Tarentine, a. and n.
(ˈtærəntaɪn)
[ad. L. Tarentīn-us of Tarentum.]
a. adj. Of or pertaining to Tarentum. † Tarentine spider, the Tarantula. † b. n. Name of some herb.
| c 1440 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 372 And yf thou wolt ha nuttis Tarentyne. 1668 Phil. Trans. III. 660 The structure of the body of this Tarentin Spider. 1698 Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 119 Herbs for Salading are Purslain, Sorrel, Lettice, Parsley, Tarentine, Mint, and Sog, a sort of Spinach. |
c. n. A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Tarentum (now Taranto), in SE Italy.
| 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch's Lives 443 Pyrrhus..arrived at the length in the city of Tarentum, with twenty thowsand footemen..ioyning thereto to the choycest pyked men of the Tarentines. 1720 H. Eelbeck tr. Cicero's First Oration Archias 11, I am of Opinion that the Rheginians, or..the Tarentines, would not have refused the Privilege to this Poet. 1812 C. Kelsall tr. Cicero's Last Pleadings against Verres 97 What remuneration..could compensate..the Tarentines, if they were to lose their Europa on a bull..and other works [of art]? 1978 M. Grant Hist. Rome iii. v. 77 The Tarentines were governed by a democracy, which..displayed..relative stability. |