feathered
Americanadjective
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clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow.
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quick; rapid; speedy; swift.
feathered feet.
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(of a veneer) cut to show a figure resembling a plume.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of feathered
before 1000; Middle English fethered, Old English gefetherede, see feather, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Her creations include recycled car tires—symbols of the capital’s traffic-clogged modern life—with sides and treads imprinted with gilded Aztec symbols, including the flying feathered serpent-god Quetzalcoatl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But their third-wicket partnership of 150 was ended when the impressive Cox feathered behind off the left-arm spin of Ali Usman for 73.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Standing in front of his mural, depicting the face of a girl with a feathered headdress, he laments that many artists were victims of the gangs and are now "disappeared."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I know my way around a coop,” I said, although I didn’t really want to stick my hands beneath any feathered chicken butts.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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