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Word: Feather
Speech Type: Noun
Old English fether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veer and German Feder, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit patra ‘wing’, Latin penna ‘feather’, and Greek pteron, pterux ‘wing’
ˈfɛðə
any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs
Short Definition:appendage growing from bird's skin
Examples:- the waxwing has very bright feathers and a prominent crest
- Sally-Anne, dolled up in ostrich feathers and pearls
Word: Feather
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfɛðə
rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance.
Short Definition:rotate propeller blades about own axes
float or move like a feather
Short Definition:float or move like feather
Examples:- the green fronds feathered against a blue sky
blend or smooth delicately
Short Definition:blend or smooth delicately
Examples:- feather the paint in, in a series of light strokes
(of ink, lipstick, etc.) separate into tiny lines after application
Short Definition:separate into tiny lines after application
Examples:- the ink started to feather and smudge
- don't you just hate it when you spot that your lipstick has feathered around your lips?
feather-cut
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