Tongueless Tongue"less adjective 1. Having no tongue.

2. Hence, speechless; mute. "What tongueless blocks were they! would they not speak?" Shak.

3. Unnamed; not spoken of. [ Obsolete]

One good deed dying tongueless .

Shak.

Tonguelet Tongue"let noun A little tongue.

Tonguester Tongue"ster noun One who uses his tongue; a talker; a story-teller; a gossip. [ Poetic.]

Step by step we rose to greatness; through the tonguesters we may fall.

Tennyson.

Tongueworm Tongue"worm` noun (Zoology) Any species of Linguatulina.

Tonguing Tongu"ing verbal noun (Music) Modification of tone for a rapid staccato effect by the performer's tongue, in playing a wind instrument, as a flute. In single tonguing only one kind of stroke is used, the tongue articulating a rapid "t;" in double tonguing , two strokes, as for "t" and "k," are alternated; in triple tonguing , "t, k, t," etc.

Tonguy Tongu"y adjective Ready or voluble in speaking; as, a tonguy speaker. [ Written also tonguey .] [ Colloq.]

Tonic Ton"ic adjective [ Confer French tonigue , Greek .... See Tone .] 1. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.) , applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."

2. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.

3. (Medicine) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.

Tonic spasm . (Medicine) See the Note under Spasm .

Tonic Ton"ic noun [ Confer French tonique , New Latin tonicum .] 1. (Phon.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

2. (Mus.) The key tone, or first tone of any scale.

3. (Medicine) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.

Tonic sol-fa (Mus.) , the name of the most popular among letter systems of notation (at least in England), based on key relationship, and hence called "tonic." Instead of the five lines, clefs, signature, etc., of the usual notation, it employs letters and the syllables do , re , mi , etc., variously modified, with other simple signs of duration, of upper or lower octave, etc. See Sol- fa .

Tonic Ton"ic adjective (Medicine) Characterized by continuous muscular contraction; as, tonic convulsions.

Tonical Ton"ic·al adjective Tonic. [ R.] Sir T. Browne.

Tonicity To·nic"i·ty noun (Physiol.) The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.

Tonight To·night" adverb [ Prep. to + night ] 1. On this present or coming night.

2. On the last night past. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Tonight To·night" noun The present or the coming night; the night after the present day.

Tonite Ton"ite noun [ Confer L. tonare to thunder.] An explosive compound; a preparation of gun cotton.

Tonka bean Ton"ka bean` [ Confer French onca , tonka .] (Botany) The seed of a leguminous tree ( Dipteryx odorata ), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean . [ Written also tonca bean , tonga bean .]

Tonnage Ton"nage noun [ From Ton a measure.]

1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship.

2. The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry. See Ton , noun (b) .

A fleet . . . with an aggregate tonnage of 60,000 seemed sufficient to conquer the world.

Motley.

3. A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported on canals.

4. The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the tonnage of the United States. See Ton .

» There are in common use the following terms relating to tonnage: ( a ) Displacement. ( b ) Register tonnage, gross and net. ( c ) Freight tonnage. ( d ) Builders' measurement. ( e ) Yacht measurement. The first is mainly used for war vessels, where the total weight is likely to be nearly constant. The second is the most important, being that used for commercial purposes. The third and fourth are different rules for ascertaining the actual burden-carrying power of a vessel, and the fifth is for the proper classification of pleasure craft. Gross tonnage expresses the total cubical interior of a vessel; net tonnage , the cubical space actually available for freight- carrying purposes. Rules for ascertaining these measurements are established by law.

Tonne Tonne noun A tun. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Tonne Tonne noun [ French] A metric ton.

Tonneau Ton`neau" noun ; plural Tonneaux . [ French] 1. In France, a light-wheeled vehicle with square or rounded body and rear entrance.

2. (Automobiles) Orig., the after part of the body with entrance at the rear (as in vehicle in def. 1); now, one with sides closing in the seat or seats and entered by a door usually at the side, also, the entire body of an automobile having such an after part.

3. = Tonne .

Tonnihood Ton"ni·hood noun (Zoology) The female of the bullfinch; -- called also tonyhoop . [ Prov. Eng.]

Tonnish Ton"nish (tŏn"nĭsh) adjective In the ton; fashionable; modish. -- Ton"nish*ness , noun

Tonometer To·nom"e·ter noun [ Greek ... a stretching, a tone + -meter .] 1. (Physics.) An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones.

2. (Physiol.) (a) An apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals. (b) An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the eyeball.

Tonometry To·nom"e·try noun The act of measuring with a tonometer; specifically (Medicine) , measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball.

Tonophant Ton"o·phant (tōn"o*f a nt) noun [ Greek to`nos a tone + fai`nein to show.] (Physics.) A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel welded together, their length being adjystable by a screw socket.

Tonous Ton"ous adjective Abounding in tone or sound.

Tonquin bean Ton"quin bean` (tŏ&nsmac;"kĭn bēn). See Tonka bean .

Tonsil Ton"sil noun [ Latin tonsill ..., plural: confer French tonsille . ] (Anat.) One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds , from their shape.

Tonsilar Ton"sil·ar adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsilitic. [ Written also tonsillar .]

Tonsile Ton"sile adjective [ Latin tonsilis , from tondere , tonsum , to shear, clip. See Tonsure . ] Capable of being clipped.

Tonsilitic Ton`sil·it"ic adjective (Anat.) Tonsilar. [ Written also tonsillitic .]

Tonsilitis Ton`sil·i"tis noun [ New Latin See Tonsil , and -itis .] (Medicine) Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy. [ Written also, and more usually, tonsillitis .]

Tonsilotome Ton·sil"o·tome noun [ Tonsil + Greek te`mnein to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for removing the tonsils.

Tonsilotomy Ton`sil·ot"o·my noun (Surg.) The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof.

Tonsor Ton"sor noun [ Latin ] A barber. Sir W. Scott.

Tonsorial Ton·so"ri·al adjective [ Latin tonsorius , from tonsor a shearer, barber, from tondere , tonsum , to shear. See Tonsure .] Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.

Tonsure Ton"sure noun [ French, from Latin tonsura a shearing, clipping, from tondere , tonsum , to shear, shave; confer Greek ... to gnaw; perhaps akin to Greek ... to cut, and English tome .] 1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.

2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders. (b) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.

Tonsured Ton"sured adjective Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.

A tonsured head in middle age forlorn.

Tennyson.

Tontine Ton·tine" noun [ French, from Italian tontina ; -- so called from its inventor, Tonti , an Italian, of the 17th century.] An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of each, at his death, is enjoyed by the survivors, until at last the whole goes to the last survivor, or to the last two or three, according to the terms on which the money is advanced. Used also adjectively; as, tontine insurance.

Too many of the financiers by professions are apt to see nothing in revenue but banks, and circulations, and annuities on lives, and tontines , and perpetual rents, and all the small wares of the shop.

Burke.

Tontine insurance Ton·tine" in·su"rance (Life Insurance) Insurance in which the benefits of the insurance are distributed upon the tontine principle. Under the old, or full tontine , plan, all benefits were forfeited on lapsed policies, on the policies of those who died within the tontine period only the face of the policy was paid without any share of the surplus, and the survivor at the end of the tontine period received the entire surplus. This plan of tontine insurance has been replaced in the United States by the semitontine plan, in which the surplus is divided among the holders of policies in force at the termination of the tontine period, but the reverse for the paid-up value is paid on lapsed policies, and on the policies of those that have died the face is paid. Other modified forms are called free tontine , deferred dividend , etc., according to the nature of the tontine arrangement.

Tonus To"nus noun [ Latin a sound, tone. See Tone .] (Physiol.) Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus .

Tony To"ny noun ; plural Tonies . [ Abbrev. from Anthony .] A simpleton. L'Estrange.

A pattern and companion fit
For all the keeping tonies of the pit.

Dryden.

Too Too adverb [ The same word as to , preposition See To .]

1. Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.

His will, too strong to bend, too proud to learn.

Cowley.

2. Likewise; also; in addition.

An honest courtier, yet a patriot too .

Pope.

Let those eyes that view
The daring crime, behold the vengeance too .

Pope.

Too too , a duplication used to signify great excess.

O that this too too solid flesh would melt.

Shak.

Such is not Charles his too too active age.

Dryden.

Syn. -- Also; likewise. See Also .

Took Took imperfect of Take .

Tool Tool noun [ Middle English tol , tool . Anglo-Saxon tōl ; akin to Icelandic tōl , Goth. taijan to do, to make, taui deed, work, and perhaps to English taw to dress leather. √64.] 1. An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.

2. A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool .

3. Hence, any instrument of use or service.

That angry fool . . .
Whipping her horse, did with his smarting tool
Oft whip her dainty self.

Spenser.

4. A weapon. [ Obsolete]

Him that is aghast of every tool .

Chaucer.

5. A person used as an instrument by another person; -- a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools , by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.

I was not made for a minion or a tool .

Burks.

Tool Tool transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle tooled ; present participle & verbal noun tooling .] 1. To shape, form, or finish with a tool. "Elaborately tooled ." Ld. Lytton.

2. To drive, as a coach. [ Slang, Eng.]

Tool Tool (tōl) intransitive verb [ Confer Tool , transitive verb , 2.] To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive. [ Colloq.]

Boys on their bicycles tooling along the well- kept roads.

Illust. American.

Tool steel Tool steel Hard steel, usually crucible steel, capable of being tempered so as to be suitable for tools.

Tool-post, Tool-stock Tool"-post`, Tool"-stock` noun (Machinery) The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.

Tool-rest Tool"-rest` noun (Machinery) the part that supports a tool-post or a tool.

Tooling Tool"ing noun Work performed with a tool.

The fine tooling and delicate tracery of the cabinet artist is lost upon a building of colossal proportions.

De Quincey.

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