Teer, tēr, v.t. to stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
Tee-tee, Titi, tē′tē, n. a South American squirrel-monkey.
Teeter, tē′ter, n. (U.S.) a see-saw.—v.i. to see-saw.
Teeth. See Tooth.
Teething, tēth′ing, n. the first growth of teeth, or the process by which they make their way through the gums.—v.i. Teethe, to grow or cut the teeth.
Teetotaler, tē-tō′tal-ėr, n. one pledged to entire abstinence from intoxicating drinks.—adj. Teetō′tal.—n. Teetō′talism. [Prob. from a stammering pronunciation of the word Total by Richard Turner of Preston in 1833.]
Tee-totum, tē-tō′tum, n. a toy like a small top, twirled by the fingers.
Teff, tef, n. an Abyssinian cereal-grass.
Tegmen, teg′men, n. a covering: (bot.) the endopleura or inner coat of the seed: (anat.) the roof of the tympanic cavity of the ear: the covering of the posterior wing of some insects;—pl. Teg′mina.—adj. Teg′minal. [L.]
Tegmentum, teg-men′tum, n. the scaly covering of the leaf-buds of deciduous trees.—adj. Tegmen′tal.