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Taw (disambiguation) — Taw may refer to:* Taw (letter), the twenty second letter in many Semitic alphabets. See also Tav (number). * The game of marbles, and the shooter marble in that game * The River Taw in Devon, England. * Animal hides can be tawed to produce white … Wikipedia
taw — to prepare (leather), from O.E. tawian to do, make, from P.Gmc. *tawojan (Cf. O.Fris. tawa, O.S. toian, M.Du. tauwen, Du. touwen, O.H.G. zouwen to prepare, O.H.G. zawen to succeed, Goth. taujan to make, prepare ), probably related to the r … Etymology dictionary
taw — taw1 [tô] n. [< ?] 1. a fancy marble used to shoot with in playing marbles 2. the line from which the players shoot taw2 [tô] vt. [ME tawen < OE tawian, to prepare, akin to Goth taujan, to do, make < ? IE base * deu , to work on, process … English World dictionary
taw — I [[t]tɔ[/t]] n. 1) gam a playing marble used as a shooter 2) gam a game in which marbles are knocked out of a circle drawn on the ground by using a marble as a shooter 3) gam Also called taw′ line . the line from which the players shoot 4) gam… … From formal English to slang
taw — taw1 /taw/, n. 1. a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter. 2. a game in which marbles are arranged in the center of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground, the object being to knock out as many as possible from the circle; ringer. 3. Also,… … Universalium
taw — 1. verb /tɔː/ a) Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution. b) to shoot a marble 2. noun /tɔː/ a) … Wiktionary
Taw — Verb used for the preparation of leather, esp. without tannin. Such a craftsman was known as a * tawyer . From the OldEngl. noun taw = an implement, the modern tool is derived. Then as now, taw and tool, share the same slang reference to the male … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
taw — v. a. == dress leather, curry. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. AS. tawian … Oldest English Words
taw — taw1 [tɔ:] verb make (hide) into leather by soaking it in a solution of alum and salt (rather than using tannin). Derivatives tawer noun Origin OE tawian, of Gmc origin; related to tool. taw2 [tɔ:] noun a larg … English new terms dictionary
taw — 1. v.tr. make (hide) into leather without the use of tannin, esp. by soaking in a solution of alum and salt. Derivatives: tawer n. Etymology: OE tawian f. Gmc 2. n. 1 a large marble. 2 a game of marbles. 3 a line from which players throw marbles … Useful english dictionary
calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… … Universalium
