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† ˈongle Obs.
[a. F. ongle:—L. ungula hoof, claw, talon, dim. of unguis nail.]
A claw.
1484Caxton Fables of æsop i. xviii, The lyon..within his clawes or ongles he tooke the rat. 1643Nethersole Parab. on Times 13 The Eagle,..and..the Lyon,..the one had parted with his tallons, the other with his teeth and ongles. 1646Howell Lewis XIII 70 The Leopard who..useth to teare his image with his ongles and teeth. |