Webster's Dictionary 1828

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TAINTED

TA'INTED, participle passive Impregnated with something noxious, disagreeable to the senses or poisonous; infected; corrupted; stained.

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TAINTFREE

TA'INTFREE, adjective [taint and free.] Free from taint or guilt.

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TAINTING

TA'INTING, participle present tense Impregnating with something foul or poisonous; infecting; corrupting; staining.

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TAINTLESS

TA'INTLESS, adjective Free from taint or infection; pure.

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TAINTURE

TA'INTURE, noun [Latin tinctura.] Taint; tinge; defilement; stain; spot. [Not much used.]

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TAJACU

TAJACUTAJASSU, noun The peccary or Mexican hog.

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TAKE

TAKE, verb transitivepreterit tense took; participle passive taken. [Latin doceo. This word seems to be allied to think, for we say, I think a thing to be so, or I takeit to be ...

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TAKEN

TAKEN, ta'kn. participle passive of take. Received; caught; apprehended; captivated, etc.

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TAKER

TA'KER, noun One that takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.1. One that subdues and causes to surrender; as the taker of captives or of a city.

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TAKING

TA'KING, participle present tense Receiving; catching; getting possession; apprehending.1.adjective Alluring; attracting.TA'KING, noun The act of gaining possession; a seizing; ...

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TAKINGNESS

TA'KINGNESS, noun The quality of pleasing.

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TALAPOIN

TALAPOIN', noun In Siam, a priest, or one devoted to religion; also, a species of monkey.

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TALBOT

TAL'BOT, noun A sort of dog, noted for his quick scent and eager pursuit of game. [The figure of a dog is said to be borne in the arms of the talbot family.]

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TALC

TALCnoun A species of magnesian earth, consisting of broad flat smooth lamins or plates, unctuous to the touch, of a shining luster, translucent, and often transparent. By the a...

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TALCK

TALCKTALCK'ITE, noun A species of talck of a loose form.

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TALCKOUS

TALCK'OUS, adjective Talcky. [But talcous or talckous is ill formed.]

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TALCKY

TALCK'Y, adjective Like talck; consisting of talck; as a talcky feel; a talcky substance.1. Containing talck.

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TALE

TALE, noun [See Tell.] A story; a narrative; the rehearsal of a series of events or adventures, commonly some trifling incidents; or a fictitious narrative; as the tale of a tub...

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TALEBEARER

TA'LEBEARER, noun [tale and bear.] A person who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently communicates intelligence or anecdotes, and makes mischief in society by his offic...

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TALEBEARING

TA'LEBEARING, adjective Officiously communicating information.TA'LEBEARING, noun The act of informing officiously; communication of secrets maliciously.

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TALEFUL

TA'LEFUL, adjective Abounding with stories.

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TALENT

TAL'ENT, noun [Latin talentum; Gr. to bear, allied to Latin tollo. The word is said to have originally signified a balance or scales.]1. Among the ancients, a weight, and a coin...

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TALENTED

TAL'ENTED, adjective Furnished with talents; possessing skill or talents.

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TALES

TA'LES, noun [Latin talis, pluraltales] In law, tales de circumstantibus, spectators in court, from whom the sheriff is to select men to supply any defect of jurors who are impa...

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TALETELLER

TA'LETELLER, noun One who tells tales or stories.Talionis, lex talionis, [Latin] in law, the law of retaliation. [See Retaliate.]

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TALISMAN

TAL'ISMAN, noun1. A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; or it is...

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TALISMANIC

TALISMAN'IC, adjective Magical; having the properties of a talisman or preservative against evils by secret influence.