tacev.

/ˈteɪsiː/

Etymology: < Latin tacē, imperative of tacēre to be silent.

The Latin for ‘Be silent’. tace is Latin for a candle, a humorously veiled hint to any one to keep silent about something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] > stop speaking

to make up one's mouthc1175

to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175

blina1300

dumba1300

leavea1375

to put a sock in ita1529

hush1548

silence1551

stay1551

stow1567

stop1579

to save one's breath (also wind)1605

tace1697

stubble it!1699

shut your trap!1796

to keep a calm (or quiet) sough1808

stubble your whids!1830

to shut up1840

to dry up1853

pawl1867

subside1872

to pipe down1876

to shut (one's) head, face1876

shurrup1893

to shut off1896

clam1916

dry1934

shtum1958

to oyster up1973

Cf. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 162 Edmund of Langley..asked..his sonnes..what was Latine for a fetter-locke: Whereat when the yong gentleman studied, the father said,..I will tell you, Hic hæc hoc taceatis, as advising them to be silent and quiet.]

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xiii. 356 Trust none of them, for they are all Thieves, but Tace is Latin for a Candle.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia I. i. x. 85 ‘Tace, Madam,’ answered Murphy, ‘is Latin for a Candle: I commend your Prudence.’

1821 W. Scott Let. 24 Feb. (1934) VI. 364 Tace shall be hereafter with me Latin for a candle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	tace
释义	tacev. /ˈteɪsiː/ Etymology: < Latin tacē, imperative of tacēre to be silent. The Latin for ‘Be silent’. tace is Latin for a candle, a humorously veiled hint to any one to keep silent about something. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] > stop speaking to make up one's mouthc1175 to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175 blina1300 dumba1300 leavea1375 to put a sock in ita1529 hush1548 silence1551 stay1551 stow1567 stop1579 to save one's breath (also wind)1605 tace1697 stubble it!1699 shut your trap!1796 to keep a calm (or quiet) sough1808 stubble your whids!1830 to shut up1840 to dry up1853 pawl1867 subside1872 to pipe down1876 to shut (one's) head, face1876 shurrup1893 to shut off1896 clam1916 dry1934 shtum1958 to oyster up1973 Cf. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 162 Edmund of Langley..asked..his sonnes..what was Latine for a fetter-locke: Whereat when the yong gentleman studied, the father said,..I will tell you, Hic hæc hoc taceatis, as advising them to be silent and quiet.] 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xiii. 356 Trust none of them, for they are all Thieves, but Tace is Latin for a Candle. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia I. i. x. 85 ‘Tace, Madam,’ answered Murphy, ‘is Latin for a Candle: I commend your Prudence.’ 1821 W. Scott Let. 24 Feb. (1934) VI. 364 Tace shall be hereafter with me Latin for a candle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1697
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