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pinion

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noun (1)

pin·​ion ˈpin-yən How to pronounce pinion (audio)
1
: the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
broadly : wing
2
pinioned adjective

pinion

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verb

pinioned; pinioning; pinions

transitive verb

1
a
: to disable or restrain by binding the arms
b
: to bind fast : shackle
2
: to restrain (a bird) from flight especially by cutting off the pinion of one wing

pinion

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noun (2)

1
: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
2
: the smaller of a pair or the smallest of a train of gear wheels

Example Sentences

Verb They pinioned his arms behind his back. Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, probably modification of Anglo-French *empignon, enpenoun flight feathers, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pinnion-, pinnio, from Latin pinna feather — more at pen

Noun (2)

French pignon, from Middle French peignon, from peigne comb, from Latin pecten — more at pectinate

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pinion was in the 15th century

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