Word origins

• terrible infantAn enfant terrible.
• TestardA surname from French.
• tetanizeTo throw (a muscle etc.) into a state of permanent contraction; to cause tetanus in.
• tête-à-têteA face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head.
• tête-bêcheOf a postage stamp, printed upside down relative to the following stamp of the same row or column.
• tête-de-ponta bridgehead.
• TétouanA city in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.
• tetraplesSynonym of tetrapla.
• TetreaultvilleA former town and neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, merged into the former city of Mercier, on the Island of Montreal, existing to the east Longue Pointe and Autoroute 25.
• TetroA surname.
• ThaïlandThailand.
• thalassicof or relating to seas and oceans
• thanatopraxisFuneral rites; death rituals or practices.
• thanatopraxyEmbalming.
• that is to sayIn other words. Used to introduce a clarification, simplification, or explanation
• TheardA surname from French.
• théâtrophoneAn early telephone technology allowing subscribers to listen to live opera and theatre performances.
• The DallesA city, the county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States.
• thé dansantA tea dance.
• the game is not worth the candleThe process or result is not worth the effort.
• theineCaffeine when present in tea.
• ThelusmaA surname from French.
• the more things change, the more they stay the sameTurbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level other than to cement the status quo.
• theophilanthropyA deistic belief system based on the worship of God and one's fellow man, and the immortality of the soul.
• theosopheA theosophist.
• TheveneauA surname from French.
• ThevenotA surname from French.
• ThiaisA commune in Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
• ThibeauxA surname from French.
• ThibedeauA surname from French
• thieboudienneA traditional dish from Senegal, consisting of fish and rice with tomato sauce.
• ThiviergeA surname from French.
• three musketeersA group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio.
• ti bon angeIn voodoo, one of the dualistic aspects of the soul, responsible for personality, character, and willpower.
• tierce de PicardieSynonym of Picardy third.
• tierceronA type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.
• tiercetA triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.
• TifinaghA script used by some Berber peoples to write their languages, in a historical abjad mode as well as a modern alphabetic mode.
• tigellaThat part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.
• tignonAn article of woman's headgear consisting of a piece of material tied in individual ways.
• tilleulA pale yellowish-green color.
• timbalA kettledrum.
• timbromaniaa passion for stamp collecting
• timoneerA helmsman.
• tintamarA hideous or confused noise; an uproar; a racket.
• tintamarreThe Acadian tradition of marching through one's community making noise with improvised instruments etc., usually as a national celebration.
• tiqueurA person who experiences tics.
• tirailleurAn infantry soldier.
• tisarThe fireplace at the side of an annealing oven in glassmaking.
• titubantstumbling, staggering; with the movement of one who is tipsy
• toilet roomA room in which to perform one's toilet, including dressing and grooming, particularly before execution.
• toilet waterA perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne: synonym of eau de toilette.
• toilinetteA cloth formerly used for waistcoats, having a weft of woollen yarn and a warp of cotton and silk.
• toiseA former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
• tombéA movement in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other while flexing the knee.
• TondreauA surname from French.
• tontineA form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors.
• toodle-ooGoodbye, farewell, see you soon.
• toot suiteVery quickly; in a hurry; straight away.
• topinambourSynonym of Jerusalem artichoke (the plant or its tuber).
• torcheculSomething used to wipe the backside after defecation.
• torchon paperPaper with a rough surface; especially, handmade paper of great hardness for watercolour painting.
• torrionA large tower.
• torsades de pointesA polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, predisposing to sudden cardiac death and more likely to occur during prolongations of the QT interval.
• torseA twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on; rarely, it occurs as a charge.
• tortillonAn artist’s tool used to smudge and blend a drawing made from charcoal, pencil, or pastel, consisting of a tightly-wound stick of soft, fibrous paper, sanded to a point at one end like a pencil.
• touchéAn acknowledgement of a hit.
• TourandocteA fictional Chinese princess appearing in "Histoire du prince Calaf et de la princesse de la Chine" ('Story of Prince Calaf and the Princess of China') collected in Les Mille et Un Jours (1710–1712) by François Pétis de la Croix.
• TouraneĐà Nẵng, a city in central Vietnam.
• tour de forceA feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field.
• Tour de FranceAn annual long-distance cycling race through France and other European countries.
• tour d'horizonAn extensive tour; figuratively, a wide-ranging or general survey.
• tourelleA turret.
• touristic guideA tour guide.
• tournedosFilet mignon.
• tournureManner, bearing.
• touronA tourist who acts in an ignorant or idiotic manner.
• tourteA kind of French pie.
• TourtouseA village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
• tous-les-moisA kind of starch with large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot or used for adulterating cocoa, made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably Canna edulis.
• tout courtJust, simply; without addition or qualification; alone.
• tout de suiteImmediately, right away.
• tout ensembleThe overall appearance or impression, especially of a work of art.
• tout le mondeeveryone, everybody
• tower of silenceA low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
• traceurA practitioner of parkour.
• traceuseA female practitioner of parkour.
• trachyteA pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
• Traditional EgyptianSynonym of Neo-Middle Egyptian.
• traductologyThe study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities. More commonly known as translation studies or translatology.
• tragedienneA female tragedian; a woman who acts in tragic drama.
• trahisonTreason.
• trahison des clercsA compromise of intellectual integrity by members of an intelligentsia.
• trait d'unionA (non-physical) connection or link between two things or concepts.
• traiteurA restaurateur.
• tramelA net over a river to catch fish.
• transcreationAn adaptation of a creative work into another language or culture.
• transfugeA deserter.
• transhumanceThe seasonal movement of grazing livestock (especially cattle, sheep, or goats) to new pastures which may be quite distant; alpine and nonalpine versions of such movement exist.
• transmanchecross-channel; pertaining to coastal areas of both southern England and northern France.