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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Tar-pau'lin, n. p. 1354A piece of canvas covered with tar, or a composition, to render it water-proof, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, and the like. 2. A hat covered with painted or tarred cloth…Tăr'quin-ish, a. p. 1354Like Tarquin, a king of Rome; proud; haughty.Tăr'raçe, n. p. 1354The same as TRASS, q. v.Tăr'ra-gŏn, n. p. 1354(Bot.) A plant of the genus Artemisia (A. dracunculus), celebrated for perfuming vinegar in France.Tăr'ras, n. p. 1354See TRASS.Tăr'ras, n. p. 1354A terrace. See TERRACE. [Obs.]Tärre, v. t. p. 1354To stimulate or set on. [Obs.] Shak.Tăr'ri-ançe, n. p. 1354The act of tarrying; delay; lateness. And after two days' tarriance there, returned. Tennyson.Tăr'ri-er, n. p. 1354One who tarries or delays.Tăr'ri-er, n. p. 1354A terrier. See TERRIER.Tăr'rock, n. p. 1354(Ornith.) A sea-fowl of the gull kind; the young of the kittiwake gull (Larus rissa).Tăr'ry, v. i. p. 1354To stay behind; to loiter; to remain in arrear; to wait. Tarry ye here for us until we come again unto you. Ex. xxiv. 14. 2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to defer. Come down to me, tarry…Tār'ry, v. t. p. 1355To wait for; to stay or stop for. He that will have a cake out of the wheat must tarry the grinding. Shak. He plodded on his way, tarrying no further question. W. Scott.Tār'ry, n. p. 1355Stay; stop; delay.Tār'ry, a. p. 1355Consisting of, covered with, or like, tar.Tär'sal, a. p. 1355(Anat.) (a.) Pertaining to the tarsus, or ankle. (b.) Of, or pertaining to, the tarsi of the eyelids. Tarsal cartilages, two thin elastic plates in the edge of the eyelids, of a fibrous tissue, and…Tārse, n. p. 1355(Anat.) The tarsus. See TARSUS. Brande.Tār'sel, n. p. 1355A male hawk. See TERCEL.Tär'sī, n. pl. p. 1355(Entom.) The feet in insects, which are articulated, and formed of five or a less number of joints.Tär'si-a or Tär'si-a-tûre, n. p. 1355A kind of mosaic woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century, in which architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were represented by inlaying pieces of wood of…Tār'si-an, n. p. 1355(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Tarsus.Tār'si-an or Tār'sie, a. p. 1355(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tarsus.Tär'si-er, n. p. 1355(Zoöl.) A quadrumanous animal of the genus Tarsius, and of the family of the lemurs, characterized by a rounded head, short muzzle, large eyes, long, tufted tail, and by having the posterior limbs…Tar-sōr'ra-phy, n. p. 1355(Surg.) An operation for diminishing the size of the opening between the eyelids when it is enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.Tar-sŏt'o-my, n. p. 1355(Surg.) The section or removal of the tarsal cartilages. Dunglison.Tār'sus, n. p. 1355(Anat.) (a.) That part of the foot to which the leg is articulated, the front of which is called the instep. (b.) A small cartilaginous layer situated in the substance of the free edge of each…Tärt, a. p. 1355Sharp to the taste; acidulous; as, a tart apple. 2. Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.Tärt, n. p. 1355A species of small open pie or flat piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve.Tār'tan, n. p. 1355Woolen cloth, check-cred or cross-barred with threads of various colors, much worn in Scotland. MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it does not warm to the tartan. W.…Tār'tan, n. p. 1355(Naut.) A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast and a bowsprit, and the principal sail, which is very large, extended by a lateen-yard. 2. A kind of long, covered…Tär'tar, n. p. 1355(Chem.) An acid concrete salt, deposited from wines completely fermented, and adhering to the sides of the casks in the form of a hard crust. It is white or red, the white being the more highly…Tär'tar, n. p. 1355The infernal regions; hell. [Obs.] “The gates of Tartar.” Shak.Tar-tā're-an, a. p. 1355(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tartary, in Asia.Tar-tā're-an, a. p. 1355Of, or pertaining to, Tartarus; hellish.Tar-tā're-ōus, a. p. 1355Consisting of tartar; resembling tartar, or partaking of its properties. 2. Of, or pertaining to, Tartarus; Tartarean. 3. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling, as in many lichens.Tar-tā'ri-an, n. p. 1355(Geog.) A Tartar. [Obs.] 2. A thief. [Obs. and colloq.] Beau. & Fl.Tar-tär'ic, a. p. 1355(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, tartar.Tartaric acid p. 1355an acid obtained from tartar, soluble, white, and crystalline. It is much used in calico-printing and dyeing, and also for making effervescing draughts with soda.Tär'tar-i-nā'ted, a. p. 1355Combined with tartarine.Tār'tar-ine, n. p. 1355Potash; — formerly so called.Tār'tar-īze, v. t. p. 1355To impregnate with tartar; to refine by means of the salt of tartar.Tär'tar-ōus, a. p. 1355Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities.Tār'ta-rūm, n. p. 1355A preparation of tartar; — called also petrified tartar.Tär'ta-rŭs, n. p. 1355(Gr. Myth.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as a place as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment for the spirits of the wicked. By…Tär'ta-ry, n. p. 1355Tartarus. [Obs.] Spenser.Tärt'ish, a. p. 1355Somewhat tart.Tärt'let, n. p. 1355A small tart. They may be compared to the puffs and tartlets of the pastry-cook, which are only good immediately after they are drawn from the oven. Knox.Tärt'ly, adv. p. 1355In a tart manner; sourly; sharply; severely.Tärt'ness, n. p. 1355The quality of being tart; sharpness; acidity; keenness. Syn. — Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity; asperity; acerbity; harshness. See ACRIMONY.Tār'trāte, n. p. 1355(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of tartaric acid with a base; as, tartrate of potassa; tartrate of soda.Tär'trō-vĭn'ic, a. p. 1355(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain acid composed of tartaric acid in combination with the elements of ether. Brande.Tar-tuf-fe', n. p. 1355An hypocritical devotee; — a nickname derived from the name of the hero in a celebrated comedy of Molière. Brande.Tar-tuff'ish, a. p. 1355Like a tartuffe; precise; hypocritical. [Obs.] Sterne.Tar-tuff'ism, n. p. 1355The practice of tartuffes.Tär'-wa'ter, n. p. 1355A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine. Bp. Berkeley. 2. The ammoniacal water of gas-works.Tās'co, n. p. 1355A kind of clay for making melting-pots.Tăsk, n. p. 1355Business or study imposed by another, often a definite quantity or amount of labor. “My task of servile toil.” Milton. 2. Business; employment; undertaking. His mental powers were equal to greater…Tāsk, v. t. p. 1355To impose a task upon; to assign to a definite amount of business or labor. There task thy maids, and exercise the loom. Dryden. 2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens. 3. To charge upon; to…Tăsk'er, n. p. 1355One who imposes a task. 2. One who performs a task. 3. A laborer who receives his wages in kind. [Scot.] Simmonds.Tâsk'-mâs'ter, n. p. 1355One who imposes a task, or burdens with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Task-master's eye. Milton.