feathered
Americanadjective
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clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow.
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quick; rapid; speedy; swift.
feathered feet.
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(of a veneer) cut to show a figure resembling a plume.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of feathered
before 1000; Middle English fethered, Old English gefetherede, see feather, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile Queen Camilla also dressed in tartan, paired with the emerald green jacket and feathered hat she wore to a Sunday service at Crathie Kirk last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Convery has nicely feathered hair and a character burdened by the plot’s corniest contrivances: a bully stubbornly pursuing him to the literal end of civilization, a lost pet dog that he’s determined to rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
After a long run, nothing was better than Diet Coke straight from the freezer, the soda feathered with slivers of ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Among their closest relatives were the dromaeosaurs, a group of feathered dinosaurs known for being relatively small, agile predators.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
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 "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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