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ˈfeather-work
[f. as prec. + work.]
a. The art of working in feathers; also concr. (see quot. 1882).
b. = feather-stitch.
a.1665J. Webb Stone-Heng (1725) 217 Their Curiosity in Feather-works was such, that it surpasseth all Credit and Belief. 1707W. Funnell Voy. v. 113 The Natives..are very expert in Feather-work. 1784Mrs. Montagu Let. 3 Feb. in Lady of last Cent. (Doran 1873) 326 My great piece of feather-work is not yet compleated. 1843Prescott Mexico (1850) I. 32 Cotton dresses, and mantles of featherwork, exquisitely made. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Feather Work..consists of covering buckram or other stiff foundations with birds' feathers arranged in designs and sewn entirely over the foundation.
b.1872O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms 339 A certain kind of needlework is called in ancient inventories ‘opus plumarium’ or feather-work, from the way the stitches overlie each other like the feathers on a bird.
attrib.1864Sala in Daily Tel. 23 Dec., That wondrously variegated featherwork tapestry which the old Aztecs used to work such marvels in. |