feather-bedn.

Brit.

/ˈfɛðəbɛd/, U.S.

/ˈfɛðərˌbɛd/

Forms: see feather n. and bed n.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German fedarpetti (Middle High German vederbette , German Federbett ) < the Germanic base of feather n. + the Germanic base of bed n.

1. A bed stuffed with feathers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > a favourable or profitable circumstance

feather-bedc1000

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun] > comfortable or easy position or resting-place

feather-bedc1000

bed of downa1616

bed of pleasurea1616

bed of rosesa1616

bed of flowers1777

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > mattress > filled with feathers

feather-bedc1000

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > that which is soft > typically soft thing

whitleather1830

feather-bed1870

c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 124 Culcites, feþerbed.

c1275 Laȝamon Brut 17443 For nou ȝe mawe heom hebbe ase feþer~beddes.

c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 251 Of downe of pure dowves whyte I wil yive him a fether-bed.

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 130 Beddes called federbeddes stuffed with downe with their bolsters v.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 445 All fedder beddis forbiddin wes also.

1648 W. Prynne Plea for Lords 37 The Duke..was smothered to death with a featherbed.

1749 J. Wesley Acct. School at Kingswood 6 All their Beds have Mattresses on them, not Feather-beds.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 122 Make interest with your feather-bed till day-break.

figurative.1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. viii. 154 Such bolsters and huge featherbeds of Promotion.1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 328 He has smothered the..simplicity of Chaucer under feather-beds of verbiage.1952 Economist 16 Aug. 386 Feather beds for farmers have been a feature of post-war Europe.

a. The Willow Warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus); also of the Whitethroat ( Motacilla sylvia).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Sylvia > sylvia communis (whitethroat)

whey-beard1614

glut1661

muff1661

whitethroat1673

nettle-monger1712

whitethroat warbler1817

whey-bird1825

muggy1829

nettle-tom1830

muffit1837

mufty1837

nettle creeper1845

feather-bed1854

jackstraw1879

feather-bird1885

mealy-mouth1885

miller1885

muffya1886

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Phylloscopus > species trochilus (willow-warbler)

willow-wren1766

wood-wren1794

feather-poke1831

ground-wren1837

willow-warbler1846

feather-bed1854

mealy-mouth1885

sally picker1885

ox-eye1888

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 224 Featherbed, the White-throat.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 26 Willow warbler..Feather bed (Oxon).

b. plural (singular constr.) A stonewort (genus Chara); a bed of stoneworts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > stoneworts

chara1753

feather-beds1807

stonewort1816

charophyte1920

1807 F. Pursh Jrnl. Bot. Excursion 4 Aug. (1923) 50 The Creek was coverd at its bottom with Chara, which the boatmen call Feather beds.

1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. ii. 467 C[hara] vulgaris... Feather-beds... It appears in dense tufts, like a soft bed, undulating with the motion of the water.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

featherbed-campaigner n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] > comfortable (of conditions or way of life)

easyc1380

easefulc1425

commodiousa1528

commoditious1574

carpeta1639

large1722

snug1766

comfortable1769

liveable1794

comfy1829

featherbed-campaigner1888

rose water1889

1888 Times (Weekly ed.) 2 Nov. 8/3 We want no feather~bed campaigners.

featherbed-captain n.

ΚΠ

1692 E. Hickeringill Good Old Cause in Wks. (1716) II. 529 Is it because some Feather-bed Captains sell such Ware?

featherbed job n.

ΚΠ

1938 San Francisco Examiner 3 June 25/1 But he does feel that ‘featherbed jobs’..should be abolished.

featherbed landing n.

ΚΠ

1942 A. M. Low Parachutes xi. 201 The most comfortable landing is said to be in a young plantation of pines... The firemen..call these ‘featherbed landings’.

featherbed practice n.

ΚΠ

1922 L. F. Loree Railroad Freight Transportation vii. 625 The annual cost of these so-called ‘feather-bed’ practices.

featherbed rule n.

ΚΠ

1934 Railway Age XCVII. 858/2 Restrictive rules, sometimes called ‘featherbed rules’.

featherbed-soldier n.

ΚΠ

1837 J. Richardson Brit. Legion (ed. 2) i. 20 Our position..has certainly not been that of feather-bed soldiers.

featherbed treatment n.

ΚΠ

1958 Times Rev. Industry Sept. 98/1 Strange to give some industries ‘feather-bed’ treatment.

featherbed-warrior n.

ΚΠ

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxiii. 325 Each feather~bed warrior who rides from Knightsbridge to Whitehall.

C2. Objective.

featherbed-maker n.

ΚΠ

?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.vj Bed makers, fedbed makers, and wyre drawers.

C3.

featherbed-lane n. slang (see quot.).

ΚΠ

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Feather~bed-lane, any bad Road.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	feather-bed
释义	feather-bedn. Brit. /ˈfɛðəbɛd/, U.S. /ˈfɛðərˌbɛd/ Forms: see feather n. and bed n. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German fedarpetti (Middle High German vederbette , German Federbett ) < the Germanic base of feather n. + the Germanic base of bed n. 1. A bed stuffed with feathers. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > a favourable or profitable circumstance feather-bedc1000 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun] > comfortable or easy position or resting-place feather-bedc1000 bed of downa1616 bed of pleasurea1616 bed of rosesa1616 bed of flowers1777 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > mattress > filled with feathers feather-bedc1000 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > that which is soft > typically soft thing whitleather1830 feather-bed1870 c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 124 Culcites, feþerbed. c1275 Laȝamon Brut 17443 For nou ȝe mawe heom hebbe ase feþer~beddes. c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 251 Of downe of pure dowves whyte I wil yive him a fether-bed. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 130 Beddes called federbeddes stuffed with downe with their bolsters v. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 445 All fedder beddis forbiddin wes also. 1648 W. Prynne Plea for Lords 37 The Duke..was smothered to death with a featherbed. 1749 J. Wesley Acct. School at Kingswood 6 All their Beds have Mattresses on them, not Feather-beds. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 122 Make interest with your feather-bed till day-break. figurative.1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. viii. 154 Such bolsters and huge featherbeds of Promotion.1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 328 He has smothered the..simplicity of Chaucer under feather-beds of verbiage.1952 Economist 16 Aug. 386 Feather beds for farmers have been a feature of post-war Europe. 2. a. The Willow Warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus); also of the Whitethroat ( Motacilla sylvia). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Sylvia > sylvia communis (whitethroat) whey-beard1614 glut1661 muff1661 whitethroat1673 nettle-monger1712 whitethroat warbler1817 whey-bird1825 muggy1829 nettle-tom1830 muffit1837 mufty1837 nettle creeper1845 feather-bed1854 jackstraw1879 feather-bird1885 mealy-mouth1885 miller1885 muffya1886 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Phylloscopus > species trochilus (willow-warbler) willow-wren1766 wood-wren1794 feather-poke1831 ground-wren1837 willow-warbler1846 feather-bed1854 mealy-mouth1885 sally picker1885 ox-eye1888 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 224 Featherbed, the White-throat. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 26 Willow warbler..Feather bed (Oxon). b. plural (singular constr.) A stonewort (genus Chara); a bed of stoneworts. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > stoneworts chara1753 feather-beds1807 stonewort1816 charophyte1920 1807 F. Pursh Jrnl. Bot. Excursion 4 Aug. (1923) 50 The Creek was coverd at its bottom with Chara, which the boatmen call Feather beds. 1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. ii. 467 C[hara] vulgaris... Feather-beds... It appears in dense tufts, like a soft bed, undulating with the motion of the water. Compounds C1. General attributive. featherbed-campaigner n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] > comfortable (of conditions or way of life) easyc1380 easefulc1425 commodiousa1528 commoditious1574 carpeta1639 large1722 snug1766 comfortable1769 liveable1794 comfy1829 featherbed-campaigner1888 rose water1889 1888 Times (Weekly ed.) 2 Nov. 8/3 We want no feather~bed campaigners. featherbed-captain n. ΚΠ 1692 E. Hickeringill Good Old Cause in Wks. (1716) II. 529 Is it because some Feather-bed Captains sell such Ware? featherbed job n. ΚΠ 1938 San Francisco Examiner 3 June 25/1 But he does feel that ‘featherbed jobs’..should be abolished. featherbed landing n. ΚΠ 1942 A. M. Low Parachutes xi. 201 The most comfortable landing is said to be in a young plantation of pines... The firemen..call these ‘featherbed landings’. featherbed practice n. ΚΠ 1922 L. F. Loree Railroad Freight Transportation vii. 625 The annual cost of these so-called ‘feather-bed’ practices. featherbed rule n. ΚΠ 1934 Railway Age XCVII. 858/2 Restrictive rules, sometimes called ‘featherbed rules’. featherbed-soldier n. ΚΠ 1837 J. Richardson Brit. Legion (ed. 2) i. 20 Our position..has certainly not been that of feather-bed soldiers. featherbed treatment n. ΚΠ 1958 Times Rev. Industry Sept. 98/1 Strange to give some industries ‘feather-bed’ treatment. featherbed-warrior n. ΚΠ 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxiii. 325 Each feather~bed warrior who rides from Knightsbridge to Whitehall. C2. Objective. featherbed-maker n. ΚΠ ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.vj Bed makers, fedbed makers, and wyre drawers. C3. featherbed-lane n. slang (see quot.). ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Feather~bed-lane, any bad Road. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1000
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