taille
Americannoun
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French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
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(in dressmaking) the waist or bodice of a garment.
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Obsolete. the shape of one's body from shoulders to waist; figure; build.
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Etymology
Origin of taille
1545–55; < French: literally, a cutting; see tail 2
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Then she noticed that the words "taille 35" were written in the same fancy cursive style as the letters on the Cinderella shoe box.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
Gregory pointed to the "taille 35" clue, which Nancy was still holding.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
That was where she had found the -piece of paper with the words "taille 35" on it.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
She wondered why Gregory really wanted to borrow the "taille 35" paper.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
If taille 35 was the same as a girl's size 4, the piece of paper must have definitely fallen out of the box containing the Cinderella slippers.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
"God keep us!" she said, "for the tailles and the dues crush us."—What must it be in districts where the soil is poor!—
From The Ancient Regime by Durand, John
In short, the Queen had, in the four last tailles, invariably gained, and I had my pockets full of gold.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
Moët, Grand Prior, in 1554, and nine years later we find Nicol Moët claiming exemption at Epernay from the payment of tailles on the ground of his being a noble.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry
Kings had not yet had the happy idea of becoming timber-merchants, and of dividing their woods into tailles and futaies.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various
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