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| − | Tabard – a short coat, either sleeveless, or with short sleeves or shoulder pieces, which was a common item of men's clothing in the Middle Ages, usually for outdoors
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| − | Tajine – a type of North African dish (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) as well as the special pot to cook them in. Tajine dishes are slow cooked at low temperatures, resulting in tender, falling-off-the-bone meat with aromatic vegetables and sauce
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| − | Tallit – a Jewish prayer shawl
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| − | Tallow – hard fat obtained from parts of the bodies of cattle, sheep, or horses, and used in foodstuffs or to make candles, leather dressing, soap, and lubricants
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| − | Tantalize – to tease, after Tantalus, a son of Zeus who was punished by being ‘tantalized’ with hunger and thirst in Tartarus
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| − | Tantra – any of a comparatively recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature written in Sanskrit and concerned with powerful ritual acts of body, speech, and mind
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| − | Tarantass – a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle on a long longitudinal frame. It was widely used in Russia in the first half of the 19th century
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| − | Taxol – a chemical substance derived from a yew tree of the Pacific Coast: used experimentally as a drug in the treatment of cancer
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| − | Technosexual – an individual who has a strong aesthetic sense and a love of gadgets. Also used to refer to robot fetishism
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| − | Tempera – a water-based paint that uses egg, egg yolk, glue, or casein as a binder. Many commercially made paints identified as tempera are actually gouache
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| − | Tempering – a process of heat treating, which is used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys. It is also a technique used to increase the toughness of glass
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| − | Tendon – a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone. Also known as sinew (see ligament)
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| − | Teratology – the study of abnormalities of physiological development
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| − | Tercentenary – 300 years
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| − | Tessellation – a repeated geometric design that covers a plane without gaps or overlaps
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| − | Tester – canopy above a four poster bed
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| − | Theocracy – government by religious law (see autocracy, oligarchy, plutocracy, stratocracy)
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| − | Theremin – musical instrument played by moving the hands around antennae
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| − | Thinning – a term used in agricultural sciences to mean the removal of some plants, or parts of plants, to make room for the growth of others
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| − | Tines – parallel or branching spikes forming parts of various tools, e.g. forks. Tines also form the branched bony antlers of deer
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| − | Tithe – a tenth part of one's annual income contributed voluntarily or due as a tax, especially for the support of the clergy or church
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| − | Titration – a procedure which is used to determine the concentration of an acid or base
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| − | Tom Swifty (or Tom Swiftie) – a phrase in which a quoted sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is represented as having been said, e.g. ‘Pass me the shellfish,’ said Tom crabbily
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| − | Torii – a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine
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| − | Torpor – is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually by a reduced body temperature and metabolic rate
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| − | Torquetum or turquet – a medieval astronomical instrument designed to take and convert measurements made in three sets of coordinates: Horizon, equatorial, and ecliptic. In a sense, the torquetum is an analog computer
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| − | Tracery – an architectural term used primarily to describe the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window
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| − | Transfiguration – a marked change in form or appearance; a metamorphosis
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| − | Transliteration – the conversion of a text from one script to another
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| − | Transom – the horizontal member which is framed across a window, dividing it into stages or heights
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| − | Trebuchet – large catapult
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| − | Treen – small objects made of wood
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| − | Trefah or treif – opposite of kosher. Means ‘torn’
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| − | Trepanation – surgical operation involving the removal of a disc of bone from the skull
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| − | Triangulation – the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline
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| − | Tribadism – commonly known by its scissoring position, is a form of non-penetrative sex in which a woman rubs her vulva against her partner's body for sexual stimulation
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| − | Tribology – the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear
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| − | Tribune – an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests
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| − | Triclinium – a formal dining room in a Roman building with three couches
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| − | Tricolon – a sentence with three clearly defined parts (cola) of equal length, usually independent clauses and of increasing power
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| − | Triforium – a gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church
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| − | Tripoint – (also known as tri-border area) is a geographical point at which the borders of three countries or subnational entities meet
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| − | Trireme – an ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship, having three tiers of oars on each side
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| − | Triumvirate – a political regime dominated by three powerful political and/or military leaders
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| − | Triskaidekaphobia – fear of the number 13
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| − | Troika – a committee consisting of three members (Russian)
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| − | Troll – a commenter whose sole purpose is to attack the views expressed on a blog and incite a flamewar
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| − | Troubadour – one of a class of 12th century and 13th century lyric poets in southern France, northern Italy, and northern Spain, who composed songs about courtly love
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| − | Trug – a shallow oblong basket made of strips of wood, traditionally used for carrying garden flowers and produce
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| − | Truthiness – the quality of knowing something in your gut, or your heart, as opposed to in your head
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| − | Trypanophobia – fear of needles
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| − | Tsarevich (czarevich) – the title of the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the emperors of Russia
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| − | Tulle – a lightweight, very fine netting, which is often starched. Tulle is most commonly used for veils, gowns (particularly wedding gowns), and ballet tutus
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| − | Tumbi – a traditional high pitched, single string plucking instrument from the Punjab region
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| − | Tup – male sheep
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| − | Turpentine – a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly pine trees
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| − | Twerking – to dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance
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| − | Twine – a light string or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted together
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| − | Twinsie – has three legs, four arms, two hoods. Onesie for two people
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| − | Ultrasound – cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. It is approximately 20 kilohertz
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| − | Umami – a savory taste which is one of the five basic tastes, together with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Umami is a loanword from Japanese
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| − | Vedette – a mounted sentry or outpost, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc., to a main body of troops
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