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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Tăl'mud, n. p. 1351The body of the Hebrew laws, traditions, and explanations, or the book that contains them. ☞ The Talmud contains the laws, and a compilation of expositions of duties imposed on the people, either in…Tal-mŭd'ic or Tal-mŭd'ic-al, a. p. 1351Of, or pertaining to, the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, Talmudic fables.Tăl'mud-ĭst, n. p. 1351One versed in the Talmud.Täl'-mud-īst'ic, a. p. 1351Of, or pertaining to, the Talmud; resembling the Talmud; Talmudic.Tāl'on, n. p. 1351The claw of a fowl. Bacon. 2. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; — usually called an ogee. ☞ When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.Ta-lōōk' or Ta-lōōk'ah, n. p. 1351A district or dependency in India, the revenues of which are under the management of a talookdar. Simmonds.Ta-lōōk'dar, n. p. 1351A native acting as the head of a revenue department, but under a superior. [India.]Tāl'pā, n. p. 1351(Zoöl.) A genus of small quadrupeds; the mole. 2. (Surg.) A kind of tumor upon the head; — so called because it is vulgarly supposed to burrow like a mole.Tā'lus, n. p. 1351(Anat.) The astragalus, or that bone of the foot which articulates with the leg. 2. (Arch. & Fort.) A slope; the inclination of a work. 3. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rocks lying at the…Tăl'wōod, n. p. 1351(Anc. Statutes.) Firewood cut into billets of a certain length. Crabb.Tām'a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1351The quality of being tamable; tamableness.Tām'a-ble, a. p. 1351Capable of being tamed or subdued; capable of being reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness.Tām'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1351The quality of being tamable.Ta-mān'du-ā, n. p. 1351(Zoöl.) A species of ant-eater, about the size of an ordinary cat, found in tropical America, having short, shining, and somewhat silky hair, and a prehensile tail; — called also little ant-bear.Tām'a-räck, n. p. 1351(Bot.) The larch (Larix Americana), a tree having a close-grained wood, and thread-like, deciduous leaves in clusters. It is found in swamps in the Northern United States, and is valuable for timber.…Tām'a-rīn, n. p. 1351(Zoöl.) A small South American monkey (the Midas rosalia), having glossy, golden hair, and resembling the squirrel in its general form.Tām'a-rīnd, n. p. 1351(Bot.) (a.) A leguminous tree of the genus Tamarindus, cultivated in both the Indies, and in other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty…Tăm'a-rind-fish, n. p. 1352A preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. Simmonds.Tăm′a-risk, n. p. 1352(Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Tamarix, of several species.Tām'bar, n. p. 1352An alloy of copper; tombac. See TOMBAC. 2. Agallochum, or aloes-wood. See AGALLOCHUM.Tăm/bour, n. p. 1352A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine. 2. A small circular frame, somewhat resembling a drum, for working embroidery upon; also, a species of embroidery in which threads of gold and silver are…Tăm'bōur, v. t. p. 1352To embroider on a tambour.Tăm'bōur-īne', n. p. 1352A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides. 2. A lively French dance, formerly in vogue in operas.Tām'breet, n. p. 1352See DUCK-BILL.Tāme, a. p. 1352Having laid aside or become changed from native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; mild or gentle in disposition; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer; a tame bird. 2. Crushed; subdued…Tāme, v. t. p. 1352To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast. They had not been tamed into submission, but baited into savageness and…Tāme, v. t. p. 1352To broach or taste, as liquor. Halliwell. 2. To divide; to distribute; to deal out. In the time of famine he is the Joseph of the country, and keeps the poor from starving. Then he tameth his stacks…Tāme'less, a. p. 1352Incapable of being tamed; wild; untamed; untamable. Bp. Hall.Tāme'less-ness, n. p. 1352The state or quality of being tameless; untamableness.Tāme'ly, adv. p. 1352In a tame manner; with unresisting submission; meanly; servilely; without manifesting spirit; as, to submit tamely to oppression; to bear reproach tamely.Tāme'ness, n. p. 1352The quality of being tame or gentle; a state of domestication; unresisting submission; meanness in bearing insults or injuries; want of spirit.Tām'er, n. p. 1352One who tames or subdues; one who reclaims from wildness.Tăm'ine or Tăm'i-ny, n. p. 1352A kind of woolen cloth highly glazed. 2. A strainer or bolter of the above material, and also sometimes of hair-cloth.Tām'is, n. p. 1352The same as TAMINY, q. v.Tā'mis-bird, n. p. 1352(Ornith.) A Guinea-fowl.Tām'kin, n. p. 1352A stopper. See TAMPION.Tām'my, n. p. 1352The same as TAMINY, q. v.Tāmp, v. t. p. 1352To fill up, as a hole bored in a rock for blasting, especially by driving in something with frequent strokes. 2. Hence, to drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp mud so as to make a…Tăm'p'er, n. p. 1352One who tamps, or prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed. 2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping-iron.Tăm'per, v. i. p. 1352To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease. 'Tis dangerous tampering with a muse. Roscommon. 2. To deal; to practice secretly; to use bribery. Others tampered For…Tăm'p'ing, n. p. 1352The act of filling up a hole in a rock for the purpose of blasting. 2. The material used in tamping.Tăm'p'ing-ī/ron, n. p. 1352An iron rod for beating down the earthy substance in the charge used for blasting.Tām'pi-on, n. p. 1352The stopper of a cannon or other piece of ordnance, consisting of a cylinder of wood. 2. A plug used to stop closely the upper end of an organ-pipe.Tăm'pōe, n. p. 1352A fruit of the East Indies, somewhat resembling an apple.Tăm'pōon, n. p. 1352The stopper of a barrel; a bung.Tām'pon, n. p. 1352(Surg.) A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage.Tăm'-tăm, n. p. 1352A drum used by the Hindoos, made of an alloy of copper and tin, and very sonorous.Tān, v. t. p. 1352To convert into leather, as the skins of animals, by steeping them in an infusion of oak or some other bark, by which they are impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid, which exists in several species…Tăn, v. i. p. 1352To become tanned; as, this leather tans quickly.Tān, n. p. 1352The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for tanning hides;—so called both before and after it has been used. 2. A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan. 3. A…Tān'a-cē'tum, n. p. 1352(Bot.) A genus of strong-scented, bitter plants; tansy.Tān'a-ger, n. p. 1352(Ornith.) An American bird allied to the finches and sparrows.Tăn'-bĕd, n. p. 1352(Gardening.) A bed made of tan; a bark bed.Tăn'dem, adv. p. 1352One after another;—said of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of side by side. He drove tandem, kept hunters. Thackeray.Tăng, n. p. 1352A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask. 2. Relish; taste. “A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party…Tăng, v. t. p. 1352To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring. To tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by making a loud, ringing noise.Täng, v. i. p. 1352To make a ringing sound; to ring. “The process in question, known in country phrase as “tanging,” is founded on the belief that the bees will not settle unless under the influence of this peculiar…Tăng, n. p. 1352A kind of sea-weed; tangle.Tăng, n. p. 1352A Siamese dry measure containing fifteen quarts. Simmonds.Tăn'gen-cy, n. p. 1352The state or quality of being tangent; a contact or touching.