| 释义 |
pinfeather
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: pin (I) + feather
: a feather not fully developed; especially : a young feather just emerging through the skin and still enclosed for most of its length in a cylindrical horny sheath which is afterwards cast off
• pinfeathered \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
• pinfeathery \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\ adjective
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
: to pluck the pinfeathers from
• pinfeatherer \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun |