feather boanoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfeð.ə ˈbəʊ.ə/us/ˌfeð.ɚ ˈboʊ.ə/a long, thin piece of clothing made of feathers, and worn around the neck, especially by women
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Hats & scarves
- ascot
- balaclava
- bandana
- baseball cap
- beanie
- dicky bow
- dunce's cap
- dupatta
- ear flap
- earmuffs
- mitre
- mortarboard
- neckerchief
- necktie
- niqab
- peaked
- turban
- visor
- yarmulke
- yashmak
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Examples from literature
- And then they—what? breathed Carter, playing with the loose ribbons of her feather boa.
- And these defects she emphasized by means of a wide hat and a long feather boa.
- Gilt earrings glistened in the ears, a dark curly fringe covered forehead and eyebrows, and the chin was embedded in a tawdry feather boa of a muddy hue.
- Glancing up sideways, he saw that close to him was a very beautiful young girl, who wore a traveling cloak of pearl gray, and a long feather boa, which the draft had blown across his sleeve.
- He took the hat from her and her feather boa.