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feathermaker

feathermaker noun: a maker of artificial feathers, or plumes of real ones, for use on clothing etc.

Noun

feathermaker (plural feathermakers)

  1. A maker of artificial feathers, or plumes of real ones, for use on clothing etc.
    • THE economic crisis doesn’t really scare the people who still practice haute couture, that small, vanishing world of embroiderers, dyers and feathermakers who serve the imagination of the few remaining couturiers.2009 January 29, Cathy Horyn, “In Paris, a Nod to Old Masters”, in New York Times

Forms of feathermaker

pluralfeathermakers

Origin of feathermaker

From feather + maker.

Questions about feathermaker

What does feathermaker mean?
Feathermaker means a maker of artificial feathers, or plumes of real ones, for use on clothing etc.
What part of speech is feathermaker?
Feathermaker is a noun.
What is the plural of feathermaker?
The plural of feathermaker is feathermakers.

Words near feathermaker in the dictionary

  1. featherlet
  2. featherlets
  3. featherlight
  4. featherlike
  5. featherly
  6. feathermaker
  7. feathermakers
  8. featherman
  9. feathermen
  10. feathermonger
  11. feathermongers

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