feathers in English

noun
1
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.
When the color of the landscape changes, females shed their white plumage as brown replacement feathers grow in.
verb
1
rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance.
A fire erupted in the starboard engine and the pilot was unable to feather the propeller.
2
float, move, or wave like a feather.
the green fronds feathered against a blue sky

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1. Oh, feathers

2. The Great Auk’s down feathers — the layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers — were highly sought after

3. Am I losing feathers?

4. I don't have feathers.

5. His feathers are muscles.

6. Because of the feathers.

7. Top feathers used for kingfisher craft are the turquoise blue and the snowy blue kingfisher feathers.

8. A Silkie has feathers like other chickens, but their feathers lack Barbicels, which means that

9. Fine feathers make fine birds.

10. Baobab 24cm Feathers Touareg Candle

11. The bird ruffled its feathers.

12. The Cockerel preened his feathers.

13. Their sturdy feathers turn to fluff.

14. Feathers initially developed from insect scales.

15. Well, Silkies do have feathers, but they don’t have the Barbicels that hold most feathers together

16. 25 Bobwhite quail wing and tail feathers 2 1/2" to 4", quail feathers

17. The feathers represent truth and justice.

18. Our teacher a shuttlecock real feathers.

19. He feathered arrows with duck's feathers.

20. Chief, doves have longer tail feathers.

21. Rather than moulting their central tail feathers first, as most birds do, they retain these feathers until last.

22. The male Bobolink is the only North American bird that has light feathers above and dark feathers below

23. Held under the dorsal guiding feathers?

24. The bird puffed up its feathers.

25. She knows how to ruffle his feathers.

26. The birds ruffled their feathers in alarm.

27. My coat is filled with downy feathers.

28. Her dress was trimmed with ostrich feathers.

29. Their feathers lack Barbicels, the hook-like barbs that exists in the feathers of other chicken breeds and which hold the parts of the feathers together, giving them there usual appearance

30. The bird's bright feathers increase its Conspicuousness.

31. You travel in style, with ostrich feathers.

32. The Light Brahma chickens have mostly white coloring but have black tail feathers and neck feathers with black in them

33. The badge, known as the Prince of Wales's feathers, consists of three white feathers emerging from a gold coronet.

34. 4 The male has beautiful tail feathers.

35. Their soft, fluffy feathers lack Barbicels (as do the feathers of Silkie chickens), adding exponentially to this breed’s plush-toy appearance

36. They use feathers to line their nests.

37. 10 A tuft of hair or feathers.

38. “The Barbules of sandgrouse belly feathers are also coiled at the base, but much more strongly than those of wader feathers, and the hooked barbicels that give most feathers structural cohesion have been entirely lost

39. Pale grey silk with pink ostrich feathers.

40. Favorite Add to Bufflehead Duck Feathers PNWbarter $ 5.00

41. Caged birds sometimes pluck out their breast feathers.

42. Apart from the meat and eggs, the Vikings used the feathers from this goose breed as steering feathers for arrows.

43. Ain't you lost enough tail feathers back there?

44. The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere.

45. Cruelty free feathers - 25 barn owl like, high white, light grey and lightest buff patterned feathers from a domestic chicken RabbitFeathers

46. Typical Broilers have white feathers and yellowish skin

47. Wild Budgerigars have green, black and yellow feathers

48. Fine feathers do not make fine birds. 

49. 4 The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers.

50. He would fain fly, but he wants feathers.