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Webster 1913 Edition
Horsetail
Horse′tailˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus
Equisetum
, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum
. 2.
A Turkish standard, denoting rank.
☞ Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one.
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horsetail
horsetail
English
horsetail
Alternative forms
- horse tail
Noun
horsetail (plural horsetails)
- Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Equisetaceae, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
- A Turkish standard denoting rank.
- Commanders were distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. The sultan had seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one.
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Turkish standard
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