in full feather
Example Sentences
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That everyone was in full feather at this restaurant, Les Trois Chevaux, was no coincidence.
From New York Times • May 17, 2022
Away they all flew, it was heavenly weather, And soon at the Peacock’s arriv’d, in full feather.
From The Peacock and Parrot, on their Tour to Discover the Author of "The Peacock At Home" by Unknown
Preciosa was in full feather and in high colour; she seemed like a sumptuous pocket-edition of some work bound more richly, perhaps, than it deserved to be.
From Under the Skylights by Fuller, Henry Blake
All the literary birds were out in full feather.
From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May
Both released from their imprisonment—the latter but the day before—they were now not only free, but in full feather and favour, appointed to the Prince’s staff.
From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne
