Tabes

ta'bez, n. (Med.) Progre ive emaciation of the whole body, accompanied with hectic fever, and with no well-marked local symptoms. — Tabid, a. Relating to, or wasted bv, tabes. — Tabldne , n. — Tab'efy, -e-fi, r. i. [-fied (-lid), -fying.] To waste gradually, lose flesh. — Tabefac'tion, ». A wasting away by disease. Table," ta'bl, n. A smooth, flat surface like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a joints slab, leaf, or flat superficies, of wood, stone, metal, or silex, other material, on which anything is cut or written; a tablet; memorandum bo"ok; that which is cut, drawn, or written on a smooth, flat surface: an inn. A script i on drawing;; painting: a condensed state of ment which mav he comprehended by the eye in a; 6nd, eve, term; in, ice; 8dd, tone, 6r: single view; the presentation of many particulars in one connected group; a scheme: schedule; synopsis; index; an article of household furniture to eat, work, or write upon; food placed on a table to partaken of; fare; the company a embled round table. — v. t. [tabled (-bid), tabling.] To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate. {Carp.) To scarf. {Parliamentary Usage.) To lay on the table, that to postpone the consideration of, till called for, indefinitely, by a formal vote. {Presbyterian Church.) To enter upon the docket. — The Lord's Table. The communion of the Lord's Supper.— To lay on the. {Parliamentary Usage.) To lay (a report, motion, etc.) on the table of the presiding officer, — that to postpone, by a vote, the consideration of. — To turn the tables. To change the condition or fortune of contending parties, —a metaphorical expre ion taken from the vici itudes of fortune in gaming. Ta'ble-beer, n. Beer for the table, or for common use. — book, n. A memorandum book; tablet. -cloth, n. A cloth for covering a table. — land, Elevated flat land; a plateau. spoon, n. One the larger or largest spoons used at the table. -spoonful, n.; pi. -spoon'fuls. As much as a tablespoon will hold. — -talk, n. Conversation at table, or at meals. — tip'ping, -turning, n. Certain movements of tables or other objects, attributed by some to the agency of departed spirits, by others to the development of latent vital or spiritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the muscular force persons in connection with the objects moved.— Ta'bling, n. A forming into tables. {Carp.) The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections. — Table-d'hote, ta'bl-dot, n. A common table for guests at a hotel; an ordinary.— Tab''let, n. A small table or flat surface; a small, flat piece of anything on which to write, paint, draw, engrave, pi. A pocket memorandum book. {Med.) A solid kind of confection, commonly made of dry ingredients, usually with sugar, and formed into little flat squares,— lozenge, troche.— Tableau', -lo', n.;pl. Tableaux', -loz'. A striking and vivid representation esp.,; the representation of some scepe by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures* and remaining silent and perfectly still.— Tab'lature, -la-chur, n. (Paint.) A painting on a wall and ceiling; a picture in general. {31ns.) An ancient mode of indicating musical sounds by letters instead of notes. — Tab'ular, a. Having the form of, or pert, to, a table, in any of the uses of the word.— Tab'ulate, v. t. To reduce to tables or_ synopses; to shape with a flat surface. 447