touzle 
tOUZlet, ''. t. See liiii.i/,'. 
tOW 1 (to), r. /. [K.-irly moil. K. also sometimes 
tnt/li ; < MI). >iiii-iii. In. 'i-ii. \ AS. us it' 'liii/iini 
(= OFries. /(/ = Ml), tnijlirn = Ml.li. /</'/' 
= ()IHi. ..Ill/nil, M 1 l< i. -ill/Ill =r led. '"</")> draw, 
jmll, low, a seciinilary form of '' (pret. tmli, 
pp. tot/en), K. obs. ', draw: see li-i-l. Cf. ?-, 
/HI/, lni-1,-1, from the same nit. source.] 1. To 
pull; draw; haul; especially, to drag through the 
water by means of u ropo or chain: as, to Inn 
a small boat astern; to tmr a vessd into har- 
bor. The Uw JIIK of boats on canals is generally performed 
by horses or mules ; on other waters, l>y sUiamtioata spe- 
rlully constnutccl fur the purpose, and known as toirtoat* 
t*, or siinply us tii'i*. 
Thiinks. KiiiKly Citptaia ; il:iiu'n VB then (we pray) 
Sum skilfull r>Ii.t tliroiiKh this Kvriove Bay : 
Or, in this chain-ll, sitli we are to learn, 
\ .'iirlnafr to togh vs at your Royall Stern. 
>>/'".-'". tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, il.,The Furies. 
Whilst we tow up a tyde, 
Which sluilt ronne sweating by your barges aide. 
Dekker, Londons Tempo (Works, ed. Pearson, IV. 120). 
2. To dredge with a towing-net. See toiciity 1 , 
u., 2. 
tow 1 (to), n. [< <OM>I, r.] 1. The act of tow- 
ing, or the state of being towed : generally with 
in : as, to take a disabled vessel I'M tow. 
Nor like poor Psyche whom she drags in tow. 
Tennygon, Princess, 111. 
2. A vessel or number of vessels that are be- 
ing towed. 
tOW- (to; 8c. pron. tou), n. [< ME. "tow, *tog. < 
AS.*to/i, in (online, a tow-line (= LG. tau = Icel. 
tog, tntij), a rope), < tedn (pp. togen), draw: see 
"<!, and cf. Me 1 , n., and tow 1 , ?.] A rope. [Ob- 
solete or Scotch.] 
The sails were o' the light green silk, 
The tow* o' taffety. 
The Lass of Lochroyan (Child's Ballads, II. 107). 
If a word of your mouth could hang the halll Porteous 
mob at the tail of ae tmr. 
Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian, xxxril. 
tow 3 (to ; 8c. pron. tou), . [< ME. tow, towe,< AS. 
"tow (in coinp. towlic, of spinning (towlic weorc, 
spinning-work), tow-hug, spinning-house), = 
MD. touw, tow (cf. touwe, the instrument of a 
weaver), = LG. ton, touw, implements, = Icel. 
to, a tuft of wool for spinning, = Dan. tavc, fiber, 
= Goth, taut (toils), work, a thing made; from 
the root of tow', prepare, work : see tow 1 , and 
ef. too? 1 .] 1. The coarse and broken part of 
flax or hemp separated from the finer part by 
the hatchel or swingle. 
Their temper is just like a pickle tou- brought near a 
candle. W. Blade, In Far Lochaber, U. 
2. In heckling, a quantity of hemp fibers suf- 
ficient for spinning a yarn 160 fathoms long. 
These fibers are passed twice through the heckle, and 
are then tied up into a bundle, which weighs about 3J 
pounds. Ground tow, in rope-making, the loose hemp 
from the sides of the hatchels and spinners. Scutch- 
ing-tOW. See tmtch, 2. Tap Of tow. See tap*. 
tow 1 , n. An obsolete or dialectal form of tough. 
towage (to'aj), . [= F. touage; as tow 1 + 
-</<.] 1 . The act of towing. 2. A charge for 
towing. Towage service, in law, aid rendered in the 
propulsion of vessels, irrespective of any circumstance of 
peril ; the employment of on? vessel to expedite the voy- 
age of another vessel when nothing more is required than 
the acceleration of her progress. When used In contra- 
distinction to salvage service, It is confined to vessels not 
in distress. 
towaillet, A Middle English form of towel 1 . 
toward (to'iird), prep. [< ME. toward, to ward; 
< to, adv., + -ward. The AS. tdweard is always 
an adj. ; but toireardes appears as a prep. : see 
t<nr<irds."\ 1. In the direction of . 
Toward the Northe la a fulle faire Chirche of Seynte 
Anne. Mandeville, Travels, p. 88. 
lie set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1. 
2. To; on the way to ; aiming or intending to 
reach, be, become, do, or the like: referring 
to destination, goal, end in view, aim, purpose, 
or design. 
Bi that hit was heij non me gon ageyn hem hrlnge 
A ded monnes nodi vppon a here to-word buryinge. 
Holy jRood (E. E. T. S.), p. 45. 
Is she not toward marriage? 
Hiddleton, Chaste Maid, III. 2. 
3. With respect to ; as regards; in relation to ; 
concerning; respecting; regarding: expressing 
relation or reference. 
His eye shall be evil toward his brother. 
Deut \xviii. 54. 
Then their anger was abated toward him. 
Judges viil. 3. 
I will be thy adversary toward Anne Page. 
Shak., M. W. of W., il. 3 99. 
These and many other were his Councels toward u civil 
Wmrr. Hilton, Eikonoklastes, x. 
MOB 
Lincoln'* attitude tint-tint slavery was that of the till 
mane and coiiHrieutious men throughout lli- Ninth win, 
crr not Aholltlonihtx. <;. X Mrrriam, s. Howies, I. 287. 
4. For; for tlie purpose of Competing, pro- 
moting, fnsterinj;. defraying, relieving, or the 
like; as u help or eontribiition to. 
(Jiiir tin- piur of thy good ; 
l':ut thoii thrior tnirard their want, 
Jiue tin-in iflicfc ami fo|o]d. 
Babeet Boot (K. K. T. S.), p. 100. 
Tnwanl the education of your daughter* 
I here bestow a aiinple instrument. 
Shot., T. of tin- s, II. i. M. 
5. Near; nearly; about; close upon: as, to- 
H-iinl three o'clock. 
I am toward nine years older since I left you. 
Sictft. (Imp. Diet.) 
(Tuieard was formerly sometimes divided, and the object 
inserted between. 
No good woorke is ought worth ' heauenward without 
faith. 
Xi'r T. More, Cum fort against Tribulation (1678), fol. 25. 
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward. 
2 Cor. i.i. 4. 
Whose streams run forth tln-n- to the salt sea-side, 
Here back return, and to their snringward go. 
Fair/ax.} 
To be toward onet, to be on one's side or of his company. 
Herod and they that were toward him. 
ttp. Andrews, Sermons, V. vl. 
To have toward one*. 8e have.- To look toward. 
See (00*1. 
toward (to'&rd), . [< ME. toward, < AS. tft- 
weard, adj.'J future, to come, coming to or 
toward one, < to, to, + -weard, becoming, E. 
-<(/.] If. Coming; coming near; approach- 
ing; near; future; also, at hand; present. 
Ffor ye haue a werke toworoV, and that right grete. 
where-as ye shall haue grete peyne and traueyle, an I shall 
telle yow what. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), U. 315. 
Envying my totrard good. Spenser, F. Q., II. iv. 22. 
Vouchsafe, my toward kinsman, gracious madam, 
The favour of your hand. IS. Joiuon, Staple of News, II. 
Young Faith Snowe was tmeard to keep the old men's 
cups allow. K. D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone, xlv. 
2. Yielding; pliant; hence, docile; ready to 
do or to learn ; apt ; not froward. 
Goode sir, be toward this tytne, 
And tarie noght my trace. 
For I haue tythandls to telle. York Playi, p. 226. 
"i'is a good hearing when children are toward. 
5Aa*., T. of the S., v. 2. 182. 
3t. Promising; likely; forward. 
Why, that Is spoken like a toward prince. 
SAa*., 8 Hen. VI., II. 2. 66. 
He was reputed in Norfolk, where he practised physic, 
a proper toward man, and as skilful a physician, for his 
age, as ever came there. O. Hartey, Four Letters. 
towardliness (to'ard-li-nes), w. The character 
of being toward; readiness to do or learn ; apt- 
ness; docility. 
The beauty and towardlintm of these children moved 
her brethren to envy. Raleigh, Hist. World. 
towardly (to'ard-li), a. [< toward, a., + -fy 1 .] 
1. Ready to c(o or learn; apt; docile; tracta- 
ble ; compliant with duty. 
The towardly likelle-hood of this springall to do yon 
honest seruice. Ftorio, It. Diet (1698), Ep. Ded., p. [4]. 
I am like to have a towardly scholar of you. 
/. Walton, Complete Angler, p. 68. 
2f. Forward; promising; precocious; early as 
regards season or state of advancement. 
Easterly wlndes blasteth towardly blossoms. 
Lilly, Euphues and bla England, p. 451. 
He 's towardly, and will come on apace. 
Dryden, Prol. to Wild Gallant. 
towardness (to'ard-nes), w. [< tmeard, a., + 
-Hftss.] The character of being toward; do- 
cility; towardliness. 
There appeared in me som small shew of towardnef and 
diligence. Ateham, The Scholeniaater, p. 134. 
For the totrardnei I see in thee, I must needs loue thee. 
Lilly. Euphuea and his England, p. 241. 
towards (to'ardz), prep, and adv. [Early mod. 
E.also totcardes; sometimes contracted tow'rdit; 
< ME. towardes, < AS. toireardes, toward, < td- 
weard + adv. gen. -.] I. prep. Same as toward. 
II. ndr. Toward the place in question ; for- 
ward. [Bare.] 
Tho, when as still he saw him toward* pace. 
He gan rencounter him In equall race. 
Spenier, F. Q., II. L 26. 
This fire, like the eye of gordian snake 
Bewitch'd me toward*. Keats, Endymion, iii. 
towards! (to'ardz), a. [Erroneously used for 
tuiriird, a.] Same as toward, a., 1. 
There 'a a great marriage 
Toward* for him. MUdleton, Chaste Maid, lit. 2. 
Here's a fray toward*; but I will hold my hands, let 
who will part them. 
Middleton (and another), Mayor of Queenborough, T. 1. 
tower 
tOWboat (to'liot). ;/. \< tuiil + limit. I ,\n\ 
I ii MI employed in towing *M|> or vessel: ;i 
tugboat. 
tOW-COCk (lo'kok I, n. A hpi'i-ii-- of lie;ill : -Mill' 
as i-hnirlii . 
tOWel 1 (tOU'cl), II. [< -MK. lull ili/>. liinililtr. 
itii-il/i, iinuli. tinii//lt , < OF. tiiinnlli-, K. tiiiinilli 
= 1'r. tiHillia = S]i. tinillti = I'n. Iniilliii = It. 
/<///.< Ml,, liiiirulii, < OIK;, iliriilnllii 
liila, dtrrhilti, MIKJ. tin-lull, tin In I. ilmlnli. 
dwele (also i/m-hi/i-. (i. dial. </<////< \, a towel, = 
D.dwaal, a towel, itinil, a <'lout, = AS. line /././ 
= Gotb. *tliiriililjn, a towel: from a noun sliown 
in AS. tlnritil. washiiiK. liath, = OIKi. ilmiliiu. 
bath, = Icel. tin-ill, soap, = Goth, tlnrnlil, wn.sh- 
iiiK. liath (<-f. Mlli;. tiruhrl, till.). < AS. ilimn,, 
= OS. tliiriiliini =(lllti. ilii-iiliini, MIK;. tirnli, n. 
tin n/iril, G. (dial.) -</', wash, liathe. = leel. 
llii-n = Dau. toe = Sw. Im. wash, = (loth, tlinn- 
IIIIH, wash, bathe: cf. OPniss. tirnstiui, a bath- 
ing-dress.] 1. A cloth used for wiping any- 
thing dry ; especially, a cloth for drying tne 
person after bathing or washing. 
Phebus eek a fair towaitle him broughte, 
To drye him with. Chaucer, Monk's Tale, I. 766. 
Item, iilj. tewellei playn warke, eche cont' In lenthr ij. 
yerds, dim'. Potion Letter*. I. 4h. 
With a cleane Towel, not with his shirt, for this would 
make them blockish and forgetful). 
I'urehat, Pilgrimage, p. 194. 
2. Krrlfs.: (<i) The rich covering of silk and 
gold which used to be laid over the top of the 
altar except during mass, (b) A linen altar- 
cloth. An oaken towel, a cudgel. IBlang.] 
I have here a good oaken tmrel at your service. 
Smollett, Humphrey Clinker, J. Melford to Sir W. Phillip*. 
[Bath, May 17. 
A lead towel, a bullet. (Slang.) 
Make \unky surrender his dibs, 
Rub his pate with a pair of lead towels. 
J. Smith, Rejected Addresses, xx. 
Dish-towel, a towel for wiping dishes after they are 
washed. Glass- towel. Same as ytaa-doth. Turkish 
towel. See Turkith. 
towel 1 (tou'el), r. ; pret. and pp. toweled, tow- 
elled, ppr. toweling, towelling. [< to/reM, w.] 
1. trans. 1. To nib or wipe with a towel. 
He now appeared In his doorway, towelling hla hands. 
Dickens, Great Expectations, xxxvi. 
2. To cudgel; lam. [Slang.] 
II. intrans. To use a towel ; rub or wipe with 
a towel. 
Letting his head drop Into a festoon of towel, and tuurl- 
liny away at his two ears. 
Dickens, Great Expectations, xxvi. 
towel-t, Same as tewel. 
towel-gourd (tou'el-gord), . See upongt- 
gourd. 
towel-horse (tou'el-hdrs), . A wooden frame 
or stand to hang towels on. 
toweling, towelling (tou'el-ing), n. [(.towefl 
+ -t'Mj/1 !] 1 . Material used for towels, whether 
made in separate towels with borders, etc., or 
in continuous pieces, sold by the yard. Com- 
pare huckaback, crash, diaper, glann-clotli. 2. 
A piece of the stuff used for towels; a towel. 
[Bare.] 
A clean ewer with a fair hrwelliny. 
Bromting, Flight of the Duchegs, xl. 
3. A whipping; a thrashing. [Slang.] 
I got a toteellina, but it did not do me much good. 
Maijhew, London Labour and London Poor, I. 469. 
Elephant toweling, a variety of huckaback much used 
as a foundation for crewel embroidery. Toweling em- 
broidery, decorative work done in heavy material, such 
as toweling, usually by a combination of drawn work and 
needlework, with the addition of fringes. Turkish tow- 
eling. See Turkish. 
towel-rack (tou'el-rak), . A frame or bar 
over which towels are hung; a towel-horse. 
towel-roller (tou'el-ro'ler), . The revolving 
bar for a roller-towel. 
towendt, r. i. [ME. towenden ; < to-'* + wend.] 
To turn aside. 
tower 1 (tou'er), n. [< ME. tour, tur (also tor), < 
AS. tur (titrr-) (also torr) = MD. toren, torre, D. 
tortw = OHG. titrra, turri, MHG. turn, turni. (i. 
titrm (dial, turn) = Sw. torn = Dan. taarn (the 
final in and 11 are unexplained) = OF. tur, tour 
(whence in part the ME. word), P. tour = Pr. 
tor = Sp. It. torn 1 , a tower, = Gael, torr = Ir. 
tor = W. fur, tower, < L. ttirrin = Gr. ri/w/f. 
riipptf, tower, height, bastion. Hence turret. 
Cf. tor 1 .] 1. A building lofty in proportion 
to its lateral dimensions, of any form in plan. 
whether insulated or forming part of a church, 
castle, or other edifice. Towera have been erected 
from the earliest ages as memorials, and for purposes of 
religion and defense. Among towers are Included the 
