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- English Word Topgallant Definition Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship.
- English Word Topgallant Definition Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.
- English Word Topgallant Definition A topgallant mast or sail.
- English Word Topgallant Definition Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.
- English Word Toph Definition kind of sandstone.
- English Word Tophaceous Definition Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.
- English Word Tophet Definition A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom.
- English Word Tophi Definition of Tophus
- English Word Tophin Definition Same as Toph.
- English Word Tophus Definition One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium.
- English Word Tophus Definition Calcareous tufa.
- English Word Topiarian Definition Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening.
- English Word Topiary Definition Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; produced by cutting, trimming, etc.; topiarian.
- English Word Topic Definition One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory.
- English Word Topic Definition A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle.
- English Word Topic Definition An argument or reason.
- English Word Topic Definition The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head.
- English Word Topic Definition An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc.
- English Word Topic Definition Topical.
- English Word Topical Definition Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege.
- English Word Topical Definition Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics.
- English Word Topical Definition Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument.
- English Word Topically Definition In a topical manner; with application to, or limitation of, a particular place or topic.
- English Word Toping Definition of Tope
- English Word Topknot Definition A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.
- English Word Topknot Definition A small Europen flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus). The name is also applied to allied species.
- English Word Topless Definition Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled.
- English Word Topman Definition See Topsman, 2.
- English Word Topman Definition A man stationed in the top.
- English Word Topmast Definition The second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast, and below the topgallant mast.