feathered
Americanadjective
-
clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow.
-
quick; rapid; speedy; swift.
feathered feet.
-
(of a veneer) cut to show a figure resembling a plume.
Other Word Forms
- unfeathered adjective
Etymology
Origin of feathered
before 1000; Middle English fethered, Old English gefetherede, feather, -ed 3
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The back features a genie’s lamp resting on an open book and a feathered quill with an olive branch in the background—symbols of peace, knowledge and learning.
Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, Southern California’s most famous feathered power couple, have welcomed their first egg of the 2026 season in their Big Bear nest.
From Los Angeles Times
Lady Gaga, who is nominated for album of the year, returned to the feathered look she debuted at last year's ceremony.
From BBC
And yet still—even with the griffin, who was scratching his feathered ear with his hind leg, heavy in his lap—it felt impossible.
From Literature
In major news for followers of Southern California’s most famous feathered power couple, bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have welcomed their first egg of the 2026 season in their Big Bear nest.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
