Fan-tail
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Fan-tail
an artificial fan-tailed variety of the domestic pigeon
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. fann, from L. vannus, a fan; cf. Fr. van.
To keep a lobster tail straight while cooking, run a skewer through the center of the fan and up the length of the tail. latimes.com
Flintstones fans surely recall the familiar shape of sauropods, the long-necked, long-tailed behemoths of the Age of Dinosaurs. usatoday.com
The polygamous gobbler was strutting around, opening and closing his fan-shaped tail feathers in rhythmical fashion. altoonamirror.com
Football fans will have a chance to see the tail during the Boxers ' football game against Whitworth on Saturday, Sept 29. portlandtribune.com
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif — Peacocks strut by, flashing their tails like fan dancers. usatoday.com
A pet event for cat fans has popped into the Tails of Seattle mailbox. seattletimes.nwsource.com
SeaWorld 'Tail Fan ' Blog Archive for December 2012. ftv.com
"It turns out that the fan of feathers on the tail is in exactly the right place to correct for the hind wings' pitch," said Habib. nationalgeographic.com
A male Dusky Grouse displays, fanning its tail, tilting its body forward, and exposing its purplish air sac. birdersworld.com
The following is a letter I received from a TFG fan that was asking about specific preparation for a Sharp Tailed Grouse or "Sharpie" as they are known as by seasoned upland bird hunters. fishgame.com
A greater sage grouse fans its tail feathers as part of a ritual mating dance durng a spring snowstorm in southern Idaho. kansascity.com
According to New Orleans police, the "Red Tails" actor allegedly pushed a female bartender on Bourbon Street after becoming aggravated by a group of fans. indiana105.com
Fan, Zhang & Wei (2005) considered the production of neutrinos with typical energy of 1014 eV through photomeson interaction of X-ray tail photons with ∼ 1017 eV CRs accelerated in the external forward shock by this hyperflare.
Diffuse high energy neutrinos and cosmic rays from hyperflares of soft-gamma repeaters
This suggests the main source of the prediction error arises from the long-tail distribution of fans per user, which the model treats as a single average value based on the parameter ρ.
Social Dynamics of Digg
A wolf or bear-skin, or a blanket, tied round the neck, covers their bodies, and they use an eagle's wing or tail as a fan. "A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2" by
Weel, thoo knows she was Paul Ritson's dog, Fan was; and when she saw this man coming up the lonnin, she frisk't and wag't her tail. "A Son of Hagar" by
When I awoke, Fan was standing near me, wagging her tail. "A Handful of Stars" by
She is like nothing so much as a great fan-tail pigeon sitting on the water! "Round the Wonderful World" by
A tame jackdaw was hopping among the stones, and a couple of fan-tail pigeons were strutting near him. "Lover or Friend" by
The man who sells the gold-fish, with fan-like tails as long as their bodies, has also turtles. "Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories" by
And a great spreading fan-tail, in the British fashion. "Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930" by
In the air apsaras floated, fanning themselves with peacocks' tails. "The Lords of the Ghostland" by
Instead of that she took with her one of her fan-tailed pigeons, which she dexterously smuggled into her long pocket. "Pretty Michal" by
The male stretches his neck and cocks his head, the wings and tail are not flicked or fanned, and no feather tracts are erected. "Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon" by
The darling of the old religion,
Had only left of all the doves
That drew her car one fan-tailed pigeon.
Of fairest shape, from farthest region,
May trace its pedigree aright
To Aphrodite's fan-tailed pigeon.