Noun tayl (plural tayls) Obsolete form of tael (“unit of measure”). Alternative forms tayle, tayll, tail, taile, teil, taille, tayil tæȝel (Early Middle English) Etymology From Old English tæġl, from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, form Proto-Germanic *taglą, *taglaz. Pronunciation IPA(key): /tæi̯l/, /ˈtæi̯əl/ Rhymes: -æi̯l Noun tayl (plural tayles) A tail (rear appendage of an animal). The rear or back of something: The hindquarters of a human or animal (around the tailbone) The feathers around a bird's hindquarters. A train (portion of clothing which drags on the ground). (military) The rearguard or train of an army. A line, row or array: A line or array of stars in the night sky. (botany) A shoot or branch. The end or point of something; the thinnest part of something. (euphemistic) One's genitalia or nether regions. (rare) The product or effect of something. (rare) A drainage canal for a watermill. Derived terms taylarde tayled taylende Descendants English: tail Scots: tail, tale Yola: tyel, taal References “tail, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.