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feathering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | feather |
| Type of | rotary motion, rotation |
| Derivation | feather |
Examples of feathering
feathering
Feathering your nest to a greater degree is possible for you in the coming year.
From the kansas.com
Seal those nicks with some nail polish, feathering the edges so there is no lip.
From the stltoday.com
They have feathering on the toes and tarsi that is characteristic of this genus.
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No mention of children just edu-business, empire building and nest feathering.
From the guardian.co.uk
According to the church session notes, the punishment was tar and feathering.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Real estate isn't so much about nesting today as it is about nest feathering.
From the time.com
More feathering and glide tests are planned along with rocket tests, Whitesides said.
From the delawareonline.com
There shouldn't be any problems with feathering or bleeding, but there will be shine.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Learn to layer lip products properly for maximum staying power and minimum feathering.
From the stltoday.com
- Feather: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
- Feathering is a technique used in computer graphics software to smooth or blur the edges of a feature. The term is inherited from a technique of fine retouching using fine feathers.
- 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. ...
- A propeller that can have the pitch of its blade changed to reduce drag when not in use. Also see folding and variable pitch propellers.
- In wind generators, this refers to an adjustment of the blades so that they catch less wind. This can prevent damage to the machine in high winds.
- An inconsistent line that tapers, blurs, or bleeds; compare featheredge, dot gain. Also, the addition of blank lines or spaces in a column or page to force the vertical justification or centering of copy; see justify, flush, straight composition, ragged, alignment, furniture; compare leading, ...
- The act of turning the oar blade from a position perpendicular to the surface of the water to a position parallel to the water. This is done in conjunction with the release.
- Longer fringe of hair on ears, legs, tail or body.
- As Kathleen Scott describes this sort of decoration, it is "a spray form of decoration, consisting of short, slightly curving pen lines often ending in a lobe (after c. 1410 usually tinted green), gold motifs, and coloured motifs; [. . .] a basic element of 15th-century book decoration" (Scott 371).
