Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DE-TAIL', v.t. [Fr. detailler, to cut in pieces; de and tailler, to cut, Sp. tallar, It. tagliarie.]

1. To relate, report, or narrate in particulars; to recite the particulars of; to particularize; to relate minutely and distinctly; as, he detailed all the facts in due order.
2. To select, as an officer or soldier from a division, brigade, regiment, or battalion. – Law of Massachusetts.