- 3. Lozenge, troche.
Taboo, n. [Written also Tabu.] Interdict, prohibition.
Taboo, v. a. Interdict, forbid, prohibit, put under taboo, put under an interdict, forbid to be used or touched.
Tabouret, n. [Fr.]
- 1. Stool.
- 2. Embroidery-frame.
Tabular, a.
- 1. Of a table.
- 2. Flat, plane.
- 3. Laminated, lamellar, lamelliform, foliated, scaly, flaky.
Tabula rasa. [L.] Smooth tablet, blank tablet.
Tabularize, v. a. Tabulate, put into a tabular from.
Tabulate, v. a. See Tabularize.
Tacamahac, n. Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).
Tace. [L.] Be silent, silence.
Tachygraphy, n. Stenography, shorthand, brachygraphy, tacheography.
Tacit, a. Implied, understood, inferred, silent, unexpressed (by words), implicit, unspoken.
Taciturn, a. Silent (by habit), reserved, uncommunicative, close, unconversable, reticent, of few words, sparing of words, close-tongued.
Taciturnity, n. Reserve, closeness, reticence, habitual silence, uncommunicativeness.
Tack, v. a.
- 1. Fasten (slightly), attach, append, affix, tag.
- 2. Nail (with tacks).
- 3. (Naut.) Put about, change the course of.