English Dictionary: DETAIL | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Detail \De*tail"\, n. (Arch. & Mach.) (a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice, caps of the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called {larger details}) a porch, a gable with its windows, a pavilion, or an attached tower. (b) A detail drawing. {In detail}, in subdivisions; part by part; item by item; circumstantially; with particularity. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Detail \De"tail\ (d[emac]"t[amac]l or d[esl]*t[amac]l"; 277), n. [F. d[82]tail, fr. d[82]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref. d[82]- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to cut. See {Tailor}.] 1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction. The details of the campaign in Italy. --Motley. 2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars. 3. (Mil.) The selection for a particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected. {Detail drawing}, a drawing of the full size, or on a large scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc. {In detail}, in subdivisions; part by part; item; circumstantially; with particularity. Syn: Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation; narration. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Detail \De"tail\ (d[esl]*t[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detailed} (-t[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Detailing}.] [Cf. F. d[82]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See {Detail}, n.] 1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all the facts in due order. 2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron. Syn: {Detail}, {Detach}. Usage: Detail respect the act of individualizing the person or body that is separated; detach, the removing for the given end or object. |