English English Dictionary

Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.

Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.

of Tattle

Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.

A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp.

To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.

An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors.

of Tattoo

of Tattoo

of Tattoo

Same as Tatou.

Any armadillo of the family Tatusiidae, of which the peba and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively.

The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter tau (/).

See Taut.

imp. & p. p. of Teach.

of Teach

Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.

To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.

Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.

of Taunt