DETAIL

detail. Detail, n. a minute relation; v.t. to related particularly

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De″tail (dē″tāl or dē̍‐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. 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. 2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
3. 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.