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Tent (?), n. [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See to move, and cf. a roll of lint.] 1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.
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Within his tent, large as is a barn. Chaucer.
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2. (Her.) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
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Coloq. Tent bed , a high-post bedstead curtained with a tentlike canopy. -- Coloq. Tent caterpillar (Zoöl.), any one of several species of gregarious caterpillars which construct on trees large silken webs into which they retreat when at rest. Some of the species are very destructive to fruit trees. The most common American species is the larva of a bombycid moth (Clisiocampa Americana). Called also lackery caterpillar, and webworm.
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Tent, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tented; p. pr. & vb. n. Tenting.] To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle. Shak.
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We 're tenting to-night on the old camp ground. W. Kittredge.
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Tentacle (?), n. [NL. tentaculum, from L. tentare to handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See .] (Zoöl.) A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion.
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Coloq. Tentacle sheath (Zoöl.), a sheathlike structure around the base of the tentacles of many mollusks.
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Tentacled (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having tentacles.
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Tentacular (?), a. [Cf. F. tentaculaire.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a tentacle or tentacles.
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Tentaculata (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have two long tentacles.
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{ Tentaculate (?), Tentaculated (?), } a. (Zoöl.) Having tentacles, or organs like tentacles; tentacled.
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Tentaculifera (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) Same as , 1.
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Tentaculiferous (?), a. [Tentaculum + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Producing or bearing tentacles.
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Tentaculiform (?), a. (Zoöl.) Shaped like a tentacle.
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Tentaculite (?), n. (Paleon.) Any one of numerous species of small, conical fossil shells found in Paleozoic rocks. They are supposed to be pteropods.
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Tentaculocyst (?), n. [Tentaculum + cyst.] (Zoöl.) One of the auditory organs of certain medusæ; -- called also auditory tentacle.
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Tentaculum (?), n.; pl. Tentacula (#). [NL. See .] 1. (Zoöl.) A tentacle.
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2. (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair.
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Tentage (?), n. [From a pavilion.] A collection of tents; an encampment. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Tentation (?), n. [L. tentatio: cf. F. tentation. See .] 1. Trial; temptation. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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2. (Mech.) A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments. Knight.
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Tentative (?), a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See .] Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. “A slow, tentative manner.” Carlyle. -- Tentatively, adv.
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Tentative, n. [Cf. F. tentative.] An essay; a trial; an experiment. Berkley.
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Tented (?), a. Covered with tents.
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Tenter (?), n. 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
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2. (Mach.) A kind of governor.
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Tenter, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See to move.] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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Coloq. Tenter ground , a place where tenters are erected. -- Coloq. Tenter-hook , a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter. -- Coloq. To be on the tenters , Coloq. To be on the tenter-hooks or Coloq. To be on tenterhooks , to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras.
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Tenter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering.] To admit extension.
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Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon.
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Tenter, v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
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Tentful (?), n.; pl. Tentfuls (�). As much, or as many, as a tent will hold.
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Tenth (?), a. [From : cf. OE. tethe, AS. teó�a. See , and cf. .] 1. Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.
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2. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.
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Tenth (?), n. 1. The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others.
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2. The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.
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3. The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe. Shak.
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4. (Mus.) The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.
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5. pl. (Eng. Law) (a) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject. (b) (Eccl. Law) The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty. Burrill.
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Tenthly, adv. In a tenth manner.
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{ Tenthmeter, Tenthmetre } (?), n. (Physics) A unit for the measurement of many small lengths, such that 1010 of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter.
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Tenthredinides (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a kind of wasp.] (Zoöl.) A group of Hymneoptera comprising the sawflies.
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Tentif (?), a. Attentive. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Tentifly, adv. Attentively. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Tentiginous (?), a. [L. tentigo, -inis, a tension, lecherousness, fr. tendere, tentum, to stretch.] 1. Stiff; stretched; strained. [Obs.] Johnson.
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2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Tentmaker (?), n. One whose occupation it is to make tents. Acts xviii. 3.
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Tentorium (?), n. [L., a tent.] (Anat.) A fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the skull called the bony tentorium.
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Tentory (?), n. [L. tentorium a tent.] The awning or covering of a tent. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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Tentwort (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of small fern, the wall rue. See under .
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Tenuate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tenuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tenuating.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make thin, fr. tenuis thin. See .] To make thin; to attenuate. [R.]
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Tenuifolious (?), a. [L. tenuis thin + folium a leaf.] (Bot.) Having thin or narrow leaves.
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Tenuious (?), a. [See .] Rare or subtile; tenuous; -- opposed to dense. [Obs.] Glanvill.
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Tenuiroster (?), n.; pl. Tenuirosters (#). [NL., fr. L. tenuis thin + rostrum a beak.] (Zoöl.) One of the Tenuirostres.
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Tenuirostral (?), a. (Zoöl.) Thin-billed; -- applied to birds with a slender bill, as the humming birds.
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Tenuirostres (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) An artificial group of passerine birds having slender bills, as the humming birds.
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Tenuis (?), n.; pl. Tenues (#). [NL., fr. L. tenuis fine, thin. See .] (Gr. Gram.) One of the three surd mutes κ, π, τ; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, γ, β, δ, and their aspirates, χ, φ, θ. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.
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Tenuity (?), n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F. ténuité. See .] 1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair.
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2. Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity of the air; the tenuity of the blood. Bacon.
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3. Poverty; indigence. [Obs.] Eikon Basilike.
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4. Refinement; delicacy.
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Tenuous (?), a. [L. tenuis thin. See , and cf. .] 1. Thin; slender; small; minute.
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2. Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids.
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Tenure (?), n. [F. tenure, OF. teneure, fr. F. tenir to hold. See .] 1. The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.
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That the tenure of estates might rest on equity, the Indian title to lands was in all cases to be quieted. Bancroft.
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2. (Eng. Law) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.
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☞ Tenure is inseparable from the idea of property in land, according to the theory of the English law; and this idea of tenure pervades, to a considerable extent, the law of real property in the United States, where the title to land is essentially allodial, and almost all lands are held in fee simple, not of a superior, but the whole right and title to the property being vested in the owner. Tenure, in general, then, is the particular manner of holding real estate, as by exclusive title or ownership, by fee simple, by fee tail, by courtesy, in dower, by copyhold, by lease, at will, etc.
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3. The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land.
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4. Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.
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All that seems thine own,
Held by the tenure of his will alone. Cowper.
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Coloq. Tenure by fee alms . (Law) See .
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Teocalli (?), n.; pl. Teocallis (#). [Mexican.] Literally, God's house; a temple, usually of pyramidal form, such as were built by the aborigines of Mexico, Yucatan, etc.
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And Aztec priests upon their teocallis
Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent's skin. Longfellow.
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Teosinte (?), n. (Bot.) A large grass (Euchlæna luxurians) closely related to maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in many warm countries. Called also Guatemala grass.
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Tepal (?), n. [F. tépale, fr. pétale, by transposition.] (Bot.) A division of a perianth. [R.]
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Tepee (?), n. An Indian wigwam or tent.
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Tepefaction (?), n. Act of tepefying.
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Tepefy (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Tepefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tepefying (?).] [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L. tepefacere. See .] To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.
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Tephramancy (?), n. [Gr. � ashes + -mancy.] Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.
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Tephrite (?), n. [Gr. � ashes.] (Geol.) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
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Tephroite (?), n. [See .] (Min.) A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray color.
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Tephrosia (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � ash-colored, from � ashes.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name.
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☞ The Tephrosia toxicaria is used in the West Indies and in Polynesia for stupefying fish. T. purpurea is used medicinally in the East Indies. T. Virginia is the goat's rue of the United States.
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Tepid (?), a. [L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat.] Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. -- Tepidness, n.
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Tepidity (?), n. [Cf. F. tépidité.] The quality or state of being tepid; moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness. Jer. Taylor.
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Tepor (?), n. [L., fr. tepere to be tepid.] Gentle heat; moderate warmth; tepidness. Arbuthnot.
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Tequila (?), n. An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico.
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Ter- (?). A combining form from L. ter signifying three times, thrice. See , 2.
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Teraconic (?), a. [Terebic + citraconic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the distillation of terebic acid, and homologous with citraconic acid.
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Teracrylic (?), a. [Terpene + acrylic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic series, obtained by the distillation of terpenylic acid, as an only substance having a peculiar cheesy odor.
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Teraph (?), n.; pl. Teraphs (�). See .
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Teraphim (?), n. pl. [Heb. terāphīm.] Images connected with the magical rites used by those Israelites who added corrupt practices to the patriarchal religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for oracular answers. Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.).
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Terapin (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Teratical (?), a. [Gr. � a wonder.] Wonderful; ominous; prodigious. [Obs.] Wollaston.
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Teratogeny (?), n. [Gr. �, �, a wonder, monster + the root of � to be born.] (Med.) The formation of monsters.
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Teratoid (?), a. [Gr. �, �, monster + -oid.] Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a pathological growth, exceedingly complex or highly organized. S. D. Gross.
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Teratological (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to teratology; as, teratological changes.
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Teratology (?), n. [Gr. �, �, a wonder, monster + -logy: cf. Gr. � a telling of wonders, and F. tératologie.] 1. That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.
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2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Teratoma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, �, monster + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.
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Terbic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, terbium; also, designating certain of its compounds.
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Terbium (?), n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See .] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, found in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare earths such as ytterbium. Symbol Tb. Atomic number 65. Atomic weight 158.925.
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Terce (?), n. See .
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Tercel (?), n. See . Called also tarsel, tassel. Chaucer.
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Tercelet (?), n. (Zoöl.) A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet. Chaucer.
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Tercellene (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small male hawk. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Tercentenary (?), a. [L. ter thirce + E. centenary.] Including, or relating to, an interval of three hundred years. -- n. The three hundredth anniversary of any event; also, a celebration of such an anniversary.
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Tercet (?), n. [F., fr. It. terzetto, dim. of terzo, third, L. tertius. See , and cf. .] 1. (Mus.) A triplet. Hiles.
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2. (Poetry) A triplet; a group of three lines.
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Tercine (?), n. [F., from L. tertius the third.] (Bot.) A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. .
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Terebate (?), n. A salt of terebic acid.
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Terebene (?), n. (Chem.) A polymeric modification of terpene, obtained as a white crystalline camphorlike substance; -- called also camphene. By extension, any one of a group of related substances.
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