pinion
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A feather or a wing, especially the terminal segment of a wing.
2. A small cogwheel engaging with a larger wheel or a rack.
verb tr.
1. To cut or bind the wing of a bird.
2. To bind, restrain, shackle, etc.
💬 Usage Examples
“Icarus did it with feathers glued together with wax ... Giovanni Battista Danti tried it with pinions of iron and feathers.” Obituary: Paul MacCready; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 8, 2007. “A few years later, Cattelan pinioned his Milan dealer, Massimo De Carlo, to the gallery wall with several layers of heavy-duty duct tape.” Calvin Tomkins; The Prankster; The New Yorker; Oct 4, 2004.