Then must ye stately goe, jetting[504] up and downe, Tut, can ye no better shake the taile of your gowne?
One amongst the rest thinking to be more conceited than his fellowes, seeing the Duke haue a dog hee loued well, which sate by him on the tarras, conuerted all his oration to him, and not a haire of his taile but he kembd out with comparisons.
The taile of the Estrich being short and thicke, serued verie fitly as a plume to tricke vp his horse taile with, so that euerie parte of him was as naturally coapted as might be.
Wiser was our brother Bankes of these latter dais, who made his iugling horse a cut, for feare if at anie time hee should foist, the stinke sticking in his thicke bushie taile might be noisome to his auditors.
An opassom hath an head like a Swine, and a taile like a Rat, and is the bigness of a Cat.
Several Indians pass with flying news, we got a White weasel, (Taile excepted which was black at the end) of an Indian Capt Lewis walked to the hill abt.
One Deer & Some Pheasants killed this morning, I shot 4 Pheasents of the Common Kind except the tailewas black.
Then returned ye Divell unto his pit of fire; and since that day, whereupon befell this thing of which I speak, ye Divell hath had nony taile at all, as you that hath seene ye same shall truly testify.
Then Sir Launcelot and Sir La Cote Male Taile rested them there, and then they had merry cheer and good rest and many good games, and there were many fair ladies.
Then Sir La Cote Male Taile sunk down upon the earth, for what for wounds and what for blood he might not stand.
As for the rest, the taile of a Lyon is very long, which they shake oftentimes, and by beating their sides therewith they provoke themselves to fight.
The nether part of this taile is full of hairs and gristles, and some are of opinion that there is therein a little sting wherewithall the Lyon pricketh itselfe.
Volateranus relateth this otherwise, that the beast biteth off his own taile and so delivereth himself from the hunter, knowing that he is not desired for any other cause.
Hunter: So sorry to trouble you, but yourtaile or your life!
When the Indians take a Whelp of this beast, they fall to and bruise the buttockes and taile thereof, so that it may never be fit to bring (forth) sharp quils, afterwards it is tamed without peril.
If the taile of a wolfe be hung in the cratch of Oxen, they can never eat their meate.
Their dam vpstart, out of her den effraide, 2 And rushed forth, hurling her hideous taile About her cursed head, whose folds displaid 4 Were stretcht now forth at length without entraile.
All in a kirtle of discolourd say 2 He clothed was, ypainted full of eyes; And in his bosome secretly there lay 4 An hatefull Snake, the which his taile vptyes In many folds, and mortall sting implyes.
And as she lay vpon the durtie ground, 2 Her huge long taile her den all ouerspred, Yet was in knots and many boughtes vpwound, 4 Pointed with mortall sting.
My friend, carry your taile without offence Or scandall to the Ladies; and be sure You tumble with audacity and manhood; And when you barke, doe it with judgement.
He daunces very finely, very comely, And for a Iigge, come cut and long taile to him, He turnes ye like a Top.
An Eele and woman, A learned Poet sayes, unles by'th taile And with thy teeth thou hold, will either faile.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "taile" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
