| 单词 | neck feather |
| 释义 | > as lemmasneck feather neck feather n. ΚΠ 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 158 The necke feathers of colour diuers,..which must hang rufling from his necke, to his shoulders. 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry ii. i. 110 His mayne or necke-feathers would bee very long, bright, and shining, couering from his head to his shoulders. 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. i. 269 Ruff-necked Parrot... When it erects the neck feathers, it makes the appearance of a ruff round the head. 1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 22 Neck feathers with dark edges. 2000 N.Y. Times 10 Jan. b6/1 The male [pigeon] bows and puffs out his neck feathers, called hackles. < as lemmas |
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