feathers
Example Sentences
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Far from the “wastelands” where these wading birds lived, urban women adorned their hats with showy feathers as marks of status.
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould’s views on digital assets and innovation have ruffled the feathers of some in the banking industry.
Opening the side door to let in a swish of satin and rustle of feathers.
From Literature
Dinosaur fossils preserved with their feathers suggest that some of these animals had already lost the ability to fly.
From Science Daily
You could have knocked us over with feathers.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
