... Merriam Webster's I. verb Etymology: Middle English takken, from tak Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. attach; especially to fasten ... or attitude abruptly • tacker noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English tak fastener, rope tying down the windward corner of a sail ... a clause) to a bill. Derivatives: tacker n. Etymology: ME tak etc., of uncert. orig.: cf. Bibl. tache clasp, link f ... Colloq.] --Drayton. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tack Tack, n. [OE. tak, takke, a fastening; akin to D. tak a branch, twig, G. zacke a twig, prong, spike, Dan ...
... can take off. [R.] --Bacon. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Taking Tak"ing, a. 1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting. Subtile in ... temptations most taking. --Fuller. 2. Infectious; contageous. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. -- Tak"ing*ly, adv. -- Tak"ing*ness, n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Taking Tak"ing, n. 1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing ...
... n. The quality of pleasing. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Taking Tak"ing, a. 1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting. Subtile in ... temptations most taking. --Fuller. 2. Infectious; contageous. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. -- Tak"ing*ly, adv. -- Tak"ing*ness, n.
... v?pnatak act of grasping weapons, from v?pn weapon + tak act of grasping, from taka to take; probably from the ... OE wćpen(ge)tćc f. ON vápnatak f. vápn weapon + tak taking f. taka TAKE: perh. with ref. to voting in ...
... painstakingly adv. painstakingness n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Painstaking Pains"tak`ing, a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. ``Painstaking men.'' --Harris. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Painstaking Pains"tak`ing, n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity ...
Taking-off definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Taking-off Tak"ing-off`, n. 1. (Print.) The removal of sheets from ... off, or burlesque imitation. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Taking-off Tak"ing-off`, n. Removal; murder. See To take off (c ...
... adverb see unmistakable Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unmistakable Un`mis*tak"a*ble, a. Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident. -- Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see unmistakable
... n. unmistakably adv. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Unmistakable Un`mis*tak"a*ble, a. Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident. -- Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also unmistakeable If ...