| Detail (detail) |
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| n. | (d***emacr]"t l or d*tl";
277) |
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| De"tail |
| [F. détail, fr.
détailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref.
dé- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to
cut. See Tailor.] |
A minute portion;
one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the
plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.
A narrative which relates minute points;
an account which dwells on particulars.
The selection for a
particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or
the body of men so selected.
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| Detail (detail) |
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| v. t. | (d*tl") |
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| De"tail |
| [imp. *** p. p. Detailed (-t&amacr]ld");
p. pr. *** vb. n. Detailing.] [Cf. F.
dé]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See
Detail, n.] |
To
relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and
distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all the
facts in due order.
To tell off or appoint for a
particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron.
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| Detail (detail) |
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| n. | |
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| De*tail" |
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A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice,
caps of the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called
larger details) a porch, a gable with its windows, a pavilion,
or an attached tower.
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