Chapter 1696

Tall (?) , a. [ Compar. Taller (?) ; superl. Tallest .] [OE. tal seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un- tala , un- tale , bad, Goth. un tals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper, just.] 1. High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast .

Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall . Milton.

2. Brave; bold; courageous. [Obs.]

As tall a trencherman As e'er demolished a pye fortification. Massinger.

His companions, being almost in despair of victory, were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley, which came to succors with three thousand tall men. Grafton.

3. Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive. [Obs. or Slang]

B. Jonson.

Syn. -- High; lofty. -- Tall , High , Lofty . High is the generic term, and is applied to anything which is elevated or raised above another thing. Tall specifically describes that which has a small diameter in proportion to its height; hence, we speak of a tall man, a tall steeple, a tall mast, etc., but not of a tall hill. Lofty has a special reference to the expanse above us, and denotes an imposing height; as, a lofty mountain; a lofty room . Tall is now properly applied only to physical objects; high and lofty have a moral acceptation; as, high thought, purpose, etc. ; lofty aspirations; a lofty genius. Lofty is the stronger word, and is usually coupled with the grand or admirable.

Tallage, Talliage <Xpage=1471>

Tal"lage (?) , Tal"li*age (?) , n. [F. taillage . See Taille , and cf. Tailage .] (O. Eng. Law) A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses. [Written also tailage , taillage .]

&hand; When paid out of knight's fees, it was called scutage ; when by cities and burghs, tallage ; when upon lands not held by military tenure, hidage .

Blackstone.

Tallage <Xpage=1471>

Tal"lage , v. t. To lay an impost upon; to cause to pay tallage.

Tallier <Xpage=1471>

Tal"li*er (?) , n. One who keeps tally.

Tallness <Xpage=1471>

Tall"ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being tall; height of stature.

Tallow <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low (?) , n. [OE. taluh , talugh ; akin to OD. talgh , D. talk , G., Dan. and Sw. talg , Icel. t\'d3lgr , t\'d3lg , t\'d3lk ; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.

&hand; The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large amount of stearin it contains. See Fat .

2. The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds.

Tallow candle , a candle made of tallow. -- Tallow catch , a keech. See Keech . [Obs.] -- Tallow chandler , one whose occupation is to make, or to sell, tallow candles. -- Tallow chandlery , the trade of a tallow chandler; also, the place where his business is carried on. -- Tallow tree (Bot.) , a tree ( Stillingia sebifera ) growing in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance which resembles tallow and is applied to the same purposes.

Tallow <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tallowed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tallowing .] 1. To grease or smear with tallow.

2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep .

Tallower <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low*er (?) , n. An animal which produces tallow.

Tallow-face <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low-face` (?) , n. One who has a sickly, pale complexion.

Shak.

Tallow-faced <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low-faced` (?) , a. Having a sickly complexion; pale.

Burton.

Tallowing <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low*ing , n. The act, or art, of causing animals to produce tallow; also, the property in animals of producing tallow.

Tallowish <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low*ish , a. Having the qualities of tallow.

Tallowy <Xpage=1471>

Tal"low*y (?) , a. Of the nature of tallow; resembling tallow; greasy.

Tallwood <Xpage=1471>

Tall"wood` (?) , n. [Cf. Tally .] Firewood cut into billets of a certain length. [Obs.] [Eng.]

Tally <Xpage=1471>

Tal"ly (?) , n. ; pl. Tallies (#) . [OE. taile , taille , F. taille a cutting, cut tally, fr. tailler to cut, but influenced probably by taill\'82 , p.p. of tailler . See Tailor , and cf. Tail a limitation, Taille , Tallage .] 1. Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.

&hand; In purshasing and selling, it was once customary for traders to have two sticks, or one stick cleft into two parts, and to mark with a score or notch, on each, the number or quantity of goods delivered, -- the seller keeping one stick, and the purchaser the other. Before the use of writing, this, or something like it, was the only method of keeping accounts; and tallies were received as evidence in courts of justice. In the English exchequer were tallies of loans, one part being kept in the exchequer, the other being given to the creditor in lieu of an obligation for money lent to government.

2. Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate.

3. One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.

They were framed the tallies for each other. Dryden.

4. A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a tally in a game .

5. A tally shop. See Tally shop , below.

Tally shop , a shop at which goods or articles are sold to customers on account, the account being kept in corresponding books, one called the tally , kept by the buyer, the other the counter tally , kept by the seller, and the payments being made weekly or otherwise by agreement. The trade thus regulated is called tally trade . Eng. Encyc . -- To strike tallies , to act in correspondence, or alike. [Obs.] Fuller .

Tally <Xpage=1471>

Tal"ly , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tallied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tallying .] [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See Tally , n. ] 1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit.

They are not so well tallied to the present juncture. Pope.

2. (Naut.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.

W. C. Russell.

Tally on (Naut.) , to dovetail together.

Tally <Xpage=1471>

Tal"ly (?) , v. i. 1. To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.

I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel. Addison.

Your idea . . . tallies exactly with mine. Walpole.

2. To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game .

Tally on (Naut.) , to man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail.

Tally <Xpage=1471>

Tal"ly (?) , adv. [See Tall , a. ] Stoutly; with spirit. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Tallyho <Xpage=1471>

Tal"ly*ho` (?) , interj. & n. 1. The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.

2. A tallyho coach.

Tallyho coach , a pleasure coach. See under Coach .

Tallyman <Xpage=1471>

Tal"ly*man (?) , n. ; pl. Tallymen (<?/) . 1. One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks.

2. One who keeps a tally shop, or conducts his business as tally trade.

Talma <Xpage=1471>

Tal"ma (?) , n. ; pl. Talmas (#) . [Prob. so called from Talma , a French actor.] (a) A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies. (b) A similar garment worn formerly by gentlemen.

Talmud <Xpage=1471>

Tal"mud (?) , n. [Chald. talm&umac;d instruction, doctrine, fr. lamad to learn, limmad to teach.] The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised in the Pentateuch.

&hand; The Talmud consists of two parts, the Mishna , or text, and the Gemara , or commentary. Sometimes, however, the name Talmud is restricted, especially by Jewish writers, to the Gemara. There are two Talmuds, the Palestinian , commonly, but incorrectly, called the Talmud of Jerusalem , and the Babylonian Talmud . They contain the same Mishna, but different Gemaras. The Babylonian Talmud is about three times as large as the other, and is more highly esteemed by the Jews.

Talmudic, Talmudical <Xpage=1471>

Tal*mud"ic (?) , Tal*mud"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. talmudique .] Of or pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, Talmudic Greek; Talmudical phrases.

Lightfoot.

Talmudist <Xpage=1471>

Tal"mud*ist (?) , n. [Cf. F. talmudiste .] One versed in the Talmud; one who adheres to the teachings of the Talmud.

Talmudistic <Xpage=1471>

Tal`mud*is"tic (?) , a. Resembling the Talmud; Talmudic.

Talon <Xpage=1471>

Tal"on (?) , n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo , fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.] 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey.

Bacon.

2. (Zo\'94l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.

3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee .

&hand; When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon .

4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.

Knight.

Talook, Taluk <Xpage=1471>

Ta*look" , Ta*luk" (?) , n. [Ar. ta'lluq .] A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it. [India]

Talookdar, Talukdar <Xpage=1471>

Ta*look"dar , Ta*luk"dar (?) , n. [Hind., fr. Per. ta'lluqd\'ber .] A proprietor of a talook. [India]

Talpa <Xpage=1471>

Tal"pa (?) , n. [L., mole.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small insectivores including the common European mole.

Talus <Xpage=1471>

Ta"lus (?) , n. ; pl. Tali (#) . [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.] 1. (Anat.) The astragalus.

2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot ( Talipes calcaneus ). See the Note under Talipes .

Talus <Xpage=1471>

Ta"lus , n. [F.] 1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.

2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

Tamability <Xpage=1471>

Tam`a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being tamable; tamableness.

Tamable <Xpage=1471>

Tam"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being tamed, subdued, or reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness. -- Tam"a*ble*ness , n.

Tamandu <Xpage=1471>

Ta*man"du (?) , n. [Sp., from the native name: cf. F. tamandua .] (Zo\'94l.) A small ant-eater ( Tamandua tetradactyla ) native of the tropical parts of South America.

&hand; It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout, small ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout and hairy at the base, tapering, and covered with minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the end. Called also tamandua , little ant-bear , fourmilier , and cagouare . The collared, or striped, tamandu ( Tamandua bivittata ) is considered a distinct species by some writers, but by others is regarded as only a variety.

Tamanoir <Xpage=1471>

Ta`ma*noir" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The ant-bear.

Tamarack <Xpage=1471>

Tam"a*rack (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British Columbia ( Larix occidentalis ). See Hackmatack , and Larch . (b) The black pine ( Pinus Murrayana ) of Alaska, California, etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood.

Tamaric <Xpage=1471>

Tam"a*ric (?) , n. [L. tamarice . See Tamarisk .] A shrub or tree supposed to be the tamarisk, or perhaps some kind of heath. [Obs.]

He shall be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall not see when good shall come. Jer. xvii. 6 (Douay version).

Tamarin <Xpage=1471>

Tam"a*rin (?) , n. [From the native name in Cayenne.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South American monkeys of the genus Midas , especially M. ursulus .

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Tamarind <Xpage=1472>

Tam"a*rind (?) , n. [It. tamarindo , or Sp. tamarindo , or Pg. tamarindo , tamarinho , from Ar. tamarhind\'c6 , literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf. F. tamarin . Cf. Hindoo .] (Bot.) 1. A leguminous tree ( Tamarindus Indica ) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated.

2. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink.

Tamarind fish , a preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. -- Velvet tamarind . (a) A West African leguminous tree ( Codarium acutifolium ). (b) One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra Leone. -- Wild tamarind (Bot.) , a name given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the Lysiloma latisiliqua of Southern Florida, and the Pithecolobium filicifolium of the West Indies.

Tamarisk <Xpage=1472>

Tam"a*risk (?) , n. [L. tamariscus , also tamarix , tamarice , Skr. tam\'bela , tam\'belaka , a tree with a very dark bark; cf. tamas darkness: cf. F. tamarisc , tamarix , tamaris .] (Bot.) Any shrub or tree of the genus Tamarix , the species of which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An Arabian species ( T. mannifera ) is the source of one kind of manna.

Tamarisk salt tree , an East Indian tree ( Tamarix orientalis ) which produces an incrustation of salt.

Tambac <Xpage=1472>

Tam"bac (?) , n. (Metal.) See Tombac . [Obs.]

Tambour <Xpage=1472>

Tam"bour (?) , n. 1. (Mus.) A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine.

2. A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, tambour work .

3. (Arch.) Same as Drum , n. , 2 (d) .

4. (Fort.) A work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade.

5. (Physiol.) A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery.

Tambour <Xpage=1472>

Tam"bour , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tamboured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tambouring .] To embroider on a tambour.

Tambourin <Xpage=1472>

Tam`bou`rin" (?) , n. [F. See Tambourine .] 1. A tambourine. [Obs.]

2. (Mus.) An old Proven\'87al dance of a lively character, common on the stage.

Tambourine <Xpage=1472>

Tam`bour*ine" (?) , n. [F. tambourin ; cf. It. tamburino . See Tambour , and cf. Tamborine .] A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel.

Tambreet <Xpage=1472>

Tam"breet (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The duck mole.

Tamburin <Xpage=1472>

Tam`bu*rin" (?) , n. See Tambourine .

Spenser.

Tame <Xpage=1472>

Tame (?) , v. t. [Cf. F. entamer to cut into, to broach.] To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

In the time of famine he is the Joseph of the country, and keeps the poor from starving. Then he tameth his stacks of corn, which not his covetousness, but providence, hath reserved for time of need. Fuller.

Tame <Xpage=1472>

Tame , a. [ Compar. Tamer (?) ; superl. Tamest .] [AS. tam ; akin to D. tam , G. zahm , OHG. zam , Dan. & Sw. tam , Icel. tamr , L. domare to tame, Gr. <?/, Skr. dam to be tame, to tame, and perhaps to E. beteem . \'fb61. Cf. Adamant , Diamond , Dame , Daunt , Indomitable .] 1. Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird .

2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.

Tame slaves of the laborious plow. Roscommon.

3. Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery .

Syn. -- Gentle; mild; meek. See Gentle .

Tame <Xpage=1472>

Tame , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tamed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Taming .] [AS. tamian , temian , akin to D. tammen , temmen , G. z\'84hmen , OHG. zemmen , Icel. temja , Goth. ga tamjan . See Tame , a. ] 1. To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast .

They had not been tamed into submission, but baited into savegeness and stubbornness. Macaulay.

2. To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to tame the pride or passions of youth .

Tameable <Xpage=1472>

Tame"a*ble (?) , a. Tamable.

Bp. Wilkins.

Tameless <Xpage=1472>