Tabea

ta'bez, n. (Med.) Progre ive emaciation of the whole body, accompanied with hectic fever, and with no well-marked local symptoms. [L. tahere, Gr. tekein, to waste away, languish.] — Tabid, a. Relating to, or wasted by, tabes. [L. tabid us.] — Tab'- Idne . n.— Tab'efy, [-fied (-fid), -fyixg.] To wa*te gradually, lose flesh. [L. tabe/acere, fr. tabes and facere, make.] — Tabefac'tion, n. A wasting away by disease. Table, tay bl, n. A smooth, flat surface like the side of a board a thin, smooth piece of anything a slab, leaf, or flat superficies, of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything cut or written; a tablet memorandum book that which cut, drawn, or written on a smooth, flat surface an inscription drawing painting a condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a 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 be partaken of; fare the company a embled round a table.— [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, called for, or indefinitely, by a formal vote. (Presbyterian Church.) To enter upon the docket. [F.; L. tabula, a plank, flat board, table Skr. tan. to stretch, extend, E. thin, toffrail.] — 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. n. Elevated flat land a plateau. spoon, n. One of — the larger or largest spoons used at the table. -spoon'ful, n. pi. -spoox'fuls. As much as a tablespoon will hold. talk, n. Conversation at table, — or at meals. tip'ping. -turn'ing, 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 of 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. [F., literally table of the landlord.] — Tablet, n. A small table or flat surface; a small, flat piece of anything on which to write, paint, draw, or 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. [F. tablette, dim. of table.] — Tableau', -lo', n. pi. Tableaux', -loz'. A striking and vivid representation esp., the representation ef some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropiate postures, and remaining silent and perfectly [F., dim. of — Tablature. -la-chur, n. (Paint.) A painting on a wall and ceiling a picture in general. (Mus.) An ancient mode of indicating musical sounds by letters instead of notes. [F.] — Tab'ular, a. Having the form of, or pert, to, a table, in any of the uses of the word. [L. tabular is, tabitr — Tab'ulato, v. To reduce to tables or synopses; to shape with a flat surface. [LL. tabulare.]