Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Tine

Tine (?), n. [See Teen affliction.] Trouble; distress; teen. [Obs.] Cruel winter's tine." Spenser.

Tine

Tine, v. t. [See Tind.] To kindle; to set on fire. [Obs.] See Tind. To tine the cloven wood." Dryden.

Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind. Spenser.

Tine

Tine, v. i. [Cf. Tine distress, or Tine to kindle.] To kindle; to rage; to smart. [Obs.]

Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine. Spenser.

Tine

Tine, v. t. [AS. tnan, from tn an inclosure. See Town.] To shut in, or inclose. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Tine

Tine, n. [OE. tind, AS. tind; akin to MHG. zint, Icel. tindr, Sw. tinne, and probably to G. zinne a pinnacle, OHG. zinna, and E. tooth. See Tooth.] A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.

Tinea

Tin"e*a (?), n. [L., a worm, a moth.]

1. (Med.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.

2. (Zoöl.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.

Tinean

Tin"e*an (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any species of Tinea, or of the family Tineidæ, which includes numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to woolen and fur goods and to cultivated plants. Also used adjectively.

Tined

Tined (?), a. Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork.

Tineid

Tin"e*id (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Tinean.

Tineman

Tine"man (?), n.; pl. Tinemen (#). [Probably akin to tine to shut or inclose.] (O. Eng. Forest Law) An officer of the forest who had the care of vert and venison by night. [Obs.]

Tinet

Ti"net (?), n. [From Tine to shut in, inclose.] Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges. [Obs. Eng.]

Ting

Ting (?), n. [An imitative word. Cf. Tink.] A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.

Ting

Ting, v. i. To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle. [R.] Holland.

Ting

Ting, n. The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.

Tinge

Tinge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tingeing (?).] [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Gr. , and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunchn, dunchn, thunkn. Cf. Distain, Dunker, Stain, Taint a stain, to stain, Tincture, Tint.] To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.

His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance. Addison.

Syn. -- To color; dye; stain.

Tinge

Tinge, n. A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.

His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church. Macaulay.

Tingent

Tin"gent (?), a. [L. tingens, p.pr. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.] Having the power to tinge. [R.]

As for the white part, it appears much less enriched with the tingent property. Boyle.

Tinger

Tin"ger (?), n. One who, or that which, tinges.

Tingid

Tin"gid (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Tingis.

Tingis

Tin"gis (?), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small hemipterous insects which injure trees by sucking the sap from the leaves. See Illustration in Appendix.

Tingle

Tin"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tingled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tingling (?).] [Freq. of ting. Cf. Tinkle.]

1. To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound.

At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 1 Sam. iii. 11.

2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain.

The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. Pope.

3. To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight pricking sensation.

They suck pollution through their tingling vein. Tickell.

Tink

Tink (?), v. i. [OE. tinken; of imitative origin. Cf. Ting a tinkling, Tinker.] To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle. Wyclif (1 Cor. xiii. 1).

Tink

Tink, n. A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

Tinker

Tink"er (?), n. [From Tink, because the tinker's way of proclaiming his trade is to beat a kettle, or because in his work he makes a tinkling noise. Johnson.]

1. A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware. Tailors and tinkers." Piers Plowman.

2. One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.

3. (Ordnance) A small mortar on the end of a staff.

4. (Zoöl.) (a) A young mackerel about two years old. (b) The chub mackerel. (c) The silversides. (d) A skate. [Prov. Eng.]

5. (Zoöl.) The razor-billed auk.

Tinker

Tink"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkering.] To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.

Tinker

Tink"er, v. i. To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

Tinkering

Tink"er*ing, n. The act or work of a tinker.

Tinkerly

Tink"er*ly, a. After the manner of a tinker. [R.]

Tinkershire, Tinkle

Tink"er*shire (?), Tin"kle (?), n. (Zoöl.) The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]
Tinkle
Tin"kle (?), v. i. [Freq. of tink. See Tink, Tingle.]
1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink.
As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1.

The sprightly horse Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. Dodsley.

2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
And his ears tinkled, and the color fled. Dryden.

Tinkle
Tin"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkling.] To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
Tinkle
Tin"kle, n. A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal. Cowper.
Tinkler
Tin"kler (?), n. A tinker. [Prov. Eng.]
Tinkling
Tin"kling (?), n.
1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.
Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. Gray.

2. (Zoöl.) A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.
Tinman
Tin"man (?), n.; pl. Tinmen (). A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer in tinware.
Tinmouth
Tin"mouth` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The crappie. [U.S.]
Tinned
Tinned (?), a.
1. Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned iron.
2. Packed in tin cases; canned; as, tinned meats. Cassell (Dict. of Cookery).
Tinnen
Tin"nen (?), a. Made or consisting of tin. [Obs.]
Tinner
Tin"ner (?), n.
1. One who works in a tin mine.
2. One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman.
Tinnient
Tin"ni*ent (?), a. [L. tinniens, p.pr. of tinnire to ring, tinkle.] Emitting a clear sound. [Obs.]
Tinning
Tin"ning (?), n.
1. The act, art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like.
2. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.
Tinnitus
Tin*ni"tus (?), n. [L., fr. tinnire to jingle.] (Med.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also tinnitus aurium.
Tinnock
Tin"nock (?), n. (Zoöl.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Tinny
Tin"ny (?), a. Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. The tinny strand." Drayton.
Tinsel
Tin"sel (?), n. [F. étincelle a spark, OF. estincelle, L. scintilla. Cf. Scintillate, Stencil.]
1. A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.
Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? Dryden.

2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.
O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward. Cowper.

Tinsel
Tin"sel, a. Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. Tinsel trappings." Milton.
Tinsel
Tin"sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinseled (?) or Tinselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinseling or Tinselling.] To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.
She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. Pope.

Tinselly
Tin"sel*ly, a. Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.
Tinselly
Tin"sel*ly, adv. In a showy and cheap manner.
Tinsmith
Tin"smith` (?), n. One who works in tin; a tinner.
Tinstone
Tin"stone` (?), n. (Min.) Cassiterite.
Tint
Tint (?), n. [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to dye: cf. F. teinte, teint, It. tinta, tinto. See Tinge, and cf. Taint to stain, a stain, Tent a kind of wine, Tinto.] A slight coloring. Specifically: -- (a) A pale or faint tinge of any color.
Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass. Pope.

Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. Harte.
(b) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints. (c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines. Tint tool (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.
Tint
Tint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinting.] To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.
Tintamar
Tin`ta*mar" (?), n. [F. tintamarre.] A hideous or confused noise; an uproar. [Obs.] Howell.
Tinternell
Tin"ter*nell (?), n. A certain old dance. [Obs.] Halliwell.
Tintle
Tin"tle (?), n. (Zoöl.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
Tintinnabular, Tintinnabulary
Tin`tin*nab"u*lar (?), Tin`tin*nab"u*la*ry (?), a. [L. tintinnabuluma little bell, fr. tintinnare to ring, to jingle, tinnire to jingle.] Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.
Tintinnabulation
Tin`tin*nab`u*la"tion (?), n. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells. Poe.
Tintinnabulous
Tin`tin*nab"u*lous (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular. De Quincey.
Tinto
Tin"to (?), n. [Pg., tinged, fr. L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to tinge. See Tint, n.] A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port.
Tintype
Tin"type` (?), n. Same as Ferrotype.
Tinware
Tin"ware` (?), n. Articles made of tinned iron.
Tiny
Ti"ny (?), a. [Compar. Tinier (?); superl. Tiniest.] [Probably fr. tine, teen, trouble, distress, vexation.] Very small; little; puny.
When that I was and a little tiny boy. Shak.

Tip
Tip (?), n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel, and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.]
1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.
To the very tip of the nose. Shak.

2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
Tip
Tip (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tipping.] To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.
With truncheon tipped with iron head. Hudibras.

Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press. Thomson.

Tip
Tip, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.]
1. To strike slightly; to tap.
A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift.

2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart. To tip off, to pour out, as liquor. -- To tip over, to overturn. -- To tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang] Pope. -- To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.
Tip
Tip, v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side. Bunyan. To tip off, to fall off by tipping.
Tip
Tip, n. [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a slight blow.]
1. A light touch or blow; a tap.
2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.]
3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like. [Sporting Cant]
Tipcart
Tip"cart` (?), n. A cart so constructed that the body can be easily tipped, in order to dump the load.
Tipcat
Tip"cat` (?), n. A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air.
In the middle of a game at tipcat, he paused, and stood staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand. Macaulay.

Tipper
Tip"per (?), n. A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper. [Eng.]
Tippet
Tip"pet (?), n. [OE. tipet, tepet, AS. tæppet, probably fr. L. tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf. Tape, Tapestry, Tapet.]
1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. Chaucer. Bacon.
2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [Scot.]
3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [Scot.] Jamieson. Tippet grebe (Zoöl.), the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species. -- Tippet grouse (Zoöl.), the ruffed grouse. -- To turn tippet, to change. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Tipping
Tip"ping (?), n. (Mus.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
Tipple
Tip"ple (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tippled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tippling (?).] [From tip a small end, or a word akin to it; cf. Norw. tipla to tipple, to drip, Prov. E. tip, tiff, tift, a draught of liquor, dial. G. zipfeln to eat and drink in small parts. See Tip a point, and cf. Tipsy.] To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness.
Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets. Macaulay.

Tipple
Tip"ple, v. t.
1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.
Himself, for saving charges, A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice. Dryden.

2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.
Tipple
Tip"ple, n. Liquor taken in tippling; drink.
Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico. S. B. Griffin.

Tippled
Tip"pled (?), a. Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. [R.] Dryden.
Tippler
Tip"pler (?), n.
1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [Obs.] Latimer.
2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.
Tippling-house
Tip"pling-house` (?), n. A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.
Tipsify
Tip"si*fy (?), v. t. [Tipsy + -fy.] To make tipsy. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
Tipsily
Tip"si*ly, adv. In a tipsy manner; like one tipsy.
Tipsiness
Tip"si*ness, n. The state of being tipsy.
Tipstaff
Tip"staff` (?), n.; pl. Tipstaff ().
1. A staff tipped with metal. Bacon.
2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. Macaulay.
Tipsy
Tip"sy (?), a. [Compar. Tipsier (?); superl. Tipsiest.] [Akin to tipple; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, betipst drunk, tipsy. See Tipple.]
1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated.
2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling.
Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity. Milton.

Tiptoe
Tip"toe` (?), n.; pl. Tiptoes (). The end, or tip, of the toe.
He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer.

Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser.
To be, ∨ To stand, a tiptoe ∨ on tiptoe, to be awake or alive to anything; to be roused; to be eager or alert; as, to be a tiptoe with expectation.