n. (Zool.) The hare kangaroo. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Abbrev.fr. tractate. ] A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion. [ 1913 Webster ]
The church clergy at that time writ the best collection of tracts against popery that ever appeared. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tracts for the Times.
n. [ L. tractus a drawing, train, track, course, tract of land, from trahere tractum, to draw. Senses 4 and 5 are perhaps due to confusion with track. See Trace, v., and cf. Tratt. ]
A very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrow tract of earth. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his countenance is a great weakness. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Efface all tract of its traduction. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forthon,
Leaving no tract behind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. [ Obs. ] Spenser. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. tractabilitas: cf.F. tractabilite. ] The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to draw violently, to handle, treat. See Treat, v. t. ]
I shall find them tractable enough. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Ch. of England) One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called “Tracts for the Times, ” issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Ch. of England) The principles of the Tractarians, or of those persons accepting the teachings of the “Tracts for the Times.” [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. tractatus a touching, handling, treatise. See Tractable, and Tract a treatise, Treaty. ] A treatise; a tract; an essay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. tractatio. ] Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A full tractation of the points controverted. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Abbrev.fr. tractate. ] A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion. [ 1913 Webster ]
The church clergy at that time writ the best collection of tracts against popery that ever appeared. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tracts for the Times.
n. [ L. tractus a drawing, train, track, course, tract of land, from trahere tractum, to draw. Senses 4 and 5 are perhaps due to confusion with track. See Trace, v., and cf. Tratt. ]
A very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrow tract of earth. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his countenance is a great weakness. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Efface all tract of its traduction. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forthon,
Leaving no tract behind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. [ Obs. ] Spenser. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. tractabilitas: cf.F. tractabilite. ] The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to draw violently, to handle, treat. See Treat, v. t. ]
I shall find them tractable enough. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Ch. of England) One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called “Tracts for the Times, ” issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Ch. of England) The principles of the Tractarians, or of those persons accepting the teachings of the “Tracts for the Times.” [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. tractatus a touching, handling, treatise. See Tractable, and Tract a treatise, Treaty. ] A treatise; a tract; an essay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. tractatio. ] Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A full tractation of the points controverted. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]