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 .. . beingapplied 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, t6rso, n.; E. pi. -sos; Ji. ,-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 c
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 .. . beingapplied 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, t6rso, n.; E. pi. -sos; Ji. ,-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, torT, ?t. {Eng. Politico.) 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 of Great Britainagainst the colonies. —a. Of, or pert, to, the tories. — Toryism, -izm, n. The principles of the , tos. i\ t. [tossed (lost, leas prop, tost), toss-ing.] To throw with a jerk of the hand, esp. withthe palm up, throw upward; to lift or throw iip witha sudden or violent motion; to cause to rise and fall;to agitate, make restless. — v. i. To roll and tumble;. Tortoise.
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