pinion

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pinion

pinion 🔊 /pɪˈnjʌn/

pinion : කුඩා දැති රෝදය

pinion : හිරප්පාඩු කරනවා

pinion : අවරෝදය

pinion : දැව රෝදය

pinion : දවරෝදය

pinion : පියාපත් බඳිනවා

pinion definition

Noun.

  1. A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.
  2. A feather; a quill.
  3. A wing, literal or figurative.
  4. The joint of bird's wing most remote from the body.
  5. A fetter for the arm.
  6. A cogwheel with a small number of teeth, or leaves, adapted to engage with a larger wheel, or rack (see Rack); Especially., such a wheel having its leaves formed of the substance of the arbor or spindle which is its axis.

Transitive verb.

  1. To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings.
  2. To disable by cutting off the pinion joint.
  3. To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms, Especially. by binding the arms to the body.
  4. Hence, generally, to confine; to bind; to tie up.