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SWALLOWTAIL

\swˈɒlə͡ʊtˌe͡ɪl], \swˈɒlə‍ʊtˌe‍ɪl], \s_w_ˈɒ_l_əʊ_t_ˌeɪ_l]\

Definitions of SWALLOWTAIL

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database

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An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its form. Called also priestcap.
A swallow-tailed coat.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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