Talon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Zool.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part
        of the face of an elephant's tooth.
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     3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and
        convex at the top; -- usually called an {ogee}.
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     Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an
           {inverted talon}.
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     4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts
        to shoot the bolt. --Knight.
        [1913 Webster] Talook

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  talon
       n : a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey