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feathers in one's cap

feathers in one's cap is the plural of feather in one's cap.

Meaning of feather in one's cap

Noun

feather in one's cap (plural feathers in one's cap)

  1. (idiomatic) An accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.
    • He thinks it is quite a feather in his cap that he figured it out for himself.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see feather, cap.
    • He wore a feather in his cap, and wagg'd it too often.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church History of Belgium

Questions about feathers in one's cap

What is feathers in one's cap the plural of?
Feathers in one's cap is the plural of feather in one's cap.

Words near feathers in one's cap in the dictionary

  1. feathern
  2. featherpate
  3. featherpated
  4. featherpates
  5. feathers
  6. feathers in one's cap
  7. feathers one's nest
  8. feathers one's own nest
  9. feathershank
  10. feathersome
  11. featherstick

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