feathering
Collocations
3ADJ.
busy, own
FEATHERING + NOUN
nest
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
Plumage.
A feathered texture.
The whole flower is very small; the tube is faintly marked with lilac lines; the petals are concave, the three outer white, marked with three lines, the middle one narrow, without featherings, the outer ones broader, and neatly feathered […]
The fitting of feathers to arrows.
An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
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Synonyms
noun — turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
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3The whole flower is very small; the tube is faintly marked with lilac lines; the petals are concave, the three outer white, marked with three lines, the middle one narrow, without featherings, the out
WiktionaryHe is always busy feathering his own nest.
Tatoeba · #298206He's feathering his own nest.
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