talla.[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.)2. Brave; bold; courageous.()As tall a trencherman
As e'er demolished a pye fortification. (Massinger.)His companions, being almost in despair of victory, were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley, which came to succors with three thousand tall men. (Grafton.)3. Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.(B. Jonson.)()n.[F. taillage. See Taille, and cf. Tailage.] (O. Eng. Law) A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses.()(Blackstone.)