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- English Word Taking Definition Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
- English Word Taking Definition Infectious; contageous.
- English Word Taking Definition The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
- English Word Taking Definition Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
- English Word Taking Definition Malign influence; infection.
- English Word Taking-off Definition Removal; murder. See To take off (c), under Take, v. t.
- English Word Talapoin Definition A small African monkey (Cercopithecus, / Miopithecus, talapoin) -- called also melarhine.
- English Word Talaria Definition Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.
- English Word Talbot Definition A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of game.
- English Word Talbotype Definition Same as Calotype.
- English Word Talc Definition 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.
- English Word Talcose Definition Alt. of Talcous
- English Word Talcous Definition Of or pertaining to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc.
- English Word Tale Definition See Tael.
- English Word Tale Definition That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
- English Word Tale Definition 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.
- English Word Tale Definition A count or declaration.
- English Word Tale Definition To tell stories.
- English Word Talebearer Definition One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief.
- English Word Talebearing Definition Telling tales officiously.