tars

n. (Zool.) Same as Tercel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tarsalia [ NL. ] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Tassel, Tiercel. ] (Falconry) The male falcon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tarse. ] (Anat.) tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tarsus + Gr. &unr_; to cut out. ] (Surg.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A male hawk. See Tercel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n., pl. of Tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ It. ] A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood. [ 1913 Webster ]