taloche, n.f., cuff, punch, thump.
talon, n.m., heel; stock (at cards); heel (of shoes, razors); (nav.) sole (of a rudder); shoulder (of a sword); (arch.) ogee; voucher (of receipts, checks); rest (of a saddle); remnant (of bread). Mettre des —s à; to heel. Marcher sur les —s de quelqu’un; to tread upon any one’s heels. Jouer des, or montrer les, —s; to take to one’s heels, to scuttle. Tourner les —s; to go away. Donner un coup de —; (nav.) to ground, to strike, to bump. Avoir l’esprit aux —; to shine at the wrong end, to be anything but witty. — rouge; aristocrat, nobleman.
talonner, v.a., to be close at the heels of; to pursue close; to press hard, to urge, to dun.
talonner, v.n., (nav.) to ground.
talonnier, n.m., heel-maker.
talonnières, n.f., heel-piece; (nav.) heel (of a rudder); (pl., myth.) talaria, Mercury’s heel wings.
talpack, n.m., (mil.) busby.
talqueu-x, -se, adj., (min.) talcous, talcose.
talus, n.m., slope, declivity, bank, embankment; mound; (arch., fort.) talus. En —; slopingly, shelving. Aller en —; to slope down; to shelve.
talutage, n.m., sloping; embanking.