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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Talus

· Ta·lus · IPA /ˈteɪləs/
01 n. The astragalus.
pl. Tali ((#))
  1. 1.
    The astragalus.(Anat.)
  2. 2.
    A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes.(Surg.) See: Talipes
02 n. A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.
  1. 1.
    A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.(Fort.)
  2. 2.
    A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.(Geol.)