Tubla. Assyrian drums, with skin at the top only.
Tuck, O. E. A short sword or dagger, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries by all classes.
Tucket, O. E. (It. toccata). A flourish on a trumpet.
Tudesco, Sp. A wide cloak.
Tudor Arch, Arch. An arch of four centres, flat for its span; having two of its centres in or near the spring, and the other two far below it. (Rickman.)
Tudor Flower, Arch. An ornament common to Elizabethan buildings. A flat flower, or leaf, as a crest or finish on cornices, &c.
Tudor Rose, formed by the union of the white and red roses of York and Lancaster; is described in heraldry as a white rose charged upon a red one. (See Fig. [395].)
Tudor Style, Arch. The style which prevailed under the Tudor dynasty. The term is loosely applied to various periods. (See Perpendicular.)
Tufa. A porous variety of limestone deposited by calcareous water. It hardens on exposure to the air; and was much used by the Romans for facing buildings, and generally, on account of its lightness, for vaulting. (See Travertine.)
Tugurium, R. (tego, to cover). A thatched roof, and thence, a peasant’s hut.