| talipes calcaneus | (n) talipes in which the toes are pointed upward and the person walks on the heel of the foot |
| talipes equinus | (n) talipes in which the toes are pointed downward |
| talipes valgus | (n) deformity of the foot in which the foot is twisted outward |
| talipot | (n) tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper, Syn. talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera |
| Talipes | ‖n. [ NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles. ] (Surg.) The deformity called ☞ Several varieties are distinguished; as, |
| Talipot | n. [ Hind. tālpāt the leaf of the tree. ] (Bot.) A beautiful tropical palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), a native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial processions, and, when cut into strips, as a substitute for writing paper. [ 1913 Webster ] [ 1913 Webster ] |