Featherwise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Featherwise is an adverb meaning Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
Meaning
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
Example Sentences
A cavity can be seen in them, and also that they are made of fibres arranged featherwise.
[…] the interior is also of ashlar work, formed of thin stones, laid tier above tier, slanting, and covering each other featherwise.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dovelike, brushwise, gatewise, birdlike, swanlike, awing.
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