1633 T. Johnson (new ed.) ii. 781 Paralysis flore viridi roseo calamistrato, The double greene feathered Cowslip.
1791 J. Townsend I. 17 Copper in blue crystals, with copper blossom and green feathered ore.
1875 4 291 The old Mexican deity, Quetzalcoatl, whose name we are told signifies green-feathered serpent.
1998 P. McCabe (1999) xxxvii. 139 A green-feathered dart sailed expertly towards the measled corkboard.