Defn: To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other. To top off, to complete by putting on, or finishing, the top or uppermost part of; as, to top off a stack of hay; hence, to complete; to finish; to adorn.
TOPARCH
To"parch, n. Etym: [L. toparcha, Gr.
Defn: The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor
of a toparchy.
The prince and toparch of that country. Fuller.
TOPARCHY
To"parch*y, n.; pl. Toparchies. Etym: [L. toparchia, Gr. Toparch.]
Defn: A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies. Fuller.
TOP-ARMOR
Top"-ar`mor, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.
TOPAU
To"pau, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The rhinocerous bird (a).
TOPAZ To"paz, n. Etym: [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind of precious stone, Gr. to`pazos, topa`zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap to glow (cf. Tepid). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a small island in the Red Sea, where the Romans obtained a stone which they called by this name, but which is the chrysolite of the moderns.]