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pigeonwing

pigeonwing noun: a wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.

Noun

pigeonwing (plural pigeonwings)

  1. A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
  2. An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
  3. A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
  4. A certain fancy figure in skating.
  5. (tempering) A color, brown shaded with purple, coming between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in drawing the temper of hardened steel.

Forms of pigeonwing

pluralpigeonwings

Origin of pigeonwing

From pigeon + wing.

Questions about pigeonwing

What does pigeonwing mean?
Pigeonwing means a wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
What part of speech is pigeonwing?
Pigeonwing is a noun.
What is the plural of pigeonwing?
The plural of pigeonwing is pigeonwings.

Words near pigeonwing in the dictionary

  1. pigeonsonas
  2. pigeontail
  3. pigeontails
  4. pigeontoed
  5. pigeonweed
  6. pigeonwing
  7. pigeonwings
  8. pigeonwood
  9. pigeonwoods
  10. pigeony
  11. pigface

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