Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tartuffish

{ Tar‐tuff″ish, Tar‐tuf″ish, } a. Like a tartuffe; precise; hypocritical. Sterne.

650

Tarweed

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

651

Tas

Tas (?), n. A heap. “The tas of bodies slain.” Chaucer.

652

Tas (2)

Tas, v. t. To tassel. “A purse of leather tassed with silk.” Chaucer.

653

Tasco

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

654

Tasimer

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. I...

655

Task

Task (?), n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. tâche, for tasche, LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise, estimate. See Tax, n. & v.] 1. Labor or study imposed by another, of...

656

Task (2)

Task, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tasked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tasking.] 1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.There task thy maids, and exer...

657

Task wage

Task wage. (Polit. Econ.) A wage paid by the day, or some fixed period, on condition that a minimum task be performed. When the workman is paid in proportion for excess over the...

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Tasker

Task″er (?), n. 1. One who imposes a task.2. One who performs a task, as a day-laborer.3. A laborer who receives his wages in kind.

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Taskmaster

Task″mas′ter (?), n. One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. Ex. i. 11.All is, if I have grace to use it so,As eve...

660

Taskwork

Task″work′ (?), n. Work done as a task; also, work done by the job; piecework.

661

Taslet

Tas″let (?), n. [See Tasse a piece of armor.] A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the things; a tasse.

662

Tasmanian

Tas‐ma″ni‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land. — n. A native or inhabitant of Tasmania; specifically (Ethnol.), in the plural, the race of men that for...

663

Tasse

Tasse (?), n. [OF. tassette.] A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.☞ Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, bu...

664

Tassel

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

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Tassel (2)

Tas″sel, n. [See Teasel.] A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.

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Tassel (3)

Tas″sel, n. [OE., a fastening of a mantle, OF. tassel a fastening, clasp, F. tasseau a bracket, Fr. L. taxillus a little die, dim. of talus a die of a longish shape, rounded on ...

667

Tassel (4)

Tas″sel, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Tasseled (?) or Tasselled; p. pr. & vb. n.Tasseling or Tasselling.] To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.

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Tassel (5)

Tas″sel, v. t. To adorn with tassels. Chaucer.

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Tasset

Tas″set (?), n. [See Tasse.] A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet.

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Tastable

Tast″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of worthy of being tasted; savory; relishing.

671

Taste

Taste (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tasted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tasting.] [OE. tasten to feel, to taste, OF. taster, F. tater to feel, to try by the touch, to try, to taste, (assumed) ...

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Taste (2)

Taste, v. i. 1. To try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine.2. To have a smack; to excite a parti...

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Taste (3)

Taste, n. 1. The act of tasting; gustation.2. A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived ...

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Tasteful

Taste″ful (?), a. 1. Having a high relish; savory. “Tasteful herbs.” Pope.2. Having or exhibiting good taste; in accordance with good taste; tasty; as, a tasteful drapery.— Tast...

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Tasteless

Taste″less, a. 1. Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.2. Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good taste; as, a tasteless age. Orrery.3. Not in accordance with...