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featherwise

featherwise adverb: arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.

Adverb

featherwise (not comparable)

  1. Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
    • A cavity can be seen in them, and also that they are made of fibres arranged featherwise.1883, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, page 384
    • […] the interior is also of ashlar work, formed of thin stones, laid tier above tier, slanting, and covering each other featherwise.1888, The Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend, page 74

Origin of featherwise

From feather + -wise.

Questions about featherwise

What does featherwise mean?
Featherwise means arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
What part of speech is featherwise?
Featherwise is an adverb.

Words near featherwise in the dictionary

  1. featherweed
  2. featherweight
  3. featherweights
  4. featherwing
  5. featherwings
  6. featherwise
  7. featherwood
  8. featherwoods
  9. featherwork
  10. featherworker
  11. featherworkers

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