Feathering

What do we mean by feathering?

Plumage. noun

The feathers fitted to an arrow. noun

A fringe of hair on an animal's coat, especially on a dog's leg. noun

Plumage. noun

The adjustment of feathers to an arrow, whether shaft or bolt. See arrow, vireton. noun

In architecture, an arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting points or cusps, used as ornaments in the molding of arches, etc., in pointed medieval architecture; foliation. See cusp. noun

Same as feather, 2 . noun

In the aquatint process, the application of strong acid to the plate, to bite in dark touches. See aquatint. noun

In violin-playing, a very light and delicate use of the bow. noun

Same as foliation. noun

The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t. noun

A covering of feathers. noun

The float or paddle of a feathering wheel. noun

A screw propeller, of which the blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when the vessel is moving under sail alone. noun

A paddle wheel whose floats turn automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. noun

Present participle of feather. verb

Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls noun

To cover or furnish with feathers.

To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.

To rotate the oars while they are out of the water to reduce wind resistance.

To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down so that the propeller does not windmill during flight.

To finely shave or bevel an edge.

To intergrade or blend the pixels of an image with those of a background or neighboring image.

To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe.

To render light as a feather; to give wings to.

To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.

To tread, as a cock.

To accidentally touch the cue ball with the tip of the cue when taking aim

Words that are spelled similarly to feathering:
feathering, weathering, fathering, leathering, gathering, flattering, tethering, featuring, festering, blathering, furthering, fettering, slathering, regathering, lathering, fothering, brathering, featherings.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word feathering:
tarsi, gallus, tarsus, silky, hinge, fowl, propeller, hens, feather, ears, plumage, breeds, humiliation, paddle, legs, toes, chickens, belly, rotor, blades, genetically, breed, prop, drag, throat, blade, tail, coat, airplane, feathers, chest, nest, patriots, mechanism, unofficial, breast, hair, edges, neck, smooth, colours, punishment, colour, inches, pitch, feet, birds, powered, angle, fitted, colors, engine, wings, descent, eyes, normally, straight, skin, speed, device, slightly, somewhat, weight, upper, rear, dog, aircraft, domestic, reduce, color, yellow, lower, smaller, flight, horse, pilot, should, male, makes.

Words that rhyme with feathering:
weathering, tethering, leathering, feather hung, leather hung.

Adjectives that are often used to describe feathering:
poor, and, slow, tar, white, rapid, heavy, early, full, black, normal, good, slight, dark, light, fine, loose, frontal, profuse, soft, long, close, late, thick, dense, abnormal, tight, delicate, double, green, brown, gray, male, silky, cyclic, henny, purple, abundant, red, better, quick, excessive, sparse, moderate, rough, rich, comfortable, faint, bright, peculiar, coloured, secondary, female, darker, like, hen, cemented, careful, extensive, automatic, peruvian, grey, loral, reduced, brilliant, linear, narrow, smooth, minute, ornamental, peripheral, blue, iridescent, compact, down, detailed, linked, defective, stiff, distinctive, golden, ruder, facial, foot, mottled, characteristic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective feathering:
propellers, propeller, chicks, plane, wheel, chick, parties, axis, trait, type, females, airscrews, breeds, strains, party.

Consonant match to feathering:
furthering, fathering, father hung, feather hung.

Words that sound like feathering:
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