top graining (topgra"ning)

An additional coating of color, either in distemper or in oil, put over the first coat of graining after it is dry. toph (tof), n. In surg., same as tophus. tophaceous (tō-fa's hi us), a. [ It [milk] differs from a vegetable emulsion by coagulat ing into a curdy ma with acids, which chyle and vegetable emulsions will not. Acids mixed with them precipitate a tophaceous chalky matter, but not a chyly substance. Arbuthnot, Aliments, IV. ii. § 4. top-hamper (top'ham"per), n. Naut.: ( a ) Any unnece ary weight, either aloft or about the upper decks. So encumbered with top - hamper , so over-weighted in proportion to their draught of water. Motley. (Imp. Dict .) IMG:content-0593.png:[blocks in formation] Like trees that broadest sprout, Their own top - heavy state grubs up their root. Chapman, Byron's Conspiracy, iii. 1. 2. Figuratively, lacking fitne of proportions; liable to fall or fail. The scheme has become more top - heavy , in that the pensions for the aged or disabled workmen are graded, varying according to the wages they have been earning. The Nation, XLVIII. 377. 3. Drunk; tipsy. Leland. [Slang.]