pinion
2
[ pin-yuh n ]
/ ˈpɪn yən /
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of pinion
2
1400–50; late Middle English
pynyon < Middle French
pignon wing, pinion < Vulgar Latin
*pinniōn (stem of
pinniō), derivative of Latin
pinna feather, wing, fin
OTHER WORDS FROM pinion
un·pin·ioned, adjectiveWords nearby pinion
pinheaded,
pinhole,
pinhole camera,
pinhole pupil,
piniform,
pinion,
pinite,
pinitol,
piniós,
pink,
pink bollworm
Example sentences from the Web for pinioned
British Dictionary definitions for pinioned (1 of 2)
pinion
1
/ (ˈpɪnjən) /
noun
mainly poetic
a bird's wing
the part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers
verb (tr)
to hold or bind (the arms) of (a person) so as to restrain or immobilize him
to confine or shackle
to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow
Word Origin for pinion
C15: from Old French
pignon wing, from Latin
pinna wing
British Dictionary definitions for pinioned (2 of 2)
pinion
2
/ (ˈpɪnjən) /
noun
a cogwheel that engages with a larger wheel or rack, which it drives or by which it is driven
Word Origin for pinion
C17: from French
pignon cogwheel, from Old French
peigne comb, from Latin
pecten comb; see
pecten