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noun Ornithology.

one of the feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird, including those of the wings and tail but excluding such specialized types as downs and filoplumes.

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Origin of contour feather

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby contour feather

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How to use contour feather in a sentence

And then having done that why did it actually feather, when apparently no crew command was given.
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People touched the yellow feather shroud, singing “Indian Red” as the transfer of the coffin to the vehicle was done.
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The Cessna landed like a feather on Bettles Field, a long, flat airstrip built by the Navy during World War II.
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Feather had recorded as a pianist, and although he would never put Oscar Peterson out of business, he knew his sharps and flats.
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It also reveals in vivid visual form the precise contour of the transition.
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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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Clean your tube regularly, and your amber mouthpiece with a feather dipped in spirits of lavender.
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Edna was sitting on the tabouret, idly brushing the tips of a feather duster along the carpet when he came in again.
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Around her throat was a white feather boa, while her features were half concealed by the veil she wore.
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Have both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost.
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British Dictionary definitions for contour feather

contour feather

noun

any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape

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contour feather

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