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- English Word Tula metal Definition An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia.
- English Word Tule Definition A large bulrush (Scirpus lacustris, and S. Tatora) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere.
- English Word Tulip Definition Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.
- English Word Tulip-eared Definition Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs.
- English Word Tulip-shell Definition A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell (Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to other species of Fasciolaria.
- English Word Tulipist Definition A person who is especially devoted to the cultivation of tulips.
- English Word Tulipomania Definition A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.
- English Word Tulipomaniac Definition One who is affected with tulipomania.
- English Word Tulipwood Definition The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying.
- English Word Tull Definition To allure; to tole.
- English Word Tulle Definition In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.
- English Word Tulle Definition A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.
- English Word Tullian Definition Belonging to, or in the style of, Tully (Marcus Tullius Cicero).
- English Word Tullibee Definition A whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called also mongrel whitefish.
- English Word Tum-tum Definition A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar.
- English Word Tumble Definition To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.
- English Word Tumble Definition To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.
- English Word Tumble Definition To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
- English Word Tumble Definition To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.
- English Word Tumble Definition To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.