Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Feather (-s)
feather (-s), n. [OE feưer.] (webplay: birds, body, flight, fly, kind, land, nests, open, soft).
- Plume; quill; bird's wing; consisting of a shaft and vanes; adapted for flight; (see Leviticus 1:16).
- Synonym for bird; feathered animal.
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