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noun
1.
one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
2.
kind; character; nature: two boys of the same feather.
3.
something like a feather, as a tuft or fringe of hair.
4.
something very light, small, or trivial: Your worry is a mere feather.
5.
EXPANDArchery. one of the vanes at the tail of an arrow or dart.
6.
Carpentry. a spline for joining the grooved edges of two boards.
7.
Masonry. See under plug and feathers.
8.
a featherlike flaw, especially in a precious stone.
9.
Machinery. feather key.
10.
Archaic. attire.
11.
COLLAPSEObsolete. plumage.
verb (used with object)
12.
to provide with feathers, as an arrow.
13.
to clothe or cover with or as with feathers.
14.
Rowing. to turn (an oar) after a stroke so that the blade becomes nearly horizontal, and hold it thus as it is moved back into position for the next stroke.
15.
Aeronautics.
a.
to change the blade angle of (a propeller) so that the chords of the blades are approximately parallel to the line of flight.
b.
to turn off (an engine) while in flight.
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In fine feather
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase16.
to grow feathers.
17.
to be or become feathery in appearance.
18.
to move like feathers.
19.
Rowing. to feather an oar.
20.
Idiomsfeather into, South Midland U.S. to attack (a person, task, or problem) vigorously.
21.
a feather in one's cap, a praiseworthy accomplishment; distinction; honor: Being chosen class president is a feather in her cap.
22.
birds of a feather. bird (def. 15).
23.
feather one's nest, to take advantage of the opportunities to enrich oneself: The mayor had used his term of office to feather his nest.
24.
in fine/high feather, in good form, humor, or health: feeling in fine feather.
25.
EXPANDruffle someone's feathers, to anger, upset, or annoy (another person).
26.
COLLAPSEsmooth one's ruffled/rumpled feathers, to regain one's composure; become calm: After the argument, we each retired to our own rooms to smooth our ruffled feathers.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English fether; cognate with Dutch veder, German Feder, Old Norse fjǫthr; akin to Greek pterón, Sanskrit pátram wing, feather
before 900; Middle English, Old English fether; cognate with Dutch veder, German Feder, Old Norse fjǫthr; akin to Greek pterón, Sanskrit pátram wing, feather
Related forms
feath·er·less, adjective
feath·er·less·ness, noun
feath·er·like, adjective
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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in fine feather
Also, in good or high feather. In excellent form, health, or humor. For example, He was in fine feather, joking with all his visitors. These expressions all allude to a bird's healthy plumage, a usage dating from the late 1500s and no longer very common.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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