TA'LUS, noun [Latin talus the ankle.] In anatomy, the astragalus, or that bone of the foot which is articulated to the leg. 1. In architecture, a slope; the inclination of any work. 2. In fortification, the slope of a work, as a bastion, rampart or parapet.
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