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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Toughen
n.
The quality or state of being tough.
a.
Tough in a slight degree.
superl.
Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.
adv.
In a tough manner.
n.
See Tough-pitch (b).
a.
Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil.
n.
A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew.
n.
A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.
n.
The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of well reduced and refined copper.
n.
Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the genus Cerianthus. These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, in which they dwell, whence the name.
n.
A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
superl.
Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews.
superl.
Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.
v. i. & t.
To grow or make tough, or tougher.
imp. & p. p.
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n.
The ruddy duck.
n.
Copper so reduced; -- called also tough-cake.
superl.
Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
superl.
Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.
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