Synonyms for talon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tal-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæl ən |
Définition of talon
Origin :- c.1400, talounz "claws of a bird or beast," probably originally from Old French talon "heel or hinder part of the foot of a beast, or of a man, or of a shoe," from Medieval Latin talonem "heel," from Latin talus "ankle" (see talus (1)). "The extension to birds of prey, and subsequent stages, are peculiar to English" [OED].
- noun claw
- He had been sent by Talon to investigate the copper mines of Lake Superior.
- Extract from : « The Country of the Neutrals » by James H. Coyne
- It is better to play cards from the talon rather than from the wings.
- Extract from : « Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience » by Adelaide Cadogan
- Look closer and you'll see that only a talon could have made a gash like that.
- Extract from : « Beyond the Black River » by Robert E. Howard
- By November, 1671, Talon wrote that there were enough horses.
- Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime » by William Henry Atherton
- Must their ever-ravening eagles beak and talon annihilate us?
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by Frederic W. Farrar
- These cards are placed on an inclined plane of marble, called a talon.
- Extract from : « The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims » by Andrew Steinmetz
- They will forsake this place, every one—claw and talon, upright and fours, every one.
- Extract from : « The Three Mulla-mulgars » by Walter De La Mare
- Fierce of aspect, ruthless in beak and talon, 'the eagles were gathered together.'
- Extract from : « Nevermore » by Rolf Boldrewood
- We are only strong as tigers are strong—just the strength of the talon and fang.
- Extract from : « Under Two Flags » by Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
- In the following year both Courcelles and Talon were recalled at their own request.
- Extract from : « Count Frontenac » by William Dawson LeSueur
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