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View synonyms for feathered

feathered

[ feth-erd ]

adjective

  1. clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow.
  2. quick; rapid; speedy; swift:

    feathered feet.

  3. (of a veneer) cut to show a figure resembling a plume.


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Other Words From

  • un·feathered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of feathered1

before 1000; Middle English fethered, Old English gefetherede, feather, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

Rapper Ice Spice sported a black lace catsuit with a feathered coat at the show.

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Proud bald eagle parents Jackie and Shadow welcomed a third chick to their feathered family Saturday morning, days after two hatchlings made their debut.

In the early 1790s, Pennsylvania farmers tarred and feathered several government officials sent to collect a new tax on whiskey production.

Wearing a pair of feathered wings, Rita becomes a catalyst for a plan to liberate all the captive youths in this institution and expose the abhorrent treatment they’ve received.

Several feathered characters have come and gone, but Jackie and Shadow, who paired up in 2018, are by far the most popular.

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