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Definition of Featherbrain
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Featherbrain
Literary usage of Featherbrain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folio (1885)
"... and create the character of featherbrain in a play of that name which his
company would produce in London in the spring. The offer was accepted, ..."
2. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"The season closed May 4, and a summer term began May 6, with " featherbrain,"
which had this cast: Don Stephano Ruy Gomar Wilton ..."
3. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 by John Genest (1832)
"Penniless and featherbrain, two prodigals, gain the affections of the young
women—they pass themselves on Money and Credit as Mr. Gold and Mr. Jewel, ..."
4. Plays of the Present by John Bouvé Clapp, Edwin Francis Edgett (1902)
"The original of "featherbrain" was a bright piece called "La Tete de ... It was
not long before "featherbrain" was brought out on this side of the water. ..."
5. A Terrible Secret: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming (1874)
"You know Mrs. featherbrain ? " "I'm happy to say," retorted Miss Darrell, ...
It is precisely the sort of thing Mrs. featherbrain would be likely to do. ..."
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