English English Dictionary

One who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows game.

In the organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in path) a key and a pallet, to communicate motion by pulling.

of Track

Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a trackless desert.

One who has charge of the track; -- called also roadmaster.

See Trackschuyt.

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

Something drawn out or extended; expanse.

A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.

Traits; features; lineaments.

The footprint of a wild beast.

Track; trace.

Treatment; exposition.

Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.

Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.

Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.

To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.

The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner.

Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures.