Tawdry Lace. A kind of fine lace alluded to by Shakspeare, Spenser, &c. (Halliwell.)
“Fimbriæ nundinis sanctæ Ethelredæ emptæ.” (Coles.)
Tawney, O. E. A deep orange colour, used in the Middle Ages as a livery colour.
Tawney Coat, O. E. The dress of summoner or apparitor. (Shakspeare.)
Taxidermy. The art of preserving the skins of animals.
Tazza, It. An ornamental cup or vase, with a flat shallow bowl, standing on a foot, and with handles.
Tchy, Chinese. Twelve recurrent periods of the cycle of sixty years, represented by animals assigned to the twelve months, i. e. the signs of the Chinese Zodiac. They are: November, the rat; December, the ox; January, the tiger; February, the rabbit; March, the dragon; April, the serpent; May, the horse; June, the hare; July, the ape; August, the hen; September, the dog; October, the boar. The above are accordingly frequent accessories of designs on porcelain.
Te Deum, Chr. The first words and title of a hymn composed by St. Augustin and St. Ambrose about 390.
Tegillum, E. (dimin. of tegulum, a roof). A short mantle with a hood, made of a coarse material; worn by country people and fishermen.
Tegula, R. (Gr. κέραμος; Lat. tego, to cover). A roofing tile; originally of baked clay or wooden shingles. At an early date (620 B.C.) tiles of marble were introduced, and were followed by tiles of gilded bronze; per tegulas exire means to go out by the opening in the roof of the atrium, the compluvium.