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‖ tirasse|tiras| [Fr., a draw-net, hence, a pedal-coupler, f. tirasser, augmentative or pejorative of tirer to draw (tire v.2).] 1. Organ-building. (See quot.)
1876Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. Terms, Tirasse (Fr.), the pedals of an organ which act on the keys or manuals. 2. A draw-net. Hence tiˈrassing vbl. n., the netting of game with the draw-net.
1897Pall Mall Mag. Dec. 514 The ‘tirasse’ or drag-net. Ibid. 515 In Louis XIV's time ‘tirassing’ pheasants and partridges was sport which the king and his ladies often witnessed. |