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1 feather
n. veer, pluim--------v. met veren versieren, met veren bedekkenfeather1[ feðə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:¶ a feather in one's cap • iets om trots op te zijn, een eerruffle someone's feathers • iemand tegen de haren instrijken————————feather2〈 werkwoord〉1 met veren bekleden ⇒ van veren voorzien, bevederen♦voorbeelden: -
2 feather an arrow
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3 feather duster
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4 feather one's nest
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5 feather bed
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6 feather in one's cap
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7 feather-like
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8 feather-weight
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9 a feather in one's cap
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10 as light as a feather
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11 birds of a feather flock together
soort zoekt soortwaar duiven zijn, daar vliegen altijd duiven toe; gelijk zoekt zijn gelijkEnglish-Dutch dictionary > birds of a feather flock together
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12 secondary feather
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13 show the white feather
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14 tar and feather someone
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15 they are birds of a feather
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16 you could have knocked Kate down/over with a feather
you could have knocked Kate down/over with a featherEnglish-Dutch dictionary > you could have knocked Kate down/over with a feather
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17 birds of a feather
mensen die de neiging hebben zich aan elkaar vast te klitten, onofficiële en ad hoc discussiegroep die speciale gespreksthema's of onderwerpen bespreekt (Computers) -
18 birds of a feather stick together
soort zoekt soortEnglish-Dutch dictionary > birds of a feather stick together
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19 in full feather
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20 light as a feather
licht als een veertje
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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