transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Etymology: from the superstition that a white feather in the plumage of a gamecock is a mark of a poor fighter
Date: circa 1785
: a mark or symbol of cowardice — used chiefly in the phrase show the white feather
transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Etymology: from the superstition that a white feather in the plumage of a gamecock is a mark of a poor fighter
Date: circa 1785
: a mark or symbol of cowardice — used chiefly in the phrase show the white feather
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003