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pennate, a. rare.|ˈpɛnət| [ad. L. pennāt-us winged, f. penna feather: see -ate2.] 1. Nat. Hist. = pinnate.
[1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Pennata folia, winged Leaves.] 1857Mayne Expos. Lex., Pennate. 2. = penniform.
1877Rosenthal Muscles & Nerves 91 The fibres are attached at an angle to a long tendon, from which they all branch off in one direction (semi-pennate muscles), or in two directions like the plumes of a feather (pennate muscles). 3. Winged; fig. very swift.
1870R. R. Coverdale Poems 35 On pennate feet they tread the way. |