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adv. On tiptoe; eagerly expecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

We all feel a-tiptoe with hope and confidence. F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; house. ] (Biol.) Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with heterœcious. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Quality of being autœcious. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. using you own body as a sexual object. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) 1. The Lotus corniculatus. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot. “The tufted crowtoe.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. Russian author Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski; born 1821, died 1881.
Syn. -- Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. adj. of or pertaining to Fyodor Dostoevski. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. (Zool.) Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated; also, lobate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Strips of potatoes, usually cut with a rectangular cross-section, cooked by immersing in hot fat or oil. [ PJC ]

n. pl. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [ U.S., 1900's ], providing bulk and calories to a meal. [ PJC ]

n. See Mistletoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Mistletoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. misteltān; mistel mistletoe + tān twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw. mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. tān to D. teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. Missel. ] (Bot.) A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [ Written also misletoe, misseltoe, and mistleto. ] Lindley. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The mistletoe of the United States is Phoradendron serotinum (syn. Phoradendron flavescens), having broader leaves than the European kind. In different regions various similar plants are called by this name. The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig should kiss. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Bearing or having a motto; as, a mottoed coat or device. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Octahedral. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Petty + toes. ] The toes or feet of a pig, -- often used as food; sometimes, in contempt, the human feet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the toes turned in. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the toe square. [ 1913 Webster ]

Obsolete as fardingales, ruffs, and square-toed shoes. V. Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A precise person; -- used contemptuously or jocularly. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., n., etc. See Stoichiology, Stoichiometry, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tiptoes The end, or tip, of the toe. [ 1913 Webster ]

He must . . . stand on his typtoon [ tiptoes ]. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be a tiptoe,
To stand a tiptoe,
To stand on tiptoe or
To be on tiptoe, to be awake or alive to anything; to be roused; to be eager or alert; as, to be a tiptoe with expectation. [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. 1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert. [ 1913 Webster ]

Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Noiseless; stealthy. “With tiptoe step.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tiptoe mirth, the highest degree of mirth. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To step or walk on tiptoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. too, taa, AS. tā; akin to D. teen, G. zehe, OHG. zēha, Icel. tā, Sw. tå, Dan. taa; of uncertain origin. √60. ] 1. (Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal. “Each one, tripping on his toe.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step. (b) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved. (c) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece. [ 1913 Webster ]

Toe biter (Zool.), a tadpole; a polliwig. --
Toe drop (Med.), a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See Talipes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Toed p. pr. & vb. n. Toeing. ] To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way). [ 1913 Webster ]

To toe in, to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other. --
To toe out, to have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having (such or so many) toes; -- chiefly used in composition; as, narrow-toed, four-toed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Carp.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Med.) A morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Wrestling) A hold in which the agressor bends back his opponent's foot. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Zool.) See Durukuli. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the toes united by a web for a considerable part of their length. [ 1913 Webster ]