fan-tailed
- a word derived from fantail.
Example Sentences
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Instead of that she took with her one of her fan-tailed pigeons, which she dexterously smuggled into her long pocket.
From Pretty Michal by Jókai, Mór
Small wooden dance ornament, shaped like the tail of a fan-tailed pigeon; the body green; the radiating sticks red.
Rhipidura, rip-i-dū′ra, n. the posterior pair of pleopods of a crustacean: the fan-tailed fly-catcher.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The aquarium is simply an oblong glass box mounted on a teak stand, with a tracery of teak carving outlining the box, which is the home of the most gorgeous fan-tailed goldfish.
From The House in Good Taste by Wolfe, Elsie de
My waif was curled up in my kimono, feeding my fan-tailed goldfish.
From Jane Journeys On by Mitchell, Ruth Comfort
