The meaning of FEATHER is any of the light, horny epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds. How to use feather in a sentence.

Feathers are among the most complex integumentary appendages found in vertebrates and are formed in tiny follicles in the epidermis, or outer skin layer, that produce keratin proteins.

FEATHER definition: 1. one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body, consisting of a long, thin, central…. Learn more.

Idioms in fine or high feather, in good form, humor, or health: feeling in fine feather. Idioms ruffle someone's feathers, to anger, upset, or annoy (another person).

A feather is made of a horny substance and has a narrow, hollow shaft bearing flat vanes formed of many parallel barbs. The barbs of outer feathers are formed of even smaller structures …

FEATHER meaning: 1 : any one of the light growths that make up the outer covering of the body of a bird; 2 : an achievement or honor that you can be proud of

Definition of feather noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A feather has a narrow, hollow shaft bearing flat vanes formed of many parallel barbs. The barbs of outer feathers are formed of even smaller structures (called barbules) that interlock.

feather, the component structure of the outer covering and flight surfaces of all modern birds. Unique to birds, feathers apparently evolved from the scales of birds’ reptilian ancestors.

FEATHER meaning: 1. one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird's body, consisting of a long, thin, central…. Learn more.