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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Booysen also had several outfit changes throughout the day, including a white mini dress with a sparkly bodice and feathered skirt for cutting the cake, and an off-the-shoulder satin look for later in the evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Having recently released her new memoir, “Famesick,” Lena Dunham made her first Met Gala appearance since 2019, wearing a heavy flow of a red feathered dress.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
The study focused on nine fossils from eastern China belonging to Anchiornis, a feathered Pennaraptoran dinosaur.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
And Teyana Taylor, who has ruled the red carpet all awards season, wore a black and white feathered sleeveless Chanel gown with a sheer panel over her toned stomach.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
Photographs of Bitter’s hands were strewn around as studies—she’d painted her own hands into the figure, painted crude stitches that grafted her wrists to its feathered arms.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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