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
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
The loyalist ladies were in full feather, more literally than would now be the case, the nodding plume then adorning the head of the dame as frequently as it did the helmet of the soldier.
From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse
He was the War Lord in full feather, and the world at that time looked with dread upon this new and somewhat blatant apostle of militarism.
From A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict by Marshall, Logan
