"feather duster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ) ˈdʌstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɛð.ɚ ˈdʌstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-feather duster.ogg [UK] Forms: feather dusters [plural]
Etymology: From feather + duster. Etymology templates: {{af|en|feather|duster}} feather + duster Head templates: {{en-noun}} feather duster (plural feather dusters)
  1. An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust. Wikipedia link: feather duster Derived forms: feather duster worm Translations (implement used to remove surface dust): mustuka (Basque), plomall [masculine] (Catalan), 雞毛筅 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 鸡毛筅 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 雞毛掃 (Chinese Cantonese), 鸡毛扫 (alt: gai¹ mou⁴ sou³⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 雞毛撣子 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸡毛掸子 (jīmáo dǎnzi) (Chinese Mandarin), prachovka [feminine] (Czech), plumviŝilo (Esperanto), pölyhuiska (Finnish), plumeau [masculine] (French), Staubwedel [masculine] (German), tollseprű (Hungarian), kemoceng (Indonesian), piumino [masculine] (Italian), 叩き (hataki) (Japanese), 먼지떨이 (meonjitteori) (Korean), êpousseteux [masculine] (Norman), گردگیر دستی (Persian), espanador [masculine] (Portuguese), pămătuf [neuter] (Romanian), plumero [masculine] (Spanish), dammvippa [common-gender] (Swedish), pamispis (Tagalog), plumero (Tagalog), pamalis (Tagalog), toz alma püskülü (Turkish), plümakluinöm (Volapük), brwsh plu [masculine] (Welsh), ysgub blu [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "implement used to remove surface dust",
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