Feathering

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Plumage.
  • n. The feathers fitted to an arrow.
  • n. A fringe of hair on an animal's coat, especially on the leg of a dog.
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  • v. Present participle of feather.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as foliation.
  • n. 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.
  • n. A covering of feathers.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Plumage.
  • n. The adjustment of feathers to an arrow, whether shaft or bolt. See arrow, vireton.
  • n. In architecture, an arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting points or cusps, used as ornaments in the molding of arches, etc., in pointed medieval architecture; foliation. See cusp.
  • n. Same as feather, 2 .
  • n. In the aquatint process, the application of strong acid to the plate, to bite in dark touches. See aquatint.
  • n. In violin-playing, a very light and delicate use of the bow.
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  • n. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rotation    rotary motion   
    Cross Reference
    double feathering   
    Variant
    foliation    feather   
    Verb Stem
    feather   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    weathering   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    white-barked    sourpuss    relaxant    larma    otherworldliness   
     
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