Definition of tail

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Tail (n.) A train or company of attendants; a retinue.

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Ragamuffin :: Ragamuffin (n.) The long-tailed titmouse.
Tagtail :: Tagtail (n.) A worm which has its tail conspicuously colored.
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Pricklouse :: Pricklouse (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
Start :: Start (v. i.) The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle..
Macaque :: Macaque (n.) Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies..
Tatou :: Tatou (n.) The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves..
Sunfish :: Sunfish (n.) A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail..
Prolixity :: Prolixity (n.) The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings..
Detail :: Detail (n.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron..
Equisetaceous :: Equisetaceous (a.) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or Horsetail family..
Crupper :: Crupper (n.) A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards..
Pintail :: Pintail (n.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail..
Facsimile :: Facsimile (n.) A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness..
Minutia :: Minutia (n.) A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Wiggle :: Wiggle (v. t.) To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water..
Caudated :: Caudated (a.) Having a tail; having a termination like a tail.
Tail :: Tail (n.) A downy or feathery appendage to certain achenes. It is formed of the permanent elongated style.
Chimaera :: Chimaera (n.) A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point..
Tailpiece :: Tailpiece (n.) A piece at the end; an appendage.
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