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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.jabl/ ~ /tɑ.jabl/
Etymology 1
From the stem of tailler (“to cut”) + -able.
Adjective
taillable (plural taillables)
- (rare) cuttable; malleable
- Synonyms: malléable, façonnable
Etymology 2
From taille (“land tax”) + -able.
Adjective
taillable (plural taillables)
- (historical) subject to the land tax of taille
Derived terms
Noun
taillable m or f by sense (plural taillables)
- (historical) someone required to pay the taille; a commoner taxpayer
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