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ntrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. Tomlinson. To throw away. (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away time; to throw away money. (b) To reject; as, to…

The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

ither way at all times of the tide; - - called also guard lock. -- Tide mill. (a) A mill operated by the tidal currents. (b) A mill for clearing lands from tide water. -- Tide rip, a body of water made rough by the conflict of opposing tides or currents. -- Tide table, a table giving the time of the rise and fall of…

The operation, practice, or art of tilling or preparing land for seed, and keeping the ground in a proper state for the growth of crops.

One who operates a tilt hammer.

The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof.

hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.…

ey will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore.

The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus.

The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.

of plain or grooved rolls for rolling metal into various forms by a series of consecutive operations. -- Train mile (Railroads), a unit employed in estimating running expenses, etc., being one of the total number of miles run by all the trains of a road, or system of roads, as within a given time, or for a given expen…

he 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., so that the branches shall…

The act or operation of transferring the blood of one man or animal into the vascular system of another; also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or into a cavity of the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as, the peritoneal transfusion of milk.…

ortion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.

the face of a country, or any portion of it, is divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and distances of the several points connected by them.…

Havingthree principal operative parts or motions, so as to produce a three-fold effect.

A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.

ways. Ezek. xxxiii. 11. The understanding turns inward on itself, and reflects on its own operations. Locke.

ompression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation. J. H. Walsh.

An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper.