thin leaves for wrapping articles.--_v.t._
to cover with such.
TING, ting, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to tinkle like a bell.--_n._ a sharp sound, a
tinkling.--_n._ TING'-A-LING, the sound of a bell tinkling--used
adverbially.
TINGE, tinj, _v.t._ to tint or colour: to mix with something: to give in
some degree the qualities of a substance.--_n._ a small amount of colour or
taste infused into another substance. [L. _ting[)e]re_, _tinctum_; conn.
with Gr. _tenggein_, to wet, to stain.]
TINGI, ting'gi, _n._ a Brazilian tree whose seeds yield soap.--Also
TIN'GUY.
TINGIS, tin'jis, _n._ a genus of heteropterous insects.
TINGLE, ting'gl, _v.i._ to feel a thrilling sensation, as in hearing a
shrill sound: to feel a sharp, thrilling pain: to tinkle.--_v.t._ to cause
to tingle, to ring.--_n._ a tingling sensation.--_adj._ TING'LISH, capable
of tingling or thrilling. [M. E. _tinglen_, a variant of _tinklen_, itself
a freq. of _tinken_, to tink.]
TINKER, tingk'[.e]r, _n._ a mender of brazen or tin kettles, pans,
&c.--(_Scot._) TINK'LER: the act of doing tinker's work: a botcher or
bungler: a botch or bungle: a young mackerel.--_v.t._ to repair, esp.
unskilfully.--_v.i._ to do tinker's work: to make a botch or mess of
anything. [M. E. _tinkere_--_tinken_, to tink, to make a sharp, shrill
sound; cf. Scot. _tinkler_, a worker in tin.]
TINKLE, tingk'l, _v.i._ to make small, sharp sounds: to clink: to jingle:
to clink repeatedly or continuously.--_v.t._ to cause to make quick, sharp
sounds.--_n._ a sharp, clinking sound.--_ns._ TINK'LER, a small bell;
TINK'LING, a tinkling noise. [A freq. of M. E. _tinken_.]
TINNITUS, ti-n[=i]'tus, _n._ a ringing in the ears. [L. 'a
ringing'--_tinn[=i]re_, to ring.]
TINSEL, tin'sel, _n._ something sparkling or shining: glittering metallic
sheets, as of burnished brass, copper, or tin, almost as thin as foil, and
used in discs, patches, strips, or threads, for giving clothing, &c., a
striking appearance: anything showy, but of little value: anything having a
false lustre.--_adj._ like tinsel: gaudy: superficial.--_v.t._ to adorn
with, or as with, tinsel: to make glittering or gaudy:--_pr.p._
tin'selling: _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ tin'selled.--_adj._ TIN'SELLY, like
tinsel, gaudy, showy.--_n._ TIN'SELRY, glittering and tawdry material. [O.
Fr. _estincelle_--L. _scintilla_, a spark.]
TINT, tint, _n._ a slight tinge distinct from the principal colour: a
series of parallel lines in engraving, producing a uniform shading.--_v.t._
to give a slight colouring to.--_ns._ TIN'TAGE, the colouring or shading of
anything; TINT'-BLOCK, a surface prepared for printing a background;
TINT'-DRAW'ING, drawing in a wash of uniform tint; TIN'TER, one who, or
that which, tints: a special kind of slide used with the magic-lantern to
give moonlight effects, &c.; TIN'TINESS, state of being tinty; TIN'TING,
the method of producing a uniform shading.--_adj._ TINT'LESS, having no
tint or colour.--_ns._ TINTOM'ETER, an appliance for determining tints;
TINT'-TOOL, an implement for producing a tint by parallel lines.--_adj._
TIN'TY, inharmoniously tinted. [L. _tinctus_.]
TINTINNABULATION, tin-tin-ab-[=u]-l[=a]'shun, _n._ the tinkling sound of
bells.--_adjs._ TINTINNAB'ULANT, TINTINNAB'ULAR, TINTINNAB'ULARY,
TINTINNAB'ULOUS.--_n._ TINTINNAB'ULUM, a bell:--_pl._ TINTINNAB'ULA. [L.
_tintinnabulum_, a bell:--_tintinn[=a]re_, to jingle, reduplicated from
_tinn[=i]re_, to jingle.]
TINY, t[=i]'ni, _adj._ (_comp._ T[=I]'NIER, _superl._ T[=I]'NIEST) thin:
very small. [Prob. _teen_, and therefore 'fretful,' 'peevish.']
TIP, tip, _n._ the top or point of anything small: the end, as of a
billiard-cue, &c.--_v.t._ to form a point to: to cover the tip or end
of:--_pr.p._ tip'ping; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ tipped.--ON THE TIP OF THE
TONGUE, on the very point of being spoken. [A variant of top; cf. Dut.
_tip_; Ger. _zipf-el_, point.]
TIP, tip, _v.t._ to strike lightly: to cause to slant: (_slang_) to
communicate, give: (_slang_) to give private information to, about betting,
&c.: (_coll._) to give a small gift of money to, as a gratuity.--_v.i._ to
slant: to give tips.--_n._ a tap or light stroke: a place for tipping any
refuse into, a dump: a tram for expeditiously transferring coal: private
information about horse-racing, stock speculations, &c.: a gratuity.--_ns._
TIP'-CART, a cart emptied by being canted up; TIP'-CAT, a game in which a
pointed piece of wood called a cat is made to rebound from the ground by
being struck on the tip with a stick; TIP'-CHEESE, a boys' game in which a
small stick is struck forward; TIP'PER, a means of tipping, esp. an
arrangement for dumping coal: one who tips: one who gives gratuities: one
who gives private hints about speculation, racing, &c.; TIP'PING, act of
tilting: the habit of giving gratuities to servants; TIP'STER, one whose
business is to give private hints about racing, the rise and fall of
stocks, &c.--_adj._ TIP'-TILT'ED, having the tip tilted up.--TIP OFF
LIQUOR, to turn up the vessel till quite empty; TIP ONE THE WINK, to wink
as a caution, or in mutual understanding; TIP OVER, to overturn by tipping;
TIP THE SCALE, to depress one end of the scales.--FOUL TIP, a foul hit in
baseball; STRAIGHT TIP, a reliable hint about betting, &c. [Scand., Sw.
_tippa_, to tap; Ger. _tupfen_.]
TIPPER, tip'[.e]r, _n._ a kind of ale--from Thomas _Tipper_, who brewed it
in Sussex.
TIPPET, tip'et, _n._ the cape of a coat: a cape of fur, &c.: the stuff cape
worn in the English Church by a literate or non-graduate: a bird's ruffle:
one of the patagia, or pieces at the side of the pronotum of a moth.--_ns._
TIPP'ET-GREBE, -GROUSE, a ruffed grebe or grouse. [A.S. _tæppet_--L.
_tapete_, cloth.]
TIPPLE, tip'l, _v.i._ to drink in small quantities: to drink strong liquors
often or habitually.--_v.t._ to drink, as strong liquors, to excess.--_n._
liquor tippled.--_ns._ TIPP'LER, a constant toper; TIPP'LING-HOUSE.--_adj._
TIPP'Y, unsteady: smart, fine. [A freq. of _tip_, to tilt up a vessel in
drinking; Norw. _tipla_; Ger. _zipfeln_.]
TIPSTAFF, tip'staf, _n._ a staff tipped with metal, or an officer who
carries it: a constable.
TIPSY, tip'si, _adj._ partially intoxicated.--_v.t._ TIP'SIFY, to
fuddle.--_adv._ TIP'SILY.--_ns._ TIP'SINESS; TIP'SY-CAKE, a cake made of
pastry and almonds, with wine, served with custard-sauce; TIP'SY-KEY, a
watch-key in which the head is released if an attempt is made to turn it
backward. [_Tipple_.]
TIPTOE, tip't[=o], _n._ the end of the toe.--_adv._ on tiptoe, literally or
figuratively, through excitement, expectation, &c.--_v.i._ to walk on
tiptoe, to go lightly and slyly.
TIPTOP, tip'top, _n._ the extreme top: the height of excellence.--_adj._
first-rate.--_adv._ in a first-rate manner.
TIPULA, tip'[=u]-la, _n._ a genus of crane-flies.--_n._ TIPUL[=A]'RIA, a
genus of fossil crane-flies: a genus of terrestrial orchids, including the
American crane-fly orchis.--_adj._ TIPUL[=A]'RIAN. [L., a water-spider.]
TIRADE, ti-r[=a]d', _n._ a strain of censure or reproof; a long vehement
reproof. [Fr.,--It. _tirata_--_tirare_, to pull.]
TIRAILLEUR, ti-ra-ly[.e]r', _n._ a skirmisher, sharpshooter.
TIRASSE, ti-ras', _n._ a pedal-coupler in organ-building.
TIRAZ, t[=e]'raz, _n._ an ancient Moorish silk fabric.
TIRE, t[=i]r, _n._ attire, apparel: furniture: a head-dress.--_v.t._ to
dress, as the head.--_ns._ TIRE'-VAL'IANT (_Shak._), a kind of fanciful
head-dress; TIRE'-WOM'AN, a lady's-maid; TIR'ING-HOUSE, -ROOM, the place
where actors dress. [Short for _attire_.]
TIRE, t[=i]r, _n._ the hoop of iron that ties or binds the fellies of
wheels.--_ns._ TIRE'-MEAS'URER, -PRESS, -ROLL'ER, -SET'TER, -SHRINK'ER,
-SMITH. [From _tie_.]
TIRE, t[=i]r, _n._ (_Spens._, _Milt._) rank or row, esp. of guns, train.
[Same as _tier_.]
TIRE, t[=i]r, _v.i._ (_Shak._) to rend as a bird of prey: to feed: to dwell
upon, gloat over:--_pr.p._ t[=i]r'ing; _pa.p._ t[=i]red. [O. Fr. _tirer_,
to draw--Low L. _tir[=a]re_, to draw; prob. Teut., Goth. _tairan_, to
tear.]
TIRE, t[=i]r, _v.t._ to harass, to vex: to exhaust the strength of: to
weary.--_v.i._ to become weary: to be fatigued: to have the patience
exhausted.--_adj._ TIRED, wearied: fatigued.--_n._ TIRED'NESS.--_adj._
TIRE'LESS, untiring.--_adv._ TIRE'LESSLY.--_n._ TIRE'LESSNESS.--_adj._
TIRE'SOME, that tires: fatiguing: tedious.--_adv._ TIRE'SOMELY.--_n._
TIRE'SOMENESS. [A.S. _teorian_, to be tired--_teran_, to tear.]
TIRL, tirl, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to quiver, vibrate: to make a twirling
noise.--_v.t._ to twist: to strip, unroof.--_n._ a twirl, vibration: a
substitute for a trundle or lantern wheel in a mill.--_n._
TIR'LIE-WHIR'LIE, a whirligig: an ornamental combination of irregular
lines.--_adj._ irregular, twisting. [A variant of _twirl_.]
TIRO. See TYRO.
TIROCINIUM, t[=i]-r[=o]-sin'i-um, _n._ the first service of a soldier, any
novitiate. [L.,--_tiro_, a raw soldier.]
TIRONIAN, t[=i]-r[=o]'ni-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Tiro_, Cicero's
amanuensis.--TIRONIAN NOTES, the shorthand signs of the ancient Romans.
TIRR, tir, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to tear or strip off.
TIRRA-LIRRA, tir'ra-lir'ra, _n._ (_Shak._, _Tenn._) an imitation of a
musical sound.
TIRRET, tir'et, _n._ (_her._) a manacle.
TIRRIT, tir'it, _n._ (_Shak._) Mrs Quickly's word for terror.
TIRRIVEE, tir'i-v[=e], _n._ (_Scot._) a tantrum or fit of passion.--Also
TIRR'IVIE.
'TIS, tiz, a contraction of _it is_.
TISANE, t[=e]-zan', _n._ a medicinal decoction. See PTISAN.
TISIC, tiz'ik, _n._ (_Shak._) an obsolete spelling of _phthisic_.
TISIPHONE, ti-sif'[=o]-n[=e], _n._ one of the Furies. [Gr. _tinein_, to
avenge, _phonos_, murder.]
TISRI, tiz'ri, _n._ the first month of the Jewish civil year, and the
seventh of the ecclesiastical year, corresponding to part of September and
October.
TISSUE, tish'[=u], _n._ cloth interwoven with gold or silver, or with
figured colours: (_anat._) the substance of which organs are composed: a
connected series.--_v.t._ to form, as tissue: to interweave: to
variegate.--_n._ TIS'SUE-P[=A]'PER, a thin, soft, semi-transparent kind of
paper. [Fr. _tissu_, woven, pa.p. of _tistre_--L. _tex[)e]re_, to weave.]
TIT, tit, _n._ a teat.
TIT, tit, _n._ one of various small birds, a pipit, tomtit, or titmouse.
[Ice. _tittr_, a little bird, Norw. _tita_.]
TIT, tit, _n._ in phrase TIT FOR TAT, properly _tip for tap_, blow for
blow.
TITAN, t[=i]'tan, TITANIC, t[=i]-tan'ik, _adj._ relating to the _Titans_,
giants of mythology, sons and daughters of Uranus (heaven) and Gæa (earth),
enormous in size and strength: gigantic, huge generally.--_n._ T[=I]'TAN,
any of the descendants of the Titans, as Prometheus: the sun personified:
any one of commanding forces or ability:--_fem._ T[=I]'TANESS.--_adj._
TITANESQUE', like the Titans, Titanic in character.--_n._ TITANOM'ACHY, the
battle of the Titans with the gods.
TITANIA, t[=i]-t[=a]'ni-a, _n._ the queen of Fairyland, wife of Oberon.
[L., applied to Diana.]
TITANIUM, t[=i]-t[=a]'ni-um, _n._ a comparatively rare metal, occurring as
a gray heavy iron-like powder, burning with brilliant scintillations in the
air, forming titanium dioxide and nitride.--_adjs._ TIT[=A]'NIAN, TITAN'IC,
TITANIT'IC; TITANIF'EROUS, containing titanium.--_n._ T[=I]'TANITE, or
_Sphene_, a soft greenish mineral often present in syenite.
TITBIT, tit'bit, _n._ a choice little bit.
TITELY, t[=i]t'li, _adv._ (_Shak._) quickly--sometimes TITHE'LY, and
erroneously _Tightly_. [M. E. _tytly_--Scand., Ice. _tídhr_, frequent.]
TITHE, t[=i]th, _n._ a tenth part, hence any indefinitely small part: the
tenth of the produce of land and stock allotted for the maintenance of the
clergy and other church purposes: any rateable tax payable in kind or by
commutation of its value in money.--_v.t._ to tax to a tenth.--_adjs._
T[=I]'THABLE, subject to the payment of tithes; TITHE'-FREE, exempt from
paying tithes.--_n._ TITHE'-GATH'ERER, one who collects tithes.--_adj._
TITHE'-PAY'ING, subjected to pay tithes.--_ns._ TITHE'-PIG, one pig out of
ten paid as a tithe; TITHE'-PROC'TOR, a levier or collector of tithes;
T[=I]'THER, one who collects tithes; T[=I]'THING, an old Saxon district
containing ten householders, each responsible for the behaviour of the
rest; T[=I]'THING-MAN, the chief man of a tithing. [A.S. _teóða_,
tenth--_teón_, or _týn_, ten; cog. with Ger. _zehnte_--_zehn_.]
TITHONIC, ti-thon'ik, _adj._ denoting such rays of light as produce
chemical effects.--_n._ TITHONIC'ITY, actinism.--_adj._ TITHONOGRAPH'IC,
fixed by the tithonic rays of light.--_n._ TITHONOM'ETER, an instrument for
measuring the tithonicity of light-rays.
TITIANESQUE, tish-an-esk', _adj._ in the manner of the Venetian painter
_Titian_ (Tiziano Vecellio), 1477-1576, a combination of the richest
surface with the most magnificent colour.
TITILLATE, tit'il-l[=a]t, _v.t._ to tickle.--_n._ TITILL[=A]'TION, act of
titillating: state of being titillated: a pleasant feeling.--_adj._
TIT'ILLATIVE. [L. _titill[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_.]
TITIVATE, TITTIVATE, tit'i-v[=a]t, _v.i._ and _v.t._ (_slang_) to smarten
up, by dress or otherwise. [Most prob. a factitious word, perh. based on
_tidy_.]