pinioned

• Adjetivo que describe algo dotado de alas o, más comúnmente, a alguien o algo cuyas alas o brazos han sido atados o inmovilizados, impidiendo su movimiento. Es un término poco frecuente en inglés moderno.

An archaic adjective meaning having wings or being restrained by binding the arms or wings; now rarely used in modern English.

1. Having flight feathers clippedC2formal

   (Of a bird) having the flight feathers of the wings clipped or removed, preventing flight.

   pinionado (ave con alas recortadas)

   • The pinioned swan could no longer take to the air.
   • Farmers kept the pinioned geese in the enclosure.
   • The pinioned bird was unable to escape its pen.

   Sinónimosclipped

   Antónimosflyingfree

2. Bound or restrainedC2formal

   Having the arms or wings tied or held fast, preventing movement.

   Atado o inmovilizado

   • The prisoner was pinioned by the guards.
   • He stood pinioned against the wall, unable to move.
   • The eagle was pinioned with leather straps.

   Sinónimosboundchainedfastenedfetteredrestrainedshackledtetheredtied

   Antónimosfreeunboundunrestrained

• Verbo que significa sujetar o inmovilizar a alguien, especialmente sujetándole los brazos o las alas, a menudo contra su cuerpo o contra un objeto fijo.

An archaic verb meaning to bind or restrain someone's arms, especially by tying them to the body or to a fixed object.

1. Bind the arms ofC1formal

   To restrain or immobilize someone by holding or tying their arms.

   inmovilizar los brazos

   • The guards pinioned the prisoner's arms behind his back.
   • She was pinioned by the crowd and could not escape.
   • He pinioned his opponent's arms to the ground.

   Sinónimosbindfetterimmobilizemanaclerestrainshackletie uptruss

   Antónimosfreeliberatereleaseunbinduntie

2. Cut the wings offC2formal

   To cut off the pinion (the outer part of a bird's wing) to prevent flight.

   Desalear

   • The falconer pinioned the hawk to keep it from flying away.
   • They pinioned the young birds to stop them from leaving the nest.
   • In some practices, birds are pinioned for domestication.

   Sinónimosclipcutdocklopsheartrim