n.
One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.
n.
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
a.
Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
a.
Infectious; contageous.
n.
The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
n.
Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
n.
Malign influence; infection.
n.
Removal; murder. See To take off (c), under Take, v. t.
n.
A small African monkey (Cercopithecus, / Miopithecus, talapoin) -- called also melarhine.
n. pl.
Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.
n.
A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of game.
n.
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
a.
Of or pertaining to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc.
v. i.
That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
v. i.
A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or stated.
v. i.
A count or declaration.