telson (telson)

[NL., rypterida, horseshoe -crab, scorpion, and Squillidæ. telt. An obsolete or provincial preterit of tell1. Telugu (tel'ö-gö), n. [Also Teloogoo; temenos (tem'e-nos), n.; pl. temene (-ne). [ The building was surrounded with a wall of brick forming a court or temenos . Encyc . Brit ., II. 388. Temenuchus (tem-e-nu'kus), n. [NL. (Cabanis, 1850), so called as occupying pagodas in India; τεμενοῦχος , holding a piece of land (a sacred inclosure), τέμενος , a piece of land, a sacred inclosure (see temenos ), + ἔχειν , have, hold.] A genus of Old World starlings, with exposed nostrils, a bare postocular area, and an enormous crest of lanceolate feathers overhanging the back of the neck. The only species is T. pagodarum , the pagoda-thrush of Latham, originally described as "Brahm's martin" by Sonnini in 1782, which extends from Afghanistan to Ceylon, and is a well-known bird of the whole peninsula of India. The male is 8 inches long, the wing 4, the tail 24. The general color is lavender-gray, varied with black, white, and cinnamon; the long crest is greenish-black, the feet are yellow, and the eyes are white. The female is similar, but rather smaller and with a shorter crest. See cut on fol[= F. témé lowing page. temerarioust (tem-e-rā'ri-us), a. raire = Sp. Pg. It. temerario, temiak (tem'i-ak), n. [Eskimo.] A jacket worn by Eskimo men and women. See jumper2 . Seal-skin temiaks , or jumpers, were found serviceable only in windy weather, and were but little used. A. W. Greely, Arctic Service, p. 208. Temminck's sandpiper or stint. See stint , 3. Temnorhis (tem'no-ris), n. [NL., ῥίς , nose.] In ornith ., same as Suthora . temp. An abbreviation of Latin tempore , in the time, or in the time of. 9. To bring to a proper degree of hardne and elasticity for use, as steel or other metal. Steel is tempered by being first heated to a high temperature, and then rapidly cooled; it is then reheated to the desired temperature, and cooled again. The surface of steel when thus reheated undergoes a regular succe ion of changes of color, and these indicate exactly when the proce is to be stopped in order that the right hardne may be se- cured. The following table exhibits the order of succes- sion of the colors shown by the steel in tempering, also the degree of the thermometer at which that color ap- pears, and some of the articles for which that especial hardne is best suited: Temperature. IMG:content-0054.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0055.jpg:[blocks in formation] 560....... Dark blue..... 600.... Table cutlery. Springs, saws. Fine saws, augers. Hand-saws. temper (tem'per), v. [ temperen , tem- piren , tempren , temprian = OF. temprer , F. tremper = Pr. temprar , trempar = Sp. tem- plar = Pg. temperar = It. temper are , tem- perare, divide or proportion duly, mingle in due proportion, qualify, temper, regulate, rule, intr. observe measure, be moderate or temper- ate, temp us , time, fit season: see temporal. 10t. To dispose. Cf. tamper, v. Hence also ult. attemper, attem- perate, contemper, distemper1, temperate, etc.] I. trans. 1. To modify by mixing; mix; blend; combine; compound. And other Trees, that beren Venym; azenst the whiche there is no Medicyne but on; and that is to taken here propre Leves, and stampe hem and tempere hem with Watre, and than drynke it. Mandeville , Travels, p. 189. In temperynge his colours, he lacked good size. The queen, sir, very oft importuned me To temper poisons for her. Shak., Cymbeline, v. 5. 250. 2. To combine in due proportions; constitute; adjust; fit. Who of us can live content, as we are tempered , without some hero to admire and worship? H. Bushnell , Sermons for New Life, p. 57. Either this being should not have been made mortal, or mortal existence should have been tempered to his qual- ities. Hawthorne , Seven Gables, ix. 3. To moisten, mix, and work up into proper consistency; prepare by moistening, mixing, or kneading. temerity (te-mer'i-ti), n. [F. témérité = Pr. temeritat = Sp. temeridad = Pg. temeridade = It. temerità , temerita ( t- ) s , chance, accident, ashne , temere , by chance, casually, rash-in pits, under water, it is pa ed through the pug-mill ly. Cf. temerous .] Extreme venturesomene ; rashne ; reckle ne . Temia (Crypsirhina varians). After the clay has been allowed to "mellow, or ripen," and well kneaded or tempered . Ure, Dict., III. 997. To temper clay means to mix it thoroughly, and prepare it for the use of the moulder, who must have it in a con- dition not too soft nor yet too hard, but in a suitable state of plasticity to be easily and solidly moulded into bricks. C. T. Davis, Bricks and Tiles, p. 106. 4. To modify or qualify by blending: as, to temper indignation with pity. I shall temper so Justice with mercy as may illustrate most Them fully satisfied, and thee appease. Milton , P. L., x. 77. The young and happy are not ill pleased to temper their life with a transparent shadow. Hawthorne, Seven Gables, ix. Hence-5. To restrain; moderate; mitigate; soften; tone down the violence, severity, or harshne of; mollify; soothe; calm. zif thou tynez that toun, tempre thyn yre As thy mersy may malte thy meke to spare. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 775. The waters whereof, temperatly drunken, did exceed- ingly temper the braine, and take away madne e. Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 332. "God tempers the wind," said Maria, "to the shorn lamb." Sterne , Sentimental Journey (Maria). Gloomy canopies of stone, that temper the sunlight as it streams from the chapel windows. J. A. Symonds, Italy and Greece, p. 173. 6. In music , to tune or adjust the pitch of (the tones of an instrument of fixed intonation, like an organ or pianoforte), with reference to a selected principle of tuning. The term is also ex- tended to the tones and intervals of the voice and of in- struments of free intonation. See temperament . 7t. To attune. He [Orpheus] wente hym to the howses of helle, and there he temprede hise blaundy ynge soonges by resown- ynge strenges. Chaucer , Boëthius, iii. meter 12. Meanwhile the rural ditties were not mute, Temper'd to the oaten flute. Milton , Lycidas, 1. 33. 8t. To govern; control; regulate; train. He tempreth the tonge to-treuthe-ward and no tresore coueiteth. Piers Plowman (B), xiv. 308. was so moc he inflamed in the desire of lern- II. in trans. 11. To accord; keep agreement. Few men rightly temper with the stars. You are too suspicious, And I have borne too much beyond my temper. Fletcher, Double Marriage, i. 1. The Emperor heard the Heralds with great Temper , and answered Clarencieux very mildly. Baker , Chronicles, p. 275. How could I think with temper of pa ing my days among Yahoos? Swift , Gulliver's Travels, iv. 10. 6. Heat of mind or pa ion; irritation; dispo- sition to give way to anger, resentment, or the like: as, he showed a great deal of temper . - 7. Middle character or course; mean or medium; compromise. [Obsolete or archaic.] His fears were vain; impenetrable charms Secur'd the temper of th' ethereal arms. IMG:content-0056.jpg:[graphic] temper cane-juice, to neutralize the exce of acid. Good temper, freedom from pa ion or irritability; good nature. Out of temper, in bad temper; irritated. To keep one's temper, to avoid becoming angry or irritated; control one's temper. But easier 'tis to learn how Bets to lay Than how to keep your Temper while you play. Congreve, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love, iii. To lose one's temper, to become angry. tempera (tem'pe-rä), n. [It.: see temper.] painting, same as distemper2. In Tempera , or Distemper, is a method of painting in which solid pigments are employed, mixed with a water medium in which some kind of gum or gelatinous substance is di olved to prevent the colours from scaling off. Tem per a is called in Italy "fresco a secco," as distinguished from "fresco buono," or true fresco, painted on freshly laid patches of stucco. Encyc. Brit., XXIII. 157. temperable (tem'per-a-bl), a. [ temper + -able.] Capable of being tempered. Do not the constructive fingers of Watt, Fulton, Whittemore, Ark wright predict the fusible, hard, and temper . able texture of metals? Emerson, History.