TOME, t[=o]m, _n._ part of a book: a volume of a large work: a book.
[Fr.,--L. _tomus_--Gr. _tomos_--_temnein_, to cut.]
TOMENTUM, t[=o]-men'tum, _n._ (_bot._) a species of pubescence.--_adjs._
TOMEN'TOSE, TOMEN'TOUS. [L.]
TOMFOOL, tom'f[=oo]l, _n._ a great fool: a trifling fellow.--_v.i._ to act
foolishly.--_n._ TOMFOOL'ERY, foolish trifling or jesting:
buffoonery.--_adj._ TOM'FOOLISH. [_Tom_.]
TOMIUM, t[=o]'mi-um, _n._ the cutting edge of a bird's bill.--_adj._
T[=O]'MIAL. [Gr. _tomos_, _temnein_, to cut.]
TOMMY, tom'i, _n._ a penny roll, bread, provisions: the system of giving
food as part wages.--_v.t._ to oppress by the tommy or truck-system.--_ns._
TOMM'Y-SHOP, a truck-shop; TOM'-NOD'DY, the puffin or sea-parrot: a
fool.--TOMMY ATKINS, or TOMM'Y, a generic name for the English private
soldier.--SOFT TOMMY, soft bread, as opposed to hard tack or sea-biscuit.
TO-MORROW, t[=oo]-mor'[=o], _n._ the morrow after this.--_adv._ on the
morrow. [A.S. _tó morgen_.]
TOMPION, tom'pi-on, _n._ the inking-pad of the lithographic printer.--Also
TOM'PON. [_Tampion_.]
TOMPION, tom'pi-on, _n._ (_obs._) a watch.
TOMTIT, tom'tit, _n._ the titmouse. [_Tom_, a common name like Jack, and
_tit_, as in _titmouse_.]
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TOM-TOM, tom'-tom, _n._ the drum used in India by musicians, jugglers, &c.:
a gong.--_v.i._ TAM'-TAM, to beat on a tom-tom.
TOMUNDAR, to-mun'-dar, _n._ the head chief of a Baluchi tribe.
TON, tun, _n._ a measure of capacity, varying with the substance
measured--timber, wheat, gravel, lime, coke, &c.--in the carrying capacity
of ships, 40 cubic feet: a measure of weight, equal to 20 cwt. or 2240 lb.
avoirdupois. [A.S. _tunne_, a vat, tub; Ger. _tonne_, cask.]
TON, ton, _n._ fashion, style.--_adj._ TON'ISH, stylish.--_adv._ TON'ISHLY.
TONALITE, t[=o]'nal-[=i]t, _n._ an igneous rock having a granitic
structure, and composed essentially of plagioclase, biolite, and quartzite.
TO-NAME, t[=oo]'-n[=a]m, _n._ a byname, nickname, or name in addition to
Christian name and surname.
TONE, t[=o]n, _n._ the character of a sound: quality of the voice: harmony
of the colours of a painting, also its characteristic or prevailing effect
as due to the management of chiaroscuro and to the effect of light upon the
quality of colour: (_phot._) the shade or colour of a finished positive
picture: (_gram._) syllabic stress, special accent given to a syllable:
character or style: state of mind: mood: a healthy state of the
body.--_v.t._ to utter with an affected tone: to intone, to utter in a
drawling way: to give tone or quality to, in respect either of sound or
colour: to alter or modify the colour.--_adj._ T[=O]'NAL.--_n._
TONAL'ITY.--_adjs._ TONED, having a tone (in compounds); TONE'LESS.--TONE
DOWN, to give a lower tone to, to moderate, to soften, to harmonise the
colours of as to light and shade, as a painting. [L. _tonus_--Gr. _tonos_,
a sound--_tein[=o]_, to stretch.]
TONG, tung, _n._ (_Spens._) the tongue of a buckle.
TONGA, tong'ga, _n._ a light two-wheeled cart for four, in use in Burma.
TONGA-BEAN, tong'ga-b[=e]n, _n._ Same as TONKA-BEAN.
TONGS, tongz, _n.pl._ a domestic instrument, consisting of two jointed
pieces or shafts of metal, used for lifting. [A.S. _tange_; Ice. _töng_,
Ger. _zange_.]
TONGUE, tung, _n._ the fleshy organ in the mouth, used in tasting,
swallowing, and speech: power of speech: manner of speaking: speech:
discourse: a language: anything like a tongue in shape: the catch of a
buckle: the pointer of a balance: a point of land.--_adjs._ TONGUED, having
a tongue.; TONGUE'LESS, having no tongue.--_n._ TONGUE'LET, a little
tongue.--_p.adj._ TONGUE'-SHAPED, shaped like a tongue: (_bot._) linear and
fleshy and blunt at the point, as a leaf.--_n._ TONGUE'STER, a
babbler.--_adjs._ TONGUE'-TIED, -TACKED, having an impediment, as if the
tongue were tied: unable to speak freely.--_n._ TONGUE'-WORK, babble,
chatter.--HOLD ONE'S TONGUE (see HOLD). [A.S. _tunge_; Ice. _tunga_, Ger.
_zunge_, the tongue; L. _lingua_ (old form _dingua_).]
TONIC, ton'ik, _adj._ relating to tones or sounds: (_med._) giving tone and
vigour to the system: giving or increasing strength.--_n._ a medicine which
gives tone and vigour to the system.--_n._ TONIC'ITY, the healthy state of
muscular fibres when at rest.--TONIC SPASM (see SPASM).
TONIC SOLFA, ton'ik s[=o]l-fä', _n._ a modern system of musical notation,
in which the notes are indicated by letters, and time and accent by dashes
and colons.
TO-NIGHT, t[=oo]-n[=i]t', _n._ this night: the night after the present day.
TONITE, t[=o]'n[=i]t, _n._ an explosive made from pulverised gun-cotton.
TONKA-BEAN, tong'ka-b[=e]n, _n._ the seed of a large tree of Guiana, used
for flavouring snuff.--Also TON'QUIN-BEAN.
TONNAGE, tun'[=a]j, _n._ in regard to ships, a measure both of cubical
capacity and of dead-weight carrying capability--the _freight ton_ simply
means 40 cubic feet of space available for cargo, and is therefore
two-fifths of a register ton: a duty on ships, estimated per ton.--Also
TUN'NAGE.
TONSIL, ton'sil, _n._ one of two glands at the root of the tongue, so named
from its shape.--_n._ TONSIL[=I]'TIS, inflammation of the tonsils.--_adjs._
TON'SILLAR, TON'SILAR, TONSILIT'IC. [L. _tonsilla_, a stake, a tonsil, dim.
of _tonsa_, an oar.]
TONSILE, ton'sil, _adj._ that may be clipped.--_n._ TON'SOR, a
barber.--_adj._ TONS[=O]'RIAL, pertaining to a barber or to shaving. [L.
_tonsilis_--_tond[=e]re_, _tonsum_, to clip.]
TONSURE, ton'sh[=oo]r, _n._ act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the
head: a religious observance of the R.C. and Eastern Churches, which
consists in shaving or cutting part of the hair of the head as a sign of
the dedication of the person to the special service of God, and commonly to
the public ministry of religion.--_adj._ TON'SURED, having the crown of the
head shaven as a priest: shaven: bald. [L. _tonsura_, a
shearing--_tond[=e]re_.]
TONTINE, ton-t[=e]n', _n._ a kind of life-annuity, increasing as the
subscribers die: a loan raised with the benefit of survivorship--also
_adj._--_n._ TONTIN'ER. [From Lorenzo _Tonti_, a Neapolitan, its inventor.]