TEPEFY
Tep"e*fy, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Tepefied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tepefying.] Etym: [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L. tepefacere.
See Tepid.]

Defn: To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith.

TEPHRAMANCY
Teph"ra*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]

Defn: Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.

TEPHRITE
Teph"rite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Geol.)

Defn: An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.

TEPHROITE
Teph"ro*ite, n. Etym: [See Tephrosia.] (Min.)

Defn: A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray color.

TEPHROSIA
Te*phro"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name.