Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: ton – tooth
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ton, n. [OE tunne, a cask; see tun, n.]
Heavy load; huge weight; mass of 2,000 pounds; [fig.] burden; unbearable grief; immense sorrow.
tone, n. [OF ton, stretching, quality of sound, tone, accent, tone in painting.]
- Timbre; resonance; sonority; vibrancy; quality of sound.
- Sound; [fig.] chirp; warble; trill; bird song.
- Strain; tenor; auditory impression; [word play on “tune”] dirge; lament; requiem; threnody.
tongue (-s), n. [OE tunge.]
- Language; speech; verbal expression; mode of speaking.
- Fleshy, muscular organ in the mouth used to articulate speech sounds.
- Instrument of taste in the mouth.
- Clapper; ringer; thin piece of metal that hangs inside the center of a bell; vibrator that strikes the body of a bell and causes it to ring.
- Voice; [fig.] gurgling; bubbling noise; sound of water flowing over rocks.
- Thin forked sensory organ; instrument of tactile sensation.
- Power of speech; ability to communicate verbally.
tongueless, adj. [see tongue, n.]
Dumb; lacking an organ for articulating speech sounds; [fig.] silent; speechless; incapable of verbal expression.
tonic, n. [Gk. τονικ-ός, of or for stretching.]
Strong medicine; dose of unpleasant liquid; drug for restoring the health; [word play] sharp sound; brash musical tone; keynote that causes tension in a vocal line.
tonight, adv. [OE tó niht.]
- Presently; quickly; straightway; immediately; right away; without delay; not letting another day pass.
- Now; at present.
- This evening; during the current sundown.
too, adv. [see to, prep.]
- [Intensifier] very; overly; excessively.
- Additionally; further; in addition.
- Also; as well; like others.
took, v. [see take, v.]
tool (-s), n. [OE tól, to prepare, make.]
- Home invasion implement, such as a crowbar.
- Carpentry instrument, such as hammer, compass; square, ruler, etc.; [metaphor] servant; someone who will help build the Kingdom of God; person willing to be an instrument in the hands of the Lord.
tooth, n. [OE tóþ.]
- Edge; sharpness; biting feeling; gnawing sensation; [fig.] remorse; reproach.
- Instruments for chewing; little hard bones in the mouth.
- Phrase. “Garnet Tooth”: explosion; volcanic eruption; [kenning] flames; fire; lava.