pinion
11pinion — I UK [ˈpɪnjən] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pinion : present tense I/you/we/they pinion he/she/it pinions present participle pinioning past tense pinioned past participle pinioned to prevent someone from moving by holding or tying their arms …
12pinion — pinion1 pinionless, adj. pinionlike, adj. /pin yeuhn/, n. 1. Mach. a. a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear. See diag. under rack1. b. a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear. 2.… …
13pinion — I pin•ion [[t]ˈpɪn yən[/t]] n. 1) mac a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging a rack or larger gear 2) mac a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging a gear • Etymology: 1650–60; < F pignon cogwheel, MF peignon, der. of peigne… …
14pinion — I. /ˈpɪnjən / (say pinyuhn) noun Machinery 1. a small cogwheel engaging with a larger cogwheel or with a rack. 2. an arbor or spindle with teeth which engage with a cogwheel. {French pignon pinion, from Old French: battlement, from Latin pinna… …
15pinion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Anglo French *empignon, enpenoun flight feathers, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pinnion , pinnio, from Latin pinna feather more at pen Date: 15th century 1. the terminal section of a… …
16pinion — 1. noun /ˈpɪnjən/ a) A wing. Therefore do nimble piniond doves draw Love, / And therefore hath the wind swift Cupid wings. b) The joint of a birds wing farthest from the body Never seraph spread a pinion / Over fabric half so fair. 2. verb… …
17pinion — pin|ion1 [ˈpınjən] v [T always + adverb/preposition] to hold or tie someone s arms or legs very tightly, so that they cannot move freely ▪ My arms were pinioned behind me by the policemen. pinion 2 pinion2 n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin:… …
18pinion — pin|ion1 [ pınjən ] verb transitive to prevent someone from moving by holding or tying their arms pinion pin|ion 2 [ pınjən ] noun count TECHNICAL a small metal wheel inside a machine that moves other wheels …
19pinion n — An eagle and a hawk had a difference of a pinion …
20pinion — pinion1 [ pɪnjən] noun the outer part of a bird s wing including the flight feathers. verb 1》 tie or hold the arms or legs of. 2》 cut off the pinion of (a bird) to prevent flight. Origin ME: from OFr. pignon, based on L. pinna, penna feather .… …
