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feath·ered F0062100 (fĕth′ərd)adj.1. Covered, provided, or adorned with feathers.2. Having feathering, as an animal's coat.3. Moving swiftly: feathered feet.4. Having the chords of propeller blades parallel to the line of flight.feathered (ˈfɛðəd) adjadorned with feathersThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | feathered - adorned with feathers or plumesfeathery, plumyadorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction | | 2. | feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"featherless, unfeathered - having no feathers; "a featherless biped"; "the unfeathered legs of an Orpington" |
Translationsfeather (ˈfeðə) noun one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body. They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers. 羽毛 羽毛 verb to line, cover or decorate with feathers. The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast. 用羽毛裝飾 用羽毛装饰ˈfeathered adjective 有羽毛的 有羽毛的ˈfeathery adjective1. of, like, or covered in, a feather or feathers. a feathery hat. 插有羽毛的 插有羽毛的2. soft and light. a feathery touch. 輕軟的 轻软的a feather in one's cap something one can be proud of. Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap. 可以誇耀的事物 可以夸耀的事物feather one's (own) nest to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust. All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest. 營私 营私feathered
be tarred and feathered1. Literally, to be coated with tar and bird feathers as a form of public punishment and shaming (one that is no longer carried out). The thief was tarred and feathered in the public square before being paraded through the town strapped to a wooden cart.2. By extension, to be severely criticized, reprimanded, or excoriated, especially in a public and humiliating manner. After this economic collapse, everyone is demanding that the heads of the bank be tarred and feathered, but I'd be willing to bet that they'll just get a slap on the wrist.See also: and, feathered, tartar and feather1. Literally, to coat someone with tar and bird feathers as a form of public punishment and shaming (a practice that fell out of use in the early 20th century). The mob tarred and feathered the thief in the public square before parading him through the town strapped to a wooden cart.2. By extension, to severely criticize, reprimand, or excoriate someone, especially in a public and humiliating manner. Everyone is demanding that the government tar and feather the bank executives behind the scandal, but I'd be willing to bet that all they'll receive is a slap on the wrist.See also: and, feather, tarfeathered friendsBirds, regardless of type or species. Mark breeds and raises hawks for racing, and his fine feathered friends are among the most valuable in the world. Grampa is out feeding his feathered friends at the park.See also: feathered, friendtar and feather someoneto punish or humiliate someone by coating them with tar and feathers. The people of the village tarred and feathered the bank robber and chased him out of town. They threatened to tar and feather me if I ever came back into their town.See also: and, feather, tartar and featherCriticize severely, punish, as in The traditionalists often want to tar and feather those who don't conform. This expression alludes to a former brutal punishment in which a person was smeared with tar and covered with feathers, which then stuck. It was first used as a punishment for theft in the English navy, recorded in the Ordinance of Richard I in 1189, and by the mid-1700s had become mob practice. The figurative usage dates from the mid-1800s. See also: and, feather, tartar and feather smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. This practice was introduced in Britain in 1189 , when Richard I decreed that it should be the punishment for members of the navy found guilty of theft. It seems to have been intermittently imposed on other wrongdoers in Britain and has sometimes been inflicted on an unpopular or scandalous individual by a mob. 1981 Anthony Price Soldier No More The Russians…wouldn't have cared less if we'd tarred and feathered Nasser and run him out of Suez on a rail. See also: and, feather, tarour feathered ˈfriends (informal, humorous) birds: We mustn’t forget to put out food for our feathered friends during the cold winter months.See also: feathered, friend tar and feather1. To punish (a person) by covering with tar and feathers.2. To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate.See also: and, feather, tarEncyclopediaSeefeatherSee FTHRD
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