Tar"ing (?), n. (Zoöl.) The common tern; — called also tarret, and
tarrock. [Prov. Eng.]
Tar"la*tan (?), n. A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for
dresses.
Tarn (?), n. [OE. terne, Icel. tjörn.] A mountain lake or pool.
A lofty precipice in front, A silent tarn below.
Wordsworth.
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.
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.
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.
Tar"nish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, tarnishes.
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.
Tar"ot (?), n. [F.; cf. It. tarocco.] A game of cards; — called also
taroc. Hoyle.
Tar"pan (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) A wild horse found in
the region of the Caspian Sea.
Tar*pau"lin (?), n. [Tar + palling a covering, pall to cover. See Pall
a covering.] 1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof
composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats,
etc.
2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by
sailors and others.