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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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Taught, a. p. 1356Tightly drawn or strained; stretched; not slack. Toften.Taught, imp. & p. p. p. 1356of teach. [A-S. tæhte, tæht.] See TEACH.Tāunt, a. p. 1356(Naut.) Very high or tall, as the masts of a ship. Totten.Tāunt, v. t. p. 1356To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to censure. “When I had at my pleasure taunted her.” Shak. “Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection.” Burke. ☞—“I see no good…Tāunt, n. p. 1356Upbraiding words; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. “With scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts.” Shak. “With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest.” Prior.Tāunt’er, n. p. 1356One who taunts, reproaches, or upbraids, with sarcastic or censorious reflections.Tāunt'ing, n. p. 1356The act of insulting; insult. The shameless fair, to taunting ever prone, No more the venom of her tongue suppressed, But gave full vent to many a scornful jest. Hoole.Tāunt'ing-ly, adv. p. 1356In a taunting manner; insultingly; scoffingly.Tāunt'ress, n. p. 1356A female who taunts. [Rare.]Tau'ri-cōrn'ōus, a. p. 1356Having horns like a bull. [Rare.] Browne.Tau'ri-fōrm, a. p. 1356Having the form of a bull.Tau'rine, a. p. 1356Relating to a bull. 2. Of, or relating to, the species of the Linnæan genus Taurus, to which the common bull, or ox, and cow belong, and for which there is no peculiar name in English.Tau'rine, n. p. 1356(Physiol.) A crystallizable substance produced by the action of chemical re-agents upon certain proximate principles of the bile.Tau'ro-cōl or Tau'ro-cōl'la, n. p. 1356Glue made from a bull's hide.Tau'ro-mā'chi-an, a. p. 1356Of, or pertaining to, bull-fights.Tau'ro-mā'chi-an, n. p. 1356One who engages in bull-fights.Tau-rŏm'a-chy, n. p. 1356Bull-fighting.Tau'rus, n. p. 1356(Astron.) (a.) The Bull; one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the second in order, or that next to Aries. (b.) The second zodiacal constellation, containing the remarkable star named Aldebaran…Taut, a. p. 1356(Naut.) Tight. See TAUGHT, a. Totten.Tau'te-gŏr'ic-al, a. p. 1356Expressing the same thing or subject, but with different words or in a different form;—opposed to allegorical. [Rare.] Coleridge.Tau'to-chrōne, n. p. 1356(Math.) A curve line, such that a heavy body, descending along it, by the action of gravity will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; an…Tau-tŏch'ro-noŭs, a. p. 1356Occupying the same time; having the properties of a tautochrone.Tau-tŏg', n. p. 1356(Ichth.) A fish found on the coast of New England (Labrus Americanus), valued for food; the blackfish. [Also tautaug.]Tau'to-lŏġ'ic or Tau'to-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 1356Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, a tautological expression or phrase. Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.Tau'to-lŏġ'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1356In a tautological manner.Tau-tŏl'o-ġist, n. p. 1356One who uses different words or phrases, in succession, to express the same sense.Tau-tŏl'o-ġīze, v. i. p. 1356To repeat the same thing in different words.Tau-tŏl'o-goŭs, a. p. 1356Tautological. [Rare.] Tooke.Tau-tŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 1356A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of a thing in different words or phrases; or a representation of any thing as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself…Tau'to-ou'sian or Tau'to-ou'sioŭs, a. p. 1356Having the same essence; being identically of the same nature. [Rare.] Cudworth.Tau'to-phŏn'ic-al, a. p. 1356Repeating the same sound.Tau-tŏph'o-ny, n. p. 1356Repetition of the same sound.Tăv'ern, n. p. 1356A public house where entertainment and accommodation for travelers and other guests are provided; an inn; a hotel, usually licensed to sell liquors in small quantities.Tăv'ern-er, n. p. 1356One who keeps a tavern. [Obs.]Tăv'ern-häunt'er, n. p. 1356One who frequents taverns.Tăv'ern-ing, n. p. 1356A feasting at taverns. [Obs.]Tăv'ern-măn, n. p. 1356The keeper of a tavern. [Obs.] 2. A tippler; a tavern-haunter.Taw, v. t. p. 1356TAWING p. 1357To dress and prepare in white, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other materials. 2. To tow, as a boat. [Obs.] Drayton. 3.…Taw, n. p. 1357A large marble to be played with. 2. A game at marbles. 3. (pl.) A whip or instrument of punishment used by a schoolmaster. Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn. Ramsay.Taw'dri-ly, adv. p. 1357In a tawdry manner.Taw'dri-ness, n. p. 1357The state or quality of being tawdry; excessive finery; ostentatious finery without elegance. A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more ungraceful by tawdriness of dress. Richardson.Taw'dry, a. p. 1357Bought at the festival of St. Audrey, or Ethelreda. [Obs.] Gird in your waist With a tawdry lace. Spenser. 2. Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy…Taw'dry, n. p. 1357A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general. Of which the Naiads and blue Nereids make Them tawdries for their neck. Drayton.Taw'er, n. p. 1357One who taws; a dresser of white leather.Taw'er-y, n. p. 1357A place where skins are tawed, or dyed with alum.Taw'ni-ness, n. p. 1357The quality of being tawny.Taw'ny, a. p. 1357Of a dull yellowish-brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, a tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion.Tăx, n. p. 1357A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority; as, (a.) A levy of any kind made upon property for the support of a government. A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors…Tăx, v. t. p. 1357To subject to pay a tax or taxes; to impose or assess upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government. We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride, and…Tăx'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1357The state of being taxable.Tăx'a-ble, a. p. 1357Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate. 2. (Law.) Capable of being legally charged by a court against the plaintiff or defendant in a suit; as, taxable…Tăx'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1357The state of being taxable.Tăx'a-bly, adv. p. 1357In a taxable manner.Tax-ā'tion, n. p. 1357The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority. 2. The act of taxing, or assessing a…Tăx'-cārt, n. p. 1357A spring-cart on which a low rate of duty is paid. [Eng.] Simmonds.Tāx'er, n. p. 1357One who taxes. 2. (Cambridge University, Eng.) One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures observed; — written also taxor.Tăx'-free, a. p. 1357Free from the payment of taxes.Tăx'i-ārch, n. p. 1357(Gr. Antiq.) An Athenian military officer commanding a taxis or battalion. Mitford.Tāx'i-côrn, n. p. 1357(Entom.) One of a family of coleopterous insects whose antennae are largest at the apex.