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T E S
m~de of curious fqnare min bles, brida, or lile!, called
tdrd~. from (heir rc:C"'mblínu dice.
T ESSIN, a river o[ Ilaly, which, takiQC its rife in the
Alps. run, th rough the country of the Grifoos and Ihe
Jake iVlagcior i and lhen, turning fouth-cafl th rough ,he
Mil. neCe. p .rr" by P•• i•• 2nd {.11s into lIJe Po. a liltle
bc:lo\V Ihl\t cilY,
TEST. a veITel or Ihe nllure o( Ihe eoppel. uCed ror large
quanut lC:s of metal~ iH ancl'o
TEST . LIQ...UOR, a liquar ured by dcalers in brandies, la
prove whether (hey be gcnulOe", or mixed with home-fpi.
TiIS. T his Jiquor is nothiog b UI a green or whi te vitriol,
ditTolf'ed in {.U T waler; for a ft'w drops of it bClng let
faU iOlo • glaCs or old Freneh bn ndy. wdl. urn .he whole
la a purple, or 6nc: violet colou r i ¡iOd by lhe Hrength or
palerc:(s of chis colour, the dcaler~ judge lhe brand y to be
genulne or mixed, in diffcrent proponions, Wilh home·
Cpirits.
T EST. ACT, a natute 2S Caro H . cap. 2. which requircs
all officers, borh civd and milltttry, tO tdke the oiuhs and
(en. viz. lhe Caeram(nt, according tO the riles and ce·
remonies of (he church of England; for (he neglC'ét \IIhere·
or, a perfoo executing aoy otfice mentioned in th;H Htttute,
forfei .. the Cum or 5001. reeove"ble by .élton o( debt.
TESTACEOUS. in natur.1 h;!lory. an epilhel given to
animotl, covered with a f1H~lJ, as tonoiCes, oyHers, P!! .. rl.
fiCh. &c.
T EST:\MENT . Seo LA ..... T i•. xxviii. 2.
TESTATOR. lhe perCon who m,kes his will and Idlament.
TESTES. in ana.omy. See A' ATO" •• P.270.
TESTI~JONY . See E.'D ENCE.
TESTUDO. in zoology. a genus belonging lO the order
of amrhibia replili , . h ha. Cou r legs and a . and
the body is eov<red wi.h a !lrong Chell. T llere are 15
fpccie" principally difiinguiOleJ by peculiarilies in their
(eC[. The mid"s, or conlmon turde, is fOIJnd al lhe AC.
eenGoDin•• and m. ny o.her Cou.h..n in.nds. The Chell
Dr lhis anim.1is Co (lrong.•h" Ceve..1 men may up'
on it without injury. lt l.lys mem.branJceous eggs in
round ho!!!! whict. il digs in lhe f.'\nd. The turde is
to rcveral \veda in the aéts or copul,¡nion. 1t
grow! 10 a vaH fiZt, fome havlng teen fouDd tO wcigh
480 pounó.
The America n, fi nd fo , ood aecount in catching turde,
that they have m.·dt theOlCclves .~ry expert at it: they
watch them (rOI11 thcir nens on fhorc, in moon-ligh t
nights ; ~nd, before they reach the ft!a , turn Ihem on
their Lacks. and·le:t'f'c them \¡II morninc; whcn they arC;.
fu~ f O lirld them , fince (hey jfl e u(l~r1y unable tO reco–
ver their formcr pofiurc: al othcr liflles lbey hunt them
in b(.~I! . with a peculiar kind of fp(ar, flriki ng them
with it througlnhe fhcll: and as there is :l cord faflened
to the rp~ar, they are taken mIJch in lhe fame manner as
the wh .. d t!l .
Tl. TUDO, in antic¡uity, wa, particularly ufed aOlong the
pocu, 6,. ror lhe anci( nt Iyrc : by reaCon it WotS origí.
nally mane bv its inventor Mercury, of lhe bhck or h"l·
low fheJl oC the ten~do aqu:.tica, or fea .corroiCe, which
he aceidentaUy round on .he . oC .he river Ni le.
T ESTU DO, in the mili ury art of lhe ancieots, wa.s a kind
of COve r or rcreen which lhe foldi crs, (.¡r. a whole com·
paoy, made themreJves o( their bucl:!ers, by holding tllem
up orer thei r hcad:;, and n",nding ch..fc to cach ocher.
T E T
T his expeditot fervcn tOn,eher Ihem rrom darl! , ,
6 , . t11 rown upon dlem. efpecially thoCe thrown [rom a·
bove', when they Wl'nt to 1he a(fault.
T[ s 'ruo ~ was alC(1 a kind of large wooden tower, which
movcd un feveral wht cls, and \\las eovel cd wi lh bulloda
hieles fl:2(I, Ct rvlng to fll eher lhe foldiers when they "p.
proaehcd the walJs to mine them, or tO bauer thcm wuh
rams
It W íI,S called tenudo, from the Cl rencth of iu roor,
whieh cnvered lile workmen as the fh ell dCJcs the tortoiCe:.
TETANUS , in medicine. a cOn\'ulfi ve mOlion tll"t lII .. kes
f\ny pan rigid or illJJtt<.lble
T ETHYS .• genu. of inC<l1s belong:ng '0 Ihe order of
yermes molluCca. 1"'he body is oblont:, fldhy. f\nd with.
ou t fee t ; the Olouth confills of a cylindrical proborei,
under the duplieature of l\ IIp ; and there al e t\Yo for.d.
mina .u the Icft fide oC the neck. T he fpeeies ;are tWO,
bOlh inhíl h:liints o f tlll': OCC;ln ,
T ETICACO, a creat lake of Peru, more than { \VO hun–
dred mi les in circumference: the tO\llDS fituilted on Ihis
IJke Me elt~emt!\1 che mofi dcl ightful in all South Amt ríei-t .
T ETRACE RA. in bo.any. a ccnus or .he poly.ndna .e–
trttgyni.. cJaCs TI:e cahx cCloGlls offix Itaves; anJ Ihere
are rotlr c"prules. l 'here is but ODe fpccies, a n.u ive of
America.
T ETRACHOR D. ;n .he .neien. . a coneord –
ing or fcur dcgrecs or inter\':\ls, aod ruur t~rOlS or Counds ;
c.dlled alfo by Ihe ancicnls dílteffaron. aod by U~ a (ourth.
TETRADEC.'\R HOMBIS. in natu,,1 hiflory . •he • • rre
o( a genus oCroOiI•• oC Ihe or Ihe Celen;I"'. c" preC–
ling a rhomboidal body, (~:ng or (oUrll'eu pLl.nes.
The ehardltcrs of (his genlls are, thar Ihe: bodics of it
are f xall ly oC the f.!.me (orm with Ihe COOlnlC'ln Cclrnirz:;
but that eaeh of the end planes is di\'ided into two; and
there are, by th s meaos, cight o" (heCt! planes, iuflead of
four.
T ETRADJAPASON• • mufleal ehord. o.herwiCe e.Ued
a 'luarlru plc diaparon, or eight h.
TETR ~DYN .'\M[A.;n bnl3ny . See BOTANY. p. 635.
T ETRA E DI~ON. in geonwry. one or .he five regul., or
plawnic budlC's or folicis, comprehended under four tqui·
later,,1 and t c¡ua l rriJnglcs.
T ETR I\ GON , in geonu:lry, a g~neral name for i\ny (om·
(¡¿("tI fi:;urc. as a fquare, !t>logram . rhoml.lus, or tr,j·
pezium.
T ETR AGON I.'\ . in bOlany. a ~enus bft he r;a pen·
l:fgynia d ais. T he eali x confirls of fou r fegl11ents; it
has no corolla; and Ihe drupa has four fides. and four eells.
T hcrc ~ re t \VO Cpecies. bOlh n¡¡UVes of JEdllopÍl.
T ETRAGONOTHECA. in bOl any. a genus u, Ihe Cr n.
gendia polygamia fupc:rftua daCs . T he recept.tcl~ is pa.
Icaceous; ir has no pappus ; and the caJix eonfiOs of une
lea r, dividcd into four pl.tin fegn\ents. There is but Qne
fpceies, a native or Virginia.,
T ETRAGRAMl\IATON • • denomina.ion given by lhe
Greeks 10 Ihe Hebrew name of God. Jehov.h. becau!.
eonr.fling or four leuers.
T ETRANDR IA. in bOlany. See BOTAN • • p. 635 .
T ETRAO. jn orni.hology. a genus or birds. 0'- .he order
of C.llin:e. diflinguiChed by having .he par. of .hc rore·
hcad ocar the eyes n¡¡ked aod papdluCe . l 'hcre are 20
fpeci rs. difl ir.gutfhed prineipaUy by Iheir eolour•• heir
having rough or naked fcet. &c.
TETR:. .