Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tail (4)

Tail, v. t. 1. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.Nevertheless his bond of two thousand pounds, wherewith he was taile...

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Tail (5)

Tail, v. i. 1. (Arch.) To hold by the end; — said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; — with in or into.2. (Naut.) To swing with the stern in a certain direc...

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Tail (6)

Tail, n. 1. pl.(Rope Making) In some forms of rope-laying machine, pieces of rope attached to the iron bar passing through the grooven wooden top containing the strands, for wra...

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Tail (7)

Tail, n.(Aëronautics) In flying machines, a plane or group of planes used at the rear to confer stability.

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Tail-bay

Tail″–bay′ (?), n. 1. (Arch.) One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. C...

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Tail-water

Tail″–wa′ter (?), n. Water in a tailrace.

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Tailage

Tail″age (?), n.(O. Eng. Law) See Tallage.

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Tailblock

Tail″block′ (?), n.(Naut.) A block with a tail. See Tail, 9.

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Tailboard

Tail″board′ (?), n. The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading.

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Tailed

Tailed (?), a. Having a tail; having (such) a tail or (so many) tails; — chiefly used in composition; as, bobtailed, longtailed, etc.Snouted and tailed like a boar. Grew.

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Tailing

Tail″ing (?), n. 1. (Arch.) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall. Gwilt.2. (Surg.) Same as Tail, n., 8 (a).3. Sexual intercourse. Chaucer.4. pl. The lighte...

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Tailing (2)

Tail″ing, n.(Elec.) A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.

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Taille

Taille (?), n. [F. See Tally, Tailor.] 1. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood.Whether that he paid or took by taille. Chaucer.2. (O. F. Law) Any imposition levied by t...

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Tailless

Tail″less (?), a. Having no tail. H. Spencer.

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Taillie

Tail″lie (?), n.(Scots Law) Same as Tailzie.

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Tailor

Tai″lor (?), n. [OF. tailleor, F. tailleur, fr. OF. taillier, F. tailler to cut, fr. L. talea a rod, stick, a cutting, layer for planting. Cf. Detail, Entail, Retail, Tally, n.]...

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Tailor (2)

Tai″lor, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Tailored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tailoring.] To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a tailor.These tailoring artists for our laysInv...

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Tailor-made

Tai″lor–made′, a. Made by a tailor or according to a tailor's fashion; — said specif. of women's garments made with certain closeness of fit, simplicity of ornament, etc.

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Tailoress

Tai″lor‐ess, n. A female tailor.

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Tailoring

Tai″lor‐ing, adv. The business or the work of a tailor or a tailoress.

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Tailpiece

Tail″piece′ (?), n. 1. A piece at the end; an appendage.2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.3. (Print.) An ornament p...

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Tailpiece (2)

Tail″piece′ (?), n. 1. (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt.2. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepie...

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Tailpin

Tail″pin″ (?), n.(Mach.) The center in the spindle of a turning lathe.

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Tailrace

Tail″race′ (?), n. 1. See Race, n., 6.2. (Mining) The channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away.

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Tailstock

Tail″stock′ (?), n. The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle.

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Tailzie

Tail″zie (–zĭ or –yĭ), n. [F. tailler to cut. See Tail a limitation.] (Scots Law) An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one s...

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Tain

Tain (?), n. [OE. tein, teyne; cf. Icel. teinn a twig, akin to AS. tān, Goth. tains.] Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors. Knight.