Ta"lus (?), n.; pl. Tali (#). [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]

1. Anat.

The astragalus.

2. Surg.

A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes.

 

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Ta"lus, n. [F.]

1. Fort.

A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.

2. Geol.

A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

 

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