feathers
Example Sentences
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You could have knocked us over with feathers.
From Literature
Her buckskin jerkin and leggings were scruffy, but her bow and quiver were beautiful, the arrows deftly fletched with owl feathers for silent flight.
From Literature
Seabirds are especially at risk because oil destroyed the waterproofing of their feathers, leading to hypothermia and drowning.
From Barron's
I took a sequined headband with a fluff of feathers and held it up to my forehead.
From Literature
We're looking for those who have achieved beyond their means, ruffled the feathers of the competition's elite.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
