Tautochronous, taw-tok′rō-nus, adj. isochronous.—n. Tau′tochrone.
Tautog, taw-tog′, n. a labroid fish of the United States Atlantic coast.
Tautology, taw-tol′ō-ji, n. needless repetition of the same thing in different words.—adjs. Tautolog′ic, -al, containing tautology.—adv. Tautolog′ically.—v.i. Tautol′ogise, to use tautology: to repeat the same thing in different words.—ns. Tautol′ogism; Tautol′ogist.—adjs. Tautol′ogous, tautological; Tautophon′ical.—n. Tautoph′ony, repetition of the same sound. [Gr. tautologia—tauto, the same, legein, to speak.]
Tavern, tav′ėrn, n. a licensed house for the sale of liquors, with accommodation for travellers: an inn.—ns. Tav′erner, an innkeeper; Tav′erning. [Fr. taverne—L. taberna, from root of tabula, a board.]
Tavers, Taivers, tā′vers, n.pl. (Scot.) tatters.
Tavert, Taivert, tā′vert, adj. (Scot.) muddled: fuddled.
Taw, taw, n. a marble chosen to be played with, a game at marbles, also the line from which to play.
Taw, taw, v.t. to prepare and dress, as skins into white leather.—ns. Taw′er, a maker of white leather; Taw′ery, a place where skins are dressed; Taw′ing. [A.S. tawian, to prepare; Old High Ger. zoujan, make, Dut. touwen, curry.]
Tawdry, taw′dri, adj. showy without taste: gaudily dressed.—adj. Taw′dered, tawdrily dressed.—adv. Taw′drily.—n. Taw′driness.—n.pl. Taw′drums, finery. [Said to be corr. from St Awdrey=St Ethelreda, at whose fair (17th October) laces and gay toys were sold.]
Tawie, taw′i, adj. (Scot.) tame.