feather duster

feather duster
a brush for dusting, made of a bundle of large feathers attached to a short handle.
[1855-60]

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  • Feather duster — Feather Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feather duster — feather dusters N COUNT A feather duster is a stick with a bunch of real or artificial feathers attached to one end. It is used for dusting and cleaning things …   English dictionary

  • feather duster — n a stick with feathers on the end that you use to remove dust …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • feather duster — noun count a stick with feathers at one end used for removing dust from things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Feather duster — High quality ostrich feather duster A feather duster is an implement used for cleaning. It consists typically of a wooden dowel handle and feathers from either the male or female ostrich bird that are wound onto the handle by a wrapped wire.… …   Wikipedia

  • feather duster — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms feather duster : singular feather duster plural feather dusters a stick with feathers at one end used for removing dust from things …   English dictionary

  • feather duster — noun : a dusting brush made of feathers * * * ˌfeather ˈduster f14 [feather duster] noun a stick with feathers on the end of it that is used for cleaning …   Useful english dictionary

  • feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm. * * * ▪ polychaete… …   Universalium

  • feather-duster palm — vėduoklinė gumbapalmė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Rhopalostylis sapida), paplitęs Norfolke ir Naujojoje Zelandijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Rhopalostylis sapida angl. feather duster palm; nikau palm… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm …   Useful english dictionary

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