fantail

[ fan-teyl ]

/ ˈfænˌteɪl /

noun

a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.

one of a breed of domestic pigeons, having a fan-shaped tail.

any of various small birds having fanlike tails, as the Old World flycatchers of the genus Rhipidura and the American wood warblers of the genus Euthlypis.

fantail goldfish.

Building Trades, Architecture. a structure or structural member having a number of radiating parts, as an arch centering.

Nautical.

the part of a rounded stern extending abaft the aftermost perpendicular; rounded counter.
the area within this.

Western U.S. a mustang.

adjective

Cookery. (of shrimp) shelled, split almost through, and flattened slightly before cooking.

Origin of fantail

First recorded in 1720–30; fan¹ + tail¹

OTHER WORDS FROM fantail

fan-tailed, adjective

Words nearby fantail

fanny pack, fano, fanon, fansub, fantabulous, fantail, fantail darter, fantail goldfish, fantasia, fantasied, fantasist

Example sentences from the Web for fantail

The fantail, however, contained neither, and was constitutionally ccbb.

Mendelism |Reginald Crundall Punnett
Your uncle Dan dragged a mattress out of it and dropped it over the stern, away down onto the fantail, scores of feet below.

Gideon's Band |George W. Cable
A hat similar to that of a dustman or coalheaver, which is called a fantail.

The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten
Perhaps the entire absence of the oil-gland in fantail pigeons may be connected with the great development of their tails.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Darwin

The Fantail is gentle and affectionate, and is the best of all pigeons for those who want birds for pets.

Our Domestic Birds |John H. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for fantail

fantail

/ (ˈfænˌteɪl) /

noun

a breed of domestic pigeon having a large tail that can be opened like a fan

any Old World flycatcher of the genus Rhipidura, of Australia, New Zealand, and SE Asia, having a broad fan-shaped tail

a tail shaped like an outspread fan

architect a part or structure having a number of components radiating from a common centre

a burner that ejects fuel to produce a wide flat flame in a lamp or furnace

a flat jet of air and coal dust projected into the air stream of a pulverized-coal furnace

an auxiliary sail on the upper portion of a windmill that turns the mill to face the wind

US a curved part of the deck projecting aft of the sternpost of a ship

Derived forms of fantail

fan-tailed, adjective

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fantail

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adjective

Origin of fantail

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British Dictionary definitions for fantail

noun

Derived forms of fantail

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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fantail

noun

adjective

Origin of fantail

OTHER WORDS FROM fantail

Words nearby fantail

Example sentences from the Web for fantail

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