Syn. — High; lofty. — Tall, High, Lofty. High is the generic term, and is applied to anything which is elevated or raised above another thing. Tall specifically describes that which has a small diameter in proportion to its height; hence, we speak of a tall man, a tall steeple, a tall mast, etc., but not of a tall hill. Lofty has a special reference to the expanse above us, and denotes an imposing height; as, a lofty mountain; a lofty room. Tall is now properly applied only to physical objects; high and lofty have a moral acceptation; as, high thought, purpose, etc.; lofty aspirations; a lofty genius. Lofty is the stronger word, and is usually coupled with the grand or admirable.
TALLAGE; TALLIAGE
Tal"lage, Tal"li*age, n. Etym: [F. taillage. See Taille, and cf.
Tailage.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses. [Written also tailage, taillage.]
Note: When paid out of knight's fees, it was called scutage; when by cities and burghs, tallage; when upon lands not held by military tenure, hidage. Blackstone.
TALLAGE
Tal"lage, v. t.
Defn: To lay an impost upon; to cause to pay tallage.
TALLBOY
Tall"boy`, n.
1. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.
2. A piece of household furniture common in the eighteenth century, usually in two separate parts, with larger drawers above and smaller ones below and raised on legs fifteen inches or more in height; — called also highboy.
3. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.