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Noun	1.	tappa - the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus tapa, tapa bark, tappa bark bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
	2.	tappa - a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark tapa cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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bark bottle Cork deflate drain draw drop fumble grip lay leg lose overbalance plug rest shed stage staging post tapa			As they drew nearer, and I watched the rising and sinking of their forms, and beheld the uplifted right arm bearing above the water the girdle of tappa, and their long dark hair trailing beside them as they swam, I almost fancied they could be nothing else than so many mermaids--and very like mermaids they behaved too. Typee by Melville, Herman View in context The men wore the maro, a band one foot in width and several feet in length, swathed round the loins, and formed of tappa, or cloth of bark; the kihei, or mantle, about six feet square, tied in a knot over one shoulder, passed under the opposite arm, so as to leave it bare, and falling in graceful folds before and behind, to the knee, so as to bear some resemblance to a Roman toga. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context			taphonomy taphophilia taphophobia taphouse Taphrenchyma taphrogenesis Tapinage taping tapioca tapioca plant tapioca pudding tapir Tapir tiger Tapiridae Tapiroid Tapirus Tapirus indicus Tapirus terrestris tapis Tapiser Tapish Taplash Taplings Tapoa tafa tapotement tappa tappa bark Tappan Tappan Zee Tappan Zee Bridge tapped Tappen tapper Tappester tappet Tappet motion Tappet rod tappet wrench Tappice tapping Tappit hen tappit-hen Tappoon taproom taproot taps tapsalteerie tapster tapu Taqua-nut taqueria			tapless tapless tapless tapless Tapley, Mark TAPLF Tapline Taplings TAPM TAPMA TAPMI TAPMS TAPN TAPNM TAPO Tapoa tafa TAPOAFOM TAPOC TAPOCS TAPoR TAPOS tapotement tapotement Tapotment Tapotment Tapottment Tapottment Tapout TAPP TAPP tappa tappa bark Tappa Kegga Brew tappable tappable tappable tappable Tappan Tappan Sea Tappan Stove Company Tappan Zee Tappan Zee Bridge Tappan Zee Bridge Tappan Zee Bridge, New York Tappan Zee Dance Group Tappan Zee Express Tappan Zee Flag Football League Tappan Zee High School Tappan, Arthur Tappan, Henry Tappan, Lewis tappas TAPPE TAPPE tapped tapped tapped tapped tapped tapped control tapped fitting

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