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noun(feath-er)any of the light, horny, epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds
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noun(feath-er)plume
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noun(feath-er)the vane of an arrow
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verb(feath-er)to furnish (something, such as an arrow) with a feather
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verb(feath-er)to cover, clothe, or adorn with or as if with feathers
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verb(feath-er)to turn (an oar blade) almost horizontal when lifting from the water at the end of a stroke to reduce air resistance
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geographical name(feath-er)river 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in north central California flowing south into the Sacramento River
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noun(feath-er)a feather mattress
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noun(feath-er)a bed having a feather mattress
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noun(feath-er)any of an order (Comatulida) of free-swimming stalkless crinoids
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noun(feath-er)a tool with feathers at one end used to remove dust
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noun(feath-er)one of the medium-sized feathers that form the general covering of a bird and determine the external contour
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noun(feath-er)one of the quills of a bird's wing or tail that support it in flight
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noun(feath-er)a showy widely cultivated annual plant (Amaranthus hypochondriacus or A. cruentus) of the amaranth family having dense usually red spikes of flowers
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noun(feath-er)a mark or symbol of cowardice —used chiefly in the phrase show the white feather