All 5 Uses of
talon
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Bob Cowley's outstretched talons griped the black deepsounding chords.†
Chpt 11 *
- (with feeble vulture talons he feels the silent face of Bloom) Are you not my son Leopold, the grandson of Leopold?†
Chpt 15
- With little parted talons she captures his hand, her forefinger giving to his palm the passtouch of secret monitor, luring him to doom.†
Chpt 15
- His left hand grasps a huge crayfish by its two talons.†
Chpt 15
- (He cries, his vulture talons sharpened) Hola!†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(talon) a sharp hooked claw -- especially on a bird of prey