Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . top, i\ i. [toped (topt), toping.] To drinkhard; to drink spirituous liquors to excess.— Toper,n. One who drinks to excess; a drunkard; sot. Tophet, tofet, n. A place lying E. or of Jeru-salem, in the valley of Hinnom, where fires werecontinually kept to burn dead carcasses, and whereall the filth of the city was poured; hence, in sj^m-bol, hell. Topiary, Topic, Topography, etc. See under
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . top, i\ i. [toped (topt), toping.] To drinkhard; to drink spirituous liquors to excess.— Toper,n. One who drinks to excess; a drunkard; sot. Tophet, tofet, n. A place lying E. or of Jeru-salem, in the valley of Hinnom, where fires werecontinually kept to burn dead carcasses, and whereall the filth of the city was poured; hence, in sj^m-bol, hell. Topiary, Topic, Topography, etc. See under Toparch. Topple, Topsy-turvy. See under Top. Toque, tok, Toquet, to-ka, n. A kind of bonnet orhead-dress. Torch, t6rch, n. A mass or stick of, or receptacle con-taining, some combustible substance to be carried inthe hand or on a staff when ignited; a large candleor flambeau.—Torch-bearer, »i. One who carriesa torch. —light, n. The light of a torch. Tore. See Tear. Toreutic, to-rutik, a. (.Sadn.) Highly flni-shed or pol-ished, — applied prop, to figures in hard wood, ivory,,and the like. sQn, cube, fyll; moon, f(56t; cow, oil; ligg«r or ink, tiien, boNboN, chair, get. TORMENT 456 TOUR. Torment, tSr^ment, n. Extreme pain; anguish; theutmost degree of misery, eitlier oi; body or mind;that wliich gives pain, vexation, or misery. — Tor-ment, V. t. To put to extreme pain or anguish; todistress, afflict; to tease, vex, harass. Torn. See Tear. Tornado, t6r-nado, 11. ; pi. -does, -doz. -A violentwind or tempest disting. by a whirling, progressivemotion; a hurricane. Torpedo, tor-pedo, n. {Ichth.) A fish aUiedto the ray,which can give electricshocks; Ciami>fish. A ma-chine used ior destroyingsJiips by blowing them up;a imairball or pellet, whichexplodes when thrown up-on a hard object; a shellwliich explodes when trodupon. —Torpid, a. Hav- „, ing lost motion, or the pow- iorpeuo. er of exertion and feeling; numb; duU; stupid; slug-gish; inactive. — Torpidity, -t-tl,
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