Tarsale (n.) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
Tarse (n.) The male falcon.
Tarse (n.) tarsus.
Tarsectomy (n.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.
Tarsel (n.) A male hawk. See Tercel.
Tarsi (n.) pl. of Tarsus.
Tarsia (n.) Alt. of Tarsiatura
Tarsiatura (n.) A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.
Tarsier (n.) See Tarsius.
Tarsius (n.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier.
Tarso- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.
Tarsometatarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations.
Tarsometatarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.
Tarsometatarsi (pl. ) of Tarsometatarsus
Tarsometatarsus (n.) The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.
Tarsorrhaphy (n.) An operation to diminish the size of the opening between eyelids when enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.
Tarsotomy (n.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.
Tarsi (pl. ) of Tarsus
Tarsus (n.) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones.
Tarsus (n.) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate.
Tarsus (n.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.
Tart (v. t.) Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.
Tart (v. t.) Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.
Tart (n.) A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
Tartan (n.) Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern.
Tartan (n.) A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib.
Tartar (n.) A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant for woolen goods; -- called also argol, wine stone, etc.
Tartar (n.) A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
Tartar (n.) A native or inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more correctly but less usually, Tatar.
Tartar (n.) A person of a keen, irritable temper.
Tartar (a.) Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
Tartar (n.) See Tartarus.
Tartarated (a.) Tartrated.
Tartarean (a.) Alt. of Tartareous
Tartareous (a.) Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.
Tartareous (a.) Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.
Tartareous (a.) Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous.
Tartarian (a.) Alt. of Tartaric
Tartaric (a.) Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
Tartarian (n.) The name of some kinds of cherries, as the Black Tartarian, or the White Tartarian.
Tartaric (a.) Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar.
Tartarine (n.) Potassium carbonate, obtained by the incineration of tartar.
Tartarized (imp. & p. p.) of Tartarize
Tartarizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tartarize
Tartarize (v. t.) To impregnate with, or subject to the action of, tartar.
Tartarize (v. t.) To cause to resemble the Tartars and their civilization, as by conquest.
Tartarous (a.) Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities; tartareous.
Tartarous (a.) Resembling, or characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured; irritable.
Tartarum (n.) See 1st Tartar.
Tartarus (n.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment for the spirits of the wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often used synonymously with Hades, or the Lower World in general.
Tartary (n.) Tartarus.
Tartini's tones () See the Note under Tone.
Tartish (a.) Somewhat tart.
Tartlet (n.) A small tart.
Tartly (adv.) In a tart manner; with acidity.
Tartness (n.) The quality or state of being tart.
Tartralic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a white amorphous deliquescent substance, C8H10O11; -- called also ditartaric, tartrilic, or tartrylic acid.
Tartramate (n.) A salt of tartramic acid.
Tartramic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is the primary acid amide derivative of tartaric acid.
Tartramide (n.) An acid amide derivative of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
Tartrate (n.) A salt of tartaric acid.
Tartrated (a.) Containing, or derived from, tartar; combined with tartaric acid.
Tartrazine (n.) An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids.
Tartrelic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance.
Tartro- () A combining form (also used adjectively) used in chemistry to denote the presence of tartar or of some of its compounds or derivatives.
Tartronate (n.) A salt of tartronic acid.
Tartronic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also hydroxy malonic acid) obtained, by reducing mesoxalic acid, as a white crystalline substance.
Tartronyl (n.) A hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.
Tartrovinic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain acid composed of tartaric acid in combination with ethyl, and now called ethyltartaric acid.
Tartuffe (n.) Alt. of Tartufe
Tartufe (n.) A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Tartuffish (a.) Alt. of Tartufish
Tartufish (a.) Like a tartuffe; precise; hypocritical.
Tarweed (n.) A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia, Hemizonia, and Madia.
Tas (n.) A heap.
Tas (v. t.) To tassel.
Tasco (n.) A kind of clay for making melting pots.
Tasimer (n.) An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small rod, disk, or button of carbon, forming part of an electrical circuit, the resistance of which, being varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured, causes variations in the strength of the current, which variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer. It is also used for measuring minute changes of temperature.
Task (v.) Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
Task (v.) Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
Tasked (imp. & p. p.) of Task
Tasking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Task
Task (v. t.) To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
Task (v. t.) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
Task (v. t.) To charge; to tax; as with a fault.
Tasker (n.) One who imposes a task.
Tasker (n.) One who performs a task, as a day-laborer.
Tasker (n.) A laborer who receives his wages in kind.
Taskmaster (n.) One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer.
Taskwork (n.) Work done as a task; also, work done by the job; piecework.
Taslet (n.) A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the things; a tasse.
Tasmanian (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 formerly inhabited Tasmania, but is now extinct.
Tasse (n.) A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.
Tassel (n.) A male hawk. See Tercel.
Tassel (n.) A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.
Tassel (n.) A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords.
Tassel (n.) The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.
Tassel (n.) A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves.
Tassel (n.) A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States.
Tasseled (imp. & p. p.) of Tassel