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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ] |