pen-featheredadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnˌfɛðəd/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnˌfɛðərd/

Forms: see pen n.³ and feathered adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, feathered adj.

Etymology: < pen n.³ + feathered adj. Compare pin-feathered adj.

Now English regional (northern and midlands).

1. Of a young bird: having undeveloped feathers; having feathers without vanes, i.e. with quills only; not fully fledged. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > young person > [adjective] > young and inexperienced

younga1200

callow1580

coltisha1586

pen-feathered1598

kitling1604

unfledgeda1616

codlinged1661

calfish1772

cubbish1819

vealy1890

preppy1900

the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having down > of unfledged bird

pen-feathered1598

pinfeathery1874

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not used or accustomed > not used or experienced

youngOE

inexpertc1450

unfleshed1542

green1548

fresha1557

callow1580

pen-feathered1598

puisne1598

puny1602

unfledgeda1616

inexperienced1626

pin-feathered1641

sucking1648

infledgeda1661

inexperient1670

fledgeless1769

wet behind the ears1851

1598 T. Tyro Roring Megge sig. C3 Tis shame that thy pen-featherd Muse should flie.

1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. xlvii. sig. H10 His hatching [was] vnder a Lawer; whence though but pen-feather'd, hee hath now nested for himselfe.

1659 R. Wild Poems (1870) 36 Not a pen-feathered lark who ne'er tried wing.

a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 263 My children then were just pen-feather'd, Some little corn for them I gather'd.

1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem I. liii. 208 The most extraordinary argument, worthy of being set down in any pen-feathered logician's list of fallacies.

1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) I want to send some o' them ducks to markit, but I see they bin despert pen-fithered.

1998 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 27 Oct. 28 The brace of eels totalling 15lb taken at Collingham which fell to four young blackbirds, pen-feathered and well-grown.

2. In extended use, of a horse or its coat: rough and bristly. Of a person: untidy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having particular type of coat

ruggedc1330

pen-feathered1737

1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved xliv. 589 So that the Hair stares, and is (what some term) pen-feather'd.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Pen-feathered, when the skin or hair of a horse is rough, he is said to be pen-feathered. His hair is so sticky that it resembles pens or feathers.

1874 W. Williams Princ. & Pract. Vet. Med. (1888) 389 The hair stands on end ‘pen-feathered’.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire ‘Yo looken despert pen-fithered,’ said to a man, would imply that he was dirty, unshaven, and sickly-looking.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 222/2 Pen-feathered, descriptive of the hair of a horse which has not been groomed or cared for; spiky like the quill end of a feather.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

a. Of birds, animals, etc.: Provided with or having feathers. feathered friend: a bird (used sentimentally or ironically). Also in parasynthetic combinations, as black-feathered, hard-feathered, pen-feathered, well-feathered adjs.

ΘΚΠ

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

featheredc1300

penneda1398

well-feathered1525

well-plumed1575

plumy1590

feathery1637

well-fledged1650

pennigerous1656

plumigerous1656

penniferous1722

flighted1735

plumaged1777

fledgy1818

plumulose1826

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > with other specific coverings

featheredc1300

overskail1508

briereda1554

stone-faced1632

sodded1652

netted1800

foamed1820

fibre-faceda1884

the world > animals > birds > [noun] > bird

fowlOE

bird?c1225

wing1601

feathera1616

feather-monger1767

feathered friend1933

c1150 Eadwine's Psalter (E.E.T.S.) lxxvii. 27 Fuglæs gefeðerede.]

c1300 K. Alis. 5406 Hy weren blake fethered on the wombe.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15991 Þe cok lepe vp..Federd fayrer þan be-forn.

a1440 Found. St. Bartholomew's i. vi The vision of the federyd beiste.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 163 I wyll not refuse to shewe you somwhat also of my feathered cattell.

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 131 See that he [the cock] be sound, hard feather'd.

a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 263 My children then were just pen-feather'd.

1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 85 Thus have I remark'd what is most observable in the feathered Tribe.

1769 J. Wallis Nat. Hist. Northumberland I. ix. 311 The young being surprized..when they are near full feathered.

1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. 242 The legs are..feathered to the feet.

1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vii. 105 A feathered wanderer flew by.

1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families xiv. 294 I did not write one letter about ‘our feathered friends’ which was not published.

1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. iii. 35 We keep chickens..and so far our feathered friends are letting us down badly.

1967 Guardian 4 Feb. 14/8 The British farmers'..war against our furred and feathered friends might be an enormous mistake.

in extended use.1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. i. 49 One of the supporting cliffs..was in deep shade, but the other, feathered with foliage.1851 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. (ed. 2) 25 An abrupt craggy ridge, feathered with underwood.

单词	pen-feathered
释义	pen-featheredadj. Brit. /ˈpɛnˌfɛðəd/, U.S. /ˈpɛnˌfɛðərd/ Forms: see pen n.³ and feathered adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, feathered adj. Etymology: < pen n.³ + feathered adj. Compare pin-feathered adj. Now English regional (northern and midlands). 1. Of a young bird: having undeveloped feathers; having feathers without vanes, i.e. with quills only; not fully fledged. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > young person > [adjective] > young and inexperienced younga1200 callow1580 coltisha1586 pen-feathered1598 kitling1604 unfledgeda1616 codlinged1661 calfish1772 cubbish1819 vealy1890 preppy1900 the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having down > of unfledged bird pen-feathered1598 pinfeathery1874 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not used or accustomed > not used or experienced youngOE inexpertc1450 unfleshed1542 green1548 fresha1557 callow1580 pen-feathered1598 puisne1598 puny1602 unfledgeda1616 inexperienced1626 pin-feathered1641 sucking1648 infledgeda1661 inexperient1670 fledgeless1769 wet behind the ears1851 1598 T. Tyro Roring Megge sig. C3 Tis shame that thy pen-featherd Muse should flie. 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. xlvii. sig. H10 His hatching [was] vnder a Lawer; whence though but pen-feather'd, hee hath now nested for himselfe. 1659 R. Wild Poems (1870) 36 Not a pen-feathered lark who ne'er tried wing. a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 263 My children then were just pen-feather'd, Some little corn for them I gather'd. 1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem I. liii. 208 The most extraordinary argument, worthy of being set down in any pen-feathered logician's list of fallacies. 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) I want to send some o' them ducks to markit, but I see they bin despert pen-fithered. 1998 Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) 27 Oct. 28 The brace of eels totalling 15lb taken at Collingham which fell to four young blackbirds, pen-feathered and well-grown. 2. In extended use, of a horse or its coat: rough and bristly. Of a person: untidy. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having particular type of coat ruggedc1330 pen-feathered1737 1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved xliv. 589 So that the Hair stares, and is (what some term) pen-feather'd. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Pen-feathered, when the skin or hair of a horse is rough, he is said to be pen-feathered. His hair is so sticky that it resembles pens or feathers. 1874 W. Williams Princ. & Pract. Vet. Med. (1888) 389 The hair stands on end ‘pen-feathered’. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire ‘Yo looken despert pen-fithered,’ said to a man, would imply that he was dirty, unshaven, and sickly-looking. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 222/2 Pen-feathered, descriptive of the hair of a horse which has not been groomed or cared for; spiky like the quill end of a feather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas pen-feathered a. Of birds, animals, etc.: Provided with or having feathers. feathered friend: a bird (used sentimentally or ironically). Also in parasynthetic combinations, as black-feathered, hard-feathered, pen-feathered, well-feathered adjs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] featheredc1300 penneda1398 well-feathered1525 well-plumed1575 plumy1590 feathery1637 well-fledged1650 pennigerous1656 plumigerous1656 penniferous1722 flighted1735 plumaged1777 fledgy1818 plumulose1826 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > with other specific coverings featheredc1300 overskail1508 briereda1554 stone-faced1632 sodded1652 netted1800 foamed1820 fibre-faceda1884 the world > animals > birds > [noun] > bird fowlOE bird?c1225 wing1601 feathera1616 feather-monger1767 feathered friend1933 c1150 Eadwine's Psalter (E.E.T.S.) lxxvii. 27 Fuglæs gefeðerede.] c1300 K. Alis. 5406 Hy weren blake fethered on the wombe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15991 Þe cok lepe vp..Federd fayrer þan be-forn. a1440 Found. St. Bartholomew's i. vi The vision of the federyd beiste. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 163 I wyll not refuse to shewe you somwhat also of my feathered cattell. 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 131 See that he [the cock] be sound, hard feather'd. a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 263 My children then were just pen-feather'd. 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 85 Thus have I remark'd what is most observable in the feathered Tribe. 1769 J. Wallis Nat. Hist. Northumberland I. ix. 311 The young being surprized..when they are near full feathered. 1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. 242 The legs are..feathered to the feet. 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vii. 105 A feathered wanderer flew by. 1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families xiv. 294 I did not write one letter about ‘our feathered friends’ which was not published. 1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. iii. 35 We keep chickens..and so far our feathered friends are letting us down badly. 1967 Guardian 4 Feb. 14/8 The British farmers'..war against our furred and feathered friends might be an enormous mistake. in extended use.1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. i. 49 One of the supporting cliffs..was in deep shade, but the other, feathered with foliage.1851 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. (ed. 2) 25 An abrupt craggy ridge, feathered with underwood. extracted from featheredadj. < adj.1598 as lemmas
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pen-featheredadj.

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