PIGEONWING

Etymology

Noun

pigeonwing (plural pigeonwings)

A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.

An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.

A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.

A certain fancy figure in skating.

(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.

Source: Wiktionary


Pi"geon*wing`, n.

1. A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.

2. An old mode of dressing men's side hair in a form likened to a pigeon's wings; also, a wig similarly shaped.

3. (Dancing) A fancy step executed by jumping and striking the legs together; as, to cut a pigeonwing.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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