Taciturn

tas'i-tum, adj. habitually tacit or silent not fond of talking reserved in speech. —adv. Taciturnly. [L. tacitumus—tacit us,] Taciturnity, tas-j-tutn'i-ti, *. habitual silence reserve in speaking. (L. taciturn Has Tack, tak, a short, sharp nail, with a broad head the course of a ship in reference to the position of her sails a lease. v.t. to attach or fasten, csp. in a slight manner, as by tacks. V.i. to change the cuurse or tack of a ship by shifting the position of the sails. [Lit. that which attaches, from a root widely spread in the Teut. Ger. zacke), Celt, (as Gael. tac\, and Romance tongues conn, with Attach, Attack, and Take. Cf. Tag Tackle, tak'l, the ropes, rigging, . of a ship tools, weapons ropes, . for raising heavy weights; a pulley — v to harne : prov.) to sei/e or take hold of- [Dut. and Low Ger. takel; conn, with Taok and Take