2. (Bot.)
Defn: Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North
America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).
TACAUD
Ta*caud", n. Etym: [Cf. F. tacaud. See Tomcod.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The bib, or whiting pout. [Prov. Eng.]
TAC-AU-TAC Tac`-au-tac", n. [F., fr. riposter du tac au tac to parry (where tac imitates the sound made by the steel).] (Fencing)
Defn: The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.
TACE
Tace, n.
Defn: The cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under
Cross, n. Mollett.
TACE
Tace, n.
Defn: See Tasse. Fairholt.