Both Uses of
taut
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- She was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer.†
p. 93.4 *
- Her mouth was too taut and her tongue too still to attempt the strange sounds.†
p. 229.5
Definition:
pulled or drawn tight;
or: subjected to great tension
or: subjected to great tension