Main Entry:

tex·as

Pronunciation:

\ˈtek-səs, -siz\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Texas, state of United States; from the naming of cabins on Mississippi steamboats after states, the officers' cabins being the largest

Date:

1857

: a structure on the awning deck of a steamer that contains the officers' cabins and has the pilothouse in front or on top