fluffy feathers (noun)

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• fluffy — adjective 1 made of or covered with something soft and light, such as wool, hair or feathers: a fluffy little kitten 2 food that is fluffy is made soft and light by shaking, or beating so that air is mixed into it: Cream the butter and sugar… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fluffy — UK [ˈflʌfɪ] / US adjective Word forms fluffy : adjective fluffy comparative fluffier superlative fluffiest 1) a) covered with very soft hair or feathers fluffy kittens b) made of something very soft such as wool a fluffy jumper 2) food that is… …   English dictionary

• fluffy — fluff|y [ flʌfi ] adjective 1. ) covered with very soft hair or feathers: fluffy kittens a ) made of something very soft such as wool: a fluffy sweater 2. ) food that is fluffy is soft and light because it contains a lot of air: a fluffy cake ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… …   Wikipedia

• down — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a (from of), of off, from + dūne, dative of dūn hill Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) toward or in a lower physical position (2) to a lying or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• feather — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breast, neck, tail, wing ▪ ostrich, peacock, etc. ▪ flight ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• feather boa — noun a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur • Syn: ↑boa • Hypernyms: ↑scarf * * * feather boa UK US noun [countable] [singular feather boa …   Useful english dictionary

• boa — noun Etymology: Latin, a water snake Date: 14th century 1. any of a family (Boidae) of large snakes that kill by constriction and that includes the boa constrictor, anaconda, and python 2. a long fluffy scarf of fur, feathers, or delicate fabric …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• featherdown — noun Down (soft, fluffy immature feathers used in bedding) …   Wiktionary

• puffback — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. or puffback shrike : any of several African shrikes of the genus Dryoscopus that are chiefly black and white or buffy in color and have the feathers of the lower back long, fluffy, and erectile 2. : a strike back of the flame… …   Useful english dictionary

• fluff — I. noun Etymology: perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and puff Date: 1790 1. down VII,1 2. something fluffy < dandelion fluff > 3. something inconsequential 4. blunder; especially an actor s lapse of memory …   New Collegiate Dictionary