| 单词 | powder puff feather |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspowder puff feather powder puff feather n. †(a) = marabou n.2 1 (Obsolete); (b) any soft feather reminiscent of a powder puff. ΚΠ 1820 M. Edgeworth Let. 3 May in M. Edgeworth in France & Switzerland (1979) 113 Toques with profusion of ostrich feathers or still better because more expensive marabous viz powder puff feathers. 1947 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Madison, Wisconsin) 23 Jan. /6 (advt.) Shining straw braid..finished off with little powder puff feathers and a come-hither veil. 1982 P. Steyn Birds of Prey Southern Afr. 21/2 By the end of the fourth year the long ruff feathers [sc. of the Cape Vulture] have been replaced by the downy ‘powder-puff’ feathers of the adult. < as lemmas |
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