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FETH-uh/ˈfeðə/

A feather is one of the soft light parts that cover a bird. Countable: a feather, feathers. A bird's feathers keep it warm; people used feathers in old pens. Fur is thick hair on a cat or dog, not on a typical bird. A light as a feather means very light — later idiom.

Meaning

One of the soft light parts that cover a bird.

Examples

• “The bird has a blue feather.”
• “She found a white feather in the garden.”
• “The pillow is full of feathers.”

Good to know

a feather (on a bird). Contrast: fur (cat/dog hair). light as a feather (idiom later).

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