any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs

the waxwing has very bright feathers and a prominent crest

Sally-Anne, dolled up in ostrich feathers and pearls

rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance

float or move like a feather

the green fronds feathered against a blue sky

blend or smooth delicately

feather the paint in, in a series of light strokes

(of ink, lipstick, etc.) separate into tiny lines after application

the ink started to feather and smudge

don't you just hate it when you spot that your lipstick has feathered around your lips?