tass

[ tas ]

nounChiefly Scot.
  1. a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.

  2. the contents of a cup or goblet; a small draught, as of liquor.

Origin of tass

1
1475–85; earlier tasse<Middle French <Arabic ṭass, ṭassah basin <Persian tasht;see tazza

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Other definitions for Tass (2 of 2)

Tass

or TASS

[ tas, tahs ]

noun
  1. a news-gathering agency of the former Soviet Union: merged with an alternative news service to form Itar-Tass (Russian Information Telegraph Agency).

Origin of Tass

2
<Russian, acronym from T(elegráfnoe) a(génstvo) S(ovétskogo) S(oyúza) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

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How to use tass in a sentence

  • Taslet, tas′let, n. a tass or piece of armour for the thigh—prob.

  • The Prince went to a table and filled a silver-gilt tass with brandy.

    The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough
  • "Sure, and it's quite a reception I'm after gettin'," Dameri tass said.

    Off Course | Mack Reynolds (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)
  • All of our information comes from tass, and you can imagine how inadequate that is.

    Combat | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • A circular door slid open at that point and Dameri tass stepped out, yawning.

    Off Course | Mack Reynolds (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)

British Dictionary definitions for tass (1 of 2)

tass

tassie (ˈtæsɪ)

/ (tæs) /


nounScot and Northern English dialect
  1. a cup, goblet, or glass

  2. the contents of such a vessel

Origin of tass

1
C15: from Old French tasse cup, from Arabic tassah basin, from Persian tast

British Dictionary definitions for Tass (2 of 2)

Tass

/ (tæs) /


noun
  1. (formerly) the principal news agency of the Soviet Union: replaced in 1992 by Itar Tass

Origin of Tass

2
T (elegrafnoye) A (genstvo) S (ovetskovo) S (oyuza) Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union

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