tauter

[tawt]

Origin

adjective, taut·er, taut·est.

tightly drawn; tense; not slack.

emotionally or mentally strained or tense: taut nerves.

in good order or condition; tidy; neat.

Origin:
1275–1325; earlier taught, Middle English tought; akin to tow¹

Related forms

taut·ly, adverb

taut·ness, noun

un·taut, adjective

un·taut·ly, adverb

un·taut·ness, noun

Can be confused: taught, taut, taunt.

Synonyms
3. trim, trig, spruce, smart.

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Tauter is always a great word to know.

So is gobo. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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Word Origin & History

taut

early 14c., tohte, possibly from tog-, pp. stem of O.E. teon "to pull, drag," from P.Gmc. *tugn, from PIE *deuk- "to lead" (see duke).

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