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A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. Coal tar.
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A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. Coal tar.
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A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. (often typeset "tar" in USA) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
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desuetoA sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).
Shines in all climates like a star; In senates bold, and fierce in war; A land commander, and a tar.
a ruminating tar was[…]adorning [the wooden settle] with his jack-knife,[…]trying his hand at a ship under full sail.
If there's one man that I admire, that man's a British tar.
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Variante di black tar heroinEllipsis of black tar heroin.
Etimologia
PIE word *dóru From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dărvó, “tree”). More at tree.
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To coat with tar.
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To besmirch.
The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.
Dr. Sign: In fact, maybe you think I should get credit, but if I do, Dr. Frendall will be scorned. You know why Dr. Ellsworth: Yes, I know. Your critics will tar him with the same brush as you.
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A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
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A file produced by such a program.
Etimologia
Abbreviation of tape archive.
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To create a tar archive.
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A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
Etimologia
Borrowed from Persian تار (târ). Doublet of tantra.
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A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
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Borrowed from Arabic طار (ṭār).
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Variante di taraAlternative form of tara (“Indian coin”).
Forme
- plurale
- tars
- passato
- tarred
- participio passato
- tarred
- participio presente
- tarring
- 3ª persona singolare
- tars
tar · A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. Coal tar.
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