802 / 868
T R A
an your Deedle. Bu, if: you 6.d ·. difF....nee bet wetn
lhl! coluur of the m,lIIfk given
by
{he meeal, aod tbit
by
tht: ne(dle you have
ti
jedo
-ehooCe out ao,other Dccd\e,
t:Ílner of a
darku
o.
lighttr
colcur
thán
l!le former
I
3f:
the dlfferencc of the:: ti nge
0 0
lhe touch-Crooe
di"di,
j
,nJ by ooe or more "
i.Isof this kind
yO"
wifl be ab!e
la
detc:noin~
whlch of f our
oeedles
loe Olt:laJ a•.fwc!'s,
and th::nce ..what aHoy
ü
is of,
by
the mark of lhe
cc:edle;
or c1fc you
will
lind (hat lhe alloy ¡s extraordinary, anó
not to be delernllned
by
(he compariron of your needles .
TOURINE. a town of the bifhopric of L iege, ,birteen
miles noJth-eélff of N amur.
TOÚRNE Y, a city of Flállder>, iD the AuOri'D N ether–
hods, fi tu:lted on
lhe
river
ScheJd.
thirteen
miles caJl of
Li1Ie: E loog
3
0
30',
aod N 1.,.
so·
37'.
TOURNEFO RTIA, iD bOla0Y•• genu. of the peotaodfi.
mono¡;ylliíl
cb[s. T ne
berry
h;,¡s
twe
cells
cootaining
t\Vo
feeds, perforateil
with twO boles u the
apex. T here
are
eight
fpecies,
none of
lhem
natives of Britaio.
TOURNEQl1ET, in (urgelY , 00 inlhurneo,
m.deof
rollers, comprefIes,
fcrews,
CJe.
for
compreffing
aoy
wounded
p;lTl,
fo
4Is to
Hophzmorrhages. See SU
RG!
it.
Y,
TOWER• • tall bUIlding, confill,ng
oC
(everal Ctories, u·
(uaUy of a round form, lhough (ometimes (q.....e or poly.
I:0oal .
T owers
are built for fortrdfes, prifoos,
&c.
as
the
To,"er of L ondon, the
Tow..
of lhe a . Hile,
&e.
TOWN, a
pl.cejoh.bited byaconr.derab-le bumbfloOfpco.
pie, being of a
midd:e
fl z.: buween. a city aod vill.lge.
TOXICODENDRON, in botany. Soe RHUI.
TOZZIA, ID botany, a genu. of ,he dldyoa(JIia angiofper.
mia
cbfs . .
The calix. has 6ve teeth : and
th~
capfu1e.
is
round,
with
ene
cell,
contaioing
a
Gngle
{cedo
T here
i,
but
one
fpecie~,
a na.t.Íve of Switz.ed.Lod.
TRACHEA , in anatomy. See ANA'TO,",' , p.
30q.
TRAGHE LIUM. In bOlany. a genu. 01 the pe.tandna
rnooogynl. el.I'. T he corolla is fu. nd-Ih aped; the flig·
n11
is
globu ldr ;
and
(he
capfnle has three ctlls. T here
;s
bUl
o"~
fpecies,
a
n:uive:
of
ftary.
TR!\ CH IN ü3., ir> ich lhyology. a geoos belonging ro Ihe.
order of
Jugui.tris.
Tlle
head
is fmedl, írhoo,h, aod eom–
prdrc:d
i
luere
are fix rays
In
lhe membrane o( {he gills;
Ihe ·pl.tes· of the, opercula are fe rralt:d
i
and
tht:
aou~
IS
flear (he breall. 'fnere
is
but onc fpedes ,
v;z.
,he draeo,
a n.u ive
o~
dn:: northern oc:!;¡,n.
TRACT, in geograrh y, an extcot ofground,
or
a pol tioD
of
,he eanh\
furfelce.
T .RA CT , 10
matters of Jiterature, denotes a fmalJ tre¡tiCc,
or wriuen
difcourfe UPOII
.al))'
lubjet\".
TRAD E. See COMM "CE .
TkA D 1-W I ND S.
See
P Ni:UMAT IC S,
p.
495 .
TRADESCANTI A. in borany, a genu, of Ihe hex. ndria
monogynia c1afs. T hc ealix
conlitls
o(
,hree
leaves,
and
lhe:
corolU
of thre
petal.;
the
~ Idments
are
.illous;
and
the c",prule' h.l.S three
ce!!s.
T here are tbrce fpecies
J
all
n¡ ,i ves or
warm
eountrlCS~
TRADI flON .. omong «eler..flicol
wrirer~.
deoole. cer·
u io regulatioos rcgarding the rites. ceremonies,
6 c.
of
religioo,
whiehlwe Cyppofe
(O
have beenhanded
down
from
the days of
the
apoflles
lO
the
preCent
time.
TftADITION,
in
Scou
law. See
LAW, T it
.¡ii.
10.
TRAFFIC. See COMM EI C• .
TRAGACAN.T H, iD borony. See ASTRACA LU' .
9°1
T R A
Gum. u·agacJ.nlh ¡s the produce o( this
.nlTub, y,:lich
gro\u
lO
,.l.tout four-
fe(l
high,
and has a tirm
¡nJ rob-utl:
(¡tln,
wi,h
nl:l~lero'ps ~r~Qche,.
T,he:
~'Jnl
is brought
to
us
in long ..nd Hender pieces,
of a
flatltd 6gUTt,
mOf(
or
or
leC, ;·
"¡Ocllhe:fc
not
nralt,
or rard y
[o ;
uut
comlnonly
tWlltcd
and conton ed various ways, fo as to
refC1l1ble.
",orOls.
Tragaéanth has the
faOle
virtues
widr
gum.arabic. buc
iD a creater
de~ree.
Ir gready infpi/f.res .• nd obtuod. <be.
acrimony of
che
bUIOOUrs,
aod is
thereforc found
oí
nf~
fer vicc io iDt'etCrCitc
cougbs,
aDd other
di{orders
of lhe
bre.O.
TRAGEDY, • dram..ic poem. reprefeotinli forrreo lignal
.aion perform; d by
~lluOriou.
perfo.s.
aAd
",hiell
h~s
{fe–
'JUeocly a fatal
icrue,
or
elÍd. See
COMPOStTION ..
TRAGI-COMEDY, a dram...ic p;"", partakiog of the na–
ture both of tracedy aDd comedy ; the eveot whereof
is.
DOt bloody or uobappy, aod whefein i. adnlitted • mix–
ture
of
lefa.
[e:rious'charaéters.
TRAGIA. in borany, , genu. 01 tbe
",on~cia
tctrondri,
claf.. The c, lix of .the male cooGO. of three (egruenl",
ehAt
of tllc femate of hve;
neirher
of
them bave
aDy co–
roll.• ; ' the Ily/u. is tri6d ; and the eapfole h. "h"e Cen!,
Wllh folit,ry feed.. T herc are 6ve fpecies, none of thetn
natÍves
of
Bricain.
TRAGOPOGON, in botan.y, • geou. of the (yngeoec..
poIyg. lDi. "'quali. el.f. . The receptaele is
D~ked;
,he
c. lix is Gmple, aad conGII. of many le. ves ; aqd the P' P–
p lH
i,
fcathered. There are eleven fptcies, two of
thern
natÍves
of Britain,
V;Z..
lbe
prateoie.
or yeJJow
goat's·
..he:.ud
i
and the
porrifolium., or purple
goat's·beard.
TRAGUS, in .natomy. Sec
A.A~o~Y.
p. '95 '
TRAJ AN CQLUMW, • famou. hith,ric;i/ colulDO ereaed in
R ome, in hooour " f -,he emperor Trajan. lt i. of the
T ufe;,n'órder, though
romething irregular;
it~
height
is
eight
diamt:ters,
aod iu
pcdeflial
Corinthi..
n:-
it
was
bWlt
in •
I~rge
fquare
t~ere. ~alled
Forum Roman.m . 1..
bafe
con{jOs
of
twehe
llooes, of an ,enormous fike, and
it
is raired on a
focJe~
Or
foot or eight '(l-eps ; withio
fiJe
i5
a
(bliu ·eillfe,
illu~Dal('d
w;th
fOrlJ
fou( windows
le
is
J
40
fcct
hlgh,
whlch
i~
thln y.6ve ilion of (he
Anto·
nioe
cuJumn,
bUl
the workmaolh,p
of
the
fOI
mer is
'mudl
more valucd. 1t is adorued
irom
tOP
lo .boltom with b.,,{fo
rchcvo's,
rc:prerentlog
rhe g'rcu
aétioAs
uf tlut cmpenu:
agaln{l 1
h'e D
d.cz.
1;R AJECTOR '(
o.f a e.o/,!,
is in path or orbit, 01 the
linc
H
delcribes
in
¡"
motion.
S'~e:A STlto,!OM
y
p. 444'
TRAIN, a
lint
or
g~n-powder.
raid
10 glve
6re
to
a quan–
tuy thereof,
in.order.to.doeXf:CUÚOD
by
blo\lllug IJp c.rih,
work•• building••
6 <.
T ftAIN
o r
A RIlLL IiR Y ,
ineludes the greal guns, and other
pieces of ordnarice
belongiñg
tO iD
afloy 10 lhe field .
T U IN . OIL, the oil procur<d frDm Ih. blubbd of. wbale
by borling.
TRAINING, oroTuc , .c, iD ",ineralogr, a lerm ured
by
the
minen,
to
expreCs
lhe
tracing
up
th~
mineral
ap"
pearances
on'
the
Curf~ce
of che cat'th
lO
their head , or
origin.1 ploce, ud there /indio!! • miDe of ,he metal thoy
(oocaí".
See M
J
N'E .
TRALOS MON TEI , a prOYincc of Portugal, bounded by
Spa¡o on
the
nonh-eaCl ;
by
lhe province of Bdra
00
the.
foulh : . nd by .E ntreminho D ouro on the weO.
TRA.NS.~CTION,
an accommodatiao of (ome
b~Goefi,
OM