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talbotyped adj. Of a drinker who has been fixed on paper, with the detail fading somewhat at the edges. Amielle looked talbotyped in the morning photograph, pale and permanently seated. talbotypisted adj. Describing a drinker who produces lasting images of the evening on unsuitable paper. Khalimah became talbotypisted and documented every glass with increasing permanence. talbutaled adj. A drinker who has become a barbiturate with an unnecessarily elaborate chemical structure. Fatima-tuz-zahra was talbutaled and required a quiet chair rather than further chemistry. talced (/tælkd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface appears transparent, glistening, and foliated. Chanielle was talced and admired the mica in the bathroom wall. talcited adj. The state of being drunk and massive, pale, and not readily shifted. Jaquanna was talcited beside the radiator, solidly unavailable for dancing. talcosised adj. The condition of a drinker who breathes as though the room contained powdered minerals. Harleigh-mai was talcosised and took the stairs with unusual consideration. talcum powdered adj. Drunk on the strength of a perfumed certainty that moisture, embarrassment, and company can all be absorbed. Fatoumatta got talcum powdered and offered Anaisabella scented powder after every small mishap. talcumed adj. The drunkenness of one who has been powdered, perfumed, and put away for the night. Chany was talcumed by midnight and smelt faintly of the linen cupboard. tale bearered adj. Too drunk to keep gossip contained, particularly when balance requires both hands on the banister. Nakenzie was tale bearered on the stairs and shared the neighbour's news with every landing. tale of woed adj. Drunk by closing time, and recounting each misfortune from the beginning whenever the stairs intervene. Santonia became tale of woed halfway up the stairs and began the account again at every landing. tale-bearered adj. Sufficiently drunk to distribute private information between landings, with pauses for coordination. Emmelene became tale-bearered on the staircase, offering each step a different version of events. tale-booked adj. You have drunk enough to turn the walk home into a picture-book sequence of doors, stairs and improbable pauses. Jhadiel went tale-booked, treating every landing as a new chapter requiring careful illustration. tale-tellered adj. A drinker who has made a modest delay at the bar into an enduring account of personal adventure. Imojen got tale-tellered and turned waiting for coats into a saga of municipal importance. taleaed adj. Still drunk, and repeating the same small sequence of movements without reaching the landing. Moniya went taleaed on the stairs, lifting one foot and replacing it to the same rhythm. talebearered adj. Having drunk enough to relay confidential news while walking in a noticeably wider line. Chloe-leigh was talebearered, confiding the entire office arrangement to a stranger by the stairs. talebearinged adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, yet continuing to broadcast private information between attempts at walking. Kasaundra was talebearinged, announcing the family news while negotiating the staircase sideways.