1. One of the plumes which ferm the covering of a bird; species; an ornament; an empty title.

2. To dress in feathers; to cover with feathers or such like; to adern. A feather in the cap, an honour achieved. To be in full feather, to be up to the mark. To be in high feather, to appear in high spirits or elated. To show the white feather, to give indications of cowardice, as a white feather in the tail of a cock was supposed to imply. Feathers, any narrow slips of timber to strengthen partitioning, framework, &c. To feather one's nest, to collect wealth, particularly from emoluments derived from agencies. To feather the oar, to turn the edge of an ear horizontally when raising it from the water.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• fther,
• ffather,
• futther,
• raather,
• wearther,
• feauter,
• fasther,
• faher,
• fiuther,
• eaither,
• filther,
• deathe,
• fathe,
• frather,
• fauther,
• frther,
• hearther,
• weeather,
• feaver,
• featur

• father,
• FEDER,
• feathery,
• feeder,
• fetor,
• weather,
• feature,
• farther,
• feathers,
• heather,
• ether,
• fetter,
• further,
• leather.

The adjective form of the word "feather" is "feathery".

The plural of the "feather" can be the "feathers".

The singular of the "feather" can be the "feather".