Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Taster

Tast″er (?), n. 1. One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or drink to ascertain its quality.Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat. Dryden.2. That in which, or by ...

677

Tastily

Tast″i‐ly (?), adv. In a tasty manner.

678

Tasting

Tast″ing, n. The act of perceiving or tasting by the organs of taste; the faculty or sense by which we perceive or distinguish savors.

679

Tasto

‖Tas″to (?), n.(Mus.) A key or thing touched to produce a tone.‖Tasto solo, single touch; — in old music, a direction denoting that the notes in the bass over or under which it ...

680

Tasty

Tast″y (?), a. [Compar.Tastier (?); superl.Tastiest.] 1. Having a good taste; — applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5.2. Being in conformity to the principles ...

681

Tat

Tat (tăt), n. [Hind. ṭāṭ.] Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, or jute.

682

Tat (2)

Tat, n. [Hind. ṭaṭṭū.] (Zoöl.) A pony.

683

Tataupa

Ta‐tau″pa (tȧ‐ta̤″pȧ), n.(Zoöl.) A South American tinamou (Crypturus tataupa).

684

Tatch

Tatch (tăch), n. [F. tache spot. See Techy.] A spot or stain; also, a trick. Sir T. Elyot.

685

Tath

Tath (tăth), obs.3d pers. sing. pres. of Ta, to take.

686

Tath (2)

Tath, n. [Prov. E.; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. tað dung, taða the grass of a manured pasture, teðja to manure. √58. Cf. Ted.] 1. Dung, or droppings of cattle.2. The luxuriant g...

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Tath (3)

Tath, v. t. To manure (land) by pasturing cattle on it, or causing them to lie upon it.

688

Tatou

Ta‐tou″ (tȧ‐to͞o″), n. [Cf. Tatouay.] (Zoöl.) The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted ...

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Tatouay

Tat″ou‐ay (?), n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou.] (Zoöl.) An armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen ...

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Tatouhou

Tat″ou‐hou (?), n. [Cf. Tatouay.] (Zoöl.) The peba.

691

Tatt

Tatt (tăt), v. t. & i. To make (anything) by tatting; to work at tatting; as, tatted edging.

692

Tatta

‖Tat″ta (tăt″tȧ), n. [Hind. ṭaṭṭī, tātī.] A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is suffered to trickle, in order to moisten and cool th...

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Tatter

Tat″ter (?), n. One who makes tatting. Caulfield & S. (Doct. of Needlework).

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Tatter (2)

Tat″ter (?), n. [Icel. tötur, töttur, pl. tötrar, �öttrar; cf. Norw. totra, pl. totror, LG. taltern tatters. √240.] A rag, or a part torn and hanging; — chiefly used in the plur...

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Tatter (3)

Tat″ter, v. t. [p. p.Tattered (?).] To rend or tear into rags; — used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective.Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair. Pope.

696

Tatterdemalion

Tat′ter‐de‐mal″ion (?), n. [Tatter + OF. desmaillier to break the meshes of, to tear: cf. OF. maillon long clothes, swadding clothes, F. maillot. See Tatter, and Mail armor.] A ...

697

Tattersall's

Tat″ter‐sall's (?), n. A famous horse market in London, established in 1766 by Richard Tattersall, also used as the headquarters of credit betting on English horse races; hence,...

698

Tatting

Tat″ting (?), n. A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch.Tatting shuttle, the shuttle on which the thread used in tatting is wound.

699

Tattle

Tat″tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Tattled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tattling (?).] [Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to stammer, and perhaps to E. titter.] 1. To prate; to ta...

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Tattle (2)

Tat″tle, n. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.told the tattle of the day. Swift.

701

Tattler

Tat″tler (?), n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the gen...

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Tattlery

Tat″tler‐y (?), n. Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.