feathers
Britishplural noun
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the plumage of a bird
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Also called: feathering. the long hair on the legs or tail of certain breeds of horses and dogs
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informal dress; attire
her best feathers
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to cause upset or offence
Example Sentences
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Pelicarnassus fell backward in a cloud of feathers, his little hat flipping up into the air.
From Literature
I had always envied cornflower-blue eyes like hers, and the lashes framing them were long and brown like feathers on a whip-poor-will.
From Literature
Real leather, real suede, feathers, jewels — everything that you need in a fall closet.
From Los Angeles Times
In this scenario, nematodes could have clung to feathers after birds visited saline lakes in South America and were then carried thousands of miles north.
From Science Daily
It had thick gray feathers that reflected the moonlight back.
From Literature
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