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feather

Definition

  • noun: any one of the light growths that make up the outer covering of the body of a bird
  • noun: any of the light horny epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds and that consist of a shaft bearing on each side a series of barbs which bear barbules which in turn bear barbicels commonly ending in hooked hamuli and interlocking with the barbules of an adjacent barb to link the barbs into a continuous vane
  • verb: to put a feather in or on (something)
  • used of ink or a printed impression
  • synonyms: kind, nature, species

Examples

  • When I found out I had won, 'you could have knocked me over with a feather'. [=I was extremely surprised or astonished]

  • a bird with a black 'cap' [=a black section of feathers on the top of its head]

  • She was accused of 'feathering her own nest' with the company's money.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh, yep. What a twist. - (BABY COOS) - (BOTH GASP) - Oh, no. - Uh... So many of them. They're pulling my feathers! What are we going to do? All right, everybody. Gather around. Gather around. An annoying person asked me once why I wanna be boss. Well, I never knew why until today. metal and glass (..)
    2016 Storks