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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Topful
(a.)
Full to the top, ore brim; brimfull.
Topgallant
(a.)
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast;
designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck;
as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration
of Ship.
Topgallant
(a.)
Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.
Topgallant
(n.)
A topgallant mast or sail.
Topgallant
(n.)
Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.
Toph
(n.)
kind of sandstone.
Tophaceous
(a.)
Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.
Tophet
(n.)
A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley
of Hinnom.
Tophi
(pl. )
of Tophus
Tophin
(n.)
Same as Toph.
Tophus
(n.)
One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in
other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist
usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they
are also composed of phosphate of calcium.
Tophus
(n.)
Calcareous tufa.
Topiarian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming
of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening.
Topiary
(a.)
Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; produced by
cutting, trimming, etc.; topiarian.
Topic
(n.)
One of the various general forms of argument employed in
probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated
by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources
from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred;
also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of
cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators
provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory.
Topic
(n.)
A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms
or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle.
Topic
(n.)
An argument or reason.
Topic
(n.)
The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or
argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of
the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of
thought; a matter; a point; a head.
Topic
(n.)
An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a
blister, etc.
Topic
(a.)
Topical.