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Definition of Featherbrains
1. featherbrain [n] - See also: featherbrain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Featherbrains
Literary usage of Featherbrains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Catalogue of the Books, Autographs, Engravings, and Miscellaneous Articles by Joseph Sabin, John Allan, Henry A. Whitney (1866)
"... Shepherd " having formerly been synonymous with " Poet," this piece was
published to celebrate the death of one of the " fraternity of featherbrains/' ..."
2. Catalogue Bibliographical and Critical of Early English Literature: Forming by John Payne Collier (1837)
"... was formerly synonymous with " Poet," and this piece was published to celebrate
the death of one of the " fraternity of featherbrains. ..."
3. A Terrible Secret: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming (1874)
"... no more—Mrs. featherbrains ! " She brings out the obnoxious name with stinging
scorn, and a look toward the lady bearing it sharper than daggers. ..."
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