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a traverseTraverse Trav"erse, n. [F. traverse. See Traverse, a.]
1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically:
(a) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross
accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been
for unlucky traverses not under his control.
(b) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or
the like.
Men drinken and the travers draw anon.
--Chaucer.
And the entrance of the king, The first traverse
was drawn. --F. Beaumont.
(c) (Arch.) A gallery or loft of communication from side
to side of a church or other large building. --Gwilt.
(d) (Fort.) A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or
reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work.
(e) (Law) A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged
by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings.
The technical words introducing a traverse are absque
hoc, without this; that is, without this which
follows.
(f) (Naut.) The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in
passing from one place to another; a compound course.
(g) (Geom.) A line lying across a figure or other lines; a
transversal.
(h) (Surv.) A line surveyed across a plot of ground.
(i) (Gun.) The turning of a gun so as to make it point in
any desired direction.
2. A turning; a trick; a subterfuge. [Obs.]
To work, or solve, a traverse (Naut.), to reduce a series
of courses or distances to an equivalent single one; to
calculate the resultant of a traverse.
Traverse board (Naut.), a small board hung in the steerage,
having the points of the compass marked on it, and for
each point as many holes as there are half hours in a
watch. It is used for recording the courses made by the
ship in each half hour, by putting a peg in the
corresponding hole.
Traverse jury (Law), a jury that tries cases; a petit jury.
Traverse sailing (Naut.), a sailing by compound courses;
the method or process of finding the resulting course and
distance from a series of different shorter courses and
distances actually passed over by a ship.
Traverse table.
(a) (Naut. & Surv.) A table by means of which the
difference of latitude and departure corresponding to
any given course and distance may be found by
inspection. It contains the lengths of the two sides
of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter
of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the
hypothenuse, from 1 to 100.
(b) (Railroad) A platform with one or more tracks, and
arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting
cars, etc., from one line of track to another. ArchitraveArchitrave Ar"chi*trave, n. [F. architrave, fr. It.
architrave; pref. archi- + trave beam, L. trabs.] (Arch.)
(a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which
rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical
architecture. See Column.
(b) The group of moldings, or other architectural member,
above and on both sides of a door or other opening,
especially if square in form. Architraved
Architraved Ar"chi*traved, a.
Furnished with an architrave. --Cowper.
Banded architraveBand Band (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Banding.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
2. To mark with a band.
3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. ``Banded
against his throne.' --Milton.
Banded architrave, pier, shaft, etc. (Arch.), an
architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is
interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right
angles. BeetraveBeetrave Beet"rave`, n. [F. betterave; bette beet + rave
radish.]
The common beet (Beta vulgaris). Commercial travelerCommercial Com*mer"cial, a. [Cf. F. commercial.]
Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with
commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages;
commercial relations. ``Princely commercial houses.'
--Macaulay.
Commercial college, a school for giving instruction in
commercial knowledge and business.
Commercial law. See under Law.
Commercial note paper, a small size of writing paper,
usually about 5 by 71/2 or 8 inches.
Commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of
business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes,
bank checks, etc.
Commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who
travels from town to town to solicit orders.
Syn: See Mercantile. ContraveneContravene Con`tra*vene", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contravened;
p. pr. & vb. n. Contravening.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra
+ venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See Come.]
1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict
with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation
of; to defeat.
So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
contravened. --Southey.
2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to
contravene a law.
Laws that place the subjects in such a state
contravene the first principles of the compact of
authority. --Johnson.
Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;
obstruct; baffle; thwart. ContravenedContravene Con`tra*vene", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contravened;
p. pr. & vb. n. Contravening.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra
+ venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See Come.]
1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict
with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation
of; to defeat.
So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
contravened. --Southey.
2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to
contravene a law.
Laws that place the subjects in such a state
contravene the first principles of the compact of
authority. --Johnson.
Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;
obstruct; baffle; thwart. Contravener
Contravener Con`tra*ven"er, n.
One who contravenes.
ContraveningContravene Con`tra*vene", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contravened;
p. pr. & vb. n. Contravening.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra
+ venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See Come.]
1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict
with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation
of; to defeat.
So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
contravened. --Southey.
2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to
contravene a law.
Laws that place the subjects in such a state
contravene the first principles of the compact of
authority. --Johnson.
Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;
obstruct; baffle; thwart. Contravention
Contravention Con`tra*ven"tion, n. [Cf. F. contravention.]
The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction;
transgression; violation.
Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament.
--Macaulay.
In contravention of all his marriage stipulations.
--Motley.
Contraversion
Contraversion Con`tra*ver"sion, n.
A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe. --Congreve.
Extravenate
Extravenate Ex*trav"e*nate, a. [Pref. extra- + L. vena vein.]
Let out of the veins. [Obs.] ``Extravenate blood.'
--Glanvill.
Extraversion
Extraversion Ex`tra*ver"sion, n. [Pref. extra- + L. vertere,
versum, to turn: cf. F. extraversion.]
The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown
out. [Obs.] --Boyle.
Flauto traversoFlauto Flau"to, n. [It.]
A flute.
Flaute piccolo[It., little flute], an octave flute.
Flauto traverso[It., transverse flute], the German flute,
held laterally, instead of being played, like the old
fl[^u]te a bec, with a mouth piece at the end. Intravenous
Intravenous In`tra*ve"nous, a.
Within the veins.
Intraventricular
Intraventricular In`tra*ven*tric"u*lar, a.
Within or between ventricles.
To traverse a yardTraverse Trav"erse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traversed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Traversing.] [Cf. F. traverser. See Traverse, a.]
1. To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
The parts should be often traversed, or crossed, by
the flowing of the folds. --Dryden.
2. To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles;
to obstruct; to bring to naught.
I can not but . . . admit the force of this
reasoning, which I yet hope to traverse. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the
habitable globe.
What seas you traversed, and what fields you fought.
--Pope.
4. To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
My purpose is to traverse the nature, principles,
and properties of this detestable vice --
ingratitude. --South.
5. (Gun.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to
point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.
6. (Carp.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the
wood; as, to traverse a board.
7. (Law) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has
alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new
matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the
other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an
office is to deny it.
And save the expense of long litigious laws, Where
suits are traversed, and so little won That he who
conquers is but last undone. --Dryden.
To traverse a yard (Naut.), to brace it fore and aft. Toll traverseToll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G.
zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to
E. tale; -- originally, that which is counted out in payment.
See Tale number.]
1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for
the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or
for that of vending goods in a fair, market, or the like.
2. (Sax. & O. Eng. Law) A liberty to buy and sell within the
bounds of a manor.
3. A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for
grinding.
Toll and team (O. Eng. Law), the privilege of having a
market, and jurisdiction of villeins. --Burrill.
Toll bar, a bar or beam used on a canal for stopping boats
at the tollhouse, or on a road for stopping passengers.
Toll bridge, a bridge where toll is paid for passing over
it.
Toll corn, corn taken as pay for grinding at a mill.
Toll dish, a dish for measuring toll in mills.
Toll gatherer, a man who takes, or gathers, toll.
Toll hop, a toll dish. [Obs.] --Crabb.
Toll thorough (Eng. Law), toll taken by a town for beasts
driven through it, or over a bridge or ferry maintained at
its cost. --Brande & C.
Toll traverse (Eng. Law), toll taken by an individual for
beasts driven across his ground; toll paid by a person for
passing over the private ground, bridge, ferry, or the
like, of another.
Toll turn (Eng. Law), a toll paid at the return of beasts
from market, though they were not sold. --Burrill.
Syn: Tax; custom; duty; impost. TravelTravel Trav"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveledor Travelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Traveling or Travelling.] [Properly, to
labor, and the same word as travail.]
1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker.
2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the
city, or through the streets.
3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,
or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his
health; he is traveling in California.
4. To pass; to go; to move.
Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.
--Shak. Travel
Travel Trav"el, v. t.
1. To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent.
``I travel this profound.' --Milton.
2. To force to journey. [R.]
They shall not be traveled forth of their own
franchises. --Spenser.
Travel
Travel Trav"el, n.
1. The act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a
journey.
With long travel I am stiff and weary. --Shak.
His travels ended at his country seat. --Dryden.
2. pl. An account, by a traveler, of occurrences and
observations during a journey; as, a book of travels; --
often used as the title of a book; as, Travels in Italy.
3. (Mach.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as,
the travel of a slide valve.
4. Labor; parturition; travail. [Obs.]
TraveledTraveled Trav"eled, a.
Having made journeys; having gained knowledge or experience
by traveling; hence, knowing; experienced. [Written also
travelled.]
The traveled thane, Athenian Aberdeen. --Byron. TraveledTravel Trav"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveledor Travelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Traveling or Travelling.] [Properly, to
labor, and the same word as travail.]
1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker.
2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the
city, or through the streets.
3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,
or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his
health; he is traveling in California.
4. To pass; to go; to move.
Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.
--Shak. travelerSundowner Sun"down`er, n.
A tramp or vagabond in the Australian bush; -- so called from
his coming to sheep stations at sunset of ask for supper and
a bed, when it is too late to work; -- called also traveler
and swagman (but not all swagmen are sundowners).
Sundowners, -- men who loaf about till sunset, and then
come in with the demand for unrefusable rations.
--Francis
Adams. Traveler craneCrane Crane (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (G. Mexicana) and the whooping crane
(G. Americana) are large American species. The
Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina. The
name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and
cormorants.
2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
Crane fly (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus Tipula.
Derrick crane. See Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zo["o]l.) See Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water. TravelingTravel Trav"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveledor Travelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Traveling or Travelling.] [Properly, to
labor, and the same word as travail.]
1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker.
2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the
city, or through the streets.
3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,
or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his
health; he is traveling in California.
4. To pass; to go; to move.
Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.
--Shak. Traveling craneCrane Crane (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (G. Mexicana) and the whooping crane
(G. Americana) are large American species. The
Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina. The
name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and
cormorants.
2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
Crane fly (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus Tipula.
Derrick crane. See Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zo["o]l.) See Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water. travelledTraveled Trav"eled, a.
Having made journeys; having gained knowledge or experience
by traveling; hence, knowing; experienced. [Written also
travelled.]
The traveled thane, Athenian Aberdeen. --Byron. TravelledTravel Trav"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveledor Travelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Traveling or Travelling.] [Properly, to
labor, and the same word as travail.]
1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker.
2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the
city, or through the streets.
3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,
or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his
health; he is traveling in California.
4. To pass; to go; to move.
Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.
--Shak.
Meaning of TRAVE from wikipedia
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Trave (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁaːvə] ) is a
river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is
approximately 124
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Traves is a
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Metropolitan City of
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known as the Elbe–
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artificial waterway in
eastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It
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featuring Inspector Trave of the
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Trave Line was a
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Rederi AB Svea", and a part of the
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Roger Traves (born 15
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river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It
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