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Feather 1Definition: One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds, belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down.
Feather 2Definition: Kind; nature; species; from the proverbial phrase, "Birds of a feather," that is, of the same species. Feather 3Definition: The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some other dogs. Feather 4Definition: A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse. Feather 5Definition: One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow. Feather 6Definition: A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline. Feather 7Definition: A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone, to rend the stone. Feather 8Definition: The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or enters the water. Feather 9Definition: To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. Feather 10Definition: To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe. Feather 11Definition: To render light as a feather; to give wings to. Feather 12Definition: To enrich; to exalt; to benefit. Feather 13Definition: To tread, as a cock. Feather 14Definition: To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; often with out; as, the birds are feathering out. Feather 15Definition: To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about in little flakes or "feathers;" as, the cream feathers Feather 16Definition: To turn to a horizontal plane; said of oars. Feather 17Definition: To have the appearance of a feather or of feathers; to be or to appear in feathery form. feather 18Definition: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls feather 19Definition: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds feather 20Definition: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" feather 21Definition: turn the oar, while rowing feather 22Definition: turn the paddle; in canoeing feather 23Definition: cover or fit with feathers feather 24Definition: join tongue and groove, in carpentry
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