See tayl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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]
},
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]
},
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]
},
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]
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[
"human",
"human"
],
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"animal",
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"The feathers around a bird's hindquarters."
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"back",
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"back",
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"train",
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"A line or array of stars in the night sky."
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"A line, row or array:",
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"A line, row or array:",
"(botany) A shoot or branch."
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"end"
]
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"Anatomy"
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"One's genitalia or nether regions."
],
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],
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"(euphemistic) One's genitalia or nether regions."
],
"tags": [
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},
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"The product or effect of something."
],
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"effect",
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]
],
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"(rare) The product or effect of something."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
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"glosses": [
"A drainage canal for a watermill."
],
"id": "en-tayl-enm-noun-9aOyqmss",
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"drainage",
"drainage"
],
[
"canal",
"canal"
],
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"watermill"
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],
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"(rare) A drainage canal for a watermill."
],
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/tæi̯l/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtæi̯əl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æi̯l"
}
],
"word": "tayl"
}
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"Middle English nouns",
"Middle English terms derived from Old English",
"Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
"Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Pages with 2 entries",
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"Rhymes:Middle English/æi̯l",
"Rhymes:Middle English/æi̯l/1 syllable",
"enm:Anatomy",
"enm:Animal body parts",
"enm:Astronomy",
"enm:Botany",
"enm:Military"
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"word": "taylarde"
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{
"word": "tayled"
},
{
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}
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
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}
],
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},
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"form": "tayles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tayle",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
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"form": "tayll",
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"alternative"
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},
{
"form": "tail",
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"alternative"
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},
{
"form": "taile",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "teil",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "taille",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "tayil",
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"alternative"
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"The hindquarters of a human or animal (around the tailbone)"
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"back",
"back"
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"The feathers around a bird's hindquarters."
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"rear",
"rear"
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"back",
"back"
],
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"feathers",
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"hindquarters",
"hindquarters"
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"rear",
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"back",
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"train",
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"drag",
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"The rearguard or train of an army."
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"rear",
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"back",
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"rearguard",
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"train",
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"(military) The rearguard or train of an army."
],
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"government",
"military",
"politics",
"war"
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"A line, row or array:",
"A line or array of stars in the night sky."
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"line",
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],
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"row",
"row"
],
[
"array",
"array"
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]
},
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"A shoot or branch."
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"line",
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"row",
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"array",
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"botany",
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"shoot",
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"natural-sciences"
]
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{
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"The end or point of something; the thinnest part of something."
],
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[
"end",
"end"
]
]
},
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"categories": [
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],
"glosses": [
"One's genitalia or nether regions."
],
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"genitalia",
"genitalia"
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],
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"(euphemistic) One's genitalia or nether regions."
],
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"euphemistic"
]
},
{
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"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
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"The product or effect of something."
],
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"product",
"product"
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[
"effect",
"effect"
]
],
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"(rare) The product or effect of something."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A drainage canal for a watermill."
],
"links": [
[
"drainage",
"drainage"
],
[
"canal",
"canal"
],
[
"watermill",
"watermill"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) A drainage canal for a watermill."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/tæi̯l/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtæi̯əl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æi̯l"
}
],
"word": "tayl"
}
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