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Lion :: Lion (n.) A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black.

Tawer :: Tawer (n.) One who taws; a dresser of white leather.

Tawdry :: Tawdry (n.) A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general..

Swartness :: Swartish (a.) Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny..

Tawery :: Tawery (n.) A place where skins are tawed.

Choctaws :: Choctaws (n. pl.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory..

Brindled :: Brindled (a.) Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded.

Frippery :: Frippery (n.) Hence: Secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.

Crude :: Crude (superl.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art..

Tawniness :: Tawniness (n.) The quality or state of being tawny.

Stay :: Staw (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.

Meretricious :: Meretricious (a.) Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, meretricious dress or ornaments..

Swarve :: Swarty (a.) Swarthy; tawny.

Hoistaway :: Hoistaway (n.) A mechanical lift. See Elevator.

Gaudy :: Gaudy (superl.) Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious..

Taw :: 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..

Whitleather :: Whitleather (n.) Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather..

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..

Cougar :: Cougar (n.) An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma..

Bedizenment :: Bedizenment (n.) That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily..

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