[tal.on] n [ME, fr. MF, heel, spur, fr. (assumed) VL talon-, talo, fr. L talus ankle, anklebone] (15c) 1 a: the claw of an animal and esp. of a bird of prey b: a finger or hand of a human being
2: a part or object shaped like or suggestive of a heel or claw: as a: an ogee molding b: the shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt 3 a: cards laid aside in a pile in solitaire b: stock 10c -- tal.oned adj