Definition of wing

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Wing (n.) The right or left division of an army, regiment, etc..

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Pantascopic :: Pantascopic (a.) Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See under Camera.
Bond :: Bond (n.) An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond..
Indicatory :: Indicatory (a.) Serving to show or make known; showing; indicative; signifying; implying.
Bowing :: Bowing (n.) In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting..
Smooth :: Smooth (a.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
Ichthyornis :: Ichthyornis (n.) An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebrae, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotormae..
Wing :: Wing (n.) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle..
Sheath-winged :: Sheath-winged (a.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle..
Reflux :: Reflux (n.) A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides..
Vane :: Vane (n.) A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves freely..
Nonpareil :: Nonpareil (a.) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch..
Billowing :: Billowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Billo.
Branch :: Branch (n.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant..
Grin :: Grin (n.) The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile..
Inspiration :: Inspiration (n.) The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration..
Underwing :: Underwing (n.) Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to Catocala and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called red underwing..
Drawbench :: Drawbench (n.) A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; -- also called drawing bench..
Moonstone :: Moonstone (n.) A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon..
Mudwort :: Mudwort (n.) A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores (Limosella aquatica).
Induration :: Induration (n.) The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard..
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