Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . applied to the marine species. (_Antiq.) A defenseused by the ancients; a testudo.— Tortoise-shell, horny plates forming the shell of a tortoise, the hawks-bill turtle, used for making combs, etc. Torso, tCr-so, n.; E. pi. -SOS; /it. ,-se. (Sculp.)The trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs. Torus, torus, n. (Arch.) A large semicircular mold-ing used in the bases of co


Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . applied to the marine species. (_Antiq.) A defenseused by the ancients; a testudo.— Tortoise-shell, horny plates forming the shell of a tortoise, the hawks-bill turtle, used for making combs, etc. Torso, tCr-so, n.; E. pi. -SOS; /it. ,-se. (Sculp.)The trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs. Torus, torus, n. (Arch.) A large semicircular mold-ing used in the bases of columns: see Molding. Tory, to^rT, n. {Eng. Politics.) A member of the con-servative party, as opposed to the Whig or progres-sive party. {Amer. Hist.) One who, in the time ofthe Revolution, favored the claims oJf Great Britainagainst the colonies. — a. Of, or pert, to, the tories.— Tor3rIsm, -izm, n. The principles of the tories. ToBB, tos. V. t. [tossed (tost, less prop, tost), toss-ing.] To throw with a jerk of the hand, esp. withthe palm up, throw upward; to lift or throw up witha sudden or violent motion; to cause to rise and fall;to agitate, make restless. — v. i. To roll and tumble;. Toucan. toto to be in violent commotion; to be tossed. — n. Athrowing upward, or with a jerk; a throwing up ofthe head with a ierk. — To toss off. To drink hasti-ly.— To To gamble tor.— To t. up. To throwa coin into the air, and wager on what side it willfall. — Toss^pot, n. A toper; an habitual drunkard. Tot, tot, n. Anything small, — used as a term of en-dearment. Total, total, a. FuU; complete; not divided; whole;entire; integral. — re. The whole; the whole sum oramount.— Totallty,-T-tl. ji. The whole sum; wholequantity or amount. —Totally, -II, adv. In a totalmanner; wholly; entirely; fully; completely. Tote, tot, V. t. To carry or bear. Totem, to^tem, n. A picture of a bird, beast, etc.,used among the N. Amer. Indians as a designationof a family. Totter, t


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