tace
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tace
Variant of tasse; 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
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
Amor s'asside alia mia Filli accanto, Amor la segue ovunque i passi gira: In lei parla, in lei tace, in lei sospira, Anzi in lei vive, ond'ella ed ei può tanto.
From The Diary of an Ennuyée by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
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 Balzac, Honoré de
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