TAPADERA; TAPADERO Tap`a*de"ra, Tap`a*de"ro, n. [Also tapidero.] [Sp. tapadera lid, cover.]
Defn: One of the leather hoods which cover the stirrups of a Mexican saddle.
TAPAYAXIN
Ta`pa*yax"in, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A Mexican spinous lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) having a head somewhat like that of a toad; — called also horned toad.
TAPE
Tape, n. Etym: [AS. tæppe a fillet. Cf. Tapestry, Tippet.]
1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.
2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape. Red tape. See under Red. — Tape grass (Bot.), a plant (Vallisneria spiralis) with long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish water; — called also fresh-water eelgrass, and, in Maryland, wild celery. — Tape needle. See Bodkin, n., 4.
TAPELINE
Tape"line`, n.
Defn: A painted tape, marked with linear dimensions, as inches, feet, etc., and often inclosed in a case, — used for measuring.
TAPER
Ta"per, n. Etym: [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.]