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pignon

[ peen-yon ]

noun

  1. the edible seed of the cones of certain pines, as the nut pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pignon1

1595–1605; < Spanish ±è¾±Ã±Ã³²Ô; compare Latin ±èÄ«²Ô±ð³Ü²õ of pine 1
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At the show in the Ecole Militaire stables in Paris, seven horses, guided by their trainer, Jean-Francois Pignon, performed individually and in formation.

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Hunger, in Belotte's home village of Pignon, is never far away.

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Attac’s lawyer Julien Pignon told France Info: “These demands are totally out of proportion with regard to the superior principle of freedom of expression and freedom to demonstrate which is guaranteed by French law and the European convention on human rights.â€

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Aficionados of the “pignon fixe†organize alley-cat races and bike polo matches and group rides around Paris.

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When they finally inched across the narrow bridge to Haiti, they knew they had probably missed their chance at a flight but rushed toward the airfield at Pignon anyway.

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