feather bird (feTHerberd)

The whitethroat, Sylvia cinerea: so called because it uses feathers in building its nest. [Eng.] feather-bladest (ferH'er-blādz), n. pl. The deep serrations into which the edges of garments, banners, etc., were cut during the middle ages for decorative effects. Compare dags. feather-boarding (feTH'er-bor"ding), n. A kind of boarding in which the edge of one board overlaps a small part of the board below it. When used in buildings, commonly called wea ther - boarding. feathering In feather'd briefne sails are fill'd, And wishes fall out as they're will'd. Shak ., Pericles, v. 2. 2. In entom., having parallel rays or branches, like the web of a feather; strongly pectinate: applied to the antenne when the joints give out long branches on one or two sides, as in many moths.-3. In bot., same as feathery, 3. -4. Fitted or furnished with a feather or feathers: as, a feathered arrow: used specifically in heraldry when the feathers are of a different tincture from the shaft: as, azure, feathered or. - 5. Fringed with hair: said of certain breeds of dogs. Both hind and fore legs are well feathered , but not profusely. Dogs of Great Britain and America , p. 107. Feathered columbine. See columbine 2. - Feathered troll. See troll .