pinnātus, a, um, adj. [1. pinna], feathered, plumed, winged.
- I. Lit.: Jovis satelles Pinnatā caudā, old poet ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: Musa pinnato gradu intulit se, Porc. Latro ap. Gell. 17, 21, 45: Cupido, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 58.
- II. Transf., feathered, pinnate: abies folio pinnato densa, feathered, i. e. having leaves that lie on each other like feathers, Plin. 16, 10, 19, § 48: fraxinus pinnata et ipsa folio, id. 16, 13, 24, § 62; 27, 9, 55, § 79.