'Talon' definitions:
Definition of 'talon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
Definition of 'Talon'
From: GCIDE
- Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.]
- 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee. [1913 Webster]
- Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Talook