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Meaning of feather

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  feather
      n 1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
           covering of birds [syn: {feather}, {plume}, {plumage}]
      2: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls [syn:
         {feather}, {feathering}]
      v 1: join tongue and groove, in carpentry
      2: cover or fit with feathers
      3: turn the paddle; in canoeing [syn: {feather}, {square}]
      4: turn the oar, while rowing [syn: {feather}, {square}]
      5: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
         [syn: {fledge}, {feather}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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