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taille
[ teyl; French tah-yuh ]
noun
, plural tailles [teylz, tah, -y, uh].
- 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.
- (in dressmaking) the waist or bodice of a garment.
- Obsolete. the shape of one's body from shoulders to waist; figure; build.
taille
/ taɪ; tɑj /
noun
- (in France before 1789) a tax levied by a king or overlord on his subjects
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of taille1
C17: from French, from Old French taillier to shape; see tailor
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Example Sentences
Her descendants have been exempted from the taille (poll tax)—a mean and shameful recompense!
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I will have a garment reach to my taille; Then am I a minion, for I wear the new guise.
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He said: "Elle n'est pas vraiment jolie, mais elle a une jolie taille, de beaux yeux, et des perles."
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At their own request, the King imposed on them a new taille of three thousand livres.
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He substituted for personal service on the roads a yearly rate, proportional in amount to the taille.
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