Definitions for: Swallowtail


[n] a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back



Webster (1913) Definition: Swal"low*tail`, n.
1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints.
See Dovetail.

2. (Bot.) A species of willow.

3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or
front forming a re["e]ntrant angle; -- so called from its
form. Called also priestcap.

4. A swallow-tailed coat.

This Stultz coat, a blue swallowtail, with yellow
buttons. --Thackeray.

5. An arrow. --Sir W. Scott.

6. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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.

Synonyms: morning coat, swallow-tailed coat

See Also: dress suit, full dress, jacket, morning dress, tail coat, tailcoat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails

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