feather-footedadj.

Forms: see feather n. and footed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: feather n., footed adj.

Etymology: < feather n. + footed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfeather-ˈfooted.

a. Having feet covered with feathers.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of feet > having feathered feet

rough-footed1495

feather-footed1580

row-foot1896

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Coulon, or pigeon Pattu, fether-footed doues or pigeons.

1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. viii. 295 There is a feather-footed breed.

b. figurative. Moving silently and swiftly.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > of footsteps

feather-footed1565

woollen1597

cat-footed1598

soft-footed1603

woolly1631

still-footed1894

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > light-footed

lightOE

light-footeda1425

lightfoot1440

feather-footed1565

tripping1567

nimble-footed1592

soft-foot1598

light-heeled1600

soft-footed1603

soft-footed1607

nimble-heeled1656

quick-foot1658

feather-heeleda1674

tickle-heeled1740

nimble-stepping1832

tripsome1846

twinkle-toed1960

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 2^v He bade the fetherfooted howres [L. velocibus..Horis] go harnesse in his horse.

1637 T. Heywood Dial. iii, in Wks. (1874) VI. 137 Swift feather-footed Time.

1731 A. Hill Advice to Poets xxiii Fancy's light Dwarfs! whose feather-footed Strains, Dance..through a Waste of Brains!

1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl III. i. 8 The feather footed Rosa..darted along the paddock.

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 230 Soft as a featherfooted cloud on Heaven.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	feather-footed
释义	feather-footedadj. Forms: see feather n. and footed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: feather n., footed adj. Etymology: < feather n. + footed adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfeather-ˈfooted. a. Having feet covered with feathers. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of feet > having feathered feet rough-footed1495 feather-footed1580 row-foot1896 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Coulon, or pigeon Pattu, fether-footed doues or pigeons. 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. viii. 295 There is a feather-footed breed. b. figurative. Moving silently and swiftly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > of footsteps feather-footed1565 woollen1597 cat-footed1598 soft-footed1603 woolly1631 still-footed1894 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > light-footed lightOE light-footeda1425 lightfoot1440 feather-footed1565 tripping1567 nimble-footed1592 soft-foot1598 light-heeled1600 soft-footed1603 soft-footed1607 nimble-heeled1656 quick-foot1658 feather-heeleda1674 tickle-heeled1740 nimble-stepping1832 tripsome1846 twinkle-toed1960 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 2^v He bade the fetherfooted howres [L. velocibus..Horis] go harnesse in his horse. 1637 T. Heywood Dial. iii, in Wks. (1874) VI. 137 Swift feather-footed Time. 1731 A. Hill Advice to Poets xxiii Fancy's light Dwarfs! whose feather-footed Strains, Dance..through a Waste of Brains! 1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl III. i. 8 The feather footed Rosa..darted along the paddock. 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 230 Soft as a featherfooted cloud on Heaven. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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