Swallow-tailed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of swallowtailed. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 (especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail like that of a swallow wordnet
Example
More examples"Walking somewhat slowly by reason of his concentration, the boy—an ancient man in some phases of thought, much younger than his years in others—was overtaken by a light-footed pedestrian, whom, notwithstanding the gloom, he could perceive to be wearing an extraordinarily tall hat, a swallow-tailed coat, and a watch-chain that danced madly and threw around scintillations of sky-light as its owner swung along upon a pair of thin legs and noiseless boots."
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