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Take, v. t. [imp. Took (t�k); p. p. Taken (tāk'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Taking.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. tēkan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey. Hence, specifically: --
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(a) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take an army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.
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This man was taken of the Jews. Acts xxiii. 27.
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Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take;
Not that themselves are wise, but others weak. Pope.
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They that come abroad after these showers are commonly taken with sickness. Bacon.
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There he blasts the tree and takes the cattle
And makes milch kine yield blood. Shak.
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(b) To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
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Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Prov. vi. 25.
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Cleombroutus was so taken with this prospect, that he had no patience. Wake.
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I know not why, but there was a something in those half-seen features, -- a charm in the very shadow that hung over their imagined beauty, -- which took me more than all the outshining loveliness of her companions. Moore.
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(c) To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
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Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. 1 Sam. xiv. 42.
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The violence of storming is the course which God is forced to take for the destroying . . . of sinners. Hammond.
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(d) To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat; it takes five hours to get to Boston from New York by car.
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This man always takes time . . . before he passes his judgments. I. Watts.
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(e) To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take a picture of a person.
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Beauty alone could beauty take so right. Dryden.
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(f) To draw; to deduce; to derive. [R.]
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The firm belief of a future judgment is the most forcible motive to a good life, because taken from this consideration of the most lasting happiness and misery. Tillotson.
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(g) To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.
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(h) To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
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(i) To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery; he took a dictionary with him.
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He took me certain gold, I wot it well. Chaucer.
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(k) To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
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2. In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept. Specifically: --
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(a) To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
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Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer. Num. xxxv. 31.
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Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore. 1 Tim. v. 10.
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(b) To receive as something to be eaten or drunk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
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(c) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
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(d) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.
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(e) To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies.
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You take me right. Bacon.
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Charity, taken in its largest extent, is nothing else but the science love of God and our neighbor. Wake.
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[He] took that for virtue and affection which was nothing but vice in a disguise. South.
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You'd doubt his sex, and take him for a girl. Tate.
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(f) To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; -- used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape.
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I take thee at thy word. Rowe.
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Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command; . . .
Not take the mold. Dryden.
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3. To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene. [Colloq.]
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4. To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head. [Obs. exc. Slang or Dial.]
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Coloq. To be taken aback , Coloq. To take advantage of , Coloq. To take air , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. To take aim , to direct the eye or weapon; to aim. -- Coloq. To take along , to carry, lead, or convey. -- Coloq. To take arms , to commence war or hostilities. -- Coloq. To take away , to carry off; to remove; to cause deprivation of; to do away with; as, a bill for taking away the votes of bishops. “By your own law, I take your life away.” Dryden. -- Coloq. To take breath , to stop, as from labor, in order to breathe or rest; to recruit or refresh one's self. -- Coloq. To take care , to exercise care or vigilance; to be solicitous. “Doth God take care for oxen?” 1 Cor. ix. 9. -- Coloq. To take care of , to have the charge or care of; to care for; to superintend or oversee. -- Coloq. To take down . (a) To reduce; to bring down, as from a high, or higher, place; as, to take down a book; hence, to bring lower; to depress; to abase or humble; as, to take down pride, or the proud. “I never attempted to be impudent yet, that I was not taken down.” Goldsmith. (b) To swallow; as, to take down a potion. (c) To pull down; to pull to pieces; as, to take down a house or a scaffold. (d) To record; to write down; as, to take down a man's words at the time he utters them. -- Coloq. To take effect , Coloq. To take fire . See under , and . -- Coloq. To take ground to the right or Coloq. To take ground to the left (Mil.), to extend the line to the right or left; to move, as troops, to the right or left. -- Coloq. To take heart , to gain confidence or courage; to be encouraged. -- Coloq. To take heed , to be careful or cautious. “Take heed what doom against yourself you give.” Dryden. -- Coloq. To take heed to , to attend with care, as, take heed to thy ways. -- Coloq. To take hold of , to seize; to fix on. -- Coloq. To take horse , to mount and ride a horse. -- Coloq. To take in . (a) To inclose; to fence. (b) To encompass or embrace; to comprise; to comprehend. (c) To draw into a smaller compass; to contract; to brail or furl; as, to take in sail. (d) To cheat; to circumvent; to gull; to deceive. [Colloq.] (e) To admit; to receive; as, a leaky vessel will take in water. (f) To win by conquest. [Obs.]
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For now Troy's broad-wayed town
He shall take in. Chapman.
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(g) To receive into the mind or understanding. “Some bright genius can take in a long train of propositions.” I. Watts. (h) To receive regularly, as a periodical work or newspaper; to take. [Eng.] -- Coloq. To take in hand . See under . -- Coloq. To take in vain , to employ or utter as in an oath. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” Ex. xx. 7. -- Coloq. To take issue . See under . -- Coloq. To take leave . See , n., 2. -- Coloq. To take a newspaper , Coloq. magazine , or the like, to receive it regularly, as on paying the price of subscription. -- Coloq. To take notice , to observe, or to observe with particular attention. -- Coloq. To take notice of . See under . -- Coloq. To take oath , to swear with solemnity, or in a judicial manner. -- Coloq. To take on , to assume; to take upon one's self; as, to take on a character or responsibility. -- Coloq. To take one's own course , to act one's pleasure; to pursue the measures of one's own choice. -- Coloq. To take order for . See under . -- Coloq. To take order with , to check; to hinder; to repress. [Obs.] Bacon. -- Coloq. To take orders . (a) To receive directions or commands. (b) (Eccl.) To enter some grade of the ministry. See , n., 10. -- Coloq. To take out . (a) To remove from within a place; to separate; to deduct. (b) To draw out; to remove; to clear or cleanse from; as, to take out a stain or spot from cloth. (c) To produce for one's self; as, to take out a patent. (d) To put an end to; as, to take the conceit out of a man. (e) To escort; as, to take out to dinner. -- Coloq. To take over , to undertake; to take the management of. [Eng.] Cross (Life of G. Eliot). -- Coloq. To take part , to share; as, they take part in our rejoicing. -- Coloq. To take part with , to unite with; to join with. -- Coloq. To take place , Coloq. root , Coloq. sides , Coloq. stock , etc. See under , , , etc. -- Coloq. To take the air . (a) (Falconry) To seek to escape by trying to rise higher than the falcon; -- said of a bird. (b) See under . -- Coloq. To take the field . (Mil.) See under . -- Coloq. To take thought , to be concerned or anxious; to be solicitous. Matt. vi. 25, 27. -- Coloq. To take to heart . See under . -- Coloq. To take to task , to reprove; to censure. -- Coloq. To take up . (a) To lift; to raise. Hood. (b) To buy or borrow; as, to take up goods to a large amount; to take up money at the bank. (c) To begin; as, to take up a lamentation. Ezek. xix. 1. (d) To gather together; to bind up; to fasten or to replace; as, to take up raveled stitches; specifically (Surg.), to fasten with a ligature. (e) To engross; to employ; to occupy or fill; as, to take up the time; to take up a great deal of room. (f) To take permanently. “Arnobius asserts that men of the finest parts . . . took up their rest in the Christian religion.” Addison. (g) To seize; to catch; to arrest; as, to take up a thief; to take up vagabonds. (h) To admit; to believe; to receive. [Obs.]
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The ancients took up experiments upon credit. Bacon.
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(i) To answer by reproof; to reprimand; to berate.
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One of his relations took him up roundly. L'Estrange.
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(k) To begin where another left off; to keep up in continuous succession; to take up (a topic, an activity).
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Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale. Addison.
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(l) To assume; to adopt as one's own; to carry on or manage; as, to take up the quarrels of our neighbors; to take up current opinions. “They take up our old trade of conquering.” Dryden. (m) To comprise; to include. “The noble poem of Palemon and Arcite . . . takes up seven years.” Dryden. (n) To receive, accept, or adopt for the purpose of assisting; to espouse the cause of; to favor. Ps. xxvii. 10. (o) To collect; to exact, as a tax; to levy; as, to take up a contribution. “Take up commodities upon our bills.” Shak. (p) To pay and receive; as, to take up a note at the bank. (q) (Mach.) To remove, as by an adjustment of parts; as, to take up lost motion, as in a bearing; also, to make tight, as by winding, or drawing; as, to take up slack thread in sewing. (r) To make up; to compose; to settle; as, to take up a quarrel. [Obs.] Shak. -- (s) To accept from someone, as a wager or a challenge; as, J. took M. up on his challenge. -- Coloq. To take up arms . Same as To take arms, above. -- Coloq. To take upon one's self . (a) To assume; to undertake; as, he takes upon himself to assert that the fact is capable of proof. (b) To appropriate to one's self; to allow to be imputed to, or inflicted upon, one's self; as, to take upon one's self a punishment. -- Coloq. To take up the gauntlet . See under .
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Take (?), v. i. 1. To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take. Shak.
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When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise. Bacon.
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In impressions from mind to mind, the impression taketh, but is overcome . . . before it work any manifest effect. Bacon.
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2. To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
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Each wit may praise it for his own dear sake,
And hint he writ it, if the thing should take. Addison.
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3. To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge.
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4. To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
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Coloq. To take after . (a) To learn to follow; to copy; to imitate; as, he takes after a good pattern. (b) To resemble; as, the son takes after his father. -- Coloq. To take in with , to resort to. [Obs.] Bacon. -- Coloq. To take on , to be violently affected; to express grief or pain in a violent manner. -- Coloq. To take to . (a) To apply one's self to; to be fond of; to become attached to; as, to take to evil practices. “If he does but take to you, . . . you will contract a great friendship with him.” Walpole. (b) To resort to; to betake one's self to. “Men of learning, who take to business, discharge it generally with greater honesty than men of the world.” Addison. -- Coloq. To take up . (a) To stop. [Obs.] “Sinners at last take up and settle in a contempt of religion.” Tillotson. (b) To reform. [Obs.] Locke. -- Coloq. To take up with . (a) To be contended to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with; as, to take up with plain fare. “In affairs which may have an extensive influence on our future happiness, we should not take up with probabilities.” I. Watts. (b) To lodge with; to dwell with. [Obs.] L'Estrange. -- Coloq. To take with , to please. Bacon.
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Take, n. 1. That which is taken, such as the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch, or the amouont of money collected during one event; as, the box-office take.
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2. (Print.) The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.
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Take-in (?), n. Imposition; fraud. [Colloq.]
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Taken (tāk'n), p. p. of .
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Takeoff, Take-off (?), n. 1. An imitation, especially in the way of caricature; -- used with of or on; as, the comedian did a hilarious takeoff on the president.
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2. The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
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The take-off should be selected with great care, and a pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side. Encyc. of Sport.
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3. The beginning of a leap from a surface or a flight into the air, especially the process or event of an airplane leaving the ground and beginning its flight; as, the takeoff of flight CA123 was scheduled for 3:00 PM.
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Take off (?), v. i. 1. to begin a leap from a surface or a flight into the air; especially, (of a bird or an airplane) to leave the ground and begin to fly; as, flight CA123 took off on schedule at 3:00 PM.
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2. To begin a period of accelerating growth or development; as, the economy took off in the third quarter.
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3. To begin a journey; to depart.
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Take off (?), v. t. 1. To remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from the top of anything; as, to take off a load; to take off one's hat, coat or other article of clothing; to take off a coat of paint from a surface.
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2. To cut off; as, to take off the head, or a limb.
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3. To destroy; as, to take off life.
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4. To remove; to invalidate; as, to take off the force of an argument.
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5. To withdraw; to call or draw away. Locke.
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6. To swallow; as, to take off a glass of wine.
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7. To purchase; to take in trade. “The Spaniards having no commodities that we will take off.” Locke.
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8. To copy; to reproduce. “Take off all their models in wood.” Addison.
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9. To imitate; to mimic; to personate.
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10. To find place for; to dispose of; as, more scholars than preferments can take off. [R.] Bacon.
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11. To discount or deduct (from a price); the dealer took off twenty percent on remaining toys.
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takeover n. (Business, Finance) The acquisition of ownership of one company by another company, usually by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock or by exchanging stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company. It is a hostile takeover if the management of the company being taken over is opposed to the deal. A hostile takeover is sometimes organized by a .
Syn. -- acquisition, buyout
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Taker (tākẽr), n. One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.
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take the heat (tāk�ŭhēt), phr. 1. To be assigned or to accept the blame for some misdeed; as, Mary broke the vase, but she acted innocent and young Johnny had to take the heat.
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2. To withstand high temperature; as, the new radios can take the heat of a black car parked in the sun in Death Valley.
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3. Hence: To endure stressful conditions, expecially without signs of difficulty or complaint; as, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen,
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Take-up (?), n. (Mach.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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Taking (?), a. 1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
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Subtile in making his temptations most taking. Fuller.
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2. Infectious; contageous. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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-- Takingly, adv. -- Takingness, n.
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Taking, n. 1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
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2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind. [Colloq.]
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What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket! Shak.
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3. Malign influence; infection. [Obs.] Shak.
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Taking-off (?), n. 1. Removal; murder. See To take off (c), under , v. t.
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The deep damnation of his taking-off. Shak.
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2. (Print.) The removal of sheets from the press. [Eng.]
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3. Act of presenting a take-off, or burlesque imitation.
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Talapoin (tălȧpoin), n. (Zoöl.) A small African monkey (Cercopithecus talapoin or Miopithecus talapoin) -- called also melarhine.
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Talapoin (tălȧpoin), n. [Pg. talapoi, talapoin, name for Buddhist priest, fr. Siamese t‘ama p‘ră; t‘ama, honorific title + p‘ră priest.] A Buddhist monk or priest. [Ceylon & Indo-China]
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Talaria (?), n. pl. [L., from talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr. talus ankle.] (Class. Myth.) Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.
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Talbot (?), n. A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of game. [Obs.] Wase (1654).
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☞ The figure of a dog is borne in the arms of the Talbot family, whence, perhaps, the name.
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Talbotype (?), n. (Photog.) Same as .
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Talc (?), n. [F. talc; cf. Sp. & It. talco, LL. talcus; all fr. Ar. talq.] (Min.) A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
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Coloq. Indurated talc , an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc; -- called also talc slate.
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{ Talcose (?), Talcous (?), } a. [Cf. F. talqueux.] (Min.) Of or pertaining to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc.
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Talcum (?), n. [NL.] (Min.) Same as .
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Tale (?), n. See .
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Tale, n. [AS. talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D. taal speech, language, G. zahl number, OHG. zala, Icel. tal, tala, number, speech, Sw. tal, Dan. tal number, tale speech, Goth. talzjan to instruct. Cf. , v. t., a tax, also , v. i.] 1. That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. “The tale of Troy divine.” Milton. “In such manner rime is Dante's tale.” Chaucer.
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We spend our years as a tale that is told. Ps. xc. 9.
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2. A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or stated.
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The ignorant, . . . who measure by tale, and not by weight. Hooker.
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And every shepherd tells his tale,
Under the hawthornn in the dale. Milton.
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In packing, they keep a just tale of the number. Carew.
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3. (Law) A count or declaration. [Obs.]
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Coloq. To tell tale of , to make account of. [Obs.]
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Therefore little tale hath he told
Of any dream, so holy was his heart. Chaucer.
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Syn. -- Anecdote; story; fable; incident; memoir; relation; account; legend; narrative.
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Tale (?), v. i. To tell stories. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gower.
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Talebearer (?), n. One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief.
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Spies and talebearers, encouraged by her father, did their best to inflame her resentment. Macaulay.
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Talebearing, a. Telling tales officiously.
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Talebearing, n. The act of informing officiously; communication of sectrts, scandal, etc., maliciously.
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Taled (?), n. (Jewish Antiq.) A kind of quadrangular piece of cloth put on by the Jews when repeating prayers in the synagogues. Crabb.
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Taleful (?), a. Full of stories. [R.] Thomson.
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Talegalla (?), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See .
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Talent (tăl�nt), n. [F., fr. L. talentum a talent (in sense 1), Gr. talanton a balance, anything weighed, a definite weight, a talent; akin to tlh^nai to bear, endure, tolna^n, L. tolerare, tollere, to lift up, sustain, endure. See , v. t., .] 1. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minæ or 6,000 drachmæ. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
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Rowing vessel whose burden does not exceed five hundred talents. Jowett (Thucid.).
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2. Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93� lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.
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3. Inclination; will; disposition; desire. [Obs.]
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They rather counseled you to your talent than to your profit. Chaucer.
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4. Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxv. 14-30).
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He is chiefly to be considered in his three different talents, as a critic, a satirist, and a writer of odes. Dryden.
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His talents, his accomplishments, his graceful manners, made him generally popular. Macaulay.
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Syn. -- Ability; faculty; gift; endowment. See .
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Talented, a. Furnished with talents; possessing skill or talent; mentally gifted. Abp. Abbot (1663).
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☞ This word has been strongly objected to by Coleridge and some other critics, but, as it would seem, upon not very good grounds, as the use of talent or talents to signify mental ability, although at first merely metaphorical, is now fully established, and talented, as a formative, is just as analogical and legitimate as gifted, bigoted, moneyed, landed, lilied, honeyed, and numerous other adjectives having a participal form, but derived directly from nouns and not from verbs.
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Tales (?), n. [L., pl. of talis such (persons).] (Law) (a) pl. Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter. Blount. Blackstone. (b) syntactically sing. The writ by which such persons are summoned.
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Coloq. Tales book , a book containing the names of such as are admitted of the tales. Blount. Craig. -- Coloq. Tales de circumstantibus [L.], such, or the like, from those standing about.
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Talesman (?), n.; pl. Talesmen (�). (Law) A person called to make up a deficiency in the number of jurors when a tales is awarded. Wharton.
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Taleteller (?), n. One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler.
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Talewise (?), adv. In a way of a tale or story.
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Taliacotian (?), a. See .
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Taliation (?), n. Retaliation. [Obs.]
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Just heav'n this taliation did decree. Beaumont.
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Talion (?), n. [F., fr. L. talio, perh. fr. talis such. Cf. .] Retaliation. [R.] Holinshed.
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Talipes (?), n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called clubfoot. See .
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☞ Several varieties are distinguished; as, Talipes varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; T. valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; T. equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and T. calcaneus (called also talus), in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
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Talipot (?), n. [Hind. tālpāt the leaf of the tree.] (Bot.) A beautiful tropical palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), a native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial processions, and, when cut into strips, as a substitute for writing paper.
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