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Braccate :: Braccate (a.) Furnished with feathers which conceal the feet.

Barrel :: Barrel (n.) The hollow basal part of a feather.

Fan :: Fan (n.) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle..

Feather :: Feather (v. t.) To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe..

Hieroglyphic :: Hieroglyphic (a.) A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a s

Feathering :: Feathering (n.) The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t..

Truncate :: Truncate (a.) Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or feather..

Pinnated :: Pinnated (a.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

Down :: Down (n.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets..

Supraloral :: Supraloral (a.) Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a bird..

Puff-legged :: Puff-legged (a.) Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs.

Pennigerous :: Pennigerous (a.) Bearing feathers or quills.

Shuttlecock :: Shuttlecock (n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself..

Crissal :: Crissal (a.) Pertaining to the crissum; as, crissal feathers..

Crest :: Crest (n.) The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet..

Pennage :: Pennage (n.) Feathery covering; plumage.

Feathery :: Feathery (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, feathers; covered with, or as with, feathers; as, feathery spray or snow..

Comatula :: Comatula (n.) A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri; -- called also feather stars..

Principal :: Principal (n.) The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.

Plumiped :: Plumiped (a.) Having feet covered with feathers.

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