英文字典中文字典51ZiDian.com

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Priestcap \Priest"cap`\, n. (Fort.)
A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also
{swallowtail}.
[1913 Webster]


Swallowtail \Swal"low*tail`\, n.
1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints.
See {Dovetail}.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) A species of willow.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or
front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its
form. Called also {priestcap}.
[1913 Webster]

4. A swallow-tailed coat.
[1913 Webster]

This Stultz coat, a blue swallowtail, with yellow
buttons. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]

5. An arrow. --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large and handsome
butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in
which the posterior border of each hind wing is
prolongated in the form of a long lobe.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The black swallowtail, or asterias (see {Papilio}), the
blue swallowtail, or philenor, the tiger swallowtail,
or turnus (see {Turnus}), and the zebra swallowtail, or
ajax (see under {Zebra}) are common American species.
See also {Troilus}.
[1913 Webster]

请选择你想看的字典辞典：

单词	字典	翻译
swallowtail	查看　swallowtail　在百度字典中的解释	百度英翻中〔查看〕
swallowtail	查看　swallowtail　在Google字典中的解释	Google英翻中〔查看〕
swallowtail	查看　swallowtail　在Yahoo字典中的解释	Yahoo英翻中〔查看〕