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temper - To mix, usually combining dry and liquid ingredients. Temper has connotations of balancing as well.

tenches - Tench (Tinca tinca). A common freshwater fish of Europe.

Tench
Tench - Tinca tinca


trap - A plate or pan for making pies.

trenchours (trenchers) - Rectangular "plates" made from flat, three-day-old loaves of bread.

turbut - Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). A large, flat saltwater fish.

Turbot
Turbot - Scophthalmus maximus


turnesole - A number of plants of the genus Heliotropium, used to produce red, purple, or blue colors.

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