- Sir! Did you have a good holiday? Did you go away?
- Yes, I went to France, to Paris.
- Did you have much trouble with your French when you were there?
- No, I didn"t - but the Parisians did.
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.
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