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Pin"na*cle (?), n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg.] 1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.

Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles around.

Milton.

2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit.

Three silent pinnacles of aged snow.

Tennyson.

The slippery tops of human state, The gilded pinnacles of fate.

Cowley.

Pin"na*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinnacled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pinnacling (?).] To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. T. Warton.

Pin"nage (?), n. [Cf. Pinfold.] Poundage of cattle. See Pound. [Obs.]

{ Pin"nate (?), Pin"na*ted (?), } a. [L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather.] 1. (Bot.) Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and Illust., under Abruptly.

2. (Zoˆl.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

Pinnated grouse (Zoˆl.), the prairie chicken.

Pin"nate*ly (?), adv. In a pinnate manner.

Pin*nat"i*fid (?), a. [L. pinnatus feathered + root of findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib.

Pin*nat`i*lo"bate (?), a. [See Pinnate, and Lobate.] (Bot.) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.

Pin*nat"i*ped (?), a. [L. pinnatus feathered + pes, pedis foot: cf. F. pinnatipËde.] (Zoˆl.) Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds.

Pin*nat"i*ped, n. (Zoˆl.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.

Pin"ner (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, pins or fastens, as with pins.

2. (Costume) (a) A headdress like a cap, with long lappets. (b) An apron with a bib; a pinafore. (c) A cloth band for a gown. [Obs.]

With kerchief starched, and pinners clean.

Gay.

3. A pin maker.

Pin"ner, n. [See Pin to pound.] One who pins or impounds cattle. See Pin, v. t. [Obs.]

Pin"net (?), n. A pinnacle. [R.] Sir W. Scott.

Pin"ni*form (?), a. [L. pinna feather, fin + -form.] Shaped like a fin or feather. Sir J. Hill.

||Pin`ni*gra"da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. pinna a feather + gradi to walk, ||move.] (Zoˆl.) Same as Pinnipedia.

Pin"ni*grade (?), n. (Zoˆl.) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.