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  • 21Feather ore — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …

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  • 22Feather shot — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …

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  • 23Feather spray — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …

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  • 24Feather star — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …

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  • 25Feather weight — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …

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  • 26pen|na — «PEHN uh», noun, plural pen|nae «PEHN ee». a contour feather of a bird, as distinguished from a down feather or plume. ╂[< Latin penna feather] Penna., Pennsylvania …

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  • 27pen|na|ceous — «puh NAY shuhs», adjective. of or like a penna or pennae. ╂[< New Latin pennaceus < Latin penna feather] …

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  • 28pen|nate — «PEHN ayt», adjective. 1. having wings; having feathers. 2. Botany, Obsolete. pinnate. ╂[< Latin pennātus < penna feather, wing] …

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  • 29pen|non — «PEHN uhn», noun. 1. a long, usually triangular or swallow tailed flag originally carried on the lance of a knight. 2. any flag or banner. 3. Nautical. a pennant. 4. a wing; pinion: »Fluttering his pennons vain, plumb down he drops Ten thousand… …

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  • 30Feather — For other uses, see Feather (disambiguation). Feather variations Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex… …

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