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♦ feather /ˈfɛðə(r)/n.2 (collett.) piumaggio3 (mil.) pennacchio5 (al pl.) (di cane, cavallo) frange; fiocco (sing.)● feather bed, letto di piume; materasso di piume; (fig.) comodità, lusso □ ( moda) feather boa, boa ( di piume) □ feather-brain, persona stupida, senza cervello; scriteriato □ feather-brained, stupido; senza cervello; scriteriato □ (ind. tess.) feather cloth, piumino □ feather duster, piumino per spolverare; spolverino □ feather-edge, estremità ben smussata di asse; spigolo acuto; (edil.) stecca per lisciare; (metall.) bava; ( di strada ghiaiata) manto a schiena d'asino □ (fig.) a feather in one's cap, un motivo di orgoglio; un vanto □ feather-light, leggero come una piuma; leggerissimo □ (naut.) feather-spray, baffi di prua □ (zool.) feather star, comatula □ feather-stitch, punto spiga (o a lisca) □ ( caccia) fur and feather, selvaggina di pelo e penna □ as light as a feather, leggero come una piuma □ ( d'uccello) in feather, coperto di penne (o di piume); pennuto □ in high (o fine) feather, di ottimo umore; in ottima salute; in gran forma □ (fig.) to make the feathers fly, fare una scenata; far scoppiare un pandemonio □ (fig.) to show the white feather, comportarsi da vigliacco □ to ruffle sb. 's feathers, irritare q.; indispettire q. □ to smooth sb. 's (ruffled) feathers, calmare q.; rabbonire q. □ to be spitting feathers, aver una gran sete; ( anche) essere furibondo; fare fuoco e fiamme.(to) feather /ˈfɛðə(r)/A v. t.1 coprire di piume; ornare di piume3 sfiorare; scorrere lievemente su: A shiver feathered his spine, un leggero brivido gli corse giù per la schiena6 ► to feather-cutB v. i.● (fig.) to feather one's nest, arricchirsi ( indebitamente); riempirsi le tasche. -
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['dʌstə(r)]1) (cloth) straccio m. per la polvere2) AE (housecoat) spolverino m.* * *noun (a cloth for removing dust.) straccio per la polvere* * *duster /ˈdʌstə(r)/n.1 straccio per la polvere; spolverino2 ( USA) giaccone lungo fino alle caviglie con spacco sul didietro ( usato a cavallo per proteggere gli abiti dalla polvere, spec. dai cowboy)4 (agric., mecc.) polverizzatore● (agric., USA) duster plane, aereo per l'irrorazione: crop duster plane, aereo per irrorare le colture □ feather duster, piumino ( per spolverare).* * *['dʌstə(r)]1) (cloth) straccio m. per la polvere2) AE (housecoat) spolverino m.
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Feather duster — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feather duster — feather dusters N COUNT A feather duster is a stick with a bunch of real or artificial feathers attached to one end. It is used for dusting and cleaning things … English dictionary
feather duster — n a stick with feathers on the end that you use to remove dust … Dictionary of contemporary English
feather duster — noun count a stick with feathers at one end used for removing dust from things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Feather duster — High quality ostrich feather duster A feather duster is an implement used for cleaning. It consists typically of a wooden dowel handle and feathers from either the male or female ostrich bird that are wound onto the handle by a wrapped wire.… … Wikipedia
feather duster — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms feather duster : singular feather duster plural feather dusters a stick with feathers at one end used for removing dust from things … English dictionary
feather duster — noun : a dusting brush made of feathers * * * ˌfeather ˈduster f14 [feather duster] noun a stick with feathers on the end of it that is used for cleaning … Useful english dictionary
feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm. * * * ▪ polychaete… … Universalium
feather-duster palm — vėduoklinė gumbapalmė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Rhopalostylis sapida), paplitęs Norfolke ir Naujojoje Zelandijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Rhopalostylis sapida angl. feather duster palm; nikau palm… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm … Useful english dictionary
feather duster — a brush for dusting, made of a bundle of large feathers attached to a short handle. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium