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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
2. 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. 3
   A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
4. 4
   A certain fancy figure in skating.
5. 5
   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.

Etymology

From pigeon + wing.

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