tindal (tindal)

[ lascar. The Malays. were under the control of a tindal a sort of boatswain, elected from among their own number. J. W. Palmer , Up and Down the Irrawaddi, p. 17. tinder (tin'der), n. [ tinder , tender , tun der, tonder , tynder = MD. tonder , tondel , tintel , D. tonder , tintel = MLG. LG. tunder = OHG. zunterā, zuntrā , MHG.G.zunder (cf. OHG. zuntil, MHG. zündel , G. zundel ) = Icel. tundr , tinder (cf. tandri , fire), = Sw.tunder = Dan. tön der , tinder; with formative -er , from the strong verb which is the source of tind : see tind1 .] A dry substance that readily takes fire from a spark or sparks; specifically, a preparation or material used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light. See spunk, 1. When tinder was in general use instead of matches, it consisted commonly of charred linen, which was ignited in a metallic box. Your conjuring, cozening, and your dozen of trades Could not relieve your corps with so much linen Would make you tinder. B. Jonson, Alchemist, i. 1. I'll go strike a tinder, and frame a letter presently. Dekker and Webster , Northward Ho, iii. 2. German tinder. Same as amadou . - Spanish tinder, a substance supposed to have been prepared from the pubescence of the flower-heads, leaves, and stems of a species of globe-thistle, Echinops strigosus , found in Spain. tinder-box (tin'der-boks), n. 1. A box in which tinder is kept ready for use, usually fitted with flint and steel, the steel being often secured to a lifting cover so that the flint, when struck against it, sends sparks upon the tinder within. As wake full Students, in the Winters night, Against the steel glauncing with stony knocks, Strike sodain sparks into their Tinder - box . Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, i. 2. It has been reserved for this century to substitute the lucifer-match for the tinder-box. Quarterly Rev., CXLVI. 197. 2. By extension, something easily inflammable: as, the house was nothing but a tinder - box . [Colloq.] IMG:content-0455.jpg:[blocks in formation] tinder-ore (tin'der-ōr), n. An impure variety of jamesonite, occurring in capillary forms mixed with red silver and arsenopyrite. tindery (tin'der-i), a. [ tinder +-y1.] Tinder- like; easily inflamed or excited. family Tincidæ and superfamily Tineina . It was formerly coextensive with the larger group, but is now restricted to species with thickly hairy head, no ocelli, antennæ shorter than the fore wings, palpi elbowed, their middle joint with a bristle at the tip, and pointed fore wings with twelve veins. In this sense there are about 100 spe- cies, of which 40 inhabit North America. The larvæ live in freq. tinnitare (> F. tinter ), ring, tinkle. Cf. chink, clink, ring2 , etc.; also tang3 , ding2 , ding- dong, all ult. imitative words.] To sound or ring tinklingly; tinkle. Cupide, the king, tinging a silver bel. Henrys on, Testament of Creseide, 1. 144. Forthwith began flagons to go, gammons to trot, gob- Urquhart , tr. of Rabelais, i. 5. usually in silken galleries, in some instances car- rying cases made of silk and the substances upon which they have been feeding. T. pell i on ell a and T. flavifron- ting1 (ting), n. [ ting1 , v.] A sharp sound, as tell a, two of the common clothes-moths, are examples of of a bell; a tinkling. the case-bearers. T. granella is a cosmopolitan pest to ting2t, n. Same as thing2 . stored grain. See cuts under clothes - moth and corn-moth. one; a tineid. tine an (tin'e-an), a. and n. [ tined (tīnd), a . [ tined . tine-gra (tin'gras), n. See tines . tineid (tin'e-id), a. and n. I. a. Pertaining or related to the Tineidæ in a broad sense: as, a tineid fauna; tineid characters. neidæ , as a clothes-moth. II. n. A tineid moth'; any member of the Ti- Tineidæ (ti-ne'i-dē), n . pl . [NL. (Leach, 1819), extensive with the superfamily Tineina , but is now re- stricted to forms having the antennæ not stretched forward when at rest, the basal joint of the antennæ not extending to the eye, the last joint of the maxillary palpi short and Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 925. thick, the labial palpi strongly developed, and the fore wings There is no derffe dragon, ne no du edder, Ne no beste so bold with no bale atter, May loke on the light but he his lyffe tyne. IMG:content-0456.jpg:[blocks in formation] It rayned fire fra heven and brunstane, And tynt al that thare was and spared nane. And [the river) Eden, though but small, Yet often stainde with bloud of many a band Of Scots and English both, that tyned on his strand. Spenser, F. Q., IV. xi. 36. tine3 (tin), n. [Prob. so called as inclosing or surrounding other plants; tinel , v .: see tine1 .] A wild vetch or tare, as Vicia hirsuta, which clasps other plants with its tendrils. Tine - gra , tine - tare , and tine - weed are applied to the same or similar plants. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] The titters or tine Makes hop to pine. Tu er , Husbandry, May's Abstract. A dialectal form of teen1 . Ne was there salve, ne was there medicine, That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine. Spenser, F. Q., II. xi. 21. For heavenly mindes, the bright lier they do shine, The more the world doth seeke to work their tine. C. Tourneur , Author to his Booke, Transformed [Metamorphosis. tinest, a. [See tiny .] An obsolete form of tiny . tinet (tin), v . [A reduced form of tind1.] Same as tind1. If my puff'd life be out, give leave to tine My shamele snuff at that bright lamp of thine. and only those of the genus Phyllo por i a are leaf-miners. The principal genera are Scardia , Lampronia , Incur varia , and Tinea . See cuts under clothes -moth and corn-moth. Tineina (tin-e-īna), n . pl . [NL., bodies, long, narrow, often pointed wings, with long fringes, and often marked with rich metallic colors. They in- clude the smallest moths known, and even the largest spe- cies are comparatively small. Some forms have rather broad blunt wings, but such are recognized by their long slender labial palpi. In most cases the larvæ are leaf- bear cases of variable form and texture, as in the genus Coleophora . Others are gall-makers, or bore the stems of plants or twigs of trees, or feed on fruit; others are leaf-folders. Many feed on dead animal and vegetable substances, and are of economic importance from their in- jury to cloth, feathers, stored grain, or dried fruit. The group comprises a number of families, of which the more important are Tineidæ (in a narrow sense), Argyresthida , Hyponomeutidæ, Glyphipterygidæ , Gelechiidæ , Elachisti- dæ, Gracillariidæ, Lithocolletidæ , Lyonetidæ , Nepticulidæ , Plutellidæ , and Coleophoridæ . Other forms of the name Tineina are Tineæ , Tinearia , Tineid a , Tineidæ (in the broad sense), Tineides , and Tineites . See cuts under clothes-moth, corn-moth, gall-moth, Gracillaria, Lithocolle- tis , and Plutella . tinemant (tin'man), n. [Appar. equiv. to town- man, tine , n., town (cf. tinel , v .), inclosure, + man.] An officer of the forest in England, who had the nocturnal care of vert and venison. tine-stock (tin's tok), n. [ stock1 .] One of the short projecting handles upon the pole IMG:content-0457.jpg:[blocks in formation] tine-weed (tin'wed), n. See tine3. tin-floor (tin'flor), n. In tin - mining , a flat ma of tinstone. See floor , 7, flat1 , 10, and carbon a . [Cornwall, Eng.] tin-foil (tin'foil), n . Thin sheet-metal or thick foil either of pure tin or of an alloy of which tin forms the greater part: used for wrapping up articles, such as drugs and confectionery, which must be kept from moisture or from the air. tineal (tin'ē-a), n. [NL., tinea , a gnawing worm, a bookworm, an intestinal worm, etc., a moth.] Ringworm. - Tinea circinata, ringworm of the body, caused by Trichophyton tonsurans on the trunk or a limb; dhobie's itch is the name used in India for a severe form of tinea circinata. - Tinea favosa. Same as favus, 2.-Tinea kerion, a form of tinea tonsurans, with exce ive inflammation, pustules, and the formation of crusts.-Tinea sycosis, parasitic sycosis, caused by Tri- cho phyton tonsurans , on the hairy parts of the face and neck. Tinea tonsurans, ringworm of the scalp, caused by Trichophyton tonsurans. - Tinea tri cho phytin a, ring- limb or the trunk (tinea circinata), or on the scalp (tinea fully pushed acro the table containing the mercury. tin-foil (tin'foil), v. t. [ silvering . See silver , v . t., 2. tonsurans), or the bearded part of the face (tinea sycosis). - Tinea versicolor, a skin-disease caused by Micros por on furfur , exhibiting dry, slightly scaly, yellowish patches, usually occurring only in adults and on the trunk. Also IMG:content-0458.png:[blocks in formation] Is rubd quite off from my slight, tin - foild state. Marston, Antonio and Mellida, II., i. 2. The gla ,... after being tin foiled , is gently and care- Sci . Amer ., N. S., LVII. 215. ting1 (ting), v . i . and t . [Also tink , and freq. tin- gle, tinkle ; tinghen , tinkle; cf. MD. tintelen , ring, tinkle, D. tintelen , tingle, sparkle, L. tinnire , tinkle, ring (see tinnient ), LL. tintinnum , a ringing (see tintinnabulum ), LL. Their flesh moreover is red as it were tinged with saf- fron. Holinshed, Descrip. of Scotland, vii. The brighter day appears, Our city-mansion is the fairest home, But country sweets are ting'd with le er trouble. Quarles, Emblems, iv. 7. Words serene, Yet tinged with infinite desire For all that might have been. tinge (tinj), n. [ Autumn bold, With universal tinge of sober gold. Keats , Endymion, i. Her skin was fair, with a faint tinge , such as the white rosebud shows before it opens. O. W. Holmes, Profe or, iii. IMG:content-0459.png:[blocks in formation] this genus, or some other member of the Tingitidæ : as, the hawthorn- ting is , Cory- thuca arcuata . ting is-fly (tin'jis-fli), n. A bug of the fami- ly Tingitidæ , decep- tively like some flies. Tingitidæ (tin-jit'i- dē), n . pl . [NL. (West- wood, 1840, as Tingi- dæ ), Tingis + -idæ .] A curious family of heteropterous insects, comprising small and enlarged about ten times. IMG:content-0460.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0461.png:[blocks in formation] the enormous numbers in which they collect upon the leaves of trees and shrubs, as well as by their strange structure. The wing-covers are very thin, almost transparent, and filled with gauze-like meshes, and, with the sides of the thorax, project widely. Over the head a hood-like proce , also full of meshes, often projects; in some forms more simple proce es are present, and are modified in different ways. They are all vegetable-feeders, and often damage forest and shade trees. The eggs are usually laid along the veins of leaves, and are disguised by a brownish exudation. There subfamilies, Piesminæ and Ting it inæ, with about 35 genera and 110 species, of most parts of the world. Corythuca is a genus of striking aspect, best represented in the United States.