tare

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tared p. pr. & vb. n. Taring. ] To ascertain or mark the tare of (goods). [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. of Tear. Tore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Prov. E. tare brisk, eager, OE. tarefitch the wild vetch. ] 1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern naturalists to be the Lolium temulentum, or darnel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? Matt. xiii. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

The “darnel” is said to be the tares of Scripture, and is the only deleterious species belonging to the whole order. Baird. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous herbs of the genus Vicia; especially, the Vicia sativa, sometimes grown for fodder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tare; cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. tara; all fr. Ar. tarah thrown away, removed, fr. taraha to reject, remove. ] (Com.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as, tared filter papers, used in weighing precipitates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tarente. ] (Zool.) A harmless lizard of the Gecko family (Platydactylus Mauritianicus) found in Southern Europe and adjacent countries, especially among old walls and ruins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Tarantism. [ 1913 Webster ]