Featheredge

Boards or planks having one edge thinner than the other, are called feather - edge stuff. Feath'er-edged, a. Having one edge thinner than another. Feath'er-few, n. An inaccurate spelling of FEVER FEW, q. v. Feath'er-gra , n. ( Bot .) See STIPA. Feath'ering, n. ( Arch .) See FOIL. (Naut.) In rowing, the act of turning the blade of the oar, while emerging from the water preparatory to being thrown forward for another dip, from a vertical to a horizontal position. The oar thus turned offers le resistance to the wind or to the water, should waves strike it, and has a more elegant appearance. Featherle , a . Unfiedged; destitute of feathers. Featherly, or Feathery, a. Having the appearance of feathers; plumose.