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Meaning
Noun
●
A
feather
of a
bird
, especially a large or
showy
one used as a decoration.
●
A
cluster
of
feathers
worn
as an
ornament
, especially on a
helmet
; a hackle.
●
A
token
of
honour
or
prowess
; that on
which one
prides
oneself
; a
prize
or reward.
●
The
vane
(“flattened, web-like part”) of a
feather
, especially when on a
quill pen
or the
fletching
of an arrow.
●
Short for
plume moth
(“a small,
slender
moth
of the family Pterophoridae”).
●
Things
resembling
a feather.
A
cloud
formed
by a
dispersed
substance
fanning out
or spreading.
An upward
spray
of
mist
or water.
●
In Astronomy:
Things
resembling
a feather.
An
arc
of
glowing
material
(chiefly
gases
)
erupting
from the
surface
of a star.
●
In Botany:
Things
resembling
a feather.
A large and
flexible
panicle
of an
inflorescence
resembling
a
feather
, such
as is
seen in
certain large
ornamental
grasses.
●
In Geology:
Things
resembling
a feather.
Short for
mantle plume
(“an
upwelling
of
abnormally
hot
molten
material
from the Earth's
mantle
which
spreads
sideways when it
reaches
the lithosphere”).
●
In Zoology:
Things
resembling
a feather.
A
body part
resembling
a feather.
The
furry
tail
of certain
dog
breeds
(such as the Samoyed) that
curls
over their
backs
or
stands
erect.
A
body part
resembling
a feather.;More
fully
gill
plume
: a
feathery
gill
of some
crustaceans
and molluscs.
Verb
●
To
adorn
,
cover
, or
furnish
with
feathers
or
plumes
, or
as if
with
feathers
or
plumes
.
●
Chiefly of a
bird
: to
arrange
and
preen
the
feathers
of,
specifically
in
preparation
for
flight
; hence (figurative), to
prepare
for (something).
●
To
congratulate
(oneself)
proudly
, especially
concerning
something
unimportant
or when
taking credit for
another person's
effort
; to self-congratulate.
●
To
strip
(a
bird
) of
feathers
; to pluck.
To
peel
, to
strip
completely
; to
pillage
; also, to
deprive
of power.
●
In Falconry:
To
strip
(a
bird
) of
feathers
; to pluck.
Of a
hawk
: to
pluck
the
feathers
from prey.
●
Of a
dispersed
substance
such as
dust
or
smoke
: to
fan out
or
spread
in a cloud.
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