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Targeted (?), a. Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.
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Targeteer (?), n. One who is armed with a target or shield. [Written also targetier.]
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Targum (?), n.; pl. Targums (#). Heb. Targumim (#). [Chald. targūm interpretation, fr. targēm to interpret. Cf. , and .] A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.
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Targumist, n. The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.
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Tarheel (?), n. a native or resident of North Carolina; -- used as a nickname.
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Tarheel state (?), n. North Carolina; -- used as a nickname.
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Tariff (?), n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'rīf information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).
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☞ The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports; hence, in these countries the tariff refers only to imports.
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☞ A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue (called a Coloq. revenue tariff , or Coloq. tariff for revenue , or for the artificial fostering of home industries ( Coloq. a projective tariff ), or as a means of coercing foreign governments, as in case of Coloq. retaliatory tariff .
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2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
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3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. Bolingbroke.
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Tariff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tariffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tariffing.] To make a list of duties on, as goods.
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Tarin (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The siskin. [Prov.]
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Taring (?), n. (Zoöl.) The common tern; -- called also tarret, and tarrock. [Prov. Eng.]
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Tarlatan (?), n. A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.
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Tarn (?), n. [OE. terne, Icel. tjörn.] A mountain lake or pool.
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A lofty precipice in front,
A silent tarn below. Wordsworth.
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Tarnish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. , a., and see .] To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color. “Tarnished lace.” Fuller. Used also figuratively; as, to tarnish one's honor.
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Syn. -- To sully; stain; dim.
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Tarnish, v. i. To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.
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Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright,
Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. Dryden.
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Tarnish, n. 1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
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2. (Min.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite.
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Tarnisher (?), n. One who, or that which, tarnishes.
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Taro (?), n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.) A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
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Tarot (?), n. [F.; cf. It. tarocco.] 1. A game of cards; -- called also taroc. Hoyle.
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2. any of a set of 22 playing cards which bear allegorical images representing various objects or influences affecting human life, and widely used in fortunetelling; they are also used as trumps in the game of taroc. Various images are used by different artists to represent the themes of each card.
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Tarpan (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) A wild horse found in the region of the Caspian Sea.
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Tarpaulin (?), n. [Tar + palling a covering, pall to cover. See a covering.] 1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.
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2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
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3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.
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To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. Macaulay.
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Tarpeian (?), a. [L. Tarpeius, prop., pertaining to Tarpeia.] Pertaining to or designating a rock or peak of the Capitoline hill, Rome, from which condemned criminals were hurled.
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Tarpon (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Tarpum (?), n. (Zoöl.) A very large marine fish (Megapolis Atlanticus) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in fancywork. Called also tarpon, sabalo, savanilla, silverfish, and jewfish.
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Tarquinish (?), a. Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty; overbearing.
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Tarrace (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Tarragon (?), n. [Sp. taragona, Ar. tarkh�n; perhaps fr. Gr. � a dragon, or L. draco; cf. L. dracunculus tarragon. Cf. .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Artemisa (Artemisa dracunculus), much used in France for flavoring vinegar.
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Tarras (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Tarre (?), v. t. [OE. tarien, terien, to irritate, provoke, AS. tergan to pull, pluck, torment; probably akin to E. tear, v. t. √63. Cf. , v.] To set on, as a dog; to incite. [Obs.] Shak.
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Tarriance (?), n. The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness. [Archaic] Shak.
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And after two days' tarriance there, returned. Tennyson.
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Tarrier (?), n. One who, or that which, tarries.
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Tarrier, n. (Zoöl.) A kind of dig; a terrier. [Obs.]
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Tarrock (?), n. [Greenland tattarock.] (Zoöl.) (a) The young of the kittiwake gull before the first molt. (b) The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The common tern.
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Tarry (?), a. [From , n.] Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.
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Tarry (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tarried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tarrying.] [OE. tarien to irritate (see ); but with a change of sense probably due to confusion with OE. targen to delay, OF. targier, fr. (assumed) LL. tardicare, fr. L. tardare to make slow, to tarry, fr. tardus slow. Cf. .] 1. To stay or remain behind; to wait.
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Tarry ye for us, until we come again. Ex. xxiv. 14.
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2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.
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Come down unto me, tarry not. Gen. xic. 9.
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One tarried here, there hurried one. Emerson.
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3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
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Tarry all night, and wash your feet. Gen. xix. 2.
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Syn. -- To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.
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Tarry, v. t. 1. To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.]
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Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. Chaucer.
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2. To wait for; to stay or stop for. [Archaic]
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He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. Shak.
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He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question. Sir W. Scott.
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Tarry, n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] E. Lodge.
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Tarsal (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye). -- n. A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale.
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Coloq. Tarsal tetter (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.
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Tarsal (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as . [Obs.]
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Tarsale (?), n.; pl. Tarsalia (#). [NL.] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals.
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Tarse (?), n. [Cf. , .] (Falconry) The male falcon.
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Tarse (?), n. [Cf. F. tarse.] (Anat.) tarsus.
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Tarsectomy (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. � to cut out.] (Surg.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.
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Tarsel (?), n. A male hawk. See . [Obs.]
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Tarsi (?), n., pl. of .
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{ Tarsia (?), Tarsiatura (?), } n. [It.] 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.
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Tarsier (?), n. [Cf. F. tarsier.] See .
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Tarsius (?), n. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Tarso- (?). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.
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Tarsometatarsal (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations. (b) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.
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Tarsometatarsus (?), n.; pl. Tarsometatarsi (#). [NL.] (Anat.) 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.
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Tarsorrhaphy (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. rafh seam, fr. � to sew.] (Surg.) An operation to diminish the size of the opening between eyelids when enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.
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Tarsotomy (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. � to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.
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Tarsus (?), n.; pl. Tarsi (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d .] 1. (Anat.) (a) 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. (b) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate.
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2. (Zoöl.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.
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Tart (?), a. [AS. teart. √63. Cf. , v. t.] 1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.
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2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.
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Why art thou tart, my brother? Bunyan.
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Tart, n. [OE. tarte, F. tarte; perhaps originally the same word as tourte, LL. torta, fr. L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape. Cf. , n.] A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
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Tartan (?), n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp. tiritaña a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or shake with cold.] 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.
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MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it does not warm to the tartan. Sir W. Scott.
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The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London with hatred. Macaulay.
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Tartan, n. [F. tartane, or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana; all perhaps of Arabic origin.] (Naut.) A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib.
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Tartar (?), n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., & It. tartaro, LL. tartarum, LGr. �); perhaps of Arabic origin.] 1. (Chem.) 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.
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2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
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Coloq. Cream of tartar . (Chem.) See under . -- Coloq. Tartar emetic (Med. Chem.), a double tartrate of potassium and basic antimony. It is a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used in medicine as a sudorific and emetic.
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Tartar (?), n. 1. [Per. Tātār, of Tartar origin.] 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.
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2. A person of a keen, irritable temper.
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Coloq. To catch a tartar , to lay hold of, or encounter, a person who proves too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.]
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Tartar, a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
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Tartar, n. [Cf. F. tartare.] See . Shak.
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Tartarated (?), a. (Chem.) Tartrated.
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{ Tartarean (?), Tartareous (?), } a. [L. tartareus: cf. F. tartaréen.] Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.
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Tartareous, a. [Cf. 1st .] 1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.
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2. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous.
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{ Tartarian (?), Tartaric (?), } a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
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Coloq. Tartarian lamb (Bot.), Scythian lamb. See .
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Tartarian (?), n. (Bot.) The name of some kinds of cherries, as the Black Tartarian, or the White Tartarian.
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Tartaric (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar.
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Coloq. Tartaric acid . (a) An acid widely diffused throughout the vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries, etc., and obtained from tartar as a white crystalline substance, C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2, having a strong pure acid taste. It is used in medicine, in dyeing, calico printing, photography, etc., and also as a substitute for lemon juice. Called also dextro-tartaric acid. (b) By extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids (racemic acid, levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid) of which tartaric acid proper is the type.
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Tartarine (?), n. (Old Chem.) Potassium carbonate, obtained by the incineration of tartar. [Obs.]
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Tartarize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tartarized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tartarizing (?).] [Cf. F. tartariser.] (Chem.) To impregnate with, or subject to the action of, tartar. [R.]
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Coloq. Tartarized antimony (Med. Chem.), tartar emetic.
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Tartarize (?), v. t. To cause to resemble the Tartars and their civilization, as by conquest.
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Tartarous (?), a. [Cf. F. tartareux.] Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities; tartareous.
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Tartarous (?), a. Resembling, or characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured; irritable.
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The Tartarous moods of common men. B. Jonson.
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Tartarum (?), n. (Chem.) See 1st .
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Tartarus (tärtȧrŭs), prop. n. [L., from Gr. Tartaros.] (Class. Myth.) 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.
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Tartary (?), n. Tartarus. [Obs.] Spenser.
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