feather-like
- a word derived from feather.
Example Sentences
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Panels of silk lamé and chiffon paired with crystals and long, feather-like sequin embellishments might seem party-aesthetics only, but paired with a white tee and sandal, this slip skirt is everyday festive.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
Its anatomy may help to explain how pterosaurs achieved flight and why both dinosaurs and pterosaurs had a feather-like fuzz covering their skin, the team noted.
From Scientific American • Jul. 14, 2020
He said thousands of newborns died this year because most of the 300,000-strong herd of goats, which yields around 45 tons of fine feather-like wool each year, remained trapped in the extreme cold.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2020
In the winter, they grow feather-like appendages on their feet to help them walk on snow.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2018
Leaves deciduous, flat, linear, � to � in. long, in 2 rows on the slender branchlets, forming feather-like spray of a light green color.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
