noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AO1 R S T EY2 L
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noun
Meaning 1
A tail of a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: literal
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Meaning 2
Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Meaning 3
A Turkish standard denoting rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
Commanders were distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. The sultan had seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one.
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Meaning 4
A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Meaning 5
Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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7
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Meaning 7
A ponytail hairstyle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning 8
perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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