‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; topmost + &unr_; tarsus. ] (Zool.) The instep or front of the tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. dartre eruption, dandruff. √240. ] A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Hypotarsi [ NL. See Hypo-, and Tarsus. ] (Anat.) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process. -- Hy`po*tar"sal a.

a. (Anat.) Between the metatarsal bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the metatarsus. -- n. A metatarsal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) Metatarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Metatarsi [ NL. See Meta-, and Tarsus. ] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The light of the stars. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The starshine lights upon our heads. R. L. Stevenson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Nostoc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Asteriated sapphire. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye). -- n. A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tarsal tetter (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Tercel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tarsalia [ NL. ] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of the series articulating with the metatarsals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tarse. ] (Anat.) tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Tassel, Tiercel. ] (Falconry) The male falcon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tarsus + Gr. &unr_; to cut out. ] (Surg.) The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A male hawk. See Tercel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n., pl. of Tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ It. ] A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tarsier. ] See Tarsius. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Tarsus. ] (Zool.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier. [ 1913 Webster ]

A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations. (b) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tarsometatarsi [ NL. ] (Anat.) The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tarsus + Gr. "rafh` seam, fr. &unr_; to sew.] (Surg.) An operation to diminish the size of the opening between eyelids when enlarged by surrounding cicatrices. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Tarsus + Gr. &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tarsi [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the flat of the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d Tarse. ] 1. (Anat.) (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in man of seven short bones. (b) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also tarsal cartilage, and tarsal plate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually consists of form two to five joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus; as, the tibiotarsal articulation. (b) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tibiotarsi (Anat.) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia. [ 1913 Webster ]