| wing | n 1. a. (of birds, insects, etc) movable limb for flying, sayap, kepak: the eagle spread its ~s and flew off, helang itu mengembangkan sayapnya lalu terbang; beautifully-coloured butterflies’ ~s, sayap rama-rama yg berwarna indah; b. portion of this limb as food, kepak: I had chicken ~s for lunch, saya makan kepak ayam utk makan tengah hari; 2. (often pl), (of aeroplane) sayap; 3. (bot) sayap; 4. ( of building) part projecting from and subordinate to the main or central part, sayap: another ~ was built on to the hospital, satu lagi sayap telah dibina pd hospital itu; this ~ contains the kitchen and servants quarters, sayap ini terdiri drpd bahagian dapur dan tempat kediaman pembantu rumah; 5. group within a political party or similar organization with particular functions or views, sayap: he is a member of the left ~ of the Conservative Party, dia ahli sayap kiri Parti Konservatif; the right ~ of the party voted against the proposal, sayap kanan parti itu mengundi menentang usul tersebut; 6. the ~s, (theatre) sayap pentas: he waited in the ~s for his cue, dia menunggu di sayap pentas utk kiunya; he watched the performance from the ~s, dia menyaksikan persembahan itu dr sayap pentas; 7. (in pl) pilot’s badge, sayap: to get o’s ~s, mendapat sayap; 8. (football, hockey, etc) sayap: he usually plays right ~, dia selalu bermain sbg sayap kanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gossamer | n 1. very thin, soft, filmy cloth, (kain yg) nipis dan halus: a ~ veil, tudung muka yg nipis dan halus; 2. filmy cobweb, sarang labah-labah; 3. flimsy like gossamer, nipis: the ~ thin wings of a butterfly, sayap rama-rama yg nipis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |