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'feðə 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjær2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) pynte med fjær, sette fjær i- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nestfjærIsubst. \/ˈfeħə\/1) fjær2) ( kollektiv) fuglevilt3) ( teknikk og tømrerfag) fjær4) ( mekanikk) ribbe, (glide)kile5) fjærkledning, fjærdraktas light as a feather så lett som en fjærbirds of a feather flock together like barn leker bestcrop somebody's feathers ( overført) sette noen på plasscut a feather ( sjøfart) skjære vannet så det skummer om baugen ( overført) gå raskt, bevege seg friskt ( gammeldags) drive ordkløverifeather and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjærfeather-and-groove planking ( tømrerfag) pløyd plankekledninga feather in someone's cap\/hat en fjær i hatten på noenfine feathers make fine birds klær skaper folkknock somebody down with a feather gjøre noen paff• you could have knocked me down with a feather!in full feather rik i full stasin high feather eller in fine feather i strålende humør, opprømt i fin form, ved god helse, strålende sunnshow the white feather vise feighet, være feigIIverb1) (zoologi, om fugler) få fjær2) sette fjær på, forsyne med fjær, pynte med fjær, sette fjær i3) ( rosport) skjene (med), flatstille4) ( teknikk) nullstille5) ( jakt) skadeskyte6) sveve som fjær, vaie som fjær7) ( tømrerfag) sammenføye med not og fjær
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show the white feather — To show signs of cowardice, a white feather in a gamecock s tail being considered as a sign of degeneracy • • • Main Entry: ↑feather * * * Brit., dated behave in a cowardly fashion … Useful english dictionary
To show the white feather — 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
show the white feather — show cowardliness, demonstrate a lack of courage … English contemporary dictionary
White feather — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The White House — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white feather — n. [from the notion that a white feather in a gamecock s tail shows bad breeding, hence cowardice] an indication of cowardice: chiefly in show the white feather … English World dictionary
white feather — n. symbol of cowardice to show the white feather * * * [ symbol of cowardice ] to show the white feather … Combinatory dictionary
white feather — noun Etymology: from the superstition that a white feather in the plumage of a gamecock is a mark of a poor fighter Date: circa 1785 a mark or symbol of cowardice used chiefly in the phrase show the white feather … New Collegiate Dictionary
white feather — Chiefly Brit. 1. a symbol of cowardice. 2. show the white feather, to behave in a cowardly manner. [1775 85; orig. from a white feather in a gamecock s tail, taken as a sign of inferior breeding and hence of poor fighting qualities] * * * … Universalium
White feather — A white feather is sometimes given as a mark of cowardice. A white feather has been a traditional symbol of cowardice, used and recognised especially within the British Army and in countries associated with the British Empire since the 18th… … Wikipedia
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