Definition of feather

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

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Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis..
Principal :: Principal (n.) The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.
Torques :: Torques (n.) A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its color or structure; a collar..
Apteria :: Apteria (n. pl.) Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See Pteryliae.
Feather-pated :: Feather-pated (a.) Feather-headed; frivolous.
Radius :: Radius (n.) The barbs of a perfect feather.
Plumule :: Plumule (n.) One of the featherlike scales of certain male butterflies.
Pin-tailed :: Pin-tailed (a.) Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; -- said of birds..
Feather-headed :: Feather-headed (a.) Giddy; frivolous; foolish.
Aigrette :: Aigrette (n.) A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle..
Pennage :: Pennage (n.) Feathery covering; plumage.
Flag :: Flag (n.) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc..
Feathered :: Feathered (a.) Furnished with anything featherlike; ornamented; fringed; as, land feathered with trees..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; -- called also cora humming bird.
Fletcher :: Fletcher (n.) One who fletches of feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows.
Hamulus :: Hamulus (n.) A hooked barbicel of a feather.
Feather :: Feather (v. t.) To tread, as a cock..
Fork-tailed :: Fork-tailed (a.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
Graduated :: Graduated (a.) Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer..
Emu Wren :: Emu wren () A small wrenlike Australian bird (Stipiturus malachurus), having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed, like emu feathers..
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