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3. A kind of balance for weighing. [Obs.]
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Trecentist (?), n. A member of the trecento, or an imitator of its characteristics.
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Trecento (?), n. & a. [It., three hundred, abbr. for thirteen hundred.] The fourteenth century, when applied to Italian art, literature, etc. It marks the period of Dante, Petrarch, and boccaccio in literature, and of Giotto in painting.
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Trechometer (?), n. [Gr. � to run + -meter.] An odometer for vehicles. Knight.
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Treckschuyt (?), n. [D. trekschuit; trekken to draw + schuit a boat. Cf. .] A covered boat for goods and passengers, used on the Dutch and Flemish canals.
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Treddle (?), n. [See .] 1. See .
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2. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] Ford.
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3. pl. The dung of sheep or hares. Holland.
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Tredille (?), n. A game at cards for three.
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Tree (trē), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. treó, treów, tree, wood; akin to OFries. trē, OS. treo, trio, Icel. trē, Dan. træ, Sw. trä, träd, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree, oak, dory a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree, wood, dāru wood. √63, 241. Cf. , , , n., .]
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1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.
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☞ The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case, is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree, fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Acts x. 39.
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5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of tree and of earth. Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 20).
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6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution. See Lead tree, under .
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Coloq. Tree bear (Zoöl.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.] -- Coloq. Tree beetle (Zoöl.) any one of numerous species of beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the goldsmith beetle. -- Coloq. Tree bug (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma, Rhaphigaster, and allied genera. -- Coloq. Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure (Paradoxurus musang). -- Coloq. Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot (Melilotus alba). See . -- Coloq. Tree crab (Zoöl.), the purse crab. See under . -- Coloq. Tree creeper (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris, and allied genera. See , 3. -- Coloq. Tree cricket (Zoöl.), a nearly white arboreal American cricket (Ecanthus nivœus) which is noted for its loud stridulation; -- called also white cricket. -- Coloq. Tree crow (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera, intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth. -- Coloq. Tree dove (Zoöl.) any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit. -- Coloq. Tree duck (Zoöl.), any one of several species of ducks belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. -- Coloq. Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most of the existing species are tropical. -- Coloq. Tree fish (Zoöl.), a California market fish (Sebastichthys serriceps). -- Coloq. Tree frog . (Zoöl.) (a) Same as . (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied genera of the family Ranidæ. Their toes are furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog (see under ) is an example. -- Coloq. Tree goose (Zoöl.), the bernicle goose. -- Coloq. Tree hopper (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a spine or crest. -- Coloq. Tree jobber (Zoöl.), a woodpecker. [Obs.] -- Coloq. Tree kangaroo . (Zoöl.) See . -- Coloq. Tree lark (Zoöl.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Tree lizard (Zoöl.), any one of a group of Old World arboreal lizards (Dendrosauria) comprising the chameleons. -- Coloq. Tree lobster . (Zoöl.) Same as Tree crab, above. -- Coloq. Tree louse (Zoöl.), any aphid; a plant louse. -- Coloq. Tree moss . (Bot.) (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees. (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree. -- Coloq. Tree mouse (Zoöl.), any one of several species of African mice of the subfamily Dendromyinæ. They have long claws and habitually live in trees. -- Coloq. Tree nymph , a wood nymph. See . -- Coloq. Tree of a saddle , a saddle frame. -- Coloq. Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree (Ailantus glandulosus) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor. -- Coloq. Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor vitæ. -- Coloq. Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic (Allium proliferum) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or among its flowers. -- Coloq. Tree oyster (Zoöl.), a small American oyster (Ostrea folium) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree; -- called also raccoon oyster. -- Coloq. Tree pie (Zoöl.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie. -- Coloq. Tree pigeon (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga, and allied genera. -- Coloq. Tree pipit . (Zoöl.) See under . -- Coloq. Tree porcupine (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging to the genera Chætomys and Sphingurus. They have an elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed with bristles. One South American species (Sphingurus villosus) is called also couiy; another (Sphingurus prehensilis) is called also cœndou. -- Coloq. Tree rat (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the porcupines. -- Coloq. Tree serpent (Zoöl.), a tree snake. -- Coloq. Tree shrike (Zoöl.), a bush shrike. -- Coloq. Tree snake (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of snakes of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the branches of trees, and are not venomous. -- Coloq. Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria) which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and Tenerife. -- Coloq. Tree sparrow (Zoöl.) any one of several species of small arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow (Spizella monticola), and the common European species (Passer montanus). -- Coloq. Tree swallow (Zoöl.), any one of several species of swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia. -- Coloq. Tree swift (Zoöl.), any one of several species of swifts of the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. -- Coloq. Tree tiger (Zoöl.), a leopard. -- Coloq. Tree toad (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the family Hylidæ. They are related to the common frogs and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United States (Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See also Piping frog, under , and Cricket frog, under . -- Coloq. Tree warbler (Zoöl.), any one of several species of arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied genera. -- Coloq. Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of pine trees.
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Tree (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Treeing.] 1. To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel. J. Burroughs.
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2. To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See , n., 3.
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Treebeard (?), n. (Bot.) A pendulous branching lichen (Usnea barbata); -- so called from its resemblance to hair.
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Tree burial. Disposal of the dead by placing the corpse among the branches of a tree or in a hollow trunk, a practice among many primitive peoples.
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Tree calf. A bright brown polished calfskin binding of books, stained with a conventional treelike design.
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Treeful (?), n.; pl. Treefuls (�). The quantity or number which fills a tree.
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Treeless, a. Destitute of trees. C. Kingsley.
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Treen (?), a. [AS. treówen.] 1. Made of wood; wooden. [Obs.] “ Treen cups.” Camden.
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2. Relating to, or drawn from, trees. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Treen liquors, especially that of the date. Evelyn.
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Treen, obs. pl. of . “ The shady treen.” Fairfax.
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Treenail (?), n. [Tree + nail.] (Shipbuilding) A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel.]
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Tref (trĕf), a. [Yiddish, fr. Heb. tĕrēphāh an animal torn by wild beasts.] Ceremonially unclean, according to the Jewish law; -- opposed to kosher.
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Trefle (?), n. [F. tréfle. See .] (Fort.) A species of time; -- so called from its resemblance in form to a trefoil.
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Tréflé (?), a. [F. tréflé. See .] (Her.) Having a three-lobed extremity or extremities, as a cross; also, more rarely, ornamented with trefoils projecting from the edges, as a bearing.
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Trefoil (?), n. [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F. frèfle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See , leaf, and cf. .] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See , and .
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2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils.
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3. (Her.) A charge representing the clover leaf.
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Trefoiled (?), a. (Her.) Same as .
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Treget (?), n. [See .] Guile; trickery. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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Tregetour (?), n. [OE. tresgeteor. See , and a shooting forth.] A juggler who produces illusions by the use of elaborate machinery. [Obs.]
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Divers appearances
Such as these subtle tregetours play. Chaucer.
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Tregetry (?), n. Trickery; also, a trick. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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Trehala (?), n. (Chem.) An amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and cocoons of a Syrian coleopterous insect (Larinus maculatus, Larinus nidificans, etc.) which feeds on the foliage of a variety of thistle. It is used as an article of food, and is called also nest sugar.
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Trehalose (?), n. (Chem.) Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.
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Treillage (?), n. [F. treillage. See .] Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis. Spectator.
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I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow. Walpole.
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Trek (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trekked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trekking.] [Written also treck.] [D. trekken. See , n.] [South Africa] 1. To draw or haul a load, as oxen.
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2. To travel, esp. by ox wagon; to go from place to place; to migrate. [Chiefly South Africa]

One of the motives which induced the Boers of 1836 to trek out of the Colony. James Bryce.
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Trek, n. [Written also treck.] [D. Cf. , n.] The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a migration. [Chiefly South Africa]

To the north a trek was projected, and some years later was nearly carried out, for the occupation of the Mashonaland. James Bryce.

Coloq. Great Trek , the great emigration of Boers from Cape Colony which began in 1836, and resulted in the founding of the South African Republic and Orange Free State.
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Trekker (?), n. [D.] One that treks. [Written also trecker.] [South Africa] James Bryce.
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Trekometer (?), n. [Cf. .] (Mil.) A field range finger used in the British service.
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Trellis (?), n. [OE. relis, F. treillis, fr. treille vine arbor, fr. L. tricla, triclea, triclia, a bower, arbor, summer house.] A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework, used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.
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Trellised (?), a. Having a trellis or trellises.
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Cottages trellised over with exotic plants. Jeffrey.
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Tremando (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Trembling; -- used as a direction to perform a passage with a general shaking of the whole chord.
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Trematode (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Trematodea. Also used adjectively.
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Trematodea (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. � having holes, from �, �, a hole.] (Zoöl.) An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called also Trematoda, and Trematoidea. See , , and .
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Trematoid (?), a. [From Gr. �, �, a hole + e'i^dos form.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Trematodea. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Tremble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trembled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trembling (?).] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling, tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. �, Lith. trimti. Cf. , .] 1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal.
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I tremble still with fear. Shak.
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Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. Dryden.
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2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
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The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top
Shall tremble. Milton.
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3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.
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Tremble, n. An involuntary shaking or quivering.
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I am all of a tremble when I think of it. W. Black.
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Trembler (?), n. One who trembles.
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2. Any of certain West Indian birds of the genera Cinclocerthia and Rhamphocinclus, of the family Mimidæ.
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3. (Elec.) The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an internal-combustion engine.
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Trembling (?), a. Shaking; tottering; quivering. -- Tremblingly, adv.
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Coloq. Trembling poplar (Bot.), the aspen.
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Tremella (?), n. [NL., fr. L. tremere, to tremble: cf. It. tremella, F. tremelle.] (Bot.) A genus of gelatinous fungi found in moist grounds.
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Tremendous (?), a. [L. tremendus that is to be trembled at, fearful, fr. tremere to tremble. See .] Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall.
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A tremendous mischief was a foot. Motley.
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Syn. -- Terrible; dreadful; frightful; terrific; horrible; awful.
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-- Tremendously, adv. -- Tremendousness, n.
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Tremex (?), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A genus of large hymenopterous insects allied to the sawflies. The female lays her eggs in holes which she bores in the trunks of trees with her large and long ovipositor, and the larva bores in the wood. See Illust. of .
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☞ The pigeon tremex (Tremex columba), a common American species, infests the elm, pear, and other trees.
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Tremie (?), n. [F. trémie hopper.] (Hydraulic Engin.) An apparatus for depositing and consolidating concrete under water, essentially a tube of wood or sheet metal with a hooperlike top. It is usually handled by a crane.
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Tremolando (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Same as .
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Tremolite, n. [From Tremola, a valley in the Alps, where it was discovered.] (Min.) A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.
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Tremolo (?), n. [It. Cf. .] (Mus.) (a) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect. (b) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a tremulous effect; -- called also tremolant, and tremulant.
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Tremor (?), n. [L., from tremere to tremble. See , v.] A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old.
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He fell into an universal tremor of all his joints. Harvey.
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{ Tremulant (?), Tremulent (?), } a. Tremulous; trembling; shaking. [R.] “ With tremulent white rod.” Carlyle.
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Tremulous (?), a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to tremble. See .] 1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.
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2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
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The tender, tremulous Christian. Dr. H. More.
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-- Tremulously, adv. -- Tremulousness, n.
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