tōy (p. 264) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், தோய, v. n. To plunge in water, நீரில்மூழ்க. 2. To bathe, commonly in cold water, and without anointing, குளிக்க. 3. To become wet, soaked, sopped, steeped, நனைய. 4. To mix, to blend, mingle, to commingle, to unite with, as in company, கலக்க. 5. To touch to come in contact with, to be trailed on the ground as a garment or tail, நிலத்திற் பதிய. (நாலடிசிறப்புப்பாயிரம்.) 6. To copulate, to cohabit, புணர. 7. To be implied, hinted, at, alluded to; to be contained or included in, as a meaning by implication, குறிக்கப்பட. 8. (c.) To be curdled, as milk by design, உறைய. 9. To commit one's self in speaking, commonly in the negative, அகப்பட்டுக் கொள்ள. 1. v. a. [prov.] To temper heated metal, by dipping it in water, துவைச்சலிட. (c.) நச்செழுத்துத்தோயப்பாடினான். He has tempered his verses with malign letters. தோயாமற்பேச, inf. To speak in ambiguous terms, so as not to commit one's self, or divulge a secret. (c.) தோயப்பம், s. A pan-cake, தோசை. தோயல்--தோய்வு, v. noun. Mixing, கலத்தல். 2. Bathing, dipping, குளித்தல். 3. As துவையல், which see. தோயல்வாய்த்தல், v. noun. Being properly heated and tempered by dipping in water. 2. [fig. prov.] Availing, as a good opportunity, (lit.) a good dipping. 41)
