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Webster 1913 Edition
Tale
Tale
,Noun.
1.
That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
“The tale of Troy divine.” Milton.
“In such manner rime is Dante’s tale.” Chaucer.
We spend our years as a
tale
that is told. Ps. xc. 9.
2.
A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or stated.
The ignorant, . . . who measure by
tale
, and not by weight. Hooker.
And every shepherd tells his
Under the hawthorn in the dale.
tale
,Under the hawthorn in the dale.
Milton.
In packing, they keep a just
tale
of the number. Carew.
3.
(Law)
A count or declaration.
[Obs.]
To tell tale of
, to make account of.
[Obs.]
Therefore little
tale
hath he told
Of
any dream, so holy was his heart. Chaucer.
Syn. – Anecdote; story; fable; incident; memoir; relation; account; legend; narrative.
Tale
(tāl)
, Verb.
I.
To tell stories.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Gower.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tale
TALE
,Noun.
We spend our years as a tale that is told Ps.90.
1.
Oral relation.2.
Reckoning; account set down. Ex.5. In packing, they keep a just tale of the number.
3.
Number reckoned. --The ignorant who measure by tale, not be weight.
4.
A telling; information; disclosure of any thing secret. Birds--are aptest by their voice to tell tales what they find.
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood. Ezek.22.
5.
In law, a count or declaration. [Tale, in this sense, is obsolete.]6.
In commerce, a weight for gold and silver in China and other parts of the E. Indies; also, a money of account. In China, each tale is 10 maces=100 candareens-1000 cash.TALE
,Verb.
I.