Tappet rod Tap"pet rod (Mech.) A rod carrying a tappet or tappets, as one for closing the valves in a Cornish pumping engine.
Tappice, Tappis Tap"pice, Tap"pis intransitive verb See Tapish .
Tappit hen Tap"pit hen` 1. A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head. [ Scot.] Jamieson. 2. A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen. [ Scot.] Jamieson.
Tappoon Tap·poon" noun [ Spanish
tampón a stopper.]
(Irrigation) A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow a field. [ U. S.]
Taproom Tap"room` noun A room where liquors are kept on tap; a barroom. The ambassador was put one night into a miserable taproom , full of soldiers smoking.
Macaulay.
Taproot Tap"root` noun (Botany) The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
Tapster Tap"ster noun [ Anglo-Saxon
tęppestre a female tapster. See
Tap a plug, pipe, and
-ster .]
One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.
Taqua-nut Ta"qua-nut` noun (Botany) A Central American name for the ivory nut.
Tar Tar noun [ Abbrev. from
tarpaulin .]
A sailor; a seaman. [ Colloq.]
Swift.
Tar Tar noun [ Middle English
terre ,
tarre , Anglo-Saxon
teru ,
teoru ; akin to Dutch
teer , German
teer ,
theer , Icelandic
tjara , Swedish
tjära , Danish
tięre , and to English
tree . √63. See
Tree .]
A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it. Coal tar .
See in the Vocabulary. --
Mineral tar (Min.) ,
a kind of soft native bitumen. --
Tar board ,
a strong quality of millboard made from junk and old tarred rope. Knight. --
Tar water .
(a) A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine. (b) The ammoniacal water of gas works. --
Wood tar ,
tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir, and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes, oakum, etc., impervious to water.
Tar Tar transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tarred ;
present participle & verbal noun Tarring .]
To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. To tar and feather a person .
See under Feather , transitive verb
Taranis Tar"a·nis noun [ Latin
taranis , from the Celtic; confer W. & Corn.
taran thunder.]
(Myth.) A Celtic divinity, regarded as the evil principle, but confounded by the Romans with Jupiter.
Tarantass Tar`an·tass" noun [ Russian
tarantas' .]
A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The carriage box rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to the hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off, and the body is mounted on a sledge.
Tarantella Tar`an·tel"la noun [ Italian ]
(Mus.) (a) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula . Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia. (b) Music suited to such a dance.
Tarantism Tar"ant·ism noun [ Italian
tarantismo : confer French
tarentisme . See
Tarantula .]
(Medicine) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music. [ Written also
tarentism .]
Tarantula Ta·ran"tu·la noun ;
plural English
Tarantulas , Latin
Tarantulę . [ New Latin , from Italian
tarantola , from Latin
Tarentum , now
Taranto , in the south of Italy.]
(Zoology) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species ( Tarantula apulię ). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [ Written also
tarentula .]
Tarantula killer ,
a very large wasp ( Pompilus formosus ), which captures the Texan tarantula ( Mygale Hentzii ) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.
Tarantulated Ta·ran"tu·la`ted adjective Bitten by a tarantula; affected with tarantism.
Tarbogan Tar·bog"an noun & v. See Toboggan .
Tarboosh Tar·boosh" noun [ Arabic
tarb...sh ; perhaps from Persian
sar-posh headdress: confer French
tarbouch .]
A red cap worn by Turks and other Eastern nations, sometimes alone and sometimes swathed with linen or other stuff to make a turban. See Fez .
Tardation Tar·da"tion noun [ Latin
tardatio , from
tardare ,
tardatum , to retard, delay, from
tardus slow.]
The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation. [ Obsolete]
Tardigrada Tar`di·gra"da noun plural [ New Latin See
Tardigrade ,
adjective ]
1. (Zoology) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth , 3. 2. (Zoology) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules , sloth animalcules , and water bears .
Tardigrade Tar"di·grade adjective [ Latin
tardigradus ;
tardus slow +
gradi to step: confer French
tardigrade .]
1. Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced. [ R.]
G. Eliot. 2. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.
Tardigrade Tar"di·grade noun (Zoology) One of the Tardigrada.
Tardigradous Tar"di·gra`dous adjective Moving slowly; slow-paced. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Tardily Tar"di·ly adverb In a tardy manner; slowly.
Tardiness Tar"di·ness noun The quality or state of being tardy.
Tarditation Tar`di·ta"tion noun Tardiness. [ Obsolete]
To instruct them to avoid all snares of tarditation , in the Lord's affairs.
Herrick.
Tardity Tar"di·ty noun [ Latin
tarditas .]
Slowness; tardiness. [ R.]
Sir K. Digby.
Tardo Tar"do adjective [ Italian ]
(Mus.) Slow; -- a direction to perform a passage slowly.
Tardo Tar"do noun [ Spanish , slow, Latin
tardus .]
(Zoology) A sloth.
Tardy Tar"dy adjective [
Compar. Tardier ;
superl. Tardiest .] [ French
tardif , from (assumed) Late Latin
tardivus , from Latin
tardus slow.]
1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift. And check the tardy flight of time.
Sandys. Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave.
Prior. 2. Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt ; as, to be tardy in one's payments. Arbuthnot. The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed.
Waller. 3. Unwary; unready. [ Obsolete]
Hudibras. 4. Criminal; guilty. [ Obsolete]
Collier. Syn. -- Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See
Slow .
Tardy Tar"dy transitive verb To make tardy. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Tare Tare obsolete
imperfect of
Tear .
Tore.
Tare Tare noun [ Confer Prov. English
tare brisk, eager, Middle English
tarefitch the wild vetch.]
1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern naturalists to be the Lolium temulentum , or darnel. Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares ?
Matt. xiii. 27. The "darnel" is said to be the tares of Scripture, and is the only deleterious species belonging to the whole order.
Baird. 2. (Botany) A name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous herbs of the genus Vicia ; especially, the V. sativa , sometimes grown for fodder.
Tare Tare noun [ French
tare ; confer Pr., Spanish , Portuguese , & Italian
tara ; all from Arabic
tarah thrown away, removed, from
taraha to reject, remove.]
(Com.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc.
Tare Tare transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tared ;
present participle & verbal noun Taring .]
To ascertain or mark the tare of (goods).
Tared Tared adjective (Chemistry) Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as, tared filter papers, used in weighing precipitates.
Tarente Ta·ren"te noun [ Confer French
tarente .]
(Zoology) A harmless lizard of the Gecko family ( Platydactylus Mauritianicus ) found in Southern Europe and adjacent countries, especially among old walls and ruins.
Tarentism Tar"ent·ism noun See Tarantism .
Tarentula Ta·ren"tu·la noun See Tarantula .
Targe Targe noun [ French Confer
Target .]
A shield or target. [ Obsolete or Poetic] "A buckler on a
targe ."
Chaucer.
Target Tar"get noun [ Old French
targette , dim. of Old French & French
targe , of Teutonic origin; confer Anglo-Saxon
targe , OD.
targie , German
zarge a frame, case, border, Old High German
zarga , Icelandic
targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war. 2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target . 3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff. 4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
Target Tar"get noun 1. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints. [ Eng.]
2. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [ Obsolete Scot.]
Targeted Tar"get·ed adjective Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.
Targeteer Tar`get·eer" noun One who is armed with a target or shield. [ Written also
targetier .]
Targum Tar"gum noun ;
plural Targums . Hebrew
Targumim . [ Chald.
targūm interpretation, from
targēm to interpret. Confer
Truchman , and
Dragoman .]
A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.
Targumist Tar"gum·ist noun The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.
Tariff Tar"iff noun [ French
tarif ; confer Spanish & Portuguese
tarifa , Italian
tariffa ; all from Arabic
ta'rīf information, explanation, definition, from
'arafa , to know, to inform, explain.]
1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff ; a protective tariff ; Clay's compromise tariff . (U. S. 1833). » The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports; hence, in these countries the
tariff refers only to imports.
2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound. 3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. Bolingbroke.
Tariff Tar"iff transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tariffed ;
present participle & verbal noun Tariffing .]
To make a list of duties on, as goods.
Tariff Tar"iff noun A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue (called a revenue tariff , or tariff for revenue , or for the artificial fostering of home industries ( a projective tariff ), or as a means of coercing foreign governments, as in case of retaliatory tariff .
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