Did you hear about the kid who was pulled over for speeding?
The cop got out of his car and the young man rolled down his window.
"I’ve been waiting for you all day," the cop said.
The guy replied, "Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could."
When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.
n. Stand in which spirit-decanters may be locked up but visible. [see *tantalize]
TAPDANCE
—n. Rhythmic dance performed with shoes with metal taps. —v. Perform a tap-dance. tap-dancer n. Tap-dancing n.
TAPESTRY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a thick fabric in which coloured weft threads are woven to form pictures or designs. B (usu. Wool) embroidery imitating this. C piece of this.
- events or circumstances etc. Seen as interwoven etc. (life's rich tapestry). tapestried adj. [tapissery from french tapis carpet]
TAPEWORM
n. Parasitic intestinal flatworm with a segmented body.
TARBOOSH
n. Cap like a fez. [arabic from persian]
TARLATAN
n. Thin stiff open-weave muslin. [french; probably originally indian]
TARRAGON
n. Bushy herb used in salads, stuffings, vinegar, etc. [medieval latin from greek]
TARTARIC
acid n. Natural acid found esp. In unripe grapes, used in baking powders etc.
- adj. Of or from tartar.
TASTEFUL
adj. Having, or done in, good taste. tastefully adv. Tastefulness n.
