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Taeping
- - Pertaining to or designating a dynasty with which one Hung-Siu-Chuen, a half-religious, half-political enthusiast, attempted to supplant the Manchu dynasty by the Taiping rebellion, incited by him in 1850 and suppressed by General Gordon about 1864.
Taffeta
- noun - a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
- thin silky material
Taffety
- - A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times.
Taffies
- noun - chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
Tag Day
- - A day on which contributions to some public or private charity or fund are solicited promiscuously on the street, and tags given to contributors to wear as an evidence of their having contributed. Such solicitation is now subject to legal restriction in various places.
Tag End
- noun - a small piece of cloth or paper
Tag-Rag
- - The lowest class of people; the rabble. Cf. Rag, tag, and bobtail, under Bobtail.
Tagalog
- noun - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
- the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
Tagamet
- noun - a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid