Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tail
Tail
tail
1. n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 a a thing like a tail in form or position, esp. something extending downwards or outwards at an extremity. b the rear end of anything, e.g. of a procession. c a long train or line of people, vehicles, etc. 3 a the rear part of an aeroplane, with the tailplane and rudder, or of a rocket. b the rear part of a motor vehicle. 4 the luminous trail of particles following a comet. 5 a the inferior or weaker part of anything, esp. in a sequence. b Cricket the end of the batting order, with the weakest batsmen. 6 a the part of a shirt below the waist. b the hanging part of the back of a coat. 7 (in pl.) colloq. a a tailcoat. b evening dress including this. 8 (in pl.) the reverse of a coin as a choice when tossing. 9 colloq. a person following or shadowing another. 10 an extra strip attached to the lower end of a kite. 11 the stem of a note in music. 12 the part of a letter (e.g. y) below the line. 13 a the exposed end of a slate or tile in a roof. b the unexposed end of a brick or stone in a wall. 14 the slender backward prolongation of a butterfly's wing. 15 a comparative calm at the end of a gale. 16 a calm stretch following rough water in a stream. --v. 1 tr. remove the stalks of (fruit). 2 tr. & (foll. by after) intr. colloq. shadow or follow closely. 3 tr. provide with a tail. 4 tr. dock the tail of (a lamb etc.). 5 tr. (often foll. by on to) join (one thing to another). Phrases and idioms on a person's tail closely following a person. tail back (of traffic) form a tailback. tail covert any of the feathers covering the base of a bird's tail feathers. tail-end 1 the hindmost or lowest or last part. 2 (sense 5 of the n.). tail-ender a person at the tail-end of something, esp. in cricket and athletic races. tail in fasten (timber) by one end into a wall etc. tail-light (or -lamp) US a light at the rear of a train, motor vehicle, or bicycle. tail off (or away) 1 become fewer, smaller, or slighter. 2 fall behind or away in a scattered line. tail-off n. a decline or gradual reduction, esp. in demand. tail-race the part of a mill-race below the water-wheel. tail-skid a support for the tail of an aircraft when on the ground. tail wind a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft etc. with one's tail between one's legs in a state of dejection or humiliation. with one's tail up in good spirits; cheerful. Derivatives tailed adj. (also in comb.). tailless adj. Etymology: OE t{aelig}gl, t{aelig}gel f. Gmc 2. n. & adj. Law --n. limitation of ownership, esp. of an estate limited to a person and that person's heirs. --adj. so limited (estate tail; fee tail). Phrases and idioms in tail under such a limitation. Etymology: ME f. OF taille notch, cut, tax, f. taillier cut ult. f. L talea twig
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I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal ~, Middle Irish dúal lock of hair Date: before 12th century the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal, something resembling an animal's ~ in shape or position: as, a luminous stream of particles, gases, or ions extending from a comet especially in the antisolar direction, the rear part of an airplane consisting usually of horizontal and vertical stabilizing surfaces with attached control surfaces, retinue, 4. plural ~coat, full evening dress for men, 5. buttocks, butt, sexual intercourse, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of something, ~ing 1, the reverse of a coin, one (as a detective) who follows or keeps watch on someone, the blank space at the bottom of a page, a location immediately or not far behind , ~ed adjective ~less adjective ~like adjective II. verb Date: 1523 transitive verb to connect end to end, 2. to remove the ~ of (an animal) ; dock, to remove the stem or bottom part of , 3. to make or furnish with a ~, to follow or be drawn behind like a ~, to follow for purposes of surveillance, intransitive verb to form or move in a straggling line, to grow progressively smaller, fainter, or more scattered ; abate, to swing or lie with the stern in a named direction, tag II, ~er noun III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from ~ler Date: 14th century en~ 1a, IV. adjective see: ~or Date: 15th century limited as to tenure ; en~ed ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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