Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - talon
Talon
talon
n. 1 a claw, esp. of a bird of prey. 2 the cards left after the deal in a card-game. 3 the last part of a dividend-coupon sheet, entitling the holder to a new sheet on presentation. 4 the shoulder of a bolt against which the key presses in shooting it in a lock. 5 an ogee moulding. Derivatives taloned adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME f. OF, = heel, ult. f. L talus: see TALUS(1) TALUS 1. n. (pl. tali) Anat. the ankle-bone supporting the tibia. Also called ASTRAGALUS. Etymology: L, = ankle, heel 2. n. (pl. taluses) 1 the slope of a wall that tapers to the top or rests against a bank. 2 Geol. a sloping mass of fragments at the foot of a cliff. Etymology: F: orig. unkn.
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noun Etymology: Middle English taloun heel, hind claw of a bird of prey, from Anglo-French talun, from Vulgar Latin *~-, *talo, from Latin talus ankle, anklebone Date: 15th century 1. the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey, a finger or hand of a human being, a part or object shaped like or suggestive of a heel or claw: as, an ogee molding, the shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt, 3. cards laid aside in a pile in solitaire, stock 10c, ~ed adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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