featherbed
Example Sentences
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It is not the place, my dear, for featherheads and butterflies, this island of Avilion.
From Rosemary and Rue by Amber
Pit my sons, My three brave sons, against these popinjays, These tufted jack-a-dandy featherheads, And on the issue let thy hand depend!
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir
Judith: Ruth needs a careful man: For she’s the sort that’s steady with the steady, And a featherhead with featherheads.
From Krindlesyke by Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson
