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The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebræ more or less consolidated.

A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent.

azilian porcupine (Cercolades, or Sphingurus, prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail.

A British wagtail.

on. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix.

A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares. Cotgrave.

A tailor who botches his work. [Obs.] Shak.

One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.

ed also finger grass. (b) A grass of the genus Eleusine (E. Indica); -- called also dog's-tail grass, wire grass, etc. -- Crab louse (Zoöl.), a species of louse (Phthirius pubis), sometimes infesting the human body. -- Crab plover (Zoöl.), an Asiatic plover (Dromas ardeola). -- Crab's eyes, or Crab's stones, masses…

The pintail duck.

creeping beast, or long creeple (as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age. Morton (1632).

Having the appearance of a tuft of hair; having a hairlike tail or train. "Comate, crinite, caudate stars."

Having highly colored under tail coverts; as, the crissal thrasher.

That part of a bird, or the feathers, surrounding the cloacal opening; the under tail coverts.

act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure. About the plan of "Rasselas" little was said by the critics; and yet the faults of the plan might seem to invite severe criticism. Macaulay.

bears the cross, or the other, which is called pile, or reverse; the game called heads or tails. -- Cross bottony or bottoné. See under Bottony. -- Cross estoilé (Her.). a cross, each of whose arms is pointed like the ray of a star; that is, a star having four long points only. -- Cross of Calvary. See Calvary, 3.…

A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.

The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

aving fibers which take a sinnuous course). Curled hair (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. McElrath.