"featherwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: featherworks [plural]
Etymology: feather + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|feather|work}} feather + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} featherwork (countable and uncountable, plural featherworks)
  1. (uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-featherwork-en-noun-VHP-iw52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-featherwork-en-noun-txxhTu7R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for featherwork meaning in English (1.8kB)

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