Befeathered
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of befeather form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Feathered; covered or augmented with feathers. not-comparable
"He bore about the same relation to his tall, good-looking wife, with her balloon sleeves, abundant mantle, and a large befeathered and beribboned bonnet, as a small fishing-smack bears to a brig with all its sails spread."
Synonyms
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More examples"He bore about the same relation to his tall, good-looking wife, with her balloon sleeves, abundant mantle, and a large befeathered and beribboned bonnet, as a small fishing-smack bears to a brig with all its sails spread."
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