Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tarse (2)

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

596

Tarsectomy

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

597

Tarsel

Tar″sel (?), n. A male hawk. See Tercel.

598

Tarsi

‖Tar″si (?), n., pl. of Tarsus.

599

Tarsia

{ ‖Tar″si‐a (?), ‖Tar′si‐a‐tu″ra (?), } n. A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometime...

600

Tarsier

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

601

Tarsius

‖Tar″si‐us (?), n. [NL. See Tarsus.] (Zoöl.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; — called al...

602

Tarso-

Tar″so– (?). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.

603

Tarsometatarsal

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.

604

Tarsometatarsus

‖Tar′so‐met′a‐tar″sus (?), n.; pl.Tarsometatarsi (#). (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 ...

605

Tarsorrhaphy

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

606

Tarsotomy

Tar‐sot″o‐my (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. � to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.

607

Tarsus

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 ...

608

Tart

Tart (?), a. [AS. teart. √63. 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.W...

609

Tart (2)

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 L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made o...

610

Tartan

Tar″tan (?), n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp. tiritaña a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or shake with cold.] Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with...

611

Tartan (2)

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 l...

612

Tartar

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, con...

613

Tartar (2)

Tar″tar (?), n. 1. [Per. Tātār, of Tartar origin.] A native or inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiti...

614

Tartar (3)

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

615

Tartar (4)

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

616

Tartarated

Tar″tar‐a′ted (?), a.(Chem.) Tartrated.

617

Tartarean

{ Tar‐ta″re‐an (?), Tar‐ta″re‐ous (?), } a. [L. tartareus: cf. F. tartaréen.] Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.

618

Tartareous (2)

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.

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Tartarian

{ 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.

620

Tartarian (2)

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

621

Tartaric (2)

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 grap...