TEAPOT
Tea"pot`, n.
Defn: A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.
TEAPOY
Tea"poy, n. Etym: [Hind. tipai; Hind. tin there + Per. pae foot.]
Defn: An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.
TEAR
Tear, n. Etym: [AS. teár; akin to G. zärhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. &
Icel. tar, Sw. tår, Dan. taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. der, W. dagr, OW.
dacr, L. lacrima, lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. Lachrymose.]
1. (Physiol.)
Defn: A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids. And yet for thee ne wept she never a tear. Chaucer.
2. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins. Let Araby extol her happy coast, Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears. Dryden.
3. That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge. [R.] "Some melodous tear." Milton.
Note: Tear is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, tear-distilling, tear-drop, tear-filled, tear-stained, and the like.