n. [ Cf. F. tiare. See Tiara. ] A tiara. [ Poetic ] Milton. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; of Persian origin. ] 1. A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female cat. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tibiae [ L. ] 1. (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F. tibial. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a tibia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tibial spur (Zool.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) A tibial bone; a tibiale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tibialia [ NL. ] (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. tibicinare. ] To play on a tibia, or pipe. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular. [ 1913 Webster ]