De*tail", n. (Arch. & Mach.)
(a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice,
caps of the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called
larger details) a porch, a gable with its windows, a pavilion,
or an attached tower. (b) A detail
drawing.
In detail, in subdivisions; part by part;
item by item; circumstantially; with particularity.
De"tail (dē"tāl or d&esl;*tāl";
277), n. [F. détail, fr.
détailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref.
dé- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to
cut. See Tailor.] 1. A minute portion;
one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the
plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.
The details of the campaign in
Italy.
Motley.
2. A narrative which relates minute points;
an account which dwells on particulars.
3. (Mil.) The selection for a
particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or
the body of men so selected.
Detail drawing, a drawing of the full size,
or on a large scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc. -
- In detail, in subdivisions; part by part;
item; circumstantially; with particularity.
Syn. -- Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation;
narration.
De"tail (d&esl;*tāl"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Detailed (-tāld");
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.
2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a
particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron.
Syn. -- Detail, Detach. Detail
respect the act of individualizing the person or body that is
separated; detach, the removing for the given end or
object.
De*tail", n. (Arch. & Mach.)
(a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice,
caps of the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called
larger details) a porch, a gable with its windows, a pavilion,
or an attached tower. (b) A detail
drawing.
In detail, in subdivisions; part by part;
item by item; circumstantially; with particularity.
