Taught Taught imperfect & past participle of Teach . [ Anglo-Saxon imperfect
tǣhte , past participle
getǣht .] See
Teach .
Taunt Taunt adjective [ Confer Old French
tant so great, French
tant so much, Latin
tantus of such size, so great, so much.]
(Nautical) Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. Totten.
Taunt Taunt transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Taunted ;
present participle & verbal noun Taunting .] [ Earlier, to tease; probably from Old French
tanter to tempt, to try, for
tenter . See
Tempt .]
To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout. When I had at my pleasure taunted her.
Shak. Syn. -- To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
Deride .
Taunt Taunt noun Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts .
Shak. With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest.
Prior.
Taunter Taunt"er noun One who taunts.
Taunting Taunt"ing adjective & noun from Taunt , v. Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection.
Burke.
Tauntingly Taunt"ing·ly adverb In a taunting manner.
Tauntress Taunt"ress noun A woman who taunts.
Taupie, Tawpie Tau"pie, Taw"pie noun [ Confer Icelandic
tōpi fool, Danish
taabe , Swedish
tåp .]
A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman. [ Scot.]
Burns.
Taur Taur noun [ Latin
Taurus .]
The constellation Taurus. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Tauricornous Tau`ri·cor"nous adjective [ Latin
tauricornis ;
taurus a bull +
cornu a horn.]
(Zoology) Having horns like those of a bull. Sir T. Browne.
Taurid Tau"rid noun [
Taurus + 1st
-id .]
(Astron.) Any of a group of meteors appearing November 20-23; -- so called because they appear to radiate from a point in Taurus.
Tauridor Tau`ri·dor" noun [ See
Toreador .]
A bullfighter; a toreador. Sir W. Scott.
Tauriform Tau"ri·form adjective [ Latin
tauriformis ;
taurus a bull +
-form : confer French
tauriforme .]
Having the form of a bull.
Taurine Tau"rine adjective [ Latin
taurinus , from
taurus a bull. See
Taurus .]
(Zoology) Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.
Taurine Tau"rine noun [ So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See
Taurus .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid, C 2 H 7 NSO 3 .
Taurocholate Tau`ro·cho"late noun (Physiol. Chem.) A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium taurocholate , which occurs in human bile.
Taurocholic Tau`ro·chol"ic adjective [
Taur ine +
cholic .]
(Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called taurocholic acid ) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste.
Taurocol, Taurocolla Tau"ro·col, Tau`ro·col"la noun [ New Latin
taurocolla , from Greek
tayro`kolla ;
tay^ros a bull +
ko`lla glue: confer French
taurocolle .]
Glue made from a bull's hide.
Tauromachian Tau`ro·ma"chi·an adjective [ See
Tauromachy .]
Of or pertaining to bullfights. --
noun A bullfighter.
Tauromachy Tau·rom"a·chy noun [ Greek
tayromachi`a ;
tay^ros bull +
ma`chh fight.]
Bullfighting.
Taurus Tau"rus (ta"rŭs)
noun [ Latin , akin to Greek
tay^ros , and English
steer . See
Steer a young ox.]
1. (Astron.) (a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [ &taurus;] in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well- known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran. 2. (Zoology) A genus of ruminants comprising the common domestic cattle.
Taurylic Tau·ryl"ic adjective [ Latin
taurus a bull + E. phen
ylic .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found of a urine of neat cattle, and probably identical with cresol .
Taut Taut adjective [ Danish
tæt ; akin to English
tight . See
Tight .]
1. (Nautical) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. 2. Snug; close; firm; secure. Taut hand (Nautical) ,
a sailor's term for an officer who is severe in discipline.
Tautaug Tau·taug" noun (Zoology) Same as Tautog .
Tautegorical Tau`te·gor"ic·al adjective [ Greek ..., for ... ... the same + ... to speak. Confer
Allegory .]
Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to allegorical . [ R.]
Coleridge.
Tautochrone Tau"to·chrone noun [ Greek ..., for ... ... the same + ... time: confer French
tautochrone .]
(Math.) A curved 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; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone .
Tautochronous Tau·toch"ro·nous adjective (Math.) Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the properties of, a tautochrone.
Tautog Tau·tog" noun [ The plural of
taut , the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams
sheep's heads , and written by him
tautaúog .]
(Zoology) An edible labroid fish ( Haitula onitis , or Tautoga onitis ) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish , oyster fish , salt-water chub , and moll . [ Written also
tautaug .]
Tautologic Tau`to·log"ic adjective Tautological.
Tautological Tau`to·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
tautologique .]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. --
Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly ,
adverb Tautological echo ,
an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.
Tautologist Tau·tol"o·gist noun One who uses tautological words or phrases.
Tautologize Tau·tol"o·gize intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tautologized ;
present participle & verbal noun Tautologizing .]
To repeat the same thing in different words.
Tautologous Tau·tol"o·gous adjective [ Greek ...; ..., for ... ... the same + ... to speak.]
Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological. [ R.]
Tooke.
Tautology Tau·tol"o·gy noun [ Latin
tautologia , Greek ...: confer French
tautologie .]
(Rhet.) A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --
The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day.
Addison. Syn. -- Repetition. --
Tautology ,
Repetition . There may be frequent
repetitions (as in legal instruments) which are warranted either by necessity or convenience; but
tautology is always a fault, being a sameness of expression which adds nothing to the sense or the sound.
Tautomeric Tau`to·mer"ic adjective (Chemistry) Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.
Tautomerism Tau·tom"er·ism noun [ Greek ...; ..., for ... ... the same + ... part.]
(Chemistry) The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism .
Tautoousian, Tautoousious Tau`to·ou"si·an, Tau`to·ou"si·ous adjective [ Greek ...; ..., for ... ... the same + ... being, essence.]
Having the same essence; being identically of the same nature. [ R.]
Cudworth.
Tautophonical Tau`to·phon"ic·al adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound.
Tautophony Tau·toph"o·ny noun [ Greek ...; ..., for ... ... the same + ... voice.]
Repetition of the same sound.
Tautozonal Tau`to·zon"al adjective [ Greek ...; ..., for ... ... the same + English
zonal .]
(Crystallog.) Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.
Tavern Tav"ern noun [ Middle English
taverne , French
taverne , from Latin
taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Confer
Table ,
Tabernacle .]
A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.
Taverner Tav"ern·er noun [ French
tavernier , Latin
tabernarius .]
One who keeps a tavern. Chaucer. Camden.
Taverning Tav"ern·ing noun A feasting at taverns. [ Obsolete] "The misrule of our
tavernings ."
Bp. Hall.
Tavernman Tav"ern·man noun ;
plural Tavernmen The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler. [ Obsolete]
Taw Taw noun Tow. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Taw Taw transitive verb [ Confer
Tew to tow,
Tow ,
transitive verb ]
To push; to tug; to tow. [ Obsolete]
Drayton.
Taw Taw transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tawed ;
present participle & verbal noun Tawing .] [ Middle English
tawen ,
tewen , Anglo-Saxon
tāwian to prepare; confer Dutch
touwen , Goth.
tēwa order,
taujan to do, and English
tool . √64. Confer 1st
Tew ,
Tow the coarse part of flax.]
1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge. [ Obsolete]
Beau. & Fl. 2. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
Taw Taw noun [ Confer Anglo-Saxon
tāw instrument.]
1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles. 2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles. [ Colloq. U. S.]
Tawdrily Taw"dri·ly adverb In a tawdry manner.
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