Wing

Wing
Wing Wing, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winging}.] 1. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity. [1913 Webster]

Who heaves old ocean, and whowings the storms. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Living, to wing with mirth the weary hours. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

2. To supply with wings or sidepieces. [1913 Webster]

The main battle, whose puissance on either side Shall be well winged with our chiefest horse. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To transport by flight; to cause to fly. [1913 Webster]

I, an old turtle, Will wing me to some withered bough. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To move through in flight; to fly through. [1913 Webster]

There's not an arrow wings the sky But fancy turns its point to him. --Moore. [1913 Webster]

5. To cut off the wings of or to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird; also, [fig.] to wound the arm of a person. [1913 Webster +PJC]

{To wing a flight}, to exert the power of flying; to fly. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Wing — Wing, n. [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. v[ae]ngr.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wing — heißen die Orte: Wing (Alabama), Ort in den USA Wing (Buckinghamshire), Ort in England Ort der All Saints Church (Wing) Wing (Oakham) in Leicestershire, Mize Maze in England Wing (Rutland), Ort in England Port Wing (Wisconsin), Stadt in den USA… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wing — /wing/, n. 1. either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight. 2. either of two corresponding parts in flightless birds, which may be rudimentary, as in certain ratite birds …   Universalium

  • wing — [wiŋ] n. [ME winge, weng < ON vaengr (for IE base see WIND2): the word replaced OE fether, wing, FEATHER] 1. a) either of the two feathered forelimbs of a bird, fully developed for flying, as in most birds, or insufficiently developed for… …   English World dictionary

  • Wing On — (zh c|c=永安) is a department store in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1907, and it is the second Chinese owned department store in Hong Kong. It has five outlets providing 360,000 square feet (33,400 square metre) of shopping space.Its founders are… …   Wikipedia

  • wing — ► NOUN 1) a modified forelimb or other appendage enabling a bird, bat, insect, or other creature to fly. 2) a rigid horizontal structure projecting from both sides of an aircraft and supporting it in the air. 3) a part of a large building,… …   English terms dictionary

  • wing — (n.) late 12c., wenge, from O.N. vængr wing of a bird, aisle, etc. (Cf. Dan., Swed. vinge wing ), of unknown origin, perhaps from a P.Gmc. *we ingjaz and ultimately from PIE root *we blow (Cf. O.E. wawan to blow; see WIND (Cf. wind) (n.)).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • WinG — (sprich: Win Gee) ist eine Grafik Programmierschnittstelle für Windows 3.1, die bis Windows 98 Second Edition unterstützt wurde und anschließend komplett in die Graphics Device Interface (GDI) übernommen wurde. Grund für ihre Entwicklung waren… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wing — Wing, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 124 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 0.589750 sq. miles (1.527446 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.589750 sq. miles (1.527446 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wing, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 124 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 0.589750 sq. miles (1.527446 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.589750 sq. miles (1.527446 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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