taut : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: taut	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
taut adj pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" Synonym(s): taut, tight subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taut \Taut\, a. [Dan. t[91]t; akin to E. tight. See {Tight}.] 1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. 2. Snug; close; firm; secure. {Taut hand} (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is severe in discipline.