Meaning & use

feather

noun·Everyday

One of the light, flat structures that grow from a bird's skin and form its covering.

See it in a sentence

A single blue feather drifted down from the jay perched above the fence.

The pillow was stuffed with soft goose feathers instead of synthetic filling.

A note on using this word

The idiom a feather in one's cap describes an achievement someone can be proud of, unrelated to actual feathers.

Words with a similar meaning

plumequill

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