Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Taut"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Taut \Taut\, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See {Tight}.]
1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a
rope that is tightly strained.
2. Snug; close; firm; secure.
{Taut hand} (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is
severe in discipline.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
taut
adj 1: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a
tight rope" [syn: {tight}]
2: subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of
his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as
the strings of a bow" [syn: {drawn}]
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