*toy*

a. [ F., p. pr. of chatoyer to be chatoyant, fr. chat cat. ] (Min.) Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. chatoiement. See Chatoyant. ] Changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors. Cleaceland. [ 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 ]

n. [ Octoic + -yl. ] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical (C7H15.CO.), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to Tolstoy (1828-1910). -- n. A follower of Tolstoy, who advocates and practices manual labor, simplicity of living, nonresistance, etc., holds that possession of wealth and ownership of property are sinful, and in religion rejects all teachings not coming from Christ himself. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash, speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. ziuc, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of E. tug, v. t.; cf. G. zeugen to beget, MHG. ziugen to beget, make ready, procure. See Tug, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A plaything for children; a bawble. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle. [ 1913 Webster ]

They exchange for knives, glasses, and such toys, great abundance of gold and pearl. Abr. Abbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

To fly about playing their wanton toys. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

What if a toy take 'em in the heels now, and they all run away. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor light and idle toys my lines may vainly swell. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To dally thus with death is no fit toy. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. An old story; a silly tale. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. [ Probably the same word. ] A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; -- called also toy mutch. [ Scot. ] “Having, moreover, put on her clean toy, rokelay, and scarlet plaid.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. toyed p. pr. & vb. n. toying. ] To dally amorously; to trifle; to play. [ 1913 Webster ]

To toy, to wanton, dally, smile and jest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To treat foolishly. [ Obs. ] E. Dering (1576). [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ To, prep. + year. ] This year. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of trifling play. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A house for children to play in or to play with; a playhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a toying manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Sportive; trifling; wanton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resembling a toy. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Toy"ish*ly, adv. -- Toy"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. One who deals in toys. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shop where toys are sold. [ 1913 Webster ]