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Taunt
Pronunciation : Taunt
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. OF. tant so great, F. tant so much, L. tantus of such size, so great, so much.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. Totten.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Taunt
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to tempt, to try, for tenter. See Tempt.]
Definition : Defn: To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout. When I had at my pleasure taunted her. Shak.
Syn. -- To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See Deride.
t. [imp. & p. p. Taunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Taunting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Taunt
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts. Shak. With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest. Prior.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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