talus 1
/tay"leuhs/ , n. , pl. tali /-luy/ . Anat.
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
[ 1685-95; talus ankle, anklebone, die. See TASSEL 1 ]
talus 2
/tay"leuhs, tal"euhs/ , n. , pl. taluses .
1. a slope.
2. Geol. a sloping mass of rocky fragments at the base of a cliff.
3. Fort. the slope of the face of a work.
[ 1635-45; talu slope talutium gold-bearing slope or talus (VL: slope), perh. of Iberian origin ]