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  1. swallow’s-tail

    In fortification, an outwork, differing from a single tenaille, as its sides are not parallel, like those of a tenaille; but if prolonged, would meet and form an angle on the middle of the curtain; and its head, or front, composed of faces, forming a re-entering angle.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of swallow’s-tail in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of swallow’s-tail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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