tare
Any of the tufted grasses of the genus LoliumAny of the tufted grasses of the genus Lolium; darnel.
» The weight of a package minus its contents is the packaging weight or the tare weight.
Meaning
5 senses(rare)A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa).
Any of the tufted grasses of the genus Lolium; darnel.
(figuratively, rare)A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.
(countable, uncountable)The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.
Tara
та́раtára
(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals
(uncountable)Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.
Examples
2 sentencesThe weight of a package minus its contents is the packaging weight or the tare weight.
We must prepare the reapers, not only to cut down the tares of today, but to reap the wheat of tomorrow.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tare (“vetch”), from Old English *taru, from Proto-West Germanic *taruFrom Middle English tare (“vetch”), from Old English *taru, from Proto-West Germanic *taru.
Borrowed from Middle French tare, from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).
Borrowed from Japanese 垂(た)れ (tare, “sauce, gravy”).
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Forms
plural: taresSynonyms
4 synonyms- weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous:darnelbearded darnelcheatLolium temulentum