Vocabulary : Pinky to Pinnate
Pinky : See 1st Pink.Pinna : A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. ;; One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf. ;; One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ. ;; Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity. ;; The auricle of the ear. See Ear.
Pinnace : A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, spynace or spyne. ;; A man-of-war's boat. ;; A procuress; a pimp.
Pinnacle : 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. ;; Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit. ;; To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.
Pinnacled : of Pinnacle
