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One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.

rinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates.

A witness. [Obs.] Prelates and great lords of England, who were for the more surety tests of that deed. Ld. Berners.

ce, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.

the higher forms the plant body is a thallus, which may be filamentous or may consist of plates of cells; it is commonly undifferentiated into stem, leaves, and roots, and shows no distinct tissue systems; the fronds of many algæ, however, are modified to serve many of the functions of the above-named organs. Both asex…

One who theorizes or speculates; a theorist.

A tank containing pipes through which circulates steam, water, air, or the like, for heating or cooling; -- used in some heating and ventilation systems.

The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.

eiving device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange, and which prints out the latest transactions or news on stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock brokers. By 1980 largely superseded by electronic stock quotation devices. ticker tape parade A parade to honor a person, held in New York City…

alia found fossil in the Eocene formation. The species are related to the carnivores, ungulates, and rodents. Called also Tillodonta.

A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the time. Specifically: --

Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.

A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.

Two rods or plates connected by a toggle joint. Toggle iron, a harpoon with a pivoted crosspiece in a mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale, shark, or other animal, is harpooned. -- Toggle joint, an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite…

Elephant's foot, under Elephant. -- Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. -- Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zoöl.), any one of several species of handsome…

vided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia.

One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war ag…

rams or wagons, by forming the wheel tracks of smooth beams of wood, blocks of stone, or plates of iron.

One who transgresses; one who breaks a law, or violates a command; one who violates any known rule or principle of rectitude; a sinner. The way of transgressors is hard. Prov. xiii. 15.

One who translates; esp., one who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by equivalent words in another.