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taille.

the act of cutting, pruning, trimming

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/taj//tɑj/
  1. the act of cutting, pruning, trimming

    feminine
  2. size

    feminine
  3. waist

    feminine
  4. waistline

    feminine
  5. a direct tax levied during the Ancien Régime; tallage

    feminine
  6. The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.