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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In the clips Tarin uses, Coyote looks longingly at one of Road Runner’s feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Every day when I open the shop there are feathers everywhere. People get stressed about it but where are they going to go?"
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
This study, however, took her into unusual territory: feathers preserved inside fossilized feces, known as coprolites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Award show producers seemed to scramble for hosts that didn’t already have a record of ruffling feathers and could, at the bare minimum, garner a few chuckles from the crowd.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
When she steadied herself against the counter of the coffee bar, she noticed the trail of feathers she’d left in her wake.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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