TOPAZIO: a topaz.
TORCERE: to twist or warp. Tra. 168.
TORSELLO: the upper of the two dies for minting. Tra. 111. See [PILA].
TRAFORARE: to fashion the forms or perforations of filigree work. TRAFORO, TRAFORETTO: a filigree scroll or perforation.
TRAPANO: a borer. Tra. 198. TRAPANO A PETTO: described as a larger sort of borer. Tra. 199.
TRARRE DI FUOCO: described by Cellini as being the technical term for completing the process of soldering before the commencement of the cleaning, &c. Tra. 91. TRARRE DI PECE: similarly described as the term for carrying the work of embossing and chasing through to the moment of removing the pitch. Tra. 134, 135.
TREMENTINA: turps.
TRIPOLO: Tripoli clay; a silicious earth consisting of the remains of diatoms. Tra. 103.
TUFO or ARENA DI TUFO: a sand tufa, a volcanic spongey rock like pumice, used for silver casting. Tra. 102.
TURCHINA: a turquoise.