dovetail
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Noun
- The [[tail#Noun|tail]] of a [[dove#Noun|dove]] ([[family]] {{taxfmt|Columbidae|family}}); also, something [[have#Verb|having]] the [[shape#Noun|shape]] of a dove's tail.
- {{lb|en|chiefly|woodworking|often|attributively}}
- {{lb|en|heraldry}} A [[line#Noun|line]] resembling a dovetail joint ''(sense 2.1)''.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}}
- {{lb|en|intransitive|figuratively}} Of [[several#Adjective|several]] things: to combine or fit together well.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To adapt to something; to fit in.
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