The three principal bashaws of the empire, (viz. those of Bagdad, Grand Cairo, and Breda,) have the grand signor’s permission to use this mark of distinction, throughout the whole extent of their jurisdiction.
Those bashaws that are not visiers, have the privilege of having two tails.
The beys, who are subordinate to the bashaws, have only one.
In the bas-relievo which is under the tomb-stone of John Casimir, king of Poland, in the abbey church of St. Germain des Prés de Paris, that monarch is represented at the head of his cavalry, with a horse’s tail or tug for its standard.
TUGPINS, are the iron pins which pass through the fore end of the shafts of the army carts, to fasten the draught chains for the fore horses.
TUILE, Fr. A tile.
Tuile creuse, Fr. A gutter tile.
Tuile de petit moule, Fr. A tile measuring about ten inches in length, and six in breadth. About 300 cover a square toise.
Tuile de grand moule, Fr. A tile measuring about 13 inches in length, and about eight and a half in breadth. One thousand are sufficient to cover seven toises.
TUILEAU, Fr. Shard of a tile.