4. pl. The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and
winnowing; chaff.
5. pl. (Mining) The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind the tail
of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed over again to secure
whatever metal may exist in it. Called also tails. Pryce.
Taille (?), n. [F. See Tally, Tailor.] 1. A tally; an account scored on
a piece of wood. [Obs.]
Whether that he paid or took by taille.
Chaucer.
2. (O. F. Law) Any imposition levied by the king, or any other lord,
upon his subjects.
The taille, as it still subsists in France, may serve as an example of
those ancient tallages. It was a tax upon the profits of the farmer,
which they estimate by the stock that he has upon the farm.
A. Smith.
3. (Mus.) The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the
tenor viol or viola.
Tail"less (?), a. Having no tail. H. Spencer.
Tail"lie (?), n. (Scots Law) Same as Tailzie.
Tai"lor (?), n. [OF. tailleor, F. tailleur, fr. OF. taillier, F.
tailler to cut, fr. L. talea a rod, stick, a cutting, layer for
planting. Cf. Detail, Entail, Retail, Tally, n.] 1. One whose
occupation is to cut out and make men's garments; also, one who cuts
out and makes ladies' outer garments.
Well said, good woman's tailor . . . I would thou wert a man's tailor.
Shak.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The mattowacca; — called also tailor herring. (b) The
silversides.