- aftershafted
- adjectivehaving an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers)• Similar to: ↑feathered
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aftershafted — adj. 1. having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aftershafted — af·ter·shaft·ed … English syllables
aftershaft — aftershafted, adj. /af teuhr shaft , ahf teuhr shahft /, n. Ornith. 1. a supplementary feather, usually small, arising from the underside of the base of the shafts of certain feathers in many birds. 2. the shaft of such a feather. [1865 70; AFTER … Universalium
aftershaft — noun a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds • Hypernyms: ↑feather, ↑plume, ↑plumage * * * aftershafted, adj. /af teuhr shaft , ahf teuhr shahft /, n. Ornith. 1. a… … Useful english dictionary
feathered — adjective 1. adorned with feathers or plumes (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑feathery, ↑plumy • Similar to: ↑adorned, ↑decorated • Derivationally related forms: ↑feather … Useful english dictionary
