Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something formed like a sparrow's tail; a swallowtail.
- Having a long skirt cut away at the sides and squared off at the end: as, a sparrow-tail coat (now usually called
swallow-tail ).
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Examples
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He drew Charley aside, and asked him why he did not tell him that those sparrow-tail things had come into fashion again!
Duffels Edward Eggleston 1869
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