pinion
unpinioned
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a word derived from
pinion.
Example Sentences
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Said I: 'There is a sort of romance in having naturally shy birds, perfectly free and unpinioned, coming ... to feed with perfect confidence out of my hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
They arrived on the ground pinioned; their sentence was read to them and Valenzuela was unpinioned for a minute to sign some document at a table.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
Near at hand, and also under guard, but unpinioned, mademoiselle his sister sat hunched upon a hillock of sand.
From Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
So without losing time he caused his sister to be unpinioned, and Nuzhat al-Zaman came up to him and kissed his hands, whilst her eves ran over with tears.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
The two young men, who bore the calumet, instantly unpinioned his hands, treating him with kindness and respect.
From The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. by Timothy Flint
