More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Tournament
Collier's New Encyclopedia: tween armed knights on horseback in encounter betime of peace, as an exercise of skill (which was rewarded by honorary distinctions), and usually an adjunct of etc. The tournament was one of the most some great event , as a royal marriage, cherished institutions of the Middle Ages, furnishing, as it did , an exciting show, and giving the combatants an opportunity of exhibiting their skill, courage and prowess before their friends. The arms employed were usually lances without heads, and with round braces of wood at the extremity, and swords without points and with blunted edges. Occasionally, however , the ordinary arms of warfare were used, and it not infrequently happened that the tournament ended in a hostile encounter. Certain qualifications of birth were required for admission to the tournaments. The place of combat was the lists, a large open space surrounded by a rope or railing, and having galleries erected around for the spectators, the heralds, and the judges. The tilting armor was with some device of a lady's favor. The of light fabric, and generally adorned prizes were delivered to the successful knights by the queen of beauty, who pointed by the king. been chosen by the ladies or aptest of skill, in which a number of indi- In modern usage, a competition or conviduals take part; as , military tournament; cycling tournament; billiard tournament, etc.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Chivalry
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Trafalgar
Aiton's Encyclopedia: traf-al-gar', a promontory on the southern coast of Spain, projecting into the Atlantic between Cadiz and the Strait of Gibraltar. It is marked by a lighthouse. The locality is famous for the naval battle of Trafalgar fought off the coast October 21, 1805. Nelson, in command of a British fleet of twenty-seven ships and four frigates, won a notable victory over a combined French and Spanish fleet of thirtythree ships and five frigates. The allies lost nineteen ships. Nelson was killed, the Spanish admiral was killed, and the French admiral was taken prisoner. The loss of the fleet was a severe blow to Napoleon and put an end to plans for a French invasion of England. 2026 Editor's Note: Trafalgar's centennial had just been celebrated (1905) with the fleet this entry's era believed unbeatable; Nelson's signal still flies on October 21, and the column still watches London. See Trafalgar . (Ed: BR 2026-07-08)
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a low and sandy cape W. entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar. on the S. W. coast of Spain, at the N. The famous naval battle in which Nelson lost his life, after defeating a larger French and Spanish fleet under the command of Villeneuve and Gravina, was fought off this cape, Oct. 21, 1805. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost 19 ships out of 33.
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Transportation
Collier's New Encyclopedia: till recent times in general practice in Great Britain for crimes of the more serious description, but falling short of the penalty of death. It varied in duration from seven years to the termination of the criminal's life, according to the magnitude of the offense. Australia, Tasmania, and Norfolk Islands were the stations to which convicts from England were conveyed. Transportation was abolished by an act passed in 1857, and superseded by penal servitude. This act, however, reserved to the privy-council the right of ordering convicts to be transported, and it was only in 1868 that transportation to Western Australia actually ceased.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Canal ; Caravan ; Ship ; Steamer; Packhorse; Roads; Railways
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Trawling
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a mode of fishing in a net in the of bag, withha strong framework keeping the mouth properly distended, is dragged along the bottom of the sea. It is the mode chiefly adopted in deep-sea fishing, and has largely developed in recent years, being much prosecuted by small steam vessels specially built for the purpose, but it is not ordinarily allowed within three miles of the shore. In Scotland the term trawling is often improperly applied to fishing for herring with the seine.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Net
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Triton (Classical mythology a powerful)
Aiton's Encyclopedia: in Greek mythology, a son of Neptune and Amphitrite. According to the accounts of the poets, it was his duty to blow a trumpet to announce his father's coming. He was celebrated for his wisdom and knowledge of future events. He had the power of changing his form at will. In the later mythology, a race of tritons was brought on the scene. They were subordinate deities. They followed in the train of the greater sea god and were full of pranks and fun. Like Triton, they had the power to change their form, and appeared frequently with the upper parts of a human being and the lower parts of some animal. They were represented in art as blowing conch shells to soothe the waves. The name triton has a wide application in natural science. Various shells, conchbearing animals, and salamanders, are known as tritons.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: in classical mythology, a powerful sea deity, son of Poseidon (Neptune) by Amphitrite, or, according to some, by Sileno or Salacia. with his father in a golden palace on the bottom of the sea. He could calm the ocean, and abate storms. He was generally represented as blowing a shell, and with a body above the waist like that of a man, and below like a dolphin. Many of the sea deities were called Tritons by the poets.
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Trolley
Collier's New Encyclopedia: Y, a word originating in England applied at first to a handcart and afterward to a truck. In the United States, a trolley means a pulley running on an overhead wire. In electric railways this pulley is at the top of a long rod that acts as a conductor to transmit the electric current to the motor of a street car. By extension, the word trolley is applied to the car and to the system as a whole. See STREET RAILWAYS. ANTHONY TROLLOPE
The Encyclopedia of Founding: A term of general application to all vehicles which run on a track or tracks, but more especially to the carriage of an overhead tramway. See IRON-CARRIER; CRANES.
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Trossachs
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a romantic valley in western Perthshire, Scotland, through which the waters of Loch Katrine make their way to Loch Achray. The word means the throat or mouth of the valley. The glen owes its celebrity to Scott's descriptive power in The Lady of the Lake. The glen is pretty enough, but is hardly up to Scott's picture. Stage coaches whirl through it daily during the tourist season. See Katrine
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a romantic defile forming an approach to the W. Highlands of Vol. X 1 Scotland; in Perthshire, about 8 miles W. of Callander; extends for about a mile between Lochs Ackray and Katrine. The pass, which winds between Ben A'an on the N. and Ben Venue on the S., is confined by lofty rugged precipices, feathered to their summits with birch, pine and other trees.
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