Talk:taille
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To add: in English this term was used in the Baroque period to refer to an alto oboe, similar to the English horn. 204.11.186.190 13:15, 12 October 2016 (UTC)
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- (obsolete) A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologues”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- Whether that he payde or toke by tayle
Removed / moved to Middle English by Astova. J3133 (talk) 21:06, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
- I'm not finding the forms "taille" or "tayle" in OED for this word. In fact, none of the forms in OED show any trace of metathesis. This, that and the other (talk) 09:53, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
RFV-failed This, that and the other (talk) 02:53, 20 March 2022 (UTC)