# feathered

Pronunciation: US say "FETH-urd" /ˈfɛð.ɚd/; UK say "FETH-uhd" /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)d/

## Adjective

1. Covered with feathers, as a living bird is.
   - Simple: Having feathers covering the body, the way a bird does.
   - _The feathered serpent appears in many Mesoamerican carvings._
   - _Newly hatched penguins are not yet fully feathered._
3. Having feathers of the kind or amount described.
   - Simple: Having a certain kind or amount of feathers.
   - _Silkie chickens are profusely feathered, right down to their toes._
   - _The peacock is elaborately feathered, with a long iridescent train._
4. Of oars or propellers, with the blades turned edgewise so that they lie in line with the direction of travel.
   - Simple: With oar or propeller blades turned to move edge-first, cutting through air or water.
   - _With feathered oars, the crew cut their wind resistance on the row back._
   - _The pilot reported a feathered propeller after shutting down the failed engine._
5. Having a finely beveled edge that tapers gradually thin.
   - Simple: Having an edge thinned down to a smooth, gradual slope.
   - _The technician sanded the patch until its edge was feathered into the panel._
   - _A feathered edge blends repaired paint seamlessly into the original finish._
6. Coated or trimmed with something in a way that suggests feathers. *(literary)*
   - Simple: Covered or decorated with something soft and light, as if with feathers.
   - _The dawn sky was feathered with thin streaks of pink cloud._
   - _The bare branches stood feathered with frost in the morning light._
7. Swift, like the flight of a bird. *(literary)*
   - Simple: Very fast, like a bird in flight.
   - _The arrow flew with feathered swiftness toward its distant mark._
   - _He crossed the meadow in feathered haste, outpacing the wind._
8. Badly beaten or thrashed. *(dialectal, Appalachia)*
   - Simple: Badly beaten or hurt in a fight.
   - _He staggered out of the ring badly feathered after the final round._
   - _By the end of the long campaign, the rebels were feathered and scattered._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of feather. — simple past and past participle of feather
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of feather. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The pilot feathered the propeller after the engine failed._
   - _She feathered the layers of paint until the seam vanished._

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