TUUM, t[=u]'um, _adj._ thine.--_n._ that which is thine. [L.]

TU-WHIT, t[=u]-hwit', TU-WHOO, t[=u]-hw[=oo]', _n._ an imitation of the

note of the owl.--_v.i._ TU-WHOO', to cry tu-whoo.

TUYÈRE. Same as _Twyer_ (q.v.).

TUZA, t[=oo]'za, _n._ Same as _Tucan_ (q.v.).

TUZZ, tuz, _n._ (_prov._) a tuft of wool, &c.--_n._ TUZ'ZI-MUZZY, a posy:

the feather hyacinth.--_adj._ shaggy.--_n._ TUZ'ZY (_dim._), a tuft,

cluster. [_Tussock_.]

TWADDLE, twod'l, _v.i._ to talk in a silly manner.--_n._ silly talk: a

senseless talker.--_ns._ TWADD'LER; TWADD'LING, twaddle or silly

talk.--_adj._ TWADD'LY, consisting of twaddle. [Earlier form _twattle_, a

variant of _tattle_.]

TWAIN, tw[=a]n, _n._ two, a couple, pair.--IN TWAIN, asunder. [A.S.

_twégen_ (masc.), two.]

TWAL, twäl, a Scotch form of _twelve_.

TWA-LOFTED, twä'-lof'ted, _adj._ (_Scot._) having two lofts or stories.

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