tace

American  

[tas, tays] / tæs, teɪs /

noun

Armor.

1. tasset.

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tace British  

/ tæs, teɪs /

noun

1. a less common word for tasset

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Etymology

Origin of tace

Variant of tasse; see tasset

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Example Sentences

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tace

I could not ask for order in the tace of such repartee.

From Time Magazine Archive

My boy," said Lucien, "I put into practice a motto by which you may secure a quiet life: Fuge, late, tace.

From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honoré de Balzac

I deny that," said the curate; "tace is the imperative mood from tacco, to keep silent.

From The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton

"Mum, William—mum; tace is Latin for a candle."

From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

I am in the law, you know, and tace is the Latin for a candle,” answered the gentleman.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

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