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Definition of Swallowtailed

Swallowtail
Swallowtail 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.
swallowtail
Priestcap Priest"cap`, n. (Fort.) A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also swallowtail.

Meaning of Swallowtailed from wikipedia

- other emblem as part of the design. Scandinavian countries also use swallowtailed state flags, to further differentiate them from civil flags. In addition...
- dolphins) appear on the reverse (back). The Icelandic presidency uses a swallowtailed Icelandic state flag with a square panel bearing coat of arms. The National...
- Experiment by Poulton, 1890: swallowtailed moth pupae with camouflage they acquired as larvae...
- of Poland (Polish: bandera wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a swallowtailed horizontal bicolor of white and red with the national coat of arms in...
- its battle honours. In the case of the Gentlemen at Arms, this is a swallowtailed standard of crimson edged in gold. The cross of St George is at the...
- the family. Males have near-square flags while those of females are swallowtailed. Elements of an individual's family coat of arms are also incorporated...
- Swallowtailed version of the flag, unofficial, but po****r on the Islands...
- letter E ending in a swallowtail, and the Ryūkyūan civil ensign was a swallowtailed letter D signal pennant. West of the Oder–Neisse line, the German states...
- lancers and Ch****eurs-à-Cheval, as well as the horse artillery, all had swallowtailed guidons. In 1812 the designs were unified, with both now having unit...
- Wehrmacht. The standards (German: Standarten) were rectangular and swallowtailed, while flags (German: Fahnen) were larger and square. Carried by a battalion...