Tardieu's spots 
usually sen, ;cl I lie Imsc. ront,nnil lower margin 
of till! lllllJ,'H. 
Tardigrada (tiir-di^ra-da). ,,.,,/. [XI-. (Illi- 
Ker, lull), in-lit, pi. of L. tordiffradut: see '</<- 
ilii/rtnli'.\ l. In linker's classification (1H11), 
the i-iulilli order of mammals, containing the 
slollis.w 'illi which, however. tin 1 slnlli-licari I'ra- 
i-liiliix} was included, with elimination of thin, the 
IITMI is used fur the nloth family and wmir of the related 
extinct fitrniH. Compare Vrariyrada. See cuts under fu- 
mill illi'l Cltfilitjitl*. 
Tlie former Igroupj consist* of the sloths, or Tanli- 
grada remarkable imimulK. which are confined to the 
great forests of South Ainsrlca, where they leail a purely 
arboreal life, suspended by their strong hooklike claws to 
the branches of the trees. Huxley, Anat. Veil., p. 283. 
2. Water-bears or bear-animalcules, an order 
of Arachnida .synonymous with .trcti.tca. (See 
also Mni'i iihintiiltr.) The order is sometimes 
raised to the rank of a class apart from Arach- 
iiiiln. See cut under Arctiwa. 
tardigrade (tiir'di-grad), a. and . [< L. tardi- 
Uratlitx, slow-going, slow-paced, < tardus, slow, 
+ gradi, go, walk: see ./i'././.-'.] I. n. Slow- 
going; slow in movement; specifically, noting 
the Tiirdii/ritda in either sense. Compare gravi- 
ijraili-. 
The soldiers were struggling and fighting their way at 
ter them, in such tardiyrade fashion as their hoof-shnped 
shoes would allow. George Elitit, Komola, xxii. (Dame*.) 
Tardlgraderotiferst.the Tardiyradaor Arctuea ; bear- 
animalcules. 
II. n. One of the Tardigrada. 
tardigradoust (tilr-dig'ra-dus), a. [< L. tardi- 
ijradus, slow-going: see tardigrade.] Same as 
'lui-ilii/rade. 
It is but a slow and tardiyradoui animal. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., ill. 28. 
tardily (tiir'di-H), adv. In a tardy manner, 
(a) Slowly. 
For those that could speak low and tardily 
Would turn their own perfection to abuse 
To seem like him. Shak., 2 Ben. IV., II. 3. -26. 
(6) Reluctantly; unwillingly; with hesitation. 
It seemed probable that, as long as Rochester continued 
to submit himself, though tardily and with murmurs, to 
the royal pleasure, he would continue to be in name prime 
minister. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., vi. 
(c) Late : as, he came unwillingly and tardily. 
tardiness (tar'di-ues), N. The state or quality 
of being tardy, (a) Slowness of motion or action. (6) 
Unwillingness ; reluctance manifested by slowness, (c) 
Lateness. 
tarditationt (tar-di-ta'shon), . [< L. tardi- 
ta(<-)s, slowness, tardiness, + -ton.] Slow- 
ness; delay. 
Instruct them to avoid all snares 
Of tardidation , read tarditatiuu] iu the Lords affaires. 
Uerridc, Salutation. 
tardityt (tar'di-ti), . [< OP. turdite = It. tar- 
dita, < L. tardita(t-)s, slowness, < tardus, slow: 
see I iir<li/,\ Slowness; tardiness; dullness. 
I for my part, as I can and may for my tardily and dul- 
ness, will think of the matter. 
/;//. Ridley, in Bradford's Letters (Parker Soc.), II. 174. 
Tardivola (tar-div'o-la), . [NL., < L. tardus, 
slow, + volare, fly: see volant.] In ornitlt., 
same as Kmberizoides. 
tardo 1 (tar'do), a. [It., < L. tardus, slow: see 
tardy.'] In music, slow: noting passages to be 
so rendered. 
tardo' 2 (tar'do), n. [Sp., a sloth, < tardo, slow: 
see tardy.] A sloth. See slothi, n., 4. 
A family of black tardos inhabited a clump of shade- 
trees. Stand. Sat. Hi*., V. 54. 
tardy (tar'di), a. [= F. tardif = Pr. tardiu = 
Sp. tardio = Pg. tardio = It. tardiro (ML. as 
if 'tardh'us), slow, tardy; with added suffix, < 
F. tard = Pr. tart, tard = Sp. Pg. tardo = It. 
turilo, slow, tardy, < L. tardus, slow, sluggish, 
tardy, dull, stupid, deliberate. Hence ult. (from 
L. tardus) tardation, hirdity, targe^, retard, etc.] 
1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; 
sluggish. 
But he, poor soul, by your first order died, 
And that a winged Mercury did bear; 
Some tardy cripple bore the countermand. 
Shot., Rich. III., U. 1. S9. 
Six thousand years of sorrow have well-nigh 
FultlH'd their tardy and disastrous course. 
Cowper, Task, vi. 785. 
2. Late; dilatory; behindhand. 
Yon may freely censure him for being tardy In his pay- 
ments. ArtmUinot. 
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. 
Shale., K. and .1.. II. 6. 15. 
Now shouts and tumult.- wake the tardy sun, 
As with the light the warriors' toils begun. 
Pope, Iliad, xL 67. 
3. Characterized by or proceeding from reluc- 
tance; unwilling to move or act; hanging back. 
0189 
l)o you not come your tardy son to chide, 
That, lapsed in time ml paulon, lets go by 
The Important acting of yunr dread command'' 
.Vi.it., Hamlet, lit. 4. 106. 
A nation scourg'd, yet tardy to repent 
Cmcprr, Expostulation, 1. 7-a. 
Come tardy Off), tardily accomplished ; falling short. 
The purpose of playing . . . is to hold . . . the mirror 
up to nature. . . . Now this overdone, or eot/ir tardy of, 
though It make the unskilful ImiL-h. c:um>t but make tne 
judii lous grieve. Shale., Uamlet, ill. 2. 2s. 
To take one tardy*, to take or come upon one unpre- 
pared or unaware. 
target 
Kurojic, I'liiti/ilm-li/liis iiui in I/HUH a.--. AN" 
loin. See cut llliilcr I'l'itl/llni-li/hl*. 
tarentella (tnr-en-U-1'ii). . Same as t/irinili-llii. 
Tarentine (tarVn-tin), ./. and n. [< L. Tiin-ii- 
Illiilx. < Tarriil n 111 (l! . Illiiiiitll), V Or. I 
(tapavr-), Tarentum : sec clef. J I. u. 1'erlain 
ing to Tarentum, an ancient city of Magna 
(irti'cia in Italy: as. Inn i'tim coins. Tarentine 
games. See Taurian games, under 7'auria/r-'. 
II. n. An inhabitant of Tarentum. 
tarentism (tar'en-tix.m), n. Same as liirniitif.ni. 
tarentola (ta-ren'to-lft),. [It.: aeetaraiitnin. } 
Be not ta-en tardy by unwise delay j T|, e m. v kn-li-/.ur<\"Platydaetii/iit< mnurit<n- 
Shak., Kldi. III., iv. i. 62. CM See 5 toren < e ._ 2- [( . n;) .] r; NL ,.] A genus 
of such gecko-lizards. 
tarentula (ta-ren'tu-la), n. Same as tarantu- 
la, I. 
targant, torgant (tiir'gant, t6r'gant), a. [Cor- 
rupt for "torquent, < L. torgucn (t-)s, ppr. of 
torquere, twist: see torque.] In her., bent into 
a double curve like an 8: as, a serpent taraant. 
Also tortjici/. 
targatt, targatet, . Obsolete forms of tar- 
" Yield, scoundrel base," quoth she, "or die," . . . 
Rut If thou thlnk'it I took Uiee tardy, . . . 
Ill wave my title to thy flesh. 
S. Butler, Hudlbru, I. ill. 7H8. 
= Syn. Dilatory, etc. (seedotoi), slack, procrastinating, 
tardyt (tiir'di), r. (. [< tardy, a.] To delay: 
retard; hinder. 
Which had been done, 
But that the good mind of Camillo tardied 
My swift command. Shot., W. T., III. 2. 108. 
tardy-gaited (tar'di-ga'ted), a. Slow-moving; 
sluggish. 
The cripple tardy-yaited night, 
Who, like a foul and ugly witch, doth limp 
So tediously away. Shalt., Hen. V., Iv., Prol., L 20. 
tardy-rising (tar'di-ri'zing), a. Slow in grow- 
ing ; slowly accumulating. 
Thither crowds 
Each greedy wretch for tardy-ritiny wealth, 
Which comes too late. Dyer, Fleece, i. 
tare 1 (tar), a. [Prob. ult. < tear 1 (pret. tare). 
Compare tare 2 .] Eager ; brisk. Hallitrell. 
[Prov. Eng.] 
tare a (tar), . [Early mod. E. also taare; < ME. 
tare, pi. tares, taris, taren, tare; perhaps directly 
< tare 1 , brisk, eager, or (less likely in the ME. 
period) abbr. of tarefitch, tarcretch, taregrasx. 
tar-grass, of which the first element is then tare 1 , 
eager, quick, but of which otherwise the first 
element is tare 2 . In the lack of evidence of the 
existence of a ME. form of tare 1 , a., and of 
the compounds mentioned, the etym. remains 
doubtful. No cognate forms are found.] A 
plant of the genus fin'./, otherwise known as 
retch; most often the common vetch, r. sativa, 
an annual or biennial herb widely cultivated 
in Europe as a forage-plant. It is a low spreading 
or erect or almost climbing plant with pinnate leaves of 
from four to seven pairs of leaflets, bearing purple pea- 
flowers, commonly single in the axils. The tare is used as 
green fodder or sometimes cured for bay. There are a sum- 
mer and a winter variety. The name applies also some- 
what specifically to V. hirntta, and Is loosely bestowed 
on other vetches and species of Lathyrus. The tare of 
Mat. xiii. 25, 36 is supposed to be the Lolium temulentum, 
or darnel. Also called tarvetch. 
01 al hir art ne counte I noght a tare. 
Chaucer, Reeve's Tale, 1. 13S. 
His enemy came and sowed tare* among the wheat. 
Mat. xiii. 26. 
Hairy tare, Vicia himta, a good species for forage. 
Smooth tare, Vieia Mratperma, a forage vetch recom- 
mended for sandy ground. 
tare 3 (tar). An obsolete or archaic preterit of 
tear*. 
tare 4 (tar), . [< F. tare = Pr. 8p. Pg. It. tara. 
tare, < Ar. tarha, that which is thrown away. < 
taran, reject, throw away.] 1. In com., a de- 
duction made from the gross weight of goods 
as equivalent to the real or approximate weight 
of tne cask, box, pot, bag, or other package 
containing them. Tare is said to be real when the 
true weight of the package Is known and allowed for, 
aceraye when it is estimated from similar known cases, and 
ciuftomary when a uniform rate is deducted. Hee tret. 
2. In flu in., an empty vessel similar to one in 
which a chemical operation \s conducted, and 
placed beside it during the operation. The tare 
serves to detect or compensate for any change in the 
weight of the other vessel. Amcr. Chem. Jour., X. 310. 
Tare and tret, a rule of arithmetic for calculating al- 
lowances, as for tare, clotT, tret, etc. 
tare 4 (tar), r. t.: pret. and pp. tared, ppr. taring. 
|< tare*, .] To note or mark the weight of, 
as a container of any kind, for subsequent 
allowance of tare. 
The neck of a bottle . . . marked for the quantity of 
liquid to be percolated, ... or of a tared bottle, if the 
percolate is to be weighed. U. S. Dupeiuatory, p. 676. 
tare 5 (tar), . [E. Ind.] A small silver coin 
formerly current in India. 
taree (tar'e), n. [< Hind, tari: see toddy.] 
Same as toddy. 
tarefitcht, . [Early mod. E. tarefytche ; dial, 
also tarretth ; < tarr 1 or tare 1 * (see tare 2 ) + fitch' 1 
(vetch).] Same as tare 2 . 
TartfyUhe^ a corne, lupyn. Paltgratt, p. 279. 
tarente (ta-ronf). . [F. ; cf. tarentola, taran- 
tula.] The common gecko-lizard of southern 
. 
target (tiirj), . [< ME. targe = MD. tart.<i-li< 
= G. tartsche, < OF. targe, also tari/ue, tarquc 
= Sp. ttirja, a shield, = Pg. tarja, a target 
cutcneon, border, = It. targa (ML. targa), a 
shield, buckler: prob. of Teut. origin; cf. AS. 
targe, pi. targan, a shield (rare) (Icel. targa, a 
shield, prob.< AS.), = OHG. zarga, a frame, side 
of a vessel, a wall, MHO. G. zarge, a frame, case, 
side, border; cf. lath, darzas, a border, halo 
(around the moon), inclosure, garden. The 
ME. targe (with the soft g) could not come 
from the AS. targe; but it may stand for the 
reg. 'targe, altered to targe by the influence of 
OF. targe, a shield, as Sc. targe, tairge, vex, 
stands for targe, mod. tarry, by the influence 
of OF. targer, delay (see target, targe 3 ). Hence 
ult. dim. target. The AS. targe, a shield, is 
rare, and may possibly be, in that sense, af- 
fected by early OF.] A shield; buckler: same 
as target. 
On hlr heed an hat 
As brood as is a bokeler or a tariff. 
Chaucer, den. ProL to C. T., 1. 471. 
Ill fared It then with Roderick Dhn, 
That on the field his targe he threw, 
Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide 
Had death so often daah'd aeide. 
Scott, L. of the L., T. l.V 
targe-t (tiirj), r. i. [< ME. targen. < OF. lar- 
ger, targier, tarjer, delay, < LL. as if "tardicarc, 
delay, go slowly, freq. of L. tardare, go slowly, 
< tardus, slow : see tardy. Cf. tarry'**.] To de- 
lay; tarry. 
That time thought the Kyng to targe no longer, 
But bring that blisfull to the hern soone. 
Alitaunderof Macedmne(E. E. T. S.X 1. 211. 
targe 3 (tarj), t>. t. ; pret. and pp. taracd, ppr. 
taraing. [Sc., also Ulirge; < ME. targen, tergen, 
altered to targen by influence of OF. targer, de- 
lay, the prop. mod. form from ME. targen, ter- 
gen being tarry: see tarry?.] 1. To vex with 
censure; reprimand; rate. 2. To vex with 
questions; catechize or cross-examine strictly. 
An' aye on Sundays duly, nightly, 
I on the Questions [Catechlsml targe them tightly. 
Hunt*, The Inventory. 
3. To keep under strict discipline. 
Callnm Beg . . . took the opportunity of discharging 
the obligation by mounting guard over the hereditary 
tailor of si ioeliil nan Ivor ; and, as he expressed himself, 
"tari/nt him tightly" till the finishing of the Job. 
Scott, Waverley, xlii. 
targe 4 t, [ME. ; origin obscure.] A charter. 
Targe or chartyr. Carta. Prompt. Pan., p. 487. 
targeman (tarj'man), .; pi. targcmcn (-men). 
One who carries a targe or shield. 
He stoutly encounter'd the targemen. 
Battle of Sheriff-Mvir (Child's Ballads, VII. 158). 
target (tar'get), n. [Early mod. E. also tar- 
gett, targuet, earlier targat, tergat, terget; < 
... Highland target of wool and leather ; . back o< target, with 
leather sleeve and handle i r, target in profile. 
