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[ tes-tuh ] / ˈtɛs tə /
noun, plural tes·tae [tes-tee]. /ˈtɛs ti/. Botany.the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed. Origin of testa1790–1800; <New Latin, Latin; see test2 Words nearby testaTessie, Tessin, tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, test, testa, testacean, testaceous, test act, testacy, testalgia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for testa“He had over the years made different offerings, and some were really ridiculous,” Testa says. ‘Speed-Freak Killer’ Wesley Shermantine to Help Police Find Victims|Christine Pelisek|July 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Testa says Huckaby's attempts to divert attention from herself show that she was sane. Melissa Huckaby's Murder Motive|Jennifer Wadsworth|June 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST Testa—who is tall and intense—says her demeanor led detectives to peg her as a suspect. Melissa Huckaby's Murder Motive|Jennifer Wadsworth|June 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST “I would say that Melissa was tempted by these girls,” says Testa. Melissa Huckaby's Murder Motive|Jennifer Wadsworth|June 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This property appears to be associated with one of the layers of the testa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various And then the Parmesan, "I will put him to sleep and bear him to the capo in testa in our name!" "Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy Before the tenth century the houses were mostly of wood, and thatched with straw or shingles (Testa, p. 11). The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson Tak' dem to capo in testa for show extrra gooda faith in nama da Arma of Zhoostees. "Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy Testa plerumque spir elongat, apertur ad basin angustat, siphone superiore parvo aut nullo. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson
British Dictionary definitions for testa
noun plural -tae (-tiː)a hard protective outer layer of the seeds of flowering plants; seed coat Word Origin for testaC18: from Latin: shell; see test ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for testaThe American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |