tokay

[See def.] A rich, highly-prized wine produced at Tokay, in Upper Hungary, from white grapes. It has an aromatic taste. It is not good till it has been kept for about three years, and, like other wines, it continues to improve with age. It is produced from grapes grown on the side of a low chain of hills, never more than 700 feet above the sea-level, named the Hegyalya. Inferior Hungarian wines are frequently sold under this name, and many French and German imitations are also in the market. tō-ken, *to-kene, *tokne, *to-kyn, 8. [A. S. tácen, tácn , from teák (for ták ), pa. t. of tik an , teón to accuse, orig.=to indicate, to point out; cogn. with Dut. teeken a sign, mark, miracle, token; Icel. tákn , teikn ; Dan. tegn: Sw. tecken ; Goth. taikns; Ger. zeichen . From the same root as Lat. indico to point out; doceo to teach; Gr. deik nymi to show.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Something representing, or intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or event; a sign, a symbol. "This token serveth for a flag of truce, Betwixt ourselves and all our followers." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. I. , iii. 1. 2. A mark, sign, indication, symbol, or symptom; spec if., in pestilential diseases, a livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, approaching death. "Corrupted blood some watery token shows." Shakesp.: Rape of Lucrece, 1,748. 3. A pledge or memorial of love or friendship; a love-token, a keepsake. "It seems you loved not her to leave her token." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen, iv. 4. 4. A sign by which one proves the authenticity, legitimacy, or good faith of a commi ion or demand. "Say, by this token , I desire his company." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure, iv. 3. *5. A signal, a sign. "He made a tokyn to his knyghtes, wherby they knowynge his mynde fell upon hym and slew hym."-Fabyan: Chronycle, ch. cxxiii. 6. A piece of metal i ued by a private individual, bearing his name or device, and redeemable in lawful money or its value in merchandise. Also a coin i ued by the government, especially when its use as lawful money is limited, and its intrinsic value much below its nominal value. It is now made unlawful for private persons to i ue tokens. [TAVERN-TOKEN.] II. Technically : 1. Church of Scotland , & c .: A small disc of metal, generally lead or tin, i ued prior to the celebration of the Lord's Supper in each Established Church, to every one connected with the congregation who, being in full communion, is entitled to be present at the sacrament. Tokens are now gradually giving place to communion cards. A similar arrangement prevails in most of the non-established Presbyterian churches. 2. Mining : A piece of leather with a distinct mark for each hewer, one of which he sends up with each corf or tube. *3. Print.: Ten and a half quires, or 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides. In some cases ten quires of paper. By token , By this token, By the same token: Phrases colloquially used in corroboration of some statement and equivalent to: As a proof of what I say; This will prove what I say; as a proof, . token-money, subst. Money legally current for more than its real value. "Always and everywhere token - money has maintained its full relative value so long as it is not i ued in ex ce ."- Pall Mall Gazette. token-sheet, s. Print.: The last sheet of a token. *tō-ken, v. t. [TOKEN, 8.] 1. To make known; to testify, to betoken; to be a sign or memorial of. "On your finger in the night, I'll put Another ring, that what in time proceeds May token to the future our past deeds." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well , iv. 2. 2. To give a token or sign to; to mark, as with a token. marine; gō, pot, token le