He calls birds “our fine-feathered friends.”
Youth now flees on feathered foot (Robert Louis Stevenson).
SYNONYM(S): fleet, winged.a feathered arrow.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
un|feath|ered — «uhn FEHTH uhrd», adjective. not provided with feathers; featherless … Useful english dictionary
feather — feath·er feth ər n one of the light horny epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds and that consist of a shaft bearing on each side a series of barbs which bear barbules which in turn bear barbicels commonly… … Medical dictionary
feathered — feath|ered [ˈfeðəd US ərd] adj 1.) having feathers, or made from feathers 2.) feathered friend informal a bird used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
feathered — feath|ered [ feðərd ] adjective covered with feathers or made from feathers our feathered friends HUMOROUS birds … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Feathered — Feath ered, a. 1. Clothed, covered, or fitted with (or as with) feathers or wings; as, a feathered animal; a feathered arrow. [1913 Webster] Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury. Shak. [1913 Webster] Nonsense feathered with soft and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pinfeathered — Pin feath ered, a. Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bird — n British 1. a girl. A very common term in the late 1950s and 1960s, it is now somewhat dated and considered offensive or pat ronising by most women. The word was first a 19th century term of endearment, ultimately from Middle English, in which… … Contemporary slang
unfeathered — un•feath′ered adj … From formal English to slang
sick-feathered — sick feathˈered adjective (of birds) with immature feathers at moulting • • • Main Entry: ↑sick … Useful english dictionary
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
