feather
noun
/ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)/
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- A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
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plume
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- Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.
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fanon
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feather
verb
/ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)/
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/ˈfɛð.ɚ/
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empenner,
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- (aeronautics) To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down so that the propeller does not windmill during flight.
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mettre en drapeau
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feathered
adjective
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- (poetic) Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers.
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