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| Tallahatchie | A river, about 371 km (230 mi) long, rising in northern Mississippi and flowing generally southwest to the Yazoo River. |
| tarantella | n. 1. A lively, whirling southern Italian dance once thought to be a remedy for tarantism. 2. The music for this dance, in 6/8 time. |
| telegony | n. The supposed genetic influence of a previous sire on offspring of a subsequent sire from the same mother. adj No origin given . |
| tenantry | n. 1. Tenants considered as a group. 2. The condition of being a tenant; tenancy. No origin given. |
| tenterhook | n. A hooked nail for securing cloth on a tenter. ---idiom. on tenterhooks. In a state of uneasiness, suspense, or anxiety. No origin given. syns: hook, bent nail, hanger : idiom-worried, apprehensive |
| terrazzo | n. A flooring material of marble or stone chips set in mortar and polished when dry. |
| testate | adj. Law. Having made a legally valid will before death. |
| thalassemia | n. An inherited form of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule. |
| thimblerig | Games. n. 1. Games. A game, usually involving gambling, in which a person hides a small object underneath one of three nutshells, thimbles, or cups, then shuffles them about on a flat surface while spectators try to guess the final location of the object. Also called thimblerig. 2. One who operates a thimblerig. tr. v. To swindle with or as it with a thimblerig. No origin given |
| torchere | n. A usually tall floor lamp with a bowl-shaped part that diffuses the light or directs it upward. |
| Toscanini | 1867-1957. Italian conductor of the Metropolitan Opera (1908-1921), the New York Philharmonic (1928-1939), and many other orchestras worldwide. |
| tostada | n. pl. A tortilla or tortilla chip deep-fried until crisp. |
| transept | n. Architecture. 1. The transverse part of a cruciform church, crossing the nave at right angles. 2. Either of the two lateral arms of such a part. |
| Transvaal | A region of northeast South Africa. Inhabited by Bantu-speaking Black Africans, the area was settles by Boer farmers who formed an independent state, called the South African Republic, in the 1850's. Great Britain annexed the territory in 1877, but the discovery of gold in 1886 led to an influx of settlers, further tensions between the British and the Boears, and the eventual formation of the Transvaal as a crown colony (1900) after the Boer War. Transvaal became a part of South Africa in 1910. |
| tuberose | n. A tuberous perennial Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers. adj. 1. Producing or bearing tubers. 2. Being or resembling a tuber. |
| tularemia | n. An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that chiefly affects rodents but can also be transmitted to human beings through the bite of various insects or contact with infected animeals. In human beings, the disease is characterized by intermittent fever and swelling of the lymph nodes. Also called rabbit fever. |
| turbot | n. pl. 1. A European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus, that has a brown, knobby upper side and is prized as food. 2. Any of various flatfishes similar or related to this fish. |
| tympanoplasty | n. pl. Surgical repair or reconstruction of the middle ear. |
