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Talus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In anatomy, the astragalus, or that bone of the foot which is articulated to the leg.

2. In architecture, a slope; the inclination of any work.

3. In fortification, the slope of a work, as a bastion, rampart or parapet.

Talus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.