GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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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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   detailing n.
   1. description of something in detail.
   
   Syn. -- particularization.
   
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   2. Thorough cleaning, esp. of the interior of automobiles.
   
   Syn. -- detailed cleaning.
   
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