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I . feather [ˈfeðəɐ, Am -ɚ] N

feather

a feather quilt

Phrases:

to be a feather in sb's cap

быть предме́том го́рдости

as light as a feather

лёгкий как пёрышко

you have knocked me down with a feather Brit, Aus inf

ты меня́ ошеломи́л

II . feather [ˈfeðəɐ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to feather one's own nest

обогаща́ться

to feather one's own nest

набива́ть себе́ карма́н

Usage examples with feather

a feather quilt

as light as a feather

лёгкий как пёрышко

to feather one's own nest

обогаща́ться

birds of a feather flock together

рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́

to be a feather in sb's cap

быть предме́том го́рдости

to be as light as a feather

быть лёгким как пёрышко

you have knocked me down with a feather Brit, Aus inf

ты меня́ ошеломи́л

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The moult of the flight feathers may be spread out across the year. en.wikipedia.org

The flight feathers are barred, a feature unique to this snipe. en.wikipedia.org

The mattresses were often filled with pea-shucks, straw, or feathers. en.wikipedia.org

By the early 1980s, he was relying less on feathers and leather, and was producing precious metal jewellery using the lost-wax method. en.wikipedia.org

When scratching the feathers on their head with their toes, they reach from over the wings. en.wikipedia.org

The forewing is divided into two lobes and the hindwing into three feather-like plumes. en.wikipedia.org

Feather stars can swim by undulating their many arms. en.wikipedia.org

It is made of leaves, grass and other plant material which is bound together with hair and spider webs and lined with wool and feathers. en.wikipedia.org

The headdress always included feathers and a veil although the number and size of the feathers varied with the time. en.wikipedia.org

They have brown-grey wings, a white carpal patch and black primary flight feathers tipped with white. en.wikipedia.org

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