featheryadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfɛð(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈfɛð(ə)ri/

Etymology: < feather n. + -y suffix¹.

a. Of birds: Clothed with feathers; feathered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective]

featheredc1300

penneda1398

well-feathered1525

well-plumed1575

plumy1590

feathery1637

well-fledged1650

pennigerous1656

plumigerous1656

penniferous1722

flighted1735

plumaged1777

fledgy1818

plumulose1826

1637 J. Milton Comus 13 Might we but heare The..Village cock Count the night watches to his featherie Dames.

1753 R. Dodsley Agric. i. 241 His feathery subjects in obedience flock Around his feeding hand.

1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iii. 125 Beneath my chair Sit budge, a feathery bunch.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Mar. 12/2 The..bird.. joins once more in feathery society.

b. Of a dog: Curly-haired.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > having specific type coat

burry1568

wiry-haired1791

wavy-coated1867

pily1878

wavy1884

feathery1889

poodled1905

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Aug. 6/1 Groups of feathery setters..strain on their couplings.

a. Fringed, tipped, or flecked with something feather-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > having an edge or border > of specific kind > specific

fringed1495

hard-edged1589

feathery1792

brown-edged1830

fringy1831

vallate1878

thick-rimmed1976

1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. i. 220 The beacon's glimmering height That faintly tipt the feathery surge with light.

1826 F. D. Hemans Forest Sanctuary i. iii Sighing through the feathery canes.

1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. 25 Silver arrows of pale summer moonlight pierced the feathery pine-branches.

1884 F. D. Millet in Harper's Mag. Sept. 520/1 The sky..feathery and soft in texture.

b. Of the voice: Husky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > hoarse or husky

hoarsec1000

stoppedc1485

hoarsy1570

croaking1608

throaty1647

furred1666

rouped1677

gruffa1712

cracked1739

roupy1756

hoarsened1798

gruffish1812

gin and fog1842

grasshoppery1849

croaky1851

feathery1881

tonsilly1894

wine-tasting1936

gravelly1944

gravelled1958

1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. iii. 42 Sir Piers, whose voice had become..somewhat ‘feathery’.

3. Resembling feathers or plumes.

a. in appearance: Feather-like, plume-like, esp. of snow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (a) feather(s)

featheryc1595

plumy1605

plumeous1657

plumiformar1718

plumaceous1759

plume-like1773

plumuliform1858

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > specific types of snow or formation

featheryc1595

encrusted1663

old1856

wind-slab1936

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxlviii. 31 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 251 You feathery snowes from wynters nests.

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) ii. i. 41 Which seems to be some feathery particle of Snowe.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xii. 336 As the feathery snows Fall frequent.

1807 J. E. Smith Introd. Physiol. & Systematical Bot. 300 The feathery appendages to the seeds of Dandelion.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxv. 323 The prolongations..passed into detached feathery clouds.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 180 Valeriana..Calyx~limb..developing into a feathery deciduous pappus.

1888 M. E. Braddon Fatal Three I. i. 7 Diamond stars trembling amongst her feathery golden hair.

b. in lightness. Hence of immaterial things: Light, fickle. Of material things: Light, flimsy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical > marked or characterized by capriciousness

fantastical1531

feathery1601

fantasticala1618

arbitrary1646

fancy1646

whimmed1654

fantastic1658

volatile1661

vagarious1827

the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > fine

smalleOE

subtlea1382

subtilea1398

finec1400

tearc1400

delicate?a1425

fine-spuna1555

filmy1604

cypress1605

thin-spun1638

curious1665

filmlike1804

feathery1864

pinpoint1899

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely > light as a feather, etc.

feathery1864

powder-light1942

1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. i. sig. B3^v So turnes her feathry fancie too and fro.

1699 W. Bates Spiritual Perfection xii. 420 Our Resolutions are Light and Feathery.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. vi. 219 Blowing the feathery ash from his cigar.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 63 Holds not her yellow locks the tiara's feathery tissue.

c. humorously. Of a feather-dealer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > by other specific substances

clayeya1382

mealy1567

snuffy1765

iron-moulded1787

feathery1813

waxy1861

1813 T. Moore Intercepted Lett. 56 Fine and feathery artisan..Make for me a P—e's plume.

4. Of golf-balls: stuffed with feathers. Also as n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [adjective] > type of ball

feathery1881

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [noun] > ball > types of

floater1717

gutta1857

feathery1881

gutty1881

putty1881

feather ball1893

repaint1917

1881 R. Forgan Golfer's Handbk. 34 The so-called ‘feathery’ variety of golf balls exclusively held the field. These ‘featheries’ were made of leather, stuffed with feathers.

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

单词	feathery
释义	featheryadj.n. Brit. /ˈfɛð(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈfɛð(ə)ri/ Etymology: < feather n. + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Of birds: Clothed with feathers; feathered. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] featheredc1300 penneda1398 well-feathered1525 well-plumed1575 plumy1590 feathery1637 well-fledged1650 pennigerous1656 plumigerous1656 penniferous1722 flighted1735 plumaged1777 fledgy1818 plumulose1826 1637 J. Milton Comus 13 Might we but heare The..Village cock Count the night watches to his featherie Dames. 1753 R. Dodsley Agric. i. 241 His feathery subjects in obedience flock Around his feeding hand. 1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iii. 125 Beneath my chair Sit budge, a feathery bunch. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Mar. 12/2 The..bird.. joins once more in feathery society. b. Of a dog: Curly-haired. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > having specific type coat burry1568 wiry-haired1791 wavy-coated1867 pily1878 wavy1884 feathery1889 poodled1905 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Aug. 6/1 Groups of feathery setters..strain on their couplings. 2. a. Fringed, tipped, or flecked with something feather-like. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > having an edge or border > of specific kind > specific fringed1495 hard-edged1589 feathery1792 brown-edged1830 fringy1831 vallate1878 thick-rimmed1976 1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. i. 220 The beacon's glimmering height That faintly tipt the feathery surge with light. 1826 F. D. Hemans Forest Sanctuary i. iii Sighing through the feathery canes. 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter II. 25 Silver arrows of pale summer moonlight pierced the feathery pine-branches. 1884 F. D. Millet in Harper's Mag. Sept. 520/1 The sky..feathery and soft in texture. b. Of the voice: Husky. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > hoarse or husky hoarsec1000 stoppedc1485 hoarsy1570 croaking1608 throaty1647 furred1666 rouped1677 gruffa1712 cracked1739 roupy1756 hoarsened1798 gruffish1812 gin and fog1842 grasshoppery1849 croaky1851 feathery1881 tonsilly1894 wine-tasting1936 gravelly1944 gravelled1958 1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. iii. 42 Sir Piers, whose voice had become..somewhat ‘feathery’. 3. Resembling feathers or plumes. a. in appearance: Feather-like, plume-like, esp. of snow. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > like (a) feather(s) featheryc1595 plumy1605 plumeous1657 plumiformar1718 plumaceous1759 plume-like1773 plumuliform1858 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > specific types of snow or formation featheryc1595 encrusted1663 old1856 wind-slab1936 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxlviii. 31 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 251 You feathery snowes from wynters nests. 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) ii. i. 41 Which seems to be some feathery particle of Snowe. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xii. 336 As the feathery snows Fall frequent. 1807 J. E. Smith Introd. Physiol. & Systematical Bot. 300 The feathery appendages to the seeds of Dandelion. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxv. 323 The prolongations..passed into detached feathery clouds. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 180 Valeriana..Calyx~limb..developing into a feathery deciduous pappus. 1888 M. E. Braddon Fatal Three I. i. 7 Diamond stars trembling amongst her feathery golden hair. b. in lightness. Hence of immaterial things: Light, fickle. Of material things: Light, flimsy. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical > marked or characterized by capriciousness fantastical1531 feathery1601 fantasticala1618 arbitrary1646 fancy1646 whimmed1654 fantastic1658 volatile1661 vagarious1827 the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > fine smalleOE subtlea1382 subtilea1398 finec1400 tearc1400 delicate?a1425 fine-spuna1555 filmy1604 cypress1605 thin-spun1638 curious1665 filmlike1804 feathery1864 pinpoint1899 the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely > light as a feather, etc. feathery1864 powder-light1942 1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. i. sig. B3^v So turnes her feathry fancie too and fro. 1699 W. Bates Spiritual Perfection xii. 420 Our Resolutions are Light and Feathery. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. vi. 219 Blowing the feathery ash from his cigar. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 63 Holds not her yellow locks the tiara's feathery tissue. c. humorously. Of a feather-dealer. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > by other specific substances clayeya1382 mealy1567 snuffy1765 iron-moulded1787 feathery1813 waxy1861 1813 T. Moore Intercepted Lett. 56 Fine and feathery artisan..Make for me a P—e's plume. 4. Of golf-balls: stuffed with feathers. Also as n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [adjective] > type of ball feathery1881 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [noun] > ball > types of floater1717 gutta1857 feathery1881 gutty1881 putty1881 feather ball1893 repaint1917 1881 R. Forgan Golfer's Handbk. 34 The so-called ‘feathery’ variety of golf balls exclusively held the field. These ‘featheries’ were made of leather, stuffed with feathers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1595
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