Defn: Translucency; as, the tralucency of a gem. [Obs.] Sir T.
Browne.
TRALUCENT
Tra*lu"cent, a. Etym: [L. tralucens, translucens, p. pr. See
Translucent.]
Defn: Translucent. [Obs.]
The air's tralucent gallery. Sir. J. Davies.
TRAM Tram, n. Etym: [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. tråm, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]
1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] De Quincey.
3. One of the rails of a tramway.
4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.] Tram car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car. — Tram plate, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail. — Tram pot (Milling), the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone.
TRAM
Tram, n. Etym: [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.]
Defn: A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.