Defn: A harmless lizard of the Gecko family (Platydactylus Mauritianicus) found in Southern Europe and adjacent countries, especially among old walls and ruins.
TARENTISM
Tar"ent*ism, n.
Defn: See Tarantism.
TARENTULA
Ta*ren"tu*la, n.
Defn: See Tarantula.
TARGE
Targe, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Target.]
Defn: A shield or target. [Obs. or Poetic] "A buckler on a targe."
Chaucer.
TARGET
Tar"get, n. Etym: [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic
origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border,
OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.