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Webster 1913 Edition
Taglia
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Tagl′ia
,Noun.
[It., a cutting, a pulley, from
tagliare
to cut. See Tailor
.] (Mech.)
A peculiar combination of pulleys.
Brande & C.
Definition 2024
taglia
taglia
English
Noun
taglia (plural taglias)
- (engineering, obsolete) A particular system of fixed and movable pulleys.
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Italian
Etymology 1
From the verb tagliare. Compare French taille.
Noun
taglia f (plural taglie)
Etymology 2
Verb
taglia
- third-person singular present of tagliare
- second-person singular imperative of tagliare