Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: talismanic – tank
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talismanic, adj. [Fr.] (webplay: stone).
Occult; magical; potent; related to a talisman.
talk, n. [see talk, v.]
- Discourse; communication; spoken language.
- Report; rumor; account; familiar conversation; subject of discourse; [fig.] chirping; series of bird calls.
talk (-ed, -s), v. [ME talkien; chatter, prattle, speak quietly; see tale, n.] (webplay: reason, speak, tell, time, wondrous).
- Speak; mention.
- Play; sound notes; make music; produce melodic noise.
- Chatter; prate; communicate informally.
- Convey ideas; exchange thoughts through speech.
tall (-er, -est), adj. [origin obscure; possibly OE 'quick, swift, prompt'.] (webplay: mountains, stretch).
- Lofty; soaring; towering; high in altitude.
- Full-length; grown up; high in stature; above average in height.
- Statuesque; majestic.
- Heavenly; beyond the earth; in the sky above; high up in the atmosphere.
tamarind, adj. [see tamarind, n.] (webplay: cooling).
Cool; shady; healthy; healing; refreshing; pertaining to the tree Tamarindus indica; fruit-bearing plant native to the East Indies, Arabia, and Egypt.
tamarind, n. [Sp., Port., It., Med. L. < Ar. tamr-hindī, date of India.] (webplay: cooling).
Fruit juice; refreshing drink; acidic liquid from the tree Tamarindus indica, valued for its restorative qualities.
tamborin, n. [Fr. 'little tambour'.]
- Musical instrument; small one-sided drum with loose metallic jingles on the sides.
- Music; melody; song; [fig.] series of bird calls.
tamper, v. [unknown, prob. < L. temperre, to beat lightly, tap; see temper, n.]
- Experiment; meddle; grow; be planted; become established; work with clay; mix with the soil; [word play on “tamp”] compact with earth; set firmly into the loam.
- Phrase. “Tamper with”: alter; modify.
tangible, adj. [L. tangibilis, that may be touched.]
Touchable; reachable; palpable; capable of being experienced; [fig.] real; objective.
tank (-s), n. [Sanskrit.]
- Wind; air supply; source of oxygen in the atmosphere.
- Reservoir; cistern; fuel receptacle; large container for liquid.