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swallow-tailed

[ swol-oh-teyld ]

adjective

  1. having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
  2. having an end or part suggesting a swallow's tail.
  3. (of a flag) having a triangular indentation in the fly so as to create two tails.


swallow-tailed

adjective

  1. (of a bird) having a deeply forked tail
  2. having a part resembling a swallow's tail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swallow-tailed1

First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences

The horse had left ear swallow-tailed and was branded with a Diamond Five on the right shoulder.

His breeches were wet and muddy and he had on the wet, muddy swallow-tailed coat and vest.

The beaver hat and swallow-tailed coat were kept in the lead.

As Jack stepped into the open air he peeled off his swallow-tailed coat and threw it over Ted's arm.

A coat with a square skirt as in Fig. 116 is seen for the first time, and the swallow-tailed coat was worn not quite so long.

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