Tinkling Tin"kling noun 1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles. Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds.
Gray. 2. (Zoology) A grackle ( Quiscalus crassirostris ) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.
Tinman Tin"man noun ;
plural Tinmen A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer in tinware.
Tinmouth Tin"mouth` noun (Zoology) The crappie. [ U. S.]
Tinned Tinned adjective 1. Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned iron. 2. Packed in tin cases; canned; as, tinned meats. Cassell (Dict. of Cookery).
Tinnen Tin"nen adjective Made or consisting of tin. [ Obsolete]
Tinner Tin"ner noun 1. One who works in a tin mine. 2. One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman.
Tinnient Tin"niˇent adjective [ Latin
tinniens , present participle of
tinnire to ring, tinkle.]
Emitting a clear sound. [ Obsolete]
Tinning Tin"ning noun 1. The act, art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like. 2. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.
Tinnitus Tinˇni"tus noun [ Latin , from
tinnire to jingle.]
(Medicine) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also tinnitus aurium .
Tinnock Tin"nock noun (Zoology) The blue titmouse. [ Prov. Eng.]
Tinny Tin"ny adjective Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. "The
tinny strand."
Drayton.
Tinsel Tin"sel noun [ French
étincelle a spark, Old French
estincelle , Latin
scintilla . Confer
Scintillate ,
Stencil .]
1. A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like. Who can discern the tinsel from the gold?
Dryden. 2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable. O happy peasant! O unhappy bard!
His the mere tinsel , hers the rich reward.
Cowper.
Tinsel Tin"sel adjective Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. "
Tinsel trappings."
Milton.
Tinsel Tin"sel transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tinseled or
Tinselled ;
present participle & verbal noun Tinseling or
Tinselling .]
To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues.
Pope.
Tinselly Tin"selˇly adjective Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.
Tinselly Tin"selˇly adverb In a showy and cheap manner.
Tinsmith Tin"smith` noun One who works in tin; a tinner.
Tinstone Tin"stone` noun (Min.) Cassiterite.
Tint Tint noun [ For older
tinct , from Latin
tinctus , past participle of
tingere to dye: confer French
teinte ,
teint , Italian
tinta ,
tinto . See
Tinge , and confer
Taint to stain, a stain,
Tent a kind of wine,
Tinto .]
A slight coloring. Specifically: --
(a) A pale or faint tinge of any color. Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass.
Pope. Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline.
Harte. (b) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints . (c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines. Tint tool (Eng.) ,
a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.
Tint Tint transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tinted ;
present participle & verbal noun Tinting .]
To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.
Tintamar Tin`taˇmar" noun [ French
tintamarre .]
A hideous or confused noise; an uproar. [ Obsolete]
Howell.
Tinternell Tin"terˇnell noun A certain old dance. [ Obsolete]
Halliwell.
Tintie Tin"tie (tĭn"tĭ)
noun (Zoology) The wren. [ Prov. Eng.]
Tintinnabular, Tintinnabulary Tin`tinˇnab"uˇlar, Tin`tinˇnab"uˇlaˇry adjective [ Latin
tintinnabulum a little bell, from
tintinnare to ring, to jingle,
tinnire to jingle.]
Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.
Tintinnabulation Tin`tinˇnab`uˇla"tion noun A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells. Poe.
Tintinnabulous Tin`tinˇnab"uˇlous adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular. De Quincey.
Tintinnabulum Tin`tinˇnab"uˇlum noun ; plural
Tintinnabula . [ Latin , a bell. See
Tintinnabular .]
A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.
Tinto Tin"to noun [ Portuguese , tinged, from Latin
tinctus , past participle of
tingere to tinge. See
Tint ,
noun ]
A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port.
Tintometer Tintˇom"eˇter noun [
Tint +
-meter .]
(Physics) An apparatus for the determination of colors by comparison with arbitrary standards; a colorimeter.
Tintype Tin"type` noun Same as Ferrotype .
Tinware Tin"ware` noun Articles made of tinned iron.
Tiny Ti"ny adjective [
Compar. Tinier ;
superl. Tiniest .] [ Probably from
tine ,
teen , trouble, distress, vexation.]
Very small; little; puny. When that I was and a little tiny boy.
Shak.
Tip Tip noun [ Akin to D. & Danish
tip , LG. & Swedish
tipp , German
zipfel , and probably to English
tap a plug, a pipe.]
1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear. To the very tip of the nose.
Shak. 2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc. 3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown. 4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf. 5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
Tip Tip transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tipped ;
present participle & verbal noun Tipping .]
To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver. With truncheon tipped with iron head.
Hudibras. Tipped with jet,
Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
Thomson.
Tip Tip transitive verb [ Confer LG.
tippen to tap, Swedish
tippa , and English
tap to strike gently.]
1. To strike slightly; to tap. A third rogue tips me by the elbow.
Swift. 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. [ Colloq.]
Thackeray. 3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart. To tip off ,
to pour out, as liquor. --
To tip over ,
to overturn. --
To tip the wink ,
to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [ Slang]
Pope. --
To tip up ,
to turn partly over by raising one end.
Tip Tip intransitive verb To fall on, or incline to, one side. Bunyan. To tip off ,
to fall off by tipping.
Tip Tip noun [ See
Tip to strike slightly, and confer
Tap a slight blow.]
1. A light touch or blow; a tap. 2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [ Colloq.]
3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like. [ Sporting Cant]
Tip-up Tip"-up` noun (Zoology) The spotted sandpiper; -- called also teeter-tail . See under Sandpiper .
Tipcart Tip"cart` noun A cart so constructed that the body can be easily tipped, in order to dump the load.
Tipcat Tip"cat` noun A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat , is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air. In the middle of a game at tipcat , he paused, and stood staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand.
Macaulay.
Tipper Tip"per noun A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper . [ Eng.]
Tippet Tip"pet noun [ Middle English
tipet ,
tepet , Anglo-Saxon
tćppet , probably from Latin
tapete tapestry, hangings. Confer
Tape ,
Tapestry ,
Tapet .]
1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. Chaucer. Bacon. 2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [ Scot.]
3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [ Scot.]
Jamieson. Tippet grebe (Zoology) ,
the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species. --
Tippet grouse (Zoology) ,
the ruffed grouse. --
To turn tippet ,
to change. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Tipping Tip"ping noun (Mus.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double- tonguing.
Tipple Tip"ple intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tippled ;
present participle & verbal noun Tippling .] [ From
tip a small end, or a word akin to it; confer Norw.
tipla to tipple, to drip, Prov. English
tip ,
tiff ,
tift , a draught of liquor, dial. German
zipfeln to eat and drink in small parts. See
Tip a point, and confer
Tipsy .]
To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness. Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple in alehouses than to pace the streets.
Macaulay.
Tipple Tip"ple transitive verb 1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess. Himself, for saving charges,
A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice.
Dryden. 2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.
Tipple Tip"ple noun Liquor taken in tippling; drink. Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico.
S. B. Griffin.
Tipple Tip"ple noun [ Confer 3d
Tip .]
An apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping; also, the place where such tipping is done.
Tippled Tip"pled adjective Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. [ R.]
Dryden.
Tippler Tip"pler noun 1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [ Obsolete]
Latimer. 2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.
Tippling-house Tip"pling-house` noun A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, to be drunk on the premises.
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