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taglia

taglia noun: a particular system of fixed and movable pulleys; a tackle with a set of sheaves in a fixed block and another set in a movable block to which the weight is attached.

Noun

taglia (plural taglias)

  1. (obsolete) A particular system of fixed and movable pulleys; a tackle with a set of sheaves in a fixed block and another set in a movable block to which the weight is attached.

Forms of taglia

pluraltaglias

Origin of taglia

From Italian taglia (“a cutting, a pulley”), from tagliare (“to cut”). See tailor.

Questions about taglia

What does taglia mean?
Taglia means a particular system of fixed and movable pulleys; a tackle with a set of sheaves in a fixed block and another set in a movable block to which the weight is attached.
What part of speech is taglia?
Taglia is a noun.
What is the plural of taglia?
The plural of taglia is taglias.

Words near taglia in the dictionary

  1. Tagles
  2. tagless
  3. taglessness
  4. taglet
  5. taglets
  6. taglia
  7. Tagliabue
  8. Tagliacotian
  9. Tagliacozzian
  10. Tagliaferro
  11. tagliarini

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