Feather Ore

( Min. ) A sulphuret of antimony and lead, in capillary or cobweb crystallizations; a variety of JAMESONITE, q. v. Feather River, in California , rises in the E. part of Plumas co., and flowing generally S.W., enters the Sacramento River, abt. 30 m. above Sacramento City. Feath'er River, in Idaho , enters the S. Fork of the Boisé river in Elmore co. Feath'erstone, in Minnesota, a village and township of Goodhue co., abt. 9 m. S.W. of Red Wing. Feath'er-veined, a . ( Bot . ) Same as PENNI NERVED, q.v. Feath'er-weight, n. A very light weight, so exact that a feather might turn the scale; the smallest weight that can be put on the back of a horse in a race or other match; the lightest champions among pugilists. Feat'ly, adv . Neatly; deftly; skilfully; adroitly; dexterously.