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Traditional English :: tant mieux
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tantles - int.
so much the better. [F] |
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Traditional English :: tant pis
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tantles - int.
so much the worse. [F] |
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Traditional English :: tantalite
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tantles - n.
a rare dense black mineral, the principal source of the element tantalum. [G & Sw. tantalit (as TANTALUM)] |
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Traditional English :: tantalize
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tantles - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 torment or tease by the sight or promise of what is unobtainable. 2 raise and then dash the hopes of; torment with disappointment. tantalization n. tantalizer n. tantalizingly adv. [Gk Tantalos mythical king of Phrygia condemned to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink it and under branches that drew back when he tried to pick the fruit] |
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Traditional English :: tantalum
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tantles - n. Chem. a rare hard white metallic element occurring naturally in tantalite, resistant to heat and the action of acids, and used in surgery and for electronic components. tantalic adj. [formed as TANTALUS with ref. to its non-absorbent quality] |
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Traditional English :: tantalus
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tantles - n.
1 a stand in which spirit-decanters may be locked up but visible.
2 a wood ibis, Mycteria americana. [see TANTALIZE] |
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