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[A. S. tæl; Goth. tals =docile. obedient; Wel. tal tall, high.] *1. Obedient, docile, obsequious. *2. Comely. "So humble and tall. " Chaucer: Compl. of Mars, 38. " Tal and semely, Decens , elegans."-Prompt. Parv. 3. High in stature; long and comparatively slender; lofty, high. (Applied to a person, or to a standing object, as a tree, pole, mast, ., of which the diameter is small in proportion to the height.) "A few appear by morning light, Preserved upon the tall mast's height" Words worth: To the Daisy. 4. Having height, whether great or little, with out reference to comparison or relation. "Bring me word how tall she is." Shakesp.: Antony and Cleopatra , ii. 5. *5. Brave, sturdy, stout, lusty (from the idea that tall men would nece arily be braver than others.) "He [Prince Edward] would prefer to fight with any mean person, if cried up by the volger for a tall man."_ Fuller: Holy War , bk. iv., ch. xxix. *6. Sturdy, spirited, strong. 3995 IMG:content-0786.png:[blocks in formation] "And trees be growing there to that talne e , that a man cannot shoot a shaft over them."- P . Holland : Pliny , bk. vii., ch. ii. *tăl'-lon, subst. [Eng. tail, and one.] A tallboy (q. v.). "Charge the pottles and the gallons, And bring the hogshead in, We'll begin with a tall on , A brimmer to the king." Ballad: The Courtier's Health. tal-lōw, *talgh, *tal-lowe, *tal-owe, subst . [O. Dut. talgh, talch; Dut. talh ; Low Ger. talg ; Dan. & Sw. talg ; Icel. tólgr , tólg , tólk ; Ger. talg . ] 1. Chem .: A name applied to the harder and le fusible fats, occurring chiefly in the animal king. dom, the most common being beef and mutton tallow. When pure it is white and almost tastele , and consists of stearin, palmitin, and olein in varying proportions. 2. Manuf . & Comm .: The fat and suet obtained from butchers are chopped into pieces by a man called the" renderer," and it is then boiled in water, the greater part of the fat being melted from the membranes and floating to the surface, whence it is removed by skimming; the rest is forced out by a "For I know your spirit to be tall; pray be not vexed." powerful pre , the residuum consisting of mem -Beaum. & Flet.: Cupid's Revenge, iv. *7. Noted, remarkable, celebrated. "Sounding imaginary fords, that are real gulfs and wherein many of the tallest philosophers have been drowned."-Bolingbroke: Fragments of E ays , § 65. 8. Great, excellent; as, a tall fight, a tall spree. ( Colloq .) 9. Extravagant, bombastic; as, tall talk. ( Colloq.) tall-talk, s. Rhodomontade (q. v.).