tayl

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English

Noun

tayl (plural tayls)

  1. Obsolete form of tael (unit of measure).

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English tæġl, from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, form Proto-Germanic *taglą, *taglaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

tayl (plural tayles)

  1. A tail (rear appendage of an animal).
  2. The rear or back of something:
    1. The hindquarters of a human or animal (around the tailbone)
    2. The feathers around a bird's hindquarters.
    3. A train (portion of clothing which drags on the ground).
    4. (military) The rearguard or train of an army.
  3. A line, row or array:
    1. A line or array of stars in the night sky.
    2. (botany) A shoot or branch.
  4. The end or point of something; the thinnest part of something.
  5. (euphemistic) One's genitalia or nether regions.
  6. (rare) The product or effect of something.
  7. (rare) A drainage canal for a watermill.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tail
  • Scots: tail, tale
  • Yola: tyel, taal

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