TALUS
TA'LUS, noun [Latin talus the ankle.] In anatomy, the astragalus, or that bone of the foot which is articulated to the leg.1. In architecture, a slope; the inclination of any wo...
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TAMABLE
TA'MABLE, adjective [from tame.] That may be tamed; capable of being reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness; that may be subdued.
TAMABLENESS
TA'MABLENESS, noun The quality of being tamable.
TAMARIN
TAM'ARIN, noun A small monkey of South America, with large ears; the great eared monkey, (Simia midas.)
TAMARIND
TAM'ARIND, noun A tree, a native of the East Indies, and of Arabia and Egypt. It is cultivated in both the Indies for the sake of its shade and for its cooling, grateful acid fr...
TAMARINDS
TAM'ARINDS, nounplural The preserved seed-pods of the tamarind, which abound with an acid pulp.
TAMARISK
TAM'ARISK, noun A tree or shrub of the genus Tamarix, of several species.
TAMBAC
TAM'BAC, noun A mixture of gold and copper, which the people value more highly than gold itself.
TAMBOR
TAM'BOR, noun1. A small drum, used by the Biscayans as an accompaniment to the flageolet.2. In architecture, a term applied to the Corinthian and composite capitals, which bear ...
TAMBORIN
TAM'BORIN, noun1. A small Drum.2. A lively French dance, formerly in vogue in operas.
TAME
TAME, adjective1. That has lost its native wildness and shyness; mild; accustomed to man; domestic; as a tame deer; a tame bird.2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.And yo...
TAMED
TA'MED, participle passive Reclaimed from wildness; domesticated; made gentle; subdued.
TAMELESS
TA'MELESS, adjective Wild; untamed; untamable. [Not much used.]
TAMELY
TA'MELY, adverb With unresisting submission; meanly; servilely; without manifesting spirit; as, to submit tamely to oppression; to bear reproach tamely
TAMENESS
TA'MENESS, noun The quality of being tame or gentle; a state of domestication.1. Unresisting submission; meanness in bearing insults or injuries; want of spirit.
TAMER
TA'MER, noun One that tames or subdues; one that reclaims from wildness.
TAMING
TA'MING, participle present tense Reclaiming from a wild state; civilizing; subduing.
TAMINY
TAM'INYTAM'KIN, noun A stopper. [See Tampion.]
TAMMY
TAM'MYnoun A woolen stuff.
TAMPER
TAM'PER, verb intransitive To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments;, as to tamper with a disease.1. To meddle; to have to do with without fitness or necessity.'Tis dang...
TAMPERING
TAM'PERING, participle present tense Meddling; dealing; practicing secretly.TAM'PERING, noun The act of meddling or practicing secretly.
TAMPING
TAMP'ING, noun [allied probably to tame, dam, stem, stamp, etc.]The matter that is driven into the hole bored into any thing for blasting. The powder being first put into the ho...
TAMPION
TAM'PIONTAM'POE, noun A fruit of the East Indies, somewhat resembling an apple. It is eaten by the natives, and called sometimes mangoustan, though a different fruit and less ag...
TAMPOE
TAM'POE, n. A fruit of the East Indies, somewhat resembling an apple. It is eaten by the natives, and called sometimes mangoustan, though a different fruit and less agreeable to...
TAMTAM
TAM'TAM, noun A large flat drum used by the Hindoos.
TAN
TAN, verb transitive1. In the arts, to convert animal skins into leather by steeping them in an infusion of oak or some other bark, by which they are impregnated with tannin, an...
TAN-PIT
TAN'-PIT, noun [tan and pit.] A bark pit; a vat in which hides are laid in tan.TAN'-SPUD, noun [tan and spud.] An instrument for peeling the bark from oak and other trees. [Loca...