Meaning of Feathering | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Plumage.
   countable, uncountable
2. A feathered texture.
   countable, uncountable
3. The fitting of feathers to arrows.
   countable, uncountable
4. An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
   countable, uncountable
5. Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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 […]”

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