Both Uses of
tacit
in
Moby Dick
- By some tacit consent, throughout the voyage little or no allusion was made to it, especially by the mates.†
Chpt 28-30 *
- But in his joy at the enchanted, tacit acquiescence of the mate, Ahab did not hear his foreboding invocation; nor yet the low laugh from the hold; nor yet the presaging vibrations of the winds in the cordage; nor yet the hollow flap of the sails against the masts, as for a moment their hearts sank in.†
Chpt 34-36
Definition:
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(tacit) implied or understood, but not expressed directly