English English Dictionary

A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.

of Targum

The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.

of Targum

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. (U. S. 1833).

The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.

Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.

To make a list of duties on, as goods.

of Tariff

of Tariff

The siskin.

of Tare

The common tern; -- called also tarret, and tarrock.

A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.

A mountain lake or pool.

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.

To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.

The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.

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.

of Tarnish