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tiges

tiges is the plural of tige.

Meaning of tige

Noun

tige (plural tiges)

  1. (historical) A steel pin in early rifles.
  2. (archaic) A stem.
    • The tige is either simple, as in the White Lily, or branching, as in the Geranium; the branching is the most common form; […]1829, Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, Familiar Lectures on Botany, page 50

Questions about tiges

What is tiges the plural of?
Tiges is the plural of tige.

Words near tiges in the dictionary

  1. Tigerts
  2. Tigerville
  3. tigerware
  4. tigerwood
  5. tigery
  6. tiges
  7. tigged
  8. Tigger
  9. Tiggerish
  10. Tiggers
  11. tigging

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