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feather::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | feathering |
| Type of | rotary motion, rotation |
feather::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plumage, plume |
| Type of | animal material, body covering |
| Has types | quill, quill feather, aftershaft, alula, bastard wing, contour feather, down, down feather, flight feather, hackle, marabou, pinion, scapular, spurious wing |
| Derivation | feathery |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cover |
Examples of feather
feather
Bereft Of the blue milk, the toys of feather and fur, The den life's happy dark.
From the guardian.co.uk
The school's symbol is a Native American wearing an elaborate feather headdress.
From the post-gazette.com
Quilt-top feather bed Nothing makes a bed more inviting than a pile of feathers.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Such feather-picking is a symptom of something else that is wrong with the bird.
From the sacbee.com
There is also a rather sniffy hierarchy as to who gets tarred with this feather.
From the independent.co.uk
We use a small grove of tabletop, goose-feather trees to show off our ornaments.
From the psychcentral.com
Before the varnish dries, dip the nail into the pot of silver feather particles.
From the express.co.uk
Multi-coloured feathers, escapees from hundreds of feather boas were everywhere.
From the nzherald.co.nz
We did not elect them to feather their own nests with unlimited public spending.
From the dailyherald.com
- Join tongue and groove, in carpentry
- The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
- Cover or fit with feathers
- Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
- Turn the paddle; in canoeing
- Turn the oar, while rowing
- Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates, and indeed a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty. ...
- Feathering, or feather, is a term used to describe the long hair on the lower legs and fetlocks of some breeds of horse and pony. On some horses, especially draft breeds, the hair can almost cover the hooves. ...
- Feather is a mini album by Japanese singer/pianist Misako Odani, released October 29, 2003 on the Toshiba-EMI label. The album is actually a cover album made by a band called ta-ta which was a side project of Misako. ...
