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talon definition

talon (talən)

noun

  1. the claw of a bird of prey or, sometimes, of an animal
  2. a human finger or hand when like a claw in appearance or grasp
  3. the part of the bolt of a lock upon which the key presses as it is turned
  4. in card games, the stock remaining after the cards are dealt
  5. Archit. an ogee molding

Etymology: ME, talon, claw < OFr, heel, spur < VL *talo < L talus, ankle

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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