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feather ['feðə(r)]1 noun(of bird) plume f; (on tail, wing, of arrow) penne f;∎ as light as a feather léger comme une plume;∎ in fine feather en pleine forme;∎ figurative to smoothe sb's ruffled feathers rasséréner qn;∎ figurative to show the white feather manquer de courage;∎ that's a feather in his cap il peut en être fier;∎ that's another feather in her cap encore une chose dont elle peut être fière ou se vanter;∎ to make the feathers fly mettre le feu aux poudres;∎ you could have knocked me down with a feather les bras m'en sont tombés(mattress) de plume; (headdress) de plumes(a) (put feathers on → arrow) empenner;∎ pejorative to feather one's (own) nest faire son beurre(c) (in rowing) ramener à plat;∎ feather your oars! avirons à plat!(in rowing) plumer►► feather bed lit m de plumes;feather boa boa m de plumes;feather cut (hairstyle) coupe f en dégradé;feather duster plumeau m -
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A n plume f.C vtr1 ( in rowing) plumer [blade] ;2 Aviat mettre [qch] en drapeau.as light as a feather léger comme une plume ; birds of a feather (flock together) Prov qui se ressemble s'assemble Prov ; in full feather en excellente forme ; that'll make the feathers fly ils vont se voler dans les plumes ; that's a feather in his cap c'est un bon point pour lui ; you could have knocked me down with a feather j'en avais le souffle coupé. -
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['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) plume2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) emplumer- feathery - a feather in one's cap - feather one's own nest - feather one's nest -
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clavette f, couvre-joint m, languette (menuiserie) f, languette linguiforme fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather
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13 feather-edged
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14 feather edge
feuillure f, planche à clin f, planche méplate f, rive amincie fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather edge
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15 feather edged board
bardage en clins m, planche à clin fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather edged board
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16 feather joint
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather joint
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17 feather plane
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather plane
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18 feather-edge coping
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather-edge coping
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19 feather-edged weather boards
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather-edged weather boards
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20 feather-joint
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > feather-joint
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Feather — Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feather — [feth′ər] n. [ME fether < OE; akin to Ger feder < IE base * pet , to fall, fly > Gr pteron, wing, piptein, L petere, to fall, Sans pátati, (he) flies] 1. Zool. any of the growths covering the body of a bird or making up a large part of… … English World dictionary
Feather — Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L Estrange.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feather — ► NOUN ▪ any of the flat appendages growing from a bird s skin, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs. ► VERB 1) rotate the blades of (a propeller) to lessen the air or water resistance. 2) (feathered) covered or… … English terms dictionary
Feather — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Leonard Feather (1914–1994), britischer Jazzautor, musiker und produzent Lorraine Feather (* 1948), US amerikanische Jazzsängerin und Songwriterin Tiny Feather (1902–1975), US amerikanischer American… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Feather — Feath er, v. i. 1. To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; often with out; as, the birds are feathering out. [1913 Webster] 2. To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about in little flakes or feathers; as, the cream feathers … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feather — [n] tuft of bird; plumage calamus, crest, down, fin, fluff, fringe, penna, pinion, pinna, plume, plumule, pompon, quill, shaft, spike, wing; concept 399 … New thesaurus
Feather — For other uses, see Feather (disambiguation). Feather variations Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex… … Wikipedia
feather — featherless, adj. featherlessness, n. featherlike, adj. /fedh euhr/, n. 1. one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner,… … Universalium
feather — /ˈfɛðə / (say fedhuh) noun 1. one of the epidermal appendages which together constitute the plumage of birds, being typically made up of a hard, tubelike portion (the quill) attached to the body of the bird, which passes into a thinner, stemlike… …
feather — {{11}}feather (n.) O.E. feðer feather, in plural, wings, from P.Gmc. *fethro (Cf. O.S. fethara, O.N. fioþr, Swed. fjäder, M.Du. vedere, Du. veder, O.H.G. fedara, Ger. Feder), from PIE *petra , zero degree *ptera wing … Etymology dictionary