Feathering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Feathering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of feather.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of feather.
More Meanings
- Plumage.
- A feathered texture.
- The fitting of feathers to arrows.
- Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
- (architecture) An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
Example Sentences
The whole flower is very small; the tube is faintly marked with lilac lines; the petals are concave, the three outer white, marked with three lines, the middle one narrow, without featherings, the outer ones broader, and neatly feathered […]
Word Forms
- featherings
Synonyms for feathering
Depending on context, synonyms include feather.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include propeller, propellers, plumage, plume, plumule, pluma.
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