TAILLE


Meaning of TAILLE in English

[ tα:j ]

■ noun ( plural pronounced same)

1》 (in France before 1789) a tax levied on the common people by the king or an overlord.

2》 juice or wine produced from a second pressing of grapes.

Origin

Fr., from OFr.: see tail 2 .

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