Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Taction

Tac″tion (?), n. [L. tactio, from tangere, tactum, to touch.] The act of touching; touch; contact; tangency. “External taction.” Chesterfield.

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Tactless

Tact″less (?), a. Destitute of tact.

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Tactual

Tac″tu‐al (?), a. [See Tact.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch.In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffu...

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Tadpole

Tad″pole′ (?), n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. tādie, tādige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See Toad, and Poll.] 1. (Zoöl.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibia...

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Tædium

‖Tæ″di‐um (?), n. See Tedium.

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Tael

Tael (?), n. [Malay taĭl, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tulā a balance, weight, tul to weigh.] A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings st...

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Taen

{ Taen (?), orTa'en }, p. p. of Ta, to take, or a contraction of Taken. Burns.

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Tænia

‖Tæ″ni‐a (?), n.; pl.Tæniæ (#). 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; — applied t...

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Tæniacide

{ Tæ″ni‐a‐cide′ (?), n. Also Te″ni‐a‐cide′ }. [Tænia + -cide.] (Med.) A remedy to destroy tapeworms.

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Tæniada

‖Tæ‐ni″a‐da (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Tænioidea.

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Tæniafuge

{ Tæ″ni‐a‐fuge′ (?), n. Also Te″ni‐a‐fuge′ }. [Tænia + L. fugare to drive away.] (Med.) A remedy to expel tapeworms.

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Tæniasis

{ ‖Tæ‐ni″a‐sis (?), n. Also ‖Te‐ni″a‐sis }. [NL. See Tænia.] (Med.) Ill health due to tænia, or tapeworms.

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Tæniata

‖Tæ′ni‐a″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most famili...

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Tænidium

‖Tæ‐nid″i‐um (?), n.; pl.Tænidia (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.) The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheæ of insects. See Illust. of Trachea.

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Tænioglossa

‖Tæ′ni‐o‐glos″sa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ταινία a ribbon + γλω̑σσα a tongue.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, ...

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Tænioglossate

Tæ′ni‐o‐glos″sate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Tænioglossa.

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Tænioid

Tæ″ni‐oid (?), a. [Tænia + -oid.] 1. Ribbonlike; shaped like a ribbon.2. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to Tænia.

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Tænioidea

‖Tæ′ni‐oi″de‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms. See Tapeworm.

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Tæniola

‖Tæ‐ni″o‐la (?), n.; pl.Tæniolæ (#). [L., dim. of taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.) One of the radial partitions which separate the internal cavities of certain medusæ.

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Tæniosomi

‖Tæ′ni‐o‐so″mi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ταινία ribbon + σω̑μα body.] (Zoöl.) An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. S...

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Tafferer

Taf″fer‐er (?), n.(Naut.) See Taffrail.

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Taffeta

{ Taf″fe‐ta (?), Taf″fe‐ty (?), } n. [F. taffetas, It. taffetà, from Per. tāftah, originally, twisted, woven, from tāftan to twist, to spin.] A fine, smooth stuff of silk, havin...

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Taffrail

Taff″rail (?), n. [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See Table.] (Naut.) The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and...

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Taffy

Taf″fy (?), n. [Prov. E. taffy toffy.] 1. A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled down and poured out in shallow pans. [Written also, in England, toffy.]2. Flatte...

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Tafia

Taf″i‐a (?), n. [Cf. F. & Sp. tafia, It. taffia; fr. Malay tāfīa a spirit distilled from molasses. Cf. Ratafia.] A variety of rum.

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Tag

Tag (?), n. [Probably akin to tack a small nail; cf. Sw. tagg a prickle, point, tooth.] 1. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; spe...

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Tag (2)

Tag, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tagging (?).] 1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags.He learned to make long-tagged thread laces. Macaulay.His courteous ho...