[fan-teyl] 
| 1. | a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan. |
| 2. | one of a breed of domestic pigeons, having a fan-shaped tail. |
| 3. | any of various small birds having fanlike tails, as the Old World flycatchers of the genus Rhipidura and the American wood warblers of the genus Euthlypis. |
| 4. | fantail goldfish. |
| 5. | Building Trades, Architecture. a structure or structural member having a number of radiating parts, as an arch centering. |
| 6. | Nautical.
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| 7. | Western U.S. a mustang. |
| 8. | Cookery. (of shrimp) shelled, split almost through, and flattened slightly before cooking. |
