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Idioms about feather

Origin of feather

before 900; Middle English, Old English fether; cognate with Dutch veder,German Feder,Old Norse fjǫthr; akin to Greek pterón,Sanskrit pátram wing, feather

OTHER WORDS FROM feather

feath·er·less, adjectivefeath·er·less·ness, nounfeath·er·like, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for feather

feather
/ (ˈfɛðə) /

noun
verb
See also feathers

Derived forms of feather

featherless, adjectivefeather-like, adjectivefeathery, adjective

Word Origin for feather

Old English fether; related to Old Frisian fethere, Old Norse fjöthr feather, Old High German fedara wing, Greek petesthai to fly, Sanskrit patati he flies
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Scientific definitions for feather

feather
[ fĕðər ]

One of the light, flat structures that cover the skin of birds. A feather is made of a horny substance and has a narrow, hollow shaft bearing flat vanes formed of many parallel barbs. The barbs of outer feathers are formed of even smaller structures (called barbules) that interlock. The barbs of down feathers do not interlock. Evolutionarily, feathers are modified scales, first seen in certain dinosaurs.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with feather

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