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Cock featherCock Cock, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.]
1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
At cock, At full cock, with the hammer raised and ready
to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one
prepared for instant action.
At half cock. See under Half.
Cock feather (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right
angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares. feather starsComatula Co*mat"u*la (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. comatulus
having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.] (Zo["o]l.)
A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When
young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become
detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri;
-- called also feather stars. Featherbone
Featherbone Feath"er*bone`, n.
A substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of geese and
turkeys.
Feather-brained
Feather-brained Feath"er-brained/, a.
Giddy; frivolous; feather-headed. [Colloq.]
Feathered
Feathered Feath"ered, a.
1. Clothed, covered, or fitted with (or as with) feathers or
wings; as, a feathered animal; a feathered arrow.
Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury. --Shak.
Nonsense feathered with soft and delicate phrases
and pointed with pathetic accent. --Dr. J.
Scott.
2. Furnished with anything featherlike; ornamented; fringed;
as, land feathered with trees.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Having a fringe of feathers, as the legs of
certian birds; or of hairs, as the legs of a setter dog.
4. (Her.) Having feathers; -- said of an arrow, when the
feathers are of a tincture different from that of the
shaft.
Feather-edge
Feather-edge Feath"er-edge/, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a
shell, of an oyster.
2. Any thin, as on a board or a razor.
Feather-edged
Feather-edged Feath"er-edged/, a.
Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge thinner than the
other, as a board; -- in the United States, said only of
stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable.
Feather-few
Feather-few Feath"er-few/, n. (Bot.)
Feverfew.
Feather-foilFeather-foil Feath"er-foil`, n. [Feather + foil a leaf.]
(Bot.)
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely
divided leaves. Feather-head
Feather-head Feath"er-head`, n.
A frivolous or featherbrained person. [Colloq.] --H. James.
Feather-headed
Feather-headed Feath"er-head`ed, a.
Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot.
Feather-heeled
Feather-heeled Feath"er-heeled`, a.
Light-heeled; gay; frisky; frolicsome. [Colloq.]
FeatheringFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Feathering floatFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Feathering screwFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Feathering wheelFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Featherless
Featherless Feath"er*less, a.
Destitute of feathers.
Featherly
Featherly Feath"er*ly, a.
Like feathers. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
Featherness
Featherness Feath"er*ness, n.
The state or condition of being feathery.
Feather-pated
Feather-pated Feath"er-pat"ed, a.
Feather-headed; frivolous. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
Featherstitch
Featherstitch Feath"er*stitch`, n.
A kind of embroidery stitch producing a branching zigzag
line.
Feather-veined
Feather-veined Feath"er-veined`, a. (Bot.)
Having the veins (of a leaf) diverging from the two sides of
a midrib.
Feathery
Feathery Feath"er*y, a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, feathers; covered with, or as
with, feathers; as, feathery spray or snow. --Milton.
Ye feathery people of mid air. --Barry
Cornwall.
flag featherFlag Flag, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; -- called
also flag feather. Live feathers Live birth, the condition of being born in such a state
that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of
the whole body. --Dunglison.
Live box, a cell for holding living objects under
microscopical examination. --P. H. Gosse.
Live feathers, feathers which have been plucked from the
living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic.
Live gang. (Sawing) See under Gang.
Live grass (Bot.), a grass of the genus Eragrostis.
Live load (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying
load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a
bridge, or wind pressure on a roof.
Live oak (Bot.), a species of oak (Quercus virens),
growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and
highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the Q.
chrysolepis and some other species are also called live
oaks.
Live ring (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which
a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels
around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.
Live steam, steam direct from the boiler, used for any
purpose, in distinction from exhaust steam.
Live stock, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept
on a farm. whole body. Midfeather
Midfeather Mid"feath`er, n.
1. (Steam Boilers) A vertical water space in a fire box or
combustion chamber.
2. (Mining) A support for the center of a tunnel.
Pen feather Bow pen. See Bow-pen.
Dotting pen, a pen for drawing dotted lines.
Drawing, or Ruling, pen, a pen for ruling lines having
a pair of blades between which the ink is contained.
Fountain pen, Geometric pen. See under Fountain, and
Geometric.
Music pen, a pen having five points for drawing the five
lines of the staff.
Pen and ink, or pen-and-ink, executed or done with a pen
and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.
Pen feather. A pin feather. [Obs.]
Pen name. See under Name.
Sea pen (Zo["o]l.), a pennatula. [Usually written
sea-pen.] Pinfeather
Pinfeather Pin"feath`er, n.
A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather
just emerging through the skin.
Pinfeathered
Pinfeathered Pin"feath`ered, a.
Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed.
Meaning of Feather from wikipedia
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Feathers are
epidermal growths that form a
distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both
avian (bird) and some non-avian
dinosaurs and
other archosaurs...
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pennaceous feather is a type of
feather present in most
modern birds and in some
other species of
maniraptoriform dinosaurs. A
pennaceous feather has a stalk...
- The down of
birds is a
layer of fine
feathers found under the
tougher exterior feathers. Very
young birds are clad only in down.
Powder down is a specialized...
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birds of a
feather in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Birds of a
feather flock together is an
English proverb.
Birds of a
Feather may also refer...
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Lorraine Feather (born
Billie Jane Lee
Lorraine Feather;
September 10, 1948) is an
American singer, lyricist, and songwriter. A
native of Manhattan, she...
- "Birds of a
Feather" is a song by
American singer-songwriter
Billie Eilish. It
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second single...
- The
feather or
feather step is a
dance figure in the
International Style foxtrot.
Depending on a syllabus, it
consists of
three or four
steps (man stepping...
- The
white feather is a
widely recognised propaganda symbol. It has,
among other things,
represented cowardice or
conscientious pacifism; as in A. E. W...
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dealt with the
Weighing of the
Heart that took
place in the Duat. Her
feather was the
measure that
determined whether the
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