well-feathered
/ˌwɛlˈfɛðəd/adjective
1Of a bird: having a good covering of feathers. Also of a nest: having a good lining of feathers; frequently figurative.
2Of an arrow: properly or skilfully fitted with feathers.
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in 2nd Baron Berners (c1467–1533), soldier, diplomat, and translator. From well + feathered.
- belly wool
- Belmont
- Belmopan
- Belo Horizonte
- Beloit
- be long
- belong
- belongingness
- belongings
- be looking over one's shoulders
- Belorussia
- Belorussian
- be lost for words
- Belostok
- be lost on
- beloved
- below
- below deck
- below decks
- belowdecks
- below stairs
- below the belt
- below (the) ground
- below the line
- Bel Paese