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▪ I. † ˈtanto, n. Obs. rare.
[app. erroneous form and use of Sp. tanteo computation, calculation, number of counters for marking a game: perh. tantoes is mispr. for tanteos.]
A counter used in gaming.
1646Earl of Monmouth tr. Biondi's Civil Warres ix. 196 Honours are the Alchimy of Princes, which like Gamesters Tantoes, are worth as much, as they are made to be worth.
▪ II. ‖ tanto, n.2|ˈtæntəʊ|
[Jap., f. tan short, brief + to sword.]
A short sword or dagger worn in the sash, esp. by warriors.
1885Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan XIII. 4 In feudal times the samurai when visiting acquaintances left his sword (taito) in a small room at the entrance..and took with him into the room only the wakizashi (short sword) or the tanto (pocket sword), which he wore in his girdle. 1902L. Hearn Kottō ii. 14 Sekinai instantly seized the tantō at his girdle, and made a fierce thrust at the throat of the man. 1948J. Homma Japanese Sword 48 Among the tantō (daggers)..we sometimes find specimens which are longer than a foot and slightly curved, or those which are less than six inches. 1970F. Wilkinson Edged Weapons xiii. 200 Less than a foot long was the dagger—tanto—which was a small version of the wakizashi. 1987Guns Rev. July 488/3 The Tanto did just what was claimed for it and cut through these ropes whilst they hung loose.
▪ III. ‖ tanto, adv. Mus.|ˈtanto|
[It.:—L. tantum so much.]
So, so much: as allegro non tanto, fast, but not too much so.
1876Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. Terms. |