Tonsil i tic

ton-sil-lit -ik, sils, TOPAZ ton-sil-li' -tis, s. inflammation of the ton sils. ton-so'-re-al, a. pertaining to a barber or to shaving (L. tensor, a barber). ton'-shure, s. the act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the head, or the state of being shorn, specially in the Rom. Cath. Church, as a sign of dedication to the ministry or initiation into holy orders; a shaven bald part on the head of a priest or monk. ton'-shured, a. wearing tonsure; clerical. ton-teen', s. a loan raised on life annuities, with the benefit of survivorship (Tonti, a Neapolitan). to'-ne, s. a simpleton. too, ad. over; more than enough; likewise (to.) took, pret. of Take. tool, s. an instrument of manual operation; a person used as a mere instrument by another: v.a. to shape with a tool (A.S. tol). tool-ing, s. workmanship performed with a tool. a. empty [Scotch.] (Scand.), toon'-wood, s. awood of a reddish-brown colour, obtained from a large E. Indian tree. toot, v.n. to make a particular noise with the tongue articulating with the root of the upper teeth, at the beginning and end of the sound; also, to sound a horn in a particular manner: v.a. to sound, as a horn or sound on a horn (from the sound). toot'-er, s. one who plays upon a pipe or horn. tooth, s.: pl. Teeth, a bony substance growing out of the jaws of animals, and serving as the instrument of mastication; taste; palate; one of a series of projections resembling teeth: v.a. to furnish with teeth; to indent; to jagg; to lock into each other. Tooth and nail, by all po ible means. To the teeth, in open opposition; directly to one's face. To cast in the teeth, to retort reproachfully. In spite of the teeth, in defiance of opposition. To show the teeth, to threaten (A.S. toth). tooth'-ake, s. pain in the teeth. tooth'-ake-tree, s. an evergreen shrub of the genus zanthoxylum. tooth'-brush, s. a brush to clean the teeth. tooth'-draw-er, s. an extractor of teeth. tooth'-draw-ing, s. the act of extracting atooth. tootht or tooth'd, a. having teeth or jags; dentate [Bot. ] tooth'-edj, s. a sensation excited by grating sounds and by the touch of certain substances. tooth'-ful, a. palatable: s.a small drop. tooth'-kee, s. an instrument for drawing teeth. tooth'-les, a. having no teeth. tooth' -let-ted, a. denticulate [Bot.] tootn'-or-na-ment, s. a decoration peculiar to early English architecture, consisting of a close succe ion of small four-leafed flowers, which project forward to a central point. tooth'-pik, s. an instrument for cleaning the teeth of substances lodged between them. tooth'-pow-der, s. a powder to clean the teeth. tooth' -sum, a. palatable; grateful to the taste. Toothsomene , tooth'-sum-nes, s. the quality of being toothsome. tooth'-wurt, s. a plant of various genera, with roots like teeth. tooth'-e, a. toothed: having teeth. top, s. the highest part of anything; summit; surface; upper side; the highest place, or person, or degree, or rank; the hair on the crown of the head; the head of a plant; a sort of platform, surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sides serving to extend the shrouds, and for the convenience, of the men [Naut.): v.n. to rise aloft; to be eminent; to predominate; to excel: v.a. to cover on the top;to cap; to rise above; to surpa ; to crop; to rise to the top of (A.S.) top, s. an inverted conoid which children play with by whirling it on its point. to'-pärk, s. the principal man in a place or country(Gr. topos, a place, and archo, to rule). to'-pärk-e, s. a netty country governed by a toparch; a little state consisting of a few towns. to'-pau, s. the horned Indian rhinoceros bird. to' -paz, s. a mineral, one one of the gems, generally yellowish, occurring in rhombic prisms, and consisting of silica, alumina, and fluoric acid (Gr. )