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单词 tass
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tass1

noun tas
Scottish archaic
  • 1A cup or small goblet.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She stopped only for a sip of sherry from the crystal tass on the countertop.
    1. 1.1 A small draught of an alcoholic drink.
      a tass of brandy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Alan helped me to a chair and called for a tass of brandy.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French tasse 'cup', via Arabic from Persian tašt 'bowl'.

Rhymes

alas, Alsace, amass, Bass, chasse, crass, crevasse, en masse, gas, Hamas, lass, mass, morass, sass, tarantass, wrasse

Tass2

proper nountas
  • The official news agency of the former Soviet Union, renamed ITAR-Tass in 1992.

Origin

Russian acronym, from Telegrafnoe agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza 'Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union'.

 
 
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