Any soft downy substance, typically from soft fibers or hairs
“Black ostrich feathers.”
Clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind
Innards
An appendage of an animal or machine that enables it to fly
A clump or bunch of feathers
Plural for 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
“He realized that they were coming from his bathroom and he opened the door slowly to see that the window was open and there was a big, black feather on the floor.”
Plural for a group of persons or things with shared characteristics
Plural for formal, elaborate or dressy clothing
Plural for a temporary state of mind, feeling or emotion
Plural for a fine film, filament or strand
Plural for finned device
Plural for a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
To make a living for the benefit of others
“When the quills begin to loosen, the bird removes them and is then ready to care for the new feathers.”
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