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Eagle-winged
Eagle-winged Ea"gle-winged`, a.
Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an
eagle. --Shak.
Full-winged
Full-winged Full"-winged`, a.
1. Having large and strong or complete wings. --Shak.
2. Beady for flight; eager. [Archaic] --Beau. & Fl.
Goosewinged
Goosewinged Goose"winged`, a. (Naut.)
(a) Having a ``goosewing.'
(b) Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on
one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.
Hand-wingedHand-winged Hand"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having wings that are like hands in the structure and
arrangement of their bones; -- said of bats. See
Cheiroptera. Lace-winged
Lace-winged Lace"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the
lace-winged flies.
lace-winged flyLacewing Lace"wing`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the
genus Chrysopa and allied genera. They have delicate,
lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larv[ae] are useful
in destroying aphids. Called also lace-winged fly, and
goldeneyed fly. Light-winged
Light-winged Light"-winged` (-w[i^]ngd`), a.
Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. --Shak.
Sack-wingedSack-winged Sack"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the
wing; -- said of certain bats of the genus Saccopteryx. Scale-winged
Scale-winged Scale"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as
the Lepidoptera; scaly-winged.
Scaly-winged
Scaly-winged Scal"y-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Scale-winged.
Sheath-winged
Sheath-winged Sheath"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.
Spur-wingedSpur-winged Spur"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
Spur-winged goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and
allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the
wing, as the Gambo goose (P. Gambensis) and the
Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen [AE]gyptiaca).
Spur-winged plover (Zo["o]l.), an Old World plover
(Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend
of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent
parts of Asia and Europe. Spur-winged gooseSpur-winged Spur"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
Spur-winged goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and
allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the
wing, as the Gambo goose (P. Gambensis) and the
Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen [AE]gyptiaca).
Spur-winged plover (Zo["o]l.), an Old World plover
(Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend
of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent
parts of Asia and Europe. Spur-winged ploverSpur-winged Spur"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
Spur-winged goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and
allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the
wing, as the Gambo goose (P. Gambensis) and the
Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen [AE]gyptiaca).
Spur-winged plover (Zo["o]l.), an Old World plover
(Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend
of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent
parts of Asia and Europe. SwingeSwinge Swinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
I had swinged him soundly. --Shak.
And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
--Milton. Swinge
Swinge Swinge, n.
1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
[Obs.] --Waller.
2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]
SwingeSwinge Swinge (sw[i^]nj), v. & n.
See Singe. [Obs.] --Spenser. Swingebuckler
Swingebuckler Swinge"buc`kler, n.
A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer. [Obs.] --Shak.
SwingedSwinge Swinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
I had swinged him soundly. --Shak.
And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
--Milton. SwingeingSwinge Swinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (sw[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Swingeing (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See Swing.]
1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
I had swinged him soundly. --Shak.
And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
--Milton. SwingeingSwingeing Swinge"ing, a.
Huge; very large. [Colloq.] --Arbuthnot. --Byron. --
Swinge"ing*ly, adv. --Dryden. SwingeinglySwingeing Swinge"ing, a.
Huge; very large. [Colloq.] --Arbuthnot. --Byron. --
Swinge"ing*ly, adv. --Dryden. SwingelSwingel Swin"gel, n. [AS. swingele whip, scourge. See
Swing.]
The swinging part of a flail which falls on the grain in
thrashing; the swiple. Swinger
Swinger Swing"er, n.
One who swings or whirls.
Swinger
Swinger Swin"ger, n.
1. One who swinges.
2. Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing. [Obs. or
Colloq.] --Herrick.
Twinge
Twinge Twinge, v. i.
To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer
a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
white-winged cootScoter Sco"ter, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (O. fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (O. Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (O. Americana), called also black
coot, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (O. perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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