- Feather Cloth
- FEATHER CLOTHA coating fabric made by weaving feather down into undyed woollen warp. The weft is made of wool and feather down twisted together.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
feather bed — n. a strong cloth container thickly filled with feathers or down, used as a mattress … English World dictionary
Feather duster — High quality ostrich feather duster A feather duster is an implement used for cleaning. It consists typically of a wooden dowel handle and feathers from either the male or female ostrich bird that are wound onto the handle by a wrapped wire.… … Wikipedia
To tar and feather a person — Tar Tar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tarring}.] To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. [1913 Webster] {To tar and feather a person}. See under {Feather}, v. t. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beam feather — Beam Beam (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be[ a]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flag feather — Flag Flag, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D. vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.] 1. That which flags or hangs down loosely. [1913 Webster] 2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Court uniform and dress — Court dressOn formal royal occasions in monarchies the dress worn by those present has in the past been prescribed by official regulations. Court dress (as distinguished from court uniform mentioned in the section below) is worn by all men not… … Wikipedia