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Detail (dēˈtāl or dḗ‑tālˈ; 277), n. [F. détail, fr. détailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref. dé- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to cut. See Tailor.]
1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, “the details of a scheme or transaction”.
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The details of the campaign in Italy. Motley.
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2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
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3. (Mil.) The selection for a particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected.
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4. (Arch. & Mach.) (a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice, caps of the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called larger details) a porch, a gable with its windows, a pavilion, or an attached tower. (b) A detail drawing.
Detail drawing, a drawing of the full size, or on a large scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc. -- In detail, in subdivisions; part by part; item by item; circumstantially; with particularity.
Syn. -- Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation; narration.
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Detail (dḗ‑tālˈ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Detailing.] [Cf. F. détailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See Detail, n.]
1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, “he detailed all the facts in due order”.
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2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron.
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3. To provide with fine or intricate added decoration.
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Syn. -- Detail, Detach. Detail respects the act of individualizing the person or body that is separated; detach, the removing for the given end or object.
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