Meaning swallowtail
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swallowtailalso swallow-tail, 1540s as a type of arrowhead, from swallow (n.1) + tail (n.). Of a type of butterfly, by 1776; of a type of coat, 1835. As an adjective from 1590s. The bird's tail is long and [..]
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swallowtail(n) a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
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swallowtailA specific kind of flag shape in which the fly-end of the flag tapers to two points.
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swallowtail
The forked tail of a swallow.
Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.Tailcoat#Dress coat|Wp
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