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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Talon | 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]: | |
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Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.] 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. 3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an {ogee}. Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an {inverted talon}. 4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. --Knight. | |
