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3. (Naut.) (a) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of ); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom. (b) The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of ). (c) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction; as, to take a different tack; -- often used metaphorically.
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4. (Scots Law) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease. Burrill.
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5. Confidence; reliance. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Coloq. Tack of a flag (Naut.), a line spliced into the eye at the foot of the hoist for securing the flag to the halyards. -- Coloq. Tack pins (Naut.), belaying pins; -- also called jack pins. -- Coloq. To haul the tacks aboard (Naut.), to set the courses. -- Coloq. To hold tack , to last or hold out. Milton.
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Tack (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tacked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tacking.] [Cf. OD. tacken to touch, take, seize, fix, akin to E. take. See a small nail.] 1. To fasten or attach. “In hopes of getting some commendam tacked to their sees.” Swift.
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And tacks the center to the sphere. Herbert.
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2. Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
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3. In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill; to append; -- often with on or to; as, to tack on a non-germane appropriation to a bill. Macaulay.
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4. (Naut.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course.
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☞ In tacking, a vessel is brought to point at first directly to windward, and then so that the wind will blow against the other side.
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Tack, v. i. (Naut.) To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. See , v. t., 4.
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Monk, . . . when he wanted his ship to tack to larboard, moved the mirth of his crew by calling out, “Wheel to the left.” Macaulay.
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Tacker (?), n. One who tacks.
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Tacket (?), n. [Dim. of tack a small nail.] A small, broad-headed nail. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Tackey (?), a. & n. See .
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Tacking, n. (Law) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose his claim. Bouvier.
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☞ The doctrine of tacking is not recognized in American law. Kent.
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Tackle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block, in which case the full appratus is referred to as a block and tackle.
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2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. “She to her tackle fell.” Hudibras.
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☞ In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.
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3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
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Coloq. Fall and tackle . See the Note under . -- Coloq. Fishing tackle . See under , a. -- Coloq. Ground tackle (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc. -- Coloq. Gun tackle , the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon in or out. -- Coloq. Tackle fall , the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied. -- Coloq. Tack tackle (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks of the principal sails. -- Coloq. Tackle board , Coloq. Tackle post (Ropemaking), a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.
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tackle n. (Football) 1. An act of tackling{4}; as, brought down by a tackle by a lineman.
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2. (Football) One of two linemen on a football team, occupying a position between the guard and an end; also, the position played by such a tackle.
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Tackle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tackled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tackling.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See , n.] 1. To supply with tackle. Beau. & Fl.
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2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]
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3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
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The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in tackling windmills under conditions the most fitted to insure her defeat. Dublin Univ. Mag.
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4. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the play.
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5. To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
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Tackled (?), a. Made of ropes tacked together.
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My man shall be with thee,
And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. Shak.
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Tackling, n. (Naut.) 1. Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.
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2. Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. Walton.
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3. The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
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Tacksman (?), n.; pl. Tacksmen (?). (Scots Law) One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or lessee. Sir W. Scott.
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The tacksmen, who formed what may be called the “peerage” of the little community, must be the captains. Macaulay.
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Tacky (?), a. [Cf. , a spot.] Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.]
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Tacky (?), a. [Etymol. uncert.] 1. Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [Local, U. S.]
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2. In poor taste; appearing cheap; gaudy; unstylish. Broadly used to describe objects whose style is disapproved of by the speaker.
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3. Tactless; in poor taste; -- used to describe behavior.
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Tacky, n. [Written also tackey.] An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]
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Taconic (?), a. (Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were once supposed to be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian.
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Tact (?), n. [L. tactus a touching, touch, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F. tact. See .] 1. The sense of touch; feeling.
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Did you suppose that I could not make myself sensible to tact as well as sight? Southey.
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Now, sight is a very refined tact. J. Le Conte.
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2. (Mus.) The stroke in beating time.
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3. Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.
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He had formed plans not inferior in grandeur and boldness to those of Richelieu, and had carried them into effect with a tact and wariness worthy of Mazarin. Macaulay.
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A tact which surpassed the tact of her sex as much as the tact of her sex surpassed the tact of ours. Macaulay.
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Tactable (?), a. Capable of being touched; tangible. [R.] “They [women] being created to be both tractable and tactable.” Massinger.
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Tactful (?), a. Full of tact; characterized by a discerning sense of what is right, proper, or judicious.
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{ Tactic (?), Tactical (?), } a. [Gr. taktikos. See .] Of or pertaining to military or naval tactics; hence, pertaining to, or characterized by, planning or maneuvering for the short term; -- contrasted with strategic, planning for the long term.
-- Tactically, adv.
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Tactic (?), n. See .
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Tactician (?), n. [Cf. F. tacticien.] One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful maneuverer; an adroit manager.
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Tactics (?), n. [Gr. taktika pl., and taktikh (sc. technh, sing., fr. taktikos fit for ordering or arranging, fr. tassein, tattein, to put in order, to arrange: cf. F. tactique.] 1. The science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle, and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into grand tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or the tactics of instruction.
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2. Hence, any system or method of procedure.
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Tactile (?), a. [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F. tactile.] Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations. “Tactile sweets.” Beaumont. “Tactile qualities.” Sir M. Hale.
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Coloq. Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See .
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The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. H. N. Martin.
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Tactility (?), n. [Cf. F. tactilité.] The quality or state of being tactile; perceptibility by touch; tangibleness.
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Taction (?), n. [L. tactio, from tangere, tactum, to touch.] The act of touching; touch; contact; tangency. “External taction.” Chesterfield.
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Tactless (?), a. Destitute of tact.
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Tactual (?), a. [See .] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch.
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In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused over the entire body. Tyndall.
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Tadpole (?), n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. tādie, tādige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all head. See , and .] 1. (Zoöl.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail. Called also polliwig, polliwog, porwiggle, or purwiggy.
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2. (Zoöl.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
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Coloq. Tadpole fish . (Zoöl.) See (a).
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Tædium (?), n. [L.] See .
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Tael (?), n. [Malay taĭl, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tulā a balance, weight, tul to weigh.] A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third. [Written also tale.]
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{ Taen (?), or Ta'en }, p. p. of , to take, or a contraction of . [Poetic & Scot.] Burns.
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Tænia (?), n.; pl. Tæniæ (#). [L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See .
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2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
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3. (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.
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{ Tæniacide (?), n. Also Teniacide }. [Tænia + -cide.] (Med.) A remedy to destroy tapeworms.
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Tæniada (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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{ Tæniafuge (?), n. Also Teniafuge }. [Tænia + L. fugare to drive away.] (Med.) A remedy to expel tapeworms.
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{ Tæniasis (?), n. Also Teniasis }. [NL. See .] (Med.) Ill health due to tænia, or tapeworms.
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Tæniata (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example.
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Tænidium (?), n.; pl. Tænidia (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.) The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheæ of insects. See Illust. of .
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Tænioglossa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. tainia a ribbon + glw^ssa a tongue.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh-water.
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Tænioglossate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Tænioglossa.
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Tænioid (?), a. [Tænia + -oid.] 1. Ribbonlike; shaped like a ribbon.
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2. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to Tænia.
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Tænioidea (?), n. pl. (Zoöl.) The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms. See .
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Tæniola (?), n.; pl. Tæniolæ (#). [L., dim. of taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.) One of the radial partitions which separate the internal cavities of certain medusæ.
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Tæniosomi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. tainia ribbon + sw^ma body.] (Zoöl.) An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See Ribbon fish, under .
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Tafferer (?), n. (Naut.) See .
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{ Taffeta (?), Taffety (?), } n. [F. taffetas, It. taffetà, from Per. tāftah, originally, twisted, woven, from tāftan to twist, to spin.] A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times.
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Lined with taffeta and with sendal. Chaucer.
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Taffrail (?), n. [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See .] (Naut.) The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern. [Written also tafferel.]
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Taffy (?), n. [Prov. E. taffy toffy.] 1. A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled down and poured out in shallow pans. [Written also, in England, toffy.]
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2. Flattery; soft phrases. [Slang]
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Tafia (?), n. [Cf. F. & Sp. tafia, It. taffia; fr. Malay tāfīa a spirit distilled from molasses. Cf. .] A variety of rum. [West Indies]
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Tag (?), n. [Probably akin to tack a small nail; cf. Sw. tagg a prickle, point, tooth.] 1. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or label.
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2. A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a string, or lace, to stiffen it.
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3. The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.
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4. Something mean and paltry; the rabble. [Obs.]
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Coloq. Tag and rag , the lowest sort; the rabble. Holinshed.
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5. A sheep of the first year. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Tag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tagging (?).] 1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags.
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He learned to make long-tagged thread laces. Macaulay.
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His courteous host . . .
Tags every sentence with some fawning word. Dryden.
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2. To join; to fasten; to attach. Bolingbroke.
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3. To follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the game of tag. See , a play.
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Tag, v. i. To follow closely, as it were an appendage; -- often with after; as, to tag after a person.
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Tag, n. [From , v.; cf. , an end.] A child's play in which one runs after and touches another, and then runs away to avoid being touched.
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Tagal (?), n. 1. One of a Malayan race, mainly of central Luzon, next to the Visayans the most numerous of the native peoples of the Philippines. Nearly all are Christians and many are highly educated.
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2. The language of the Tagals; Tagalog.
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Tagalog (?), n. 1. (Ethnol.) Any member of a certain tribe which is one of the leading and most civilized of those native of the Philippine Islands.
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2. The language of the Tagalogs. It belongs to the Malay family of languages and is one of the most highly developed members of the family.
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Tagbelt (?), n. (Far.) Same as . [Obs.]
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Tag day. A day on which contributions to some public or private charity or fund are solicited promiscuously on the street, and tags given to contributors to wear as an evidence of their having contributed. Such solicitation is now subject to legal restriction in various places.
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Tagger (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, appends or joins one thing to another.
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2. That which is pointed like a tag.
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Hedgehogs' or procupines' small taggers. Cotton.
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3. pl. Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge. Knight.
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4. A device for removing taglocks from sheep. Knight.
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Taglet (?), n. A little tag.
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Taglia (?), n. [It., a cutting, a pulley, from tagliare to cut. See .] (Mech.) A peculiar combination of pulleys. Brande & C.
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Tagliacotain (?), a. (Surg.) Of or pertaining to Tagliacozzi, a Venetian surgeon; as, the Tagliacotian operation, a method of rhinoplasty described by him. [Also Taliacotian, and Tagliacozzian.]
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Taglioni (?), n. A kind of outer coat, or overcoat; -- said to be so named after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers.
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He ought certainly to exchange his taglioni, or comfortable greatcoat, for a cuirass of steel. Sir W. Scott.
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Taglock (?), n. An entangled lock, as of hair or wool. Nares.
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Tagnicate (?), n. (Zoöl.) The white-lipped peccary.
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Tag-rag (?), n. & a. [See an end, and .] The lowest class of people; the rabble. Cf. Rag, tag, and bobtail, under .
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If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, I am no true man. Shak.
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Tag sale (?), n. [From the price tag usually attached to each item.] A sale of usually used items (such as furniture, clothing, household items or bric-a-brac), conducted by one or a small group of individuals, at a location which is not a normal retail establishment. Frequently it is held in the private home or in a yard attached to a private home belonging to the seller. Similar to a yard sale or garage sale. Compare flea market, where used items are sold by many individuals in a place rented for the purpose.
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Tagsore (?), n. (Far.) Adhesion of the tail of a sheep to the wool from excoriation produced by contact with the feces; -- called also tagbelt. [Obs.]
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Tagtail (?), n. 1. A worm which has its tail conspicuously colored.
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2. A person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a hanger-on.
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Taguan (?), n. [From the native name in the East Indies.] (Zoöl.) A large flying squirrel (Pteromys petuarista). Its body becomes two feet long, with a large bushy tail nearly as long.
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