Defn: Of or pertaining to Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, the English poet (1809-92); resembling, or having some of the characteristics of, his poetry, as simplicity, pictorial quality, sensuousness, etc.
TEN-O'CLOCK
Ten"-o'*clock`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See under Star.
TENON
Ten"on, n. Etym: [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.] (Carp. &
Join.)
Defn: A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk. Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly written tenant saw.] Gwilt.
TENON
Ten"on, v. t.
Defn: To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
TENONIAN
Te*no"ni*an, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Discovered or described by M. Tenon, a French anatomist. Tenonian capsule (Anat.), a lymphatic space inclosed by a delicate membrane or fascia (the fascia of Tenon) between the eyeball and the fat of the orbit; — called also capsule of Tenon.
TENONITIS
Ten`o*ni"tis, n. [NL., Gr. te`nwn tendon + -itis.] (Med.)