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Rarefeathering
The correct spelling is feathering.
How to pronounce feathering
verb
Say it like: Fee-the-rin-g
The correct spelling is feathering. To cover or furnish with feathers. For example: "The stylist feathered my hair."
Usage Examples
“The stylist feathered my hair.”
“After striking the bird, the pilot feathered the left, damaged engine’s propeller.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To cover or furnish with feathers.
- 2.To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.
- 3.To rotate the oars while they are out of the water to reduce wind resistance.
- 4.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.
- 5.To finely shave or bevel an edge.
noun
- 1.Plumage.
- 2.A feathered texture.
- 3.The fitting of feathers to arrows.
- 4.An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
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