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talus

Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                           The                                                         astragalus.                                    

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

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

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

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The treatment is carried out on the same lines as for dislocation of the talus, reduction being effected without difficulty in most cases. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson.
A very large part of the area above 4, 500 feet consists of glaciers, talus slopes, barren rocky peaks, and open parks. - "The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park", Grenville F. Allen.
A labyrinth of huge architectural forms, endlessly varied in design, fretted with ornamental devices, festooned with lace- like webs formed of talus from the upper cliffs, and painted with every color known to the palette in pure transparent tones of marvellous delicacy. - "The Life Radiant", Lilian Whiting.

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