Wing

wing, n. the organ of a bird, or other animal or insect, by which it flies: flight, means of flying: anything resembling a wing, any side-piece, the side of a building, .: one of the longer sides of crown-works or horn-works in fortification: the flank corps or division of an army on either side: the ships on either extremity of a fleet ranged in line: ( fig. ) protection.— v.t. to furnish or transport with wings: to lend speed to: to supply with side-pieces: to bear in flight, to traverse by flying: to wound on the wing, to wound a person in arm or shoulder.— v.i. to soar on the wing.— adv. Wing′-and-wing′ , the condition of a ship sailing before the wind with studding sails on both sides.— n. Wing′-case , the horny case or cover over the wings of some insects, as the beetle.— adj. Winged , furnished with wings: swift: wounded in the wing: lofty, sublime: alate, abounding in wings.— adv. Wing′edly , on or by wings.— adjs. Wing′-foot′ed , having wings on the feet, aliped; Wing′le , without wings.— ns. Wing′let , the bastard wing or alula of a bird: the pterygium of a weevil; Wing′-shell , a stromb: an aviculoid bivalve, a hammer-oyster: a wing-snail; Wing′-shoot′ing , the act or practice of shooting flying birds; Wing′-shot , a shot at a bird on the wing: one who shoots flying birds.— adj. shot in the wing, or while on the wing.— adj. Wing′y , having wings: soaring on wings.— Winged bull , a common form in A yrian sculpture, symbolic of domination.— Make , Take , wing , to depart; On , Upon , the wing , flying, in motion: departing; On the wings of the wind , with the highest speed; Under one's wing , under one's protection. [Ice. vængr , a wing; Sw. vinge .]