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tarry(dictionary)
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tarry(1) (iou)



tarry adjective. ['tɑ:ri] LME.
[from TAR noun1 + -Y1.]
Consisting or composed of tar; resembling tar in taste, consistency, colour, etc. LME.
M. Machlin Oil stays on the surface of the water long enough to get tarry. S. Hood The headmaster sipped his thick tarry tea.
Covered, coated, or impregnated with tar; looking as if smeared with tar. L16.
Dickens Two or three tarry boys.
Comb.: tarry-breeks (orig. Scot.) (a nickname for) a sailor.
tarriness noun L19.

eximious (iou)



eximious adjective. Now rare. M16.
[Latin eximius set apart, select, from eximere: see EXEMPT adjective, -OUS.]
Distinguished, outstanding, pre-eminent.