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21 peacock
['pi:kok]feminine - peahen; noun(a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers.) páfugl -
22 pheasant
['feznt]plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) fashani2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) fashani -
23 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) plokka; hnippa (í)2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) reyta3) (to pick (flowers etc).) tína4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plokka5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) gripla, plokka2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) hugrekki- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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24 plumage
['plu:mi‹](the feathers of a bird or birds: The peacock has (a) brilliant plumage.) fjaðrir, fjaðraskraut -
25 puff out
(to cause to swell or expand: The bird puffed out its feathers; He puffed out his cheeks.) blása upp, ÿfa -
26 quilt
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27 shuttlecock
noun (a rounded cork etc, with feathers etc fixed in it, used in the game of badminton.) fjaðrabolti -
28 starling
(a type of small bird with glossy dark feathers.) stari, starri -
29 tuft
(a small bunch or clump (of grass, hair, feathers etc): She sat down on a tuft of grass.) brúskur, skúfur, toppur- tufted
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