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featherwork

featherwork noun: the working of feathers into a cultural artifact.

Noun

featherwork (countable and uncountable, plural featherworks)

  1. (uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
    Synonyms:
    featherworking
  2. (countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
    • With filigreed Kongo ivories, gilded Qing astrolabes, Brazilian featherwork, Sri Lankan rock-crystal, mother-of-pearl Mughal inlay and life-size Portuguese carvings of angels and saints, it has something even for someone who has seen everything before.2007 June 29, Holland Cotter, “Portugal, Conquering and Also Conquered”, in New York Times
    • The importation of New World featherworks into Europe was a journey of dilution, degradation and eventual loss of meaning - a banal Disneyfication of indigenous dignity.2023, Tim Birkhead, Birds and Us, Penguin Books, page 149

Synonyms of featherwork

Forms of featherwork

pluralfeatherworks

Origin of featherwork

From feather + work.

Questions about featherwork

What does featherwork mean?
Featherwork means the working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
What part of speech is featherwork?
Featherwork is a noun.
What is the plural of featherwork?
The plural of featherwork is featherworks.

Words near featherwork in the dictionary

  1. featherwing
  2. featherwings
  3. featherwise
  4. featherwood
  5. featherwoods
  6. featherwork
  7. featherworker
  8. featherworkers
  9. featherworking
  10. featherworks
  11. feathery

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