pigeonwing

pigeonwing
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1.
a. : a wing of a pigeon
b. : a wing resembling that of a pigeon
2.
a. : a fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together

performing capers … and pigeonwings around each other — H.L.Davis

b. : a fancy figure in skating
3. : a sytle of dressing men's side hair in waves or curls resembling pigeon's wings
4. : a brown dappled with purple that comes between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in tempering of hardened steel
II. transitive verb
: to move by doing pigeonwings

pigeonwinged himself across the floor

: to dance a pigeonwing

pigeonwinged in the middle of the dance floor

* * *

/pij"euhn wing'/, n.
1. a particular figure in skating, outlining the spread wing of a pigeon.
2. a similar fancy step or evolution in dancing.
[1775-85; PIGEON1 + WING]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Pigeonwing — Pi geon*wing , n. 1. A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. An old mode of dressing men s side hair in a form likened to a pigeon s wings; also, a wig similarly shaped. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. (Dancing) A fancy step… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pigeonwing — [pij′ənwiŋ΄] n. ☆ 1. a fancy dance step performed by jumping and striking the legs together 2. a figure in skating, outlining a pigeon wing …   English World dictionary

  • pigeonwing — noun Date: circa 1808 a fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • pigeonwing — pi•geon•wing [[t]ˈpɪdʒ ənˌwɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) spo a fancy figure in skating 2) mad a fancy step in dancing • Etymology: 1775–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • pigeonwing — /ˈpɪdʒənwɪŋ/ (say pijuhnwing) noun 1. a fancy step or evolution in dancing. 2. US a particular figure in skating, outlining the spread wing of a pigeon …  

  • List of North American folk music traditions — This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics. The term folk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely varying definitions depending on the author, intended… …   Wikipedia

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