noun

Etymology: Fr pignon < VL *pinnio < L pinna, bucket of a paddle wheel, lit., feather, var. of penna (see pen): assoc. in MFr with peigner, to comb: see peignoir

noun

1. the last bony section of a bird's wing
2. Old Poet. a wing
3. Old Poet. any wing feather

Etymology: ME pynyon < OFr pignon, var. of penon < L pinna, penna: see pen

transitive verb

1. to cut off or bind the pinions of (a bird) to keep it from flying
2. to bind (the wings)
3. to disable or impede by binding the arms of
4. to confine or shackle