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Traditional English :: tularaemia
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tuln.html - n. ( US tularemia) a severe infectious disease of animals transmissible to man, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella tularense and characterized by ulcers at the site of infection, fever, and loss of weight. tularaemic adj. [mod.L f. Tulare County in California, where it was first observed] |
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Traditional English :: tulip
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tuln.html - 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. tulip-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)] |
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Traditional English :: tulle
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tuln.html - n.
a soft fine silk etc. net for veils and dresses. [Tulle in SW France, where it was first made] |
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English Idioms :: tuck
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tuln.html - See: NIP AND TUCK. |
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English Idioms :: tuck in
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tuln.html - {v. phr.} To place the covers carefully around the person (usually a child) in bed. * /When I was a child, my mother used to tuck me into bed every night./ |
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English Idioms :: tucker
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tuln.html - See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER. |
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