featherbed

[ feth-er-bed ]

/ ˈfɛð ərˌbɛd /

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verb (used with or without object), feath·er·bed·ded, feath·er·bed·ding.

to subject to or engage in featherbedding.

Origin of featherbed

First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from featherbedding

Words nearby featherbed

feast-or-famine, feat, feather, featherback, feather banding, featherbed, featherbedding, featherbone, featherbrain, feathercut, feather duster

Definition for featherbed (2 of 2)

feather bed

noun

a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers.

Origin of feather bed

before 1000; Middle English, Old English

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Example sentences from the Web for featherbed

The latter is in a somewhat better condition than Featherbed Lane, but it is irregular, narrow, and hilly.
Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895|Various
She had the featherbed temperament, and soothed masculine nerves exacerbated by the cruel exigencies of art.
Unicorns|James Huneker
On crossing the bridge turn sharply to the left and go down Featherbed Lane, which is anything but a featherbed road.
Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895|Various
It is, indeed, from no featherbed journey or carpet-knight's tour that Mr Coke has recently returned.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852|Various

He was now going to a home provided by benevolent persons as a kind of featherbed to catch the falling workhouse boy.
Essays in Rebellion|Henry W. Nevinson

British Dictionary definitions for featherbed

feather bed

noun

a mattress filled with feathers or down

verb featherbed -beds, -bedding or -bedded

(tr) to pamper; spoil

(intr) US to be subject to or engage in featherbedding

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单词	featherbed
释义	featherbed [ feth-er-bed ] / ˈfɛð ərˌbɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR featherbed ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), feath·er·bed·ded, feath·er·bed·ding. to subject to or engage in featherbedding. Origin of featherbed First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from featherbedding Words nearby featherbed feast-or-famine, feat, feather, featherback, feather banding, featherbed, featherbedding, featherbone, featherbrain, feathercut, feather duster Definition for featherbed (2 of 2) feather bed noun a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers. Origin of feather bed before 1000; Middle English, Old English Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for featherbed The latter is in a somewhat better condition than Featherbed Lane, but it is irregular, narrow, and hilly. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895\|Various She had the featherbed temperament, and soothed masculine nerves exacerbated by the cruel exigencies of art. Unicorns\|James Huneker On crossing the bridge turn sharply to the left and go down Featherbed Lane, which is anything but a featherbed road. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895\|Various It is, indeed, from no featherbed journey or carpet-knight's tour that Mr Coke has recently returned. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852\|Various He was now going to a home provided by benevolent persons as a kind of featherbed to catch the falling workhouse boy. Essays in Rebellion\|Henry W. Nevinson British Dictionary definitions for featherbed feather bed noun a mattress filled with feathers or down verb featherbed -beds, -bedding or -bedded (tr) to pamper; spoil (intr) US to be subject to or engage in featherbedding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to featherbed abate, decrease, diminish, dodge, drop off, dwindle, ease, flag, goof off, idle, lax, lessen, let up, loose, moderate, neglect, reduce, relax, release, shirk
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featherbed

verb (used with or without object), feath·er·bed·ded, feath·er·bed·ding.

Origin of featherbed

Words nearby featherbed

Definition for featherbed (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of feather bed

Example sentences from the Web for featherbed

British Dictionary definitions for featherbed

noun

verb featherbed -beds, -bedding or -bedded

Words related to featherbed