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   feather

   /ˈfɛðə/

   noun

   • 1. any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs: "the waxwing has very bright feathers and a prominent crest"
   • ▪ a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal.

   verb

   • 1. rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance.
   • ▪ vary the angle of attack of (rotor blades).
   • ▪ turn (an oar) so that it passes through the air edgeways: "he turned, feathering one oar slowly"
   • 2. float or move like a feather: "the green fronds feathered against a blue sky"
   • 3. blend or smooth delicately: "feather the paint in, in a series of light strokes"
   • 4. (of ink, lipstick, etc.) separate into tiny lines after application: "the ink started to feather and smudge"
   • 5. short for feather cut

   Word Origin Old Englishfether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veer and German Feder, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit patra ‘wing’, Latin penna ‘feather’, and Greek pteron, pterux ‘wing’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. featherless adjective
   • 2. featherlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • E

     1

   • A

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   • H

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   • E

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