feather duster
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Feather duster — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feather duster — feather dusters N COUNT A feather duster is a stick with a bunch of real or artificial feathers attached to one end. It is used for dusting and cleaning things … English dictionary
feather duster — n a stick with feathers on the end that you use to remove dust … Dictionary of contemporary English
feather duster — noun count a stick with feathers at one end used for removing dust from things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
feather duster — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms feather duster : singular feather duster plural feather dusters a stick with feathers at one end used for removing dust from things … English dictionary
feather duster — noun : a dusting brush made of feathers * * * ˌfeather ˈduster f14 [feather duster] noun a stick with feathers on the end of it that is used for cleaning … Useful english dictionary
feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm. * * * ▪ polychaete… … Universalium
feather-duster palm — vėduoklinė gumbapalmė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Rhopalostylis sapida), paplitęs Norfolke ir Naujojoje Zelandijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Rhopalostylis sapida angl. feather duster palm; nikau palm… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm … Useful english dictionary
feather duster — a brush for dusting, made of a bundle of large feathers attached to a short handle. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
