featherlet|ˈfɛðəlɪt| [f. as prec. + -let.] A small feather. 1834Southey DoctorPref. 41 The episodes and digressions fringe [the story] like so many featherlets.1866Morn. Star 19 Dec., A fine bird, with..a tail of magnificent red, flecked by some snow-white featherlets.