English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Topped (imp. & p. p.)

of Top

Toppescent (a.)

Becoming torpid or numb.

Toppiece (n.)

A small wig for the top of the head; a toupee.

Topping (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Top

Topping (a.)

Rising above; surpassing.

Topping (a.)

Hence, assuming superiority; proud.

Topping (a.)

Fine; gallant.

Topping (n.)

The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.

Topping (n.)

The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.

Topping (n.)

That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.

Toppingly (adv.)

In a topping or proud manner.

Toppingly (a.)

Same as Topping, a., 3.

Topple (v. i.)

To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.

Topple (v. t.)

To throw down; to overturn.

Toppled (imp. & p. p.)

of Topple

Toppling (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Topple

Tops-and-bottoms (n. pl.)

Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in halves, and then browned in an oven, -- used as food for infants.

Topsail (n.)

In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship.

Topsman (n.)

The chief drover of those who drive a herd of cattle.

Topsman (n.)

The uppermost sawyer in a saw pit; a topman.