The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and
whispering lovers made.
Goldsmith.
Tall (?), a. [Compar. Taller (?); superl. Tallest.] [OE. tal seemly,
elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS. un- tala, un-tale,
bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient, uninstructed, or W. & Corn.
tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit, proper, just.] 1. High in stature;
having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and
comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in
proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.
Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall.
Milton.