TALL, adj. signifies elevated to a considerable degree in a perpendicular direction: opposed to low.
1. This term is chiefly employed to express the height of man and other animals; and is applied to denote the height of the body only, without having any reference to the mind. When applied to man, no other word can be substituted in its stead; when applied to other animals, high is sometimes considered as nearly synonymous. See HIGH.
2. It is likewise employed to denote the perpendicular height of vegetables, and in this case it is nearly synonymous with high. See HIGH.
3. It can in no case be employed to express the height of merely inanimate objects, as we can never say a tall steeple, tower, or pillar, but a high steeple, &c. For the distinctions in these cases, see HIGH.