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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·tail       [n. di-teyl, dee-teyl; v. di-teyl] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
2.particulars collectively; minutiae.
3.attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole.
4.intricate, finely wrought decoration.
5.Engineering. detail drawing.
6.any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit.
7.Military.
a.an appointment or assignment, as of a small group or an officer, for a special task.
b.the party or person so selected: the kitchen detail.
c.a particular assignment of duty.
8.the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable.
–verb (used with object)
9.to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly.
10.to mention one by one; specify; list: He detailed the events leading up to the robbery.
11.Military. to appoint or assign for some particular duty: We were detailed to patrol the border.
12.to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration: lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery.
—Idiom
13.in detail, item by item; with particulars: The résumé stated his qualifications in detail.
[Origin: 1595–1605; < F détail, OF, n. deriv. of detailler to cut in pieces, equiv. to de- dis-1 + tailler to cut < VL *taliāre; see tailor]

—Synonyms 10. itemize, enumerate, catalog.
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de·tail       (dĭ-tāl', dē'tāl')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An individual part or item; a particular. See Synonyms at item.
  2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail.
  3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point.
  4. A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels.
    1. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
    2. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
    3. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
    4. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
    5. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
    6. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    7. The personnel so selected.
    8. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
    1. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
    2. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
    3. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
    4. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    5. The personnel so selected.
    6. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
    1. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    2. The personnel so selected.
    3. The duty assigned: garbage detail.

tr.v.   (dĭ-tāl') de·tailed, de·tail·ing, de·tails
  1. To report or relate minutely or in particulars.
  2. To name or state explicitly: detailed the charges against the defendant.
  3. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
  4. To select and dispatch for a particular duty.
  5. To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.


[French détail, from Old French detail, a piece cut off, from detaillir, to cut up : de-, de- + tailler, taillier, to cut; see tailor.]

de·tail'er n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
detail 
1603, from Fr. détail, from O.Fr. detail "small piece or quantity," from detaillier "cut in pieces," from de- "entirely" + taillier "to cut in pieces." Modern sense is from Fr. en détail "piece by piece, item by item" (as opposed to en gros), a commercial term used where we would today use retail. Military sense is 1708, from notion of "distribution in detail of the daily orders first given in general," including assignment of specific duties. The verb is from 1637.

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detail

noun
1. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" 
2. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" 
3. extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail" 
4. a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees" 
5. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent" [syn: contingent] 

verb
1. provide details for 
2. assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station" 

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detail

see in detail.


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Detail

De"tail\ (d[=e]"t[=a]l or d[-e]*t[=a]l"; 277), n. [F. d['e]tail, fr. d['e]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref. d['e]- (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.

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De"tail\ (d[-e]*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detailed (-t[=a]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Detailing.] [Cf. F. d['e]tailler 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.

Usage: Detail respect the act of individualizing the person or body that is separated; detach, the removing for the given end or object.

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Detail

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.

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