Several varieties are distinguished; as, Talipes varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward; T.
valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; T. equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the patient
walks upon the balls of the toes; and T. calcaneus in which the sole faces forward and the patient walks
upon the heel.
Talipot
(Tal"i*pot) n. [Hind. talpat the leaf of the tree.] (Bot.) A beautiful tropical palm tree a native of
Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-
shaped leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial processions, and, when cut into
strips, as a substitute for writing paper.
Talisman
(Tal"is*man) n.; pl. Talismans [Sp., from Ar. tilism, tilsam, a magical image, pl. tilsaman,
fr. Gr. tribute, tax, LGr., an initiation, incantation, from to complete, perform, to play taxes, to make perfect,
to initiate, especially in the mysteries, fr. completion, end.]
1. A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the
heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly
sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star,
in order to receive its influence.
2. Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a
charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases. Swift.
Talismanic
(Tal`is*man"ic Tal`is*man"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. talismanique.] Of or pertaining to a talisman; having
the properties of a talisman, or preservative against evils by occult influence; magical.
Talk
(Talk) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Talked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Talking.] [Cf. LG. talk talk, gabble, Prov.
G. talken to speak indistinctly; or OD. tolken to interpret, MHG. tolkan to interpret, to tell, to speak
indistinctly, Dan. tolke to interpret, Sw. tolka, Icel. tlka to interpret, tlkr an interpreter, Lith. tulkas
an interpreter, tulkanti, tulkoti, to interpret, Russ. tolkovate to interpret, to talk about; or perhaps fr.
OE. talien to speak (see Tale, v. i. & n.).]
1. To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons
interchange thoughts.
I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with
you.
Shak. 2. To confer; to reason; to consult.
Let me talk with thee of thy judgments.
Jer. xii. 1. 3. To prate; to speak impertinently. [Colloq.]
To talk of, to relate; to tell; to give an account of; as, authors talk of the wonderful remains of Palmyra.
"The natural histories of Switzerland talk much of the fall of these rocks, and the great damage done."
Addison. — To talk to, to advise or exhort, or to reprove gently; as, I will talk to my son respecting his
conduct. [Colloq.]
Talk
(Talk), v. t.
1. To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
2. To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk
politics.
3. To consume or spend in talking; — often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening.
