||Tar"si (?), n., pl. of Tarsus.
||
{ ||Tar"si*a (?), ||Tar`si*a*tu"ra (?), } n. [It.] A kind of mosaic in
woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in
which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes,
landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying
pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of
walnut wood.
Tar"si*er (?), n. [Cf. F. tarsier.] See Tarsius.
||Tar"si*us (?), n. [NL. See Tarsus.] (Zoöl.) A genus of nocturnal
||lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and
||very long proximal tarsal bones; — called also malmag, spectral
||lemur, podji, and tarsier.
||
Tar"so- (?). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.
Tar`so*met`a*tar"sal (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both the
tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations. (b) Of or
pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.
||Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus (?), n.; pl. Tarsometatarsi (#). [NL.] (Anat.)
||The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by
||the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.
||
Tar*sor"rha*phy (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. "rafh` seam, fr. &?; to sew.]
(Surg.) An operation to diminish the size of the opening between
eyelids when enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.
Tar*sot"o*my (?), n. [Tarsus + Gr. &?; to cut.] (Surg.) The operation
of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.
Tar"sus (?), n.; pl. Tarsi (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the flat of the foot,
the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d Tarse.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The ankle; the
bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and
the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. (b) A plate of dense
connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; —
called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate.
2. (Zoöl.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists
of form two to five joints.
Tart (?), a. [AS. teart. √63. Cf. Tear, v. t.] 1. Sharp to the taste;
acid; sour; as, a tart apple.
2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart
rebuke.
Why art thou tart, my brother?
Bunyan.
Tart, n. [OE. tarte, F. tarte; perhaps originally the same word as
tourte, LL. torta, fr. L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist, bend,
wind, because tarts were originally made of a twisted shape. Cf.
Torture, n.] A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry,
containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
Tar"tan (?), n. [F. tiretane linsey- woolsey, akin to Sp. tiritaña a
sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or shake with cold.]
Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of various
colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of
tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern.
MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it
does not warm to the tartan.
Sir W. Scott.
The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London with hatred.
Macaulay.
Tar"tan, n. [F. tartane, or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana; all perhaps of
Arabic origin.] (Naut.) A small coasting vessel, used in the
Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a
bowsprit with staysail or jib.
Tar"tar (?), n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., & It. tartaro,
LL. tartarum, LGr. &?;); perhaps of Arabic origin.] 1. (Chem.) A
reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of
crude cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream of tartar,
tartaric acid, potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing,
as a mordant for woolen goods; — called also argol, wine stone, etc.
2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary
mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
Cream of tartar. (Chem.) See under Cream. — Tartar emetic (Med. Chem.),
a double tartrate of potassium and basic antimony. It is a poisonous
white crystalline substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used
in medicine as a sudorific and emetic.
Tar"tar (?), n. 1. [Per. Ttr, of Tartar origin.] A native or inhabitant
of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly
Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; — written
also, more correctly but less usually, Tatar.