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ˈfeather-ˈheaded, a. [f. prec. + -ed2.] 1. Empty-headed, hare-brained, silly.
1647Ward Simp. Cobler 30 Many Gentlemens..estates are deplumed by their feather-headed wifes. 1716Cibber Love Makes Man ii. ii, Ah! thou hast miss'd a Man..so far above this feather-headed Puppy. 1876Geo. Eliot Dan. Der. IV. liv. 106 Some feather-headed lady or gentleman. 1881Irving in Macm. Mag. XLV. 305 It was little more than a conceited and feather-headed assumption. 2. Having a feathery top. rare.
1821Clare Vill. Minstr. II. 173 Feather-headed grasses. |