- bastard wing
- noun Date: 1772 alula
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Bastard wing — Bastard Bas tard, a. 1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See {Bastard}, n., note. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bastard wing — n. ALULA … English World dictionary
bastard wing — noun tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird s wing • Syn: ↑alula, ↑spurious wing • Derivationally related forms: ↑alular (for: ↑alula) • Hypernyms: ↑feathe … Useful english dictionary
bastard wing — noun A tuft of feathers borne by the bony thumb like structure in a birds wing; alula … Wiktionary
bastard wing — noun a group of small quill feathers on the first digit of a bird s wing … English new terms dictionary
bastard wing — bas′tard wing n. orn alula 1) • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
bastard wing — /ˈbastəd wɪŋ/ (say bahstuhd wing) noun → alula …
bastard wing — Ornith. alula (def. 1). [1765 75] * * * … Universalium
Bastard — Bas tard, a. 1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See {Bastard}, n., note. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bastard ashlar — Bastard Bas tard, a. 1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See {Bastard}, n., note. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
