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 the air as it enters.

To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective.

A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.

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, a large horse market elsewhere.

A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch.

Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.

One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.

Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.

Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.

An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors.

A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.

Same as Tatou.

Any armadillo of the family Tatusiidae, of which the peba and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively.

The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter tau (/).

imp. p. p. of Teach.

Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.

One who taunts.

a. n. from Taunt, v.

In a taunting manner.

A woman who taunts.

The constellation Taurus.

Having horns like those of a bull.

Any of a group of meteors appearing November 20-23; -- so called because they appear to radiate from a point in Taurus.

A bullfighter; a toreador.

Having the form of a bull.

A chemical compound occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid, C2H7NSO3.

A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium taurocholate, which occurs in human bile.

Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called taurocholic acid) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste.

Glue made from a bull's hide.

Of or pertaining to bullfights. A bullfighter.

Bullfighting.

The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [/] in almanacs. A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.

Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found of a urine of neat cattle, and probably identical with cresol.

Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

Same as Tautog.

Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to allegorical.

A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone.

Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the properties of, a tautochrone.

An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll.

Tautological.

Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression.

One who uses tautological words or phrases.

To repeat the same thing in different words.

Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological.

A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --/ / The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/ And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison.

Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.

The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.

Having the same essence; being identically of the same nature.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound.

Repetition of the same sound.

Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.

A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.

One who keeps a tavern.

A feasting at taverns.

The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler.

A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.

In a tawdry manner.

Quality or state of being tawdry.

A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general.

One who taws; a dresser of white leather.

The quality or state of being tawny.

Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion.

A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman.

A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster.

To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government.

The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness.

Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.

Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.

The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.

The American badger.

An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.

One who taxes.

One who collects taxes or revenues.

same as taxicab.

An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.

an automobile with a professional driver which can be hired to carry passengers; -- also called a taxi, and informally called a cab or a hack. The driver of a taxicab is referred to as a cab driver or cabbie, and sometimes as a chauffeur or hackie.

One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antennae are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.

Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.

A person skilled in taxidermy.

The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.

a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride).

A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata). Called also taxia. The usual preparation is a mixture of compounds. Taxine A has the chemical formula: C35H47NO10.

Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it.

Free from taxation.

Same as Taxonomy.

a taxonomic group, or the name of a taxonomic grouping.

Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and principles of classification; classificatory.

One skilled in taxonomy.

That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants, primarily by consideration of their natural relationships with respect to their structure or genetic origin; the laws or principles of classification; systematics.

Same as Taxer, n., 2.

One who is assessed and pays a tax.

A rare hereditary disease affecting lipid metabolism in humans, due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase. It occurs in infants and children, and causes death before the onset of adulthood. It occurs most commonly of people of Jewish origin from easter Europe. It is characterized by accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue, causes a red spot on the retina, and eventual blindness and paralysis before death.

A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet.

The teasel.

An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.

The quinnat salmon.

A slight sound such as that made by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and explosively sucking out the air at one side, as in urging on a horse. To make a tchick.

a knickknack or trinket; a decorative item or souvenir of little value.

To titter; to laugh derisively.

To take or drink tea.

A small saucer in which a teacup is set.

The checkerberry.

To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.

Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile.

Willingness to be taught.

Any one of the series of boilers or evaporating pans in which the cane juice is concentrated in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series.

One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.

The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.

Not teachable.

A small cup from which to drink tea.

As much as a teacup can hold; enough to fill a teacup.

A torch.

A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift.

An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt.

A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree.

A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea, coffee, etc.

Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings.

To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber.

Yoked in, or as in, a team.

The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.