| 单词 | flush feather |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflush feather a. As a personal decoration; a plume, esp. in ostrich feather. Also collective. With the: = Prince of Wales feathers n. at Prince of Wales n. 1 flush feather: see quot. 1823.Prince of Wales feathers: see Prince of Wales n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > feather feather1473 1473 J. Warkworth Chron. 14 He..wered ane estryche feder. c1600 Wriothesley's Chron. Eng. (1875) I. 51 Hattes of blake velwett and whyte feethers. 1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 211 Hee stickes a feather in his Hat. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. iii. 25 They must..leaue those remnants Of Foole and Feather . View more context for this quotation 1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 22 Not in the Feather, wave it e'er so high..Is Glory lodg'd. 1802 J. Wolcot Great Cry & Little Wool in Wks. (1812) V. 166 The tradesmen..proud of the feather. 1804 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 2 503 The volunteers have..feathers as high..as those of the regular troops. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Feather (Mil.), an ornamental mark worn by officers and soldiers on their caps and hats..the flush feather, a straight smooth feather worn by officers on the staff. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Sept. 11/1 The Prince of Wales's feathers stand separate. < as lemmas |
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