torchon
n. - kind of coarse lace or paper.
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torcular
n. - tourniquet.
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toreutic
adj. - pertaining to metal ornamented with small engraved patterns; chased. toreutics, n. art of doing such work.
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torii
n. - Japanese gateway of curved posts and lintel only.
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tormentum
n. - (pl. -ta) ancient catapult-like war machine.
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tormina
n. -pl. pl. gripes. torminal, torminous, adj.
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torose
adj. - bulging, knobbly; muscular. torous, adj. torosity, n.
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torpid
adj. - numb; sleepy; dull. torpidity, n. torpify, v. make torpid. torpor, n. torpid state; apathy. torporific, adj. torpifying.
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torque
n. - collar, especially of twisted metal; force tending to produce rotation. torquate(d), adj. having a collar.
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torsade
n. - twisted cord.
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torticollis
n. - Medicine, condition in which neck is permanently twisted and head held at an unusal angle.
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tortile
adj. - twisted; capable of being twisted. tortility, n.
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tortious
adj. - causing or committing tort.
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torulose, torulous
adj. - slightly torose.
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torvous
adj. - stern. torvity, n.
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totara
n. - timber tree, with reddish wood, of N.Z.; mahogany pine.
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totem
n. - animal or plant adopted as ancestor by savage tribe, and held in great veneration. totemic, adj. totemism, n.
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touché
adj. - 'touched' by opponent's rapier in fencing; hit; defeated in argument.
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tourbillion
n. - whirlwind; any whirling object.
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tourmaline
n. - kind of black, blue, red and green silicate cut as gem.
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tourniquet
n. - device to stop bleeding, as a bandage twisted tight by a stick, etc.
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tournure
n. - grace; poise; expressive phrase.
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toxemia
n. - blood poisoning due to toxins in blood.
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toxoid
n. - toxin treated to reduce toxicity and used in immunisation.
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toxophily
n. - archery. toxophilite, n. person fond of toxophily. toxophilous, adj.
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trabeate(d)
adj. - constructed of horizontal beams. trabeation, adj.
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trabecula
n. - (pl. -lae ) small bar, rod, etc. trabecular, adj. trabeculate, adj. crossbarred.
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trachoma
n. - chronic form of conjunctivitis. trachomatous, adj.
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trachycarpous
adj. - rough-fruited. trachyglossate, adj. rough-tongued. trachyphonia, n. roughness of voice. trachyspermous, adj. rough-seeded.
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tractile
adj. - ductile. tractility, n.
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tractive
adj. - pulling.
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traduce
v. - slander. traduction, traducement, n.
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tragopan
n. - kind of bright-hued Asiatic pheasant.
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tragus
n. - (pl. -gi ) prominence in front of opening of ear.
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tralatition
n. - metaphor. tralatitious, adj. metaphorical; handed down from father to son.
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tralatitiously
adv. - metaphorically; figuratively
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trammel
n. - net to catch fish, birds, etc.; shackle on horse's leg; check; obstacle; instrument for drawing ellipses; v.t. restrain; hamper.
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tramontane
adj. - (from) across the mountains; transalpine.
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transalpine
adj. - on the other (i.e. the north) side of the Alps; crossing the Alps.
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transcalent
adj. - pervious to heat. transcalescent, adj. transcalency, n.
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transducer
n. - electronic device transmitting received energy in a different form.
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transect
v. - cut across; n. cross section. transection, n.
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transfluent
adj. - flowing across. transflux, n.
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transforation
n. - perforation.
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transgenic
adj. - which has had a foreign gene added to it.
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transhume
v. - move (cattle) to summer pastures or winter quarters. transhumance, n.
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transilient
adj. - passing abruptly from one state to another. transilience, n.
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transilluminate
v. - pass light through, especially through body for medical examination..
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transire
n. - ship's document for customs declaration, showing cargo, etc.
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translunary
adj. - beyond the moon; spiritual; unearthly.
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transmarine
adj. - across or beyond the sea.
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transmigrate
v. -i. pass from one body or place into another; transfer. transmigration, n. transmigrative, adj.
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transpadane
adj. - on the other (i.e. the north) side of the river Po.
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transpicuous
adj. - easily seen through or understood. transpicuity, n.
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transpontine
adj. - on the other (i.e. the south) side of the bridges over the Thames; pertaining to or like the lurid melodrama played in theatres there in the 19th century.
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transrhenane
adj. - on the other (i.e. the east) side of the river Rhine; German.
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transubstantiate
v. - transmute. transubstantiation, n.; Theology, conversion of Communion bread and wine into body and blood of Christ.
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transude
v. - to pass or ooze through or out, as sweat through pores
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transumptive
adj. - transferred; metaphorical.
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transuranic
adj. - denoting any chemical element having atomic number beyond uranium (92), not occuring in nature but artificially produced by bombardment of atoms.
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transverbate
v. - translate word for word. transverbation, n.
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transverberate
v. - pierce. transverberation, n.
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transvest
v. - disguise; wear clothes of another, especially of other sex. transvestism, n. transvestite, n. & a.
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transvolation
n. - flying higher than normal.
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trapezium
n. - (pl. -ia) quadrilateral with two parallel sides; any irregular quadrilateral; American, trapezoid. trapezial, trapeziform, adj. trapezoid, n. quadrilateral with no sides parallel; American, trapezium.
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traulism
n. - stammering.
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traumatology
n. - scientific description of wounds.
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trave
n. - crossbeam; space between crossbeams. travated, adj.
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trecento
n. - thirteenth century. trecentist, n. writer or artist of that period.
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trechometer
n. - device measuring distance travelled by a vehicle.
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treen
adj. - made of wood. treenware, n. cups, dishes etc. made of wood.
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trefoil
n. - clover, or other plants with leaf divided into three lobes; architectural ornament of that shape.
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tregetour
n. - a juggling magician
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trematode
n. - kind of parasitic flatworm.
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trenchant
adj. - sharp; cutting.
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trente et quarante
n. - 'thirty and forty'; gambling card game with betting on red and black.
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trepan
n. - surgical saw for incision into skull; v.t. use trephine on; decoy; swindle. trepanation, n.
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trepang
n. - sea cucumber.
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trephine
n. - form of trepan; v.t. use trephine on. trephination, n.
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tresayle
n. - grandfather's grandfather
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tressilate
v. -i. quiver. tressilation, n.
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triagonal
adj. - triangular.
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triarch
n. - triumvir. triarchy, n.
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tribade
n. - homosexual woman. tribadism, n.
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tribology
n. - scientific study of friction and lubrication.
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tribuloid
adj. - yielding prickly fruit.
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tricenary
adj. - pertaining to or consisting of thirty; lasting thirty days.
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tricephalous
adj. - having three heads. tricephalus, n. (pl. - li ) such monster.
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trichiasis
n. - ingrowing eyelashes.
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trichinosis
n. - disease due to eating pork infested with certain kind of nematode worms. trichinize, v. infest with such worms. trichinotic, trichinous, adj.
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trichotomy
n. - division into three parts or categories. trichotomic, trichotomous, adj.
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trichromatic
adj. - pertaining to or in three colors; having normal color vision. trichromatism, n. use of the three primary colors for color reproduction; normal color vision.
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tricipital
adj. - pertaining to triceps; tricephalous.
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triclinic
adj. - having three unequal axes meeting at oblique angles.
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tricorn
adj. - having three corners or horns. tricorne, n. three-cornered hat.
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tricot
n. - silk, rayon, nylon or woollen fabric resembling knitting. tricotine, n. double-twilled worsted fabric.
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tridactyl
adj. - having three fingers or toes. tridentate, adj. having three teeth. tridigitate, adj. tridactyl.
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tridiurnal
adj. - lasting three days; happening every three days.
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triennial
adj. - happening every three years; lasting three years; n. such plant; third anniversary.
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trieteric
adj.,n. - (festival) occuring each third year (i.e. in alternate years).
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trifarious
adj. - facing three ways.
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trifid
adj. - divided into three parts.
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triforium
n. - gallery over nave and choir. triforial, adj.
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trifurcate
adj. - divide into three forks; a. so dividing. trifurcation, n.
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trigamy
n. - state of being married to three living spouses. trigamist, n. trigamous, adj.
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trigeminal
adj. - pertaining to pair of nerves from cranium to jaw. trigeminous, adj. (one of) three born together; threefold.
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trigeneric
adj. - belonging to three kinds or genera; having three genders.
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triglot
adj.,n. - (book) in three languages.
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triglyph
n. - architectural ornament of tablet bearing two V-shaped channels. triglyphal, triglyphic, adj.
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trigonal
adj. - pertaining to or having three angles.
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trigonous
adj. - having triangular cross-section.
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trigram
n. - figure of three lines; inscription of three letters. trigrammatic, adj.
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trigraph
n. - three letters having one sound, as eau. trigraphic a.
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trihedron
n. - solid figure of three planes. trihedral, adj.
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