n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: feath · ered ; feath · er · ing \ ' fe th -ri ŋ , ' fe- th ə - \
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 a : to furnish (as an arrow) with a feather b : to cover, clothe, or adorn with or as if with feathers
2 a : to turn (an oar blade) almost horizontal when lifting from the water at the end of a stroke to reduce air resistance b (1) : to change the angle of (airplane propeller blades) so that the chords become approximately parallel to the line of flight also : to change the angle of airplane propeller blades of (an engine) in such a manner (2) : to change the angle of (a rotor blade of a rotorcraft) periodically in forward flight
3 : to reduce the edge of to a featheredge
4 : to cut (as air) with or as if with a wing
5 : to join by a tongue and groove
6 : to hit, throw, pass, or shoot softly and usually with precision < feather ed a perfect lob over the net>
intransitive verb
1 : to grow or form feathers
2 : to have or take on the appearance of a feather or something feathered
3 : to soak in and spread : BLUR ― used of ink or a printed impression
4 : to feather an oar or an airplane propeller blade
– feather one's nest : to provide for oneself especially financially by unethically exploiting a position of trust