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feathered

[feth-erd]

adjective

  1. clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow.

  2. quick; rapid; speedy; swift.

    feathered feet.

  3. (of a veneer) cut to show a figure resembling a plume.



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Other Word Forms

  • unfeathered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of feathered1

before 1000; Middle English fethered, Old English gefetherede, feather, -ed 3
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Before he could take action, the feathered thief flew off with the mug.

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His opulent ivory and gold ensemble - created by designer Prabal Gurung - complete with a feathered bejewelled turban, trended in India for weeks.

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On screen, they possessed a bewitching stillness, performing barefoot in a pair of golden feathered trousers like some sort of musical Icarus.

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After working with birds for about 30 years, he said his first priority was to stabilise his new feathered friend.

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Posing on the cover of Rolling Stone while wearing almost nothing but a feathered war bonnet was supposed to mark Avery’s national success and celebrate her pride as a member of the Muscogee tribe.

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