PIGNON

Meaning of PIGNON in English

/peen"yon/ , n.

the edible seed of the cones of certain pines, as the nut pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe.

[ 1595-1605; piñón; cf. L pineus of PINE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PIGNON — ˈpēnˌyän noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pineon-, pineo, from Latin pineus of the pine 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINION — I. ˈpinyən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pynyon, from Middle French pignon, from Old French, probably from pignon, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINION END — noun Etymology: obsolete English pinion gable (from Middle English, from Old French pignon, from assumed Vulgar Latin pinnion-, pinnio, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINION — pinion 1 — pinionless , adj. — pinionlike , adj. /pin"yeuhn/ , n. 1. Mach. a. a gear with a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PINION — I. ˈpin-yən noun Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Anglo-French * empignon, enpenoun flight feathers, ultimately from Vulgar Latin * …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PINION — ~ 1 [ 'pɪnjən ] ■ noun the outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers. ■ verb …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PINION — [pin.ion] n [ME, fr. MF pignon, fr. (assumed) VL pinnion-, pinnio, fr. L pinna feather--more at pen] (15c) 1: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PINION — I. pin ‧ ion 1 /ˈpɪnjən/ BrE AmE verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hold or tie someone’s arms or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PINION — n. 1 a small cog-wheel engaging with a larger one. 2 a cogged spindle engaging with a wheel. [F pignon …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PINION — n. & v. --n. 1 the outer part of a bird's wing, usu. including the flight feathers. 2 poet. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PINION — n. 1 a small cog-wheel engaging with a larger one. 2 a cogged spindle engaging with a wheel. [ F …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PINION — n. & v. n. 1 the outer part of a bird's wing, usu. including the flight feathers. 2 poet. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PINION — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the outer part of a bird's wing, usu. including the flight feathers. 2 poet. …
Oxford English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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