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Example sentences from the Web for feathersBurlesque artists are often in it for the costumes, spending what they earn on fabric, feathers, and crystals. Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending|Anne Berry|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Spilling from the old vehicle were hippies of all eras decked out in tie-dye and top hats bejeweled with feathers and beads. On the Road With Kesey's (Drug-Free) Acid Test|Nina Strochlic|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The 18-year-old strutted down the runway Monday in an edgy, off-the-shoulder, red-and-black tweed ensemble accented with feathers. Kendall Jenner Walks in Chanel Couture; Taylor Swift Pens Op-Ed for ‘The Wall Street Journal’|The Fashion Beast Team|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST He plucked them and flushed the feathers carefully, so as not to block up the toilets and draw attention. Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is misleading for everyone, and particularly offensive to those who have earned the honor of wearing their feathers. Pharrell, Harry Styles, and Native American Appropriation|Amy Zimmerman|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The color of the feathers does not seem to affect the quality of the flesh or their character for laying. Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen The feathers on their thighs are round like shells at the end, and being there very thick, have an agreeable effect. Extinct Birds|Walter Rothschild The dress of both sexes consists of a mantle like the Chilian pancho, and they wear hats made of reeds adorned with feathers. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1|Otto von Kotzebue Tail four inches from the base, slightly divaricated, and of twelve feathers. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson The feathers, glued upon a cotton web, were made into dresses for the wealthy to wear on festal occasions. Aztec Land|Maturin M. Ballou
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pl nthe plumage of a bird Also called: feathering the long hair on the legs or tail of certain breeds of horses and dogs informal dress; attireher best feathers ruffle feathers to cause upset or offence Words nearby feathersfeather merchant, feather one's nest, feather one's own nest, feather palm, feather rot, feathers, feather shot, feather star, featherstitch, feather-tail glider, feather tract Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to feathersplume, fringe, shaft, fluff, crest, down, spike, fin, wing, calamus, pompon, pinna, plumule, quill, pinion, penna |