trellis (en)

(noun) a frame of latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing plants / (noun) a construction (as a summerhouse) chiefly of latticework / (noun) an arrangement that forms or gives the effect of a lattice / (verb) to provide with a trellis / (verb) to train (as a vine) on a trellis / (verb) to cross or interlace on or through; interweave

trenchant (en)

(adjective) keen, sharp / (adjective) vigorously effective and articulate / (adjective) caustic / (adjective) sharply perceptive; penetrating / (adjective) clear-cut, distinct

trente glorieuses (fr)

(The Glorious Thirty) the thirty years from 1945 to 1975 in France, during which the economy grew rapidly

tripartite (en)

refers to economic corporatism based on tripartite contracts of business, labour, and state affiliations within the economy

triune (en)

(noun) trinity / (adjective) ; three in one; / (adjective) of or relating to the Trinity / (adjective) consisting of three parts, members, or aspects

troika (en)

(noun) a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast / (noun) a team for such a vehicle / (noun) a group of three / (noun) an administrative or ruling body of three

trousseau (en)

(noun) the personal possessions of a bride usually including clothes, accessories, and household linens and wares

truckle (en)

(verb) to act in a subservient manner; submit / (noun) trundle bed

truculent (en)

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

Truman Doctrine (en)

an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War; announced March 12, 1947 and further developed on July 12, 1948 when Truman pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey

trundle (en)

(intrans verb) to progress by revolving; (trans verb) to propel by causing to rotate

tsitsith (en)

any of the four tassels or fringes on garments worn by the Jews in remembrance of the commandments

tule fog (en)

Tule fog, named for a sedge grass that populates California's wetlands, is a thick ground fog that periodically blankets the Central Valley during the winter months

tumbrel (en)

(noun) a farm tipcart / (noun) a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution

turbid (en)

(adjective) thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment / (adjective) heavy with smoke or mist / (adjective) deficient in clarity or purity; foul muddy / (adjective) characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)

turgid (en)

(adjective) being in a state of distension; swollen, tumid (opposite of flaccid) / (adjective) exhibiting turgor / (adjective) excessively embellished in style or language; bombastic, pompous

tympana (en)

(plural for tympanum) the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture

typology (en)

a classification according to general type, especially in archaeology, psychology, or the social sciences

ukase (en)

an edict of the Russian government OR an arbitrary command

ultimacies (en)

(noun, plural) the state or quality of being ultimate

umbrage (en)

(noun) offense or annoyance

unbeveled (en)

not beveled

unctuous (en)

(adjective) fatty oily / (adjective) smooth and greasy in texture or appearance / (adjective) plastic / (adjective) full of unction / (adjective) revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality

undulating (en)

(verb) to form or move in waves; fluctuate / (verb) to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence / (verb) to present a wavy appearance / (verb) to cause to move in a wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner

unequal exchange (en)

a concept within Marxist economics referring to unequal labour values; can be applied historically to the origins of international wage differentials. proponents of concept: Samir Amin; John Roemer; Immanuel Wallerstein; Ernest Mandel