taloned
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- adjective
- /ˈtælənd/
:
con garras
- A golden circlet gleamed in her taloned hands: the tarnished crown of the Taskre Queen, unseen for countless decades in the bottom of that chest.
- taloned foot
- taloned hand
- taloned paw
Examples
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" It was between the two of us. She tapped taloned fingers on her knee.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mortianna sensuously combs the bride's hair with her taloned fingers.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her taloned fingers tightened on his knee.
Fiction book (1990) -
A taloned hand grips a spear...
Fiction book (1991) -
Bull stepped closer and gently laid a taloned hand on Joe's shoulder.
Fiction book (1998) -
As if stomping on an ant, the creature lashed out with a taloned foot.
Fiction book (2002) -
Bull spread his sinewy, three-fingered, taloned hands in an entirely human gesture, the obsidian discs of his eyes unblinking and direct.
Fiction book (1998) -
The box rocked back and forth as taloned paws clung to the lip, then the cardboard cube tumbled over onto its side, spilling out its living contents.
Fiction book (1994) -
The eagle soared high in the sky, its taloned feet ready to grasp its prey.
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The owl perched quietly on the branch, its taloned claws gripping the wood tightly.
Synonyms
Having sharp, curved nails like a cat or bird that grab and scratch
Having parts shaped like claws, as in some paws or flower petals
How Clawed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Taloned comes from talon, a word for a sharp 'claw', and talon originally meant 'heel' in old French because claws look like hooked heels. So taloned means 'having claws' that help an animal hold or catch prey.