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telltale 1. any of various indicators or recording devices used to monitor a process, machine, etc. 2. Nautical a. another word for dogvane b. one of a pair of light vanes mounted on the main shrouds of a sailing boat to indicate the apparent direction of the wind telltale [′tel‚tāl] (engineering) A marker on the outside of a tank that indicates on an exterior scale the amount of fluid inside the tank. 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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| But at last the roar of a bigger and nearer break than usual brought her out of her torpor, and she looked up, and her practiced eye fell upon that telltale rush of water. It was hardly needful for Katy to answer with her lips a question to which her telltale cheeks had made instant reply. The handle of the telltale tea- spoon was visible under the bed-valance. |
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