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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towered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Tower
Towered
(a.)
Adorned or defended by towers.
towering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Tower
Towering
(a.)
Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height.
Towering
(a.)
Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.
Towery
(a.)
Having towers; adorned or defended by towers.
Towhee
(n.)
The chewink.
Towilly
(n.)
The sanderling; -- so called from its cry.
Towing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Tow
Towline
(v. t.)
A line used to tow vessels; a towrope.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the
mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The
whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection
of houses inclosed by fences or walls.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
Any number or collection of houses to which belongs
a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
Any collection of houses larger than a village, and
not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated
place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or
from rural communities.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the
town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town
voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
A township; the whole territory within certain
limits, less than those of a country.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
The court end of London;-- commonly with the.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter
the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
Town
(adv. & prep.)
A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
Town-crier
(n.)
A town officer who makes proclamations to the people;
the public crier of a town.
Towned
(a.)
Having towns; containing many towns.