TARBOOSH Tar*boosh", n. Etym: [Ar. tarb; perhaps from Per. sar-posh headdress: cf. F. tarbouch.]
Defn: A red cap worn by Turks and other Eastern nations, sometimes alone and sometimes swathed with linen or other stuff to make a turban. See Fez.
TARDATION Tar*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. tardatio, fr. tardare, tardatum, to retard, delay, fr. tardus slow.]
Defn: The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation. [Obs.]
TARDIGRADA
Tar`di*gra"da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tardigrade, a.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of minute aquatic arachnids; — called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.
TARDIGRADE Tar"di*grade, a. Etym: [L. tardigradus; tardus slow + gradi to step: cf. F. tardigrade.]