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feather

noun as in tuft of bird; plumage

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Thomas Tuchel has only been England boss for 10 months - but he has again made headlines and ruffled feathers with his answers in an interview.

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Many of the beasts have comical attributes: feathered elbows, parrot beaks or sail-like membranes on their heads.

Asian e-commerce giant Shein's decision to set up shop in a historic Parisian department store has ruffled feathers in the fashion capital.

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In their family photos, Lincoln wore a feather boa to match Rowan and Finley’s.

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“Suddenly with a plop, the egg landed on the straw. With clucks of pleasure the hen shook her feathers, nudged the egg with her beak, and left,” Goodall wrote almost 60 years later.

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