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• The Tremulous Hand of Worcester — is the title given to a 13th century glossator of Old English manuscripts with handwriting characterized by large, shaky, leftward leaning figures usually written in light brown ink. He is assumed to have worked in Worcester because all… …   Wikipedia

• tremulous — adj. 1 trembling or quivering (in a tremulous voice). 2 (of a line etc.) drawn by a tremulous hand. 3 timid or vacillating. Derivatives: tremulously adv. tremulousness n. Etymology: L tremulus f. tremere tremble …   Useful english dictionary

• Tremulous — Trem u*lous, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to tremble. See {Tremble}.] 1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with fear or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tremulous — tremulously, adv. tremulousness, n. /trem yeuh leuhs/, adj. 1. (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness. 2. timid; timorous; fearful. 3. (of things) vibratory, shaking, or quivering. 4. (of… …   Universalium

• tremulous — trem•u•lous [[t]ˈtrɛm yə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear or nervousness 2) timid; fearful 3) (of things) vibratory or quivering 4) (of writing) done with a trembling hand • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• tremulous — /ˈtrɛmjələs / (say tremyuhluhs) adjective 1. (of persons, the body, etc.) characterised by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, weakness, excitement, etc. 2. fearful; timorous. 3. (of things) vibratory or quivering. 4. (of writing, etc.) done… …  

• Tremulously — Tremulous Trem u*lous, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to tremble. See {Tremble}.] 1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tremulousness — Tremulous Trem u*lous, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to tremble. See {Tremble}.] 1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… …   Universalium

• List of Consolevania episodes — This is a list of episodes of Consolevania in order of release.Pilot episodeIn a posting on the [http://www.rllmukforum.com Rllmuk] forums (dated 15 January 2004) the planned contents of the pilot episode of Consolevania were listed… …   Wikipedia

• nonfictional prose — Introduction       any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography.       Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …   Universalium