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  • taut — [to:t US to:t] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from tough] 1.) stretched tight ≠ ↑slack ▪ The rope was stretched taut. 2.) showing signs of worry, anger etc and not relaxed = ↑tense ▪ a taut smile ▪ Catherine looked upset, her face taut …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Taut-line hitch — Names Taut line hitch, Adjustable hitch, Rigger s hitch, Midshipman s hitch, Tent line hitch, Tent hitch Category Hitch …   Wikipedia

  • Taut — Taut, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See {Tight}.] 1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. [1913 Webster] 2. Snug; close; firm; secure. [1913 Webster] {Taut hand} (Naut.), a sailor s term for an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Taut hand — Taut Taut, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See {Tight}.] 1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. [1913 Webster] 2. Snug; close; firm; secure. [1913 Webster] {Taut hand} (Naut.), a sailor s term for …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • taut — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English tought, perhaps from tought, toughth fierce, tough, alteration of tough tough Date: 14th century 1. a. having no give or slack ; tightly drawn < a taut rope > b. high strung, tense …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • taut — [[t]tɔt[/t]] adj. er, est 1) tightly drawn; tense; not slack 2) emotionally or mentally strained or tense: taut nerves[/ex] 3) in good order or condition; tidy; neat; trim • Etymology: 1275–1325; earlier taught, ME tought; akin to tow I taut′ly,… …   From formal English to slang

  • Taut submanifold — In mathematics, a (compact) taut submanifold N of a space form M is a compact submanifold with the property that every distance function for which is a Morse function, is perfect. If N is not compact, one needs to consider the restriction of the… …   Wikipedia

  • taut — tautly, adv. tautness, n. /tawt/, adj., tauter, tautest. 1. tightly drawn; tense; not slack. 2. emotionally or mentally strained or tense: taut nerves. 3. in good order or condition; tidy; neat. [1275 1325; earlier taught, ME tought; akin to TOW1 …   Universalium

  • taut — /tɔt / (say tawt) adjective 1. tightly drawn; tense; not slack. 2. in good order or condition; tidy; neat: *the half furled sails are bathed in light as the ship takes the swell at the Heads, a trim, taut, shapely vessel, fit for the good work… …  

  • taut — adj. 1 (of a rope, muscles, etc.) tight; not slack. 2 (of nerves) tense. 3 (of a ship etc.) in good order or condition. Derivatives: tauten v.tr. & intr. tautly adv. tautness n. Etymology: ME touht, togt, perh. = TOUGH, infl. by tog past part.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bruno Taut — Bruno Julius Florian Taut (4 May 1880, Königsberg, Germany ndash; 24 December 1938, Istanbul), was a prolific German architect, urban planner and author active in the Weimar period. Taut is best known in the English speaking world for his… …   Wikipedia

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