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wing tip

–noun
1. Also, wingtip. the extreme outer edge of an airplane wing.
2. a toecap, often with a perforated pattern, having a point at the center and a piece at each side extending back along the top and sides.
3. a style of shoe with such a toe.
4. the portion of a bird's folded wing formed by the part of the primary feathers extending beyond the secondary feathers.

Origin:
1870–75
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n.  
    1. An often perforated shoe part that covers the toe and extends backward along the sides of the shoe from a point at the center.

    2. A style of shoe having such a tip.

  1. The tip of the wing of a bird, bat, insect, or other animal.

  2. The extreme edge of a wing, as of an aircraft.

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