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T  n.  The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. The letter derives its name and form from the Latin, the form of the Latin letter being further derived through the Greek from the Phoenician. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. It is etymologically most nearly related to d, s, th; as in tug, duke; two, dual, L. duo; resin, L. resina, Gr. rhtinh, tent, tense, a., tenuous, thin; nostril, thrill. See D, S.
T bandage (Surg.), a bandage shaped like the letter T, and used principally for application to the groin, or perineum.
T cart, a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure driving.
T iron.
(a)
A rod with a short crosspiece at the end, used as a hook.
(b)
Iron in bars, having a cross section formed like the letter T, used in structures.
T rail, a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no flange at the bottom so that a section resembles the letter T.
T square, a ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end, for the purpose of making parallel lines; so called from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board and guided by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight edge of the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be set at different angles.
To a T, exactly, perfectly; as, to suit to a T. (Colloq.)






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... At the upper end of the door of the old stable, there was formerly a gate which had a portcullis into the castle; it is half built up and boarded over on the stable side, large enough to hold a horse at hack and manger. People that don't know the place imagine it may be much easier dug through than any other part of the wall, so as to make a convenient passage into the vaulted room, which is called ...
— Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 - Volume II. • Mrs. Thomson

... expostulate with him he had dashed forward, snatched the unfortunate animal out of visible existence, and was running violently with it towards the cliff of the Leas. It was most extraordinary. The little brute, you know, didn't bark or wriggle or make the slightest sign of vitality. It kept quite stiffly in an attitude of somnolent repose, and Gibberne held it by the neck. It was like running about with a dog of wood. "Gibberne," I cried, "put it down!" Then I said something ...
— The Country of the Blind, And Other Stories • H. G. Wells

... not pretend you can. Say right out that you can't, and thus settle it, consoling yourself with the pleasant reflection that your confession entitles you to a seat by the side of the ladies and relieves you from the possibility of drowning the ...
— Social Life - or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society • Maud C. Cooke

... commission as Colonel of Virginia Volunteers, the post I prefer above all others, and has given me an independent command. Little one, you must not expect to hear from me very often, as I expect to have more work than I ever had in the same length of time before; but don't be concerned about your husband, for our kind Heavenly Father will give ...
— Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War • G. F. R. Henderson

... going well. There are too many parts which I do not know by sight. If I were a more competent electronicist I would have had the parts assembled now and would be sending a beacon signal clear across this sector. The pressure hasn't been any help. It doesn't get greater, but it has become more insisting—more demanding. I seem to feel that it wants something, that its direction has become more channelized. The conviction is growing within me that I am ...
— The Issahar Artifacts • Jesse Franklin Bone


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