Definition of feather

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Feather (v. i.) To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about in little flakes or feathers; as, the cream feathers.

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Pennach :: Pennach (n.) A bunch of feathers; a plume.
Feather :: Feather (v. i.) To have the appearance of a feather or of feathers; to be or to appear in feathery form.
Featherless :: Featherless (a.) Destitute of feathers.
Saw-whet :: Saw-whet (n.) A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl..
Crest :: Crest (n.) A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc..
Pennaceous :: Pennaceous (a.) Like or pertaining to a normal feather.
Alunogen :: Alunogen (n.) A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feather alum, and hair salt..
Feathered :: Feathered (a.) Clothed, covered, or fitted with (or as with) feathers or wings; as, a feathered animal; a feathered arrow..
Feather :: Feather (n.) The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some other dogs.
Featherness :: Featherness (n.) The state or condition of being feathery.
White-eye :: White-eye (n.) Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit..
Feather :: Feather (n.) A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse..
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
Hackle :: Hackle (n.) An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers..
Kingbird :: Kingbird (n.) A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show
Pick :: Pick (v.) To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc..
Feather :: Feather (v. t.) To render light as a feather; to give wings to.
Deplumation :: Deplumation (n.) The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
Feather-veined :: Feather-veined (a.) Having the veins (of a leaf) diverging from the two sides of a midrib.
Preen :: Preen (n.) To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds..
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