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tige

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Borrowed from French tige (“stem”), from Latin tibia (“shin bone, leg”). Doublet of tibia.

noun 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; […]

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"tige." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tige. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tige. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tige

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"tige." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tige.

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@misc{tige_2026,
  title = {tige},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tige},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}