Definition of feather

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Feather (v. i.) To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; -- often with out; as, the birds are feathering out..

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Bird :: Bird (n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves..
Louse :: Louse (n.) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga..
Arrow :: Arrow (n.) A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow..
Feathered :: Feathered (a.) Having feathers; -- said of an arrow, when the feathers are of a tincture different from that of the shaft..
Racket-tail :: Racket-tail (n.) Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped..
Imp :: Imp (n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line..
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 (v. t.) A covering of feathers.
Stovehouse :: Stove (v. t.) To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers..
Entermewer :: Entermewer (n.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year..
Hirsute :: Hirsute (a.) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds..
Stand-by :: Standard-wing (n.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing.
Penguin :: Penguin (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass..
Barb :: Barb (n.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather..
Dustbrush :: Dustbrush (n.) A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture..
Beard :: Beard (n.) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some bird.
Calamus :: Calamus (n.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.
Starting :: Starthroat (n.) Any humming bird of the genus Heliomaster. The feathers of the throat have a brilliant metallic luster.
Egret :: Egret (n.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle..
Flag :: Flag (n.) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc..
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