tally-shop 
system. See tall;/ .tyxtrm (under tallifl, n.), 
tallyman, 2. 
Pawnbrokers, loan-offices, tally.*h<q>s, dolly-shops, are 
the only parties who will trust them [the poor). 
Mii'lto ic, bunion Ijitiimr and Ixjndon Poor, I. 30. 
tally-stick (tal'i-stik), H. A stick upon which 
an account is kept by means of notches ; a tally. 
Sec tallyl, 1. 
tally-trade (tal'i-trad), . Trade conducted on 
the tally system. 
tally-woman (tal'i-wum'an), n. 1. A woman 
who keeps a tally-shop. 2. A woman who lives 
tally. See to HIT tally (under tally 1 , n.), and 
tallyman, 4. [Prov. Eug.] 
To "live tally" is quite a common expression amongst 
the working classes in all parts of Lancashire, as Is also 
tally-ii-oii,,!,:. \. and Q., 7th ser., X. 297. 
talma (tul'mft), . [Named after Talnut, a 
French tragedian.] 1. A woman's outer gar- 
ment, cut like a clerical cope, having generally 
a hood, and falling loosely around the person, 
but not very long: worn during the first half of 
the nineteenth century. 2. A somewhat simi- 
lar garment worn by men, usually as an over- 
coat. 
I walked through the Korum (where a thorn thrust 
itself out and tore the sleeve of my ttilnui\ and under the 
arch of Titus towards the Coliseum. 
Hawthorne, French and Italian Note Books, p. 111. 
talmet, *' * [ME. talmcn, < MLG. talmcn, de- 
lay, = Icel. talma, hinder.] To become weak, 
faint, or disheartened. 
Thow trowcs with thy talkynge that my harte talmet! 
Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.\ L 2581. 
talmi-gold (tal'mi-gold), . One of the many 
names given to brass of varying composition 
as used for a cheap imitation of gold. Various 
alloys sold under this name in France have been found 
to contain from six to fifteen per cent, of zinc, the rest 
being copper. Some articles sold as talmi-gold really 
have a coating of gold welded to the brass by rolling, 
and these retain their gold-like appearance for a long 
time ; other cheaper varieties are simply brass with an ex- 
ceedingly thin coating of gold deposited on it. Also called 
. ! bysginian yold. 
Talmud (tal'mud), n. [Formerly also Thalmud; 
= F. Talmud (ML. Talmud), < Chal. talmful, 
instruction ; cf . Hob. (and Syr. ) talmid, disciple, 
scholar. < lamad, learn, limmad, teach.] In 
Jewish lit., the body of traditionary laws, pre- 
cepts, and interpretations contained in the 
Mishnah and its complement or completion 
called the Gemara, the former being the text 
on which the latter is based. By some Talmud Is 
made synonymous with Gemara. As there are two Ge- 
maras the Palestinian ami the Babylonian so there 
are two Talmuds. See Mishnah and Gemara. 
The Talmud ... Is the work which embodies the civil 
and canonical law of the Jewish people. It contains those 
rules and institutions by which, in addition to the Old 
Testament, the conduct of that nation Is regulated. What- 
ever Is obligatory on them, besides the law, is recorded 
In this work. Here doubts are resolved, duties explained, 
cases of conscience cleared np, and the most minute cir- 
cumstances relative to the conduct of life discussed with 
wonderful particularity. KMo, Cyc. of Bib. Lit. , II. SIP. 
Talmudic (tal-mud'ik), a. [< Talmud + -c.] 
Of or pertaining to the Talmud: as, Talmudic 
literature ; Talmudic lore. 
The Talmudic writings admit the conception of suffer- 
ings as falling to the lot of the Messiah, and apply to him 
predictions of this character in the Prophets. 
G. P. Fitter, Begin, of Christianity, p. 253. 
Talmudical (tal-mud'i-kal), a. [< Talmudic + 
-al.] Same as Talmudic. Milton, Ans. to Sal- 
masius. 
Talmudist (tal'mud -ist), n. [Formerly also 
Thalmudi.it; < Talmud + -ist.] 1. One of the 
writers or compilers of the Talmud. 
The Thalmudists say that Adam had a wife called Lllis, 
before he marryed Eve, and of her he begat nothing but 
devils. Burton, Anat of Mel., p. 89. 
2. One who accepts the doctrines and teach- 
ings of the Talmud. 
All (orthodox) Jews with whom Americans and Euro- 
peans are acquainted are Talmudittg. 
The Century, XXIV. 49. 
3. One who is versed in the Talmud and in 
literature relating to it. The American, III. 
186. 
Talmudistic (tal-mu-dis'tik), a. [< Talmudist 
+ -io.] Talmudic. 
talocalcaneal (ta*16-kal-ka'ne-al), a. [< NL. 
talu.t + ralraiieum + -al.] Pertaining to the 
astragalus and the calcaneum; astragalocalca- 
neal: noting certain ligaments. 
talon (tal'on), n. [Formerly also, and still dial., 
talent; < ME. talon, ttilouu, talound, < OF. (and 
F.) talon = Pr. tain = Sp. talon = Pg. talHo = 
It. tallone, heel, < ML. tali>(n-), talon, claw of a 
bird, < L. talus, ankle, heel: see talus.] 1. The 
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claw of a bird or other animal ; specifically, the 
claw of a bird of prey. 
For he hathe his Talutna so longe and so large and 
grete upon his Feet as thoughe tliei wcren Homes of 
greto Oxen or of Bugles or uf Kyzn. 
Maiulenlle, Travels P- 209. 
Mine likewise selsd a Fowle 
Within her talrnln ; and you saw her pawes 
Full of the Feathers; both her petty singles, 
And her long singles, grlp'd her more then other. 
//,-././, Woman Klll.'d with Kin. Iness (Works, ed. 1874, 
(II. 99). 
An her little devil [dog| should he hungry, come sneak- 
Ing behind me like a cowardly eatchpole, and clap his 
t,il' nt* on my haunches. Firrd, Witch of Edmonton, II. 1. 
Swoops 
The vulture, beak and talon, at the heart 
Made for all noble motion. Tennyvm, Princess, v. 
2. A heel, or low cusp, of a tooth. 3. In arch., 
same as oijee. 4. In locks, the shoulder on the 
bolt against which the key presses in shooting 
the bolt. 5. That part of a pack of cards 
which remains after the hands have been 
dealt; the stock. 6. The heel of the blade of 
a sword. 
taloned (tal'ond), a. [< talon + -ed?.} Hav- 
ing talons or claws. Watts, To Mitio, my 
Friend, i. 
talook, talookdar, . See taluk, talukdar. 
taloscaphoid (ta-16-skaf old), a. [< talus + 
scaphoid.] Of or pertaining to the astraga- 
lus and the scaphoid. Taloscaphold ligament, 
the astragaloscaphold ligament 
talotibial (ta-16-tib'i-al), a. [< Uilun + tibia + 
-<il.\ Of or pertaining to the astragalus and the 
tibia. 
Talpa (tal'pfi.), n. [NL., <L. talpa, a mole.] 1. 
The leading genus of the family Talpidx, for- 
merly used for all the moles then known, now 
restricted to about 6 Old World species which, 
like the common mole of Europe, T. europiea, 
tamanoir 
talpine (tal'pin). . [< I/, talpa, mole, + -iin '. 1 
Begemming or related tna mule; belonging to 
the Talpinif. 
Taltarum's case. See <.< 
taluk, talook (la-lc'ik'), . [Hind, taluk.] In 
Indiii, n dependency ur subdivision of a district 
subject to revenue collection by a native officer ; 
also, an estate or tract of proprietary land the 
revenues of which are under the management 
of a talukdar. 
Each titluk comprises from fifty to one hundred villages, 
which constitute the ultimate units for fiscal and admin- 
istrative purposes. Eneyc. tint., XV. 186. 
talukdar, talookdar (ta-lok'diir), . [Hind. 
iiiliil./l/ir, < tiiliil:, a district, + -tlar, holding.] In 
India, a native officer who collects the revenues 
of a taluk ; also, the proprietor of an estate ; a 
landholder. 
The Ouilh tiilutddri resemble English landlords even 
more closely than do the zamindars of Bengal. In ori- 
gin the majority were not revenue-farmers, but territo- 
rial magnates, whose influence was derived from feudal 
authority as much as from mere wealth. Their present 
li-gal status dates from the pacification that followed on 
the mutiny of 1867. Knr>i<-. i.rit., XII. 772. 
talus (ta'lus), H. ; pi. tali (-11). [NL., < L. talus, 
ankle, lied. Hence ult. Man.] 1. In aunt.: (a) 
The ankle or ankle-joint : as, os tali, the bone 
of the ankle, (b) The ankle-bone or huckle- 
bone; the astragalus. 2. In ornitli., same as 
ralcaneum, 2. 3. That variety of clubfoot in 
which the heel rests on the ground and the toes 
are drawn up; talipes calcaneus. 4. \nentom., 
the apex or distal end of the tibia, articulated 
with the tarsus. Kirby and tipenre. 5. Inarch., 
the slope or inclination of any work, as of a wall 
inclined on its face, either by decreasing its 
thickness toward the summit or by leaning it 
against a bank. 6. In fort., the slope of a 
work, as a bastion, rampart, or parapet. 7. 
The mass of rocky fragments which lies at the 
base of a cliff or precipitous rock, and which 
has been formed by the accumulation of pieces 
brought down from above by the action of grav- 
ity, rain, frost, etc. ; scree ; debris; wash. See 
these words. 
He ... rushed up the talui of boulders, springing from 
stone to stone, till his breath failed him. 
i/, Two Years Ago, xxi. 
Common European Mole (Talfa turafxa). 
have forty-four teeth, with three incisors, one 
canine, four premolars, and three molars above 
and below on each side. The American moles 
are all of different genera (Sealops, Scapanus, 
and Condylura). 2. [I. c.] Inpathol., a tumor 
under the skin, especially a wen on the head: 
so called because it is vulgarly supposed to 
burrow like a mole. Also called testudo. 3f. 
[/. c.] A military engine used in sieges for un- 
dermining walls : probably only a roof or mov- 
able penthouse used to protect the miners from 
missiles. 
talpacoti, n. [8. Amer.] A small South Ameri- 
can ground-dove of the genus Chamsepelia (or 
Columbigallina), as C. talpacoti. 
talpet, n. [< ME. talpe, < L. talpa, a mole : see 
Talpa.'] A mole. 
And either shall thees talnes voide or sterve. 
Palladium, Husbondrie (E. E. T. s.), p. 34. 
Talpidae (tal'pi-de), n. pi. fNL., < Talpa + 
-idle.] A family of terrestrial and fossorial, 
rarely natatorial, insectivorous mammals ; the 
moles. They are related to the shrews, but differ In hav- 
ing the skull smooth behind, the zygomata completed, a 
bullate tympanic bone, and the scapular arch and fore limb 
more or less highly specialized with reference to fossorial 
habits, the scapula being long and narrow, the humenis 
short and broad, and the maims with accessory ossicles. 
The eyes are minute or rudimentary, the ears short and 
concealed ; there is no ctccum nor pubic symphysis ; the 
manubriuin stern! is broad and keeled, and the tibia and 
fibula are united. There are two main modifications of 
the family moles proper, Talpina, and musk-shrews, 
llyogalintt. The Talpidx are connected with the shrews 
by such genera as Urotrichus, Neiirotrithut, and UropsQu*. 
The rather numerous species, of about 12 genera, are con- 
fined to the northern hemisphere. See cuts under Con- 
dylura, desman, Scalopg, and Talpa. 
Talpinae (tal-pi'ne), n. pi- [NL., < Talpa + 
-ilia?.] The typical subfamily of Talpidfe; the 
moles proper and shrew-moles. They have the 
fore limbs highly specialized for digging, with a long nar- 
row scapula, short broad clavicle and humenis, and an ac- 
cessory falciform carpal bone, the fore limb peculiarly 
rotated on its axis, the eyes rudimentary, the upper in- 
cisors 6, the lower or 4. The living genera are Talpa, 
Motjera, Paratcaptor, Sfaptochirux, SfalojHt Scapanwt, and 
Condylura. See cuts under Condylura, Scalopn, and Talpa. 
The debris of ice gathered into talus heaps below. 
A. Qeilrie, Oeol. Sketches, vi. 
Exterior talus, in /ore. See exterior. Sustentaculuin 
tall. See tugtentaculum. 
talvacet, " See talevas. 
talvast, n. Same as talevas. 
talwood. . See tallu-ood. 
tamability (ta-ma-bil'j-ti), n. [Also tameabil- 
ity; < tamable + -ity (see -bility).] The char- 
acter of being tamable ; tamableness. Sydney 
Smith, Letters (1821). 
tamable (ta'ma-bl), a. [Also tameable; < tame 1 
+ -able.] Capable of being tamed or subdued; 
capable of being reclaimed from a wild or sav- 
age state. 
Ganzas are supposed to he great fowls, of a strong flight, 
and easily tameable, divers of which may be so brought 
up as to joyn together in carrying the weight of a man. 
Up. WUIcins, DicdaliiK, vli. 
tamableness (ta'ma-bl-nes), n. The character 
of being tamable. Also tamcablcness. 
tamandua (ta-man'du-a), n. ]= Sp. tamandua, 
now tamdndoa; < Braz. 'tamandua, said to be < 
Tupi taa, ant, + mundeu, trap.] 1. The little 
ant-bear or four-toed ant-eater of South Amer- 
ica, Afyrmecophaqa tamundua. 2. [cap.] [NL.] 
The genus to which this species belongs, sep- 
Four-toed Ant-bear ( TamatiJtta tttrajaftjrla). 
arated from ifyrmemphaga, the animal being 
then called Tamandua tetradactyla. 
tamanoir (tam'a-nwor), n. [A corrupt F. form 
of tamandua.] The great ant-bear or three-toed 
ant-eater of South America, Myrmecophaga ju- 
bata. See cut under ant-bear. 
