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SYNAERESIS. See SYNERESIS.

SYPHON, SYREN. Same as SIPHON, SIREN.

TABU. Same as TABOO.

TA'EN, tn, a contraction of taken.

TAMBOO, TAMBU. See TABOO.

TAM-TAM. See TOM-TOM.

TAPU. See TABOO.

TARANTELLA. See under TARANTISM.

TECHY. See TETCHY.

TEETH. See TOOTH.

TELD, teld, told.

TERSANCTUS. See TRISAGION.

TESHO-LAMA. See LAMA.

THOWEL, THOWL. See THOLE .

THROPPLE. Same as THRAPPLE.

TIDBIT. Same as TITBIT.

TIRO. See TYRO.

TRAIPSE. See TRAPE.

TRANS-SHIP. Same as TRANSHIP.

TREDDLE. See TREAD.

TRENTE-ET-QUARANTE. See ROUGE-ET-NOIR.

TRIED. See TRY.

TROWSERS. Same as TROUSERS.

TRUNCAL. See TRUNK.

TSABIAN. See SABIAN.

TUCK, tuk, n, a rapier: a blow, tap: a blast, flourish.

TUSSORE. Same as TUSSER-SILK.

TYKE. See TIKE.

The above specimen lines show the usual bodies used in the texts of books and newspapers; being set in Great Primer, in English, in Pica, in Small Pica, in Long Primer, in Bourgeois, in Brevier, in Minion, in Nonpareil, in Pearl, and in Diamond.

The following is a list of the number of lines to the foot of the respective bodies as made in actual metal types:

Great Primer 51 1/4 Brevier 111 English 64 Minion 122 Pica 72 Nonpareil 144 Small Pica 83 Pearl 179 Long Primer 89 Diamond 204 Bourgeois 102

TYRE. See TIRE.

UNHEAL. See UNHELE.

UNNETH. See UNEATH.

UNPEOPLE, un-p'pl, v. t. to deprive of people.

UPMOST. See UPPER.

VAIL, vl. Same as VEIL.

VANITY. See VAIN.

VANNER. See VAN .

VASIFORM, VASOMOTOR. See VAS.

VAUDOO. See VOODOO.

VERIEST. See VERY.

VERNER'S LAW. See LAW.

VIDETTE. Same as VEDETTE.

VISE. See VICE .

VIVA VOCE, v'va v's, by word of mouth.

VIZ. See VIDELICET.

VIZARD, viz'ard, VIZOR, viz'ur. Same as VISOR.

VOLERY. See under VOLANT.

WAIVODE, WAIWODE, WAIWODESHIP. Same as VOIVODE, &c.

WALKYR, wol'kir. Same as VALKYR.

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