tass
noun
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
tass
1 American
[tas]
/ tæs /
noun
Chiefly Scot.
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a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
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the contents of a cup or goblet; a small draught, as of liquor.
Tass
2
American
[tas, tahs]
/ tæs, tɑs /
Or
TASS
noun
tass
1
British
/ tæs /
noun
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a cup, goblet, or glass
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the contents of such a vessel
Tass
2
British
/ tæs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tass1
1475–85; earlier tasse < Middle French < Arabic ṭass, ṭassah basin < Persian tasht; see tazza
Origin of Tass2
< Russian, acronym from T ( elegráfnoe ) a ( génstvo ) S ( ovétskogo ) S ( oyúza ) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union
Example Sentences
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“If I weren’t lazy, I might go through the work of translating Edamete tass and grow terribly offended when I discover it means ‘the Edema Drip.’
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Taslet, tas′let, n. a tass or piece of armour for the thigh—prob. the same as Tasset.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
"Here, Dougal," said the laird, "gie Steenie a tass of brandy, till I count the siller and write the receipt."
From Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
Now ate somethin'—you must want it by this; an' thin, when you rest yourself bravely, take a tass into a good feather-bed, where you can sleep rings round you.
From The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
Hawthorn for May, eglantine for June, and in autumn a little tass of the golden vine for our Northern Star.
From Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray
"We do not rule out such a possibility; we are talking about the foreseeable future," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, cited by Russia's Ria and Tass news agencies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Russia's state news agency Tass said Witkoff and Kushner were "expected to arrive in Moscow and then to Kyiv... on 5-6 September", quoting a source.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that the Kremlin agreed to continue talks with the U.S. after Dmitriev briefed Putin, according to Tass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Tass news agency said 18 other people had been injured.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
All of our information comes from Tass, and you can imagine how inadequate that is.
From Combat by Mack Reynolds
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