FEATHERING Meaning of FEATHERING in English ■ noun1》 a bird's plumage. ↘the feathers of an arrow. ↘fringes of hairs on a dog. 2》 feather-like markings or structure. ↘ Architecture cusping in tracery. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004