noun
Origin: Fr < OFr empenner, to feather an arrow < em-, in + penne, a feather: see pen
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noun
Origin:
Origin: French, feathers on an arrow, empennage
Origin: , from empenner, to feather an arrow
Origin: : en-, in; see en-1
Origin: + penne, feather (from Latin penna; see pet- in Indo-European roots)
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