tales
(used with a plural verb) persons chosen to serve on the jury when the original panel is insufficiently large: originally selected from among those present in court.
(used with a singular verb) the order or writ summoning such jurors.
Origin of tales
1Words Nearby tales
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How to use tales in a sentence
The Canterbury tales was, Strohm writes, “one of the volumes around which the new trade would organize itself.”
A Year In The Life of The Canterbury Tales’ Storied Beginnings | Wendy Smith | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when the darkness closes in, we actually run to fairy tales and fables.
Actually, rather like Gruber, we feel rather icky about fairy tales.
In reality, prison weddings look nothing like the fairy tales depicted on TV and in bridal magazines.
The popularity of anime tales featuring man-on-man passion is burgeoning among Japanese women.
Monsieur,” growls the baron, “stone walls have ears, you say if only they had tongues; what tales these could tell!
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuHe could lie in bed and string himself tales of travel and adventure while Harry was downstairs.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingHe carried tales, told lies, and tried to make trouble, for no reason but to gratify his inclinations.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowSomething I had heard years ago, some old wives' tales about a man's life changing every seven years, kept dinning in my head.
Uncanny Tales | VariousBut don't adopt the role of inquisitor—because I'm as good as dead, and dead men tell no tales.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for tales
/ (ˈteɪliːz) /
(functioning as plural) a group of persons summoned from among those present in court or from bystanders to fill vacancies on a jury panel
(functioning as singular) the writ summoning such jurors
Origin of tales
1Derived forms of tales
- talesman, noun
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