Targum
(Tar"gum) n.; pl. Targums Heb. Targumim [Chald. targum interpretation, fr. targem to
interpret. Cf. Truchman, and Dragoman.] A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old
Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.
Targumist
(Tar"gum*ist), n. The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.
Tariff
(Tar"iff) n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'rif information, explanation, definition,
from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.]
1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported
or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff.
The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports; hence, in these countries the tariff
refers only to imports.
2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. Bolingbroke.
Tariff
(Tar"iff), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tariffed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tariffing.] To make a list of duties on, as
goods.
Tarin
(Tar"in) n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The siskin. [Prov.]
Taring
(Tar"ing) n. (Zoöl.) The common tern; — called also tarret, and tarrock. [Prov. Eng.]
Tarlatan
(Tar"la*tan) n. A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.
Tarn
(Tarn) n. [OE. terne, Icel. tjörn.] A mountain lake or pool.
A lofty precipice in front,
A silent tarn below.
Wordsworth. Tarnish
(Tar"nish) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG.
tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden,
OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. Dern, a., and see -ish.] To soil, or change the appearance of,
especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the
luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color. "Tarnished lace."
Fuller. Used also figuratively; as, to tarnish one's honor.
Syn. — To sully; stain; dim.
Tarnish
(Tar"nish), v. i. To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.
Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright,
Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight.
Dryden. Tarnish
(Tar"nish), n.
1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
2. (Min.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as,
the steel tarnish in columbite.
Tarnisher
(Tar"nish*er) n. One who, or that which, tarnishes.
Taro
(Ta"ro) n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.) A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum,
var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves
and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
