treason
treason: n.
1 (in full high treason: see note below) violation by a subject of allegiance to the sovereign or to the State, esp. by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or to overthrow the government.
2 (in full petty treason) hist. murder of one's master or husband, regarded as a form of treason. °The crime of petty treason was abolished in 1828; the term high treason, originally distinguished from petty treason, now has the same meaning as treason. øøtreasonous adj. [ME f. AF treisoun etc., OF traìson, f. L traditio handing over (as TRADITION)]

tactic
tactic: n.
1 a tactical manoeuvre.
2 = TACTICS. [mod.L tactica f. Gk taktike (tekhne art): see TACTICS]

three
three: n. & adj. --n.
1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this (3, iii, III).
2 a size etc. denoted by three.
3 the time of three o'clock.
4 a set of three.
5 a card with three pips. --adj. that amount to three. øthree-card trick a game in which bets are made on which is the queen among three cards lying face downwards. three cheers see CHEER . three-colour process a process of reproducing natural colours by combining photographic images in the three primary colours. three-cornere.
1 triangular.
2 (of a contest etc.) between three parties as individuals. three-decke.
1 a warship with three gun-decks.
2 a novel in three volumes.
3 a sandwich with three slices of bread. three-dimensional having or appearing to have length, breadth, and depth. three-hande.
1 having or using three hands.
2 involving three players. three-legged race a running-race between pairs, one member of each pair having the left leg tied to the right leg of the other. three-line whip a written notice, underlined three times to denote urgency, to members of a political party to attend a parliamentary vote. three parts three quarters. three-phase see PHASE . three-piece consisting of three items (esp. of a suit of clothes or a suite of furniture). three-ply adj. of three strands, webs, or thicknesses. --n.
1 three-ply wool.
2 three-ply wood made by gluing together three layers with the grain in different directions. three-point landing Aeron. the landing of an aircraft on the two main wheels and the tail wheel or skid simultaneously. three-point turn a method of turning a vehicle round in a narrow space by moving forwards, backwards, and forwards again in a sequence of arcs. three-quarter n. (also three-quarter back) Rugby Football any of three or four players just behind the half-backs. --adj.
1 consisting of three-fourths of something.
2 (of a portrait) going down to the hips or showing three-fourths of the face (between full face and profile). three-quarters three parts out of four. three-ring circus esp. U.
1 a circus with three rings for simultaneous performances.
2 an extravagant display. the three Rs reading, writing, and arithmetic, regarded as the fundamentals of learning. three-way involving three ways or participants. three-wheeler a vehicle with three wheels. [OE thri f. Gmc]

trattoria
trattoria: n. an Italian restaurant. [It.]

tulip
tulip: n.
1 any bulbous spring-flowering plant of the genus Tulipa, esp. one of the many cultivated forms with showy cup-shaped flowers of various colours and markings.
2 a flower of this plant. øtulip-root a disease of oats etc. causing the base of the stem to swell. tulip-tree any of various trees esp. of the genus Liriodendron, producing tulip-like flowers . tulip-wood a fine-grained pale timber produced by the N. American tree Liriodendron tulipifera. [orig. tulipa(n) f. mod.L tulipa f. Turk. tul(i)band f. Pers. dulband TURBAN (from the shape of the expanded flower)]

trier
trier: n.
1 a person who perseveres (is a real trier).
2 a tester, esp. of foodstuffs.
3 a person appointed to decide whether a challenge to a juror is well-founded.

teasel
teasel: n. & v. (also teazel, teazle) --n.
1 any plant of the genus Dipsacus, with large prickly heads that are dried and used to raise the nap on woven cloth.
2 a device used as a substitute for teasels. --v.tr. dress (cloth) with teasels. øøteaseler n. [OE tós(e)l, = OHG zeisala (as TEASE)]

trying
trying: adj. annoying, vexatious; hard to endure. øøtryingly adv.

toward
toward: prep. & adj. --prep. = TOWARDS. --adj. archai.
1 about to take place; in process.
2 docile, apt.
3 promising, auspicious. øøtowardness n. (in sense of adj.).

tulle
tulle: n. a soft fine silk etc. net for veils and dresses. [Tulle in SW France, where it was first made]

tribute
tribute: n.
1 a thing said or done or given as a mark of respect or affection etc. (paid tribute to their achievements; floral tributes).
2 hist. a a payment made periodically by one State or ruler to another, esp. as a sign of dependence. b an obligation to pay this (was laid under tribute).
3 (foll. by to) an indication of (some praiseworthy quality) (their success is a tribute to their perseverance).
4 a proportion of ore or its equivalent paid to a miner for his work, or to the owner of a mine. [ME f. L tributum neut. past part. of tribuere tribut- assign, orig. divide between tribes (tribus)]

trike
trike: n. & v.intr. colloq. tricycle. [abbr.]

twitcher
twitcher: n.
1 colloq. a bird-watcher who tries to get sightings of rare birds.
2 a person or thing that twitches.