Feathering is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for FEATHERING in dictionary:

VERB:
• rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance.
• vary the angle of attack of (rotor blades).
• turn (an oar) so that it passes through the air edgeways
• float or move like a feather
• blend or smooth delicately
• (of ink, lipstick, etc.) separate into tiny lines after application
• A covering of feathers.
NOUN:
• the act of providing with feathers
• a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal.
• Same as Foliation.
• The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
• turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
• any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to cover with feathers (horny structures that form the principal covering of birds)
• same as feathers

Words related to FEATHERING

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Words that contain FEATHERING

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How to use FEATHERING in a sentence

• There should be a slight hairy fringe on the inside of the fore and hind-legs, but nothing approaching to the feathering of a Collie.
• All feathering to be as straight and as flat as possible.
• The feathering must be only moderate on the ears, and scanty on the legs, but continued down to the heels.
• In the prick-eared variety the ears are carried erect, with very fine ear feathering, and the face fringe is long and thick.
• The ear feathering and face fall are finer in quality than the coat, which is exceedingly hard and weather-resisting.
• The hind-quarters should be clad with long hair or feathering, from the top of the rump to the hock.
• In every case a black muzzle is indispensable, also black points to the ears, with trousers, tail and feathering a somewhat lighter shade than the body.
• The action of paddle wheels, whether radial or feathering, will be more fully described in the chapter on Steam Navigation.
• Feathering paddle wheels, description of, details of.
• She had a feathering serew, and when the sails were used to assist, they commonly altered the pitch of the screw according to the strength of the wind.
• Now everybody must have noticed that the chief broad distinction between these two great groups consists in the feathering of the tail.
• In the centre of the great lawn the feathering top of the fountain column was filled with his red glory.
• Her speciality was to look after the feathering, cackling, roosting, rising, and general behavior of these hundred chicks.
• He had been feathering his nest in the material sense.

Similar words containing FEATHER without suffix ing

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