Толковый словарь английского языка - taut
Taut
taut
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English tought, perhaps from tought, toughth fierce, tough, alteration of tough tough Date: 14th century 1. having no give or slack ; tightly drawn , high-strung , tense , 2. kept in proper order or condition , b. not loose or flabby , marked by economy of structure and detail , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1721 mat , tangle
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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. stem of obs. tee (OE teon) pull ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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