Featherbone
[feth -er-bohn] /ˈfɛð ərˌboʊn/
noun
1.
a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls.
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[feth -er-kuht] /ˈfɛð ərˌkʌt/ noun 1. a woman’s hair style in which the hair is in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
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[feth -er-kuht] /ˈfɛð ərˌkʌt/ noun 1. a woman’s hair style in which the hair is in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips. adjective esp. of hair, cut into thin, wispy, tapered layers Examples the feather-cut hair of Farrah Fawcett Word Origin 1924 Usage Note also feather cut , (n.)
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noun 1. a brush for dusting, made of a bundle of large feathers attached to a short handle.