tales

TAYLZ/teɪlz/

6 meanings of tales

1
noun
Plural of tale. Use this when talking about more than one story.
Grandma told us scary tales around the campfire every summer.
The old book was full of tales about brave knights.
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2
SayTAY-leezUS/ˈteɪliz/UK/ˈteɪliːz/
nouncountable
Someone who can be added to a jury when there are not enough jurors.
When two jurors got sick, the judge called in tales from the people waiting outside.
The tales took the empty seats in the jury box and made their promise to the court.
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3
SayTAY-leezUS/ˈteɪliz/UK/ˈteɪliːz/
nouncountable
A legal order that calls extra people to court to fill empty jury seats.
Two jurors fell ill, so the judge signed the tales to call in new ones.
A tales was sent out when too few people showed up for jury duty.
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4
SayTAY-leezUS/ˈteɪliz/UK/ˈteɪliːz/
nouncountable
A list or book of people who can be called to fill empty jury seats.
Like a waiting list you pick names from when a spot opens up.
The clerk checked the tales for names to call that morning.
Each new juror's name was written into the tales.
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5
SayTAH-luhsUS/ˈtɑləs/UK/ˈtɑːləs/
noun
Alternative form of tallit, a shawl worn during Jewish prayer.
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6
verbobsolete
Third-person singular simple present of tale. An old or dialect verb, used with he, she, it, or a singular noun.
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tale, noun: A story, or someone's account of what happened, whether it is true or made up. Full entry

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From Latin, the plural of "talis," meaning "such persons."