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单词 feathering
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feathering

/ˈfɛð(ə)rɪŋ /
noun [mass noun]
1The plumage of a bird or part of a bird.The breast and belly are solid white, contrasting sharply with the rufous feathering on the legs....
  • The many juvenile harriers working the mound wore their orange winter plumage, a stark contrast to the hawk's black, white, and brown feathering.
  • The juvenile looks similar but lacks the white facial feathering and black markings on the belly.
1.1The feathers of an arrow.
1.2Fringes of hairs on the appendages or body of a dog.The springer's ears, chest, legs and belly are nicely furnished with a moderate fringe of feathering which is often trimmed geometrically to give the dog an elegant look.
1.3Feather-like markings or structure: traditional finishes such as marbling and feathering...
  • To keep these elements of the image alive, Newman made himself into a virtuoso of sorts, alternating deliberate feathering and scumbling with less easily controlled effects of bleeding and soaking.
  • ‘Philadelphia,’from the Amaryllis family, has white with salmon-red feathering, and huge double flowers.
  • Snyder became renowned for his delicate layered brushstrokes painstakingly applied to produce highly detailed feathering.
1.4 Architecture Cusping in tracery.‘Rib edge feathering is a good early indicator of misalignment,’ Waibel says....
  • For precision in the tool handling, feathering is a favorite technique with these graders.
2The action of varying the angle of propellers, rotor blades, or oars so as to reduce air or water resistance.The sound he had heard was the feathering of the starboard prop....
  • The pilot looked toward the left engine to confirm the feathering.
  • Consequently, feathering will not be able to produce the asymmetry necessary for the rowing appendage to generate net thrust.
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