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Team (?), v. i. To engage in the occupation of driving a team of horses, cattle, or the like, as in conveying or hauling lumber, goods, etc.; to be a teamster.
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Team, v. t. To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber. [R.] Thoreau.
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Teamed (?), a. Yoked in, or as in, a team. [Obs.]
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Let their teamed fishes softly swim. Spenser.
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Teaming (?), n. 1. The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.
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2. (Manuf.) Contract work. [R.] Knight.
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Teamster (?), n. One who drives a team.
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Teamwork (?), n. 1. Work done by a team, as distinguished from that done by personal labor.
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2. Work done by a number of associates, usually each doing a clearly defined portion, but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole; as, the teamwork of a football eleven or a gun crew.
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Is the teamwork system employed, or does one workman make the whole cigar? U. S. Consular Repts.
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Teapot (?), n. A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.
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Teapoy (?), n. [Hind. tipāi; Hind. tin there + Per. pāe foot.] An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.
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Tear (tēr), n. [AS. teár; akin to G. zärhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. & Icel. tār, Sw. tår, Dan. taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. dēr, W. dagr, OW. dacr, L. lacrima, lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. dakry, dakryon, dakryma. √59. Cf. .] 1. (Physiol.) A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.
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And yet for thee ne wept she never a tear. Chaucer.
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2. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
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Let Araby extol her happy coast,
Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears. Dryden.
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3. That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge. [R.] “Some melodous tear.” Milton.
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4. (Glass Manuf.) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
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☞ Tear is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, tear-distilling, tear-drop, tear-filled, tear-stained, and the like.
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Coloq. Tears of St. Lawrence , the Perseid shower of meteors, seen every year on or about the eve of St. Lawrence, August 9th. -- Coloq. Tears of wine , drops which form and roll down a glass above the surface of strong wine. The phenomenon is due to the evaporation of alcohol from the surface layer, which, becoming more watery, increases in surface tension and creeps up the sides until its weight causes it to break.
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Tear (târ), v. t. [imp. Tore (tōr), ((Obs. Tare) (târ); p. p. Torn (tōrn); p. pr. & vb. n. Tearing.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to consume, Icel. tæra, Goth. gataíran to destroy, Lith. dirti to flay, Russ. drate to pull, to tear, Gr. derein to flay, Skr. dar to burst. √63. Cf. , , , .] 1. To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh.
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Tear him to pieces; he's a conspirator. Shak.
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2. Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend; as, a party or government torn by factions.
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3. To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home.
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The hand of fate
Hath torn thee from me. Addison.
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4. To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair.
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5. To move violently; to agitate. “Once I loved torn ocean's roar.” Byron.
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Coloq. To tear a cat , to rant violently; to rave; -- especially applied to theatrical ranting. [Obs.] Shak. -- Coloq. To tear down , to demolish violently; to pull or pluck down. -- Coloq. To tear off , to pull off by violence; to strip. -- Coloq. To tear out , to pull or draw out by violence; as, to tear out the eyes. -- Coloq. To tear up , to rip up; to remove from a fixed state by violence; as, to tear up a floor; to tear up the foundation of government or order.
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Tear (?), v. i. 1. To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as, this cloth tears easily.
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2. To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with violence; hence, to rage; to rave.
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Tear (?), n. The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure. Macaulay.
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Coloq. Wear and tear . See under , n.
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Tearer (?), n. One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages or raves with violence.
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Tear-falling (?), a. Shedding tears; tender. [Poetic] “Tear-falling pity.” Shak.
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Tearful (?), a. Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes. -- Tearfully, adv. -- Tearfulness, n.
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Tearless, a. Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling. -- Tearlessly, adv. -- Tearlessness, n.
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Tearpit (?), n. (Anat.) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.
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Tear-thumb (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles.
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Teary (?), a. 1. Wet with tears; tearful.
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2. Consisting of tears, or drops like tears.
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Tea-saucer (?), n. A small saucer in which a teacup is set.
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Tease (tēz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Teasing.] [AS. t�san to pluck, tease; akin to OD. teesen, MHG. zeisen, Dan. tæse, tæsse. √58. Cf. .] 1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. “Teasing matted wool.” Wordsworth.
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2. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
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3. (Anat.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
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4. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague. Cowper.
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He . . . suffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- To vex; harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague; torment; mortify; tantalize; chagrin. -- , . To tease is literally to pull or scratch, and implies a prolonged annoyance in respect to little things, which is often more irritating, and harder to bear, than severe pain. Vex meant originally to seize and bear away hither and thither, and hence, to disturb; as, to vex the ocean with storms. This sense of the term now rarely occurs; but vex is still a stronger word than tease, denoting the disturbance or anger created by minor provocations, losses, disappointments, etc. We are teased by the buzzing of a fly in our eyes; we are vexed by the carelessness or stupidity of our servants.
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Not by the force of carnal reason,
But indefatigable teasing. Hudibras.
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In disappointments, where the affections have been strongly placed, and the expectations sanguine, particularly where the agency of others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into vexation and chagrin. Cogan.
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Coloq. Tease tenon (Joinery), a long tenon at the top of a post to receive two beams crossing each other one above the other.
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Tease (?), n. One who teases or plagues. [Colloq.]
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Teasel (?), n. [OE. tesel, AS. tǣsel, tǣsl, the fuller's herb. See .] [Written also tassel, tazel, teasle, teazel, and teazle.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (Dipsacus fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.
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☞ Small teasel is Dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is Dipsacus sylvestris.
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2. A bur of this plant.
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3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth.
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Coloq. Teasel frame , a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.
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Teasel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teaseled (?) or Teaselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaseling or Teaselling.] To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.
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Teaseler (?), n. One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth. [Written also teaseller, teasler.]
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Teaseling, n. The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]
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Teaser (?), n. 1. One who teases or vexes.
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2. (Zoöl.) A jager gull. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. (Elec.) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
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Teasle (?), n. & v. t. See .
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Teaspoon (tēsp�n), n. 1. A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other purposes.
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2. same as .
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Teaspoonful (tēsp�nfụl), n.; pl. Teaspoonfuls (tēsp�nfụlz) or Teaspoonsful. As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon. In cooking, it is usually estimated as 4.9 milliliters, which is 1/6 of a fluid ounce, or 1/3 of a tablespoonful. In cooking recipes it may be abbreviated as t. In the 1890 dictionary, it was defined as a fluid dram or one quarter of a tablespoonful.
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Teat (tēt), n. [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin to LG. & OD. titte, D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably of Teutonic origin.] 1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a tit.
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2. (Mach.) A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat of an animal.
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Teated, a. Having protuberances resembling the teat of an animal.
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Teathe (?), n. & v. See . [Prov. Eng.]
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Teatish (?), a. Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See . [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Teaze-hole (?), n. [Corrupted fr. F. tisard fire door.] (Glass Works) The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced.
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Teazel (?), n. & v. t. See .
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Teazer (?), n. [Corrupted fr. F. tiser to feed a fire.] The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glass works. Tomlinson.
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Teazle (?), n. & v. t. See .
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Tebeth (?), n. [Heb.] The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of December with a part of January. Esther ii. 16.
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Techily (?), adv. In a techy manner.
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Techiness, n. The quality or state of being techy.
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Technic (?), a. Technical.
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Technic, n. [See , a.] 1. The method of performance in any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique.
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They illustrate the method of nature, not the technic of a manlike Artificer. Tyndall.
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2. pl. Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
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Technical (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � an art, probably from the same root as �, �, to bring forth, produce, and perhaps akin to E. text: cf. F. technique.] Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical. Blackstone.
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Technicality (?), n.; pl. Technicalities (�). 1. The quality or state of being technical; technicalness.
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2. That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.
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The technicalities of the sect. Palfrey.
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Technically (?), adv. In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession.
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Technicalness, n. The quality or state of being technical; technicality.
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Technicals (?), n. pl. Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics.
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Technician (?), n. a person trained or skilled in the technical details of a particular art or science, especially one skilled at operating, maintaining, or repairing equipment, in contrast to the theory or informational content of a craft; -- formerly also called a . In computer software companies, individuals skilled at the details of using programs and employed to help customers to install or use software or troubleshoot software problems for are also called technicians.
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Technicist (?), n. One skilled in technics or in one or more of the practical arts.
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Technicological (?), a. Technological; technical. [R.] Dr. J. Scott.
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Technicology (?), n. Technology. [R.]
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Technicolor (?), n. [a treadmark] the name of one process used for color cinematography; -- also used attributively. [trademark]
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Technics (?), n. 1. The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning as respect the arts.
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2. The study of a particular art.
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Techniphone (?), n. [Gr. � art + -phone.] (Music) A dumb gymnastic apparatus for training the hands of pianists and organists, as to a legato touch.
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Technique (?), n. [F.] 1. The method or manner of performance in any art; -- also called technic.
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2. The body of technical methods and procedures used in a science or craft.
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3. the detailed movements used for executing an artistic performance; technical skill; artistic execution; as, a pianist's fingering technique.
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Technism (?), n. Technicality.
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Techno (?), n. a form of music primarily created by computer sound synthizers rather than by musicians playing instruments. [slang]
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Technobabble (?), n. technical jargon incomprehensible to non-specialists; -- sometimes used derogatorily of discussions using unnecessarily technical terminology and intended to impress or confuse, rather than inform, the listener.
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technocracy (?), n. government by technical specialists.
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technocrat (?), n. 1. a technical specialist exercising governmental or managerial authority.
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2. a proponent of technocracy.
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-- technocratic, a.
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Technography (?), n. [Gr. � art, skill, craft + graph.] Description of the arts and crafts of tribes and peoples. -- Technographic, Technographical (#), a.
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Technologic (?), a. Technological.
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Technological (?), a. [Cf. F. technologique.] Of or pertaining to technology.
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Technologist (?), n. One skilled in technology; one who treats of arts, or of the terms of arts.
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Technology (?), n. [Gr. � an art + -logy; cf. Gr. � systematic treatment: cf. F. technologie.] Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.
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☞ Technology is not an independent science, having a set of doctrines of its own, but consists of applications of the principles established in the various physical sciences (chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes. Internat. Cyc.
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Techy (?), a. [From OE. tecche, tache, a habit, bad habit, vice, OF. tache, teche, a spot, stain, blemish, habit, vice, F. tache a spot, blemish; probably akin to E. tack a small nail. See a small nail, and cf. .] Peevish; fretful; irritable.
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Tectibranch (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used adjectively.
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Tectibranchia (?), n. pl. [NL.] Same as .
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Tectibranchiata (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + Gr. � a gill.] (Zoöl.) An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples.
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Tectibranchiate (?), a. [L. tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zoöl.) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to the Tectibranchiata. -- n. A tectibranchiate mollusk.
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Tectly (?), adv. [L. tectus covered, fr. tegere to cover.] Covertly; privately; secretly. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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Tectology (?), n. [Gr. � a carpenter + -logy.] (Biol.) A division of morphology created by Haeckel; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual. See , and .
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Tectonic (?), a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. �, fr. �, �, a carpenter, builder.] 1. Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.
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2. (Biol.) Structural.
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3. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) Of, pert. to, or designating, the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the earth's crust; as, tectonic arches or valleys; tectonic plates.
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Tectonics (?), n. 1. The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.
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2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) the branch of geology concerned with the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the earth's crust; also, similar studies of other planets. Also called structural geology.
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Coloq. plate tectonics a geological theory which considers the earth's crust as divided into a number of large relatively rigid plates, which move relatively independently on the more plastic asthenosphere under the influence of magmatic upwellings, so as to drift apart, slide past, or collide with each other, causing the formation, breakup, or merging of continents, and causing volcanism, the building of mountain ranges, and the subduction of one plate beneath another. In recent decades a large body of data have accumulated to support the theory and provide some details of the mechanisms at work. One set of supporting observations consists of data showing that the continents have slowly moved relative to each other over long periods of time, a phenomenon called . Africa and South America, for example, have apparently moved apart from a connected configuration at about 2 to 3 cm per year over tens of millions of years.
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Tectorial (?), a. [L. tectorius.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to covering; -- applied to a membrane immediately over the organ of Corti in the internal ear.
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Tectrices (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tegere, tectum, to cover.] (Zoöl.) The wing coverts of a bird. See , and Illust. of .
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Tecum (?), n. (Bot.) See .
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Ted (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tedded (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tedding.] [Prob. fr. Icel. te�ja to spread manure, fr. ta� manure; akin to MHG. zetten to scatter, spread. √58. Cf. .] To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past participle.
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The smell of grain or tedded grass. Milton.
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The tedded hay and corn sheaved in one field. Coleridge.
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Tedder (?), n. A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to expedite its drying.
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Tedder, n. [OE. √64. See .] Same as .
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Tedder, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Teddered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Teddering.] Same as .
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Tedesco (?), a.; pl. Tedeschi (#). [It., of Germanic origin. See .] German; -- used chiefly of art, literature, etc.
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Te Deum (?). [L., from te (accus. of tu thou) + Deum, accus. of Deus God. See , and .] 1. An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words “Te Deum laudamus.” It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, “We praise thee, O God,” it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America.
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2. A religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms a principal part.
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3. A musical setting of the .
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Tedge (tĕj), n. (Founding) The gate of a mold, through which the melted metal is poured; runner, geat.
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Tediosity (?), n. Tediousness. [Obs.]
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Tedious (?), a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See .] Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- Tediously, adv. -- Tediousness, n.
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I see a man's life is a tedious one. Shak.
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I would not be tedious to the court. Bunyan.
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Syn. -- Wearisome; fatiguing. See .
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