Webster's Dictionary 1913

487

Tapering

Ta″per‐ing (?), a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. — Ta″per‐ing‐ly, adv.

488

Taperness

Ta″per‐ness, n. The quality or state of being taper; tapering form; taper. Shenstone.

489

Tapestry

Tap″es‐try (?), n.; pl.Tapestries (#). [F. tapissere, fr. tapisser to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr. tapis a carpet, carpeting, LL. tapecius, fr. L. tapete carpet,...

490

Tapestry (2)

Tap″es‐try, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tapestried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tapestrying.] To adorn with tapestry, or as with tapestry.The Trosachs wound, as now, between gigantic walls of roc...

491

Tapestry beetle

Tap″es‐try bee″tle. A small black dermestoid beetle (Attagenus piceus) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, silk, fur, flour, and various other goods.

492

Tapet

Tap″et (?), n. [L. tapete. See Tapestry.] Worked or figured stuff; tapestry. Spenser.

493

Tapeti

Tap″e‐ti (?), n.; pl.Tapetis (#). (Zoöl.) A small South American hare (Lepus Braziliensis).

494

Tapetum

‖Ta‐pe″tum (?), n. [NL., from L. tapete a carpet, a tapestry.] (Anat.) An area in the pigmented layer of the choroid coat of the eye in many animals, which has an iridescent or ...

495

Tapeworm

Tape″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to Tænia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous segments or pr...

496

Taphouse

Tap″house′ (?), n. A house where liquors are retailed.

497

Taphrenchyma

‖Taph‐ren″chy‐ma (?), n. [Gr. � a trench + enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.) Same as Bothrenchyma.

498

Tapinage

Tap″i‐nage (?), n. [See Tapish.] A lurking or skulking. Gower.

499

Tapioca

Tap′i‐o″ca (?), n. [Braz. tapioka: cf. Pg., Sp. & F. tapioca.] A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from th...

500

Tapir

Ta″pir (?), n. [Braz. tapy'ra: cf. F. tapir.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a ...

501

Tapiroid

Ta″pir‐oid (?), a. [Tapir + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Allied to the tapir, or the Tapir family.

502

Tapis

Ta″pis (?), n. [F. See Tapestry.] Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.On, orUpon, the tapis, on the table, or under consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament...

503

Tapis (2)

Tap″is (?), v. t. To cover or work with figures like tapestry. Holland.

504

Tapiser

Tap″is‐er (?), n. [F. tapissier.] A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer. Chaucer.

505

Tapish

Tap″ish (?), v. i. [F. se tapir to squat.] To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat; to crouch; hence, to hide one's self. [Written also tappis, tappish, tapp...

506

Taplash

Tap″lash′ (?), n. Bad small beer; also, the refuse or dregs of liquor.The taplash of strong ale and wine. Taylor (1630).

507

Taplings

Tap″lings (?), n. pl. The strong double leathers by which the two parts of a flail are united. Halliwell.

508

Tapoa tafa

‖Ta‐po″a ta″fa (?). (Zoöl.) A small carnivorous marsupial (Phascogale penicillata) having long, soft fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of long hairs at the end; — called als...

509

Tappen

Tap″pen (?), n. An obstruction, or indigestible mass, found in the intestine of bears and other animals during hibernation.

510

Tapper

Tap″per (?), n.(Zoöl.) The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor); — called also tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie, barred woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump b...

511

Tappester

Tap″pes‐ter (?), n. [See Tapster.] A female tapster. Chaucer.

512

Tappet

Tap″pet (?), n.(Mach.) A lever or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, with a view to produce change or regulate motion. G...

513

Tappet rod

Tap″pet rod. (Mech.) A rod carrying a tappet or tappets, as one for closing the valves in a Cornish pumping engine.