timely 
timely (lim'li), adv. [< ME. timtiche; < timely, 
it.] 1. Karly; soon. 
He ili'l i nnmiaiiil me to call timelii on him. 
Shale., Macbeth, U. 3. 61. 
2. Ill good time ; opportunely. 
These, when their black crimes they went about, 
First timely i harmed their useless conscience <nil. 
Dryden, Astnea Kedux, L 190. 
You have rcbuk d me timely, ami most friendly. 
Brome, Jovial ( 'rew, II. 
The next Imposture may not bo so timely detected. 
Cuiujreoe, Way of the World, v. 8. 
3t. Leisurely. 
timely-parted (tim 'li- par* tod), a. Having 
died a uatural death. [Rare.] 
oft have I seen a timclji -parted ghost, 
Of ashy si inManre, iiicuurc, pule, and bloodleaa; . . . 
Hut see, his face la black and full of blood, . . . 
It cannot be but tie WHS niurder'd here. 
xhak., 2 Hen. VI., III. 2. 181. 
tlmenog, . Same as timenoi/uy. 
timenoguy (tl-men'o-gi), n. Also timenoij ; ori- 
gin obscure. The form timenoguy appar. simu- 
lates guy 1 .] Naut., a rope stretched from one 
plfcco to another to prevent gear from getting 
foul ; especially, a rope made fast to the stock of 
the waist-anchor, to keep the tacks and sheets 
from fouling on the stock. 
timeous, timeously. See timous, timously. 
timepiece (tim'pes), n. Any machine or ap- 
paratus by which the progress of time is re- 
corded, as a clepsydra or a time-candle ; in or- 
dinary use, a watch or clock. 
time-pleaser (tira'ple'zer), n. One who com- 
plies with the prevailing opinions of the time, 
whatever they may be. 
Scandal'd the suppliants for the people, call'd then> 
Timn-pleaHcrit, flatterers, foes to nobfen 
6M4S 
timorsome 
The Inward man straggled and plunged amidst the tolls 
of broadcloth and timtnen. 
HiaFerrler, Inheritance, Ixxlll. 
A dialectal form of < 
in each ela>s, eic. 2. Specifically (a) A 
printed table showing the times at which trains 
on a line of railway arrive at and depart from ., 
the various stations, (ft) A collection of such Jin"! 16 *' 
tables for the railway passenger traffic of an en- timocracy (ti-mok ra-si), n. [= ] . tfMMrott . 
tire country, or of a district of country of greater ' GT. j^onpana, a state in which honors are 
or less extent. Also called railway- or railroad- distributed according to a rating of property ; 
also, fancifully, in Plato, u stale in which toe 
love of honor is the ruling principle; < rifif/. 
honor, worth, dignity, office, + xparth'j govern.] 
A form of government in which a certain amount 
of property is requisite as a qualification for 
office. The word has also been used for a government 
I/null. [Eiig.] 3. In musical nutation, a table 
of notes arranged so as to show their relative 
duration or time-value, such table* were especially 
used In connection with the complicated metrical experi- 
ments of the early mensural music of the middle ages; 
but the modern system of notes Is frequently exhibited 
In tabular form, .see ricfol, 1 :. Time-table chart, a 
chart used for determining the times at which trains reach 
the various stations on a line of railway. The distances of 
the stations are laid down to scale, and, at right angles to 
this, divisions of time for 24 hours. Thus, If a train U to 
In which the ruling clan, composed of the noblest and 
moat honorable citizens, struggle for pree 
ulnence among 
themselves. 
An innovation of great extent and Importance waa the 
so-called timocracy, according to which a certain amount 
of means waa a necessary qualification for a share In the 
offices of state. Van Ranlce, Univ. Hist, (trans.), p. 142. 
leave A at 10 A. M. and reach B at 6 r. ., a line drawn from 
10 at A to 6 at B will cut the cross lines so as to show the 
times at Intermediate stations. 
time-thrust (tim ' thrust), n. [Tr. P. coup de timocratic(tim-o-krat'ik), a. [<Gr. 
temps.] In fencing, a thrust made while the op- pertaining to or favoring timoeracy, < rifioitpa- 
ponent draws his breath just before moving his ria, timocracy : see timocracy.] Of or pertaiii- 
>d to attack, or while his blade is beginning ing to timocracy. 
nan 
to stir. 
This Is a very delicate thrust, and must bo exe- timont (ti'mon ), N. [< ME. tcnion, < OF. timon, 
cuted with the nicest judgment, neither too soon nor too 
late, but Just "In time." In the time-thrust the foot Is 
generally moved forward In a lunge : In the stop-thruit 
(which see) made after the opponent has begun to lunge 
the foot Is usually at rest. 
time-value (tim'val'u), n. In musical notation, 
the relative duration indicated by a note. See 
note 1 , rhythm, and tneter^. 
time-work (tim'werk), n. Labor paid for by 
the day or the hour, in opposition to 
or labor paid for by the amount pro 
timid (tim'id), . [< F. timid/- = 8 
Pg. It. timido, < L. timidus, full of" fear, fear- 
ful, timid, < timere, fear.] Fearful; easily 
alarmed; timorous; shy. 
Poor la the triumph o'er the (iint'rf hare. 
Tliinii'iiii, Autumn, 1. 401. 
ilenciis. 
Shale., Cor., lit 1. 46. 
timer (ti'mer), n. 1. One who keeps or mea- 
sures and records time; a timekeeper. 
To make a record in this country requires the presence 
of three timers or measurers, and two of these must agree, 
or the intermediate one of the three be taken as the cor- 
rect one. The Century, XL. 206. timidity ^tl-mid'i-tl), . 
2. A form of stop-watch for recording or indi- 
cating short intervals of time. It shows not actual 
time, but only relative time, as the time between the be- 
ginning and the end of a race, of a trial of speed, etc. 
timeroust, timersoinet, a. See timorous, timor- 
some. 
time-sense (tim'sens), . The sense or percep- 
tion of time and time-relations. 
All psychophysic experiments, especially those requir- 
ing comparison and those upon the Ume-tente and the like, 
involve memory. 
" Vlgllus." wrote Margaret to Philip, " is so much afraid 
of being cut to pieces that his timidity has become In- 
credible." MatUy, Dutch Republic, I. 574. 
lemon, P. timon, a pole, staff, the handle of a 
rudder, the rudder, = Pr. timo = 8p. timon = 
Pg. timilo = It. timoin; < L. ti nio(n-), a beam, 
pole.] The helm or rudder of a boat. 
Tournynge with suche vyolence yt with the jumpe and 
stroke of ye falle of ye galye to the rok the sterne, called 
the tiiifin. sterte and flewe frome the hokes. 
.9ir R. Quy(fordt, Pylgrymage, p. 78. 
iece-work, timoneert (ti-mo-ner'), n. [< F. timonier = Sp. 
timonero = Pg. timoneiro, ttmoneiro = It. timo- 
niereff. ML. timonarius, * temonarius, a steers- 
man, < L. ti'ino(n-), a beam, pole, "> F. timon, 
etc., helm, rudder: see timon.} A'auf., a helms- 
man ; also, one on the lookout who gives steer- 
ing-orders to the helmsman. 
While o'er the foam the ship Impetuous flies. 
The helm tli' attentive titwmeer applies. 
falconer. Shipwreck, U. 
Timonlst (ti'mon-ist), n. [< Timon (seedef.), < 
L. Timon, < (ii.fifiuv, + -int.] A misanthrope : 
literally, one like Timon of Athens, the hero 
of Shakspere's play of the same name. 
I did It to retire me from the world. 
And turn my muse into a Timonut. 
Deleter, Satlromaatix. 
pret. and pp. 2V- 
[< Tiniiiii (see 
A liinid creature, lax of knee and hip, 
Whom small disturbance whitens round the lip. 
O. W. llolmtt. The Moral Bully. 
[< F. timiditt = It. 
L. (imidita(-t)n, fearfulness, timid- 
ness, < I inn, I u*. fearful, timid: see timid.] Tho 
character of being timid, or easily frightened 
or daunted; cowardice; tearfulness; timorous- 
ness; shyness. 
This proceedeth from nothing else but extreaiue folly Timonize (ti'mon-iz), r. i, 
and timidity of heart. Holland, tr. of Plutarch, p. 2S4. m<>ni:ed, ppr. Timoni:ing. 
Timonist) + -'re.] To play the misanthrope. 
I should be tempted to Timonize, and clap a satyr upon 
our whole species. Gentleman Instructed, p. 306. (Danet,) 
Timor deer. See deer. 
see limiii.] Timid. 
Hl> lordship knew htm to be a mere lawyer, and a fun- 
be feared more than nedeth. 
Sir T. Elyi*, The Oovernour, 111. . 
times ; one who panders to the ruling power. 
No government has ever been, or ever can be, wherein _, . 
liineteroers and blockheads will not he uppermost. man. Roger North. Lord Gullford, II. 31. (Dariet.) timorOSO (tim-O-ro'so), a. [It. : see timorous.] 
Drydtn, Third Miscellany, Ded. timing (ti'ming), . [Verbal n. of Hrol, r.] In iic, timid'; hesitating: noting passages to 
=Syn. See definitions of temporiier and trimmer. In the design and construction of machinery, be'so rendered. 
time : serving (tim ' ser' ving), . An acting the proper adjustment of the parts of any ma- timorous (tun'o-rus), a. 
chine so that its operations will follow ! ~ 
conformably to times and seasons; now, usu- 
ally, an obsequious compliance with the humors 
of men in power, which implies a surrender of 
one's independence, and sometimes of one's in- 
tegrity. 
By Impudence and time-terving let them climb up to 
advancement in despite of virtue. 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 876. 
Trimming and time-nening ... are but two words for 
the same thing. South. 
time-serving (tim'ser'ving), a. Characterized 
by an obsequious or too ready compliance with timist (ti'mist) 
in a 
given order to produce a given result, as in 
the movement of the needle, shuttle, and feed 
of a sewing-machine in consecutive order, 
timisht (ti'mish), a. [< <i/i + -i/il.] Mod- 
ish; fashionable. 
A timinh gentleman accoutered with sword and peruke, 
hearing the noise this man caused In the town, had a 
great desire to discourse with him. 
LVeo/LodowickMuyotetun, 167(Harl. Misc., L 812). 
. [< ttmel + -i.it.] 1. In 
the times, and especially with the will or hu- 
mors of those in authority ; obsequious ; truck- 
ling. 
time-servingness (tira'ser'ving-nes), n. The 
state or character of being time-serving. Roger 
tfortk. 
time-sight (tim'sit), . Xaut., an observation 
of the altitude of any heavenly body for the 
purpose of deducing the time and consequent- 
ly the longitude. 
time-signal (tim'sig'nal), n. A signal oper- 
ated from an observatory to indicate the time 
of day to persons at distant points. 
time-signature (tim'sig'na-tur), H. In miixiriil 
notation, same as rftmMttU signature (which 
see, nndt'r rlii/lliniic<ih. 
time-table (tiin'ta'bl), H. 1. A tabular state- 
ment or scheme, showing the time when certain 
things ur<> to take place or be attended: as, a timmen (tim'tmt. n. [A var. of (or error forf) 
school liiiif-td/ili . showing the hours for study tamniiii, tamin.] Same as to win, 1. 
music, a performer considered with reference 
to his power to observe rhythmical and metri- 
cal relations. Thus, a violinist may have an 
accurate sense of intonation, and yet be a poor 
timist. Also tiim i*t. 
Neither the one (singer) nor the other are, by any means, 
perfect timitU. (IMnnith. Visit to Vauxhall. 
She [the quail] was a perfect timrut. / - 
C. Reade, Never too Late, Ixiv. timorously (tun 9 -rus-li), odr. 
The byatanders Joined In the song, an interminable 
recitative, as usual In the minor key : and as Orientals are 
admirable timuti, it sounded like one voice. 
R. F. Burton, 1.1 M.. I in., h, p. 449. 
2t. One who conforms to the times; a time- 
server. 
,, ... [Early mod. E. also 
timeroitx; < ME. "timorous, < OF. "timorous = 
Sp. Pg. temeroHo = It. timoroxo, < ML. timoro- 
*, fearful, < L. timor, fear, < timere, fear : see 
timid."] 1. Fearful; timid; shy; shrinking. 
They were wont to be very timanna and fearful upon 
the sea, nor to venture upon It but only in the summer 
time. Sir T. More, Utopia (tr. by Robinson), L 
I.Ike a tinuiruut thief, most fain would steal 
What law does vouch mine own. 
Shot., All's Well. IL 6. 80. 
2. Betokening or proceeding from lack of bold- 
ness or courage ; characterized by fear; weak- 
ly hesitant: as, HmoroKsdoulits. 
/forf. Here la her father's house ; 111 call aloud. 
logo. Do, with like rimorotu accent and dire yell 
As when . . . the Ore 
Is spied In populous cities. Shalr., Othello, L 1. 76. 
Against all limoruui counsels he (Lincoln) had the cou- 
rage to seize the moment. 
Emennn, Emancipation Proclamation. 
In a timorous 
manner; Fearfully; timidly; without boldness 
or confidence. 
timorousness (tim'o-rus-nes), n. The state of 
being timorous; timidity; want of courage. 
Timonmmea Is called caution, rashness Is called quick- 
of spirit, covetonsneas Is frugality. 
A ti,,M . . . hath no more of a conscience then fearc, . 
and his religion is not his but the prince's. He reverenceth timorsome (tun or-sum), a. [Also timoiirgum. 
.1 MM i UTS servants servant. timersonif. timmersome ; an accom. form of tim- 
SirT.Overbury, characters, a Timist ,.,, as if < L. timor, fear (see timorous), + 
-some.] Easily frightened; timid. Scott, Hratt- . 
xviii. [Scotch.] 
