FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS

Meaning of FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS in English

literary A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb. Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds.

Compare: HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES.

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FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. - A proverb. * /Mary …
Slang English vocab
FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS — {literary} A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. - A proverb. * /Mary …
Словарь английских идиом
FINE — I. fine ˈfīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fin, fine, from Old French fin, from Latin finis boundary, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINE — fine 1 /fuyn/ , adj., finer, finest , adv., v., fined, fining , n. adj. 1. of superior or best …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FINE — I. fine ˈfīn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fin, fine, from Latin finis boundary, end Date: 13th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FINE — superl (used ironically.). 2. fine ·superl not coarse, gross, or heavy. 3. fine ·vi to pay a fine. ·see fine, …
Webster English vocab
FINE — [fine] n [ME, fr. OF fin, fr. L finis boundary, end] (13c) 1 obs: end, conclusion 2: a compromise of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FINE — I fine ordinary senses BrE AmE faɪn ▷ fined faɪnd ▷ finer ˈfaɪn ə AmE - ə r ▷ fines …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FINE — / faɪn; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( finer , fin·est ) VERY GOOD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINE — I. fine 1 S1 W1 /faɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: French ; Origin: fin , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FINE — adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of high quality. 2 a excellent; of notable merit (a fine painting). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FINE — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 of high quality. 2 a excellent; of notable merit (a fine painting). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FINE — 1. adj., n., adv., & v. --adj. 1. of high quality. 2 a excellent; of notable merit (a fine painting). …
Oxford English vocab
FINE — I. ADJECTIVE USES /faɪn/ ( finer, finest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beautiful/fine/sunny morning ▪ Outside it was a beautiful morning. a fine balance (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FINE — (PUNISHMENT) [noun] [C] - an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a …
Cambridge English vocab
FINE — Synonyms and related words : Babylonian, Corinthian, OK, Roger, absolutely, abstruse, accomplished, accurate, acrid, acute, admirable, adulterated, advantageous, aesthetic, aesthetically …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FINE — Fine as five pence. Fine as a cow-t--d stuck with primroses.FINE. A man imprisoned for any offence. A fine of …
Slang English vocab
FINE — n. Function: adjective 1 marked by subtlety of perception or discrimination FF1C; I cannot follow these fine distinctions FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FINE — I. noun a pecuniary penalty exacted by an authority paid a fine of ten dollars Synonyms: amercement, forfeit, mulct, penalty …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FINE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , heavy , hefty , huge , large , massive , stiff , substantial ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FINE — n. 25B6; adjective fine wines : EXCELLENT, first-class, first-rate, great, exceptional, outstanding, quality, superior, splendid, magnificent, exquisite, choice, select, prime, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FINE — adj. 1 superior, excellent, superb, magnificent, supreme, marvellous, exceptional, splendid, exquisite, elegant, first-class, first-rate, prime, choice, select, top-grade, high-grade, top-drawer, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FINE — I 1. сущ. 1) конец уст. (кроме сочетаний) in fine 2) а) ист. юр. вид мировой (как "взаимовыгодное завершение дела") …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINE — fine.ogg _I 1. faın n штраф; пеня heavy fine - большой штраф to impose a fine - налагать штраф 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FINE — fine I 1. сущ.1) конец устар. (кроме сочетаний) - in fine 2) а) истор. юр. вид мировой (как "взаимовыгодное завершение …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FINE — _I 1. faın n штраф; пеня heavy fine - большой штраф to impose a fine - налагать штраф 2. faın …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FINE — I 1. сущ. 1) конец уст. ( кроме сочетаний ) - in fine 2) а) ист. юр. вид мировой (как …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FINE — I 1. сущ. 1) конец уст. (кроме сочетаний) - in fine 2) а) ист. юр. вид мировой (как "взаимовыгодное завершение дела") б) ист. вид платы, вносимой …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FINE — _I 1. _n. пеня, штраф 2. _v. штрафовать, налагать пеню, штраф (for) The motorist was fined for dangerous driving. _II …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FINE — I 1. n. пеня, штраф 2. v. штрафовать, налагать пеню, штраф (for) The motorist was fined for dangerous driving. II …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FINE — _I faɪn 1. _n. пеня, штраф 2. _v. штрафовать, налагать пеню, штраф _II faɪn _n. in fine а> в общем, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FINE — I 1. сущ. 1) конец уст. (кроме сочетаний) in fine 2) а) ист. юр. вид мировой (как "взаимовыгодное завершение дела") …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIRDS — Mut'imut-tayr: Feeder of the birds.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEATHERS — plural of feather present third singular of feather
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRDS — plural of bird present third singular of bird
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
FEATHERS — a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal. → feather
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DO
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

American Idioms English vocabulary

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