Definition of feather

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

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Piculet :: Piculet (n.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers..
Imping :: Imping (n.) The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient wing.
Feather :: Feather (v. i.) To have the appearance of a feather or of feathers; to be or to appear in feathery form.
Unplume :: Unplume (v. t.) To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate..
Pennigerous :: Pennigerous (a.) Bearing feathers or quills.
Plumiped :: Plumiped (a.) Having feet covered with feathers.
Feather-pated :: Feather-pated (a.) Feather-headed; frivolous.
Auriculars :: Auriculars (n. pl.) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.
Titillate :: Titillate (v. t. & i.) To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather..
Exoskeleton :: Exoskeleton (n.) The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external skeleton; dermoskeleton..
Aplustre :: Aplustre (n.) An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's 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..
Penduline :: Penduline (n.) A European titmouse (Parus, / Aegithalus, pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers..
Callow :: Callow (a.) Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.
Dogvane :: Dogvane (n.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind..
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..
Vibrissa :: Vibrissa (n.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
Vermiculation :: Vermiculation (n.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds..
Bantam :: Bantam (n.) A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java..
Hyporadius :: Hyporadius (n.) One of the barbs of the hypoptilum, or aftershaft of a feather. See Feather..
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