tail
1. tail \'ta-(*)l\ \'ta-(*)ld\ \'ta-(*)l-l*s\ \-.li-k\ n [ME, fr. OE
tgel; akin to OHG zagal tail, OIr du-al)] often attribX lock of hair
1: the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the body of
an animal 2: something resembling an animal's tail (as the luminous train
of a comet) in shape or position 3: RETINUE pl 4a: TAILCOAT 4b: full
evening dress for men 5: the back, last, lower, or inferior part of
something; esp : the reverse of a coin 6: a spy (as a detective) who
follows someone 7: a group of lines of verse added to a recognized
prosodic form 8: the bland space at the bottom of a page 9: the rear part
of an airplane consisting of horizontal and vertical stabi lizing surfaces
with attached control surfaces 10: the trail of a fugitive in flight {posse
on his ~} - tailed aj
2. tail vt 1a: to fasten by or at the tail, stern, or rear 1b: to connect
end to end 2: DOCK 3a: to make or furnish with a tail 3b: to follow or
be drawn behind like a tail 4: to fasten an end of (a tile, brick, or
timber) into a wall or other sup port 5: to follow for purposes of
surveillance 1: to form or move in a straggling line 2: to grow
progressively smaller, fainter, or more scattered : SUBSID E 3: to hold by
the end - used of a timber, tile, or brick built into a su pport 4: to
swing or lie with the stern in a named direction - used of a ship at
anchor 5: TAG
3. tail aj [ME taille, fr. AF tayle`, fr. OF taillie`, pp. of taill]ier to
cut, limit - more at TAILOR : limited as to tenure : ENTAILED
4. tail n : ENTAIL
Webster's English Dictionary