Tang, sb. sea-weed, SkD, JD. Comb.:  tang-fish, the seal, JD.—­Icel. pang.

Tangle, sb. sea-weed, HD, JD.—­Icel. pAngull.

Tangle, v. to twist confusedly; tangell, Palsg.; tangild, pp., ensnared, H (p. 149).

Tapecer, sb. a maker of tapestry, Prompt.; tapicer, C; tapesere, Prompt.—­OF. tapissier, from tapis,tapiz; Late Gr. [Greek:  taphition], for [Greek:  haetion].  Cf. Tapet.

Tapecerye, sb. tapestry, HD.—­OF. tapisserie.

Tapet, sb. cloth, hangings, tapestry, Prompt., ND; tappet, HD; tapite, S3; tapyt, Voc.; tapett, Cath.; tapetis, pl. (=Lat. tapetes), W2; tapites, HD; tapets, S3. Der.:  tapAter, a maker of tapestry, HD.—­Lat. tapete. from Gr. [Greek:  taphtion] Cf. Tapecer.

Tapinage, sb. secret sculking, HD.—­OF. tapinage (Ducange); cp. tapir, to hide (Cotg.).

Tapissynge, sb. hangings, H.

Tappe, sb. a tap, clipsidra, Prompt.; teppe, SD. Comb.:  tap-tre, clipsidra, HD, Cath.

Tappestere, sb. a female tapster, C; tapstare, propinaria.  Prompt.

Tarette, sb. ship of heavy burden, S2.—­Low Lat. tareta, also tarida (Ducange); cp.  OF. taride.

Targe, sb. a charter, Prompt.

Targe, sb. a small shield, C, S2, Voc.—­OF. targe (BH); cp. targue (Cotg.).

Target, sb. a small targe, Prompt.; targett, Voc.; tergate, S3; targattes, pl., SkD.—­Low Lat. targeta; cp.  It. targhetta (Florio).

Tarien, v. to delay, to hinder, C2; to tarry, W2, S3; see Terien.

Tarne, sb. a girl, HD.—­Icel. A3/4erna; cp.  OHG. thiarna (Otfrid); see Kluge (s.v. dirne).  See Azerne.

Tarne, sb. a tarn; see Terne.

Tas, sb. heap, C; taas, C; tasse, Prompt., HD.—­OF. tas, stack, heap (BH); cp.  Du. tas, Low Lat. tassis (Voc.), tassus (Ducange).

Taske, sb. a taxing, Prompt.; a task, HD, Palsg.—­Cp.  Late Lat. tasca for taxa, a tax.  See Taxen.

Tasker, sb. a thrasher, Voc., HD; taskar, B; taskur, Bardsley.

Tassel, sb. male hawk; see Tercel.

Tast, sb. taste, S3, PP; taast, Prompt.

Tasten, v. to feel, touch, kiss, taste, C3, PP; taasten, Prompt.; tast, pt. s., probed, HD.—­OF. taster, to feel by touch, to taste (F. tActer); Late Lat. *_taxitare_, frequent, of Lat. taxare, to handle.