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The quality or state of being sunny.

The act of making sweet.

from Swoon, v. -- Swoon"ing*ly, adv.

A proteid substance (acid albumin) formed from the albuminous matter of muscle by the action of dilute acids; -- formerly called musculin. See Acid albumin, under Albumin.

Same as Tannic acid, under Tannic.

The art or process of converting skins into leather. See Tan, v. t., 1.

A feasting at taverns. [Obs.] "The misrule of our tavernings." Bp. Hall.

The quality or state of being tawny.

A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.

Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.

An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also phenylene violet.

a. & n. from Threaten, v. -- Threat"en*ing*ly, adv. Threatening letters (Law), letters containing threats, especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters.

The covering or lining of tin thus put on.

Smoking tobacco. [Obs.] "Tobacconing is but a smoky play." [Obs.] Sylvester.

The act or practice of drining the surface of land.

The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education. Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate from the stem like a fan. -- Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc.…

a. & n. from Tune, v. Tuning fork (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for ascertaining the pitch of tunes.

ich, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander. Through paths and turnings often trod by day. Milton.

The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant.