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Webster 1913 Edition
Talus
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Ta′lus
,Noun.
pl.
Tali
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. [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]
1.
(Anat.)
The astragalus.
Ta′lus
,Noun.
[F.]
1.
(Fort.)
A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.
2.
(Geol.)
A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
Webster 1828 Edition
Talus
TA'LUS
,Noun.
1.
In architecture, a slope; the inclination of any work.2.
In fortification, the slope of a work, as a bastion, rampart or parapet.