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Feather-pated :: Feather-pated (a.) Feather-headed; frivolous.

Plumula :: Plumula (n.) A down feather.

Preen :: Preen (n.) To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds..

Mew :: Mew (v. t.) To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers..

Remiges :: Remiges (n. pl.) The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.

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

Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Destitute of bards, or of reversed points, hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarded feather..

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..

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

Feather :: Feather (v. t.) To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap..

Plumule :: Plumule (n.) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.

Unplume :: Unplume (v. t.) To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate..

Mallophaga :: Mallophaga (n. pl.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird..

Fledge :: Fledge (v. i.) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

Pterylosis :: Pterylosis (n.) The arrangement of feathers in definite areas.

Midfeather :: Midfeather (n.) A support for the center of a tunnel.

Obumbrant :: Obumbrant (a.) Overhanging; as, obumbrant feathers..

Penniform :: Penniform (a.) Having the form of a feather or plume.

Tuft :: Tuft (n.) A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers..

Dowle :: Dowle (n.) Feathery or wool-like down; filament of a feather.

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