To-night, n. The present night, the night after the present day.
Tonnish, a. Fashionable, modish.
Tonsilitis, n. Quinsy, inflammation of the tonsils.
Tonsils, n. pl. Almonds, amygdalœ.
Tonsor, n. Barber.
Tonsured, a.
- 1. Having the tonsure, shaven, shorn, clipped.
- 2. Bald.
Tony, n. (Ludicrous.) Dunce, simpleton, blockhead, fool, donkey, ass, dolt, dullard, dunderhead, loggerhead, numskull, noodle, goose, thick-head.
Too, ad.
- 1. Overmuch, over.
- 2. Also, likewise, moreover, in addition.
Tool, n.
- 1. Instrument, implement, utensil.
- 2. Hireling, instrument, cat’s-paw.
Toon-wood, n. Indian mahogany, Indian cedar, bastard cedar (Cedrela Toona).
Toot, v. a. Blow (as a horn), sound.
Toothache, n. See Odontalgia.
Tooth and nail. (Colloquial expression used adverbially.)
- 1. Biting and scratching, using every means of attack and defence.
- 2. Strenuously, vigorously, earnestly, resolutely, energetically, with all one’s might, with might and main,
through thick and thin, through fire and water, hammer and tongs, pugnis et calcibus.
Tooth-ornament, n. (Arch.) Dog-tooth, nail-head.
Tooth-powder, n. Dentifrice.
Tooth-rash, n. Red-gum, milk-spots.