tayl
English edit
Noun edit
tayl (plural tayls)
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English tæġl, from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, form Proto-Germanic *taglą, *taglaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tayl (plural tayles)
- A tail (rear appendage of an animal).
- The rear or back of something:
- The hindquarters of a human or animal (around the tailbone)
- The feathers around a bird's hindquarters.
- A train (portion of clothing which drags on the ground).
- (military) The rearguard or train of an army.
- A line, row or array:
- The end or point of something; the thinnest part of something.
- (euphemistic) One's genitalia or nether regions.
- (rare) The product or effect of something.
- (rare) A drainage canal for a watermill.
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References edit
- “tail, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.