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swallowtail n. 燕子尾巴,燕尾服,燕尾形旗子的末端 燕子尾巴,燕尾服,燕尾形旗子的末端 swallowtail n 1: a man' s full- dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back [ synonym: { swallow- tailed coat}, { swallowtail}, { morning coat}] Priestcap \ Priest" cap`\, n. ( Fort.) A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also { swallowtail}. [ 1913 Webster]
Swallowtail \ Swal" low* tail`\, n. 1. ( Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See { Dovetail}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot.) A species of willow. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its form. Called also { priestcap}. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A swallow- tailed coat. [ 1913 Webster] This Stultz coat, a blue swallowtail, with yellow buttons. -- Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster] 5. An arrow. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large and handsome butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in which the posterior border of each hind wing is prolongated in the form of a long lobe. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The black swallowtail, or asterias ( see { Papilio}), the blue swallowtail, or philenor, the tiger swallowtail, or turnus ( see { Turnus}), and the zebra swallowtail, or ajax ( see under { Zebra}) are common American species. See also { Troilus}. [ 1913 Webster]
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