any large nonvenomous snake of the family Boidae, most of which occur in Central and South America and the Caribbean. They have vestigial hind limbs and kill their prey by constriction
2.
a woman's long thin scarf, usually of feathers or fur
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from Latin: a large Italian snake, water snake
Examples of 'feather boa' in a sentence
feather boa
It's a sequin-spangled, feather boa-festooned extravaganza of song, dance and comedy.
The Sun (2008)
At least keep a feather boa on.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
One guest fishes a greying feather boa from a bin.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Death by feather boa constrictor, it was.
The Sun (2011)
He slept on a "1970s-throwback waterbed" and sometimes left his pink feather boa on the bed, a reminder of his professional wrestling days.
Globe and Mail (2003)
She donned a feather boa and not much else for the photos, which look suspiciously airbrushed.
The Sun (2012)
But she insisted she did not let the alleged sabotage affect her last performance, in which she also tripped over a feather boa.
The Sun (2011)
Instead, he'll get comic mileage from wearing a lettuce leaf, or revel in a pun about a feather boa and a hard hat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The supermodel accessorised with a seriously glam feather boa and heels - not your average bedroom attire.