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- English Word Taring Definition of Tare
- English Word Taring Definition The common tern; -- called also tarret, and tarrock.
- English Word Tarlatan Definition A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.
- English Word Tarn Definition A mountain lake or pool.
- English Word Tarnish Definition 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.
- English Word Tarnish Definition To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.
- English Word Tarnish Definition The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
- English Word Tarnish Definition 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.
- English Word Tarnished Definition of Tarnish
- English Word Tarnisher Definition One who, or that which, tarnishes.
- English Word Tarnishing Definition of Tarnish
- English Word Taro Definition 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 rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
- English Word Tarot Definition A game of cards; -- called also taroc.
- English Word Tarpan Definition A wild horse found in the region of the Caspian Sea.
- English Word Tarpaulin Definition A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc.
- English Word Tarpaulin Definition A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.
- English Word Tarpaulin Definition Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.
- English Word Tarpon Definition Same as Tarpum.
- English Word Tarpum Definition 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.
- English Word Tarquinish Definition Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty; overbearing.