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单词 befeather
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befeatherv.

/bɪˈfɛðə/
Etymology: < be- prefix 6 + feather v.
transitive. To deck with feathers.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > ornament with plumes or feathers
plume1592
befeather1611
feather1618
fledge1725
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Emplumer,..befeather..to dresse with feathers.

Derivatives

befeathered adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > ornamented with plumes or feathers
peacock-feathered1429
plumeda1529
well-plumed1575
beplumed1582
plumy-crested1598
emplumed1622
feathered1624
plumy1631
befeathered1635
ostrich-plumed1883
1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iii. i. 130 Her dove-befeatherd Prison.
c1850 tr. V. Hugo Hunchback Notre Dame i i. 1 Some bedizened and befeathered embassy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

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befeather
befeather v.
Brit. /bᵻˈfɛðə/
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U.S. /bəˈfɛðər/
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/biˈfɛðər/
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1885 C. Hall Amer. Missionary June 175 Young men [Indians] nude, and painted in parti colors and befeathered.
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v.1611
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