swallow-tailed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail like that of a swallow

WordNet

Swal"low-tailed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.
  2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.

Webster 1913