well-featheredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛðəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛðərd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and feathered adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., feathered adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + feathered adj.

1. Of a bird: having a good covering of feathers. Also of a nest: having a good lining of feathers; frequently figurative (cf. to feather one's nest at feather v. 5a).

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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective]

featheredc1300

penneda1398

well-feathered1525

well-plumed1575

plumy1590

feathery1637

well-fledged1650

pennigerous1656

plumigerous1656

penniferous1722

flighted1735

plumaged1777

fledgy1818

plumulose1826

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xlii. f. liiii When this byrde sawe hymselfe so well fethered and that all other fowles honoured hym, he began to ware prowde.

a1569 A. Kingsmill Most Excellent & Comfortable Treat. (1577) sig. Avi^v A warme and wel feathered neste, where we haue free egresse and regresse.

1569 E. Spenser tr. J. du Bellay Sonets in T. Roest tr. J. van der Noot Theatre Worldlings sig. Cvii^v A bird all white, well fetherd on hir winges.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 7 Yet all this worke is neglected, that his owne neast may be well feathered.

1671 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa i. xiii. 75 Like some young Bird, not so well-feathered.

1779 Town & Country Mag. Feb. 84/2 I have frequently observed, and with a degree of pleasure, the beautiful, the sprightly appearance of a well feathered cock.

1823 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. July 54/1 Mrs Faggle beheld, in the course of her dreaming, a couple of stately turkies, well feathered, and fair to look upon, standing by the kitchen range.

1855 Poultry Chron. 2 419 Short, well feathered legs.

1905 Auk Oct. 365 The compact, well-feathered nest contained five richly marked and nearly fresh eggs.

1942 Condor 44 59 Three well-feathered young perched on or near the nest.

2003 P. H. Sinclair et al. Birds of Yukon Territory 259/2 A downy chick.., and a well-feathered chick.

2005 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 26 Oct. a31 French is arguing, from his own well-feathered nest, that the world must stay as it is, with cigar-chomping, overpaid men getting to call the shots.

2. Of an arrow: properly or skilfully fitted with feathers. Also figurative. Cf. feather v. 2.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [adjective] > having feathers

feathered1513

well-feathered1560

fletched1656

well-fletched1656

well-fledged1870

1560 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Thyestes iv. sig. Diiii He that holdes in Thessale bowe His swifte well fethred arrowes Chiron olde [L. et qui nervo tenet Haemonio pinnata senex spicula Chiron], shall breake the same and eke shall leese his shotte.

c1600 (c1350) Alisaunder (Greaves) (1929) 269 Well feþered flon floungen aboute.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. x. 58 And herein he discovered his want of judgement, being indeed like an arrow well-feathered, but with a blunt pile; he flew swift, but did not sink deep.

1739 F. Blomefield Ess. Topogr. Hist. Norfolk I. 108 John, Son and Heir of Wm. de Calthorp, held a Messuage and Lands..by Petit Serjeantry, viz. by the Payment of a well feather'd Arrow, of 1 d. Value, every Year, to the King.

1803 S. T. Coleridge Let. 16 Sept. (1956) II. 991 He sends well-headed & well-feathered Thoughts straight forwards to the mark with a Twang of the Bow-string.

1880 A. Smith Brides of Ardmore ii. 18 His resolutions, once formed, were like well-feathered arrows that must fly straight at the mark to which they are pointed.

1932 Boys' Life Apr. 33/1 (advt.) The arrows are 26 inches, well-feathered, metal-tipped for championship shooting.

2003 A. Hartley Zanzibar Chest 22 Warriors armed with..carved bows and well-feathered arrows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

a. Of birds, animals, etc.: Provided with or having feathers. feathered friend: a bird (used sentimentally or ironically). Also in parasynthetic combinations, as black-feathered, hard-feathered, pen-feathered, well-feathered adjs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective]

featheredc1300

penneda1398

well-feathered1525

well-plumed1575

plumy1590

feathery1637

well-fledged1650

pennigerous1656

plumigerous1656

penniferous1722

flighted1735

plumaged1777

fledgy1818

plumulose1826

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > with other specific coverings

featheredc1300

overskail1508

briereda1554

stone-faced1632

sodded1652

netted1800

foamed1820

fibre-faceda1884

the world > animals > birds > [noun] > bird

fowlOE

bird?c1225

wing1601

feathera1616

feather-monger1767

feathered friend1933

c1150 Eadwine's Psalter (E.E.T.S.) lxxvii. 27 Fuglæs gefeðerede.]

c1300 K. Alis. 5406 Hy weren blake fethered on the wombe.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15991 Þe cok lepe vp..Federd fayrer þan be-forn.

a1440 Found. St. Bartholomew's i. vi The vision of the federyd beiste.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 163 I wyll not refuse to shewe you somwhat also of my feathered cattell.

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 131 See that he [the cock] be sound, hard feather'd.

a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 263 My children then were just pen-feather'd.

1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 85 Thus have I remark'd what is most observable in the feathered Tribe.

1769 J. Wallis Nat. Hist. Northumberland I. ix. 311 The young being surprized..when they are near full feathered.

1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. 242 The legs are..feathered to the feet.

1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vii. 105 A feathered wanderer flew by.

1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families xiv. 294 I did not write one letter about ‘our feathered friends’ which was not published.

1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. iii. 35 We keep chickens..and so far our feathered friends are letting us down badly.

1967 Guardian 4 Feb. 14/8 The British farmers'..war against our furred and feathered friends might be an enormous mistake.

in extended use.1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. i. 49 One of the supporting cliffs..was in deep shade, but the other, feathered with foliage.1851 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. (ed. 2) 25 An abrupt craggy ridge, feathered with underwood.

单词	well-feathered
释义	well-featheredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfɛðəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfɛðərd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and feathered adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., feathered adj. Etymology: < well adv. + feathered adj. 1. Of a bird: having a good covering of feathers. Also of a nest: having a good lining of feathers; frequently figurative (cf. to feather one's nest at feather v. 5a). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] featheredc1300 penneda1398 well-feathered1525 well-plumed1575 plumy1590 feathery1637 well-fledged1650 pennigerous1656 plumigerous1656 penniferous1722 flighted1735 plumaged1777 fledgy1818 plumulose1826 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xlii. f. liiii When this byrde sawe hymselfe so well fethered and that all other fowles honoured hym, he began to ware prowde. a1569 A. Kingsmill Most Excellent & Comfortable Treat. (1577) sig. Avi^v A warme and wel feathered neste, where we haue free egresse and regresse. 1569 E. Spenser tr. J. du Bellay Sonets in T. Roest tr. J. van der Noot Theatre Worldlings sig. Cvii^v A bird all white, well fetherd on hir winges. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 7 Yet all this worke is neglected, that his owne neast may be well feathered. 1671 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa i. xiii. 75 Like some young Bird, not so well-feathered. 1779 Town & Country Mag. Feb. 84/2 I have frequently observed, and with a degree of pleasure, the beautiful, the sprightly appearance of a well feathered cock. 1823 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. July 54/1 Mrs Faggle beheld, in the course of her dreaming, a couple of stately turkies, well feathered, and fair to look upon, standing by the kitchen range. 1855 Poultry Chron. 2 419 Short, well feathered legs. 1905 Auk Oct. 365 The compact, well-feathered nest contained five richly marked and nearly fresh eggs. 1942 Condor 44 59 Three well-feathered young perched on or near the nest. 2003 P. H. Sinclair et al. Birds of Yukon Territory 259/2 A downy chick.., and a well-feathered chick. 2005 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 26 Oct. a31 French is arguing, from his own well-feathered nest, that the world must stay as it is, with cigar-chomping, overpaid men getting to call the shots. 2. Of an arrow: properly or skilfully fitted with feathers. Also figurative. Cf. feather v. 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [adjective] > having feathers feathered1513 well-feathered1560 fletched1656 well-fletched1656 well-fledged1870 1560 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Thyestes iv. sig. Diiii He that holdes in Thessale bowe His swifte well fethred arrowes Chiron olde [L. et qui nervo tenet Haemonio pinnata senex spicula Chiron], shall breake the same and eke shall leese his shotte. c1600 (c1350) Alisaunder (Greaves) (1929) 269 Well feþered flon floungen aboute. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. x. 58 And herein he discovered his want of judgement, being indeed like an arrow well-feathered, but with a blunt pile; he flew swift, but did not sink deep. 1739 F. Blomefield Ess. Topogr. Hist. Norfolk I. 108 John, Son and Heir of Wm. de Calthorp, held a Messuage and Lands..by Petit Serjeantry, viz. by the Payment of a well feather'd Arrow, of 1 d. Value, every Year, to the King. 1803 S. T. Coleridge Let. 16 Sept. (1956) II. 991 He sends well-headed & well-feathered Thoughts straight forwards to the mark with a Twang of the Bow-string. 1880 A. Smith Brides of Ardmore ii. 18 His resolutions, once formed, were like well-feathered arrows that must fly straight at the mark to which they are pointed. 1932 Boys' Life Apr. 33/1 (advt.) The arrows are 26 inches, well-feathered, metal-tipped for championship shooting. 2003 A. Hartley Zanzibar Chest 22 Warriors armed with..carved bows and well-feathered arrows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas well-feathered a. Of birds, animals, etc.: Provided with or having feathers. feathered friend: a bird (used sentimentally or ironically). Also in parasynthetic combinations, as black-feathered, hard-feathered, pen-feathered, well-feathered adjs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] featheredc1300 penneda1398 well-feathered1525 well-plumed1575 plumy1590 feathery1637 well-fledged1650 pennigerous1656 plumigerous1656 penniferous1722 flighted1735 plumaged1777 fledgy1818 plumulose1826 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > with other specific coverings featheredc1300 overskail1508 briereda1554 stone-faced1632 sodded1652 netted1800 foamed1820 fibre-faceda1884 the world > animals > birds > [noun] > bird fowlOE bird?c1225 wing1601 feathera1616 feather-monger1767 feathered friend1933 c1150 Eadwine's Psalter (E.E.T.S.) lxxvii. 27 Fuglæs gefeðerede.] c1300 K. Alis. 5406 Hy weren blake fethered on the wombe. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 15991 Þe cok lepe vp..Federd fayrer þan be-forn. a1440 Found. St. Bartholomew's i. vi The vision of the federyd beiste. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 163 I wyll not refuse to shewe you somwhat also of my feathered cattell. 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 131 See that he [the cock] be sound, hard feather'd. a1721 M. Prior Turtle & Sparrow (1723) 263 My children then were just pen-feather'd. 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 85 Thus have I remark'd what is most observable in the feathered Tribe. 1769 J. Wallis Nat. Hist. Northumberland I. ix. 311 The young being surprized..when they are near full feathered. 1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. 242 The legs are..feathered to the feet. 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vii. 105 A feathered wanderer flew by. 1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families xiv. 294 I did not write one letter about ‘our feathered friends’ which was not published. 1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. iii. 35 We keep chickens..and so far our feathered friends are letting us down badly. 1967 Guardian 4 Feb. 14/8 The British farmers'..war against our furred and feathered friends might be an enormous mistake. in extended use.1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. i. 49 One of the supporting cliffs..was in deep shade, but the other, feathered with foliage.1851 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. (ed. 2) 25 An abrupt craggy ridge, feathered with underwood. extracted from featheredadj. < adj.1525 as lemmas
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