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feathered

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feath·ered  (frd)
adj.
1. Covered, provided, or adorned with feathers.
2. Having feathering, as an animal's coat.
3. Moving swiftly: feathered feet.
4. Having the chords of propeller blades parallel to the line of flight.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.feathered - adorned with feathers or plumes
feathery, plumy
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
2.feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"
featherless, unfeathered - having no feathers; "a featherless biped"; "the unfeathered legs of an Orpington"
Translations
feathered [ˈfeðəd] ADJ [bird] → plumado, con plumas
our feathered friends (hum) → nuestros amigos plumados, nuestros amigos las aves
feathered [ˈfɛðərd] adj
[hat, head-dress] → à plumes
feathered
adj → gefiedert
feathered [ˈfɛðəd] adj → piumato/a
our feathered friends → i nostri amici pennuti
feathered [ˈfɛðəd] adj → piumato/a
our feathered friends → i nostri amici pennuti


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Looking down upon the Arrow with which it had been pierced, it found that the shaft of the Arrow had been feathered with one of its own plumes.
Fables by Aesop View in context
But this thing, itself no chicken, with the seeming of a wild feathered thing of the jungle that was fair game for any dog, talked to him with the voice of a god.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
She is all energy, and spirit, and sunshine, and interest in everybody and everything, and pours out her prodigal love upon every creature that will take it, high or low, Christian or pagan, feathered or furred; and none has declined it to date, and none ever will, I think.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
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