feather bone (feTHerbon)

A substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls. The quills are slit into strips, which are twisted, and the resulting cords are wrapped together and pre ed. featherbrain (feTH'er-brān), n. A weak minded, giddy, or unbalanced person. feather-brained (feTH'er-brand), a. Having a weak, empty brain; light-headed; frivolous; ther, v.] 1. Plumage. giddy. Also feather -headed, feather- pated. To a feather - brained school-girl nothing is sacred. Charlotte Bronte, Villette, xx. feather-cloth (feTH'er-kloth), n. A woolen cloth into which feathers are woven. It is warm and resists water well, but has an unfinished appearance, from the irregular protrusion of the ends of the feathers. Dict. of Needlework.