Tester

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who tests, tries, assays, or proves.
  • noun. Any instrument or apparatus used in testing: as, a steam-gage tester; a vacuum-tester.
  • noun. A name given to the shillings coined by Henry VIII., and to sixpences later (compare teston); also, in modern slang, a sixpence.
  • noun. A canopy.
  • noun. Specifically— The frame which connects the tops of the posts in a four-post bedstead, and the material stretched upon it, the whole forming a sort of canopy.
  • noun. In architecture, a flat canopy, as over a pulpit or a tomb.
  • noun. A head-piece; a helmet.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston.
  • noun. A headpiece; a helmet.
  • noun. A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb.
  • noun. A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A canopy over a bed etc.
  • noun. A person who administers a test.
  • noun. A device used for testing.
  • noun. A sample of perfume available in a shop for customers to try before they buy.
  • noun. An old French silver coin.
  • noun. A sixpence.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
  • noun. a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)
  • Word Usage
    "This tester is a small 3 prong unit with 2 yellow lights and 1 red light, made by A.W. Sperry."
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    teston  tizzy