"featy" meaning in English

See featy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more featy [comparative], most featy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} featy (comparative more featy, superlative most featy)
  1. (regional, obsolete) Pretty; neat. Tags: obsolete, regional
    Sense id: en-featy-en-adj-DEuauJTk Categories (other): Regional English
  2. (regional, obsolete) Of wool: having a number of coarse, shorter white hairs mixed in with the finer wool, or (by extension) in any bad condition. Tags: obsolete, regional
    Sense id: en-featy-en-adj-fVaOLSCn Categories (other): Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 49 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 58 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 67 7
  3. (regional, obsolete) Of wool: having been exposed to damp and rotted, though appearing unchanged. Tags: obsolete, regional
    Sense id: en-featy-en-adj-~ztX6~Ik Categories (other): Regional English
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