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talon

tal.on \'tal-*n\ \-*nd\ n [ME, fr. MF, heel, spur, fr. (assumed) VL talon-, 
   talo, fr. L ta]lus ankle, anklebone 1a: the claw of an animal and esp. of a 
   bird of prey  1b: a finger or hand of a human being  2: a part of object 
   shaped like or suggestive of a heel or claw : as  2a: an ogee molding  2b: 
   the shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the b olt 
   3a: cards laid aside in a pile in solitaire  3b: STOCK  - tal.oned aj