English English Dictionary

A male hawk. See Tercel.

pl. of Tarsus.

of Tarsus

Alt. of Tarsiatura

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.

See Tarsius.

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.

A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.

Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations.

Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.

of Tarsometatarsus

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.

An operation to diminish the size of the opening between eyelids when enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.

The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.

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.

A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate.

The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints.

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.

A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.