英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Tonous
(a.)
Abounding in tone or sound.
See Tonka bean.
Tonsil
(n.)
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
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsilitic.
Tonsile
(a.)
Capable of being clipped.
Tonsilitic
(a.)
Tonsilar.
Tonsilitis
(n.)
Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy.
Tonsilotome
(n.)
An instrument for removing the tonsils.
Tonsilotomy
(n.)
The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion
thereof.
Tonsor
(n.)
A barber.
Tonsorial
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.
Tonsure
(n.)
The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of
the head; also, the state of being shorn.
Tonsure
(n.)
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.
Tonsure
(n.)
The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark
of their order and of their rank.
Tonsured
(a.)
Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.
Tontine
(n.)
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.
Tonus
(n.)
Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.
Tony
(n.)
A simpleton.
Too
(adv.)
Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too
long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.
Too
(adv.)
Likewise; also; in addition.