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taut definition

taut (tôt)

adjective

  1. tightly stretched: said as of a rope
  2. showing strain; tense a taut smile
  3. tidy, well-disciplined, efficient, etc. a taut ship

Etymology: ME toght, tight, firm, prob. < pp. of togen (< OE togian), to pull, tow

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