pigeonwing

Meaning

Noun

• A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
• An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
• A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
• A certain fancy figure in skating.
• A color, brown shaded with purple, coming between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in drawing the temper of hardened steel.

Origin

• pigeon + wing