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   1) தோய் tōy (p. 574)

தோய் , II. v. i. (துவை II.) bathe, குளி; 2. become wet or soaked, be dipped, நனை; 3. curdle, coagulate, freeze, உறை; 4. be implied, hinted at or alluded to; 5. touch, be trailed on the ground as a garment or tail; 6. mix, blend, mingle, commingle, unite with as in company, கல II; v. t. temper heated metal by dipping it in water, துவைச்சலிடு. தோயாமற்பேச, to speak in ambiguous terms, so as not to commit one's self or divulge a secret. தோய்ந்துக் கொடுக்க, to temper iron or steel. தோயல், தோய்வு, v. n. bathing, dip- ping, curdling etc; 2. as துவையல் which see.

   2) தோய் tōy (p. 574)

தோய் , VI. v. t. (துவை VI.) dip in, beat clothes in washing, நனை; 2. curdle milk, உறை; 3. temper steel. தோய்த்தல், தோய்ச்சல், v. n. dipping, washing clothes, curdling milk, tempering iron. தோய்த்துப்பிழிய, to dip a cloth in water and wring out. தோய்ப்பம், தோய்ப்பன், a kind of pancake. இளந்தோய்ச்சல், insufficient tem- pering. சாயந்தோய்க்க, to dye. மகரந்தோய்க்க, to tinge cloth of a reddish dye.