tar

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   coat with tar

   Tar the roof.

2. 2
   noun

   A sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).

   Shines in all climates like a star; In senates bold, and fierce in war; A land commander, and a tar.

3. 3
   verb

   To besmirch.

   The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.

4. 4
   noun

   A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.

   MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).

PIE word *dóru From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dǎrvó, “tree”). More at tree.

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