tailles
plural of taille
• stellia, tallies
Source: Wiktionary
Taille, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the tenor viol or viola.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
