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noun | verb featherfeather1 /ˈfɛðɚ/ ●●● noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYfeather1Origin: Old English fether ► a feather bed/pillow/comforter etc. (=a bed, etc. that is filled with feathers) 1 science, biology one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body: an eagle feathera feather bed/pillow/comforter etc. (=a bed, etc. that is filled with feathers)2a feather in your cap something you have done that you should be proud of [Origin: Old English fether] → see also birds of a feather at bird (5), light as air/as light as a feather at light2 (2) noun | verb featherfeather2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEfeather |
Present | I, you, we, they | feather | | he, she, it | feathers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | feathered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have feathered | | he, she, it | has feathered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had feathered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will feather | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have feathered |
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Present | I | am feathering | | he, she, it | is feathering | | you, we, they | are feathering | Past | I, he, she, it | was feathering | | you, we, they | were feathering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been feathering | | he, she, it | has been feathering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been feathering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be feathering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been feathering |
1to cut hair in thin layers2feather your nest/bed to get money by dishonest methods3old-fashioned to put feathers on an arrow → see also tar and feather somebody at tar2 (4) |