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talon 1. a sharply hooked claw, esp of a bird of prey 2. Cards the pile of cards left after the deal 3. Architect another name for ogee talon [′tal·ən] (vertebrate zoology) A sharply hooked claw on the foot of a bird of prey. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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the other repeated, reaching his one talon into his side coat pocket with swift definiteness. He introduced himself, smiling a smirky smile borrowed from the courtiers of the stage, extended a fair-skinned talon, and while he gripped my hand in it he bent his body forward three times at the hips, as the stage courtier does, and said in the airiest and most condescending and patronizing way--I quite remember his exact language: He put out a strangely distorted talon and gripped my fingers. |
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