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• fine feathers make fine birds — ► fine feathers make fine birds proverb beautiful clothes or an eye catching appearance make a person appear similarly beautiful or impressive. Main Entry: ↑fine …   English terms dictionary

• fine feathers make fine birds — Beautiful clothes confer beauty or status on the wearer. Cf. early 16th cent. Fr. les belles plumes font les beaux oiseaux. Identified as a Basque saying by 1583 J. SPONDANUS in tr. Odyssey VI. 81 apud meos Vascones..hac parœmia..: speciosae… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• fine feathers do not make fine birds — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb. * /Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds./ Compare: HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fine feathers do not make fine birds — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb. * /Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds./ Compare: HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES …   Dictionary of American idioms

• fine\ feathers\ do\ not\ make\ fine\ birds — literary proverb A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds. Compare: handsome is as handsome does …   Словарь американских идиом

• fine feathers make fine birds — proverb beautiful clothes or an eye catching appearance make a person appear similarly beautiful or impressive …   Useful english dictionary

• fine — Ⅰ. fine [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of very high quality. 2) satisfactory. 3) in good health and feeling well. 4) (of the weather) bright and clear. 5) (of a thread, filament, or hair) thin. 6) of delicate or intricate w …   English terms dictionary

• Fine — Fine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fined} (f[imac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fining}.] [From {Fine}, a.] 1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold. [1913 Webster] It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men. Hobbes. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fine art photography — refers to photographs that are created to fulfill the creative vision of the artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism and commercial photography. Photojournalism provides visual support for stories, mainly in the print… …   Wikipedia

• fine — fine1 [ faın ] adjective *** 1. ) if something is fine, it is good enough and acceptable to you: Is your room all right? Yes, fine, thanks. Is it okay if we join you later? Yes, that s fine. fine for: I m not very hungry. A sandwich will be fine… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fine — I UK [faɪn] / US adjective Word forms fine : adjective fine comparative finer superlative finest *** 1) if something is fine, it is good enough and acceptable to you Is your room all right? Yes, fine, thanks. Is it okay if we join you later? Yes …   English dictionary