- T, the twentieth letter of the alphabet.
- Tabarí, Arab historian.
- Tabernacle, of Scripture.
- Tabernacles, Feast of, Jewish.
- Tables, Mathematical.
- Taboo, Tabu, or Tapu, system of religious prohibitions.
- Tabriz, or Tabreez, town, Persia.
- Tacitus, Roman historian.
- Tacitus, M. Claudius, Roman emperor.
- Tactics, Military (See War).
- Tadmor (Palmyra, q.v.), ancient town, Syria.
- Tafilelt, oasis.
- Taganrog, town, Russia.
- Tagliacozzi, Gasparo, Bolognese surgeon.
- Taglioni, Marie, Italian ballet-dancer.
- Tagus, river, Spain and Portugal.
- Tahiti Archipelago, Pacific Ocean.
- Taiwan (Formosa, q.v.), island, China.
- Tajaks, or Tajiks, races of people, Asia.
- Taka, region, Nubia (q.v.).
- Talavera de la Reina, town, Spain.
- Talbot, Family of, English aristocracy.
- Talbot, William Henry Fox, English scientist and archæologist.
- Talc, mineral (See Geology and Mineralogy).
- Talca, town, Chili.
- Talent, ancient measure of weight (See Numismatics).
- Tales, or Stories.
- Talfourd, Sir Thomas Noon, English judge and dramatic writer.
- Talisman (Amulet, q.v.).
- Tallage, or Talliage, English tax.
- Talleyrand de Périgord, Charles Maurice, French politician.
- Tallien, Jean Lambert, French Revolutionist.
- Tallis, or Tallys, Thomas, English musical composer.
- Tallow, animal fat.
- Tallow Oils (See Oils).
- Talma, Joseph François, French tragedian.
- Talmud, in Jewish literature.
- Tam, Rabbenu, rabbinic scholar.
- Tamaqua, town, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Tamarind, fruit.
- Tamarisk, shrub.
- Tamboff, government, Russia.
- Tamboff, town, Russia.
- Tamerlane (Timur, q.v.), Mongol conqueror.
- Tamils, people of India.
- Tamworth, town, England.
- Tanager, bird.
- Tancred, crusader.
- Tancred, king of Sicily.
- Tanganyika, Lake, Central Africa.
- Tangiers, or Tangier, town, Morocco.
- Tanhäuser, or Tannhäuser, of German legend.
- Tanjore, district, India.
- Tanjore, town, India.
- Tannahill, Robert, Scottish poet.
- Tannin, tanning substances.
- Tanning, of leather (q.v.).
- Tantalum, chemical element.
- Tantalus, of Greek mythology.
- Taoism, or Taouism, Chinese religion (See Lao-tsze).
- Taormina, town, Sicily.
- Tapaculo, bird.
- Tapestry, ornamental textile (q.v.).
- Tape-Worms.
- Tapioca, article of food.
- Tapir, ungulate mammal.
- Tar.
- Tarai, district, India.
- Taranto (Tarentum, q.v.), town, Italy.
- Tarantula, spider.
- Tarare, town, France.
- Tarascon, town, France.
- Taraxacum, genus of plants.
- Tarbes, town, France.
- Tarentum, ancient town, Italy.
- Tares, or Vetches, forage crop (See Agriculture).
- Targum, in Jewish literature.
- Tarifa, town, Spain.
- Tarn, department, France.
- Tarn-et-Garonne, department, France.
- Tarnopol, town, Galicia, Austria.
- Tarpaulin, waterproof material.
- Tarquinii, Etruscan town, Italy (See Etruria).
- Tarquinius Priscus, Lucius, Roman king.
- Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius, Roman king.
- Tarragona, province, Spain.
- Tarragona, town, Spain.
- Tarshish, Phœnician colony (See Phoenicia).
- Tarsus, ancient town, Asia Minor.
- Tartaglia, or Tartalea, Niccolò, Italian mathematician.
- Tartan, chequered cloth.
- Tartaric Acid.
- Tartars, or Tatars, Ural-Altaic people.
- Tartarus, of Greek mythology.
- Tartini, Giuseppe, Italian violinist and composer.
- Tarudant, town, Morocco (q.v.).
- Tashkend, town, Central Asia.
- Tasman, Abel Janszen, Dutch navigator.
- Tasmania, island, Australasia.
- Tassie, James, Scottish gem-engraver.
- Tassie, William, gem-engraver.
- Tasso, Torquato, Italian poet.
- Tassoni, Alessandro, Italian poet.
- Taste, Sense of.
- Tatars, or Tartars (q.v.), Ural-Altaic people.
- Tate, Nahum, English hymn-writer.
- Tatian, Christian apologist.
- Tatius, Achilles, Alexandrian romance-writer (See Romance).
- Tauler, Johann, German mystic.
- Taunton, town, England.
- Taunton, town, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Taurida, government, Russia.
- Tauromenium (Taormina, q.v.), ancient town, Sicily.
- Taurus, mountains, Asia Minor (q.v.).
- Tavernier, Jean Baptiste, French Oriental traveller.
- Tavira, town, Portugal.
- Tavistock, town, England.
- Tavoy, district, Burmah.
- Tawing, of leather (q.v.).
- Taxation.
- Taxidermy.
- Taxila, ancient town, India (See Rawal Pindi).
- Tay, river, Scotland.
- Taylor, Bayard, American writer.
- Taylor, Brook, English mathematician.
- Taylor, Sir Henry, English poet and colonial statesman.
- Taylor, Isaac, English theological and philosophical writer.
- Taylor, Jeremy, English preacher and theologian.
- Taylor, John, English poet.
- Taylor, Tom, English dramatist and art critic.
- Taylor, Zachary, president of the United States.
- Tchad, Lake, Soudan (q.v.), Africa (q.v.).
- Tcheremisses, or Cheremisses, Ural-Altaic people (See Finland and Russia).
- Tcherkasy, or Czerkasy, town, Russia.
- Tchernigoff, government, Russia.
- Tchernigoff, town, Russia.
- Tchernomorsk, government, Russia.
- Tchistopol, town, Russia.
- Tchita, town, Transbaikalia, Russia.
- Tea.
- Teak, tree.
- Teal, bird.
- Technical Education.
- Teeth (See Mammalia, Digestive Organs, Ivory, and Dentistry).
- Tegea, ancient town, Greece.
- Tegnér, Esaias, Swedish writer.
- Teheran, or Tehran, town, Persia.
- Tehuantepec, isthmus and town, Mexico.
- Teignmouth, town, England.
- Teinds, in Scots law (See Tithes).
- Telegraph.
- Telemeter, or Rangefinder.
- Telephone.
- Telescope.
- Telesphorus, bishop of Rome.
- Telford, Thomas, Scottish civil engineer.
- Tell, William, Swiss hero.
- Teller, Wilhelm Abraham, German rationalist.
- Tellez, Gabriel (Tirso de Molina), Spanish dramatist.
- Tellicherri, town, India.
- Tellurium, chemical element (See Selenium and Tellurium).
- Telpherage, mode of electrical traction (q.v.).
- Temesvár, town, Hungary.
- Temminck, Konrad Jacob, Dutch ornithologist.
- Tempe, Vale of, Greece (See Thessaly).
- Tempera, or Distemper, method of painting.
- Temperance Societies.
- Templars, Knights, military order.
- Temple, or Temples, places of worship.
- Temple, Sir William, English diplomatist and writer.
- Tenant (See Landlord and Tenant).
- Tenasserim, division, Burmah.
- Tenby, town, Wales.
- Tench, fish.
- Tender, Legal, of payment (q.v.).
- Teneriffe, one of the Canary Islands (q.v.).
- Teniers, David, Flemish painter.
- Tenimber. See (Timor Laut, q.v.), island, Indian Archipelago.
- Tenison, Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury.
- Tennant, William, Scottish poet.
- Tennent, Sir James Emerson, English politician and traveller.
- Tennessee, 3rd of the United States of North America.
- Tennis, game.
- Tennis, Lawn, game.
- Tent.
- Teplitz, or Töplitz, town and spa, Bohemia.
- Teramo, town, Italy.
- Teraphim, of Scripture.
- Terburg, Gerard, Dutch painter.
- Terceira, island, Azores (q.v.).
- Teredo, genus of Mollusca.
- Terek, Russian government of Caucasia.
- Terence, Roman dramatist.
- Teresa, St. (Theresa, St., q.v.).
- Terlizzi, town, Italy.
- Term, in law.
- Termini, or Termini Imerese, town, Sicily.
- Termites, or White Ants (See Ant).
- Termonde (Dendermonde, q.v.), town, Belgium.
- Tern, sea bird.
- Ternate, island, Indian Archipelago.
- Terni, town, Italy.
- Terpander, Lesbian poet and musician.
- Terracina, town, Italy.
- Terra-Cotta, decorative clay-work.
- Terranova, town, Sicily.
- Terrapin (Tortoise, q.v.), reptile.
- Terre Haute, town, Indiana, U.S.A.
- Tersteegen, Gerhard, German religious writer.
- Tertiaries, order of monks and nuns (See Franciscans).
- Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus), early church writer.
- Terudant, town, Morocco (q.v.).
- Teruel, province, Spain.
- Teruel, town, Spain.
- Teschen, town, Austria.
- Tessin (Ticino, q.v.), canton, Switzerland.
- Test Acts, English.
- Testament (Will, q.v.), in law.
- Testimony, Probability of (See Evidence).
- Tetanus, disease.
- Tetrarch, ancient ruler's title.
- Tetuan, town, Morocco.
- Teutones, German tribe.
- Teutonic Languages.
- Teutonic Order, of Knights.
- Tewkesbury, town, England.
- Texas, State, U.S.A.
- Textiles, woven fabrics.
- Teza, or Taza, town, Morocco (q.v.).
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- Thackeray, William Makepeace, English novelist and critic.
- Thalberg, Sigismond, Italian pianist and composer.
- Thales of Miletus, Greek astronomer and philosopher.
- Thallium, chemical element.
- Thames, river, England.
- Thána or Tannah, district, India.
- Thana, town, India.
- Thane, or Thegns, early English nobility.
- Thapsacus (Tiphsah), Mesopotamia (q.v.), Crossing of Euphrates at.
- Thar and Parkar, or Thur and Parker, district, India.
- Tharrawaddy, district, Burmah.
- Thasos, island, Ægean.
- Thayetmyo, district, Burmah.
- Theatre.
- Thebes, town, Egypt (q.v.).
- Thebes, town, Greece.
- Thecla, St.
- Theft, in law.
- Theism.
- Themis, in Greek mythology.
- Themistius, Byzantine rhetorician.
- Themistocles, Greek general.
- Thénard, Louis Jacques, French chemist.
- Theobald, Lewis, English playwright.
- Theocritus, Greek pastoral poet.
- Theodolite, its use in surveying (q.v.).
- Theodora, wife of the emperor Justinian.
- Theodore of Mopsuestia, early Christian writer.
- Theodore I.–II., popes.
- Theodoret, bishop of Cyprus.
- Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths.
- Theodosia, Russian seaport.
- Theodosius I., Roman emperor.
- Theodosius II., Roman emperor.
- Theodosius III., Roman emperor.
- Theodosius of Tripoli, Greek geometer and astronomer.
- Theognis of Megara, Greek geometer and astronomer.
- Theology.
- Theophilus.
- Theophrastus.
- Theophylact.
- Theophylact of Simocatta.
- Theopompus, ,Greek historian and rhetorician.
- Theorbo. See Lute.
- Theosophy.
- Thera, Ægean island.
- Theramenes, Greek conspirator.
- Theraputæ. See Monachism.
- Theresa, St, Spanish saint.
- Theresiopel or Theresienstadt. See Szabadka.
- Thermal Springs. See Geology and Mineral Waters.
- Thermodynamics.
- Thermoelectricity. (See Electricity).
- Thermometer.
- Théroigne de Méricourt, Anne Joseph.
- Theseus, of Greek legend.
- Thesmophoria, ancient Greek festival.
- Thesplæ, ancient Greek festival.
- Thessalonians, Epistles to the, of St. Paul.
- Thessalonica. See Salonica.
- Thessaly, Greek district.
- Thetford, English town.
- Thevenot, Jean de, French traveller.
- Thian-Sian or Celestial Mountains. See Asia, Syr-Daria and Turkestan
- Thibaut, Anton Friedrich Justus, German jurist.
- Thibet. See Tibet.
- Thielt, Belgian town.
- Thierry, French historian brothers.
- Thiers, French town.
- Thiers, Louis Adolphe, French writer and statesman.
- Thirlwall, Connop, English bishop.
- Thirsk, English town.
- Thistle, plant.
- Thistle, Order of the. See Knighthood
- Thistlewood Conspiracy, revolutionary plot.
- Tholuck, Friedrich August Gottreu, German theologian.
- Thomas, St, apostle.
- Thomas, St, of Aquino. See Aquinas.
- Thomas Becket or A Becket. See À Becket.
- Thomas of Celano, biographer of St Francis of Assisi.
- Thomas of Erceldoune, Scottish poet.
- Thomas A Kempis. See Kempis.
- Thomasius, Christian, German jurist.
- Thompson, Sir Benjamin, Count Rumford, American polymath.
- Thompson, Thomas Peronnet, English mathematician.
- Thomson, Sir Charles Wyville, Scottish natural historian.
- Thomson, James (1700-1748), Scottish writer.
- Thomson, James (1834-1882), Scottish writer.
- Thomson, John, Scottish painter.
- Thor. See Æsir and Mythology.
- Thoreau, Henry David, American writer.
- Thorium, chemical element.
- Thorn, town, West Prussia.
- Thornback, fish.
- Thornhill, Sir James, English painter.
- Thorwaldsen, Bertel, Danish sculptor.
- Thou, Jacques August de, French historian.
- Thousand and One Nights, Arabic tales.
- Thrace, Roman province.
- Thrale. See Piozzi.
- Thrasybulus, Greek soldier.
- Threadworms. See Nematoidia.
- Three Rivers, Canadian city.
- Throat Diseases.
- Throndhjem, Norwegian city.
- Thrush, bird.
- Thucydides, Greek historian.
- Thugs, Indian assassins.
- Thugut, Franz Maria von, Austrian statesman.
- Thule, northern lands.
- Thümmel, Moritz August von, German writer.
- Thunberg, Carl Peter, Swedish botanist and traveller.
- Thunderstorm, meteorological phenomenon.
- Thún-Khwa or Thonegwa, Burmese region.
- Thurgau or Thurgovia, Swiss canton.
- Thurii or Thurium, city of Magna Gæcia.
- Thuringia, German region.
- Thuringorum Lex. See Salic Law.
- Thurles, Irish town.
- Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, English lawyer.
- Thurso, Scottish town.
- Thyme, herb.
- Tibbus or Tubus, North African people.
- Tiber. See Italy vol, xiii. pp. 438-439.
- Tiberias, Palestinian city.
- Tiberius, Roman emperor.
- Tibet, Asian country.
- Tibullus, Albius, Roman poet.
- Tibur. See Tivoli.
- Tic Douloureux. See Neuralgia.
- Ticino or Tessin, Swiss canton.
- Tick. See Mite.
- Tickell, Thomas, English writer.
- Ticknor, George, American historian.
- Ticonderoga, American town.
- Tides.
- Tidor or Tidore, East Indian island.
- Tieck, Ludwig, German writer.
- Tiedemann, Friedrich, German anatomist.
- T'ientsin, town, China.
- Tierney, George, English politician.
- Tierra del Fuego, archipelago, South America.
- Tiffin, US city.
- Tiflis, Russian city.
- Tiger, big cat.
- Tiger cat. See Ocelot.
- Tigranes or Dikran, Armenian kings.
- Tigris, river, Asia.
- Tilburg or Tilborg, town, Holland.
- Tilden, Samuel Jones, American statesman.
- Tiles, roof, wall and floor covering.
- Tillemont, Sébastien le Nain de, French historian.
- Tillotson, John, Archbishop of Canturbury.
- Tilly, Johann Tserclaes, Count of, general, Low Countries
- Tilsit, East Prussian town.
- Timber. See Building, Forests, Strength of Materials; also Fir, Oak, Pine, Teak, &c.
- Timbuktu, or Timbuctoo, town, French Sudan.
- Time, Measurement of
- Timoleon, Greek
- Timon of Athens, Greek misanthrope.
- Timon of Phlius, Greek philosopher.
- Timor, island, East Indies.
- Timor Laut, archpelago, East Indies.
- Timotheus(1.), Greek general.
- Timotheus(2.), Greek musician and poet.
- Timothy.
- Timur, Oriental conqueror.
- Tin, element.
- Tinamou, bird.
- Tindal, Matthew, English deist.
- Tinghae. See Chusan.
- Tinné, Alexandrine, Dutch traveller.
- Tinnevelli or Tinavelly, Indian district.
- Tinnevelli, chief town of the above.
- Tintoretto. See Robusti.
- Tipperah, Indian district.
- Tipperary, Irish county.
- Tipperary, chief town of the above.
- Tippoo Sahib, Indian sultan.
- Tipton, English town.
- Tiraboschi, Girolamo, Italian historian.
- Tiresias, Greek seer.
- Tirhut or Tirhoot, Indian district.
- Tirlemont, Belgian town.
- Tiryns, Greek city.
- Tischendorf, Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin, German critic.
- Tisio or Tisi, Benvenuto, Italian painter.
- Titanium, element.
- Titans, mythological beings.
- Tithes, religious tribute.
- Tithonus, mythological Greek.
- Titian, Italian painter.
- Titles of Honour, denominators of rank.
- Titmouse, bird.
- Titus, Roman emperor.
- Titus, companion of St. Paul.
- Titus, Epistle to. See Pastoral Epistles
- Titusville, American town.
- Tiumen. See Tyumen.
- Tiverton, English borough.
- Tivoli, Italian town.
- Tlaxcala, Mexican city.
- Tlemcen or Tilimsán, Algerian town.
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- Toad, amphibian.
- Tobacco, plant.
- Tobago, West Indian island.
- Tobit, The Book of, Old Testament apocrypha.
- Tobolsk, government of Western Siberia.
- Tobolsk, capital of the above.
- Tocqueville, Alexis Henri Charles Chérel, Comte de, French statesman.
- Todas. See Niligri Hills vol, xvii. pp. 509.
- Todleben, Eduard Ivanovich, Russian general.
- Todmorden, English town.
- Tody, bird.
- Toga. See Costume vol. vi. p. 456.
- Togo-land, German protectorate, Africa.
- Tokat, Turkish town.
- Tokay, Hungarian town.
- Tokio, Japanese capital.
- Toland, John, Irish deist.
- Toledo, Spanish province.
- Toledo, capital of the above.
- Toledo, city, Ohio, U.S.A.
- Toll, payment for use and enjoyment of a privilege.
- Toluca, Mexican city.
- Tomato. See Horticulture vol. xii. p. 288.
- Tompa, Mihály, Hungarian poet.
- Tomsk, government of western Siberia.
- Tomsk, capital of the above.
- Tonga.See Friendly Islands
- Tong-King, region of Annam.
- Tongue. See Anatomy vol. i. p. 895, and Taste.
- Tonnage, basis of shipping charges.
- Tonnage and Poundage, ancient customs charges.
- Tonqua Bean, seed of South American tree.
- Tonquin. See Tong-King.
- Tonsillitis. See Throat Diseases.
- Tonsure, Catholic priestly induction.
- Tontine, life insurance scheme.
- Tooke, John Horne, English politician and philologist.
- Topaz, mineral.
- Topeka, town, Kansas, U.S.A.
- Torcello, Venetian island.
- Torgau, Prussian town.
- Toronto, Canadian city.
- Torpedo, underwater weapon.
- Torquatus. See Manlius.
- Torquay, English town.
- Torquemada, Juan de, Dominican cardinal.
- Torquemada, Tomas de, Dominican inquisitor-general.
- Torre Annunziata, Italian town.
- Torre Del Greco, Italian town.
- Torrey, John, American botanist.
- Torricelli, Evangelista, Italian physicist and mathematician.
- Torrigiano, Pietro, Florentine sculptor.
- Torshok, Russian town.
- Tort, aspect of civil law.
- Tortoise, reptile.
- Tortoiseshell, epidermic plates of the Hawksbill turtle.
- Tortola. See Virgin Islands.
- Tortona, Italian town.
- Tortosa, Spanish city.
- Torture
- Tory
- Totemism
- Totila. See Justinian and Narses
- Tottenham, London suburb
- Toucan, bird
- Touch, sense
- Toul, French town
- Toulon, French fortress
- Toulouse, French town
- Toung-Ngú, Burmese region
- Tour, Maurice Quentin de la, French artist
- Touraco, bird
- Tourcoing, French town
- Tourguenieff, Ivan, Russian author
- Tourmaline. See Electricity vol. xiii. p. 99, Geology vol. x. p. 228 and Mineralogy vol. xvi. p. 409.
- Tournai, Belgian town
- Tournaments
- Tournebout, woodwind instrument
- Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, French botanist
- Tourneur, Cyril, French poet
- Tours, French town
- Toussaint Louverture, Pierre Dominique, Haytian liberator.
- Town, Township. (See Borough, City, Municipality, and United States).
- Townshend, Second Viscount, English statesman.
- Townshend, Charles, English politician.
- Toxicology. (See Poisons)
- Trachis, ancient Greek city.
- Tract Societies, religious book publishig associations.
- Traction, Electric
- Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude Destutt, Comte de, English statesman.
- Trade, Board of
- Trade-marks, mark denoting the goods of a particular trader.
- Trade Unions, workers organisation.
- Tragedy. See Drama.
- Trajan, 14th Roman Emperor.
- Tralee, Irish town.
- Tramway, means of transportation.
- Trance. See Sleep; also Magnetism (Animal)
- Trani, Italian seaport.
- Tranquebar, Indian seaport.
- Transbaikalia, Siberian region.
- Transcaspian Region, Siberian region.
- Transcaucasia, region of Russian empire.
- Transit Circle, astronomical instrument.
- Transmigration. See Metempsychosis.
- Transportation. See Prison Discipline.
- Transubstantiation. See Eucharist.
- Transvaal, South African country.
- Transverse Flute, musical instrument.
- Transylvania, Austro-Hungarian principality.
- Trapani, Italian seaport.
- Trappists, religious order.
- Tras-Os-Montes, Portuguese region.
- Travancore, Indian state.
- Trawling. See Fisheries.
- Treason, criminal offence.
- Treasure-Trove, found hidden hoard of valuables.
- Treaties, contracts between states.
- Trebizond, city of Asia Minor.
- Tredegar, English town.
- Tree-creeper, bird.
- Tree-fern, plant.
- Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux, English quaker biblical scholar.
- Trematoda, flat-worms.
- Trench, Richard Chenevix, Irish archbishop.
- Trenck, German barons.
- Trendelenburg, Friedrich Adolf, German Aristotelian scholar.
- Trent, Austrian town.
- Trent, The Council of, Church council.
- Trenton, town, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Trepang. See Bêche-de-Mer.
- Trespass, legal term.
- Treves, Prussian town.
- Treviranus, Gottfried Reinhold, German naturalist.
- Treviso, Italian town.
- Trevithick, Richard, inventor of steam locomotive.
- Trial, examination of a case before a court.
- Tribonian, Roman jurist.
- Tribune, Roman officers.
- Trichins, Trichinosis. See Nematoidea, and Parasitism vol. xviii. p. 270
- Trichinopoli, district, British India.
- Tric-Trac. See Backgammon vol. iii. p. 199
- Tricycle, velocipede.
- Trieste, town, Austro-Hungary.
- Trigger-Fish. See File-Fish.
- Trigonometry, branch of mathematics.
- Trilobites. See Crustacea vol. vi. p. 659 sq.
- Trincomalee, town, Ceylon.
- Trinidad, island, West Indies.
- Trinitarians, religious order.
- Trinity House, Corporation of, association of English mariners.
- Trinity Sunday, religious festival.
- Tripoli(1.), north African state.
- Tripoli(2.), capital of the above..
- Tripoli(3.), town, Syria.
- Tripolitza, town, Greece.
- Trismegistus. See Hermes Trismegistus.
- Tristan. See Romance vol. xx. p. 644 sq.
- Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic islands.
- Triton, amphibia.
- Triumph, Roman honour.
- Trivandrum, town, India.
- Troad and Troy, lands, Asia Minor.
- Troglodytes, cave dwellers.
- Trogon, bird.
- Trogus, Cn. Pompeius, Roman historian.
- Troitsk, town, Russia.
- Trollope, Anthony, English novelist.
- Trombone, brass instrument.
- Tromp, Dutch admirals.
- Tromso, Norwegian town.
- Trondhjem. See Throndhjem.
- Tropic-Bird, bird.
- Troppau, town, Austrian Silesia.
- Trotzendorff, Valentin Friedland, German schoolmaster.
- Troubadours. See Provençal Literature vol. xx. p. 873. and France vol. ix. p. 646.
- Troughton, Edward, English instrument maker.
- Trout. See Salmonidæ; also Angling vol. ii. p. 41.
- Trouville, French town.
- Trover, action in English law.
- Trowbridge, English town.
- Troy(1.), see Troad.
- Troy(2.), town, New York state, U.S.A.
- Troy, Jean François de, French painter.
- Troy, West, see West Troy.
- Troyes, French town.
- Troyes, Chrestien de. See Chrestien de Troyes, and Romance vol. xx. p. 645.
- Truce of God, Roman justice.
- Truck System. See Labour vol. xiv. p. 172. and Wages.
- Truffle, subterranean fungi.
- Trumbull, surname of various persons of note in American literature, art and politics.
- Trumbull, Benjamin, author and minister.
- Trumbull, John, author and lawyer.
- Trumbull, John, painter.
- Trumbull, Jonathan, Connecticut governor.
- Trumbull, Jonathan, member of Congress.
- Trumpet, brass instrument.
- Trumpet, Speaking and Hearing, hearing aid.
- Trumpeter, or Trumpet-Bird.
- Truro, English town.
- Trust, legal relation between two or more persons.
- Tsaritsyn, Russian town.
- Tsarskoye Selo, Russian town.
- Tschudi, Swiss family.
- Tse-nan Foo, Chinese family.
- Tsetse fly, insect.
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- Tuam, Irish town.
- Tuamotu Archipelago, pacific islands.
- Tubercle. See Pathology vol. xviii. p. 405 and Phthisis.
- Tuberose, Mexican plant.
- Tübingen, German town.
- Tucker, Abraham, English moralist.
- Tucker, Josiah, English political economist.
- Tucson, town, Arizona, U.S.A.
- Tucuman, Argentinian town.
- Tudela, Spanish city.
- Tudor, House of.See Henry VII. and Lancaster, House of vol. xiv. p. 257|1}}
- Tuke, Samuel, English philanthropist.
- Tuke, William, English philanthropist.
- Tuke, Henry, son of William, father of Samuel.
- Tula(1.), government, Russia.
- Tula(2.), capital of the above.
- Tulip, flower.
- Tulle(1.), French town.
- Tulle(2.), silk netting.
- Tulloch, John, Scottish theologian.
- Tullus Hostilius, legendary king of Rome.
- Tumkur, district, India.
- Tumour.See Pathology vol. xviii. p. 367, and Surgery vol. xxii. p. 687
- Tumulus.See Architecture vol. ii. p. 384, and Barrows vol. iii. p. 397
- Tunbridge, or Tonbridge, English town.
- Tunbridge Wells, English town.
- T'ung-Chow, city, China.
- Tungsten, metallic element.
- Tunguses, Asiatic people.
- Tunicata, animal group.
- Tuning Fork, instrument tuning tool.
- Tunis, Regency of, French African dependency.
- Tunis, capital of the above.
- Tunnelling,
- Tunny, fish
- Tunstall, English town.
- Turanian
- Turbine.See Hydromechanics vol. xii. p. 524
- Turbot, fish.
- Turenne, Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de, French general.
- Turgai, province, central Russia.
- Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques, Marquis de l'Aulne, French statesman and economist.
- Turin, city, Italy.
- Turkestan, central Asia.
- Turkey(1.),country, Asia.
- Turkey(2.),bird.
- Turks, asian people
- Turmeric, spice plant.
- Turner, Charles, English engraver.
- Turner, Joseph Mallord William, English painter.
- Turnhout, town, Belgium.
- Turning, see Lathe.
- Turnip, see Agriculture vol. i. pp. 365-368, and Horticulture vol. xii. p. 288.
- Turnip Fly, insect.
- Turnstone, sea bird.
- Turpentine, chemical.
- Turpin, archbishop of Rheims.
- Turquoise, blue or bluish green mineral,.
- Turretin, surname of three Swiss theologians.
- Turtle, see Tortoise.
- Tuscany, a compartimenti of the kingdom of Italy.
- Tusculum, ancient city, Italy.
- Tusser, Thomas, English poet.
- Tver(1.), government, Russia.
- Tver(2.), capital of the above.
- Tweed, Scottish river.
- Tweeds, see Woollen and Worsted Manufactures.
- Twelve Tables, see Roman Law vol. xx. p. 679 sq., and Rome vol. xx. p. 737.
- Twenty-Four Pargánas, district, Bengal, India.
- Twickenham, town, England.
- Twilight, the light of the sky.
- Tycho Brahe, see Brahe.
- Tyldesley with Shakerley, town, England.
- Tyler, John, president of the United States.
- Tyndale, William, English bible translator.
- Tyne, river, England.
- Tynemouth, municipal and parliamentary borough, England.
- Type-founding, see Typography.
- Type-writing, see Writing Machines.
- Typhon, character of Greek legend.
- Typhus, Typhoid, and Relapsing Fevers, a class of continued fevers.
- Typography, art of printing with cast-metal movable type.
- Tyr, see Æsir vol. i. p. 211
- Tyre, Phoenician city.
- Tyrol, province, Austria.
- Tyrone, county, Ireland.
- Tyrtaeus, Greek elegiac poet.
- Tytler, surname of three Scottish writers.
- U, 21st letter of the alphabet.
- Ubeda, town, Spain.
- Udaipur, state, India.
- Udal, Scottish land rights.
- Udall, Nicholas, English writer.
- Udine, Italian town.
- Ueberweg, Friedrich, German historian.
- Ufa, government, Russia.
- Ufa, capital city of the above.
- Uganda, country, Africa.
- Uglitch, district, Russia.
- Ugolino.See Gherardesca and Pisa
- Ugrians.See Finland vol. ix. p. 219
- Uhland, Johann Ludwig, German poet.
- Ujiji, Central African town.
- Ujjain, town, India.
- Ukraine, district of European Russia.
- Ulcer.See Surgery vol. xxii. p. 683
- Ulfilas, Christian apostle.
- Ulm, German town.
- Ulpianus, Domitius, Roman jurist.
- Ulrici, Hermann, German philosopher.
- Ulster.See Ireland.
- Ultramarine, blue pigment.
- Ulugh Beg, Mirza Mohammed Ben Shah Rok, Asian astronomer.
- Ulverston, English town.
- Ulwar.See Alwar.
- Ulysses.See Odysseus.
- Umañ, town, Russia.
- Umballa.See Ambálá.
- Umber.See Pigments.
- Umbrella, portable protector from rain.
- Umbria, Italian region.
- Ummerapoora.See Amarapura.
- Unao, British district, India.
- Undulatory Theory.See Optics and Wave Theory
- Ungvar, town, Hungary.
- Unicorn, mythical creature.
- Unitarianism, post-Reformation theology.
- Unitas Fratrum.See Moravian Brethren.
- United Brethren in Christ, protestant church, USA.
- United Kingdom, The, of Great Britain and Ireland, official title applied to England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- United Presbyterian Church, The, third largest Scottish Presbyterian organisation.
- United Provinces.See Holland
- United States, of America.
- Allen, Ethan, American patriot.
- Andrew, John Albion, governor of Masschusetts.
- Arnold, Benedict, American adventurer.
- Arthur, Chester Alan, president of the United States.
- Bell, John, American politican.
- Benton, Thomas Hart, American politician.
- Boone, Daniel, American pioneer.
- Bragg, Braxton, American general.
- Breckinridge, John Cabell, American politician.
- Buckingham, William Alfred, governor of Connecticut, U.S.A.
- Burnside, Ambrose Everett, American general.
- Burr, Aaron, vice-president of the United States.
- Colfax, Schuyler, vice-president of the United States.
- Crawford, William Harris, American statesman.
- Garfield, James Abram, president of the United States.
- Grant, Ulysses S., general and president of the United States.
- Hancock, Winfield Scott, American general.
- Hendricks, Thomas A., vice-president of the United States.
- Hood, John Bell, American general.
- Hull, Isaac, American naval officer.
- Knox, Henry, American Revolutionary general.
- Lawrence, James, American naval officer.
- M‘Clellan, George B., American general.
- Marcy, William L., American politician.
- Mason, George, Ameican politician.
- Meade, George G., American general.
- Montgomery, Richard, American revolutionary general.
- Morgan, Edwin D., American politician.
- Morton, Oliver P., American politician.
- Pinckney, Charles, American statesman.
- Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, American statesman.
- Pulaski, or Pulawski, Casimir, Polish patriot.
- Putnam, Israel, American revolutionary officer.
- Schuyler, Philip, American revolutionary general.
- Seymour, Horatio, American politician.
- Steuben, Baron von, German-American general.
- Sumter, Thomas, American politician.
- Taney, Roger B., American judge and financier.
- Thomas, George H., American general.
- Wheeler, William A., vice-president of the United States.
- Woodbury, Levi, American politician and judge.
- Universalist Church, church, USA.
- Universities, educational establishments.
- Unterwalden, canton, Switzerland.
- Unyoro, kingdom, Central Africa.
- Upanishads, see Sanskrit vol. xxi. p. 280., and Brahmanism
- Upas, poison.
- Upper Sind Frontier, districts, British India.
- Upsala, city, Sweden.
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