tabifique, adj., consumptive.
tabis, n.m., tabby (watered silk).
tabiser, v.a., to tabby, to water.
tablature, n.f., (mus.) tablature. Donner de la — à quelqu’un; to get any one into trouble, to cause serious inconvenience to.
table, n.f., table; board (food, fare); table, index (of a book); (nav.) mess (of officers); slab (of stone); belly (violin); face (anvil); (anat.) table; (of jewelry) table. pl., men (at backgammon). — à jouer; card-table. — à manger; dining-table. — de nuit; night, or bedside, table. — à coulisses, or à rallonges; telescope table. — à ouvrage; work-table. — de cuisine; kitchen-dresser. — à écrire; writing-table. Se mettre à —; to sit at table. Tenir —; to keep a table, to sit long at table. Tenir bonne —; to keep a good table. Tenir — ouverte; to keep open house. Donner la — à quelqu’un; to board any one. La — du commun; the servants’ table. Courir les —s; to sponge for a dinner. —s astronomiques; astronomical tables. — pythagorique, — de Pythagore; multiplication-table. — d’harmonie; sounding-board. Jouer cartes sur —; to act openly, above board. Faire — rase; to make a clean sweep. Aimer la —; to like good living. Mettre la —; to lay the table. Servir à —; to wait at table. Lever la —; to remove the cloth. Se lever de —, sortir de —, or quitter la —; to rise from table; to get up from table. Vivre à la même —; to mess together. Avoir la —; to have the right of sitting down in the royal presence.
tableau, n.m., painting, picture, piece, scene, view, sight, description; (nav.) breastwork; list, roll, table; panel (of juries); (paint.) painting, piece; (at races) telegraph-board. — de chevalet; easel-piece. —x vivants; tableaux vivants, living pictures. Encadrer un —; to frame a picture. Former un —; (jur.) to empanel (a jury). — annonces; advertising board.
tablée, n.f., tableful, table-length.
tabler, v.n., to dress the board (backgammon). Vous pouvez — là-dessus; you may depend upon it.
tableti-er (-blĕ-tié), n.m., -ère (-blĕ-tiè-r), n.f., dealer in fancy turnery or toys.
tablette (-blèt), n.f., shelf; tablet; (nav.) rising-staff; (arch.) table; cake (of chocolate); (pharm.) lozenge. pl., note-book. — de cheminée; mantel-piece. — de chocolat; cake of chocolate. Rayez cela de vos —s; don’t depend upon that. Vous êtes sur mes —s; I have you in my books, or I’ll not forget you.