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
While this portion of the meal was under discussion their minds moved free, unpinioned, with airy lightness, over all manner of topics.
From Pipefuls by Christopher Morley
But the friar was persistent and patient, and in the end the last knot ran loose, and our cocassier was unpinioned.
From The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series by Rafael Sabatini
This was succeeded by the Hymn of Labour, and at its conclusion the arms of the neophyte were unpinioned, and then his eyes were unbandaged.
From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
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
