Both Uses of
taut
in
The Princess Bride
- He cleared his mind of everything but ropes and arms and fingers, and his arms pulled and his fingers gripped and the rope held taut and— "He's over halfway," the Spaniard said.†
p. 115.8
- Blade thin, six feet in height, straight as a sapling, bright eyed, taut; even motionless he seemed whippet quick.†
p. 136.8 *
Definition:
pulled or drawn tight;
or: subjected to great tension
or: subjected to great tension