The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds.

  • Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T A C [ 370] TAI Tabaqohro, a Spanish tobacconist., Tabard, a herald's coat. Tabaket, a stout sntiii-atrlped silk. Tabasuir, n white secreted sillciotis mat- ter, lotiml in tlie joints of the female bamboo, also called bamboo-salt, which lias some medicinal repute in the East, being deemed tonic and astringent. At a red lieatit fuses into a transparent glass Tabby, a ricli watered silk, a variety of tallety, also called tabinet; a brindled cat; a mixture of lime with shell, gravel, and stones. Tabeluon (French), a notary or scrivener. Tabernacle, a place of public worship; a Dissenters' meeting-house. Table, any flat or level surface; a certain piece of furniture on a pedestal or legs; a sheet of crown-glass; a catalogue or index; a collection of numbers or statis- tical details methodically arranged. Table-ale, Table-beer, weak dinncr-alc. Table-bell, a small hand-bell for summon- ing domestics or office attendants. Table-cloth, a damask or diaper cloth for a dinner table. Table-cover, a woollen or haize ornamen- tal cover for a drawing-room or other table. Table-covers arc also made of other mate- rials, as printed, embossed, or plain cloth, velvet pile, French silk damask, cotton or worsted damask, Turkey-red checks, &c. Table-d'Hote, an ordinary where meals are served at fixed hours and prices. Table-diamond, a gem cut with a flat sur- face. Table-flap, the leaf of a folding-table; a spare piece to lengthen a sliding dining- tablc. Table-fork, a fork for using at meals, usually now of silver or plated metal. Table-knife Maker, a cutler; a manu- facturer of the blades for knives to be used at meals. Table-linen, a collective name for the dinner napkins and cloths spread on a table for serving meals. [meals. Table-napkin, a small linen napkin used at Table-spoon, a largo spoon for eating soup, or for serving vegetables. <Ssc. at meals. Tablet, a small hard writing plate; a little square; a monumental slab, a table for drawing or painting on; a thin sheet of ivory. Tablets, a pocket memorandum-book. Tabletterie, a French commercial name for small works in shell, ivory, bone, .tec. and other turned articles, which arc not classed under the head of Mereerie. Table-urn, a metal vessel bronzed, for holding hot water. See Urn. Table-work, a printer's term for any work set between column rules, which, from the labour and time bestowed on it, is usually charged double the ordinary composition of letter-press. Tablon (Spanish), a plank. Tabor, a small shallow drum used to accom- pany the pipe in rustic dances. Tabouret, a stool, or seat without arms or back; an embroidery frame. . Taoamahaca, a fragrant resin obtained trota several species of Idea. Tacapow, In the Pacific, mats made from the fronds or leaves of the coco-nut palm, used for coverfag floors. Taceta (Spanish), a copper basin or bowl. Taciie, Teaciie, the name of a large sugar boiler in the West Indies, varying in size from 70 to 150 gallons. Tachometer, a measurer of minute vari- ations of speed. Tack, a small nail with a large head; a shelf for cheese; the weather clew oi a course; to put a ship about, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side; to fasten together loosely by lone stitches. Tackeda, a name in Hindustan for the visa, a weight of Sj lbs. ; 5 sir us. Tackle, a purchase formed by a rope rove through one or more blocks; a general collective name for all fittings, harness, and appurtenances required for working, as fishing-tackle, running rigging, &c.; in Scotland, an arrow. Tack-lifter, a tool for taking up tacks from carprts on a floor. Tacks, small short iron nails tinned, for holding down carpets and other purposes. Tacksman, a tenant of the higher class in Scotland; one who holds a lease. Tael, a Chinese weight of 1 l-5th oz. or 579 84 grains; a Chinese money = Us. sd. Tafeta. See Taffety. Tafeu, an artificial fertilizer, made in New York by a Manure Company: it is compo- sed of three-fourths night-soil chemically disinfected, dried, and screened, and one- fourth Peruvian guano. Taffety, a thin glossy silk fabric, of a wavy lustre, imparted by pressure and heat, with the application of an acidulous liquor, which produces the effect called wa- tering. Taffoo, a Chinese name for dried cakes of night-soil and clay, extensively used for manure. Taffrail, the carved-work or rail round a ship's stern. Tafia, a kind of rum. Tafiletb, the Spanish name for morocco leather; marroquim, Portuguese; mar- rocchlno, Italian; saffian, German. Tafdrca (Spanish), a kind of flat-bottomed boat. Tag, a piece of brass or other metal fixed to the end of a boot or stay lace, or string, to give rigidity, and facilitate threading; the end or catch-word of an actor's speech. See Teg. Taggers, a very thin kind of tin-plates used for coffin-plate inscriptions and tops of umbrellas. They measure 14 inches by 10, and are packed in boxes of 450 sheets. Tahona (Spanish), a horse-mill; a bake- house. Tahulla (Spanish), a piece of ground or about 40 square yards. Tahun, the Malay term for year. Tai. See Tael. Tail, the hinder feathers of a bird; the obverse of a coin; the skirt of a coat; a horse's tail as a standard. See Tails. Tail-block, a block strapped with an eye- splice, having a long end left, by which to fasten the block temporarily to the rigging.