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tallness|ˈtɔːlnɪs|
[f. tall a. + -ness.]
The quality of being tall; greatness of stature.
1535Coverdale 1 Sam. xvi. 7 Loke not vpon his countenaunce ner vpon the tallnesse of his person. 1576Fleming Panopl. Epist. 276 Poplar trees, of notable talnesse. 1630tr. Camden's Hist. Eliz. iv. an. 1592. 41 They soone desisted, being terrified with the tallnesse of the ship. a1661Fuller Worthies (1840) I. xxiv. 101 It plainly proveth the properness of their parts, and tallness of their industry. 1870Spurgeon Treas. Dav. Ps. xliv. 3 What mattered the tallness of the sons of Anak?
†b. his tallness, humorous for ‘his highness’.
1656I. S. Picture New Courtier 3 An Emissary, employed by his Talnesse to ensnare the plain-hearted. |