pin-featheredadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnˌfɛðəd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌfɛðərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, feathered adj.

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + feathered adj. Compare earlier pen-feathered adj. and later pinfeather n., pin-feather v.

Having undeveloped feathers; covered as with pinfeathers; = pen-feathered adj. 1. Now chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > young bird > [adjective] > unfledged or not fully fledged

featherlessc1460

implumec1540

callow1567

unfledge1581

unplumed1598

implumed1604

unfledgeda1616

pin-feathered1641

squab1706

implumous1755

fledgeless1769

callowy1823

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

1641 R. Brathwait Mercurius Britanicus ii. B ij Thou beganst to flutter with the lapwing before thou wert pinfeathered.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires i. 10 Hourly we see, some Raw Pin-feather'd thing Attempt to mount, and Fights, and Heroes sing.

1743 Ann. Europe 1741 i. ii. 268 We was marched..for Pampelona, some of us almost naked, and the best but double Pin-feathered.

a1864 J. Clare MS Poems (E.D.D.) Among the leaves the young are snugly nurst; Morning's young dew wets each pin-feather'd wing.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) I never didn zee no chicken grow so vast, why they be pin-veathered..a'ready.

1901 G. Ade 40 Mod. Fables 15 The Sky-Line was a row of red clay Hills pin-feathered with Saplings.

2001 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 26 Dec. 9 There are no pin-feathered cream puffs this time around.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-feathered
释义	pin-featheredadj. Brit. /ˈpɪnˌfɛðəd/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌfɛðərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, feathered adj. Etymology: < pin n.¹ + feathered adj. Compare earlier pen-feathered adj. and later pinfeather n., pin-feather v. Having undeveloped feathers; covered as with pinfeathers; = pen-feathered adj. 1. Now chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [adjective] > unfledged or not fully fledged featherlessc1460 implumec1540 callow1567 unfledge1581 unplumed1598 implumed1604 unfledgeda1616 pin-feathered1641 squab1706 implumous1755 fledgeless1769 callowy1823 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 1641 R. Brathwait Mercurius Britanicus ii. B ij Thou beganst to flutter with the lapwing before thou wert pinfeathered. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires i. 10 Hourly we see, some Raw Pin-feather'd thing Attempt to mount, and Fights, and Heroes sing. 1743 Ann. Europe 1741 i. ii. 268 We was marched..for Pampelona, some of us almost naked, and the best but double Pin-feathered. a1864 J. Clare MS Poems (E.D.D.) Among the leaves the young are snugly nurst; Morning's young dew wets each pin-feather'd wing. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) I never didn zee no chicken grow so vast, why they be pin-veathered..a'ready. 1901 G. Ade 40 Mod. Fables 15 The Sky-Line was a row of red clay Hills pin-feathered with Saplings. 2001 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 26 Dec. 9 There are no pin-feathered cream puffs this time around. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1641
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