A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic.
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Tic douloureux
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1. OP'TIC, 'TICAL, adjective [Gr. from to see, the eye.]
2. Relating or pertaining to vision or sight.
3. Relating to the science of optics.
4. Optic angle, is that which the optic axes of the eyes make with one another, as they tend to meet at some distance before the eyes.
5. Optic axis, is the axis of the eye, or a line going through the middle of the pupil and the center of the eye.
An organ of sight.
2. A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.
Ticino
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TICINO, or Tessin, a canton of Switzerland, ranking as eighteenth in the Confederation, consists of the upper basin of the river from which it takes its name,—the Val Leventina, with the tributary va!1eys of Blegno and Maggia —and farther south takes in the districts of Lugano and Mendrisio between Lakes Maggiore and Como. Its total area is 1088’2 square miles, which is exceeded by only four other Swiss cantons,—Graubünden (Grisons), Bern, Valais, and Vaud. Of this 725’8 square miles are classed as productive, including 215 - 3 square miles covered by forests and 33 ’ 8 by vines; of the unproductive portion 24 ’ 3 square mi1es are occupied by lakes (most of that of Lugano belonging to the canton) and 13’1 by glaciers. The highest points in the canton are the Basodine (10,749 feet) in the north-west and the Valrhein (11,148 feet) in the north-east comers. In 1880 the population was 130,777 (the females exceeding the males by 10,000, doubtless owing to the emigration of the latter), being an increase of 11,158 on that of 1870; the increase was particularly marked in the Val Leventina and is due to the influence of the St Gotthard Railway, which traverses the entire canton. Of this population 129,409 speak Italian; 342 of the remainder form the German-speaking hamlet of Bosco or Gurin in the Val Caverna (in northwest), a colony from the neighbouring valley of Formazza or Pommât, which is politically Italian. In religion 130,017 are Roman Catholics. Until 1859 Ticino was partly (Val Leventina, Val Blegno, and the Riviera) in the metropolitan diocese of Milan, chiefly in that of Como, and is still practically (though not legally) administered by these two bishops,—all attempts made hitherto to incorporate them with the see of Chur or to secure the ...erection of a special see for them having failed. The chief towns are Lugano (6129 inhabitants), Airolo (3674), Mendrisio (2749), Locarno (2645), and Bellinzona (2436). Formerly Lugano, Locarno, and Bellinzona were the capital by turns of six years each; but since 1881 the seat of government has been permanently fixed at Bellinzona. Ticino stands in a comparatively low position as regards moral, educational, agricultural, and commercial matters. It has produced a number of sculptors, painters, and architects. Many of the men migrate during the summer in search of work as picture-dealers, waiters in cafés, chimney-sweeps, and especially as masons, plasterers, labourers, and navvies. A large quantity of fruit is grown; the chief articles exported are cattle, hay, fish, chestnuts, and earthenware. In manners, customs, and general character the inhabitants strongly resemble their Italian neighbours.
The canton is made up of all the permanent conquests (with one or two trifling exceptions) made by different members of the Swiss League south of the main chain of the Alps. From an historical point of view Italian Switzerland falls into three groups :—(1) Val Leventina, conquered by Uri in 1440 (previously held from 1403 to 1426); (2) Bellinzona, the Riviera, and Val Blegno (held from 1419 to 1426), won in 1500 from the duke of Milan by men from Uri, Schwyz, and Nidwald, and confirmed by Louis XII. of France in 1503; (3) Locarno, Val Maggia, Lugano, and Mendrisio, seized in 1512 by the Confederates when fighting for the Holy League against France, ruled by the twelve members then in the League, and confirmed by Francis I. in the treaty of 1516. These districts were governed by bailiffs holding office two years and purchasing it from the members of the League; each member of group 3 sent annually an envoy, who conjointly constituted the supreme appeal in all matters. This government was very harsh and is one of the darkest pages in Swiss history. Yet only one open revolt is recorded—that of the Leventina against Uri in 1755. In 1798 the people were distracted by the Swiss and “Cisalpine republic” parties, but sided with the Swiss. On being freed from their hated masters, they were formed into two cantons of the Helvetic republic—Bellinzona ( = 1 and 2 above) and Lugano ( = 3). In 1803 all these districts were formed into one canton—Ticino— which became a full member of the Swiss Confederation. From 1810 to 1813 it was occupied by the troops of Napoleon. The roads over the Bernardino (1819-23) and the St Gotthard (1820-30) were made under the constitution of 1814. But many of the old troubles reappeared and were only done away with by the constitution of 23d July 1830, which (with subsequent modifications) prevails at the present time. A legislative assembly (112 members) chosen by direct election and an executive (5 members) chosen by the legislature are its principal features. The ‘ ‘ optional referendum” (permitting the submission of any law to a popular vote if asked for by a certain number of citizens) was adopted in 1883. In 1848, on religious grounds and owing to fears as to customs duties, the canton voted in the minority against the Federal constitution of that year; but in 1874, though the people voted against the revised constitution, the legislature adapted it, and the canton was counted as one of the majority. Since 1830 the local history of the canton has been very disturbed owing to the fact that, though Roman Catholicism is the state religion, and all the population are Roman Catholic (the few Protestants having been expelled from Locarno in 1555), they are divided between the Radical and Ultramontane parties. Since 1876 the intervention of Federal troops (already known in 1870) has been quite common in consequence of conflicts of the local authorities inter se, or against the Federal assembly.
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1. Credit; trust; as, to buy upon tick
2. A little animal of a livid color and globose-ovate form, that infests sheep, dogs, goats, cows, etc., a species of Acarus.
3. The cover or case of a bed, which contains the feathers, wool or other material.
1. To run upon score.
2. To trust.
3. To beat; to pat; or to make a small noise by beating or otherwise; as a watch.
1. Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.
2. Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.
3. Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep).
4. The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.
6. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.
7. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check.
8. The whinchat; -- so called from its note.
1. To go on trust, or credit.
2. To give tick; to trust.
3. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.
4. To strike gently; to pat.
To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.
Tick
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TICK. See Mite.
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A plant of the genus Coreopsis, and another of the genus Corispernum.
A small bean employed in feeding horses and other animals.
Tickell
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TICKELL, Thomas (1686-1740), English man of letters, the son of a clergyman, was born at Bridekirk, near Carlisle, in 1686. After a good preliminary education he went to Queen’s College, Oxford, where in 1708 he took his degree, and of which college he was two years later elected fellow. He did not take orders, but by a dispensation from the crown was allowed to retain his fellowship until his marriage in 1726. As a poet Tickell displayed very mediocre qualities. His success in literature, as in life, was mainly due to the friendship and patronage of Addison, who procured for him (1717) the under-secretaryship of state, to the chagrin of Steele, who thenceforth bore Tickell no good will. During the peace negotiations with France Tickell published the Prospect of Peace, which was well spoken of in the Spectator and reached a sixth edition. In 1717 he brought out a translation of the first book of the Iliad contemporaneously with Pope’s version. Kensington Gardens, his longest poem, which appeared in 1722, is inflated and pedantic, and was doomed to oblivion from its birth. Dr Johnson’s criticism of it gives it its due meed of praise and blame. The most popular of Tickell’s poetical writings was the ballad of “Colin and Lucy,” which will bear comparison with some of the ballad poems of Wordsworth. Whether from fear of Pope’s rivalry or from unbiassed choice, Tickell abandoned the translation of the Iliad and set about rendering the Odyssey and Lucan into English. In 1725 he was appointed secretary to the lords justices of Ireland,—a post which he retained until his death, which took place at Bath on 23d April 1740. Tickell rose once above the level of mediocrity, when he wrote his elegy addressed to the earl of Warwick on the death of Addison. Posterity ...has endorsed Dr Johnson’s affirmation that this elegy is equal in sublimity and elegance to any funeral· poem which had theretofore appeared, —and this notwithstanding Steele’s caustic disparagement, that it was only “prose in rhyme.” Tickell also contributed to the Spectator and the Guardian.
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Cloth for bed-ticks or cases for beds.
One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
1. A piece of paper or a card, which gives the holder a right of admission to some place; as a ticket for the play-house or for other exhibition.
2. A piece of paper or writing, acknowledging some debt, or a certificate that something is due to the holder.
To distinguish by a ticket
1. A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something.
2. A little note or notice.
3. A tradesman's bill or account.
4. A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket; a railroad or steamboat ticket.
5. A label to show the character or price of goods.
6. A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like.
7. A printed list of candidates to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for election; a ballot.
1. To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods.
2. To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to California.
A periodical sale of ore in the English mining districts; -- so called from the tickets upon which are written the bids of the buyers.
1. Tottering; wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the slightest touch; unstable; easily overthrown.
2. Thy head stands so tickle on thy shoulders, that a milkmaid, if in love, may sign it off.
3. The state of Normandy
4. Stands on a tickle point.
5. [This word is wholly obsolete, at least in noun England. Ticklish is the word used.]
1. To touch lightly and cause a peculiar thrilling sensation, which cannot be described. A slight sensation of this kind may give pleasure, but when violent it is insufferable.
2. To please by slight gratification. A glass of wine may tickle the palate.
3. Such a nature
4. Tickled with good success.
2. Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant.
3. Wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the slightest touch; unstable; easily overthrown.
1. To feel titillation.
2. To excite the sensation of titillation.
1. To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.
Uncertain; inconstant; slippery.
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