feathered
Covered in plumage
Feathered means covered with or having feathers: a feathered friend, brightly feathered birds.
It extends to things resembling feathers in appearance or arrangement: feathered arrows, feathered bangs.
To feather one's nest is to enrich oneself, often through questionable means.
Tar and feather was a punishment involving hot tar and feathers applied to the body.
Of or concerning birds
- robinSmall orange-breasted thrush
- sparrowSmall brown urban bird
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- falconSwift bird of prey
owl · parrot · canary · finch · pigeon · dove · crow · raven
Ornamental head covering
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- costumeClothing for portrayal
fascinator · millinery · regalia · ceremonial · adornment · boa · fan · quill pen
Toward lower ground
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- contourBounding line of shape
- covertsConcealing undergrowth or plumage
hackles · barbs · shaft · rachis · vane · calamus · iridescent · crest
avian
Of or concerning birds
falcon · owl · parrot · canary · finch · pigeon · dove · crow · raven · magpie
headdress
Ornamental head covering
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
costume · fascinator · millinery · regalia · ceremonial · adornment · boa · fan · quill pen · fletching
down
Toward lower ground
coverts · hackles · barbs · shaft · rachis · vane · calamus · iridescent · crest · breeding plumage
downy
Having soft, fine texture
pillow · duvet · comforter · cushion · plush · silky · gentle · billowy · airy · gossamer
soar
Ascend to heights
flap · ascend · swoop · thermals · airborne · aloft · fledgling · flutter · roost · perch
- bird traitsplumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky, beaked
- farm animal traitswoolly, spotted, hooved, horned, udders
- bird featuresbeak, bill, plumage, winged, wingspan
- ostrich traitsemu, cassowary, rhea, kiwi, moa
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
featheredfeatherless
Lacking avian covering
unfeathered · scaled · furred · scaly · naked
- light as a featherNearly without mass
- birds of a featherThose with shared characteristics
- feather dusterPlumed cleaning implement
- as light as a featherExtremely light, negligible weight
- ruffle some feathersCause mild irritation
- feather boasDecorative plumage accessories
feather, feathers, feathering, featherless, featheriness, feathered friend