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‖n. [ NL., fr. L. bis twice + pinna feather. ] (Zool.) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + pinnate; cf. F. bipinné. Cf. Bipennate. ] Twice pinnate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + pinnatifid. ] (Bot.) Doubly pinnatifid. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary divisions are pinnæ and the secondary pinnules. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. impar unequal + E. pinnate. ] (Bot.) Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a project that generates a continuous flow of money.
Syn. -- moneymaker, cash cow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. (Bot.) Pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex; -- of a leaf shape.
Syn. -- imparipinnate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pari- + pinnate. ] (Bot.) Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pinnæ E. Pinnas [ L., a feather. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. (b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. [ L. pinna, akin to Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear. See Ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. pinasse; cf. It. pinassa, pinazza, Sp. pinaza; all from L. pinus a pine tree, anything made of pine, e.g., a ship. Cf. Pine a tree. ] 1. (Naut.) (a) A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, spynace or spyne. (b) A man-of-war's boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A procuress; a pimp. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pinnacled p. pr. & vb. n. Pinnacling ] To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg. ] 1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some renowned metropolis
With glistering spires and pinnacles around. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Three silent pinnacles of aged snow. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The slippery tops of human state,
The gilded pinnacles of fate. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Pinfold. ] Poundage of cattle. See Pound. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather. ] 1. (Bot.) Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and Illust., under Abruptly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pinnated grouse (Zool.), the prairie chicken. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a pinnate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pinnatus feathered + root of findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide. ] (Bot.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Pinnate, and Lobate. ] (Bot.) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pinnatus feathered + pes, pedis foot: cf. F. pinnatipède. ] (Zool.) Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, pins or fastens, as with pins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Costume) (a) A headdress like a cap, with long lappets. (b) An apron with a bib; a pinafore. (c) A cloth band for a gown. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With kerchief starched, and pinners clean. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A pin maker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Pin to pound. ] One who pins or impounds cattle. See Pin, v. t. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pinnacle. [ R. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pinna feather, fin + -form. ] Shaped like a fin or feather. Sir J. Hill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. pinna a feather + gradi to walk, move. ] (Zool.) Same as Pinnipedia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pinna feather, fin + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. pinnipède. ] (Zool.) (a) One of the Pinnipedia; a seal. (b) One of the Pinnipedes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Steganopodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins. ] (Zool.) A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of uncertain origin. ] (Zool.) (a) The hedge sparrow. [ Prov. Eng. ] (b) The tomtit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a pinna + &unr_; an animal. ] (Zool.) A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Pinnulæ [ L. ] Same as Pinnule. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Pinnule. ] (Bot.) Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its pinnæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having pinnules. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pinnula, dim. of pinna feather: cf. F. pinnule. ] 1. (Bot.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs. [ Written also pilliewinkles. ] [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A spider. “Long-legged spinners.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A goatsucker; -- so called from the peculiar noise it makes when darting through the air. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A spinneret. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ring spinner, a machine for spinning, in which the twist, given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin, is regulated by the drag of a small metal loop which slides around a ring encircling the bobbin, instead of by a throstle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side, and near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of which they spin their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of spinnerets, but some have only two pairs. The ordinary silk line of the spider is composed of numerous smaller lines jointed after issuing from the spinnerets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the numerous small spinning tubes on the spinnerets of spiders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Spinneys Same as Spinny. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Spin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spinning gland (Zool.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvae. --
Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning. --
Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously. --
Spinning mite (Zool.), the red spider. --
Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Spinnies [ OF. espinaye, espinoye, espinei, espanoi, F. épinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine. ] A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees. [ Written also spinney, and spinny. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Spiny, a. ] Thin and long; slim; slender. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + pinnate. ] (Bot.) Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + pinnatifid. ] (Bot.) Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]