noun
( -s )
Etymology: partly from feather (I) + ing, partly from gerund of feather (II)
1.
a. : a covering of feathers : plumage ; collectively : feathers
b. : a style in which feathers are attached to the shafts of arrows ; also : the feathers of an arrow
2. : a fringe of hair (as on the legs of a dog)
3. : foliation 5
4. : a shaving or small bit of cinnamon bark
5. : a process in which the fat in homogenized milk precipitates or flocculates at the surface of hot coffee or tea ; also : the precipitate so formed
6. : photographic illumination by means of feathering