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
They are now in full feather again and proud of their handsome coats.
From Wild Animals I Have Known by Seton, Ernest Thompson
These things should be spoken of only when they are in full feather.
From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry
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
When we came into Naples this lachrymose hero was again in full feather, boots, spurs, and sword, stalking the quarter-deck as if no tub and tears had intervened.
From The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" by MacGregor, John
