A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite.

Same as Torque, 1.

A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.

one who sings torch songs.

a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or other form of unhappiness.

One whose office it is to carry a torch.

One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.

The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession.

The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, Amyris Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.

The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper.

Same as Torus.

A bullfighter.

A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses; also, a ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc.

A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in metal.

The art or the description of scupture such as bas-relief in metal; toreumatography.

In relief; pertaining to sculpture in relief, especially of metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface ornamentation in metal.

The saibling.

A species of Turnix (Turnix sylvatica) native of Spain and Northen Africa.

Of or pertaining to Turin. A native or inhabitant of Turin; collectively, the people of Turin.

To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture.

One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.

Full of torment; causing, or accompanied by, torment; excruciating.

A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.

Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream.

Torture; torment.

One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures.

A woman who torments.

Anything producing torment, annoyance, or pain.

acute, colicky pains; gripes.

Affected with tormina; griping.

p. p. of Tear.

A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone-- twister -->.

The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus. See Illust. in Append.

Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having the surface covered with rounded prominences.

The quality or state of being torose.

Torose.

Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.

to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.

One skilled in the theory or use of torpedoes; also, one who favors the use of torpedoes.

Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed; torpid.

The quality or state or being torpescent; torpidness; numbness; stupidity.

Becoming torpid or numb.

An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Same as Torpidness.

In a torpid manner.

The qualityy or state of being torpid.

To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.

Torpidness.

Tending to produce torpor.

Collared; having a torques, or distinct colored ring around the neck.

Having or wearing a torque, or neck chain.

A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.

Wreathed; twisted.

A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its color or structure; a collar.

The act or process of torrefying, or the state of being torrefied.

To dry by a fire.

Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent .

Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See Barometer.

Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.

The quality or state of being torrid or parched.

A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse.

A gull.

A twisted cord; also, a molded or worked ornament of similar form.

A torsel.

A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.

The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted.

The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.

The cusk. See Cusk. The codfish. Called also tusk.

The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

Stretched tight; taut.

a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.

A roundel of a red color.

See Wryneck.

Twisted; wreathed; coiled.

The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed.

An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone.

Torment; pain.

Injurious; wrongful.

In a tortous manner.

Twisted; wreathed.

Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

Having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of that color. a tortoise-shell cat.

Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family Tortricidae.

Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller.

Swelled out at intervals like a knotted cord.

Wreathed; twisted; winding.

the quality or state of being tortuous.

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

Capable of being tortured.

Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.

To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.

One who tortures; a tormentor.

So as to torture.

Involving, or pertaining to, torture.

A chain of special bacteria. A genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomyces. Also used adjectively.

Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci.

Same as Torose.

Same as Torose.

Stern; grim. See Torvous.

Sourness or severity of countenance; sternness.

Sour of aspect; of a severe countenance; stern; grim.

Of or pertaining to the Tories.

The principles of the Tories.

To scatter in pieces; to divide.

To tease, or comb, as wool.

Neat; trim.

To cut into shreds or pieces.

A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball.

See Tassel.

One who tosses.

In a tossy manner.

The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.

A toper; one habitually given to strong drink; a drunkard.

Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace.

imp. p. p. of Toss.

Quick; rapid.

To labor excessively.

To mark with the word /tot/; as, a totted debt. See Tot, n.