pigeonwing means A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pigeonwing ranks #8,702 of 24,749 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From pigeon + wing.
noun
- A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
- An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
- A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
- A certain fancy figure in skating.
- A color, brown shaded with purple, coming between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in drawing the temper of hardened steel.