pinion

[ pin-yuhn ]

/ ˈpɪn yən /

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noun

Machinery.

a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.

Metalworking. a gear driving a roll in a rolling mill.

Origin of pinion

1650–60; <French pignon cogwheel, Middle French peignon, derivative of peigne comb, variant of pigne<Latin pectin- (stem of pecten) comb; see pecten

OTHER WORDS FROM pinion

pin·ion·less, adjectivepin·ion·like, adjective

Words nearby pinion

pinheaded, pinhole, pinhole camera, pinhole pupil, piniform, pinion, Piniós, pinite, pinitol, pin joint, pink

Definition for pinion (2 of 2)

pinion²

[ pin-yuhn ]

/ ˈpɪn yən /

noun

the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.

the wing of a bird.

a feather.

the flight feathers collectively.

verb (used with object)

to cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying.

to disable or restrain (a bird) in such a manner.

to bind (a person's arms or hands) so they cannot be used.

to disable (someone) in such a manner; shackle.

to bind or hold fast, as to a thing: to be pinioned to one's bad habits.

Origin of pinion

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, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for pinion

Dat he best know hisself; but if my 'pinion am axed, I should say, to wipe de fellah's nose wiv.
Cudjo's Cave|J. T. Trowbridge
Atter dey spies him, dey axes im ter pass his pinion on de meetin.
Bypaths in Dixie|Sarah Johnson Cocke
Even the pinion of the eagle fails in its rarified air, and the chamois ventures not to climb its steep and slippery crags.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852|Various
In the blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Chrysotis æstiva)—a most variable bird—the normally red edge of the pinion is sometimes yellow.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar

It stand dere 'bout fifteen minutes while I draws my best 'pinion of it.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for pinion (1 of 2)

pinion¹

/ (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 pinion (2 of 2)

pinion²

/ (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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pinion
释义	pinion ¹ [ pin-yuhn ] / ˈpɪn yən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinion ON THESAURUS.COM noun Machinery. a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear. a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear. Metalworking. a gear driving a roll in a rolling mill. Origin of pinion ¹ 1650–60; <French pignon cogwheel, Middle French peignon, derivative of peigne comb, variant of pigne<Latin pectin- (stem of pecten) comb; see pecten OTHER WORDS FROM pinion pin·ion·less, adjectivepin·ion·like, adjective Words nearby pinion pinheaded, pinhole, pinhole camera, pinhole pupil, piniform, pinion, Piniós, pinite, pinitol, pin joint, pink Definition for pinion (2 of 2) pinion² [ pin-yuhn ] / ˈpɪn yən / noun the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges. the wing of a bird. a feather. the flight feathers collectively. verb (used with object) to cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying. to disable or restrain (a bird) in such a manner. to bind (a person's arms or hands) so they cannot be used. to disable (someone) in such a manner; shackle. to bind or hold fast, as to a thing: to be pinioned to one's bad habits. 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, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pinion Dat he best know hisself; but if my 'pinion am axed, I should say, to wipe de fellah's nose wiv. Cudjo's Cave\|J. T. Trowbridge Atter dey spies him, dey axes im ter pass his pinion on de meetin. Bypaths in Dixie\|Sarah Johnson Cocke Even the pinion of the eagle fails in its rarified air, and the chamois ventures not to climb its steep and slippery crags. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852\|Various In the blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Chrysotis æstiva)—a most variable bird—the normally red edge of the pinion is sometimes yellow. The Making of Species\|Douglas Dewar It stand dere 'bout fifteen minutes while I draws my best 'pinion of it. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves\|Work Projects Administration British Dictionary definitions for pinion (1 of 2) pinion¹ / (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 pinion (2 of 2) pinion² / (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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pinion wheel, leg, extremity, stem, arm, branch, wing, embargo, restriction, constraint, prohibition, reduction, limit, ban, curb, prong, plume, fringe, fasten, fix
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pinion

noun

Origin of pinion

OTHER WORDS FROM pinion

Words nearby pinion

Definition for pinion (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of pinion

OTHER WORDS FROM pinion

Example sentences from the Web for pinion

British Dictionary definitions for pinion (1 of 2)

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for pinion

British Dictionary definitions for pinion (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for pinion

Words related to pinion