Definition of tale

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Tale (v. i.) 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..

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Petaled :: Petaled (a.) Having petals; as, a petaled flower; -- opposed to apetalous, and much used in compounds; as, one-petaled, three-petaled, etc..
Stale :: Stale (v. t.) To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out..
Sesame :: Sesame (n.) Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne..
Serial :: Serial (n.) A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical..
Cataleptic :: Cataleptic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, catalepsy; affected with catalepsy; as, a cataleptic fit..
Slander :: Slander (n.) A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another..
Threadbare :: Threadbare (a.) Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink flat to the taste..
Counter :: Counter (v. t.) A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations..
Stale :: Stale (v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
Gift :: Gift (v. t.) Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking..
Acatalectic :: Acatalectic (n.) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
Ingeny :: Ingeny (n.) Natural gift or talent; ability; wit; ingenuity.
Misuse :: Misuse (v. t.) To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents..
Misimprove :: Misimprove (v. t.) To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc..
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course..
Tattling :: Tattling (a.) Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.
Spurned :: Spurling-line (n.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.
Teetotaler :: Teetotaler (n.) One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.
Stalk :: Staleness (n.) The quality or state of being stale.
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