tace
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tace
Variant of tasse; see tasset
Example Sentences
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I could not ask for order in the tace of such repartee.
From Time Magazine Archive
O tace, quaeso; do not name This frantic deed of mine for shame.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
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 Stevenson, Robert Louis
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 Carleton, William
He might have confirmed the relation between dumbness and darkness from the acutest metaphysician among poets, in Dante's ove il sol tace.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various
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