Chapter 1700

To a landsman, these tarpaulins , as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. Macaulay.

Tarpon <Xpage=1475>

Tar"pon (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tarpum .

Tarpum <Xpage=1475>

Tar"pum (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A very large marine fish ( Megapolis Atlanticus ) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in fancywork. Called also tarpon , sabalo , savanilla , silverfish , and jewfish .

Tarquinish <Xpage=1475>

Tar"quin*ish (?) , a. Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty; overbearing.

Tarrace <Xpage=1475>

Tar"race (?) , n. See Trass . [Obs.]

Tarragon <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ra*gon (?) , n. [Sp. taragona , Ar. tarkh<?/n ; perhaps fr. Gr. <?/ a dragon, or L. draco ; cf. L. dracunculus tarragon. Cf. Dragon .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Artemisa ( A. dracunculus ), much used in France for flavoring vinegar.

Tarras <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ras (?) , n. See Trass . [Obs.]

Tarre <Xpage=1475>

Tarre (?) , v. t. [OE. tarien , terien , to irritate, provoke, AS. tergan to pull, pluck, torment; probably akin to E. tear , v.t. \'fb63. Cf. Tarry , v. ] To set on, as a dog; to incite. [Obs.]

Shak.

Tarriance <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ri*ance (?) , n. The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness. [Archaic]

Shak.

And after two days' tarriance there, returned. Tennyson.

Tarrier <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ri*er (?) , n. One who, or that which, tarries.

Tarrier <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ri*er , n. (Zo\'94l.) A kind of dig; a terrier. [Obs.]

Tarrock <Xpage=1475>

Tar"rock (?) , n. [Greenland tattarock .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The young of the kittiwake gull before the first molt. (b) The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The common tern.

Tarry <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ry (?) , a. [From Tar , n. ] Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

Tarry <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ry (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tarried (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tarrying .] [OE. tarien to irritate (see Tarre ); but with a change of sense probably due to confusion with OE. targen to delay, OF. targier , fr. (assumed) LL. tardicare , fr. L. tardare to make slow, to tarry, fr. tardus slow. Cf. Tardy .] 1. To stay or remain behind; to wait.

Tarry ye for us, until we come again. Ex. xxiv. 14.

2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.

Come down unto me, tarry not. Gen. xic. 9.

One tarried here, there hurried one. Emerson.

3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.

Tarry all night, and wash your feet. Gen. xix. 2.

Syn. -- To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.

Tarry <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ry , v. t. 1. To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.]

Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. Chaucer.

2. To wait for; to stay or stop for. [Archaic]

He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. Shak.

He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question. Sir W. Scott.

Tarry <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ry , n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]

E. Lodge.

Tarsal <Xpage=1475>

Tar"sal (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye). -- n. A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale.

Tarsal tetter (Med.) , an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.

Tarsal <Xpage=1475>

Tar"sal (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tercel . [Obs.]

Tarsale <Xpage=1475>

Tar*sa"le (?) , n. ; pl. Tarsalia (#) . [NL.] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.

Tarse <Xpage=1475>

Tarse (?) , n. [Cf. Tassel , Tiercel .] (Falconry) The male falcon.

Tarse <Xpage=1475>

Tarse (?) , n. [Cf. F. tarse .] (Anat.) tarsus.

Tarsectomy <Xpage=1475>

Tar*sec"to*my (?) , n. [ Tarsus + Gr. <?/ to cut out.] (Surg.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.

Tarsel <Xpage=1475>

Tar"sel (?) , n. A male hawk. See Tercel . [Obs.]

Tarsi <Xpage=1475>

Tar"si (?) , n. , pl. of Tarsus .

Tarsia, Tarsiatura <Xpage=1475>

Tar"si*a (?) , Tar`si*a*tu"ra (?) , n. [It.] A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.

Tarsier <Xpage=1475>

Tar"si*er (?) , n. [Cf. F. tarsier .] See Tarsius .

Tarsius <Xpage=1475>

Tar"si*us (?) , n. [NL. See Tarsus .] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag , spectral lemur , podji , and tarsier .

Tarso- <Xpage=1475>

Tar"so- (?) . A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with , or relation to , the tarsus ; as, tarso metatarsus .

Tarsometatarsal <Xpage=1475>

Tar`so*met`a*tar"sal (?) , a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations . (b) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.

Tarsometatarsus <Xpage=1475>

Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus (?) , n. ; pl. Tarsometatarsi (#) . [NL.] (Anat.) The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

Tarsorrhaphy <Xpage=1475>

Tar*sor"rha*phy (?) , n. [ Tarsus + Gr. <?/ seam, fr. <?/ to sew.] (Surg.) An operation to diminish the size of the opening between eyelids when enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.

Tarsotomy <Xpage=1475>

Tar*sot"o*my (?) , n. [ Tarsus + Gr. <?/ to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.

Tarsus <Xpage=1475>

Tar"sus (?) , n. ; pl. Tarsi (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d Tarse .] 1. (Anat.) (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. (b) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage , and tarsal plate .

2. (Zo\'94l.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.

Tart <Xpage=1475>

Tart (?) , a. [AS. teart . \'fb63. Cf. Tear , v. t. ] 1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple .

2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.

Why art thou tart , my brother? Bunyan.

Tart <Xpage=1475>

Tart , n. [OE. tarte , F. tarte ; perhaps originally the same word as tourte , LL. torta , fr. L. tortus , p.p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape. Cf. Torture , n. ] A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Tartan <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tan (?) , n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp. tirita\'a4a a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or shake with cold.] Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern.

MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it does not warm to the tartan . Sir W. Scott.

The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London with hatred. Macaulay.

Tartan <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tan , n. [F. tartane , or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana ; all perhaps of Arabic origin.] (Naut.) A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib.

Tartar <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar (?) , n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari , Sp., Pg., & It. tartaro , LL. tartarum , LGr. <?/); perhaps of Arabic origin.] 1. (Chem.) A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant for woolen goods; -- called also argol , wine stone , etc.

2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.

Cream of tartar . (Chem.) See under Cream . -- Tartar emetic (Med. Chem.) , a double tartrate of potassium and basic antimony. It is a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used in medicine as a sudorific and emetic.

Tartar <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar (?) , n. 1. [Per. T\'bet\'ber , of Tartar origin.] A native or inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more correctly but less usually, Tatar .

2. A person of a keen, irritable temper.

To catch a tartar , to lay hold of, or encounter, a person who proves too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.]

Tartar <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar , a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.

Tartar <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar , n. [Cf. F. tartare .] See Tartarus .

Shak.

Tartarated <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar*a`ted (?) , a. (Chem.) Tartrated.

Tartarean, Tartareous <Xpage=1475>

Tar*ta"re*an (?) , Tar*ta"re*ous (?) , a. [L. tartareus : cf. F. tartar\'82en .] Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.

Tartareous <Xpage=1475>

Tar*ta"re*ous , a. [Cf. 1st Tartarous .] 1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.

2. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous .

Tartarian, Tartaric <Xpage=1475>

Tar*ta"ri*an (?) , Tar*tar"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.

Tartarian lamb (Bot.) , Scythian lamb. See Barometz .

Tartarian <Xpage=1475>

Tar*ta"ri*an (?) , n. (Bot.) The name of some kinds of cherries, as the Black Tartarian , or the White Tartarian .

Tartaric <Xpage=1475>

Tar*tar"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar.

Tartaric acid . (a) An acid widely diffused throughout the vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries, etc., and obtained from tartar as a white crystalline substance, C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2 , having a strong pure acid taste. It is used in medicine, in dyeing, calico printing, photography, etc., and also as a substitute for lemon juice. Called also dextro-tartaric acid . (b) By extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids (racemic acid, levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid) of which tartaric acid proper is the type.

Tartarine <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar*ine (?) , n. (Old Chem.) Potassium carbonate, obtained by the incineration of tartar. [Obs.]

Tartarize <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tartarized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tartarizing (?) .] [Cf. F. tartariser .] (Chem.) To impregnate with, or subject to the action of, tartar. [R.]

Tartarized antimony (Med. Chem.) , tartar emetic.

Tartarize <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar*ize (?) , v. t. To cause to resemble the Tartars and their civilization, as by conquest.

Tartarous <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar*ous (?) , a. [Cf. F. tartareux .] Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities; tartareous.

Tartarous <Xpage=1475>

Tar"tar*ous (?) , a. Resembling, or characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured; irritable.

The Tartarous moods of common men. B. Jonson.

Tartarum <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ta*rum (?) , n. (Chem.) See 1st Tartar .

Tartarus <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ta*rus (?) , n. [L., from Gr. <?/.] (Class. Myth.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment for the spirits of the wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often used synonymously with Hades , or the Lower World in general.

Tartary <Xpage=1475>

Tar"ta*ry (?) , n. Tartarus. [Obs.]

Spenser.

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Tartini's tones <Xpage=1476>

Tar*ti"ni's tones` (?) . [From Tartini , an Italian violinist, who discovered them in 1754.] See the Note under Tone .

Tartish <Xpage=1476>

Tart"ish (?) , a. Somewhat tart.

Tartlet <Xpage=1476>

Tart"let (?) , n. A small tart.

V. Knox.

Tartly <Xpage=1476>

Tart"ly , adv. In a tart manner; with acidity.

Tartness <Xpage=1476>

Tart"ness , n. The quality or state of being tart.

Syn. -- Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity; asperity; acerbity; harshness. See Acrimony .

Tartralic <Xpage=1476>

Tar*tral"ic (?) , a. [From Tartar the chemical compound.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a white amorphous deliquescent substance, C8H10O11 ; -- called also ditartaric , tartrilic , or tartrylic acid .

Tartramate <Xpage=1476>

Tar*tram"ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of tartramic acid.

Tartramic <Xpage=1476>

Tar*tram"ic (?) , a. [ Tarto- + amic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is the primary acid amide derivative of tartaric acid.

Tartramide <Xpage=1476>

Tar*tram"ide (?) , n. [ Tarto- + amide .] (Chem.) An acid amide derivative of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Tartrate <Xpage=1476>

Tar"trate (?) , n. [Cf. F. tartrate .] (Chem.) A salt of tartaric acid.

Tartrated <Xpage=1476>

Tar"tra`ted (?) , a. (Med. Chem.) Containing, or derived from, tartar; combined with tartaric acid.

Tartrazine <Xpage=1476>

Tar"tra*zine (?) , n. [ Tart aric + hyd razine .] (Chem.) An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids.

Tartrelic <Xpage=1476>

Tar*trel"ic (?) , a. [From Tartar the chemical compound.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5 , of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance.

Tartro- <Xpage=1476>

Tar"tro- . A combining form (also used adjectively) used in chemistry to denote the presence of tartar or of some of its compounds or derivatives .

Tartronate <Xpage=1476>

Tar"tro*nate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of tartronic acid.

Tartronic <Xpage=1476>

Tar*tron"ic (?) , a. [ Tartro- + mal onic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also hydroxy malonic acid ) obtained, by reducing mesoxalic acid, as a white crystalline substance.

Tartronyl <Xpage=1476>

Tar"tro*nyl (?) , n. [ Tartron ic + -yl .] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.

Tartrovinic <Xpage=1476>

Tar`tro*vin"ic (?) , a. [ Tartro- + vinic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain acid composed of tartaric acid in combination with ethyl, and now called ethyltartaric acid .

Tartuffe, Tartufe <Xpage=1476>

Tar*tuffe" , Tar*tufe" (?) , n. [F. tartufe .] A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

Tartuffish, Tartufish <Xpage=1476>

Tar*tuff"ish , Tar*tuf"ish , a. Like a tartuffe; precise; hypocritical.

Sterne.

Tarweed <Xpage=1476>

Tar"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia , Hemizonia , and Madia .

Tas <Xpage=1476>

Tas (?) , n. [F.] A heap. [Obs.] "The tas of bodies slain."

Chaucer.

Tas <Xpage=1476>

Tas , v. t. To tassel. [Obs.] "A purse of leather tassed with silk."

Chaucer.

Tasco <Xpage=1476>

Tas"co (?) , n. [Cf. Sp. tasconio .] A kind of clay for making melting pots.

Percy Smith.

Tasimer <Xpage=1476>

Ta*sim"er (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ stretching, extension (from <?/ to stretch) + -meter .] (Physics) An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small rod, disk, or button of carbon, forming part of an electrical circuit, the resistance of which, being varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured, causes variations in the strength of the current, which variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer. It is also used for measuring minute changes of temperature.

T. A. Edison.

Task <Xpage=1476>

Task (?) , n. [OE. taske , OF. tasque , F. t\'83che , for tasche , LL. tasca , taxa , fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate. See Tax , n. & v. ] 1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.

Ma task of servile toil. Milton.