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Tawed vs Awed - What's the difference?

tawed | awed |

As verbs the difference between tawed and awed

is that tawed is past tense of taw while awed is past tense of awe.

As an adjective awed is

filled with awe.

tawed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (taw)
  • ----

    taw

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Related to (l) and (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge.
  • To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
  • Specifically, to turn (animals’ hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Tawed leather.
  • Derived terms

    * tawse

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
  • A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
  • ring-taw
  • (square dancing) dance partner
  • Walk around your corner, see-saw around your taw .
  • A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to shoot a marble
  • Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

    * tav * taf

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-second and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
  • Etymology 4

    Compare , and (m).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push; to tug; to tow.
  • (Drayton)
    (Webster 1913)

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    awed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (awe)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Filled with awe.
  • Having or showing awe.
  • Synonyms

    * (filled with awe) thunderstruck; awestruck, awestricken

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