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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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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.Tăx'/i-dĕr'/mic, a. p. 1357Of, or pertaining to, the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.Tăx'i-dēr'mist, n. p. 1357A person skilled in taxidermy.Tăx'i-dēr'my, n. p. 1357The art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals, for cabinets, so as to represent their natural appearance.Tăx'is, n. p. 1357(Arch.) That disposition which assigns to every part of a building its just dimensions. Gwill. 2. (Surg.) A methodical pressure of the hand on a hernial tumor, for the purpose of reducing it.…Tāx'less, a. p. 1357Free from the payment of taxes; tax-free.Tax-ōn'ō-my, n. p. 1357That department of natural history which treats of the laws and principles of classification. 2. The law or principle of classification.Tăx'or, n. p. 1357See TĀXER.Tā'zel, n. p. 1357A plant; the teasel. See TEASEL.Taz-zā, n. p. 1357An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat top, having a foot and handles; a shallow vase. Fairholt.Tēa, n. p. 1357The leaves of a shrub or small tree of the genus Thea (Camellia of some authors), especially of T. bohea and T. viridis. The shrub is a native of China and Japan, but has been introduced, to some…Tēa, v. i. p. 1357To take or drink tea. [Prov. Eng.]Tēa'-bōard, n. p. 1357A board to put tea furniture on.Tēa'-cād'dy, n. p. 1357A small ornamental box for holding tea to supply a tea-pot. Simmonds.Tēa'-cāke, n. p. 1357A light kind of cake partaken of at tea-time. Simmonds.Tēa'-cān'is-ter, n. p. 1357A canister or box in which tea is kept.Tēach, v. t. p. 1357To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or as rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; to tell. If…Tēach, v. i. p. 1357To practice giving instruction; to perform the business of a preceptor. The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire. Micah iii. 11.Teach'a-ble, a. p. 1357Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, readily receiving instruction; docile. We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and teachable, to learn our religion from the Word of God. Watts.Tēach'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1357The quality of being teachable; a willingness or readiness to be informed and instructed; docility; aptness to learn.Tēache, n. p. 1357(Sugar Works.) One of the boilers in which the cane-juice is treated in making sugar; especially the last of the series used in the manufacture of sugar. Edwards.Tēach’er, n. p. 1357One who teaches or instructs, or one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor. 2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel…Tēa'-chēst, n. p. 1357A small, square, wooden case, usually lined with sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China. Simmonds.