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tare
I. \ˈta(a)](ə)r, ˈte], ]ə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat, Gaulish dravoca darnel, Greek daratos, a bread, Lithuanian dirva field, Sanskrit dūrvā panic grass, Old English teran to tear — more at tear
1.
a. : the seed of a vetch
b. : any of several vetches (especially Vicia sativa and V. hirsuta)
2. tares plural : an injurious weed of grainfields especially of Biblical times that is usually held to be the darnel
< while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat — Mt 13:25(Authorized Version) >
3. tares plural : a bad or undesirable element or growth that endangers the well-being of what is good or desirable
< though … generally condemned by the Church … these tares did manage at all times to flourish amidst the orthodox wheat — G.G.Coulton >
< the bitter tares of the past were exorcised — Sylvia Berkman >
< the critic … should endeavor to discipline his personal prejudices and cranks — tares to which we are all subject — T.S.Eliot >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Italian tara, from Arabic ṭarḥa that which is removed, from ṭaraḥa to remove, reject
1.
a. : the weight of a container or vehicle that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain the net weight — see actual tare
b. : a deduction from the gross weight of a substance and its container made in allowance for the weight of the container — see average tare; compare tare weight
2.
a. : counterweight; especially : an empty receptacle similar to one being used as a container used to counterpoise any change in weight of the container due to temperature, moisture, or other conditions
< the best tare is made of the same material as the apparatus — A.A.Benedetti-Pichler >
b. : the weight of a container used as a deduction especially in laboratory weighing operations
3. : soil or similar waste material adhering to sugar beets
< the percentage of tare for a load is estimated from a sample >
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to ascertain or mark the tare of : weigh so as to determine the tare
< the weight on one beam being used to tare the bottle or jar while the other weight is left free — E.F.Cook & E.W.Martin >
< allow the mercury to flow into a tared vessel and divide the net weight — Science >
IV.
Usage: usually capitalized
— a communications code word for the letter t |