Defn: Of or pertaining to the tipulas.
TIP-UP
Tip"-up`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The spotted sandpiper; — called also teeter-tail. See under
Sandpiper.
TIRADE Ti*rade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See Tear to rend, and cf. Tire to tear.]
Defn: A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language. Here he delivers a violent tirade against persons who profess to know anything about angels. Quarterly Review.
TIRAILLEUR Ti`rail`leur", n. Etym: [F., from tirailler to skirmish, wrest, from tirer to draw.] (Mil.)
Defn: Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.
TIRE
Tire, n.
Defn: A tier, row, or rank. See Tier. [Obs.]
In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton.
TIRE
Tire, n. Etym: [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See Attire.]