Feminine
Meaning

  1. (feminine) the act of cutting, pruning, trimming
  2. (feminine) size
  3. (feminine) waist
  4. (feminine) waistline
  5. (feminine) a direct tax levied during the Ancien Régime; tallage
  6. (feminine) The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/taj/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French taille, deverbal of Old French taillier (“to cut”). Compare Italian taglia, Catalan talla.

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