n. [ F. tépale, fr. pétale, by transposition. ] (Bot.) A division of a perianth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Indian wigwam or tent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of tepefying. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Tepefied p. pr. & vb. n. Tepefying ] [ L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L. tepefacere. See Tepid. ] To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; ashes + -mancy. ] Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; ashes. ] (Geol.) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Tephrosia. ] (Min.) A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray color. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; ash-colored, from &unr_; ashes. ] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Tephrosia toxicaria is used in the West Indies and in Polynesia for stupefying fish. T. purpurea is used medicinally in the East Indies. T. Virginia is the goat's rue of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat. ] Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. -- Tep"id*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. tépidité. ] The quality or state of being tepid; moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]