swallow-tailedadj.

/ˈswɒləʊteɪld/

Etymology: < swallowtail n. + -ed suffix².

Having a tail like that of a swallow, or an end or part like a swallow's tail; also, of the form of a swallow's tail.

I. Of natural objects.

1. In names of species or varieties of birds characterized by a long deeply forked tail. swallow-tailed duck n. the long-tailed duck, Harelda glacialis. swallow-tailed falcon n. = swallow-tailed kite n. swallow-tailed flycatcher n. the scissor-tail, Milvulus forficatus or M. tyrannus. swallow-tailed gull n. a rare American gull, Creagrus furcatus. swallow-tailed hawk n. swallow-tailed kingfisher n. a Suriname species of jacamar, Galbula paradisea. swallow-tailed kite n. a widely distributed American kite, Elanoides forficatus. swallow-tailed roller n. swallow-tailed sheldrake n. = swallow-tailed duck n.

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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Laridae (gulls and terns) > [noun] > miscellaneous types of

swallow-tailed gull1678

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > clangula hyemalis (old squaw)

hound1623

old wife1634

swallow-tailed duck1678

swallow-tailed sheldrake1678

calloo1793

south-southerly1814

oldsquaw1834

long-tail1837

granny1888

sea pheasant1893

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Galbulidae (jacamar) > type of

swallow-tailed kingfisher1678

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > kites > elanoides forficatus

swallow-tailed falcon1678

swallow-tailed hawk1678

swallow-kite1837

swallow-tailed kite1843

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Tyrannidae (tyrant-bird) > genus Tyrannus > tyrannus forficatus (scissor-bird)

swallow-tailed flycatcher1678

scissor bird1838

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Tyrannidae (tyrant-bird) > genus Tyrannus > tyrannus tyrannus (scissor-tail)

swallow-tailed flycatcher1678

scissortail1827

scissor bird1838

1831 W. Swainson & J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana II. 460 Swallow-tailed Ducks.

1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 60 Swallow-tailed Falcon..is a most elegant species.

1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 356 Swallow-Tailed Fly catcher..inhabits Mexico.

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 317 Swallow-tailed Gull..tail white, very much forked.

1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 540/2 The [Falco] furcatus, or swallow-tailed hawk.

1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 10 The Swallow-tail'd King-fisher.

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 211 Nauclerus, Swallow-tailed Kite.

1764 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. III. 249 The Swallow-tailed Indian Roller.

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 364 The Swallow-tail'd Sheldrake of Mr. Johnson.

a. Having a pair of projecting parts suggesting a swallow's tail, as a seed.

ΚΠ

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 39 The Seed is Swallow-tail'd and flat.

b. swallow-tailed willow n. = swallowtail n. 3.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > other types of willow

red willow1547

water willow1583

goat's willow1597

rose willow1597

sweet willow1597

French willow1601

siler1607

palm-withy1609

sallowie1610

swallowtail willow1626

willow bay1650

black willow1670

crack-willow1670

grey willow1697

water sallow1761

almond willowa1763

swallow-tailed willow1764

swamp willow1765

golden osier1772

golden willow1772

purple willow1773

sand-willow1786

goat willow1787

purple osier1797

whipcord1812

Arctic willow1818

sage-willow1846

pussy willow1851

Kilmarnock willow1854

sweet-bay willow1857

pussy1858

palm willow1869

Spaniard1871

ground-willow1875

Spanish willow1875

snap-willow1880

diamond willow1884

sandbar willow1884

pussy palm1886

creeping willow1894

bat-willow1907

cricket bat willow1907

silver willow1914

1764 Museum Rusticum 2 xi. 43 I set twenty willow-sets (the swallow-tail'd willow, or white willow) trunchions.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Salix alba, Common White, Huntingdon, or Swallow-tailed Willow.

3. Having each of the hind wings prolonged into a ‘tail’, the two together suggesting the forked tail of a swallow, as the swallow-tailed butterfly n. ( Papilio machaon and other species of Papilionidæ) and the swallow-tailed moth n. ( Urapteryx sambucaria).

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Papilionidae > member of (swallow-tail)

swallow-tailed butterfly1743

swallowtail butterfly?1749

zebra swallowtail1855

swallowtail1869

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Papilionidae > genus Papilio > papilio machaon

swallow-tailed butterfly1743

swallowtail butterfly1816

swallowtail1819

1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 34 The dusky and yellow Swallow-tail'd Butter-Fly.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 148 The beautiful caterpillar of the swallow-tailed butterfly (Papilio Machaon L.).

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 141 Large swallow-tailed butterflies, purple with light-blue spots on the upper wings.

II. Of artificial objects.

a. Of a flag or pennon: Having a cleft end with two tapering points.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [adjective] > attributes of standard, banner, or flag

swallow-tailed1697

white-horsed1765

tricoloured1795

tricolour1815

1697 in MSS. Ho. Lords N.S. III. (Hist. MSS. Comm. 1905) 322 Two swallow tailed flags.

1808 W. Scott Marmion iv. xxviii. 216 A thousand streamers..Broad, narrow, swallow-tailed, and square.

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xvii. 274 A swallow-tailed pennon.

b. Nautical. Applied to a kind of topsail.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [adjective] > of specific shape

shoal1688

swallow-tailed1794

leg of mutton1848

swallow-winged1859

jib-headed1861

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 83 A topsail, called a swallow-tailed topsail.

5. Dovetailed, as a piece of timber or stone; also, having a cleft end, as a part of mechanism, etc.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > bifurcated

twiselc1000

forked1398

twisted1398

grained1513

bi-furked?1545

biforked1578

two-forked1579

crotched1587

forken1631

twi-forked1635

bifurcous1656

forky1702

swallow-tailed1726

bidential1730

bifurcate1835

bifurcated1853

bifurcal1861

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 50 b Cramps of Brass and Iron are fasten'd in with Lead: But those of Wood are sufficiently secured by their shape, which is made in such manner, that for resemblance, they are call'd Swallow, or Dove-tail'd.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 307 The Key-Stone in the middle is wedged, and, as we say, Swallow-tail'd.

1798 Hull Advertiser 11 Aug. 3/1 Mr. Herschell discovered..a new star..it resembles those stars in embroidery called swallow tailed.

1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 4563 The bristles of brushes..are laid upon a principle which prevents their working hollow or wearing swallow-tailed.

1871 tr. H. Schellen Spectrum Anal. xxvii. 94 The prisms are arranged around this pin, which again is fastened to a swallow-tailed movable bar.

6. Of a coat: Having a pair of pointed or tapering skirts.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > other

full-dressed1752

broad-skirted1809

swallow-tailed1824

shad-bellied1832

square-tailed1837

cut-off1840

cutaway1841

sack1847

raglan1858

swing-back1862

Prince Albert1873

box back1892

highwayman1892

sack-back1892

sport utility1925

teddy bear1925

Redfern1932

sports utility1940

Crombie1951

1824 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba I. Introd. Epist. p. xl I sighed for shaven chins and swallow-tailed coats.

1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings I. xxxiv. 235 He was dressed in an exceedingly well cut swallow-tailed coat.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. x. 212 The atmosphere to-night was as conventional as the men's swallow-tailed coats and white ties.

1889 A. C. Gunter That Frenchman! viii. 99 A moment after the crowd is swelled by the swallow-tailed gentry, the news having got to the clubs and cafés.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	swallow-tailed
释义	swallow-tailedadj. /ˈswɒləʊteɪld/ Etymology: < swallowtail n. + -ed suffix². Having a tail like that of a swallow, or an end or part like a swallow's tail; also, of the form of a swallow's tail. I. Of natural objects. 1. In names of species or varieties of birds characterized by a long deeply forked tail. swallow-tailed duck n. the long-tailed duck, Harelda glacialis. swallow-tailed falcon n. = swallow-tailed kite n. swallow-tailed flycatcher n. the scissor-tail, Milvulus forficatus or M. tyrannus. swallow-tailed gull n. a rare American gull, Creagrus furcatus. swallow-tailed hawk n. swallow-tailed kingfisher n. a Suriname species of jacamar, Galbula paradisea. swallow-tailed kite n. a widely distributed American kite, Elanoides forficatus. swallow-tailed roller n. swallow-tailed sheldrake n. = swallow-tailed duck n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Laridae (gulls and terns) > [noun] > miscellaneous types of swallow-tailed gull1678 the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > clangula hyemalis (old squaw) hound1623 old wife1634 swallow-tailed duck1678 swallow-tailed sheldrake1678 calloo1793 south-southerly1814 oldsquaw1834 long-tail1837 granny1888 sea pheasant1893 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Galbulidae (jacamar) > type of swallow-tailed kingfisher1678 the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > kites > elanoides forficatus swallow-tailed falcon1678 swallow-tailed hawk1678 swallow-kite1837 swallow-tailed kite1843 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Tyrannidae (tyrant-bird) > genus Tyrannus > tyrannus forficatus (scissor-bird) swallow-tailed flycatcher1678 scissor bird1838 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Tyrannidae (tyrant-bird) > genus Tyrannus > tyrannus tyrannus (scissor-tail) swallow-tailed flycatcher1678 scissortail1827 scissor bird1838 1831 W. Swainson & J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana II. 460 Swallow-tailed Ducks. 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 60 Swallow-tailed Falcon..is a most elegant species. 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 356 Swallow-Tailed Fly catcher..inhabits Mexico. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 317 Swallow-tailed Gull..tail white, very much forked. 1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 540/2 The [Falco] furcatus, or swallow-tailed hawk. 1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 10 The Swallow-tail'd King-fisher. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 211 Nauclerus, Swallow-tailed Kite. 1764 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. III. 249 The Swallow-tailed Indian Roller. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 364 The Swallow-tail'd Sheldrake of Mr. Johnson. 2. a. Having a pair of projecting parts suggesting a swallow's tail, as a seed. ΚΠ 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 39 The Seed is Swallow-tail'd and flat. b. swallow-tailed willow n. = swallowtail n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > other types of willow red willow1547 water willow1583 goat's willow1597 rose willow1597 sweet willow1597 French willow1601 siler1607 palm-withy1609 sallowie1610 swallowtail willow1626 willow bay1650 black willow1670 crack-willow1670 grey willow1697 water sallow1761 almond willowa1763 swallow-tailed willow1764 swamp willow1765 golden osier1772 golden willow1772 purple willow1773 sand-willow1786 goat willow1787 purple osier1797 whipcord1812 Arctic willow1818 sage-willow1846 pussy willow1851 Kilmarnock willow1854 sweet-bay willow1857 pussy1858 palm willow1869 Spaniard1871 ground-willow1875 Spanish willow1875 snap-willow1880 diamond willow1884 sandbar willow1884 pussy palm1886 creeping willow1894 bat-willow1907 cricket bat willow1907 silver willow1914 1764 Museum Rusticum 2 xi. 43 I set twenty willow-sets (the swallow-tail'd willow, or white willow) trunchions. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Salix alba, Common White, Huntingdon, or Swallow-tailed Willow. 3. Having each of the hind wings prolonged into a ‘tail’, the two together suggesting the forked tail of a swallow, as the swallow-tailed butterfly n. ( Papilio machaon and other species of Papilionidæ) and the swallow-tailed moth n. ( Urapteryx sambucaria). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Papilionidae > member of (swallow-tail) swallow-tailed butterfly1743 swallowtail butterfly?1749 zebra swallowtail1855 swallowtail1869 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Papilionidae > genus Papilio > papilio machaon swallow-tailed butterfly1743 swallowtail butterfly1816 swallowtail1819 1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 34 The dusky and yellow Swallow-tail'd Butter-Fly. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 148 The beautiful caterpillar of the swallow-tailed butterfly (Papilio Machaon L.). 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 141 Large swallow-tailed butterflies, purple with light-blue spots on the upper wings. II. Of artificial objects. 4. a. Of a flag or pennon: Having a cleft end with two tapering points. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [adjective] > attributes of standard, banner, or flag swallow-tailed1697 white-horsed1765 tricoloured1795 tricolour1815 1697 in MSS. Ho. Lords N.S. III. (Hist. MSS. Comm. 1905) 322 Two swallow tailed flags. 1808 W. Scott Marmion iv. xxviii. 216 A thousand streamers..Broad, narrow, swallow-tailed, and square. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xvii. 274 A swallow-tailed pennon. b. Nautical. Applied to a kind of topsail. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [adjective] > of specific shape shoal1688 swallow-tailed1794 leg of mutton1848 swallow-winged1859 jib-headed1861 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 83 A topsail, called a swallow-tailed topsail. 5. Dovetailed, as a piece of timber or stone; also, having a cleft end, as a part of mechanism, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > bifurcated twiselc1000 forked1398 twisted1398 grained1513 bi-furked?1545 biforked1578 two-forked1579 crotched1587 forken1631 twi-forked1635 bifurcous1656 forky1702 swallow-tailed1726 bidential1730 bifurcate1835 bifurcated1853 bifurcal1861 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 50 b Cramps of Brass and Iron are fasten'd in with Lead: But those of Wood are sufficiently secured by their shape, which is made in such manner, that for resemblance, they are call'd Swallow, or Dove-tail'd. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 307 The Key-Stone in the middle is wedged, and, as we say, Swallow-tail'd. 1798 Hull Advertiser 11 Aug. 3/1 Mr. Herschell discovered..a new star..it resembles those stars in embroidery called swallow tailed. 1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 4563 The bristles of brushes..are laid upon a principle which prevents their working hollow or wearing swallow-tailed. 1871 tr. H. Schellen Spectrum Anal. xxvii. 94 The prisms are arranged around this pin, which again is fastened to a swallow-tailed movable bar. 6. Of a coat: Having a pair of pointed or tapering skirts. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > coat > other full-dressed1752 broad-skirted1809 swallow-tailed1824 shad-bellied1832 square-tailed1837 cut-off1840 cutaway1841 sack1847 raglan1858 swing-back1862 Prince Albert1873 box back1892 highwayman1892 sack-back1892 sport utility1925 teddy bear1925 Redfern1932 sports utility1940 Crombie1951 1824 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba I. Introd. Epist. p. xl I sighed for shaven chins and swallow-tailed coats. 1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings I. xxxiv. 235 He was dressed in an exceedingly well cut swallow-tailed coat. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. x. 212 The atmosphere to-night was as conventional as the men's swallow-tailed coats and white ties. 1889 A. C. Gunter That Frenchman! viii. 99 A moment after the crowd is swelled by the swallow-tailed gentry, the news having got to the clubs and cafés. 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