sea-wing
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A wing-shell, often of the genus Pinna.
Example Sentences
- "His ship left port in its sea wings clad / When the sky was fair and blue."
- "It is pretty difficult to perceive in the old, mildewed craft […] any semblance to Gen. Butler's fast sailing schooner yacht America. Yet the old America it is, with its sea wings gone and its racing heels doubled and twisted by years of neglect and inactivity."