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Definition of Fantailed
1. a. Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon.
Definition of Fantailed
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fantailed
Literary usage of Fantailed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"... fantailed Flycatcher, is much more widely distributed, being met with in
different parts of New Guinea. The descriptive name here describes very ..."
2. Working With the Hands: Being a Sequel to "Up from Slavery," Covering the by Booker T. Washington (1904)
"... Peking ducks, and fantailed pigeons. The pig, I think, is my favourite animal.
In addition to some common-bred pigs, I keep a few Berkshires ..."
3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1811)
"... or palm.trees with fantailed loaves, in hammocks formed of the fibres of the
leaves plaited and overlaid with clay. ..."
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