prep. Archaic = *betwixt. [contraction]

pres. Part. Of *tie.

n. - herald's official coat emblazoned with royal arms.

- woman's or girl's sleeveless jerkin.

- hist. Knight's short emblazoned garment worn over armour. [french]

n. - small solid dose of a medicine etc.

- bar of soap etc.

- flat slab of esp. Stone, usu. Inscribed.

- us writing-pad. [latin diminutive: related to *table]

—n. - equipment for a task or sport.

- mechanism, esp. Of ropes, pulley-blocks, hooks, etc., for lifting weights, managing sails, etc.

- windlass with its ropes and hooks.

- act of tackling in football etc. —v. (-ling) 1 try to deal with (a problem or difficulty).

- grapple with (an opponent).

- confront (a person) in discussion or argument.

- intercept or stop (a player running with the ball). tackler n. [low german]

n. - tactical manoeuvre.

- = *tactics. [greek from tasso arrange]

—n. Maker of clothes, esp. Men's outer garments to measure. —v. - make (clothes) as a tailor.

- make or adapt for a special purpose.

- work as or be a tailor. [anglo-french taillour: related to *tail2]

n. Acceptance of a thing offered.

—adj. Attractive, captivating. —n. (in pl.) Amount of money taken at a show, in a shop, etc.

n. - = *talc 2.

- (in full talcum powder) powdered talc for toilet use, usu. Perfumed. [medieval latin: see *talc]