pinioned

Definition of Pinioned in English :

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Adjective

1. pinioned

(of birds) especially having the flight feathers

2. pinioned

bound fast especially having the arms restrained

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pinioned

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noun

1. mainly poetic

a bird's wing

2.

the part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers

verb (transitive)

3.

to hold or bind (the arms) of (a person) so as to restrain or immobilize him or her

4.

to confine or shackle

5.

to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow

noun

a cogwheel that engages with a larger wheel or rack, which it drives or by which it is driven

Pinioned

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noun

1.

the last bony section of a bird's wing

2. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic

a wing

3. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic

any wing feather

verb transitive

4.

to cut off or bind the pinions of (a bird) to keep it from flying

5.

to bind (the wings)

6.

to disable or impede by binding the arms of

7.

to confine or shackle

noun

a small gear, the teeth of which fit into those of a larger gear or those of a rack

Pinioned

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n.

1. The wing of a bird.

2. The outer rear edge of the wing of a bird, containing the primary flight feathers.

3. A primary flight feather of a bird.

tr.v. pin·ioned, pin·ion·ing, pin·ions

1.

a. To remove or bind the wing feathers of (a bird) to prevent flight.

b. To cut or bind (the wings of a bird).

2.

a. To restrain or immobilize (a person) by binding the arms.

b. To bind (a person's arms).

3. To bind fast or hold down; shackle.

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