2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  One  of  certain  small  prominences  on  the  hind 
  part  of  the  face  of  an  elephant's  tooth. 
 
  3.  (Arch.)  A  kind  of  molding,  concave  at  the  bottom  and 
  convex  at  the  top  --  usually  called  an  {ogee}. 
 
  Note:  When  the  concave  part  is  at  the  top  it  is  called  an 
  {inverted  talon}. 
 
  4.  The  shoulder  of  the  bolt  of  a  lock  on  which  the  key  acts 
  to  shoot  the  bolt.  --Knight. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  talon 
  n  :  a  sharp  hooked  claw  esp.  on  a  bird  of  prey 

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