| Tent (tent) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tent |
| [Sp. tinto, properly,
deep-colored, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to dye. See
Tinge, and cf. Tint, Tinto.] |
A kind of wine of a
deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called also
tent wine, and tinta.
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Attention; regard,
care.
Intention] design.
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To attend to; to heed;
hence, to guard; to hinder.
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To probe or to search with a tent] to keep open with a
tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.
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A roll of lint or linen, or
a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly
to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to
absorb discharges.
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| Tent (tent) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tent |
| [OE. tente, F.
tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere, tentum, to
stretch. See Tend to move, and cf. Tent a roll of lint.] |
A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins,
canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for
sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.
The representation of a tent used
as a bearing.
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To
lodge as a tent] to tabernacle.
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