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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
feather/ˈfeðə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs.
- 2 (feathers) a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal.
- 1 rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance.
■ Rowing turn (an oar) so that it passes through the air edgeways.
- 2 (as adj. feathered) covered or decorated with feathers.
- 3 float or move like a feather.
– phrases
a feather in one's cap an achievement to be proud of.
feather one's (own) nest make money selfishly or opportunistically.
a feather in one's cap an achievement to be proud of.
feather one's (own) nest make money selfishly or opportunistically.
– derivatives
featheriness noun,
featherless adjective,
feathery adjective.
featheriness noun,
featherless adjective,
feathery adjective.
– origin OE fether, of Gmc origin.
'feather' also found in these Oxford entries:
aigrette
- barb
- barbule
- calamus
- coleoptile
- contour feather
- covert
- crinoid
- empennage
- feather bed
- feather-brain
- feather-cut
- feather edge
- feathering
- feather star
- feather stitch
- flight feather
- fur
- hackle
- herl
- imp
- paan
- paisley
- panache
- pen
- pennon
- pin feather
- pinion
- pinna
- pinnate
- plumage
- plume
- plumule
- primary feather
- prince's feather
- ptero-
- quetzal
- quill
- rachis
- ramus
- scale
- scapular
- scapulary
- sea lily
- sea pen
- secondary feather
- tail feather
- tar
- truncate
Forum discussions with the word(s) "feather" in the title:
(bed)sheet x duvet x feather-bed
A big ostrich feather and bare feet springs to mind.
a feather up your ass
at the drop of a feather
birds of a feather
cap and feather days
Feather bed
Feather duster with a long handle
feather-pate
gent as a feather/as gentle as a feather
his own nest to feather
old english: Thou shalt find me here this hour about a feather.
sick-feather
to feather
A big ostrich feather and bare feet springs to mind.
a feather up your ass
at the drop of a feather
birds of a feather
cap and feather days
Feather bed
Feather duster with a long handle
feather-pate
gent as a feather/as gentle as a feather
his own nest to feather
old english: Thou shalt find me here this hour about a feather.
sick-feather
to feather
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