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Meaning of pigeonwing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
  2. An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
  3. A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
  4. A certain fancy figure in skating.
  5. 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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pigeonwood pigface pigfarm pigfeed pigfest pigfish

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