Pinions
[pɪnjənz]
Examples
- These arbor teeth are in all cases called, not wheels but pinions, and in watch trains the wheels always drive the pinions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Now that I am arrived at its base, my pinions are furled, the mighty stairs are before me, and step by step I must ascend the wondrous fane-- Speak! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The ole garden is open to you, and your airy pinions carry you through it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typist: Silvia