TRAGACANTH Trag"a*canth, n. Etym: [L. tragacanthum tragacanth, tragacantha the plant producing tragacanth, Gr. tragacanthe.]
Defn: A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth.
TRAGEDIAN
Tra*ge"di*an, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tragédien.]
1. A writer of tragedy. Thence what the lofty, grave, tragedians taught. Milton.
2. An actor or player in tragedy. Shak.
TRAGEDIENNE
Tra`gé`dienne", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A woman who plays in tragedy.
TRAGEDIOUS
Tra*ge"di*ous, a.
Defn: Like tragedy; tragical. [Obs.] "Tragedious history." Fabyan.
TRAGEDY Trag"e*dy, n.; pl. Tragedies. Etym: [OE.tragedie, OF.tragedie, F. tragédie, L. tragoedia, Gr. trout) + Ode.]