tarry1
/ˈtɑːri
/adjective (tarrier, tarriest)
Like or covered with tar: a length of tarry rope...
- The bleached wood floor is covered in tarry splats.
- After the poles are laid on the barrels, they are covered with the tarry poke.
- Some people put out three feet of tarry rope at a time.
Derivatives
tarriness
- Also has a some tarriness and a few gamey/meaty characters that add to the overall appeal.
- Classic Barossa Valley Shiraz aromas abound here: grassy wheaty, with sweet spicy fruitcake and tarriness, too.
- This is a dense and brooding Merlot that displays a fine and persistent finish with a hint of tarriness.
Rhymes
tarry2
/ˈtari/verb (tarries, tarrying, tarried) [no object] archaic or literary
Stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place: she could tarry a bit and not get home until four...
- Nations come and go and have since the beginning of time and if the Lord tarries will continue to come and go forever.
- One of our great poets has well and finely said that freedom is not a gift that tarries long in the hands of cowards.
- Think of Jesus, in the Garden of Gethsemane, His disciples tarried and fell asleep.
Derivatives
tarrier
- Our warriors, long tarriers, will set swift sail.
Origin
Middle English: of unknown origin.
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