Feath"er-edged` (?), a. Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge
thinner than the other, as a board; -- in the United States, said only
of stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable.
Feath"er-few (?), n. (Bot.) Feverfew.
Feath"er-foil` (?), n. [Feather + foil a leaf.] (Bot.) An aquatic plant
(Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves.
Feath"er-head` (?), n. A frivolous or featherbrained person. [Colloq.]
H. James.
Feath"er-head`ed (?), a. Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.
Feath"er-heeled` (?), a. Light- heeled; gay; frisky; frolicsome.
[Colloq.]
Feath"er*i*ness (?), n. The state or condition of being feathery.
Feath"er*ing, n. 1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water
in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an
oar, under Feather, v. t.