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单词 pigeon wing
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pigeon wingn.

Brit. /ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)nwɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nˌwɪŋ/
Forms:

α. 1700s– pigeon's wing.

β. 1700s– pigeon-wing.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., wing n.
Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of pigeon n. + wing n. In β. forms < pigeon n. + wing n.
1. Hairdressing. A hairstyle or type of wig fashionable with men towards the end of the 18th cent., in which the side hair is brushed or curled into a roll above the ear; a lock of hair rolled or brushed out in this manner. Frequently attributive. Now historical.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > wig > types of > other
Rogerian1597
Gregorian1598
Chedreux1678
vallancy1684
spencer17..
nightcap wig1709
Adonis1734
pigeon wing1753
grizzle1755
tête1756
bag-wig1760
negligent1762
jasey1789
bushel-wig1794
Brutus1798
scalp1802
Brown Georgea1845
sheitel1890
fright wig1904
katsura1908
neck-roll1920
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > other specific styles of hair > for men
French cut1583
pigeon wing1753
pompadour1885
D.A.1951
duck anatomy1951
duck-tail1955
Tony Curtis1956
duck arse1960
duck behind1961
comb-over1980
mullet1994
1753 in F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. (1885) II. 320 The pigeon's wing, the comet, the cauliflower,..the rose, the crutch, the negligent, the chancellor, [etc.].
1847 Godey's Lady's Bk. Aug. 78/1 A powdered toupee and pigeon-wing side-curls.
1873 A. Dobson Vignettes in Rhyme 24 And so, henceforth, you always spied His rusty ‘pigeon-wings’ beside Her Mechlin pinners.
1906 M. E. Seawell Victory i. 9 He wore his hair plastered down in pigeon wings on each side of his forehead and these pigeon wings were of a beautiful dark brown.
1995 Mag. Antiques (Nexis) July 84 Hancock in a less formal but more stylish blue frock coat braided with gold, black breeches, white silk stockings, and a costly powdered pigeon-wing wig.
2. A wing resembling or suggestive of that of a pigeon.
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1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 241 Like angel-heads in stone with pigeon-wings.
1923 C. Wells Outl. of Humor 330 Heaven's foot-messenger, thanks to his low-crowned, narrow-brimmed hat..and running-stick with pigeon-wings, flings himself out at heaven's wicket.
1997 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 6 Feb. (Arts & Living section) 1 e Consider models in golden rams' horns, golden breastplates-cum-corsets, gilded pigeon wing, [etc.].
3. North American. Dance and Skating. A dance step performed by jumping up and striking the legs together whilst in the air; a dance featuring such a step, or the music for such a dance.
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society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps
reprise1521
double1531
reprinse1531
single1531
hop1579
cross-pointa1592
trip1601
back-tricka1616
inturna1627
shorta1652
coupee1673
cut1676
fleuret1677
bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706
contretemps1706
cross-step1728
boring1775
pigeon wing1807
pas de basque1818
cross-cut1842
flicflac1852
buckle-covering1859
reverse1888
reversing1892
cross-stepping1893
box step1914
jump turn1924
moonwalk1969
coupé-
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > others
galliard1545
passamezzo1568
pavane1591
passy-measure1597
rant1656
passacaglia1659
passacaille1667
chaconne1685
rigadoon1690
passepied1696
rigaudon1708
bourrée1776
minuet de la cour1783
quadrille1802
treble1805
pigeon wing1807
polka1825
redowa1843
polka time1844
écossaise1863
verbunkos1880
drag1901
foxtrot1915
burru1929
rumba1931
palais glide1936
Lambeth Walk1937
jitterbug1939
high life1942
Zydeco1949
hand jive1958
hand jiving1958
hokey-cokey1966
twist1966
chicken scratch1972
smoocher1976
funana1981
New Beat1988
trance dance1988
1807 Salmagundi 7 Mar. 97 [He] is famous at the pirouet and the pigeon-wing.
1873 B. Harte Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands 166 A light figure..cut a pigeon-wing,..and then advanced to the footlights.
1947 E. Paul Linden on Saugus Branch 50 He had..a Chickering grand piano on which he played..all the reels, jigs, pigeon-wings, moriscos, sarabands, [etc.].
1991 Amer. Square Dance June 49 Face new corner, turn right (pigeon wing).
4. The colour or colours of a pigeon's wing; a mixture of blue, grey, and pink. Obsolete.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > pinkish or purplish grey
columbine1606
pigeon wing1807
lavender-grey1834
1807 Times 2 Feb. 3/4 Incognita hat of French grey, or pigeon's wing.
1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Apr. 312/1 Such delicate mixtures as pigeon's-wing—blue, grey, and pink blended—will be used in some of the best dresses.

Derivatives

pigeon-winged adj. Hairdressing Obsolete having pigeon wings (sense 1).
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1753 in F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. (1860) 305 A tye-wig is banished for a pigeon-winged toupée.
1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide ii. xi. 189 His pigeon-wing'd head was not drest quite so soon, For it took up a barber the whole afternoon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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