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One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks.

A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies.

The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised in the Pentateuch.

Of or pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, Talmudic Greek; Talmudical phrases. Lightfoot.

The teachings of the Talmud, or adherence to them.

One versed in the Talmud; one who adheres to the teachings of the Talmud.

Resembling the Talmud; Talmudic.

One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.

A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it. [India]

A proprietor of a talook. [India]

A genus of small insectivores including the common European mole.

A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes.

a round, flattish top much wider than the band which fits the head, and usually having a tassel in the center.

A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also tom-tom.

The quality or state of being tamable; tamableness.

Capable of being tamed, subdued, or reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness. -- Tam"a*ble*ness, n.

A Mexican dish made of crushed maize mixed with minced meat, seasoned with red pepper, dipped in oil, and steamed.

A small ant-eater (Tamandua tetradactyla) native of the tropical parts of South America.

The ant-bear.

The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British Columbia (Larix occidentalis). See Hackmatack, and Larch.