n. [ Turk. ] A decree of the Sultan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F.; cf. Sp. retirada retreat. See Retire. ] (Fort.) A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See Tear to rend, and cf. Tire to tear. ] A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here he delivers a violent tirade against persons who profess to know anything about angels. Quarterly Review. [ 1913 Webster ]