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tracer/y noun Ornamental work with rambled lines., The decorative head of a Gothic window., A similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the ribs of the vault giving off the minor bars of which the tracery is composed.
tracheae plural of Trachea
tracheal adjective Of or pertaining to the trachea; like a trachea.
tracheid noun A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood.
trachyte noun An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica.
tracking present participle & vb. noun of Track
trackage noun The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage.
tractate noun A treatise; a tract; an essay.
tractile adjective Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
traction noun The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle., Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug., Attraction; a drawing toward., The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.
tractite noun A Tractarian.
tractive adjective Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive power.
tractory noun A tractrix.
tractrix noun A curve such that the part of the tangent between the point of tangency and a given straight line is constant; — so called because it was conceived as described by the motion of one end of a tangent line as the other end was drawn along the given line.
tradeful adjective Full of trade; busy in traffic; commercial.
traditor noun A deliverer; — a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their persecutors to save their lives.
traduced imp. & past participle of Traduce
traducer noun One who traduces; a slanderer; a calumniator., One who derives or deduces.
tragical adjective Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation., Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; as, the tragic scenes of the French revolution., Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow.
tragopan noun Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of the best-known species.
trailing present participle & vb. noun of Trail, a. & vb. n. from Trail.
training present participle & vb. noun of Train, The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education.
traiteur noun The keeper of an eating house, or restaurant; a restaurateur.
traitory noun Treachery.
trajetry noun See Treget, Tregetour, and Tregetry.
tramming noun The act or process of forming trams. See 2d Tram.
tramping present participle & vb. noun of Tramp
trampled imp. & past participle of Trample
trampler noun One who tramples; one who treads down; as, a trampler on nature’s law.
tramroad noun A road prepared for easy transit of trams or wagons, by forming the wheel tracks of smooth beams of wood, blocks of stone, or plates of iron.
trancing present participle & vb. noun of Trance
trangram noun Something intricately contrived; a contrived; a puzzle.
tranquil adjective Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil.
transact verb t. To carry through; to do; perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business; to transact business by an agent., To conduct matters; to manage affairs.
transcur verb i. To run or rove to and fro.
transept noun The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.
transfer verb t. To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion., To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give; as, the title to land is transferred by deed., To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone., The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another., The conveyance of right, title, or property, either real or personal, from one person to another, whether by sale, by gift, or otherwise., That which is transferred., A picture, or the like, removed from one body or ground to another, as from wood to canvas, or from one piece of canvas to another., A drawing or writing printed off from one surface on another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts., A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another., A pathological process by virtue of which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
transfix verb t. To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.
tranship verb t. Same as Transship.
transire noun A customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.
transmew verb t. & i. To transmute; to transform; to metamorphose.
transmit verb t. To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person or place to another; to pass on or down as by inheritance; as, to transmit a memorial; to transmit dispatches; to transmit money, or bills of exchange, from one country to another., To suffer to pass through; as, glass transmits light; metals transmit, or conduct, electricity.
transude verb i. To pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores or interstices of textures; as, liquor may transude through leather or wood.
transume verb t. To change; to convert.
trapping present participle & vb. noun of Trap
trapball noun An old game of ball played with a trap. See 4th Trap, 4.
trapdoor noun A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor., A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; — called also weather door.
trapezia plural of Trapezium
traphole noun See Trou-de-loup.
trappean adjective Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.
trappist noun A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
trappous noun Of or performance to trap; resembling trap, or partaking of its form or qualities; trappy.
trashing present participle & vb. noun of Trash
trashily adverb In a trashy manner.
traulism noun A stammering or stuttering.
traunter noun Same as Tranter.
traveled imp. & past participle of Travel, Having made journeys; having gained knowledge or experience by traveling; hence, knowing; experienced.
traveler noun One who travels; one who has traveled much., A commercial agent who travels for the purpose of receiving orders for merchants, making collections, etc., A traveling crane. See under Crane., The metal loop which travels around the ring surrounding the bobbin, in a ring spinner., An iron encircling a rope, bar, spar, or the like, and sliding thereon.
traverse adjective Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches., Athwart; across; crosswise., Anything that traverses, or crosses., Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control., A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like., A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building., A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work., A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words introducing a traverse are absque hoc, without this; that is, without this which follows., The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course., A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal., A line surveyed across a plot of ground., The turning of a gun so as to make it point in any desired direction., A turning; a trick; a subterfuge., To lay in a cross direction; to cross., To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught., To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the habitable globe., To pass over and view; to survey carefully., To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon., To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood; as, to traverse a board., To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an office is to deny it., To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing., To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide., To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his croup to one side and his head to the other.
travesty adjective Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; — applied to a book or shorter composition., A burlesque translation or imitation of a work., To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
trawlnet noun Same as Trawl, n., 2.
trayfuls plural of Trayful
treacher noun A traitor; a cheat.
treading present participle & vb. noun of Tread
treasure noun Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve., A great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance; plenty., That which is very much valued., To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to treasure up gold.
treasury noun A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds., That department of a government which has charge of the finances., A repository of abundance; a storehouse., Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge, wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, ” Maunder’s Treasury of Botany.”, A treasure.
treating present participle & vb. noun of Treat
treatise noun A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract., Story; discourse.
treature noun Treatment.
treaties plural of Treaty
trebling present participle & vb. noun of Treble
tredille noun A game at cards for three.
treefuls plural of Treeful
treeless adjective Destitute of trees.
treenail noun A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.
tregetry noun Trickery; also, a trick.
tremando adjective Trembling; — used as a direction to perform a passage with a general shaking of the whole chord.
trembled imp. & past participle of Tremble
trembler noun One who trembles.
tremella noun A genus of gelatinous fungi found in moist grounds.
trenched imp. & past participle of Trench
trencher verb t. One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches., A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use., The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food.
trending present participle & vb. noun of Trend
trepeget noun A trebuchet.
trephine noun An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin., To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.
tresayle noun A grandfather’s grandfather.
trespass verb i. To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go., To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land of another., To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time or patience of another., To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures or annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the injury of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress voluntarily any divine law or command; to violate any known rule of duty; to sin; — often followed by against., Any injury or offence done to another., Any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any violation of a known rule of duty; sin., An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another., An action for injuries accompanied with force.
tressful adjective Tressy.
tressure noun A kind of border similar to the orle, but of only half the breadth of the latter.
tretable adjective Tractable; moderate.
trething noun A tax; an impost.
triality noun Three united; state of being three.
triamide noun An amide containing three amido groups.
triamine noun An amine containing three amido groups.
triander noun Any one of the Triandria.
triangle noun A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles., An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod., A draughtsman’s square in the form of a right-angled triangle., A kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing corporal punishment, — now disused., A small constellation situated between Aries and Andromeda., A small constellation near the South Pole, containing three bright stars.
triarchy noun Government by three persons; a triumvirate; also, a country under three rulers.
triarian adjective Occupying the third post or rank.
triassic adjective Of the age of, or pertaining to, the Trias., The Triassic formation.
tribasic adjective Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic elements on radicals; — said of certain acids; thus, citric acid is a tribasic acid.
tribolet noun A goldsmith’s tool used in making rings., A steel cylinder round which metal is drawn in the process of forming tubes., A tapering mandrel.
tribrach noun A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, meblius.
tribular adjective Of or relating to a tribe; tribal; as, a tribual characteristic; tribular worship.
tribunal noun The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice., Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.
tributed imp. & past participle of Tribute
tributer noun One who works for a certain portion of the ore, or its value.
trichina noun A small, slender nematoid worm (Trichina spiralis) which, in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the voluntary muscles of man, the hog, and many other animals. When insufficiently cooked meat containing the larvae is swallowed by man, they are liberated and rapidly become adult, pair, and the ovoviviparous females produce in a short time large numbers of young which find their way into the muscles, either directly, or indirectly by means of the blood. Their presence in the muscles and the intestines in large numbers produces trichinosis.
trichite noun A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite., A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
trichome noun A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes.
trichord noun An instrument, as a lyre or harp, having three strings.
tricking present participle & vb. noun of Trick, Given to tricks; tricky., Dress; ornament.
trickery noun The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture.
trickish adjective Given to tricks; artful in making bargains; given to deception and cheating; knavish.
trickled imp. & past participle of Trickle
tricolor noun The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution., Hence, any three-colored flag.
tricycle noun A three-wheeled velocipede. See Illust. under Velocipede. Cf. Bicycle.
tridacna noun A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species (T. gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also paw shell, and fountain shell.
triddler noun The jacksnipe.
triedral adjective See Trihedral.
trifling present participle & vb. noun of Trifle, Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair.
trigenic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C4H7N3O2, obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste and faint smell; — called also ethidene- / ethylidene-biuret.
triglyph noun An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular edges of the tablet. See Illust. of Entablature.
trigness noun The quality or state of being trig; smartness; neatness.
trigonal adjective Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles.
trigonia noun A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living species exist on the coast of Australia.
trigraph noun Three letters united in pronunciation so as to have but one sound, or to form but one syllable, as -ieu in adieu; a triphthong.
trigynia noun pl. A Linnaean order of plants having three pistils or styles.
trihoral adjective Occurring once in every three hours.
trilemma noun A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See Dilemma., A state of things in which it is difficult to determine which one of three courses to pursue.
trilling present participle & vb. noun of Trill, One of tree children born at the same birth., A compound crystal, consisting of three individuals.
trillion noun According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.
trillium noun A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; — so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes.
trilobed adjective Same as Trilobate.
trimming present participle & vb. noun of Trim, a. from Trim, v., The act of one who trims., That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; — usually in the pluraltrimmings. –., The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.
trimeran noun One of the Trimera. Also used adjectively.
trimeter adjective Consisting of three poetical measures., A poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures.
trimness noun The quality or state of being trim; orderliness; compactness; snugness; neatness.
trimorph noun A substance which crystallizes in three distinct forms, or which has three distinct physical states; also, any one of these distinct forms. See Trimorphism, 1.
trimurti noun The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
trinerve adjective Alt. of Trinerved
tringoid adjective Of or pertaining to Tringa, or the Sandpiper family.
trinodal adjective Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem., Having three nodal points.
triolein noun See Olein.
trioxide noun An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen; as, sulphur trioxide, SO3; — formerly called tritoxide.
tripping present participle & vb. noun of Trip, Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly., Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; — said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing., Act of one who, or that which, trips., A light dance., The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.
tripedal adjective Having three feet.
tripeman noun A man who prepares or sells tripe.
triphane noun Spodumene.
tripling present participle & vb. noun of Triple
triplite noun A mineral of a dark brown color, generally with a fibrous, massive structure. It is a fluophosphate of iron and manganese.
triposes plural of Tripos
trippant adjective See Tripping, a., 2.
triptote noun A noun having three cases only.
triptych noun Anything in three parts or leaves., A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over on the middle part., A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.
trispast noun Alt. of Trispaston
tristtul adjective Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.
tristoma noun Any one of numerous species of trematode worms belonging to Tristoma and allied genera having a large posterior sucker and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad, thin, and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin of fishes.
trithing noun One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; — now called riding.
tritical adjective Trite.
triticin noun A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin, obtained from quitch grass (Agropyrum, formerly Triticum, repens) as a white amorphous substance.
triticum noun A genus of grasses including the various species of wheat.
tritovum noun An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous to hatching from the egg.
triumvir noun One of tree men united in public office or authority.
triunity noun The quality or state of being triune; trinity.
trivalve noun Anything having three valves, especially a shell.
trochaic noun A trochaic verse or measure., Alt. of Trochaical
trochili noun pl. A division of birds comprising the humming birds., of Trochilus
troching noun One of the small branches of a stag’s antler.
trochisk noun See Trochiscus.
trochite noun A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid.
trochlea noun A pulley., A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes.
trochoid noun The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a line; a cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described by any point fixedly connected with a moving curve while the moving curve rolls without slipping on a second fixed curve, the curves all being in one plane. Cycloids, epicycloids, hypocycloids, cardioids, etc., are all trochoids., Admitting of rotation on an axis; — sometimes applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column., Top-shaped; having a flat base and conical spire; — said of certain shells., Of or pertaining to the genus Trochus or family Trochidae.
troilite noun Native iron protosulphide, FeS. It is known only in meteoric irons, and is usually in imbedded nodular masses of a bronze color.
trolling present participle & vb. noun of Troll
trombone noun A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic., The common European bittern.
tronator noun An officer in London whose duty was to weigh wool.
trooping present participle & vb. noun of Troop
troopial noun Same as Troupial.
tropeine noun Any one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from the alkaloidal base tropine.
trophied adjective Adorned with trophies.
trophies plural of Trophy
tropical noun Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical diseases., Rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical.
trossers noun pl. Trousers.
trotting present participle & vb. noun of Trot
trottoir noun Footpath; pavement; sidewalk.
troubled imp. & past participle of Trouble
troubler noun One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace.
trounced imp. & past participle of Trounce
troupial noun Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially Icterus icterus, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America.
trousers noun pl. A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.
troutlet noun A little trout; a troutling.
trouvere noun Alt. of Trouveur
trouveur noun One of a school of poets who flourished in Northern France from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.
troweled Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a trowel; as, troweled stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception of paint.
trowsers noun pl. Same as Trousers.
truantly adverb Like a truant; in idleness.
trubtall noun A short, squat woman.
truchman noun An interpreter. See Dragoman.
trucking present participle & vb. noun of Truck, The business of conveying goods on trucks.
truckage noun The practice of bartering goods; exchange; barter; truck., Money paid for the conveyance of goods on a truck; freight.
truckled imp. & past participle of Truckle
truckler noun One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of another.
truckmen plural of Truckman
truckman noun One who does business in the way of barter or exchange., One who drives a truck, or whose business is the conveyance of goods on trucks.
trudging present participle & vb. noun of Trudge
truelove noun One really beloved., A plant. See Paris., An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath.
trueness noun The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.
truffled adjective Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey.
trumping present participle & vb. noun of Trump
trumpery noun Deceit; fraud., Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish., Worthless or deceptive in character.
trumpets noun pl. A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves.
truncate verb t. To cut off; to lop; to maim., Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather.
trundled imp. & past participle of Trundle
trunkful noun As much as a trunk will hold; enough to fill a trunk.
trunnion noun A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of the carriage. See Illust. of Cannon., A gudgeon on each side of an oscillating steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to convey steam.
trussing present participle & vb. noun of Truss, The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively., The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss., The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.
trusting present participle & vb. noun of Trust, Having or exercising trust; confiding; unsuspecting; trustful.
trustful adjective Full of trust; trusting., Worthy of trust; faithful; trusty; trustworthy.
trustily adverb In a trusty manner.
truthful adjective Full of truth; veracious; reliable.
tryptone noun The peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; — so called because it is formed through the agency of the ferment trypsin.
trysting noun An appointment; a tryst.