Definition of taw

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Taw (v. t.) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them..

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Alderney :: Alderney (n.) One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3..
Ottawas :: Ottawas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior..
Meretricious :: Meretricious (a.) Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments..
Neat :: Neat (a.) Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress..
Swarthy :: Swarthy (a.) Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces..
Tawdry :: Tawdry (superl.) Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors..
Tiger :: Tiger (n.) A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger..
Cutaway :: Cutaway (a.) Having a part cut off or away; having the corners rounded or cut away.
Stay :: Staw (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.
Catawbas :: Catawbas (n. pl.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians which originally inhabited the regions near the Catawba river and the head waters of the Santee.
Olive :: Olive (n.) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green..
Tawer :: Tawer (n.) One who taws; a dresser of white leather.
Waif :: Waif (n.) A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
Tawery :: Tawery (n.) A place where skins are tawed.
Catawba :: Catawba (n.) A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape..
Brindled :: Brindled (a.) Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded.
Ocelot :: Ocelot (n.) An American feline carnivore (Felis pardalis). It ranges from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are variously arranged. The ground color varies from reddish gray to tawny yellow..
Day Lily :: Day lily () A genus of plants (Hemerocallis) closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange flowers..
Castaway :: Castaway (a.) Of no value; rejected; useless.
Tawdry :: Tawdry (n.) A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general..
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