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Definition of Feathers
1. feather [v] - See also: feather
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feathers
Literary usage of Feathers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"By March 6th the loss had abruptly ceased, and until his death on March 29th the
bird lost but one or two feathers daily. The loss of down feathers was ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1896)
"Mr. Chapman, however, goes further and would explain why the dorsal feathers wear
only down to the black lia-i--- lie says that microscopical examination ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"young birds, preparing to fight with erected neck-hackles; nor can these feathers
when erected serve as a means of defence, for cock- fighters have found by ..."
4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"feathers Birds' feathers, or plumage. Home Prog 5: 556-7 Ag 46 Schaphorst.
il Sei Am 115:306 S 30 46 Feeding and feeding stuffs feathers in yarn, ..."
5. Key to North American Birds: Containing a Concise Account of Every Species by Elliott Coues (1872)
"All feathers are built upon one of these three plans; and, though seemingly
endless in diversity, may be reduced to four § 5. DIFFERENT KINDS OF feathers. ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"Measurements of the Primary feathers of Recently Killed Hawks, and their Bearings
upon the Problem of Bird Flight: GC TROWBRIDGE. ..."
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