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feathering

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feath·er·ing  (fr-ng)
n.
1. Plumage.
2. The feathers fitted to an arrow.
3. A fringe of hair on an animal's coat, especially on the leg of a dog.
feathering [ˈfɛðərɪŋ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the plumage of a bird; feathers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another word for feathers [2]
3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing
a.  an imperfection in print caused by the spreading of ink
b.  the use of additional space between lines in typesetting in order to fill the page
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.feathering - turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
feather
rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
rowing, row - the act of rowing as a sport
Translations
feathering [ˈfeðərɪŋ] N → plumaje m


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One winter day when a slight fall of snow was feathering the sills and frames of the schoolroom windows, he stood at his black board, crayon in hand, about to commence with a class; when, reading in the countenances of those boys that there was something wrong, and that they seemed in alarm for him, he turned his eyes to the door towards which they faced.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
The neatness of the young man's attire, the dexterity of his feathering, the enviable state of mind which enabled him in the beautiful words of the poet, to
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
They were ready for a dance in half a second (Meg and Richard at the top); and the Drum was on the very brink of feathering away with all his power; when a combination of prodigious sounds was heard outside, and a good-humoured comely woman of some fifty years of age, or thereabouts, came running in, attended by a man bearing a stone pitcher of terrific size, and closely followed by the marrow-bones and cleavers, and the bells; not THE Bells, but a portable collection on a frame.
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