Defn: A kind of outer coat, or overcoat; — said to be so named after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers. He ought certainly to exchange his taglioni, or comfortable greatcoat, for a cuirass of steel. Sir W. Scott.
TAGLOCK
Tag"lock`, n.
Defn: An entangled lock, as of hair or wool. Nares.
TAGNICATE
Tag"ni*cate, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The white-lipped peccary.
TAG-RAG
Tag"-rag`, n. & a. Etym: [See Tag an end, and Rag.]
Defn: The lowest class of people; the rabble. Cf. Rag, tag, and
bobtail, under Bobtail.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, I am no true
man. Shak.
TAGSORE
Tag"sore`, n. (Far.)
Defn: Adhesion of the tail of a sheep to the wool from excoriation produced by contact with the feces; — called also tagbelt. [Obs.]
TAGTAIL
Tag"tail`, n.