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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Swallowtail  \Swal"low*tail`\,  n. 
  1.  (Carp.)  A  kind  of  tenon  or  tongue  used  in  making  joints. 
  See  {Dovetail}. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  A  species  of  willow. 
 
  3.  (Fort.)  An  outwork  with  converging  sides,  its  head  or 
  front  forming  a  re["e]ntrant  angle;  --  so  called  from  its 
  form  Called  also  {priestcap}. 
 
  4.  A  swallow-tailed  coat. 
 
  This  Stultz  coat,  a  blue  swallowtail,  with  yellow 
  buttons.  --Thackeray. 
 
  5.  An  arrow.  --Sir  W.  Scott. 
 
  6.  (Zo["o]l.)  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. 
 
  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}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Priestcap  \Priest"cap`\,  n.  (Fort.) 
  A  form  of  redan,  so  named  from  its  shape;  --  called  also 
  {swallowtail}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  swallowtail 
  n  :  a  man's  full-dressjacket  with  two  long  tapering  tails  at  the 
  back  [syn:  {swallow-tailed  coat},  {morning  coat}] 




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